Watch VMblog's exclusive interview with Brock Mowry, CTO of Tintri, as he discusses their latest Kubernetes storage and data management solutions ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 in Salt Lake City.

Learn how Tintri is expanding beyond virtualization and SQL databases and into the container space with their new CSI driver launch, providing enhanced visibility, performance management, and data protection for Kubernetes workloads.

During this video interview, Mowry demonstrates Tintri's unique approach to container storage, featuring granular persistent volume management, intuitive UI for Kubernetes admins, and comprehensive performance monitoring capabilities.

Key topics covered:

• New kubernetes CSI driver announcement 
• Data protection and disaster recovery solutions 
• Performance monitoring and resource management 
• Migration path from VMs to containers 
• Tintri Global Center management platform 

Be sure to visit Tintri at Booth C6 in Hall C at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 to see live demos of their Kubernetes integration.

Links:

Website: https://tintri.com/

Watch this exclusive VMblog video interview with Stephen Frassetti, Field CTO at Mirantis, ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 in Salt Lake City.

Learn about their groundbreaking Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 4 (MK4), the only independent open-source focused provider in the Kubernetes space. Discover how Mirantis helps organizations manage complex infrastructure across clouds, data centers, and edge environments while avoiding vendor lock-in.

Key highlights include:

• Introduction to MK4's composable enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform
• Live demo of MK4's capabilities and UI 
• Solutions for VM management alongside containers 
• Insights on cost optimization and operational simplicity 
• Discussing AI workload solutions on Ampere processors 

Visit Mirantis at Booth R22 at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 to learn more.

Links:

Website: https://www.mirantis.com

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024, with Spacelift, Sysdig, Tintri, and VictoriaMetrics, four innovative companies that are leading the way in Kubernetes and cloud native computing. These companies are at the forefront of developing new technologies and solutions that are helping organizations to build, deploy, and manage their cloud native applications more effectively and efficiently.

As a long-time supporter of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, Tintri is making a strong showing this year as a platinum sponsor. With a unique approach to data management that prioritizes application and workload performance over pure storage capabilities, Tintri continues to push the boundaries of AI-driven data solutions.

Ahead of the show, VMblog spoke to Brock Mowry, CTO, Tintri, to better understand their plans for the event.  At their 20x20 booth, Mowry said Tintri will showcase the latest developments in their VMstore platform, including the introduction of a new CSI driver and Kubernetes support. Attendees can expect interactive demos, exciting giveaways, and insights into the evolving landscape of Kubernetes, containers, and hybrid cloud environments.

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video during the SC24 event, with StorONE, an innovative company leading the way, and a must see in the HPC and supercomputing industry.

SC24 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. 

In this video, you will learn about StorONE: StorONE, the ONE Enterprise Storage Platform, offers a 100% enterprise software that abstracts hardware and software without any hardware dependency. Their unique technology is designed for high capacity with high-performance storage solutions. With an eight-year investment in completely rewriting the storage stack from the ground up, StorONE maximizes drive utilization, dramatically reducing the number of disks required and providing state-of-the-art data protection against security threats.

StorONE provides ONE software solution for all storage use cases, supporting any storage protocol, disk type, or location, whether on-premises or in the cloud. By integrating data integrity, retention, protection, replication, and security features into a single product, StorONE simplifies operations without requiring additional applications or payments.

In an era where artificial intelligence and quantum computing are making daily headlines, SC24 arrives at a crucial moment. The supercomputing landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by unprecedented demands from AI training, climate modeling, and scientific research. This year's conference theme, "Accelerating Innovation Through HPC," couldn't be more timely as organizations grapple with escalating computational needs and sustainability challenges.

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video ahead of SC24, with Hammerspace and Peak:AIO, two innovative companies that are leading the way, and a must see in the HPC and supercomputing industry.

SC24 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. 

In this video, you will learn about each company:

Hammerspace is radically changing how unstructured data is used and preserved. Our Global Data Platform unifies unstructured data across edge, data centers, and clouds. It provides extreme parallel performance for AI, GPUs, and high-speed data analytics, and orchestrates data to any location and any storage system. This eliminates data silos and makes data an instantly accessible resource for users, applications, and compute clusters, no matter where they are located.

PEAK:AIO is a cutting-edge provider of software for the AI market, revolutionizing the way data is stored and processed for AI workloads. Through its innovative solutions, PEAK:AIO delivers unparalleled performance, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability, empowering organizations to accelerate their AI initiatives and achieve groundbreaking results.

