key features of VMware vSphere 8:

1. Enhanced security: vSphere 8 includes enhanced security features such as Secure Boot, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 support, and support for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV).
2. Improved performance: vSphere 8 includes improvements to the vSphere hypervisor, such as support for AMD EPYC processors and support for large memory pages. It also includes enhancements to the vSphere Storage and vSphere Networking features.
3. Enhanced cloud capabilities: vSphere 8 includes enhancements to the vSphere Cloud Native Storage (CNS) feature, which allows users to easily create and manage persistent storage for Kubernetes containers. It also includes support for the OpenShift Container Platform.
4. Improved virtual machine management: vSphere 8 includes enhancements to the vCenter Server, such as support for VM Encryption and support for VMFS6. It also includes enhancements to the vSphere Web Client, such as support for HTML5 and improved workflows.
5. Enhanced networking: vSphere 8 includes enhancements to the vSphere Distributed Switch, such as support for VXLAN and support for Network I/O Control. It also includes enhancements to the vSphere NSX feature, such as support for VXLAN encryption and support for NSX Edge Services Gateway.
6. Improved lifecycle management: vSphere 8 includes enhancements to the vSphere Update Manager, such as support for native patching of ESXi hosts and support for patching of third-party software. It also includes enhancements to the vSphere Host Profiles feature, such as support for host profiles in vCenter Server on a cluster basis.