Sydney VMUG - VCF 9.1 operational deep-dive (engineers · admins · architects) with Rishabh Awasthi

About Event

Event: Sydney VMUG — VCF 9.1 Deep-Dive (Lunch & Learn)
Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Venue: VMware Sydney Office, Level 8, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Register: vmug.com/events/57951860880

SPEAKERS

Opening Speaker Jonathan Massy-Greene

Director, Strategic Sales · Broadcom Software A/NZ

Two decades in enterprise software. Leads VMware's Australia FSI accounts team and strategy. Member of the A/NZ VMware senior leadership team.

Today's Presenter Rishabh Awasthi
Product Manager · VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF Networking / NSX)

17 years in enterprise IT. Last 5 years on the VCF Networking roadmap.

AGENDA

Opening (Jonathan Massy-Greene)
1. Welcome & Broadcom update Broadcom opening and updates

Technical Deep-Dive (Rishabh Awasthi)
2. Import & Upgrade to VCF 9.1 Paths, prechecks, decision criteria
3. Day-2 NSX lifecycle VIBs in ESXi base image, Manager & Edge upgrades
4. Live patching framework AI & compliance workloads, hot-patchable scope
5. VCF 9.1 common services Certificate lifecycle, identity, secrets
6. NSX VPCs and VNAs Architecture & consumption model
7. Open Q&A Direct to VCF Product Management

Speaker

Rishabh Awasthi

Rishabh Awasthi is a Product Manager in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) team, with the last 5 years focused specifically on the VCF Networking / NSX roadmap. Over 17 years in enterprise IT spanning product engineering, presales architecture, and field engagements with VCF customers. Rishabh's product remit covers the VCF Networking stack: NSX (formerly NSX-T) in the 9.x line, the integration points between NSX and the underlying ESXi / vCenter Server / SDDC Manager layers, and the architectural choices that drive Day-0 through Day-2 operations across networking and vSphere. He works at the intersection of product engineering and customer environments, and the agenda below reflects what VCF Product Management hears most from practitioners running production estates. For 22 July, Rishabh will walk through VCF 9.1 operational changes, upgrade considerations, the architectural shifts in NSX VPCs, and the live patching framework. The session is built for engineers, admins and architects running VCF environments. The back half of the session is reserved for direct open-mic feedback to VCF Product Management.