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MILAN, Italy (September 23, 2021) -- VMware today announces <a href="https://www.vmware.com/products/vmc-on-aws.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMware Cloud on AWS</a> is now available in the AWS Europe (Milan) region. This brings the total number of VMware Cloud on AWS available regions in Europe to six. With VMware Cloud on AWS, customers in Italy have access to a hybrid cloud service that is available to support workloads in Italy.

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VMware and AWS have a deep and extensive partnership. Each company has created dedicated sales, solutions architects, and customer success teams to help customers realize the benefits of VMware Cloud on AWS. AWS and VMware engineers, support, and salespeople work together to develop bespoke solutions for customers.

"Working with AWS, we are pleased to deliver VMware Cloud on AWS, our hybrid cloud service, to customers in Italy," said Raffaele Gigantino, Country Manager at VMware in Italy. "Italian customers can use VMware Cloud on AWS to deploy, migrate, and better protect applications at scale, while leveraging innovative capabilities from both AWS and VMware to accelerate their application modernization initiatives."

"With VMware Cloud on AWS, customers can take their existing VMware technology investments and get the benefits of AWS," said Carlo Giorgi, Country Manager Italy, Amazon Web Services. "Italian organizations are highly innovative and use technology to transform industries from automotive and manufacturing to energy and financial services. The arrival of VMware Cloud on AWS to the Milan region means they can run mission critical workloads in Italy, while taking advantage of the flexibility, scalability, and increased security of the AWS cloud."

The availability of VMware Cloud on AWS aims to support the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan <a>(</a><a href="https://www.governo.it/sites/governo.it/files/PNRR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza</a>) and the creation of a national cloud for public administration, by giving Italian customers greater control, interoperability, and local governance of their data.

VMware Cloud on AWS is powered by VMware Cloud Foundation. The service runs on dedicated, elastic, bare-metal AWS infrastructure to better protect sensitive workloads. Customers can deploy complete VMware software-defined data centers running on AWS in a short time frame. In addition, capacity can be scaled up and down quickly without the need to buy new hardware1. With VMware Cloud on AWS, customers in Italy may achieve cost savings, faster migration times, and less unplanned downtime than previous environments.

VMware Cloud on AWS is deployed by customers globally across a broad range of industries including transportation, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, oil and gas, government, education, professional services, and technology. VMware Cloud on AWS supports use cases such as application and cloud migration and modernization, data center extension, disaster recovery as a service, and cloud-delivered virtual desktop infrastructure.

“The AWS and VMware partnership allows us to deliver a faster, easier, and cost-effective path to the hybrid cloud, enabling faster time-to-market and increased innovation,” Raffaele Gigantino added. “VMware Cloud on AWS provides full operational consistency with on-premises vSphere environments. This enables bi-directional workload portability, and the ability to use and extend established on-premises enterprise security, governance, and operational policies to applications and workloads running in AWS.”

VMware provides customers with the chance to choose among a broad range of strategic IT partners to help them navigate through their cloud journey. VMware enables strategic partners in Italy to grow their hybrid cloud skills and capabilities on VMware Cloud on AWS through the VMware Partner Connect program. The program provides partners with training, financial incentives, and access to VMware expertise. There are several services on VMware Cloud on AWS available to VMware partners and customers. For example, VMware offers the sales and technical training required to be successful in selling and managing VMware Cloud on AWS. Visit <a href="https://www.vmware.com/it/partners/work-with-vmware/partner-connect.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMware’s partner page</a> to learn more about Partner Connect program.

AWS is VMware’s preferred public cloud partner for all vSphere-based workloads, and VMware Cloud on AWS is the preferred AWS public cloud service for vSphere workloads. VMware Cloud on AWS can be purchased from both AWS and VMware, and the companies’ respective partner networks in Italy.

For more information about VMware Cloud on AWS, visit: <a href="https://www.vmware.com/products/vmc-on-aws.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.vmware.com/products/vmc-on-aws.html</a>.

Citation: Source: IDC, The Business Value of Running Applications on VMware Cloud on AWS in VMware Hybrid Cloud Environments. #US46919520, October 2020, sponsored by VMware

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With the expansion to Italy, VMware Cloud on AWS is now available in 6 European regions and is globally available in 18.

