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Shining a Light on Mental Health Struggles & Digital Services

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In contrast to localized disasters, the pandemic has impacted nearly everyone in the world. And that collective experience has empowered people to voice feelings that typically go unshared. Emotions ranging from isolation and loneliness to anxiousness and worry.

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Today, not only friends and family but increasingly business leaders, politicians and sports champions—of note, former McKinsey senior partner and former chief economic and business advisor to the California governor, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/mental-health-in-the-workplace-the-coming-revolution" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lenny Mendonca</a>, highly decorated Olympic swimmer <a href="https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/shrm21-annual-conference-michael-phelps-mental-health.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Phelps</a>, tennis star Naomi Osaka and gymnastic great Simone Biles—speak publicly about mental health.

“There has never been a time in our history where mental health has been so prominent as a part of the collective conversation as it is now,” said Dr. Joe Grasso, clinical psychologist and senior director of Workforce Mental Health at <a href="https://www.lyrahealth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lyra Health</a>.

“And there is fortunately some silver lining to come from COVID-19 in the form of de-stigmatizing (the) mental health struggle,” Grasso said.

From Empathy to Widely Available Services

Discussion around <a href="https://news.vmware.com/dei/empathy-leadership-trait" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">empathy as a critical leadership skill</a> has risen. So, too, has action by company leaders to promote mental health benefits and get employees who want help, the care they need. When leaders address the subject, it gives others permission to join the conversation.

“The most powerful testimonials come from leaders who speak up and say, ‘I’ve used this benefit. I find it valuable because I also struggle.’ That really shifts a work culture,” said Dr. Grasso.

What successful people coming forward shows, Dr. Grasso found, is that “any of us might struggle, but all of us should consider mental health support from a professional.”

Although attitudes are changing, there are still both financial and physical boundaries employees seeking care must overcome:

“Both of these things can keep people from getting the care they need,” according to Dr. Grasso.

Companies like Lyra work hard to combat both concerns by teaming with organizations to offer mental health benefits to employees. And during COVID-19, this has included becoming even more digitally friendly.

Human-to-human connection is the foundation for quality mental health care. Technology can simplify the process of making connections and facilitating on-going care.

Machine learning in the Lyra platform, for example, complements a self-completed care questionnaire to help match people seeking support to a subset of providers that are a best possible fit. It then goes a step further to offer employees a way to connect with providers—virtually or in person.

“What Lyra is trying to do is enhance the care experience with technology; not replace that human relationship,” according to Dr. Grasso.

Hands-on approaches also are helping people heal and thrive. Husband and wife Joanie and Scott Kriens established the <a href="https://www.1440foundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1440 Foundation</a> and 1440 Multiversity as a way of creating hope for living well.

Yet the idea’s seed was planted much earlier. During Scott’s tenure as chairman and CEO of Juniper Networks, his father passed away, “bringing to light the question of what really matters,” Kriens said.

Today, the 1440 Foundation helps people connect their passions and life’s work—in real, practical, felt experiences that people can carry back with them into the world.

“There is great beauty in being of service others,” Kriens said. “Yet I’ve learned that in service to others, it will be best done by also doing that which one is passionate about themselves.”

One of those areas for him is technology. During the pandemic, technology—even digital face-to-face communication—has proven critical for basic exchanges of information, he said. “Yet, it has also exposed the difference between that and what it means to share in-person energy. And when we do, don’t waste it,” he continued.

<a href="https://soundcloud.com/pop-culture-tech-podcast/24-heart-mind-soul" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tune into the “Heart, Mind, Soul” episode</a> of the Pop Culture Tech podcast for more insights.

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Economies depend on flexible, resilient manufacturing. How can technology take manufacturers further faster to a real-time connected future?

From Steady Change to Complete Disruption

The toilet paper rush of 2020 was an eye-opening reminder to consumers that manufacturers keep the world supplied.

