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Broadcom’s changes to the VMware partner program are reshaping who gets to deliver VCF as a service. Many long-time providers won’t make the cut. That shift leaves businesses asking one question: Who can they rely on when licensing rules and support structures change?
OTAVA is in a rare position. As an authorized Broadcom partner, we hold the certifications, infrastructure, and direct access needed to keep VMware customers fully supported.
In this article, we’ll look at how our approach brings together private cloud performance, compliance-first design, and a level of security organizations can trust.
VCF as a service means running VMware Cloud Foundation as a fully managed private cloud. Instead of stitching together compute, storage, networking, and automation on your own, you get one platform that does it all. For IT leaders, that consistency translates into fewer moving parts and more time spent on actual business goals.
The timing could not be more important. Broadcom has redrawn the VMware partner map, and by October 31, 2025, many providers will no longer qualify. If your business relies on one of them, renewals and support may suddenly be up in the air.
That’s where OTAVA comes in. We remain an authorized Broadcom partner, which means your licenses, your workloads, and your continuity stay intact.
But continuity is only half the story. The real draw is how VCF blends agility and control. Public cloud is flexible but often messy on compliance. Private infrastructure is secure but slow to adapt.
Here, you get both. Security guardrails like encryption and micro-segmentation come baked in, while governance stays consistent across environments. It’s the mix most IT leaders have been chasing: faster service delivery without handing over all control.
The foundation of VCF as a service is simple: bring the main VMware tools together so teams don’t waste time stitching things manually.
We’ve seen automation cut provisioning from weeks to hours. That is the result of reducing repetitive admin work.
Teams can grow across multiple environments and still use the same controls. No reinventing the wheel every time workloads shift. Security is already there. That combination of speed and governance is what most IT leaders are trying to balance, and VCF delivers it.
Security is part of the VCF design. With VCF as a service, workloads get separated through NSX micro-segmentation, and firewalls stop traffic from moving sideways if something slips through.
Encryption covers the rest. Data is protected while it moves across networks and while it sits in storage, and even credentials are wrapped in extra layers of envelope encryption. Access stays tight with role-based controls, so admins decide who sees what, and trust zones keep management and workload planes from bleeding into each other.
This architecture makes compliance less of a scramble. Standards like HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOC can be mapped directly onto the way the platform already operates. Instead of retrofitting controls after deployment, organizations inherit them from day one. That shift saves time and cuts down on audit surprises.
IT teams no longer spend nights worrying about whether security gaps will break compliance audits. Protections are part of the platform itself. We’ve seen this save time and reduce mistakes that happen when security is added manually. For many organizations, it’s the difference between struggling to keep up and finally feeling ahead of the curve.
Self-service has become a real turning point for IT teams. With VCF as a service, admins can stand up a catalog powered by VMware Cloud Templates and Infrastructure as Code. Instead of waiting weeks for tickets to move through queues, developers and DevOps engineers grab what they need, such as VMs, Kubernetes clusters, and even network resources, straight from the catalog. It feels closer to the public cloud experience but still sits inside a private, compliant framework.
Governance isn’t lost in the process. Approvals, lease times, and cost tracking can be built into every request. That means teams get freedom without chaos. We’ve seen how frustrating it is when developers spin up shadow IT just to avoid delays. Self-service eliminates that tension.
The push is already happening. A Freeform Dynamics survey found that two-thirds of IT professionals are reshaping their environments to behave more like clouds. For many, the missing piece has been automation at scale. VCF fills that gap by making provisioning repeatable, fast, and consistent.
One of the strongest parts of VCF as a service is how it scales. Companies don’t have to build everything at once. They can start with a small footprint and expand as demand grows. The same governance and policies apply whether the environment is tiny or running at full enterprise scale. That consistency is what keeps growth from turning into chaos.
Scaling also isn’t limited to one location. Workloads can live on-premises, inside a partner data center, across hyperscale providers, or even at the edge. The controls and compliance guardrails move with them. For IT teams, that’s critical because shifting workloads doesn’t mean reinventing management or worrying that audit requirements won’t be met.
A real-world example shows how this works. Italy’s national mint, IPZS, used VMware Cloud Foundation to power the European Digital Identity Wallet. They needed a secure platform that could handle national-scale workloads but remain flexible as adoption spread. VCF gave them both the scalability and the security baseline required for a project of that size.
OTAVA’s strength starts with our position as an authorized Broadcom partner. That status gives us priority access to support channels and ensures our customers remain fully covered as VMware transitions to the new licensing model. Many providers won’t have that access after the cut-off date, but we do.
The services we deliver span the full lifecycle. Migration planning and execution come first: evaluating workloads, designing a smooth cutover, and reducing downtime as much as possible.
For MSPs, we offer a white-label backend that lets them resell VMware services under their own brand, while we handle the infrastructure behind the scenes. Compliance consulting is another critical piece. We align deployments with HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC, and other frameworks so organizations in regulated industries can operate with confidence. Our team also designs hybrid and multi-cloud architectures with disaster recovery and monitoring baked in.
We’ve been working with VMware for more than 17 years, and our staff holds over 255 certifications. That experience covers thousands of workloads across industries. Just as important, we take a partner-first approach: No-poaching policies, wholesale pricing, and backend management mean customers and MSPs know we’re here to support, not compete.
Broadcom’s shakeup has left many VMware customers wondering if their provider will still be around tomorrow. We don’t have that problem. At OTAVA, we’re authorized to keep delivering VCF as a service, and we do it with a mix of technical depth, compliance know-how, and a partner-first mindset. That means migrations without panic, licensing without surprises, and private clouds that grow without breaking audit rules.
Reach out, and we’ll review your environment and help you build a secure, compliant path forward.
