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October 21, 2026 · 9 min read · VMware Cloud Foundation

Memory Tiering in VCF: Doubling Memory with DRAM and NVMe
A deeper look at Memory Tiering in VMware Cloud Foundation: how DRAM and NVMe work as two memory tiers, what the performance testing showed, when it fits, and how to get started.