
The Security Imperative
For more than a decade, cloud strategy debates often boiled down to a binary choice: public versus private. But by 2025, that conversation has changed, and enterprises are choosing their cloud environments based on the needs of individual workloads. With security and compliance top of mind, that choice is pointing to private cloud. The Private […]

Shaping the Future of VMware Cloud Foundation: Broadcom’s Focused Strategy for VMware Cloud Service Providers
The cloud landscape is constantly evolving, and at Broadcom, our commitment is to deliver on the promise of the private cloud. This requires precision and a deep focus on delivering customer value. Coming out of VMware Explore 2025, and with the availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, we are on the right path. To […]

Legal-Ready AI: 7 Tips for Engineers Who Don’t Want to Be Caught Flat-Footed
An oversimplified approach I have taken in the past to explain wisdom is to share that “We don’t know what we don’t know until we know it.” This absolutely applies to the fast-moving AI space, where unknowingly introducing legal and compliance risk through an organization’s use of AI is a top concern among IT leaders. […]

The Great Migration: Why Workloads Are Coming Home to Private Cloud
For more than a decade, cloud migration was viewed as a one-way journey. Applications, especially modern ones, were expected to either “move out” or be built-natively in the public cloud and stay there. But savvy organizations are evolving their cloud strategy to place each workload in the cloud environment that best meets its needs. More […]

VMUG Members Chart the Future: VCF Innovations Unveiled at Explore
VMware User Group (VMUG) members are stepping into an exciting new chapter—on full display at VMware Explore 2025. Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware at the end of 2023, organizations from home lab builders to midsize banks and large enterprises are finding new ways to unlock value from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with the rollout of […]


Modern Private Cloud: The Data Center’s Next Chapter
VMware Explore 2025 is in full swing, and it’s a moment for reflection on our incredible journey and the exciting path ahead. I can safely say, virtualization revolutionized IT, and vSphere was at the core of that revolution. We fundamentally changed how business operates by standardizing and automating IT with virtualization, but that was just […]

The Future of Enterprise AI: Q&A with Tanzu GM Purnima Padmanabhan
At Broadcom, we believe that when it comes to application development, getting great ideas to code and code to production quickly and securely is the biggest strategic differentiator. It’s what separates the leaders from the rest of the pack. Ahead of our annual VMware Explore conference, which starts next week in Las Vegas, I sat […]

Why You Should Engage a Broadcom Knight for VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware Explore is just around the corner, and for me, it’s one of those times of the year where the tech, the people, and the ideas all come together. This year, the spotlight is firmly on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (VCF 9) (and for good reason). This isn’t just a “point upgrade.” It’s a shift […]

The Cost Reality Check: Eliminating Public Cloud Waste Through Strategic Planning
With shrinking IT budgets and mounting cloud costs, enterprises today face a stark reality: much of their public cloud spend isn’t delivering value. According to the Private Cloud Outlook 2025 report, based on a global survey of 1,800 senior IT decision-makers: Early cloud initiatives often launch without rigorous cost governance. Unused compute, under-optimized storage, and […]

Local Rules, Local Clouds: The Strategic Shift Toward Sovereign AI
We’re witnessing a global awakening around data control, with Sovereign AI emerging as the centerpiece. Spurred by national security, economic stability, and growing distrust of centralized control, governments are demanding assurances that their data — and their citizens’ data — remains within borders, under local jurisdiction, and away from foreign influence. Sovereign AI is their […]

Finally Released – VCF 9 and the Comeback of Private Cloud (Light Edition)
Remember when we were all told, “Everything is moving to public cloud, private cloud is dead”? Well… fast forward a few years, and the pendulum is swinging back. Cloud bills are exploding, data privacy is more critical than ever, and many customers are realizing: control, predictability, and performance still matter. Enter: VMware Cloud Foundation 9. […]