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Company Also Scores Highest in the Cloud-First WAN Use Case in the 2021 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure Report

PALO ALTO, Calif.-- VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. According to Gartner, VMware was evaluated on its ability to execute and completeness of vision and was placed furthest for its completeness of vision. This is the fourth consecutive year VMware has been named a Leader for VMware SD-WAN in the Gartner evaluation for WAN edge infrastructure.

In addition, VMware has received the highest score for the Cloud-First WAN use case in the 2021 Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure report.

VMware SD-WAN is now part of VMware SASE, a secure access service edge (SASE) platform that combines industry-leading WAN Edge capabilities, edge compute capabilities, and cloud-delivered security functions, including cloud web security, zero-trust network access and firewalling, among others. These services are being rolled out to a global network of over 150 points of presence (PoPs).

“To support the growing number of distributed users (and their devices and services), the industry is taking WAN Edge networking, security and services to the next level with SASE,” said Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager, Service Provider and Edge, VMware. “VMware continues to advance its SASE platform and we believe the Gartner recognition of VMware SD-WAN, a core component of VMware SASE, validates our position to support customers as they face a new edge reality.”

By delivering cloud networking and cloud security services with VMware SASE, customers can achieve:

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, <a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/86768">Jonathan Forest, </a><a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/45420">Andrew Lerner, </a><a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/28149">Naresh Singh,</a> <a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/38674">Evan Zeng</a>, 20 September 2021

Gartner, Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure, <a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/86768">Jonathan Forest, </a><a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/45420">Andrew Lerner, </a><a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/28149">Naresh Singh,</a> <a href="https://www.gartner.com/analyst/38674">Evan Zeng</a>, 20 September 2021

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Four years running! Positioned furthest for completeness of vision in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAN Edge Infrastructure.

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Security teams must rethink processes to aid innovation and customer experience

PALO ALTO, Calif.--VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced findings from a study on the relationship between IT, security, and development teams as organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model. The study, titled “<a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/bridging-the-developer-and-security-divide.html">Bridging the Developer and Security Divide</a>” and conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of VMware, found that security is still perceived as a barrier in organizations, with 52% of developers believing that security policies are stifling their innovation.

Forrester Consulting surveyed 1,475 IT and security leaders and discovered that only one in five (22%) developers strongly agree that they understand which security policies they are expected to comply with. Alarmingly, more than a quarter (27%) of the developers surveyed are not involved at all in security policy decisions, despite many of these greatly impacting their roles. Organizations where security and development teams have a positive relationship can accelerate the software development lifecycle five business days faster than those without – demonstrating how speed to market and competitive advantage are at stake here.

Seventy-three percent of respondents agreed that their senior leadership focuses more on strengthening the relationship between development and security than they did two years ago, but relationships are still strained. In fact, one in three (34%) decision makers reported their organizations’ teams are not effectively collaborating or taking strides to strengthen relationships between security and development teams. Lack of role definition for development teams, lack of communication between teams and competing priorities have major impacts on collaboration.

“Our research shows that security needs a perception shift,” said Rick McElroy, principal cybersecurity strategist, VMware. “Rather than be seen as the team that only swoops in to fix breaches and leaks, or who ‘gets in the way’ of innovation, security should be embedded across people, processes, and technologies. Security needs to be a team sport that works alongside IT and developers to ensure protection across clouds, apps and all digital infrastructure. We have to develop a culture where all teams have shared interests and common goals or metrics, and where they speak one language. There’s overwhelming value to the business when IT, security, and developers are all part of the decision making, design, and execution.”

Shared team priorities and engagement will pave the way forward and there’s already progress being made on this front. More than half (53%) of respondents expect security and development teams to be unified within three years. And 42% expect security to become more embedded in the development process in that same period. There’s a broader acknowledgment that cross-team alignment empowers businesses to reduce team silos (71%), create more secure applications (70%) and increase agility to adopt new workflows & technologies (66%).

The full study, complete with recommendations to bridge the divide between developer and security teams, can be downloaded <a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/bridging-the-developer-and-security-divide.html">here</a>.

