VMware Cracks -> VMware Explore 2024 US Update

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VMware Explore 2024 US runs 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 and the VMware Explore 2024 Media Kit is here https://news.broadcom.com/vmware-explore-2024-las-vegas-media-kit. All Sessions recordings & Presentations are here https://github.com/lamw/vmware-explore-2024-session-urls

Keynote Summary:

VMware Explore 2024 Keynote ->> https://www.vmware.com/explore/video-library/video/6360758181112

• 00:00 – 04:35 Chris Wolf – Shaping the Future of Cloud and AI Innovation
• 04:35 – 13:15 CEO Broadcom, “Simplify VMware, Invest in Innovation, Enhance our partner ecosystem”
• 13:15 – 23:50 Paul Turner “Breaking up silos with VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)”
  • 21:30 – 23:50 Customer voice -> GCI in Alaska
• 23:50 – 28:25 Major Announcement “VMware Cloud Foundation 9” ->> https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/08/27/vmware-cloud-foundation-9/
• 34:05 – 45:50 What is “advanced services layer”? Walk through demo
• 45:50 – 50:10 Sanjay Uppal “extend to the edge” using Velocloud and Edge Compute Stack
  • 50:10 – 52:10 Customer voice -> US Senate Federal Credit Union
• 52:10 – 01:02:00 Chris Wolf “What’s about Private AI?” https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/private-ai-foundation-nvidia
• 01:02:00 – 01:03:25 Recap & closure by Chris Wolf

Major announcements (https://news.broadcom.com/releases)

• Broadcom Introduces VMware Tanzu Platform 10 to Accelerate Intelligent Application Delivery in the Private Cloud
• Broadcom Unveils the Future of VMware Cloud Foundation
• Broadcom Innovations Accelerate Enterprise Edge AI Readiness
• Hitachi Vantara and Broadcom Announce Advanced Private and Hybrid Cloud Solutions with VMware Cloud Foundation
• Broadcom Launches Rally Anywhere, the On-Premises Version of its Leading Enterprise Agility Platform

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

Cheers

Dudi

PS: You want to learn more about VCF – short & snappy? ->> Series on YouTube “Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation” https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8_k3uUCO39t-8kKT6u8Ghvos4TvRyEp5