Businesses rely on data to get things done. For example, airlines depend on data to analyze passenger demand and travel patterns to optimize schedules, pricing, and staffing. You can imagine how much data an airline must crunch through to provide the best services to their clients. AI, in particular Narrow AI, can help us analyze […]
With the recent changes in Broadcom’s VMworld portfolio, many organizations are exploring VMware migration to other virtualization platforms. As companies like AT&T voice concerns over unwanted subscription costs, businesses are considering alternatives like Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, and Xen to replace VMware’s ESXi. Some are even going to HCI (hyperconverged infrastructure) solutions like Scale Computing or […]
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I wrote about mourning the VMware vCommunity in this blog post. However, every technical community evolves as technology changes. The question we should be asking ourselves is: how is Broadcom’s VMware strategy reshaping the virtualization market? Which segment of the server virtualization market is Broadcom interested in? Let’s examine this from a business perspective. In […]
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This week I am at VMware Explore in Las Vegas. I have a community talk and I’m helping that team get the talks recorded. I’ve been shocked at a few things I’ve seen here this week. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m still mourning our vCommunity. My observations at VMware Explore 2024 The feeling […]
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If your organization is building AI applications, you’ll be responsible for architecting AI infrastructure. Last week we talked about AI-enhanced services, but those are services using AI to make a product smarter. Those folks are also building environments to support building their AI enhanced products. So if you’re wondering “what is AI infrastructure”, this post […]
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I don’t know about you, but for me August was really busy! I attended 4 conferences, spoke at 1, and hosted 1 event. This was on top of client work! Now I’m back in Austin and it’s time to reflect. I just can’t get past thinking we’ve seen our last VMware conference. A little history […]
Here are the show notes from Monday Hot Takes Episode 5, recorded on 7/13/2020. Did you know you can virtualize GPUs for compute (for ML/DL/AI)? You can! On Google Cloud, as well as on-premises with VMware (Bitfusion makes that pretty easy!). More in this episode! Hot Take 1: Virtualize GPUs with Google Compute Engine VMs […]
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Here are the show notes for this week’s Monday Hot Take: VMware acquires Datrium. What do you think will happen, will they keep it as #DRaaS? Will they use it for HCI? Let me know in the comments. Be sure to like and subscribe! Hot Take: VMware acquires Datrium VMware’s stated intent is to expand […]
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Why should you apply to be a vExpert? I’ve been a vExpert for several years. Here are reasons I’d recommend the program to anyone who uses VMware products. Be a vExpert for the Recognition This was a hard one for me to swallow. I’ve always had a hard time with the expert label. I don’t […]