VMware commissioned a survey, undertaken by an independent research organization, Forrester Consulting, in April 2021. 1,475 IT and security managers and above (including CIOs and CISOs) with responsibility for security strategy and decision-making were surveyed with an additional 5 qualitative interviews with IT and security and development VP and above (including CIOs and CISOs) with responsibility for development or security strategy decision-making. Respondents were from a range of industries including technology services, manufacturing, financial services, retail and healthcare. The research was carried out across 26 countries around the world, including: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Israel, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, UAE.

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VMware announced findings from a study conducted by Forrester Consulting on the relationship between IT, security, and development teams as organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model.

As organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model, bridging the developer and security divide is more important than ever. Learn why in this new study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of VMware.

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As organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model, bridging the developer and security divide is more important than ever. Learn why in this new study conducted by @Forrester Consulting on behalf of @VMware.

Authorization will enable government agencies to implement broad cloud initiatives, adopt remote workforce strategies, and drive digital transformations in a highly secure hybrid environment

PALO ALTO, Calif.-- VMware (NYSE: VMW) today announced VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) has achieved FedRAMP Agency Authority to Operate (ATO) at the High Impact Level. FedRAMP is a mandatory U.S. government-wide program that provides a standardized approach and baseline requirements for security assessment, authorization, and monitoring of cloud products. FedRAMP recognizes VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) for adhering to stringent performance, security, and compliance standards. With this authorization, U.S. public sector agencies can now seamlessly migrate and more quickly modernize their VMware vSphere workloads with VMware Cloud and AWS GovCloud (US).

“Achieving this certification for VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is a significant testament to the value that government agencies can realize by moving to the cloud,” said Lynn Martin, vice president of government, education, and healthcare at VMware. “VMware recognizes the large investments the government has made and is committed to helping them move faster to gain more agility as well as flexibility in moving workloads to multi-cloud environments.”

Federal, civilian, and defense agencies depend on AWS and VMware technology to modernize and more efficiently run government operations, support anywhere workforce strategies, and deliver traditional and modern digital services to citizens. Federal agencies, like U.S. Marshals Service, the FedRAMP ATO sponsor, have included the VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) service as a component within their multi-cloud strategy. 

VMware Cloud on AWS provides public sector IT teams an on-demand, scalable hybrid cloud service that enables them to seamlessly extend, migrate and protect their infrastructure in the cloud. AWS is VMware’s preferred public cloud collaborator for vSphere-based workloads, and VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is the preferred AWS public cloud service for vSphere-based workloads. VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is jointly engineered and sold by VMware and AWS, delivering the best of both worlds to government agencies – VMware’s proven cloud infrastructure and cloud management technology available on the AWS cloud, with optimized access to native AWS services. 

“As part of our commitment to deliver technologies that help our customers operate more efficiently, we are pleased VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) achieved the FedRAMP High authorization, which will give agencies a simplified path to move their highly sensitive workloads to the cloud,” said Sandy Carter, Vice President of Partners and Programs, AWS. “U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies from law enforcement and emergency services to financial and healthcare systems can now confidently leverage the best of VMware and AWS to more securely run their mission critical applications across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments to take full advantage of the cloud’s agility and cost savings.” 

VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) supports critical public sector use cases, including application and cloud migration and modernization, data center extension, disaster recovery as a service, and virtual desktop infrastructure. Agencies can deploy complete VMware complete VMware Cloud environments of integrated compute, network, storage, and management running in AWS GovCloud (US) in a matter of hours, and scale capacity on demand in minutes without the need to buy new hardware. VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is powered by VMware Cloud Foundation, which is optimized to run on dedicated, elastic, bare-metal AWS infrastructure to better protect highly sensitive government workloads with hardened security. The service provides full operational consistency with on-premises vSphere environments to enable fast and simple bi-directional workload portability, with the ability to leverage and extend established on-premises enterprise security, governance, and operational policies to applications and workloads running in AWS GovCloud (US).

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FedRAMP recognizes VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud for adhering to stringent performance, security, and compliance standards. With this authorization, U.S. public sector agencies can now seamlessly migrate and more quickly modernize their VMware vSphere workloads with VMware Cloud and AWS GovCloud US.

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With this authorization, U.S. public sector agencies can now seamlessly migrate and more quickly modernize their VMware vSphere workloads with VMware Cloud and AWS GovCloud US.

Citizens increasingly demand a higher quality of life at a more sustainable cost. For governments, that means building the smart city and smart nation of the future.

