What are three benefits of VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS)?

VCF 9.0 defines VKS as an upstream Kubernetes offering that isbuilt for vSphereand delivered with “well-thought-out defaults” to reduce operational burden. It states VKS provides an“opinionated installation of Kubernetes”with defaults “optimized for vSphere,” which “reduce[s] the amount of time and effort” typically spent deploying and running an enterprise Kubernetes cluster—this directly supportssimplified management and operations (A).

VCF 9.0 also emphasizes VKS is“integrated with the vSphere infrastructure”(storage, networking, authentication) and is built on a Supervisor that maps to vSphere clusters, creating a “unified product experience.” This supportsconsistent Kubernetes deployment on vSphere (B)because clusters are provisioned and operated in a standardized, vSphere-native way.

Finally, VCF 9.0 states VKS clusters “use open source Linux-based” components from VMware by Broadcom and notes key integrations (for example, CNI options) are open source—supportingleveraging open-source technologies (D).

OptionsCandEare not VKS benefits as stated: VKS targets VKS-provisioned upstream Kubernetes clusters (not “any distribution”), and “pods directly on ESXi” is described asvSphere Pods(Workload Management), not a defining benefit of VKS clusters.