Putting Numbers Behind Encrypted vMotion Offload to Intel QAT in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1
Broadcom, Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
Broadcom publishes measured results for offloading encrypted vMotion to Intel QuickAssist Technology in VCF 9.1.
Broadcom published performance measurements for offloading encrypted vMotion to Intel QuickAssist Technology in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.
Encrypted vMotion has been a cornerstone of workload security in VMware environments for years, protecting VM data in transit every time it moves between hosts.
For most production environments it is table stakes rather than an optional control. VCF 9.1 makes that protection more efficient by offloading the cryptographic work to Intel QAT rather than consuming host CPU. The post puts measured numbers behind the resulting efficiency gain.