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The pandemic led to an inevitable surge in the use of digital technologies. People and organizations all over the world have had to adjust to new ways of work and life. Lockdowns across countries accelerated the rise in the use of information systems and networks with massive changes in usage patterns and behavior.

These changes effected most organizations—business, societies and government. Now, more than ever, citizens expect easy access to government information and services digitally. The urgent questions are: How do governments modernize IT in a secure, scalable and functional way, while improving quality of life? How do they become smarter?

According to a recent <a href="https://granicus.com/resource/the-state-of-digital-in-government/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Granicus survey</a> of 115 government leaders, 61% believe their organization is not keeping pace with the private sector in its adoption and implementation of modern technologies. Additionally, 36% believe that government will never catch up with private sector in terms of technology.

Bureaucracy and budget are leading factors of why. But many governments are navigating these complicated environments by focusing on key areas, including:

In an ideal world, digital transformation in government would be as simple as aligning technological solutions to demand. However, the modernization of government bears significant change and requires close evaluation of:

After a decade of trial and error, municipal leaders are realizing that smart-city strategies start with people, not technology. “Smartness” is not just about installing digital interfaces in traditional infrastructure or streamlining city operations. It’s also about using technology and data purposefully to make better decisions and deliver a better quality of life.

Connected cities or “smart cities” mix technology and human capital to solve problems resulting from the growth of the urban population. 

Three layers work together to make a smart city:

This includes a critical mass of smartphones and sensors connected by high-speed communication networks.

This includes a critical mass of smartphones and sensors connected by high-speed communication networks.

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Translating raw data into alerts, insight and action requires the right tools. And this is where technology providers and app developers come in.

Translating raw data into alerts, insight and action requires the right tools. And this is where technology providers and app developers come in.

3. Usage by Cities, Companies & the Public

<h4>3. Usage by Cities, Companies & the Public</h4>

Many applications succeed only if widely adopted and ultimately change behavior. For example, government-deployed apps can encourage people to use transit during off-peak hours, use less energy and perform preventative self-care.

Many applications succeed only if widely adopted and ultimately change behavior. For example, government-deployed apps can encourage people to use transit during off-peak hours, use less energy and perform preventative self-care.

Today, cities are moving beyond the smart city pilot stage, using data and digital technologies to deliver results that are more relevant and meaningful to residents.

Case Study: Small Town. Smart City Dreams.

IoT has the potential to transform public sector operations at municipal, regional and national levels. These public entities can leverage the power of connected things to meet the needs of a population that is increasingly reliant on digital services and interactivity.

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Today, cloud technologies are considered as secure as than traditional software—if not more secure. Now, leaders are dedicating time to upscale IT talent and delving deeper into what security measures are pre-built into cloud technology. To get there, government leaders should be reframing the question of cloud security from “Is the cloud secure?” to “Am I using the cloud securely?”

The City of Venice, Fla., for example, has roughly 350 employees and a 6-person IT team that serves many departments in the city, including public safety. Previously, IT was haphazard. Different departments purchased tools and software, creating little to no cohesion. IT director Christophe St. Luce and team faced the challenge of consolidating all the needs of the departments and finding an endpoint security solution that would satisfy the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Case Study: City of Venice, Fla., to Secure its Digital Environment

The City of Venice IT department’s goal is to empower a transparent and agile digital government. Florida was a prominent target of ransomware attacks during the 2020 pandemic. And the city’s IT department has continued to strengthen their security stack to stay on top of events in their digital environment.

Fortunately for a small IT team with multiple duties and responsibilities, VMware Carbon Black Cloud helps them customize the platform to their specific workflows, giving the team peace of mind.

<a href="https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/customers/vmw-city-of-venice-florida-success-story.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dive deeper into the City of Venice's story.</a>

Data impacts everything from housing and transportation to the citizen experience. The data provides context and feedback in real time. This, in turn, helps government become more efficient and more responsive to citizens’ wants and needs. At the same time, government leaders acknowledge that clear rules are required for gathering, handling, and using the growing amount of data available.

But the final goal is simple: Improve the quality of life for everyone in the city.

Case Study: PCMC’s Smart City Transformation Journey

Pimpri Chinchwad has come a long way from its roots as a small village cluster. Today, it’s becoming a model smart city and leading business hub in the Pune region of India. A significant part of the city’s growth can be attributed to PCMC, in making sure that Pimpri Chinchwad progresses to be a vibrant, attractive, and livable destination.