In an era where artificial intelligence and quantum computing are making daily headlines, SC24 arrives at a crucial moment. The supercomputing landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by unprecedented demands from AI training, climate modeling, and scientific research. This year's conference theme, "Accelerating Innovation Through HPC," couldn't be more timely as organizations grapple with escalating computational needs and sustainability challenges.

At SC24, Hammerspace is set to demonstrate how its Global Data Platform is transforming unstructured data management for AI and GPU computing environments. Fresh from powering Meta's AI Research SuperCluster with 24,000 GPUs at 12.5TB per second, the company will highlight its standards-based parallel file system architecture that eliminates data silos across edge devices, data centers, and clouds.

Visitors to Booth #4723 can meet comic book legend Steve Gordon, who will be signing the latest volume of the company's "Data Dynamo" series, while technical experts showcase solutions that have recently achieved notable results in the MLPerf Storage Benchmark tests. The company's biggest presence yet at SC24 includes a cocktail reception, technology partner demonstrations, and participation in the Petaflop party at the College Football Hall of Fame.

Learn more in this VMblog Q&A with Molly Presley, SVP of Global Marketing, at Hammerspace.

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video ahead of #SC24, with Graid Technology and Komprise, two innovative companies that are leading the way, and must see in the HPC and supercomputing industry.

SC24 is the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. 

In this video, you will learn about each company: Graid Technology is led by a dedicated team of experts with decades of experience in the SDS, ASIC, and storage industries, and continues to push boundaries in data storage innovation by protecting NVMe-based data from the desktop to the cloud. Cutting-edge SupremeRAID^TM GPU-based RAID removes the traditional RAID bottleneck to deliver maximum SSD performance without consuming CPU cycles or creating throughput bottlenecks, delivering unmatched flexibility, performance, and value. https://www.graidtech.com

Komprise is a provider of unstructured data management and mobility software that frees enterprises to easily analyze, mobilize, and monetize the right file and object data across clouds without shackling data to any vendor. With Komprise Intelligent Data Management, you can cut 70% of enterprise storage, backup and cloud costs while making data easily available to cloud-based data lakes, analytics and AI tools. https://www.komprise.com

In an era where artificial intelligence and quantum computing are making daily headlines, SC24 arrives at a crucial moment. The supercomputing landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by unprecedented demands from AI training, climate modeling, and scientific research. This year's conference theme, "Accelerating Innovation Through HPC," couldn't be more timely as organizations grapple with escalating computational needs and sustainability challenges.

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Are you looking to up your cloud game? If so, you don’t want to miss AWS re:Invent 2024 in Las Vegas! This event is the ultimate gathering for techies, developers, and anyone interested in cloud computing. Let’s dive into why you should be there!

As the neon lights of Las Vegas dimmed, the tech world's attention was firmly fixed on the Venetian, where VMware Explore 2024 unfolded this week. This year's event, the first under Broadcom's stewardship, promised to be a defining moment for the virtualization giant. As a long-time observer of the tech industry, I walked into the conference with a mix of curiosity and skepticism. Would Broadcom's influence overshadow VMware's legacy, or would we witness a harmonious fusion of two tech powerhouses?

With thousands of attendees from around the globe in attendance, the conference provided a glimpse into Broadcom's strategic vision for VMware's future and showcased the latest innovations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and enterprise IT.  It turned out to be a transformative week in the world of enterprise technology.

Dive into the world of enterprise print management with Tricerat at VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas!

In this exclusive VMblog interview, discover how Tricerat is revolutionizing IT environments with their innovative print management solutions.

Explore the latest in thin and zero client technology with 10ZiG at VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas!

In this exclusive VMblog interview, discover how 10ZiG is revolutionizing the VDI and EUC landscape with their innovative solutions.

In this VMware Explore 2024 spotlight video, hear from Jonsi Stefansson, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NetApp, as he discusses the company's exciting announcements and solutions for the upcoming event.

NetApp, a long-standing partner of VMware with over 20 years of collaboration and more than 20,000 joint customers, is bringing innovative offerings to help VMware customers optimize their costs and infrastructure.

This week, Veeam hosted its annual user conference, VeeamON 2024, at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. The focus of the event was clear: Veeam is transitioning from a data backup provider to a comprehensive cyber resilience solution company.

Over the three-day event, Veeam was able to showcase the company's latest innovations in data protection, cloud integration, and artificial intelligence (AI). The event provided a platform for Veeam executives to share their vision and unveil new offerings designed to address the evolving needs of its customers in an ever-changing technology landscape. And two of those Veeam executives that VMblog had the pleasure to sit down with were Rick Vanover, VP of Product Strategy, and Shiva Pillay, GM and SVP of Americas.

