Category Archives: VMworld2017

VMworld 2017 – PKS: Pivotal Container Services

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The big announcement during the 2nd general session at VMworld was around Pivotal Container Services, or PKS, which is an on-prem, managed kubernetes offering.  PKS is targeted at customers who want a private kubernetes environment, operated at scale, and enterprise grade (meaning manageable, upgradeable, etc.).

I wanted to provide some context around several things that I think a lot of people aren’t aware of.  I’m going to try to define all the acronyms as well, as this gets confusing fast.  Give it a couple of reads if you have to! Continue reading →

VMworld 2017 Day 2 – VMware Cloud on AWS

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The hits just keep on coming here at VMworld 2017.  Lots of big announcements and great sessions today.  VMware Cloud on AWS is a big focus this year and you can expect to see continued integration points between VMware and Amazon (as well as other cloud providers). Continue reading →

VMworld 2017 Day 1 – VMware Cloud Management Platform

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My first session at VMworld 2017 was “What’s New and What’s Next for VMware Cloud Management Platform.”  There are a ton of great sessions and overlap at this conference, but I thought this would be a good one to attend (and blog on) as they touched on a lot of things VMware is doing outside of itself.

A big issue in the tech field today is that the world is moving “open.”  Open source, open APIs, commodity hardware, etc.  Customers are very wary of vendor lock-in that prevents them from either using new solutions or moving to other solutions later.

VMware has clearly recognized this, as a primary focus of late is cloud and product interoperability.  This is huge for a massive company like VMware who has TONS of proprietary stuff. Continue reading →