As VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona gets underway, we are pleased to share about the many innovations, tech previews, and releases from the VMware Cloud team.
We continue to see greater demand for data-intensive applications and growing cyber threats in today’s enterprises. To address these needs, we are introducing:
- Advanced data service capabilities and new partnerships with our Data Services Manager.
- Proactive detection capabilities in Ransomware Recovery that enable you to see more so you can stop more and recover faster.
- Sovereign cloud data and security services through our growing number of Cloud Service Providers that support application needs and better protect the business while meeting data privacy and security.
All of this is built on VMware Cloud Foundation, which enables our customers to simply operations to deliver consistent experiences across their clouds.
A short summary of these and other innovations are provided below; be sure to read the blogs to learn more.
- Announcing Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1
VMware is pleased to announce availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1, delivering key improvements including support for vSAN Express Storage Architecture, support for vSphere Distributed Services Engine which enables Data Processing Units (DPUs) to offload tasks and improve networking and security performance, GPU scaling enhancements to enable customers to scale their private cloud AI environments and improve resiliency. Read the announcement blog to learn more! - Accelerate Data Driven Innovation in VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware is pleased to announce new advanced data services capabilities for VMware Cloud Foundation from the release of the next generation of VMware Data Services Manager, as well as partnerships and Tech Previews with Google Cloud and MinIO, all of which will help customers accelerate their data-driven innovation. Read the announcement blog to learn more! - Intelligent Threat Detection
We are announcing the tech preview of Intelligent Threat Detection for VMware Ransomware Recovery. Intelligent Threat Detection is designed to proactively prevent, detect and respond to encryption events using AI/ML-powered encryption prevention and response. This capability will deliver enhanced visibility into the data being protected, which will help customers proactively stop attacks earlier and speed up the recovery process. Read the announcement blog to learn more! - Announcing VMware Live Recovery
VMware is excited to announce the upcoming launch of VMware Live Recovery, a new solution that provides protection against ransomware as well as disaster recovery across VMware Cloud in one unified console. VMware Live Recovery is designed to help organizations protect their VMware-based applications and data from a wide variety of threats, including ransomware attacks, infrastructure failure, human error, and more. By bringing together the functions of established products VMware Site Recovery Manager and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery with Ransomware Recovery – and combining them under a unified, flexible, and SaaS based console – customers can realize comprehensive enterprise protection within a single solution. Read the announcement blog to learn more! - Announcing New Collaborations in VMware Private AI
McKinsey has calculated that Generative AI’s impact on productivity could add the equivalent of $4.4 Trillion USD annually to the global economy. But at the core of this remains the privacy of enterprises’ data. Hence, in August 2023, at VMware Explore in Las Vegas, we announced VMware Private AI and VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA. Read this blog by Krish Prasad, Senior Vice President and General Manager, VMware, to learn more about the exciting expansion we are announcing to our VMware Private AI ecosystem with two new partners- Intel and IBM. - Sovereign Cloud Innovation for Cloud Services Providers
We are excited to share more about the latest services for the Sovereign Cloud and Developer-Ready cloud portfolios, with essential capabilities that address the needs of partners who must deliver secure, cloud-native solutions within highly regulated and sovereign-compliant business sectors, such as finance, public sector, and healthcare. Read about our latest innovations in this blog to learn more! - Generative AI Meets Cybersecurity: Use Cases for Lateral Security and Security Operations Centers
Enterprise executives recognize the dark side of Generative AI, which could turn an unskilled hacker into a significant threat. But there is also the potential for Generative AI to strengthen security protections. VMware is actively investing and innovating in this space, introducing a Generative AI-based security co-pilot functionality at VMware Explore this year. Read the blog to learn more! - VMware Explore Barcelona: Key Storage Sessions
VMware is pleased to offer multiple sessions at VMware Explore Barcelona 2023, offering technical insights regarding vSAN and vSphere Virtual Volumes, as well as a deep dive into vSAN Max, which is powered by innovation of vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA). These innovations mark notable advancements in VMware’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solution. Read the announcement blog to learn more!