Although varied in their specialties, manufacturers globally must continually respond to, adapt to, and accelerate change in near-real-time to meet demand. Whether they produce textile, wood, metal, chemical, petroleum, plastics, electronic, transportation, pharmaceutical, or food products.

Nearly every manufacturer for years has been undergoing some form of digital transformation to stay flexible and competitive. Among their primary goals: driving efficiency and productivity improvements spanning design and prototype development, supply chains, and factory floors—all while keeping employees safe.

But manufacturers’ slow and steady digital adoption met a test like no other when the industry was forced to respond to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manufacturing is a large industry sector. International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) codes highlight the many subsectors, including:

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A survey at the onset of the pandemic by the <a href="https://www.nam.org/how-coronavirus-is-affecting-manufacturers-7417/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Association of Manufacturers</a> of its member companies in February-March 2020 showcased the immediate, anticipated negative impacts of COVID-19.

IT modernization—including modern apps and cloud services—is becoming essential for real-time connected manufacturing operations. And not just modernization for modernization's sake. Leaders are looking to speed invention, sourcing, operations, supply chains, and ultimately, delivery. They want modernization that includes agile processes and innovative technologies that build in visibility and security while streamlining compliance and boosting agility. And of course, modernization that reduces time to market.

Today, manufacturers are not only doing more with less, they are counting on software, applications, and emerging technologies to lead the way in empowering employees, contractors, and suppliers as they strive to operationalize what <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/research/future-factory-manufacturing-tech-trends/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CB Insights</a> illustrates as the factory of the future.

These are just some of the cutting-edge technologies helping manufacturers achieve impressive results:

And more emerging tech is gaining traction every day, including augmented and virtual reality, blockchain, machine learning, analytics, and wearables.

The Acceleration of Robotics

The IFR predicts a rise in robot use in 2021 across the manufacturing sector. Here’s how:

Because connected assets, factories, products and vehicles have the highest exponential value creation potential, manufacturers are moving quickly to embrace digital foundations capable of supporting these key initiatives:

Zeroing in on cybersecurity, there is still much that is secret about manufacturing design and processes. That makes data and information security a top priority for everything from company patents to workflows. With ransomware predicted to attack a business every two seconds by 2031, according to <a href="https://cybersecurityventures.com/global-ransomware-damage-costs-predicted-to-reach-250-billion-usd-by-2031/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cybersecurity Ventures</a>, manufacturing IT teams must work hard to stay ahead of new attack vectors.

While continuous efforts to meet ever-changing consumer and marketplace demands steadily moved manufacturers toward digital, the pandemic has catalyzed digital transformation initiatives. Today, manufacturers are teaming with partners like VMware to digitize their operations top to bottom:

As consumers, we recognize the importance of manufacturers in our world and can’t wait to see how they supply us next.

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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- A cloud-native architecture is fundamental to the success of deploying 5G networks. Leading service providers are cloudifying their networks from core to edge to radio access network (RAN) to achieve greater operational efficiency and flexibility to deliver innovative 5G services. Telia Company today shared details on how it is working with VMware (NYSE: VMW) to accelerate Telia’s transition to a cloud-native infrastructure – as an integral part of Telia’s company-wide transformation across its markets.

Dr. Rainer Deutschmann, Group Chief Operating Officer Telia Company, said, “Telia is the leading information technology, communications and media services provider in the Nordics and Baltics, one of the most innovative and digitized regions in the world. We constantly “Reinvent Better Connected Living” for our 24 million customers and have embarked on a massive transformation journey to reinvent Telia as a lean and agile integrated telecoms and media powerhouse. Our partnership with VMware is critical in this endeavor. We have a shared vision, passion, and desire to lead in modernizing our networks and operations, to provide the best customer experiences in our markets.”

Telia has selected VMware Telco Cloud Platform as the common network horizontal digital platform on top of which 4G and 5G core network functions<s> - </s>both virtualized and containerized – will run. It is a cloud-native platform that enables Telia to rapidly deploy and efficiently operate multi-vendor CNFs and VNFs with agility, scalability and resilience.

