--- title: VMware solution on Google Cloud | daily.dev description: Google Cloud has launched general availability of a self-managed VMware solution giving customers full administrative control over VMware Cloud Foundation... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: VMware solution on Google Cloud | daily.dev og:description: Google Cloud has launched general availability of a self-managed VMware solution giving customers full administrative control over VMware Cloud Foundation... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fHXWkuc87.png og:image:alt: VMware solution on Google Cloud og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # VMware solution on Google Cloud **[Google Cloud](https://daily.dev/sources/gcp)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google Cloud has launched general availability of a self-managed VMware solution giving customers full administrative control over VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on dedicated bare metal. It runs on Z3 bare metal instances with 96 physical cores, 1.5 TB RAM, 72 TB all-flash NVMe storage, and 200 Gbps networking per node. NVMe memory tiering can reduce server TCO by up to 40%, and utilizing high-throughput local NVMe storage can reduce storage TCO by up to 39% compared to traditional external arrays. The offering supports BYOL for Broadcom VCF subscriptions and is available across 22 Google Cloud regions, complementing the existing Google-managed VMware Engine service. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What hardware specs does Google Cloud's Z3 bare metal instance offer for VMware Cloud Foundation? The z3-highmem-192-highlssd-metal instance delivers 96 physical cores (192 hyper-threads), 1.5 TB RAM, 72 TB all-flash NVMe storage, and 200 Gbps networking per node, powered by 4th Generation Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids) processors running at 2.2 GHz. _Teams sizing a VMware-to-cloud migration can track infrastructure specs like these on daily.dev._ ### How much can NVMe memory tiering reduce server TCO in VMware Cloud Foundation deployments? NVMe memory tiering between DDR memory (Tier 0) and high-speed local NVMe (Tier 1) can reduce server total cost of ownership by up to 40%, according to Google Cloud's figures for its self-managed VMware solution running on Z3 bare metal with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1. _Anyone building a cost case for a VMware cloud migration can follow infrastructure cost benchmarks on daily.dev._ ### Can I bring my existing VMware Cloud Foundation license to Google Cloud's self-managed VMware solution? Yes, the solution supports VCF license portability, allowing customers to bring existing Broadcom VMware Cloud Foundation subscriptions and run workloads unchanged, while also applying Google Cloud commitments and Flexible Committed Use Discounts toward the Z3 bare metal shapes to optimize costs. _Organizations weighing cloud migration paths for VMware licenses can follow these offering details on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [One vendor is happy RAM prices are high: VMware](https://daily.dev/posts/one-vendor-is-happy-ram-prices-are-high-vmware-sno3a07xe) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Compute Engine M4N VMs](https://daily.dev/posts/compute-engine-m4n-vms-cpbsao8yj) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon EVS VCF 9.0 and 9.1 support](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-evs-vcf-9-0-and-9-1-support-qcmlxuf5y) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Broadcom Announces VMware AI Factory, Enabling Faster Time to Production AI and Greater Control Over AI Tokenomics](https://daily.dev/posts/broadcom-announces-vmware-ai-factory-enabling-faster-time-to-production-ai-and-greater-control-over-tbfltulbs) · SD Times · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [VCF and Ubuntu Join Forces to Ease Friction in Private Cloud Development](https://daily.dev/posts/vcf-and-ubuntu-join-forces-to-ease-friction-in-private-cloud-development-4vjdzodhk) · Cloud Native Now · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#gcp](https://daily.dev/tags/gcp), [#hybrid-cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/hybrid-cloud) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"VMware solution on Google Cloud","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T20:05:36.673Z","dateModified":"2026-10-27T20:25:57.266Z","description":"Google Cloud has launched general availability of a self-managed VMware solution giving customers full administrative control over VMware Cloud Foundation...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/aafcdef2b0d3a23f0c4e6ed3371931fa?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/aafcdef2b0d3a23f0c4e6ed3371931fa?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Google Cloud","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Google Cloud","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/gcp","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gcp"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tech-news,infrastructure,gcp,hybrid-cloud","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Google Cloud","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gcp"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"VMware solution on Google Cloud"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-solution-on-google-cloud-fhxwkuc87#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What hardware specs does Google Cloud's Z3 bare metal instance offer for VMware Cloud Foundation?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The z3-highmem-192-highlssd-metal instance delivers 96 physical cores (192 hyper-threads), 1.5 TB RAM, 72 TB all-flash NVMe storage, and 200 Gbps networking per node, powered by 4th Generation Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids) processors running at 2.2 GHz. 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