With the responsibility to transform India’s Pimpri Chinchwad into a smart city, there was a critical need for Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, also known as PCMC, to first modernize and update its own data center. The IT team had to ensure the tech stack was adaptable, agile, scalable, and resilient enough to support a large-scale transformation project.

PCMC had to resolve its IT constraints on data center management, micro-segmentation, and zero-trust environment to ensure seamless business continuity.

Through the evaluation process, VMware emerged as a trusted tech partner for PCMC in partnership with Tech Mahindra. VMware implemented an SDDC architecture that encompassed best-in-class virtualized compute, storage, and networking with comprehensive cloud management. This approach helped PCMC use a fully virtualized infrastructure that was inexpensive and simple to configure.

As cities begin to adapt to new ways of living, the inevitable questions are: How do governments achieve digital transformation at scale? How do smart cities ultimately lead to smart nations?

First, we must ask: What is a smart nation? According to <a href="https://www.tech.gov.sg/media/technews/digital-government-smart-nation-pursuing%20singapore-tech-imperative">GovTech Singapore</a>, smart nations mean people and businesses are:

Building a smart nation is a whole-of-nation effort comprising of three pillars:

Case Study: Pursuing Singapore’s Tech Imperative

When it comes to digital government, Singapore is fortunate to be building on strong previous efforts. Today, most transactions between citizens and the government can be done online, and integrated apps reduce the time taken to fulfill inter-agency requests.

According to <a href="https://www.itnews.asia/news/singapores-citizenry-gives-digital-government-the-thumbs-up-562343">IT News Asia</a>, nearly half of Singaporeans surveyed (49%) agreed that the Government now delivers better digital experiences. Additionally, 56% of respondents shared that the government has given them the assurance that their personal information is secure.

Soon after formation, Singapore launched five Strategic National Projects:

The <a href="https://www.singpass.gov.sg/main/singpass-our-ndi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Singpass</a> is every Singapore resident's trusted digital identity, as well as a platform that bridges access to over 340 government agencies and private sector services.

The <a href="https://www.singpass.gov.sg/main/singpass-our-ndi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Singpass</a> is every Singapore resident's trusted digital identity, as well as a platform that bridges access to over 340 government agencies and private sector services.

Singapore’s banking industry launched FAST (Fast and Secure Transfers) is a <a href="https://www.smartnation.gov.sg/what-is-smart-nation/initiatives/Strategic-National-Projects/e-payments-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">payment system</a> that enables direct real-time transfers between consumers and businesses across different banks.

Singapore’s banking industry launched FAST (Fast and Secure Transfers) is a <a href="https://www.smartnation.gov.sg/what-is-smart-nation/initiatives/Strategic-National-Projects/e-payments-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">payment system</a> that enables direct real-time transfers between consumers and businesses across different banks.

The <a href="https://www.tech.gov.sg/scewc2019/mol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moments of Life</a> (MOL) app places citizens at the heart of government digital services. It delivers integrated services and information to citizens at key milestones in their lives.

The <a href="https://www.tech.gov.sg/scewc2019/mol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moments of Life</a> (MOL) app places citizens at the heart of government digital services. It delivers integrated services and information to citizens at key milestones in their lives.

Through a shared network of sensors, the <a href="https://www.tech.gov.sg/scewc2019/snsp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Smart Nation Sensor Platform</a> (SNSP) enables agencies to better maximize deployments by collecting and analyzing data to make decisions on city planning in a cost-effective way and improve the delivery of citizen-centric public services.

Through a shared network of sensors, the <a href="https://www.tech.gov.sg/scewc2019/snsp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Smart Nation Sensor Platform</a> (SNSP) enables agencies to better maximize deployments by collecting and analyzing data to make decisions on city planning in a cost-effective way and improve the delivery of citizen-centric public services.

Using digital technologies to enhance comfort, convenience and reliability of their <a href="https://www.smartnation.gov.sg/what-is-smart-nation/initiatives/Strategic-National-Projects/smart-urban-mobility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">public transport systems</a>, and support the vision of a car-lite Singapore.