To date, Telia has deployed VMware Telco Cloud Platform across 24 sites in six countries – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. More than 50% of Telia’s entire network traffic – inclusive of Volte, vEPC and PCRF – is already running on VMware Telco Cloud Platform. As part of its digitalization strategy, 100% of the traffic will be running on this platform by end of 2021 and Telia will move aggressively toward a completely cloud-native network to take full advantage of 5G, including at the edge.

Stefan Jäverbring, Group Chief Technology Officer at Telia, said, “As part of our transformation, we harmonize our networks and operations across Telia Company – gaining scale and synergy on products, platforms and processes. On this basis, we drive full softwarization and automation at scale, with VMware as a long-standing strategic partner. The journey ahead will build out our innovation leadership with cloud-native operations, automation at scale, and edge capabilities – driving efficiency, quality, and time to market. We are excited to work with VMware to build out our success story for all our markets and customers.”

Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager, Service Provider and Edge, VMware, said, “Telia is at the forefront of building a network that embraces cloud-native and open principles, which will enable the fast and more secure delivery of 5G services to its enterprise customers. It’s been an honor to work side by side with the Telia team as they embark on this journey. We look forward to our continued partnership as Telia continues to modernize all aspects of the network – starting at the 5G core and working out to the edge and RAN.” 

Learn more about Telia’s digital transformation journey in this on-demand VMworld 2021 session featuring Mauro Costa, director of network strategy and architecture, Telia Company: <a href="https://myevents.vmware.com/widget/vmware/vmworld2021/catalog?tab.contentcatalogtabs=1627421929827001vRXW&search=2207">Simplify the Complexities of a Cloud Native 5G Network [EDGE2207]</a>.

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Telia Company is working with VMware to accelerate Telia’s transition to a cloud-native infrastructure – as an integral part of Telia’s company-wide transformation across its markets. Learn more:

Telia Partners with VMware to Accelerate Its Cloud-Native Journey

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With VMware Cloud, Customers Modernize Apps with Better Economics and Less Risk

Company Unveils Tech Previews at VMworld 2021 to Showcase the Future of VMware Cloud

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- VMworld 2021 -- Organizations today are driven by the urgency to go fast and digitize. Multi-cloud is now the model for digital businesses seeking to achieve rapid transformation. VMware enables digital innovation with enterprise control in this multi-cloud environment (<a href="https://news.vmware.com/releases/vmworld-2021-cross-cloud-services" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">read story here</a>). Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is announcing new advancements for VMware Cloud, the industry’s first and only multi-cloud computing infrastructure that enables customers to move their enterprise apps to the cloud in nearly half the time and less than half the cost. These new innovations include:

Together, these innovations will give VMware Cloud customers even more tools to accelerate modernization of their enterprise apps, increase business agility and resiliency, and significantly reduce costs compared to existing approaches.

“VMware has established a unique position in the world of multi-cloud computing by meeting customers where they are to help them achieve their cloud objectives,” said Mark Lohmeyer, senior vice president and general manager, Cloud Infrastructure Business Group, VMware. “VMware helps to eliminate the false choice between business innovation and IT control. Our latest innovations help customers modernize apps, infrastructure, and operations with better economics and less risk, and boost developer productivity. And with Project Arctic, the next evolution of VMware vSphere, we will unleash the hybrid cloud for every enterprise.”

Delivering Kubernetes-Based Containers and Infrastructure as a Service

VMware Cloud with Tanzu services is a new portfolio of managed Kubernetes services that will be available at no additional charge as part of VMware Cloud on AWS. Tanzu services will make app modernization with Kubernetes faster, easier and less expensive on VMware Cloud than alternative managed Kubernetes solutions. IT admins will be able to use the VMware vCenter interface to unify VM and container management on a common platform and provision Kubernetes clusters within minutes. Platform operators or SREs will be able to manage Kubernetes clusters consistently across clouds using Tanzu services as a multi-cloud Kubernetes management plane.

