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We’ve long believed that merchants shouldn’t have to choose between strong fraud protection and smooth customer experiences. That belief is driving our newest innovations in card-not-present (CNP) payments, and in a recent pilot with Square, Arcot by Broadcom proved just how powerful smarter, frictionless authentication can be. False declines have quietly become one of the […]

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As I meet with our customers, a common theme is emerging: how can Broadcom help us attain our pressing business objectives as fast as possible &#8211; full stop. Not only is VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) critical to customers&#8217; success but getting it fully deployed is even more important. When fully deployed, customers can be more […]

Partners Are All In on Helping Customers Realize Faster Time to Value - Broadcom News &amp; Stories - EMEA

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Partners are All In on Helping Customers Realize Faster Time to Value

The momentum we’re seeing for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) among our customers is both strong and measurable. As VCF Division General Manager Krish Prasad remarked in his recent blog, we have surpassed even our own ambitious expectations. I am equally impressed by how our most dedicated and strategic VMware Cloud Service Providers (VCSP) partners are […]

Cloud Service Providers Unlock the Value of VMware Cloud Foundation with Managed Services - Broadcom News &amp; Stories - EMEA

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Cloud Service the Providers Unlock the Value of VMware Cloud Foundation with Managed Services

Earlier today, Krish Prasad, senior vice president and general manager of the VCF Division at Broadcom, reflected on our vision for the modern private cloud and the momentum Broadcom is seeing in customer adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). I want to make it clear that Broadcom’s global partner team is fully aligned to this […]

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Driving VMware Partner Program &#038; Ecosystem Evolution to Align with Customer Success

At Broadcom, our philosophy is simple: long-term success comes from focused technology innovation that delivers real value to our customers. In the VCF Division we have invested heavily in developing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), which is our industry-leading private cloud platform that customers use to modernize their infrastructure and deploy a cloud operating model. Everyday […]

Focused, Strategic Partners are Key to Delivering Modern Private Clouds - Broadcom News &amp; Stories - EMEA

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Focused, Strategic Partners are Key to Delivering Modern Private Clouds

Agentic AI is no longer a futuristic ambition—it’s happening now and rapidly becoming an imperative for business leaders who want to accelerate innovation, efficiency, and growth to outpace competitors. In fact, IDC research shows over 50% of the enterprise application market is already AI assistant or AI advisor-enhanced, with about 20% incorporating complete AI agents.* […]

Agentic AI: A New AI Paradigm Driving Business Success - Broadcom News &amp; Stories - EMEA

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Agentic AI: A New AI Paradigm Driving Business Success

Prior to being acquired by Broadcom, VMware had been a long-time academic sponsor of UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab. Our collaboration came naturally because we were both passionate about tech interoperability and innovating with pragmatism to solve pressing industry challenges. Of course, Broadcom’s history is also centered on driving innovation and interoperability through technologies such […]

Broadcom and UC Berkeley Sky Computing Lab Expand Collaboration to Accelerate Open AI Ecosystems

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I was delighted to attend Mobile World Congress 25 (MWC25) in Barcelona last week. The event brought together telecommunications industry leaders from around the world, including many from Asia Pacific. It featured fascinating presentations about technology trends and innovation reshaping the industry. Broadcom’s team was part of the lineup, leading a great session about on-device […]

MWC 2025: Rethinking Infrastructure for Long-Term Agility, Security, and Monetization - Broadcom News &amp; Stories - EMEA

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MWC 2025: Rethinking Infrastructure for Long-Term Agility, Security, and Monetization

I’m energized by the many opportunities ahead for Broadcom’s partner ecosystem, our mutual customers and the VMware and Broadcom software businesses. As I step into my new role leading Broadcom’s Global Commercial Sales and Partner organization, I look forward to connecting directly with you — listening to your perspectives and feedback, while further collaborating on […]

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Partnering for Success in 2025

Many companies once felt that AI was out of their reach, believing they needed extensive infrastructure and vast resources to make it work. They were told that scaling AI required significant investments in public cloud platforms, which meant the risk of vendor lock-in and surrendering some control over their data. However, the landscape has shifted […]

Why Private AI is becoming the preferred choice for enterprise AI deployment - Broadcom News &amp; Stories - EMEA

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Why Private AI is becoming the preferred choice for enterprise AI deployment

Over the past year, as a part of our larger transformation, we’ve doubled down on our commitment to enhancing our partner ecosystem. Combining their unique strengths to drive impact and scale provides the opportunity to achieve more than we ever could alone. And with every partnership connection, we build a future that’s not just bigger—but […]

Pathways to Innovation: VMware Cloud Service Providers Driving Business Outcomes with Private Cloud

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There was plenty of news for VMware User Group members to be excited about at VMware Explore Barcelona, which was alive with VMware users from across Europe and beyond. During the general session, Broadcom announced new VMware portfolio innovations, services, and partnerships to help customers succeed in their cloud transformations, and to harness the power […]

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Ahmar is Vice President for Partners and Advanced Solutions Sales at Broadcom, leading strategic partnerships to drive growth, innovation, and market leadership with the partner ecosystem, across Cloud Service Providers, OEMs, Hyperscalers, and Technology Alliances.
Prior to this role, Ahmar led the Global Transformation Office at VMware, where he orchestrated the company's evolution from a software-centric model to a cloud and subscription-focused organization. His responsibilities encompassed the development and execution of various initiatives, including standardized go-to-market plays, multi-cloud offerings, and subscription conversion programs. Under his leadership, VMware witnessed significant strides in transforming to the subscription licensing model, aligning business strategies with market trends and customer needs. In past roles at VMware, Ahmar has been responsible for VMware Cloud on AWS, AWS Sales Synergy, and Cloud Economics business development. His efforts were instrumental in accelerating cloud sales motions, fostering strategic partnerships, and delivering compelling value propositions to customers. Bringing over 24 years of cloud industry experience, Ahmar has led several business development, sales, and marketing teams at Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, prior to joining VMware. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Ahmar holds majors in Information Systems and Decision Sciences.

