VMware Explore
Las Vegas, Nevada | The Venetian
August 22, 2023
Get ready to immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience!
Welcome to VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas. Thousands of explorers have descended upon the center of the multi-cloud universe, this year being hosted at the Venetian Convention and Expo Center in Las Vegas. Reporting live from Nevada, USA, this is your day one recap for VMware Explore 2023.
At 5:00 PM yesterday, we kicked off the welcome reception in The Expo with the rhythm of drumbots cascading through the air, letting folks know that the fun had officially begun. Attendees wove in and out of dozens of sponsors and exhibitors who came to the event with their best in show while enjoying plenty of drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Not far from The Expo, explorers had a thrilling time engaging with various activations in The Hub, ranging from the Broadcast Booth featuring theCUBE, to the Customer Experience and Success Theater, to the Meet the Expert Roundtable Sessions, to Illustrate Your Enterprise by Design with Us, to the VMware Rewards Space where philanthropic efforts took place, to the all-encompassing VMware Communities Space that now includes more than ever.
This morning was all about the main stage, with an innovative general session where attendees heard from the key players charting the next course of enterprise tech innovation. VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram, President Sumit Dhawan, VP and CTO AMER Amanda Blevins, and a host of other speakers dove into how VMware and its partners help enterprises build, train, and run AI models while addressing the core challenges of risk and cost. They discussed challenges and solutions among industry leaders who are embracing a cloud-smart approach to harness the power of generative AI while tapping into data residing on-premises, at the edge, and across multiple clouds.
Catch all the lightbulb moments and ground-breaking product announcements.
Special guest, CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang talked with Raghu about the VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA, a turnkey solution enabling enterprises to customize LLMs and run inference workloads in their own data centers, readying them for the era of generative AI. Five lucky attendees will walk away with their own NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Graphics Card, signed by Jensen and Raghu – how cool is that?
For the first time ever, our main stage programming was broadcast live, throughout the day, including the general session, four solution keynotes, and wrapping up with the highly anticipated technology innovation showcase. Attendees both in-person and online learned how to take a cloud smart approach in multi-cloud, how to bring the power of AI to the enterprise, and how VMware’s innovation engine is stronger than ever.
The fun and excitement weren’t only confined to the general session. Throughout the day, there were breakout sessions, expert-led roundtables, and hundreds of successfully completed hands-on labs. Some lucky attendees even got a surprise visit from the mirror ball walkers as they traveled through The Hub, did a circuit in hands-on labs, and perused around the open spaces.
With all the excitement and action going on, there’s something for everyone. We’re just scratching the surface here. Tune in tomorrow for updates on this year’s activations, outlooks, and of course, our next set of inspiring sessions.
