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• A new dawn as Broadcom/VMware deal closes: 'brace for impact'

  As Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware market analysts are warning to “brace for impact.”

• Generative AI dominates VMware Explore news

  Highlights include a private AI platform developed with Nvidia that lets enterprises run generative AI applications on their proprietary data within VMware’s hybrid cloud infrastructure.

• Broadcom CEO indicates $2B yearly investment in VMware solutions and partner ecosystem

  Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has indicated a commitment to “immediately” invest an additional US$2 billion a year to “better unlock customer value” once the proposed VMware acquisition is finalised.

• VMware Cloud gains faster ransomware recovery, expanded management capabilities

  Among the announcements at the VMware Explore conference is a new IBM-managed service based on VMware Cloud editions.

• VMware and Nvidia partnership ‘supercharges’ generative AI

  VMware and Nvidia have expanded their partnership to enable enterprises for the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

• VMware picks up partners for open-source confidential computing development

  VMware has enlisted AMD, Samsung, and RISC-V members to collaborate on its open-source Certifier Framework project.

• Critical flaw in VMware Aria Operations for Networks sees mass exploitation

  Akamai reports nearly 700,000 attacks with 27,000 of its customers being scanned for the vulnerability.

• Dell teams with VMware, Red Hat and Microsoft to expand APEX hybrid portfolio

  Dell is expanding its Dell APEX portfolio across cloud platforms, public cloud storage software, client devices and compute.

• Broadcom CEO: $2 billion for VMware R&D to speed product, service development

  The focus of Broadcom’s investment boost will be on helping enterprises to deploy private clouds and growing the VMware ecosystem.

• Global software and services M&A clock $431B in 2022

  The global software and services sector created a total of US$431 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) last year.

• VMware launches global multi-cloud service for MSPs

  VMware has launched Cross-Cloud managed services, a new partner program that aims to a set of prescriptive offers and enhanced go-to-market and sales support for managed services providers (MSP).

• SLIIT deploys VMware to transform learning experiences in Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) is strengthening its technological facilities and capabilities with VMware Horizon.

• VMware ESXi server ransomware evolves, after recovery script released

  The FBI and CISA have released a recovery script for the global ESXiArgs campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers, but the ransomware has since been updated.

• Massive ransomware attack targets VMware ESXi servers worldwide

  Cyber security agencies globally, including in Singapore, have issued alerts about a ransomware attack targeting the VMware ESXi hypervisor.Aourva.

• Remote code execution exploit chain available for VMware vRealize Log Insight

  Researchers found four vulnerabilities in vRealize Log Insight that were relatively non-threatening on their own but lead to significant compromise when used together.