Ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2025, VMblog sat down with Emilio Salvador, VP of Strategy and Developer Relations for GitLab, to discuss how the company's comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform is transforming software development.

In this exclusive interview, Salvador shares insights on GitLab's integration with Kubernetes and other CNCF tools, the impact of their GitLab Duo AI capabilities, and his vision for cloud-native technologies in 2025. As organizations continue to struggle with developer productivity—with only 21% of developers' time dedicated to writing new code according to GitLab's 2024 Global DevSecOps Report—Salvador explains how GitLab's single platform approach and AI integration are addressing the complexity challenges of Kubernetes adoption while enhancing security and efficiency across hybrid environments.

In an exclusive interview with VMblog, Amy Cannon, Marketing Manager for IT Solutions at LG Electronics USA, discusses the company's six-year partnership with IGEL and their upcoming showcase at IGEL Now & Next 2025.

While many know LG for consumer electronics, their IT/Cloud/Medical Device division is making significant inroads in the End User Computing (EUC) space, particularly with specialized thin clients for healthcare environments. Cannon reveals how LG's combination of high-quality hardware and smart software solutions is helping organizations improve security, streamline IT management, and enhance productivity in cloud-first environments. The company plans to debut their healthcare-optimized 24CR671i-a all-in-one thin client alongside the new portable LG gram Book at this year's event, demonstrating their commitment to innovation in the rapidly evolving EUC market.

As organizations navigate the complex landscape of Windows 11 migrations, Desktop as a Service transitions, and the proliferation of SaaS applications in 2025, the partnership between ControlUp and IGEL continues to deliver critical solutions for modern workplace management. In this exclusive VMblog Q&A, Simon Townsend, SVP of Marketing & Office of the CTO of ControlUp discusses how this long-standing collaboration—dating back to IGEL's first Disrupt event in 2017—is helping enterprises reduce total cost of ownership while enhancing security and employee experience across digital workspaces.

As a returning sponsor to IGEL's annual event, ControlUp plans to showcase its latest platform innovations at Now & Next 2025, including new SaaS monitoring capabilities and IGEL OS integration. Townsend also highlights the growing importance of sustainability in IT operations, an area where both companies are developing solutions to help organizations reduce their carbon footprint without compromising on security or performance.

At AWS re:Invent 2024, GitLab is showcasing its comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform, offering enterprise technology leaders a glimpse into the future of software development.

In an exclusive interview with VMblog, Emilio Salvador, GitLab's Vice President of Strategy and Developer Relations, highlights the company's strategic approach to transforming software innovation, multi-cloud deployments, and the emerging role of AI in the development lifecycle. With multiple speaking sessions planned and an interactive booth experience, GitLab is set to demonstrate how organizations can streamline their software development processes, enhance security, and leverage cutting-edge AI technologies.

In an exclusive pre-event interview with VMblog, Manveer Sahota, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Starburst, offers a compelling preview of the company's cutting-edge data platform strategies for AWS re:Invent 2024.

Starburst is set to showcase its Open Hybrid Lakehouse platform, Starburst Galaxy, which promises to revolutionize data analytics by addressing critical challenges facing enterprises in 2024, including rising cloud costs, data silos, and the accelerating demand for AI-driven insights.

As AWS re:Invent 2024 approaches, Sumo Logic is preparing to showcase its cutting-edge AI-driven cloud observability and security platform.

In this exclusive VMblog Q&A, Bill Peterson, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Sumo Logic, reveals the company's strategic focus on empowering DevSecOps teams with innovative solutions that transform complex digital environments. With a mission to make the digital world faster, more reliable, and secure, Sumo Logic is set to demonstrate how its AI-powered SaaS Log Analytics Platform can help organizations unify enterprise data, generate actionable insights, and overcome the challenges of modern cloud infrastructure.

As AWS re:Invent 2024 approaches, Cohesity is preparing to showcase its cutting-edge AI-powered data security solutions.

In an exclusive interview with VMblog, Nikitha Omkar, Product Marketing Manager at Cohesity, reveals the company's latest innovations in cyber resilience, cloud data management, and AI-driven insights.

With a Diamond sponsorship and multiple speaking sessions planned, Cohesity is set to demonstrate how organizations can protect, manage, and derive value from their data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. 

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.

As organizations increasingly invest in GPU infrastructure for AI and HPC workloads, the challenge of data throughput bottlenecks has become more pressing than ever.

In this exclusive VMblog interview, Roger Cummings, CEO at PEAK:AIO, discusses how his company is transforming commodity hardware into ultra-fast AI data servers, enabling organizations to maximize their GPU investments without the burden of expensive legacy storage systems.

Ahead of SC24, Cummings reveals how PEAK:AIO's software-defined approach delivers market-leading speed from a single node while prioritizing cost-effectiveness and sustainability - a crucial consideration as the industry grapples with growing GPU demands in terms of both performance and power consumption.

Ahead of the highly anticipated SC24 supercomputing conference in Atlanta, VMblog sat down with Gal Naor, CEO and Co-Founder of StorONE, to get an insider's look at how the company's groundbreaking storage platform is poised to revolutionize the high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) landscapes.

In this exclusive Q&A, Naor shares how StorONE's unified, software-defined storage solution addresses critical industry challenges around data accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and energy efficiency - all while delivering the performance and versatility required by today's most demanding workloads. As the convergence of HPC and AI continues to reshape the supercomputing industry, Naor outlines StorONE's unique approach to bridging these two powerful domains and provides a glimpse into the innovative capabilities they'll be showcasing at SC24.

Attendees looking to gain a competitive edge would be wise to visit StorONE at Booth #731 and discover firsthand how this pioneering technology can transform their HPC and AI initiatives.