#120 - Announcing VCF Native S3 Object Storage, featuring Rakesh!

<p>VCF Native S3 Object Storage is a major feature that was announced with VCF 9.1. Pete Koehler introduced it in episode 118 and I wanted to explore what it is all about in this episode with Rakesh. </p><p>Rakesh goes over what was announced with 9.1, what the timelines look like, discusses the use cases for the platform, and reveals what you can expect in the (near) future. </p><p>All the topics and links discussed can be found here:</p><ul><li><a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/05/13/native-s3-compatible-object-storage-in-vmware-vsan-for-vcf-9-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/05/13/native-s3-compatible-object-storage-in-vmware-vsan-for-vcf-9-1/</a></li><li><a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/05/05/announcing_vsan_in_vcf_9-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/05/05/announcing_vsan_in_vcf_9-1/</a></li></ul><p><strong>Disclaimer</strong>: VCF Native S3 Object Storage has not been released yet, it has only been announced. As Rakesh has mentioned, the plan is to release it in a future patch release as a tech preview, followed by an &quot;MVP&quot; release after that. As always, there&#39;s no commitment to any timeline or delivery of any feature at this stage.</p>