Get ready for the most comprehensive and exciting endpoint security event of 2025! IGEL's Now & Next conference is set to revolutionize how IT leaders think about digital workspaces, security, and technological innovation. Taking place from March 24-27 at the iconic Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, this four-day extravaganza promises to be more than just another tech conference-it's a transformative experience.What makes IGEL Now & Next 2025 unmissable? Watch this VMblog pre-show video interview with Carl Gersh, SVP of Global Marketing at IGEL to find out more.Prepare for:

• Keynotes from Gartner experts and industry thought leaders
• Specialized content tracks for healthcare, public sector, cybersecurity, and C-level executives
• Double the breakout sessions compared to previous years
• An expanded expo floor featuring cutting-edge technology partners
• Networking opportunities with peers facing similar IT challenges
• Exclusive insights into IGEL's latest technological developments

The event doesn't just focus on the "now" of technology-it's strategically designed to equip attendees with both immediate practical tools and forward-looking insights into endpoint security and cloud workspaces.

And yes, there's going to be a host of social, networking, and entertaining options taking place (we are in Miami after all). There will be a Grammy Award-winning concert exclusively for attendees, making this the most anticipated tech event of the year! Watch the video to find out who that artist will be.Don't miss the chance to be part of this groundbreaking conference. Register at https://www.igel.com/nowandnext/ and prepare to transform your approach to digital workspaces and security.

Bonus: The first IGEL Now & Next Awards will be presented, recognizing innovation, vision, and outstanding achievements in technology deployment!

Watch this exclusive VMblog interview with Emilio Salvador, Vice President of Strategy and Developer Relations at GitLab, as he provides insight into the company's innovative approach to software development and AI at AWS re:Invent 2024.

Key Highlights:

• GitLab introduces GitLab Duo, an AI-powered platform transforming the software development lifecycle 
• Partnership with Amazon Q brings groundbreaking AI capabilities to developers 
• 78-80% of developers already using AI in their workflow 

Major Announcements:

• GitLab Duo with Amazon Q: A comprehensive AI solution for accelerating software development 
• New capability for self-hosted AI models in highly regulated industries (beta)

Industry Trends: 

• Shift from generative to agentic AI 
• Developers using up to 14 different tools, creating significant cognitive load
• Future of AI: More proactive, predictive, and specialized models 

Platform Unique Selling Points:

• Single, end-to-end development platform 
• Security and privacy-focused approach 
• Model-agnostic AI solutions 

Salvador predicts 2025 will see a significant transformation in AI's role, moving from reactive assistants to proactive problem-detection agents that seamlessly support developers.

Don't miss GitLab's booth at AWS re:Invent to see these cutting-edge AI capabilities in action!

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video ahead of AWS re:Invent 2024, the premier annual conference for cloud computing professionals, where thousands of technologists converge to explore cutting-edge cloud innovations, attend technical sessions, and discover the latest advancements from Amazon Web Services. At this massive event, industry leaders like Cohesity, Starburst, and Sumo Logic will showcase how they're transforming enterprise data strategies through cloud-native solutions.

These three companies share a critical commonality: they are data-driven technology companies that help organizations unlock the value of their data through innovative cloud and analytics platforms. Cohesity specializes in data management and security, Starburst revolutionizes data analytics with its distributed query engine, and Sumo Logic provides cloud-native observability and monitoring solutions. Together, they represent the forefront of enterprise data technologies that are reshaping how businesses leverage information in the cloud era.

In this video, you will learn about each company and why you should add them to your MUST SEE list at the show:

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easier to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data - across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. Cohesity solutions can be delivered as a service, self-managed, or provided by a Cohesity-powered partner.

Starburst, the Open Hybrid Lakehouse, is the leading end-to-end data platform to securely access, analyze, and share data for analytics and AI across hybrid, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments. As the leaders in Trino, a modern open-source SQL engine, Starburst empowers the most data-intensive and security-conscious organizations like Comcast, Halliburton, Vectra, EMIS Health, and 7 of the top 10 global banks to democratize data access, enhance analytics performance, and improve architecture optionality. With the Open Hybrid Lakehouse from Starburst, enterprises globally can easily discover and use all their relevant business data to power new applications and analytics across risk mitigation, supply chain, customer experiences, product optimization, streaming, and more.

Sumo Logic, Inc. unifies and analyzes enterprise data, translating it into actionable insights through one AI-powered cloud-native log analytics platform. This single source of truth enables Dev, Sec and Ops teams to simplify complexity, collaborate efficiently and accelerate data-driven decisions that drive business value. Customers around the world rely on the Sumo Logic SaaS Log Analytics Platform for trusted insights to ensure application reliability, secure and protect against modern security threats, and gain insights into their cloud infrastructures.

More from AWS re:Invent: https://events.vmblog.com/aws-reinvent-2024.html

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.

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.

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/

As high-performance computing (HPC) converges with AI workloads, storage performance becomes increasingly critical for enterprise success. Ahead of SC24, VMblog spoke with Tom Paquette, SVP & General Manager at Graid Technology, about how the company's groundbreaking SupremeRAID™ technology - the world's first GPU-based RAID solution - is transforming storage capabilities for AI and HPC environments.

The company, which has forged strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Supermicro, NVIDIA, and TD SYNNEX, has developed a unique approach to eliminating traditional RAID bottlenecks, enabling organizations to fully harness the performance potential of their NVMe SSDs while maintaining data protection. As enterprises grapple with the demands of AI/ML workloads and the rise of AI supercomputers, Paquette shares insights on how Graid's innovative technology is addressing critical challenges in data movement and storage performance.

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.