Broadcom Extends Reach and Scope of Kubernetes Platform

Broadcom announced several updates to VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026. VKS now supports the Container Network Interface (CNI) with integrations for F5, Kong, and Tigera networking and security platforms. Kubernetes 1.35 and RHEL 9 are now supported as a base OS. New capabilities include Declarative TuneD profiles for kernel tuning, simplified AppArmor profile management, centralized node-level firewall rule management via API, and nftables backend support for kube-proxy on Linux nodes. Broadcom also contributed Velero, an open source Kubernetes backup and recovery tool, to the CNCF. The updates reinforce Broadcom's push to position VKS as the primary enterprise Kubernetes platform for organizations already running VMware virtual machines.