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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

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Read more: 5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform ]] This dilemma of whether to absorb the Broadcom price hikes or embark on the arduous and risky journey of untangling from the VMware ecosystem is triggering a broader C-level conversation around virtualization strategy. Theyre still the Lamborghini.

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

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There are many alternatives for organizations unhappy with the direction that Broadcom is taking the VMware virtualization platform. This enables enterprises to take a more thoughtful and methodical approach to shifting its virtualization strategy away from Broadcom. Heres a brief synopsis of each one: 1.

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Cisco offers AI application visibility, access control, threat defense

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The vendors AI Defense package offers protection to enterprise customers developing AI applications across models and cloud services, according to Tom Gillis, senior vice president and general manager of Ciscos Security, Data Center, Internet & Cloud Infrastructure groups. It uses AI to protect AI, Gillis added.

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VMware ESXi gets critical patches for in-the-wild virtual machine escape attack

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Broadcom released emergency patches for its VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion products to fix three vulnerabilities that can lead to virtual machine escape and are actively being exploited by attackers. Hypervisors, or virtual machine monitors, are the virtualization software used to create and run virtual machines.

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VergeIO enhances VergeFabric network virtualization offering

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VergeIO is looking to shake up the virtual infrastructure market with its approach to virtualization and software-defined networking. At the core of VergeIOs offering is its VergeOS platform, which takes a fundamentally different approach compared to traditional virtual infrastructure solutions like VMware.

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What is KubeVirt? How does it migrate VMware workloads to Kubernetes?

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While its still possible to run applications on bare metal, that approach doesnt fully optimize hardware utilization. Thats where virtualization comes in. With virtualization, one physical piece of hardware can be abstracted or virtualized to enable more workloads to run.

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IBM wants drag-and-drop connectivity for hybrid cloud applications

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The IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a SaaS service that implements a virtualized Layer 3-7 environment to rapidly enable secure connectivity between users, applications, and data distributed across multiple locations and environments, according to Andrew Coward, general manager of IBM’s software defined networking group.

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