VMware Cloud Is Simpler and Safer for Enterprise Apps

VMware Cloud makes running enterprise vSphere apps in any cloud environment simpler and safer. Research shows VMware Cloud customers can achieve 300% faster Kubernetes deployment(1), 46% faster cloud migration(2), and 57% reduction in TCO(2).

SIMPLER: VMware Cloud gives customers the flexibility to move to the cloud on their timelines and run vSphere workloads on the cloud of their choice. Only VMware Cloud runs as a native service in 100+ regions spanning all public clouds—Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Oracle Cloud—as well as 4,000+ partner clouds, in private data centers, and at the edge. With VMware Cloud Universal, customers can flexibly purchase and consume VMware Cloud from VMware or reseller partners, while benefitting from the economic value of existing VMware perpetual licenses.

SAFER: VMware uses the power of software, a scale-out distributed architecture, and a cloud delivery model for better security and data protection that’s easier to use. VMware Cloud customers benefit from consistent security policy and features across all environments.

Supporting Customers’ Requirements for Sovereign Clouds

Data security is not just a corporate or organizational issue; research shows 50%–60% of organizations surveyed believe there is a national mandate to improve data security, privacy and innovation (3). The new VMware Sovereign Cloud initiative helps customers engage with trusted national cloud service providers to meet geo-specific requirements around data sovereignty and jurisdictional control; data access and integrity; data security and compliance; data independence and mobility; and data analytics and innovation. The first VMware Sovereign Cloud designated partners are UKCloud, OVHcloud, AUCloud, Datacom, NxtGen, Noovle, Telefonica, TietoEvry, Telmex and ThinkOn. <a href="https://news.vmware.com/vmworld-2021-sovereign-cloud-partner-quotes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hear from partners about the value of the new VMware Sovereign Cloud initiative</a>.

A Look into the Future of VMware Cloud

VMware is showcasing additional R&D investments and innovations currently underway for VMware Cloud with the following tech previews:

VMware Cloud Customers Share Their Stories

“Carrefour is working with Google Cloud and VMware to accelerate the company's digital-first mission by responding to business opportunities faster while reducing our IT operations cost and environmental footprint," said Damien Cazenave, chief technology officer and chief information officer, Carrefour France. "With Google Cloud VMware Engine, we were able to quickly and seamlessly move our VMware workloads to Google Cloud in less time than originally expected. We now have the opportunity to modernize our IT infrastructure through better automation and resilience on Google Cloud.”

“Working with VMware and Deloitte, Sterling National Bank was able to exit two data centers and migrate to VMware Cloud on AWS within a year,” adds Vesko Pehlivanov, senior managing director, solution strategy and architecture, Sterling National Bank. “Even with the limitations posed by the pandemic, our migration was so seamless that our users and application owners were unaware any changes took place. There was no downtime at all. The strong alliance between Sterling, VMware, and Deloitte helped us move faster and more effectively than we could have done alone.”

“Tower Health has a large investment in on-premises VMware Cloud infrastructure that works well for our business. However, we saw the opportunity to move IT management and operations to a SaaS model,” said Brian Weigle, lead system engineer, Tower Health. “With vRealize Cloud Universal we gained the flexibility to move almost all our production cloud management capabilities to SaaS. We get all the capabilities of vRealize Operations, Log Insight and Automation, with additional benefits like scalability, faster access to innovation, and operational efficiency that come with SaaS. And with VMware Skyline, we’ve gone from reactive to proactive support.”