Using digital technologies to enhance comfort, convenience and reliability of their <a href="https://www.smartnation.gov.sg/what-is-smart-nation/initiatives/Strategic-National-Projects/smart-urban-mobility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">public transport systems</a>, and support the vision of a car-lite Singapore.

Most of these are digital platforms upon which more use cases can be explored over time. <a href="https://www.itnews.asia/news/singapores-citizenry-gives-digital-government-the-thumbs-up-562343" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dive deeper</a>.

IT investments once locked cities and nations into expensive and extremely long-term plans. Now, using the right combination of modern technology and smart solutions, governments can respond more dynamically to changing demands.

Governments around the world still have a long way to go—even the most advanced. <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business%20functions/operations/our%20insights/smart%20cities%20digital%20solutions%20for%20a%20more%20livable%20future/mgi-smart-cities-snapshot.pdf">This snapshot</a> from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) details deployment in 50 cities around the world. The report gauges each city’s progress using a checklist of smart applications. Mobility was a top priority for most cities. But those with the highest number of applications implemented overall—London, Los Angeles, New York, Seoul, Shenzhen and Singapore—branched out into multiple domains, like security, utilities and healthcare.

Some cities start their transformations with inherent advantages, such as existing high-tech industries. But even less-progressive countries can set themselves apart with vision, good management, a willingness to break with conventional ways of doing things, and a relentless commitment to meeting the needs of its residents.

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PALO ALTO, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management (UEM). According to Gartner, VMware has been evaluated for its ability to execute and completeness of vision. This is the fourth consecutive year VMware has been named a Leader for VMware Workspace ONE in the Gartner market evaluation for unified endpoint management.
In addition, Workspace ONE has received the highest product scores across three of the four defined use cases – Security-Centric, Remote Worker, and Modern Windows Management – in the 2021 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Unified Endpoint Management Tools report.
“When it comes to enabling an anywhere workforce, one size will not fit all. To accommodate the various ways employees prefer to work, IT teams are equipping them with a mix of devices, with different form factors, operating systems and apps,” said Shankar Iyer, senior vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, VMware. “We continue to innovate Workspace ONE to help IT make sense of this complex end user computing environment and we believe this recognition by Gartner validates our commitment to our customers in this endeavor.”
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Workspace ONE UEM, part of the Workspace ONE platform, provides a comprehensive solution that enables companies to manage and better secure any device across all platforms. It incorporates modern device management, application management, and security that’s effective outside the corporate perimeter. It empowers IT to:
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<li>Automate the onboarding process over the air: New devices register over the air (with zero touch from IT) during initial power-up with customizable configuration tools like Windows 10 Drop Ship Provisioning, automated device enrollment with Apple Business Manager, zero-touch enrollment of rugged devices, and more.</li>
<li>Flexibly support all use cases: BYOD, corporate-owned, frontline, or purpose-built. Workspace ONE UEM has IT teams covered in all scenarios.</li>
<li>Easily manage apps and provide a consistently positive self-service employee experience: Workspace ONE UEM helps employees work effectively from anywhere by providing a self-service unified app catalog that is consistent in look, feel, and function across all devices and platforms. The app catalog optimizes productivity with unified one-touch access to all types of apps—native, SaaS, virtual, and web.</li>
<li>Make data-driven decisions and automate important repetitive processes: Dashboards can be customized in infinite ways to give admins the data that matters most, and analytics help IT resolve issues that can negatively impact the overall security risk posture and user experience. Using dynamic policy engines, admins can automate routine processes to minimize manual tasks for the IT team. Similarly, they can empower employees with self-service capabilities to reduce support requests.</li>
<li>Secure devices, apps, and data at rest and in transit: Workspace ONE UEM reinvents device hygiene by addressing security on multiple fronts and providing rich management controls, device posture checks, and per-app tunnel capabilities as a foundation for organization’s zero-trust network access (ZTNA) initiatives.</li>
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VMware Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management for Fourth Year in a Row - VMware News and Stories

