Lightedge Among First to Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0

Managed service provider brings modern private cloud platform to enterprise customers.

Mar. 12, 2026 at 3:50pm

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Lightedge, a Broadcom VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle tier partner, announced it is among the first providers globally to deploy VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 as a fully managed service. Lightedge is operationalizing VCF 9.0 to accelerate enterprise adoption of the modern private cloud, delivering improved ROI and lower total cost of ownership than legacy approaches.

Why it matters

VCF 9.0's unified architecture brings together compute, networking, storage, and cloud management on a single policy-driven platform, which Lightedge is offering as a turnkey managed service. This removes platform lifecycle complexity from enterprise IT teams and enables them to focus on applications and business outcomes.

The details

Lightedge clients gain access to VCF 9.0 capabilities proven to drive real infrastructure economics, including up to 10x administrator productivity gains, 38% lower memory and server TCO, 34% reduction in storage TCO, up to 3x NSX switching performance, and near-bare-metal AI/ML inference performance. Lightedge offers managed VCF services across Lightedge-hosted infrastructure, edge deployments with Lightedge-managed operations, and blended hybrid architectures.

  • Lightedge announced the deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 on March 12, 2026.

The players

Lightedge

A leading provider of compliant hybrid cloud, colocation, and managed services, and a Broadcom VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle tier partner.

Rob Carter

The CEO of Lightedge.

Ricky Cooper

The VP of Global Cloud Service Providers, OEM and eOEM at Broadcom.

VMware

The provider of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 platform that Lightedge is deploying.

Broadcom

The parent company of VMware and the provider of the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program, which Lightedge is a Pinnacle tier partner of.

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What they’re saying

“Being among the first providers to operationalize VCF 9.0 is the result of a deep, long-standing VMware investment and the trust Broadcom places in us as a Pinnacle partner. Our clients want the outcomes a modern private cloud delivers: faster application delivery, lower cost, and stronger compliance. VCF 9.0 lets us deliver exactly that, whether in our data centers, in theirs, or both. That hybrid optionality is the architecture of the modern enterprise.”

— Rob Carter, CEO, Lightedge (PRNewswire)

“Lightedge has built the operational maturity, technical depth, and client trust required to deliver VCF as a genuine enterprise-grade managed service. Their early deployment of VCF 9.0 and hybrid delivery model make them a strategic asset for enterprise clients navigating the private cloud transition, and a critical partner for VMware ecosystem players seeking a trusted VCSP to carry their customers forward.”

— Ricky Cooper, VP of Global Cloud Service Providers, OEM and eOEM, Broadcom (PRNewswire)

What’s next

Lightedge plans to continue expanding its managed VCF 9.0 services to more enterprise customers, leveraging its Pinnacle-tier partnership with Broadcom and VMware to deliver the benefits of the modern private cloud platform.

The takeaway

Lightedge's early deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 as a managed service demonstrates the company's deep expertise and strategic partnership with VMware and Broadcom, positioning it as a trusted provider for enterprises seeking to modernize their private cloud infrastructure and operations.