Accelerating Federal AI Innovation With Private Cloud
Broadcom, Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Broadcom argues private cloud is the better path for federal agencies executing America's AI Action Plan.
In this article, Broadcom Federal CTO Lewis Shepherd argues that private cloud offers federal agencies advantages over public cloud in supporting America's AI Action Plan and its three pillars of accelerating innovation, building infrastructure, and leading in AI diplomacy.
He frames the case around the 'three C's' of public cloud, cost, complexity, and compliance, and describes how Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation lets agencies deploy AI securely in controlled environments.
The piece cites a TCO analysis showing 51% total cost savings and 55% infrastructure cost reductions, and points to the U.S. Cyber Command's Persistent Cyber Training Environment as a real-world example.