Update azure-vmware-solution-platform-updates.md

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-ms.date: 8/20/2024
+ms.date: 11/6/2024
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 # What's new in Azure VMware Solution
 
 Microsoft regularly applies important updates to the Azure VMware Solution for new features and software lifecycle management. You should receive a notification through Azure Service Health that includes the timeline of the maintenance. For more information, see [Host maintenance and lifecycle management](architecture-private-clouds.md#host-maintenance-and-lifecycle-management).
 
+## November 2024
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+Azure VMware Solution is now ready to update all existing Azure Commercial customers from vSphere 7 to vSphere 8 (Stretched Clusters & Azure Government still pending). Over the coming months, all customers will receive a scheduling notice for this upgrade. If you want to prioritize your vSphere 8 upgrade, open a [Service Request](https://rc.portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Support) with Microsoft requesting a "Priority vSphere 8 upgrade" for your private cloud. [Learn more](architecture-private-clouds.md#vmware-software-versions)
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+All new Azure VMware Solution private clouds are being deployed with VMware vSphere 8.0 version in [Microsoft Azure Government](https://azure.microsoft.com/explore/global-infrastructure/government/#why-azure). [Learn more](architecture-private-clouds.md#vmware-software-versions)
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 ## October 2024
 
-The VMware Cloud Foundations (VCF) license portability feature on Azure VMware Solution is to modernize your VMware workload by bringing your VCF entitlements to Azure VMware Solution and take advantage of incredible cost savings.
+The VMware Cloud Foundations (VCF) license portability feature on Azure VMware Solution allows you to bring your VCF entitlement to Azure VMware Solution and take advantage of potential cost savings.
 
 ## August 2024
 
-All new Azure VMware Solution private clouds are being deployed with VMware vSphere 8.0 version in Azure Commercial. [Learn more](architecture-private-clouds.md#vmware-software-versions)
+All new Azure VMware Solution private clouds are being deployed with VMware vSphere 8.0 version in Azure Commercial (Stretched Clusters excluded). [Learn more](architecture-private-clouds.md#vmware-software-versions)
 
 Azure VMware Solution was approved to be added as a service within the [DoD SRG Impact Level 4 (IL4)](/azure/azure-government/compliance/azure-services-in-fedramp-auditscope#azure-government-services-by-audit-scope) Provisional Authorization (PA) in [Microsoft Azure Government](https://azure.microsoft.com/explore/global-infrastructure/government/#why-azure).