“By migrating our VMware environment to Azure VMware Solution, we estimate that we are realizing six figures in hardware savings, averting more than five months of processing and supply chain delays, and gaining greater agility to support our spike in virtual desktop as a result of the ongoing pandemic,” said Mari Lovo, director of cloud infrastructure services, University of Miami. “Taking advantage of Microsoft’s Azure Hybrid Benefit allows the University of Miami to use its existing on-premises Windows Server licenses for VMs in its Azure VMware Solution environment, at no additional cost.” 

VMware Helps Customers Navigate the Multi-Cloud Era

At VMworld 2021, VMware is unveiling its strategy to help customers navigate the multi-cloud era and accelerate innovation with freedom, flexibility and security. For the latest news on how VMware is delivering a smarter path to cloud for digital businesses, visit the <a href="https://news.vmware.com/vmworld-2021-media-kit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMworld 2021 media kit</a>.

VMworld 2021 is the world’s premier cloud computing and digital infrastructure event. VMworld features 600+ unique sessions and labs, more than 75 sponsors, and several networking events to accelerate the journey to a software-defined business—from mobile devices to the data center and the cloud. VMworld attendees will have unparalleled access to the knowledge and tools they need to master the new cloud landscape and transform their business. To learn more about VMworld, please visit: <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmworld.com&esheet=52471361&newsitemid=20210804005382&lan=en-US&anchor=www.vmworld.com&index=10&md5=6bae07ad0e79fa107c34cb3656669e8d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.vmworld.com</a>.

1. ESG Economic Validation - Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Operationalizing Kubernetes with VMware Tanzu Standard, January 2021 

2. IDC White Paper, sponsored by VMware, “The Business Value of Running Applications on VMware Cloud on AWS in VMware Hybrid Cloud Environments,” IDC #US46919520, October 2020

3. IDC Whitepaper, “Deploying the Right Data to the Right Cloud in Regulated Industries," #US47726321, June 2021

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At VMworld 2021, VMware announced several new advancements for VMware Cloud. Catch up on all the details:

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VMware Frees Access to VMware Tanzu Platform with New VMware Tanzu Community Edition, Allowing Customers to Run and Manage Kubernetes-Based Containerized Apps at No Cost in Multi-Cloud Environments

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- VMworld 2021 -- As organizations come to grips with the reality of a permanent digital-first world, the pressure to digitize and modernize operations remains high. While this modernization is imperative, it’s equally difficult; true digitization and transformation efforts are complex, extensive, and must happen without compromising a company’s ability to support ongoing business needs. Teams are challenged to build apps that are more reliable, secure, intelligent, and adaptive and must deliver them faster, at scale, and across any cloud. Today at VMworld 2021, VMware (NYSE: VMW) is introducing advances to its VMware Tanzu portfolio to enable management and operation of apps at scale and provide developers with the autonomy to build and deploy apps on any cloud.

“The changes brought on by accelerated digital transformation initiatives mean software development teams are challenged to build apps that are more reliable, secure, intelligent and adaptive. They must deliver them faster, at scale and across any cloud. That’s a daunting prospect no matter where an organization is in its modernization journey,” said Ajay Patel, senior vice president and general manager, Modern Apps & Management Business Group, VMware. “With the breadth and depth of the Tanzu portfolio, VMware is uniquely positioned to meet our customers where they are now, providing the tools, training, enablement and services that will help them progress along their entire app modernization journey, across infrastructure, applications, and any cloud.”

VMware Tanzu Application Platform Adds Capabilities to Beta Release

Introduced in its first beta1 at <a href="https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/blog/announcing-vmware-tanzu-application-platform">VMware SpringOne 2021, Tanzu® Application Platform</a>™ delivers a superior developer experience for enterprises building and deploying apps and APIs on any Kubernetes. It gets software teams to production faster and sustains them over time by automating source to production pipelines and coordinating the efforts of development and operations teams.

At VMworld 2021, VMware is announcing new capabilities to the Tanzu Application Platform Beta that will deliver the full end-to-end developer and operator experience including:

Introducing Freely Available Software to Experience VMware Tanzu

VMware Tanzu Community Edition is a freely available, easy to manage Kubernetes platform for learners and users. Community-supported, the open source software distribution can be installed and configured in minutes on a local workstation or cloud of choice, and automates end-to-end application delivery with a complete platform for application developers, IT Operators and DevOps engineers.

