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Three Approaches to Machine Learning

At VMware, we view machine learning (ML) as a transformative technology — both for our customers and within VMware itself. Because of its import and...

Ricky Ho

April 13, 2021

Co-innovation

Multi-Cloud Kubernetes Solution for Enterprise High Performance Computing with Nimbix JARVICE XE and VMware Tanzu

Na Zhang

April 12, 2021

Co-innovation

New from ACE: Amazon S3 Backed Content Library

Nicolas Vibert

December 23, 2020

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Co-innovation

A Novel Approach to Helping Customers Fill Solution Gaps

Tom Scanlan

December 16, 2020

Resources and White Papers

Brianna Blacet

April 8, 2021

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Strategic Advisor

DevSecOps & Cloud Infrastructure Transformation – How to get it done with VMware

Kit Colbert

April 6, 2021

Force for Good

The Imperative of Nonprofit Digital Transformation

Meriem Bekka

March 26, 2021

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Customer Voice

Is VMware Cloud Really the Right Strategy for App Modernization?

Kit Colbert

March 23, 2021

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Technologies

VMware Blockchain to Present at Blockchain Expo Global Virtual 2021

VMware Blockchain

March 16, 2021

Customer Voice

An Amazing Decade of Innovation

Dana Nourie

March 2, 2021

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Force for Good

Reflecting on 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021 with OCTO’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts

Kate Wilkinson

February 11, 2021

Co-innovation

IOctopus: A Highly Effective Solution for Non-Uniform DMA

Gerd Zellweger

February 1, 2021

Tech Deep Dives

Differential Datalog: A New Programming Language for Computing Changes

Mihai Budiu

January 14, 2021

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Co-innovation

Accelerating Machine Learning Inference on CPU with VMware vSphere and Neural Magic

Na Zhang

January 8, 2021

Force for Good

Expanding the Conversation through Office of the CTO’s Inclusive-Language Efforts

Kate Wilkinson

December 22, 2020

Force for Good

Hacking Global Sustainability

Nicola Peill-Moelter

December 21, 2020

Strategic Advisor

Ready for the ready position? Here’s how to get there.

Kit Colbert

December 16, 2020

Force for Good

VMware Announces the 2020 Systems Research Award Recipient

VMware Research Group

December 15, 2020

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Co-innovation

Virtualizing Low-Latency Trading Platforms with VMware vSphere

Josh Simons

December 11, 2020

Force for Good

An Innovation Path to a More Accessible World

sbyrnehaber

December 3, 2020

Co-innovation

Accelerating Off-roadmap Co-innovation in the Advanced Technology Group

Chris Wolf

December 2, 2020

Co-innovation

ThinEdge: An Edge Computing Hyperconverged Solution Architecture

OCTO Dell Technologies Solutions

November 20, 2020

Co-innovation

Introducing VMware Blockchain: The Enterprise-grade Blockchain Platform

VMware Blockchain

November 18, 2020

Co-innovation

Partnership in Action: Technology Leaders Address Challenges at Sustainability Ecosystem Connect, Hosted by VMware India

Shalini Singh

November 11, 2020

Strategic Advisor

Let the App Transformation Begin - Part III in the Counterintuitively Fastest Path to App Modernization Article Series

Kit Colbert

November 6, 2020

Tech Deep Dives

Blinder: A New Anonymous Communications Network

VMware Research Group

October 29, 2020

Force for Good

Making a Difference and Solving Global Challenges: Smart India’s Nationwide Hackathon

Vivek Gupta

October 21, 2020

Tech Deep Dives

Virtualized Environments for Decentralized Applications

VMware Blockchain

October 16, 2020

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Customer Voice

Tips for Virtualization Infrastructure Professional’s Career Success: VI Admin Skills Provide a Springboard to New Opportunities

Kit Colbert

October 15, 2020

Work Culture

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Kate Wilkinson

October 8, 2020

Tech Deep Dives

VMworld 2020: 5 Areas Worth Digging Into Deeper

Kit Colbert

October 7, 2020

Tech Deep Dives

A Deeper Dive into Bitfusion Device Plugin for GPU Sharing on Kubernetes

Haining Henry Zhang

September 29, 2020

Tech Deep Dives

Behind the Scenes: Azure Arc Data Services on vSphere VMworld 2020 Keynote Demo

Amanda Blevins

September 29, 2020

Force for Good

Behind the Scenes of the Folding@home Demo at VMworld 2020 Keynote

Amanda Blevins

September 29, 2020

Force for Good

VMware’s Palo Alto Community Microgrid Proof of Concept Comes to Life

sustainability

September 29, 2020

Tech Deep Dives

A Deep Dive into the Tanzu Service Mesh Autoscaling VMworld 2020 Keynote Demo

Emad Benjamin

September 29, 2020

The Future of...

VMware Office of the CTO Co-innovation Projects at VMworld 2020

Chris Wolf

September 25, 2020

The Future of...

VMware Blockchain at VMworld 2020

VMware Blockchain

September 24, 2020

Office of the CTO News

Get Ready for Spring Flings!

APRIL 9, 2021 — Flings are experimental tools or scripts that are developed by VMware's internal community and released externally for use by VMware's ecosystem. Flings are free to download and allow you to quickly provide feedback on your experience to the Fling developers. Here's what's new with the Flings program. ...READ MORE

Seven Principles to Nurture Innovation

MARCH 29, 2021 — One of VMware CTO Greg Lavender’s beliefs is that innovation does not come from a culture of consensus. In fact, it arises from an inherent tension between opposite points of view. When nurtured in a respectful way, this approach usually leads to superior solutions, he explains in a recent blog about the seven principles that have inspired him in his quest to create a culture of perpetual innovation....READ MORE

VMware’s Social Impact on Behind the Impact Podcast

MARCH 30, 2021 — Meriem Bekka, Sr. Manager of Social Impact at VMware, was recently interviewed on the “Behind the Impact” podcast to share about VMware’s social-impact programs. She discusses her background and journey to social impact, how VMware’s social impact has evolved over time, VMware’s commitment to nonprofit digital transformation, and unique Citizen Philanthropy approach, as well as the ways that these programs have been impacted by the global pandemic. Listen to the episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts ....READ MORE

Resources and White Papers

White Paper: "Ransomware: Defense in Depth with VMware"

APRIL 8, 2021 — With offerings such as ransomware as a service, it is easier to sabotage an organization by encrypting their systems and data, and deleting or encrypting the organization’s backups to negate an established recovery strategy.

In this white paper, VMware documents solutions by incorporating the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) controls specific to protect, detect and respond functions contained in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. ...READ MORE OR DOWNLOAD NOW.