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Small IT Team, Big Upgrade: USSFCU’s Journey to VCF 9
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In this VMware Explore 2025 edition of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson talk with Raj Reddi from the United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) and Alexis Colon, Sr. Solutions Architect at Broadcom.
Raj shares how USSFCU—serving a sensitive membership that includes Senate and Supreme Court communities—successfully upgraded from VCF 5.2 to VCF 9 with minimal downtime, despite having a lean IT team of just 22 people.
Key highlights include:
🔹 How Private AI is being leveraged for advanced fraud detection and member protection
🔹 The role of careful planning and strong partnerships in executing a smooth upgrade
🔹 Why the unified nature of VCF 9 eliminates siloed infrastructure and accelerates innovation
🔹 Lessons learned from aligning technical design with business initiatives
This conversation is proof that with the right approach and trusted partners, even small IT teams can deliver enterprise-grade innovation and resilience.
👉 Watch the full episode to hear how USSFCU modernized with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.
#VMwareExplore #VCF #VirtuallySpeakingPodcast #PrivateAI #FraudDetection #Broadcom #FinancialServices
330 episodes
Manage episode 506775893 series 1528605
In this VMware Explore 2025 edition of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson talk with Raj Reddi from the United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) and Alexis Colon, Sr. Solutions Architect at Broadcom.
Raj shares how USSFCU—serving a sensitive membership that includes Senate and Supreme Court communities—successfully upgraded from VCF 5.2 to VCF 9 with minimal downtime, despite having a lean IT team of just 22 people.
Key highlights include:
🔹 How Private AI is being leveraged for advanced fraud detection and member protection
🔹 The role of careful planning and strong partnerships in executing a smooth upgrade
🔹 Why the unified nature of VCF 9 eliminates siloed infrastructure and accelerates innovation
🔹 Lessons learned from aligning technical design with business initiatives
This conversation is proof that with the right approach and trusted partners, even small IT teams can deliver enterprise-grade innovation and resilience.
👉 Watch the full episode to hear how USSFCU modernized with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.
#VMwareExplore #VCF #VirtuallySpeakingPodcast #PrivateAI #FraudDetection #Broadcom #FinancialServices
330 episodes
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