VMware Tanzu Community Edition will enable learners and users to:

Additionally, VMware is announcing a free tier of VMware Tanzu Mission Control—Tanzu Mission Control Starter is a multi-cloud, multi-cluster Kubernetes management solution available as a SaaS service. Users can leverage Tanzu Mission Control Starter to get global visibility and policy control over Kubernetes clusters— whether on-premises or in any public clouds. Users can combine Tanzu Mission Control Starter with Tanzu Community Edition to get started on running and managing Kubernetes-based containerized apps at no cost. And for those not currently using Tanzu but running Kubernetes with other providers (such as AKS, GKE, EKS), those existing clusters can be attached to Tanzu Mission Control Starter to centrally manage them.

How Customers Are Benefiting from VMware Tanzu

Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation. “We looked at many solutions in the industry for our IT modernization requirements and very quickly decided on VMware Tanzu,” said Mark Leonard, director of IT, Drax Group. “VMware Tanzu provided us a substantial benefit as it’s ready to go, easy to use, sets our developers free and removes the complexities of using public cloud tools where DevOps can sometimes become a burden. We launched an industry-leading digital service for our customers, managing their fleets of electric vehicles, and it runs on VMware Tanzu. This allows us to deliver small reusable blocks of capabilities that can be easily refreshed and built out to deliver scalable future-proof applications.”

AI Development Simplified Through VMware vSphere with Tanzu and NVIDIA AI Enterprise

In March 2021, VMware and NVIDIA announced an end-to-end AI-ready enterprise platform that’s easy to deploy and operate. This joint platform includes the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite, which has been certified, optimized and supported by NVIDIA for VMware vSphere. VMware is announcing that Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service, included in VMware vSphere with Tanzu, is now integrated with NVIDIA AI Enterprise, enabling customers to automate the delivery of containerized workloads, and proactively manage apps in production.

Customers can now trial their AI projects on NVIDIA AI Enterprise with vSphere with Tanzu, which lets IT operations teams use their existing vSphere environment to deliver Kubernetes clusters to AI developer teams at a rapid pace, while still enabling enterprise-class governance, reliability and security. This allows enterprises to avoid AI silos and simplify management by leveraging virtualization to fold AI developments into existing enterprise infrastructure, accelerating AI adoption in the enterprise.

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Now Supports NVIDIA GPUs in Amazon Web Services and Azure

As part of VMware’s dedication to providing an enterprise-class, multi-cloud Kubernetes distribution, VMware is delivering one of the most requested VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid features of all time—NVIDIA GPU support for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, supported in VMware vSphere, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Azure environments.

VMware provides a consistent performant modern apps platform that can run everywhere. With Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 1.4, VMware is announcing NVIDIA GPU support for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on AWS and Azure environments2. Cluster API, the upstream technology we use for cluster lifecycle management supports GPU instance types for AWS and Azure. Developers can now create and manage the lifecycle of GPU-enabled clusters in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid for AWS and Azure.

Enabling Partners’ Developer-Ready Clouds Powered by VMware Tanzu

VMware is now bringing more self-service and DevSecOps capabilities, including VMware Tanzu, to cloud provider partners. With VMware, partners can offer customers fully managed developer-ready clouds on prem, as hosted private clouds, or in VMware Cloud on AWS. The availability of VMware Tanzu across all these environments enables partners’ customers to quickly build and test cloud-native apps leveraging a managed Kubernetes service. With VMware App Launchpad delivered through VMware Cloud Director, for example, customers can access the building blocks they need to develop their modern cloud-native apps and use this same platform to then deploy their custom apps to production.