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PALO ALTO, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced global market research firm Forrester has named VMware a leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Zero Trust Network Access, Q3 2021. The report evaluated 15 zero trust network access (ZTNA) solutions, including VMware Secure Access.
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“Applications are moving to the cloud and employees are working from everywhere, rendering traditional security models for protecting the network perimeter obsolete,” said Shankar Iyer, senior vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, VMware. “Our Anywhere Workspace solutions, including VMware Secure Access, enable organizations to implement Zero Trust security by allowing only trusted devices and users to access applications hosted on premises or in the cloud. We believe this recognition by Forrester validates our strategy and we will continue to innovate in this area to support our customers’ journey to implementing an end-to-end Zero Trust security architecture.”
According to The Forrester New Wave™ report, “Our evaluation found that VMware has superior inline security inspection and device posture security. VMware offers a broad set of inline security techniques like watermarking, risk scoring, and behavioral analysis. VMware’s ZTNA solution integrates well with its own endpoint protection as well as major third-party suites.”
<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmware.com%2Fsolutions%2Fanywhere-workspace.html&#038;esheet=52483494&#038;newsitemid=20210830005353&#038;lan=en-US&#038;anchor=VMware+Anywhere+Workspace&#038;index=1&#038;md5=abba213a2f06a4ab49cf912fd0d8bc2b" rel="nofollow">VMware Anywhere Workspace</a> brings together VMware Workspace ONE, VMware SASE and VMware Carbon Black Cloud to enable hybrid work. VMware Secure Access, as part of VMware Anywhere Workspace, integrates Workspace ONE endpoint management with VMware SASE capabilities, delivered from VMware’s global network of SASE points of presence (PoPs). This enables a modern, cloud-native approach to remote access with continuous authentication methodologies that:
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<li>Enables consistent user experiences irrespective of where they are accessing enterprise data</li>
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<li>Reduces additional management overhead and cost</li>
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VMware Named a Leader in Zero Trust Network Access by Global Analyst Firm - VMware News and Stories

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The threat landscape changed in a number of ways as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations are scrambling to defend against opportunistic cyberattacks.

That was the key takeaway from <a href="https://www.carbonblack.com/resources/global-security-insights-report-2021-intelligence-from-the-global-cybersecurity-landscape/">VMware's 2021 Global Security Insights Report</a>, compiled from a survey of 3,542 CIOs, CTOs and CISOs from across the globe in December 2020.

Nearly 80% reported increased cyberattacks due to employees working from home. A similar percentage said that attacks had become more sophisticated, while 4-out-of-5 breaches were considered to be material. Sixty-one percent of respondents acknowledged the need to view security differently due to the expanded threat surface.<a href="https://www.carbonblack.com/resources/global-security-insights-report-2021-intelligence-from-the-global-cybersecurity-landscape/"> </a>

Cyberattacks increased for a number of reasons during the pandemic. First, the threat surface expanded as organizations everywhere sent employees home to work remotely. Workers were suddenly sharing computers with their children for remote learning as well as a home network with any number of smart devices.

Additionally, traditional crime moved online. "Cybercrime cartels were empowered by the pandemic because traditional organized crime couldn't operate due to the lockdown," said VMware Head of Cybersecurity Strategy Tom Kellermann during the <a href="https://youtu.be/E8LVgaDsJ4A">Global Security Insights Report livestream</a> interview. Many cyber cartels created a sophisticated quasi-startup structure featuring developers and QA teams. Some even have the support of international governments.

Kellermann reported that some countries consider cybercriminals to be national assets. "There is a protection going on there, because many times governments view these groups as a way to offset economic sanctions and a way to create proxies to create almost an insurgency against their geopolitical enemies," Kellermann said.

