Broadcom has contributed its VM API project to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation Sandbox. This initiative provides a vendor-neutral framework for managing virtual machines using Kubernetes APIs, aiming to unify operations for both VMs and containers.
The company also launched the Workload Conformance Working Group to standardize application behavior across different Kubernetes distributions. This effort seeks to address inconsistencies that persist even when environments meet standard API requirements.
Broadcom expanded its VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service ecosystem by validating over 20 new partner solutions. The platform now includes more than 90 independent software vendors involved in testing and validation processes.
According to a Linux Foundation survey of 492 practitioners, virtual machines currently support 53% of production applications. Among organizations scaling their VM usage, 34% identified AI and agentic workloads as key drivers.
