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VMware Explore 2023 US is running this week in Las Vegas. As every year, a lot of new and exciting announcements came out. So here a summary of my personal highlights.

All VMware Explore Session published can be found on: https://www.vmware.com/explore/video-library.html <<- worth to be watched.

The general session is here: https://www.vmware.com/explore/video-library/video-landing.html?sessionid=1685554582297001FI1f&videoId=6335335393112

My highlights:

• 00:00 – 08:00: Welcome
• 08:00 – 10:00: Where are we with Multi-Cloud? Moving to a “Cloud-Smart” approach. Cross-Cloud-Services. (Raghu Raghuram)
• 12:10 – 31:15:00: Innovations at VMware Explore (Sumit Dhawan)
  • 12:30 – 18:00: Modernize Cloud Infrastructure – the next iteration of VCF but much more
    • 14:00 – 14:30: 5 major innovations
      • 14:30 – 15:00: vSAN & vSAN MAX (disaggregate Storage for vSAN) https://core.vmware.com/blog/introducing-vsan-max 
      • 15:00 – 15:50: vSphere+ Infrastructure Management enhanced.
      • 15:50 – 16:35: NSX+ is going to change the networking allowing enterprise-wide policy management.
      • 16:35 – 17:00: Making the infrastructure developer-ready
      • 17:00 – 17:35: Ransomware recovery solution https://core.vmware.com/ransomware and https://core.vmware.com/ransomware-defense-and-recovery-strategies#introduction
      • 18:00 – 18:30: VMware Cloud Editions
  • 18:30 – 21:00: Accelerate App Delivery
    • 18:30 – 19:50: What is the core of the challenge? Is it scalable? What can VMware Tanzu do for you?
    • 19:50 – 20:30: VMware Tanzu Application Engine https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/blog/introducing-vmware-tanzu-application-engine
    • 20:30 – 21:00: VMware Tanzu Intelligence Services
  • 21:00 – 22:35: Deliver Autonomous Workspaces
    • 21:00 – 22:00: Is managing end-user expectations? How?
    • 22:00 – 22:00: Improvments in DEX (Digital User Experience) https://techzone.vmware.com/digital-employee-experience-solution-architecture
    • 22:15 – 22:35: Apps on Demand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f4gGH1paTU
  • 22:35 – 24:15: Enable the Software Defined Edge
    • 22:35 – 24:15: Edge computing… the next big thing.. everywhere https://www.vmware.com/products/edge-compute-stack.html
• 31:15 – 50:20: Generative AI (Raghu Raghuram)
  • 31:15 – 35:15: Why is infrastructure relevant for AI? How to keep control on data and models used in a Enterprise?
  • 35:15 – 38:30: … wait … and legal? What is legal saying? This is way Private AI is important (Amy Olli – VMware Legal Counsel). 
  • 38:30 – 40:15: … so let’s build the architecture for a Private AI solution.
  • 40:15 – 49:20: … together with NVIDIA ->> VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA (Jensen Huang, CEO NVIDIA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBMCx8KBTdI
  • 49:20 – 51:00: … then leads to a VMware refence architecture for Private AI – inc. Open Source and partner solutions. We just get started.
• 50:20 – 54:00: … even more aspects to Private AI by Amanda Blevins VMware CTO, Americas

A lot of additional and detailed information can be found here ->> https://www.vmware.com/vmware-explore-new.html

Major announcements:

• VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas – News Summary https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-explore-2023-news-summary
• VMware and NVIDIA Unlock Generative AI for Enterprises https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/nvidia-vmware-generative-ai
• VMware Puts the Power of Generative AI with reach of any Enterprise https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-explore-2023-private-ai-foundation
• VMware Cloud helps Modernize, Optimize, and better protect today’s Multi-Cloud Enterprises with new offerings and capabilities https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-explore-2023-vmware-cloud
• VMware expands Tanzu to accelerate App Delivery at Enterprise scale https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-explore-2023-tanzu
• VMware advances autonomous workspaces with AI-powered integrations https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-explore-2023-anywhere-workspace
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure joins VMware Cloud Universal Program https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-cloud-universal-oracle
• VMware delivers powerful business operation transformation at the Edge https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-explore-2023-software-defined-edge
• Lenovo and VMware Expand Partnership to Bring New NVIDIA-Powered Turnkey Generative AI and Multi-Cloud Solutions to Every Business https://news.vmware.com/emea/releases/vmware-lenovo-partnership

Also, many new projects have been unveiled. Best place to get an overview about them is the blog of my colleague and team mate Michael Rebmann -> https://www.cloud13.ch/2023/08/22/vmware-explore-2023-us-day-1-announcements/ and as well the official VMware Explore 2023 Media Kit https://news.vmware.com/in-the-news/vmware-explore-2023-media-kit

Looking forward having interesting conversations with you on our business topics where VMware might be a solution for. 

Cheers

Dudi