VMware Explore 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting event, taking place in Las Vegas from August 31 to September 3. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) will be front and center, showcasing how it helps customers accelerate key IT priorities such as their AI strategy and infrastructure readiness.

If modernizing your private cloud operations is on your roadmap, this blog will help you get the most out of VMware Explore 2026. Discover how VCF empowers you to build and optimize operations for your sovereign private cloud infrastructure. 

Here are the key sessions and activities you shouldn’t miss.

Be sure to register for these breakout sessions designed to deepen your understanding of operating VMware Cloud Foundation. The sessions feature real-world insights into how organizations are modernizing their infrastructure with VCF. 

For an overview, we recommend “CLOT1139LV: What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations.” This session explores the latest operational capabilities in VCF 9.1, including simplified infrastructure management, stronger security, and better support for private cloud environments. Be sure to explore the additional sessions below.

Session ID	Title	Day and Time
CLOB1488LV	Seeing Through the Fog: Mastering Operations in Private Clouds	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 09:00 am – 09:45 am PDT
CLOM1823LV	Breaking Silos: Co-Designing the Future of Full-Stack Observability in VMware Cloud Foundation	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 10:00 am – 10:30 am PDT Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 09:00 am – 09:30 am PDT Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 02:00 pm – 02:30 pm PDT
CLOB1257LV	Choosing the Right Path to VMware Cloud Foundation 9: Upgrade, Converge, Import, or Rebuild	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 10:15 am – 11:00 am PDT
CLOB1805LVS	Fleet Commander: Full-Stack VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Modernization	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 11:30 am – 12:15 pm PDT
CLOB1118LV	From Firefighting to Foresight: Mastering VMware Cloud Foundation Health and Diagnostics	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 12:45 pm – 01:30 pm PDT
CLOT1139LV	What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm PDT
CLOM1532LV	VCF Operations – Cost Management and FinOps	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 09:00 am – 09:30 am PDT
CLOB1276LV	VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: Most Cost-Effective, Secure Platform for Production AI	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 10:15 am – 11:00 am PDT
CLOM1537LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Diagnostics and Health	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 10:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
CODEQT1201LV	Advanced Management Pack Strategies for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 11:30 am – 11:50 am PDT
CLOB1188LV	Easing Regulatory Compliance with Operational Guidance	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 12:45 pm – 01:30 pm PDT
CLOB1763LV	A Complete Guide to Protecting and Recovering Your VMware Cloud Foundation Deployments	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 04:30 pm – 05:15 pm PDT
CLOB1224LV	Full-Stack Troubleshooting with VMware Cloud Foundation Operations	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 09:00 am – 09:45 am PDT
CLOM1530LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Best Practices to Capacity Management	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 10:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
CLOM1534LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Observability, Troubleshooting, Performance	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 11:00 am – 11:30 am PDT
CODEQT1326LV	AI-Powered VMware Cloud Foundation: How I Cut a 4-Hour Task Down to 4 Minutes	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 11:30 am – 11:50 am PDT
CLOB1145LV	Design & Architecture: Managing and Operating a Private Cloud	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 11:30 am – 12:15 pm PDT
CLOB1200LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations for Networks: Helping Prove VCF Network Innocence	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 11:30 am – 12:15 pm PDT
CLOM1538LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Fleet Management	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 12:30 pm – 01:00 pm PDT
CLOB1168LV	From Tokens to Traces: AI Observability in VMware Cloud Foundation Operations	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 12:45 pm – 01:30 pm PDT
CLOT1184LV	Hardening and Securing VMware Cloud Foundation	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 12:45 pm – 02:15 pm PDT
CLOT1238LV	Effectively Managing Your Private Cloud at Scale with VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Fleet Management	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 03:15 pm – 04:45 pm PDT

Hands-on Labs

Experience the new capabilities in action. The Hands-on Labs are available with a presenter helping you walk through the capabilities (expert-led) or at your own pace (self-paced) at the Hub. 

Session ID	Title	Day and Time
ELW-HOL-2711-01-VCF-L	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 9.1: What’s New	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 09:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
ELW-HOL-2711-02-VCF-L	Go from Zero to Hero with VCF Operations 9.1	Monday, Aug 31, 2026 03:30 pm – 05:00 pm PDT
ELW-HOL-2711-12-VCF-L	Fantastic Dashboards, Awesome Views & Super Metrics and How to Build Them!	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 09:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
ELW-HOL-2711-08-VCF-L	Capacity Planning and Rightsizing with VCF Operations	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 01:15 pm – 02:45 pm PDT
ELW-HOL-2705-03-VCF-L	Zero Downtime: Cross-Site Migration & Automation with VCF Operations HCX	Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 03:45 pm – 05:15 pm PDT
ELW-HOL-2711-03-VCF-L	Mastering Proactive Health and Diagnostics in VCF Operations 9.1	Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 11:45 am – 01:15 pm PDT
SPL-HOL-2711-02-VCF-L	Getting Started with Operations on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1	Hands-on Labs Self-paced Lab
SPL-HOL-2711-12-VCF-L	Mastering Super Metrics, Custom Views and Custom Dashboards	Hands-on Labs Self-paced Lab
SPL-HOL-2704-01-VCF-L	Mastering the VCF Lifecycle: From Deployment to Operations	Hands-on Labs Self-paced Lab
SPL-HOL-2705-03-VCF-L	VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 – Operations Workload Mobility (HCX)	Hands-on Labs Self-paced Lab
SPL-HOL-2711-01-VCF-L	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 9.1: What’s New	Hands-on Labs Self-paced Lab

Meet the Expert Roundtables

Meet the Expert Roundtables are small-group discussions with subject-matter experts.

CLOM1524LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Architecture and Installation	Monday, Aug 31 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT Monday, Aug 31 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
CLOM1532LV	VCF Operations – Cost Management and FinOps	Tuesday, Sep 1 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
CLOM1534LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Observability, Troubleshooting, Performance	Tuesday, Sep 1 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT Wednesday, Sep 2 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
CLOM1537LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Diagnostics and Health	Tuesday, Sep 1 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
CLOM1530LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Best Practices to Capacity Management	Tuesday, Sep 1 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT Wednesday, Sep 2 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
CLOM1523LV	Importing Existing vSphere Environments to VCF 9.1	Wednesday, Sep 2 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
CLOM1538LV	VMware Cloud Foundation Operations – Fleet Management	Wednesday, Sep 2 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
CLOM1523LV	Importing Existing vSphere Environments to VCF 9.1	Wednesday, Sep 2 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

Demonstrations

Visit all the demo booths at the Hub. Make sure to visit the booth “Scale and Simplify Your Private Cloud Operations” to learn more about the latest capabilities with VCF Operations.

Booth Theater Session

VBT2027LV

Take Control of Cost, Health, and SecOps with VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

Wednesday, Sep 2 5:00 PM – 5:20 PM PDT

Meetings

Please contact your Broadcom sales account team to arrange in-depth, onsite meetings with our product teams for various VMware Cloud Foundation topics.

Make time for fun! 

Join us at the VMware Explore Party at the TAO Beach and Nightclub on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM PDT for food and music.

Access is included with the Full Event Pass.

We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!

Resources

VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas event site

VCF Operations Private Cloud track highlighted agenda

VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas Blog site

Activities at Explore

VMware Cloud Foundation website