When Broadcom set out to replace its legacy internal cloud, scalability and automation quickly became critical requirements. The existing platform had reached its technical limits and could no longer support the company’s rapid growth. This is how comdivision, together with the internal VMware Design teams, supported Broadcom in designing and deploying a new, fully automated internal cloud based on VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud Director.
“Thanks to comdivision’s and VMware’s expertise, Broadcom was able to reduce our data center transformation timeline from more than three years to just twelve months — with measurable value already after three months.”
— Broadcom Internal Cloud Team
Key Facts
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Large‑Scale Internal Cloud: Designed to support more than 25,000 hosts.
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VMware‑Only Stack: Complete transition to VMware Cloud Foundation and Cloud Director.
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Time & Material Project: Flexible delivery for complex, large‑scale architecture.
The Situation
Broadcom operated a large internal cloud environment based on a third‑party hyper‑converged infrastructure. Over time, the platform reached its scalability limits and could no longer meet growing demand. With more than 25,000 hosts to support, Broadcom needed to redesign its internal cloud and transition to a modern software‑defined data center that could scale reliably over time.
Beyond pure scalability, the new platform also needed to support higher levels of automation and strict separation of duties to operate efficiently at this scale. This made a complete redesign of the underlying architecture inevitable.
Q: How did the engagement begin?
A: “The Cloud Provider Business Unit within VMware requested comdivision’s support based on their experience with large‑scale cloud designs.”
Q: What triggered the project?
A: “Our existing internal cloud infrastructure had reached its scalability limits and needed to be replaced.”
Q: What was the main objective?
A: “Build a new, scalable and fully automated internal cloud platform using the complete VMware stack.”
Q: What were the biggest challenges?
A: “Designing a platform capable of supporting more than 25,000 hosts with strict tenancy and automation.”
What We Did
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Helped design and review a new internal cloud based on VCF
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Implemented VMware Cloud Director for secure multi‑tenancy
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Replaced a third‑party hyper‑converged stack with a VMware SDDC platform
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Applied a cascaded building‑block design (rack‑based scaling model)
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Enabled automation as a core operational principle
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Collaborated closely with VMware product business units during design and validation
Strategic Gains
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Massive Scalability: Platform designed to scale up and out using building blocks
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High Automation: Infrastructure provisioning reduced from weeks to minutes
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Operational Efficiency: Cloud environment cannot be operated at this scale without automation
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Lower Footprint: Overall infrastructure reduced by approximately 60%
Technology Stack
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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
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Software‑defined data center foundation
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VMware Cloud Director
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Multi‑tenancy and service management
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VMware SDDC Stack
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Compute, storage, and networking
By combining proven large‑scale cloud design experience with close collaboration across VMware business units, comdivision delivered a future‑proof internal cloud platform for Broadcom. The new environment provides the scalability, automation, and efficiency required to support global operations today and long‑term growth tomorrow.
