As enterprises continue to grapple with the challenge of governing and orchestrating all their IT assets — from on-prem to hybrid and multicloud — an out-of-the-box approach is needed, according to John Gilmartin (pictured, left), senior vice president and general manager for cloud storage at VMware Inc. Based on a partnership that spans more than … Read more
Cloud spend is a board-level enterprise concern, as companies assess the net benefits they’re enjoying against the expenditure invested. With artificial intelligence joining the mix — and considering its resource-intensive nature — the severity of that concern has increased. VMware Inc.’s platform is delivering full visibility through which organizations can manage workloads across their central … Read more
The kickoff of VMware Inc.’s annual Explore gathering in Las Vegas this week was accompanied by the news that the planned $69 billion acquisition of the company by Broadcom Inc. had received approval by regulators in the United Kingdom. The U.K. greenlight lessened concerns that competition would be stifled as a result of the purchase. … Read more
There were some cloud announcements this week at VMware Explore in Las Vegas, but AI was the star, as it has been at nearly every tech company lately. Vendors have been rushing to add generative AI to their platforms, and VMware is no exception. The biggest AI features to emerge from the conference – VMware … Read more
Our choice of words in founding this publication nearly a decade ago were no accident. Throughout six decades of IT history, those who build and sell platforms wield technical power and have the best chance of extracting super-normal levels of profits from their customers, or if they That is as true of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, … Read more
VMware Explore 2023 wrapped up on August 24, 2023. The event saw the company introduce exciting upgrades and service announcements to support its multicloud and edge computing goals. The cloud and virtualization company is on the brink of a $69 billion acquisition by American semiconductor company Broadcom, having attained regulatory clearance. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan … Read more
VMware, Inc. and NVIDIA have announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to ready thousands of enterprises that run on VMware’s cloud infrastructure for the era of generative artificial intelligence. VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA will enable enterprises to customize models and run generative AI applications, including intelligent chatbots, assistants, search and summarization. The platform will be … Read more
Earlier this month, Dell disclosed vulnerability CVE-2023-39250 where “A local low-privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to retrieve an encryption key that could aid in further attacks.” This actively affects Dell Storage Integration Tools for VMware (DSITV) customers. Learn how to protect yourself from this vulnerability and some tips on preventing similar mishaps … Read more
Cloud infrastructure provider Kyndryl announced this week it has become a VMware Cross-Cloud Managed Services Provider. Kyndryl has achieved the VMware Managed Services Specialization and has completed a Validated Service Offering (VSO) for VMware Cloud on AWS, according to a statement from Kyndryl. Kyndryl has been working to build its relationships with big cloud hyperscalers … Read more
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ, a Swedish financial institution, has recently announced a reduction in its holdings of VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW). According to the company’s latest Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, the bank lowered its stake in the virtualization software provider by 1.4% during the first quarter of this year. As … Read more