Ahmar Mohammad

Ahmar is Vice President for Partners and Advanced Solutions Sales at Broadcom, leading strategic partnerships to drive growth, innovation, and market leadership with the partner ecosystem, across Cloud Service Providers, OEMs, Hyperscalers, and Technology Alliances. Prior to this role, Ahmar led the Global Transformation Office at VMware, where he orchestrated the company&#8217;s evolution from a software-centric model to a cloud and subscription-focused organization. His responsibilities encompassed the development and execution of various initiatives, including standardized go-to-market plays, multi-cloud offerings, and subscription conversion programs. Under his leadership, VMware witnessed significant strides in transforming to the subscription licensing model, aligning business strategies with market trends and customer needs. In past roles at VMware, Ahmar has been responsible for VMware Cloud on AWS, AWS Sales Synergy, and Cloud Economics business development. His efforts were instrumental in accelerating cloud sales motions, fostering strategic partnerships, and delivering compelling value propositions to customers. Bringing over 24 years of cloud industry experience, Ahmar has led several business development, sales, and marketing teams at Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, prior to joining VMware. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Ahmar holds majors in Information Systems and Decision Sciences.

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Krish Prasad is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation Division where he oversees the company’s multi-cloud Infrastructure software portfolio that spans Private Clouds and Clouds from Service Provider partners and Hyperscalers.

Before joining Broadcom, Mr. Prasad served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the VMware Cloud Infrastructure Business Group (CIBG) and previously led the VMware vSphere business. He drove the strategy, roadmap and delivery of the SDDC cloud platform that powers VMware Cloud and led a wide range of functions including Product Management, Engineering, Cloud Operations, SRE and Product Marketing.

Mr. Prasad has more than 30 years of experience in the enterprise software business across both R&amp;D and general management. Prior to VMware, he held senior and executive management positions with HPE and BMC Software.

Krish Prasad

Krish Prasad is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation Division where he oversees the company’s multi-cloud Infrastructure software portfolio that spans Private Clouds and Clouds from Service Provider partners and Hyperscalers. Before joining Broadcom, Mr. Prasad served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the VMware Cloud Infrastructure Business Group (CIBG) and previously led the VMware vSphere business. He drove the strategy, roadmap and delivery of the SDDC cloud platform that powers VMware Cloud and led a wide range of functions including Product Management, Engineering, Cloud Operations, SRE and Product Marketing. Mr. Prasad has more than 30 years of experience in the enterprise software business across both R&amp;D and general management. Prior to VMware, he held senior and executive management positions with HPE and BMC Software.

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Purnima Padmanabhan is Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom’s Tanzu Division. Prior to joining Broadcom, she was Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Modern Applications &amp; Management Business and was responsible for application modernization, cloud native application development and multi-cloud management. She previously led the company’s Cloud Management Business.

Ms. Padmanabhan has extensive experience building and launching innovative products in cloud infrastructure, security and enterprise mobility. Prior to joining VMware, she was CEO of Cavirin, a cloud security company, where she drove a turnaround. She was previously COO of MokaFive, a desktop virtualization company, and was responsible for global product operations.

Ms. Padmanabhan holds an MBA from Stanford University and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Southern California.

Purnima Padmanabhan

Purnima Padmanabhan is Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom’s Tanzu Division. Prior to joining Broadcom, she was Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Modern Applications &amp; Management Business and was responsible for application modernization, cloud native application development and multi-cloud management. She previously led the company’s Cloud Management Business. Ms. Padmanabhan has extensive experience building and launching innovative products in cloud infrastructure, security and enterprise mobility. Prior to joining VMware, she was CEO of Cavirin, a cloud security company, where she drove a turnaround. She was previously COO of MokaFive, a desktop virtualization company, and was responsible for global product operations. Ms. Padmanabhan holds an MBA from Stanford University and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Southern California.

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Rasmus Holtet Rüsz is leading Broadcom’s VCF Solution Architects Organization across Asia-Pacific &amp; Japan and is responsible for aligning the wider Solution Architect community and leading global engagement for APJ, building out Broadcom's strategy for technical solutions selling. Bringing greater consistency and optimizing our efforts across our strategic customer’s delivering outcome &amp; drive innovation. Rasmus' experience in technical leadership roles and collaboration, having lived and worked across EMEA and Asia place him well to support the Business Model Transformation to Consumption.

Rasmus Holtet Rüsz

Rasmus Holtet Rüsz is leading Broadcom’s VCF Solution Architects Organization across Asia-Pacific &amp; Japan and is responsible for aligning the wider Solution Architect community and leading global engagement for APJ, building out Broadcom&#8217;s strategy for technical solutions selling. Bringing greater consistency and optimizing our efforts across our strategic customer’s delivering outcome &amp; drive innovation. Rasmus&#8217; experience in technical leadership roles and collaboration, having lived and worked across EMEA and Asia place him well to support the Business Model Transformation to Consumption.

Fewer Declines, More Approvals: Arcot’s 3DS Pilot Proves the Power of Better Data

Partners Are All In on Helping Customers Realize Faster Time to Value

Cloud Service Providers Unlock the Value of VMware Cloud Foundation with Managed Services

Driving VMware Partner Program & Ecosystem Evolution to Align with Customer Success