The software-defined edge team is pleased to invite you back to VMware Explore 2024 Las Vegas, happening once again at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center, August 26 – 29. We’re excited to help you discover the latest software-defined edge solutions that transform business operations across enterprises and communications service providers. Today we’re shining a double spotlight: VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN and VMware VeloCloud SASE sessions, and the results of your votes for the People’s Choice awards. Stay tuned for more blogs in our Explore series that will highlight VMware Edge Compute Stack and VMware Telco Cloud solutions.
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Hear Sanjay Uppal’s perspective on the software-defined edge
Edge use cases are now mainstream. Organizations are adopting AI at the edge to make better decisions and enhance experiences. Enterprises manage vast numbers of OT devices, while service providers enhance offerings with fixed wireless access and open APIs. The key infrastructure for this is the software-defined edge, which integrates compute, security, programmability, and connectivity to ensure reliable performance and availability for critical edge workloads.
Join Sanjay Uppal, VP and GM of the Software-Defined Edge division at Broadcom, for the session When the Edge Becomes the Mainstream: What’s Next in Software-Defined Edge AI. Discover how we provide a complete software-defined edge stack that our customers and partners rely on for both current and future IT and OT success.
And the People’s Choice is …
The VMware community voted on the sessions they were most eager to see at Explore 2024 Las Vegas, and the results are in. The winning topics in the software-defined edge track—edge computing for industry and cloud security—highlight two areas of Broadcom’s expertise that resonate with our customers and partners. These sessions reflect the current priorities and challenges faced by businesses today, and showcase the innovative solutions we offer to stay ahead of the game.
Enterprises across industries are deploying edge computing to address use cases involving data gravity and sovereignty, computer vision operations, and disconnected environments, to name a few. This panel will feature early adopters discussing edge computing rollouts, operational challenges, and key success metrics for positive business outcomes.
Industries and governments worldwide are adopting multi-cloud, hybrid workforce, and SaaS-first strategies, challenging networking and security professionals to balance asset security, device protection, and productivity. Join us to learn about VeloCloud’s cloud-based security components—access, enforcement, and visibility—and how these products are used, built, and operated.
VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN and VMware VeloCloud SASE sessions
Optimized performance and robust network security are crucial for modern organizations. Join this expert-led session to learn how VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN can transform your enterprise network with modern technologies, efficient deployment, AI-based analytics integration, and strong security, featuring real-world case studies and best practices.
The push toward edge computing is transforming data processing, storage, and access. Join us to learn how VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN Edge appliances enhance agility, efficiency, and security, optimize network performance, integrate with cloud services, and support IoT and modern applications for smarter, faster, more secure, and more resilient operations.
This tutorial dives into VeloCloud’s zero trust journey by analyzing past and present cyberattacks, guiding organizations through zero trust adoption, monitoring, and remediation. It includes insights on VMware VeloCloud SD Access and using Symantec SSE’s DLP and CASB solutions to enhance SaaS application security.
Critical data traversing public infrastructure is exposed to security risks, requiring multiple layers of protection across various locations. This session will show network security professionals how to reduce risks using VMware VeloCloud SASE, secured by Symantec, with real-time configuration demonstrations by partner Perfect Packet.
VeloCloud SD-WAN enhances enterprise network performance, security, and resilience by optimizing traffic across WAN and securing branch and remote sites. This session showcases how Resort Lifestyle Communities improved bandwidth, uptime, and cost savings by replacing outdated T1 connections with VeloCloud SD-WAN, enhancing voice service resilience and guest experiences while laying the foundation for future VMware VeloCloud SASE integration.
Healthcare organization Providence chose VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN after extensive vendor tests to improve availability, optimize application performance, and reduce costs. Hear from AVP of WAN Services Kellie Larkin how Providence reimagined its network, the benefits of VeloCloud SD-WAN, and their plans to enhance edge services using AI and extend WAN to mobile vehicle applications.
Have burning questions about (or issues with) how to deploy, operate, and secure your VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN deployment? Chat with our experts who have helped customers like you deploy VeloCloud SD-WAN at scale, gain visibility into the network, troubleshoot WAN and LAN, and use built-in security for your distributed enterprise edge.
Join this meet-the-experts session to gain insights into end user application experience, IoT device performance, and SD-WAN traffic flows, enhancing operational efficiency with AI-based analytics from VMware Edge Intelligence, which detects, isolates, and remediates issues across your network.
Join our no-nonsense technical discussion for a straightforward, in-depth look at VeloCloud SASE, where our experts will demystify the complexities and help you navigate deployment challenges.
