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Kit Colbert

Kit Colbert is VP & CTO, Cloud Platform BU at VMware, driving technical strategy and innovation for VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, and VMware's hybrid cloud offerings. Previously he was GM of Cloud-Native Apps, CTO for End-User Computing, the Chief Architect and Principal Engineer for Horizon Workspace, and the lead Management Architect for the vRealize Operations Suite. At the start of his career, he was the technical lead behind the creation, development, and delivery of the vMotion and Storage vMotion features in vSphere. Kit holds a ScB in Computer Science from Brown University and is a recognized thought-leader on Cloud-Native, End-User Computing, and Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure trends. He speaks regularly at industry conferences, on the main stage at VMworld, and is the Hybrid Cloud voice for the VMware Office of the CTO blog.

Author's Posts

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Strategic Advisor

VMware’s Approach to Multi-Cloud: A Strategy or an Inevitable Outcome? (Or both?)

In my last blog, we talked about the idea that multi-cloud is an inevitable outcome whether you have a strategy or not - making the argument that a strategy allows for thoughtful planning...

Kit Colbert
February 22, 2021
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Strategic Advisor

Multi-Cloud: Strategy or Inevitable Outcome? (Or Both?)

Kit Colbert
February 1, 2021
Strategic Advisor

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

Kit Colbert
December 16, 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
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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
Tech Deep Dives

VMworld 2020: 5 Areas Worth Digging Into Deeper

Kit Colbert
October 7, 2020
Strategic Advisor

Hybrid Cloud Hasn’t Gone Away—In Fact, It’s More Popular Than Ever

Kit Colbert
September 22, 2020
Strategic Advisor

Adopt Cloud Differently to Accelerate Your Path to App Modernization (Part II)

Kit Colbert
August 19, 2020
Strategic Advisor

The Counterintuitively Fastest Path to App Modernization (Part 1) 

Kit Colbert
July 29, 2020