And finally, organizations have been slow to change their security mindset, while simultaneously moving a lot of their infrastructure to the cloud. &#8220;Attackers are opportunists, so we have to be opportunists as well,” VMware Senior Security Strategist James Alliband said. “We have to change the status quo [and] make sure that the traditional security processes we have in place aren&#8217;t necessarily going to affect us for the future.”
So how can organizations protect themselves?
<h2>Not All Clouds Are Created Equal</h2>
While nearly all of those surveyed were employing a cloud-first strategy, there seems to be a degree of misplaced faith in public cloud security. Kellermann advised to think of a public cloud environment as &#8220;a very nice apartment building in a very tough neighborhood.” Security should be built from a zero trust perspective and needs to be incorporated from the ground up.
<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-32899 aligncenter" src="https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vmw-banner-98-quote_081821.png" alt="98% of security professionals surveyed said they already use or plan to shift to a cloud-first strategy." width="775" height="600" srcset="https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vmw-banner-98-quote_081821.png 775w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vmw-banner-98-quote_081821.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vmw-banner-98-quote_081821.png?resize=768,595 768w" sizes="(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px" />
VMware Principal Cybersecurity Strategist Rick McElroy compared IT teams building infrastructure to the construction of an apartment building: &#8220;You have your architects that come in and they&#8217;re planning for things like plumbing, power, enough square footage. They&#8217;re not planning for somebody to run into that apartment building and kick your door in. That&#8217;s our job.&#8221;
Alliband agreed, saying, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got to secure these environments from the get-go and build that into your strategy.&#8221;
<h2>Build in Early Detection Systems</h2>
Organizations must find bad actors before they attack. Rather than putting all your faith in security processes that keep threats out of your environment, it&#8217;s crucial to find them if and when they get inside. And attacks don&#8217;t tend to happen immediately. Typically, attackers spend a couple of weeks exploring your infrastructure before the attack, so it&#8217;s possible to discover them before they take action.
Kellermann said, &#8220;You need to assume that prevention will fail at some point. When it does, how quickly can you detect and respond?&#8221;
CISOs are looking for a way to discover those threats. &#8220;What CISOs are really looking for are solutions out there that can give them visibility into these cloud environments,” McElroy said. They&#8217;re looking for controls that are uniform and auditable, and that can follow their data across various cloud environments.
<h2>Secure the Anywhere Workspace</h2>
Remote work exploded during the pandemic. And it appears that the anywhere workplace is here to stay. But with so many workers off-prem, the attack surface expands exponentially. With a number of devices operating on a home network, multiple vulnerabilities exist.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a lack of digital distancing in homes and really we need to pay attention to that. … Your work device should not be on the same network as your smart devices, period,&#8221; Kellermann said. Securing the remote environment is a must.
<h2>Simplify Security</h2>
Security has become complex, with a variety of controls and widgets that can be exploited by adversaries. &#8220;We have to start simplifying security, that&#8217;s number one. There are just too many tools that have too many gaps,&#8221; McElroy said.
As companies use a number of tools to secure various parts of their business, more risk develops if they don&#8217;t communicate with each other. One security app might not know that another security app has experienced a breach. &#8220;You should really standardize on one platform. And whatever platform that is, you should standardize on it soon,&#8221; Kellermann said.
<h2>Hit Attackers Where It Hurts</h2>
Ultimately, cybercriminals get into the business because it&#8217;s profitable. A strong driver of their business is that much of the work is automated. McElroy suggests that companies make it more expensive for cybercriminals to do business by forcing them to slow down and do more work manually.
&#8220;If every single piece of ransomware was custom written, now we&#8217;re starting to bust up that economy. Now they actually can&#8217;t get a massive [return on investment] because their time investment is too high,” McElroy said. “Simply put, we have to make them spend more time. &#8230; We have to deploy tech to start making it harder.&#8221;
<h2>The New Normal</h2>
Ultimately, the threat landscape has changed greatly and it&#8217;s not going back to the way it was.
&#8220;We have to realize that is the norm and it&#8217;s not going to change anytime soon. If I can start to shift my mindset, realize I do live in a bad neighborhood and I&#8217;m responsible for my own self-defense, then I&#8217;m going to change my own behavior,” McElroy said. “I&#8217;m going to change the culture of the organization that I&#8217;m with, and to do that I need something like a neighborhood watch.&#8221;

The pandemic has brought security front and center for business leaders. McElroy encouraged security leaders to seize that opportunity: &#8220;We helped organizations stay up and running during a global pandemic. The organizations are happy with a lot of the security leaders and the way we were able to do that. Let&#8217;s take advantage of that just like the attackers are taking advantage of this disaster, and let&#8217;s put a flag out a little further than we ever thought was achievable.&#8221;

Cyberattacks are surging, according to VMware's Global Security Insights Report. Learn how to protect your organization against an expanded threat surface.

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When it comes to data, the center of gravity is moving from the network core to the edge. This shift is due to new, interactive applications that must run at the edge to perform as intended. On the consumer side, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), connected vehicles, and immersive gaming are emerging onto the scene. On the industry side, 5G has made the use of collaborative robots, drone fleets and digital twins a reality.

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