Year: 2023

Artificial Intelligence

VMware partner leadership takes stock of changes since new partner program rollout in March

August 28, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware partner leadership takes stock of changes since new partner program rollout in March
At VMware Explore, VMware’s channel leaders took stock of recent changes to channel enablement, and provided a brief road map as well.

Cloud

ControlUp to see top exec leadership  tandem as Jed Ayres moves over from IGEL to take CEO role

August 28, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on ControlUp to see top exec leadership  tandem as Jed Ayres moves over from IGEL to take CEO role
Former CEO Asaf Ganot takes over the product strategy lead role while also becoming chairman, in what both he and Ayres term a leadership partnership to drive the company to new heights.

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VMware Canadian Country Manager Claude Reeves reviews market and impact of Explore announcements

August 25, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware Canadian Country Manager Claude Reeves reviews market and impact of Explore announcements
With more than one full year under his belt leading VMware Canada, Reeves gave his take on the company’s positioning in Canada and what the major announcements will mean for Canadian customers and partners.

Cloud

VMware taking successful measures to ramp up their GSI business

August 25, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware taking successful measures to ramp up their GSI business
VMware has long had a large GSI business but since early 2022 they have been working hard to deepen that, moving beyond determining value by services revenue, and getting more involved with GSI offerings.

Cloud

New Edge Orchestration capabilities highlight VMware edge announcements

August 23, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Edge Orchestration capabilities highlight VMware edge announcements
In addition to VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator, new Edge announcements include a new retail edge solution and a new managed connectivity services which will appeal to service provider partners.

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ESET study finds phishing on the rise in North America

August 23, 2023 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ESET study finds phishing on the rise in North America
ESET global security evangelist Tony Anscombe joins us on the podcast to discuss the company’s research into cybercrime trends for the first half of 2023.

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A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

August 23, 2023 Thomas Uhlemann Comments Off on A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware
The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals!

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VMware, NVIDIA partnership around VMware Private AI Foundation highlights VMware Generative AI push

August 23, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware, NVIDIA partnership around VMware Private AI Foundation highlights VMware Generative AI push
VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA is built on VMware Cloud Foundation, optimized for AI and will run fully secure Generative AI applications.

Cloud

VMware upgrades multi-cloud capabilities on multiple fronts

August 23, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware upgrades multi-cloud capabilities on multiple fronts
Multi-cloud has become one of VMware’s top focus areas, and the new and enhanced offerings include vSAN Max, which allows storage to be disaggregated and scale independently from compute, as well as new multi-cloud virtual private clouds for storage and networking.

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VMware expands Tanzu Application Platform with new Tanzu Application Engine and enhanced multi-cloud options

August 23, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on VMware expands Tanzu Application Platform with new Tanzu Application Engine and enhanced multi-cloud options
VMware sees this as a ‘new Tanzu’ and views its enhancements as fundamental to their multi-cloud story going forward.