“There is high demand for container technology to support the needs of developers that can be delivered from a highly secured environment and that meets requirements in data sovereignty and privacy,” said Pasi Sutinen, head of hybrid cloud, TietoEVRY. “Tanzu Kubernetes Grid running on VMware Cloud infrastructure, with VMware Cloud Director on top to manage multi-tenancy, enables providers such as TietoEVRY to offer customers unified management of workloads running on both VMs and containers. This combination enables partners to deliver different levels of security and isolation specific to each customer’s environment.”

At VMworld 2021, VMware is unveiling its strategy to help customers navigate the multi-cloud era and accelerate innovation with freedom, flexibility and security. For the latest news on how VMware is delivering a smarter path to cloud for digital businesses, visit the <a href="https://news.vmware.com/vmworld-2021-media-kit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMworld 2021 media kit</a>.

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VMware Edge Portfolio Will Enable Organizations to Run, Manage and Better Secure Apps Across Near and Far Edge Locations

PALO ALTO, Calif.-- VMworld 2021 -- Organizations are distributing workloads across multiple clouds while simultaneously extending out to the edge—pushing apps and services closer to where people, data and things connect to the networked digital world. Today at VMworld 2021, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) outlined how it is helping customers make sense of a more complex, multi-cloud environment and unveiled its vision for how it will help customers navigate the shift to the edge. It also introduced VMware Edge, a product portfolio that will enable organizations to run, manage and better secure edge-native apps across multiple clouds, anywhere. 

“A new type of workload is emerging—edge-native apps—that must run at the edge to perform as intended. AR/VR, connected vehicles and immersive gaming are becoming mainstream. 5G has made the use of collaborative robots, drone fleets and digital twins a reality,” said Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager, Service Provider and Edge, VMware. “VMware delivers a trusted foundation—a multi-cloud edge—to help organizations move forward in the new edge reality.”

VMware defines the edge as distributed digital infrastructure for running workloads across a multitude of locations, placed close to users and devices producing and consuming data. Where a workload is placed at the edge is key to meeting the requirements of edge-native apps. 

Edge-native apps require a multi-cloud edge. One that stitches together underlay services running on a service provider network (e.g., private connectivity, carrier 5G, network slicing) with overlay services delivered on top (e.g., SASE) and a compute services abstraction for the edge applications. All orchestrated by a management plane that provides consistent observability, installation, configuration, operations and management across all edge locations.

VMware Edge brings together products from across VMware that will enable organizations to run, manage and better secure edge-native apps across multiple clouds at both near edge and far edge locations. VMware Edge solutions are purposefully designed for edge-native apps and their unique performance and latency requirements.

“Many transformational technologies—5G, SASE and open RAN, among others—are converging at the edge. Now is the time for organizations to establish a digital foundation for their edge infrastructure. With its leadership in multi-cloud and modern apps, VMware is uniquely positioned to deliver a comprehensive set of solutions that help its customers drive business continuity, agility and create competitive differentiation at the edge,” said Dave McCarthy, research vice president, cloud and edge infrastructure services, IDC.

Building a Broad Edge Ecosystem

VMware has key partnerships across the broad edge ecosystem to deliver seamlessly integrated solutions to customers. Its broad partner ecosystem spans public cloud providers, service providers, edge-native app developers, network services providers, system integrators, network equipment providers, near-edge hardware manufacturers, and far edge hardware manufacturers. 

For example, VMware Edge Compute Stack is integrated with the ruggedized Dell EMC VxRail D Series that is optimized for edge deployments. As the only HCI system co-engineered with VMware, Dell EMC VxRail provides an efficient and agile IT infrastructure that enables automated operations capable of stretching from data centers to cloud and edge environments. 

“The edge is rapidly becoming a more significant part of enterprise IT and is essential to customers’ data-driven transformations. The key to edge success is extending trusted and integrated infrastructure to the edge, so operational technologies can be efficiently deployed, managed and supported,” said Gil Shneorson, senior vice president, edge computing, Dell Technologies. “Working with partners like VMware, we help our customers tackle their edge deployments with products and solutions designed to be easily scaled and managed across a hybrid cloud, so customers can derive the most value from their data.”