Scality provides object storage for on-premises IT infrastructure. Organizations looking to store and manage critical peta-byte scale data turn to Scality to help them manage and store their unstructured data stores. This includes massive amounts of image files, documents, PDFs, videos and other data that does not sit in a database.

In this exclusive VeeamON 2024 interview, VMblog sits down with Candida Valois, field CTO at Scality, to explore their cutting-edge technology and their strategic partnership with Veeam. Valois sheds light on the features and advantages of Scality's technology and discusses their partnership and how they collaborate with Veeam.

In recent years, Scality has expanded its offering to include cyber-resilient storage solutions that protect data against AI-fueled ransomware. Scality ARTESCA is simple and secure S3 object storage that is built for Veeam to provide ransomware-proof backups; it's designed to provide the strongest form of data immutability plus five levels of cyber resiliency-that Scality refers to as the CORE5.

Valois says ARTESCA is optimized specifically for Veeam and supports all of its object storage capabilities. It is purpose-built for Veeam users and available as a turnkey integrated hardware appliance, making it the easiest-to-deploy solution on the market. In short, it's secure, efficient and simple to use.

Learn more at their website: https://www.scality.com

Learn more about ARTESCA and try it out: https://www.artesca.scality.com/

Ready for VeeamOn 2024?  Will you be in attendance?  Make sure to visit with Scality.

VeeamON 2024 (the home of radical resilience) is taking place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 3-5, 2024 at the Diplomat Beach Resort.

Get started by reading this exclusive pre-show interview between VMblog and Candida Valois, field CTO at Scality, a global leader in cyber-resilient storage for the AI era.

In an era where data is the lifeblood of organizations, safeguarding it has become paramount. The need for modern, resilient backup and recovery systems is more significant than ever, especially in the face of rising cyber threats like ransomware. Enter Object First, founded by the co-founders of Veeam-Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov, and the creators of Ootbi (out-of-the-box immutability).

In this exclusive VeeamON 2024 interview, VMblog sits down with Anthony Cusimano, Technical Marketing Director at Object First, to explore their cutting-edge technology and their strategic partnership with Veeam.

In this video, Cusimano explores the features and advantages of Object First's technology, and discusses their collaboration and partnership with Veeam.

Ootbi is an object storage appliance built for backup and, even more specifically, for Veeam. It takes less than 15 minutes to configure, requires zero security and Linux expertise, and no additional setup or namespace adjustment is needed at the Veeam layer when scaled.

Capacity and performance scale linearly when adding additional nodes, supporting backup speeds up to 4.0 gigabytes per second with up to half a petabyte of storage space. Ootbi was designed to empower Veeam Backup & Replication and supports Veeam's standard block size and encryption by default.

Learn more at their website: https://objectfirst.com

Find out more in this written VMblog Q&A article with Object First.

Get an inside look at the latest innovations and strategic vision of IGEL Technologies in this insightful discussion with James Millington, VP of Vertical Solutions at IGEL, from their flagship DISRUPT 2024 event in Miami Beach.

James kicks off the conversation by reflecting on IGEL's recent brand relaunch and repositioning, emphasizing their focus on providing a secure endpoint operating system for "now and next." He delves into the evolving landscape of end-user computing, where traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) strategies are giving way to a more diverse approach, incorporating desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) and SaaS applications.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Brad Tompkins, the newly appointed CEO of Workspot, as he shares his perspectives on the future of end-user computing and the company's innovative approach to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) at IGEL DISRUPT24 in Miami Beach.

In this engaging discussion, Brad highlights IGEL DISRUPT as a premier venue for the end-user computing (EUC) community, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and driving innovation in the industry.

Get the inside scoop on the latest innovations and announcements from IGEL Technologies straight from Carl Gersh, VP of Global Marketing, in this exclusive interview from IGEL DISRUPT24.

Carl kicks off the conversation by reflecting on the transformative changes and growth at IGEL over the past year, highlighting the company's continued commitment to driving the future of secure, high-performance end-user computing.

Get an inside look at LG's innovative solutions for the end-user computing space in this insightful discussion with Aaron Addison, Strategic Alliance Manager at LG Electronics, from IGEL DISRUPT 2024 in Miami Beach.

Aaron kicks off the conversation by providing an overview of LG's long-standing presence in the EUC market, dating back to 2009 with their zero client offerings. He highlights LG's diverse product portfolio, spanning from laptops and mobile thin clients to purpose-built thin clients and portable monitors, catering to the evolving needs of modern digital workspaces.