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Splunk appoints Neels du Plooy as lead Splunk's partner organisation in ANZ
Virtualisation

Splunk appoints Neels du Plooy as lead Splunk's partner organisation in ANZ

Ex-Citrix and VMware ANZ channel chief Neels du Plooy to lead Splunk's partner org in ANZ as director of partners.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Fri, 8th Jul 2022
New VMware offerings improve cloud infrastructure management
Virtualisation

New VMware offerings improve cloud infrastructure management

VMware has unveiled VMware vSphere+ and VMware vSAN+ to help organisations bring benefits of the cloud to existing on-prem infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2022
VMware wins Google Cloud partner award for infrastructure modernisation
Virtualisation

VMware wins Google Cloud partner award for infrastructure modernisation

The cloud computing and virtualisation company was recognised for its achievements as part of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Jun 2022
Broadcom to acquire VMware for billions in cash and stock
Virtualisation

Broadcom to acquire VMware for billions in cash and stock

Broadcom is set to acquire VMware for approximately USD$61Billion in cash and stock. Additionally, Broadcom will assume $8 billion of VMware net debt.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 31st May 2022
Nutanix appoints Matt Maw as head up the channel in Australia & New Zealand
IT Automation

Nutanix appoints Matt Maw as head up the channel in Australia & New Zealand

Matt Maw has been named head of Nutanix's Australia and New Zealand channel to oversee promotion of the company's products, replacing David Gage.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022
VMware appoints Tan Siew as Singapore country manager
Hybrid Cloud

VMware appoints Tan Siew as Singapore country manager

Singapore appoints Tan Siew San as VMware country manager—her 20 years of IT and team leadership experience will help drive business growth in Singapore.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022
Prophecy International migrates VMware environment with Oracle Cloud Solution
Virtualisation

Prophecy International migrates VMware environment with Oracle Cloud Solution

Prophecy International migrates entire VMware environment to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, enhancing business operations and saving costs.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022
VMware and Wipro expand collaboration to aid digital strategy
Virtualisation

VMware and Wipro expand collaboration to aid digital strategy

The companies are bringing together VMware Cross-Cloud services with Wipro FullStride Cloud Services to help enterprises accelerate app modernisation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th May 2022
Majority of banks paid ransom for cyberattacks last year
Virtualisation

Majority of banks paid ransom for cyberattacks last year

VMware's most recent report finds 74% of businesses experienced one or more ransomware attacks in the last year, with 63% deciding to pay the ransom.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2022
VMware Cross-Cloud available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Virtualisation

VMware Cross-Cloud available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

VMware's customers can use the Azure cloud platform to accelerate application modernisation, migrate workloads faster to the cloud, and scale virtual desktops.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2022
Attackers using Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors
Malware

Attackers using Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors

Attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched VMware Horizon servers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2022
VMware Cloud on AWS now available in AWS Marketplace
Virtualisation

VMware Cloud on AWS now available in AWS Marketplace

VMware Cloud on AWS now available to purchase on AWS Marketplace, with flexible purchasing options and complementary solutions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2022
VMware and MetTel to deliver cloud-based services at the edge
Virtualisation

VMware and MetTel to deliver cloud-based services at the edge

MetTel announces it will offer customers a managed secure access service edge (SASE) solution powered by VMware SASE.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
Cybercriminals target Linux-based systems with ransomware and cryptojacking
Malware

Cybercriminals target Linux-based systems with ransomware and cryptojacking

As the most common cloud operating system, Linux is quickly becoming an attacker's ticket into a multi-cloud environment.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 10th Feb 2022
VMware welcomes new leadership to accelerate multi-cloud strategy
Virtualisation

VMware welcomes new leadership to accelerate multi-cloud strategy

VMware has announced the appointment of two executives to the company's Go-To-Market Leadership team to advance its digital business model.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Feb 2022
NVIDIA signs deal to develop AI talent in Indonesia
Virtualisation

NVIDIA signs deal to develop AI talent in Indonesia

NVIDIA partners with Indonesian Ministry to enhance digital platforms and develop AI skills among students and educators. #TechNews #AI #Education.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jan 2022
NVIDIA updates enterprise AI with VMware vSphere with Tanzu
Storage

NVIDIA updates enterprise AI with VMware vSphere with Tanzu

NVIDIA launches new software suite to support AI workloads in data centers, expanding partnership with VMware.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jan 2022

Stories from Other Regions

VMware appoints Sarene Lee as Malaysia country manager
Hybrid Cloud

VMware appoints Sarene Lee as Malaysia country manager

Sarene Lee appointed as Malaysia country manager for VMware, taking charge of driving business strategy and development in digital transformation.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022