Similarly, VMware Edge Compute Stack will be able to run on top of Lenovo’s ThinkSystem SE350 Edge Servers. The integrated solution, <a href="https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/new-innovation-for-resilient-edge-computing/">previously announced by Lenovo</a>, is ideal for remote sites that need to be able to process data closer to its creation and closer to users, including retail stores, manufacturing sites and schools, to name a few.

Charles Ferland, vice president and general manager, edge computing & telecom, Lenovo, said, “We are delighted to share a common vision on <a href="https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/solutions/edge-computing/">edge computing</a> with VMware, delivering value to customers. The VMware edge cloud platform is perfectly designed to deliver services where users need them, at the edge. Combined with Lenovo’s ruggedized and secure <a href="https://lenovopress.com/datasheet/ds0088-thinksystem-se350">ThinkSystem SE350</a> server, our mutual customers can receive pre-loaded systems directly at their edge sites. The ThinkSystem SE350 also includes a built-in networking switch module and WiFi/4G connectivity, eliminating the need for extra external networking equipment and providing increased network resiliency.”

From an operational technology (OT) standpoint, SmartHub.ai is focused on defining a software-defined IoT edge to help enterprises discover, onboard and manage IoT assets—from IoT devices to IoT applications. Its platform also helps integrate all data sources from the edge to enable decisions and actions based on edge-ML/AI models. The platform will integrate with VMware Edge to help provide a consistent and comprehensive view of near and far edge locations.

Niranjan Maka, co-founder and chief executive officer, SmartHub.ai, said, “Enterprises are driving many of their innovations to the edge to deliver new business and end-customer experiences. Interactions involve a complex edge ecosystem of IoT devices, applications, and data, closer to customers. In addition, low-latency applications and AI workloads at the edge are solving key challenges that would have not been possible before. Enabling the OT teams to manage edge infrastructure at scale is key to success. There is no other company better poised to seamlessly handle “edge-to-multi-cloud” workloads than VMware and its partner ecosystem.”

How Customers Are Thinking About the Edge

In his VMworld 2021 solution keynote, <a href="https://t.co/vu3b1qDRRA?amp=1">The Future of </a><a href="https://t.co/vu3b1qDRRA?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Distributed</a><a href="https://t.co/vu3b1qDRRA?amp=1"> Enterprise Edge Runs Through Service Providers [EDG3058]</a>, Sanjay Uppal spoke with several customers about how they are approaching the new edge reality.

Andre Devillars, head of IT infrastructure architecture at Michelin, said, “We are in the midst of a digital transformation of our manufacturing sites. As we deploy and manage more AI and machine learning workloads at factories, our network traffic requirements are evolving. VMware SD-WAN has played an important role in helping us stay agile as we maintain performance and latency requirements. We expect to continue to work with VMware to address challenges associated with deploying cloud services out to the edge, including network performance, security and end-to-end management."

Watch the <a href="https://t.co/vu3b1qDRRA?amp=1">full solution </a><a href="https://t.co/vu3b1qDRRA?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">keynote</a> to hear from additional customers.

At VMworld 2021, VMware is unveiling its strategy to help customers navigate the multi-cloud era and accelerate innovation with freedom, flexibility and security. For the latest news on how VMware is delivering a smarter path to cloud for digital businesses, visit the <a href="https://news.vmware.com/vmworld-2021-media-kit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMworld 2021 media kit</a>.

VMware, VMworld, Telco Cloud Platform and VMware SASE are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. This article may contain hyperlinks to non-VMware websites that are created and maintained by third parties who are solely responsible for the content on such websites.

Angela Leaf, VMware Global Communications, +1 (860) 480-3367, aleaf@vmware.com 

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