Other updates include improvements to the VMware Avi Load Balancer's ability to handle Kubernetes at scale and the integration of the VMware Cloud Foundation suite with leading open source data services. The Google Cloud VMware Engine will become a target recovery environment for VCF workloads, a status only AWS previously enjoyed. Additionally, members of the VMware user group (VMUG) are being offered a 50% discount on VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification exams.
Key takeaways:
- VMware by Broadcom is adding generative AI to its vDefend portfolio of security products, previously known as NSX Security Solutions, to provide a natural language interface that delivers actionable insights and automated responses for high-priority alerts.
- The VMware Cloud Foundation suite has gained a feature called 'VMware Tanzu Data Services' that integrates the private cloud suite with leading open source data services.
- The Google Cloud VMware Engine will become a target recovery environment for VCF workloads, a status only AWS previously enjoyed.
- Members of the VMware user group (VMUG) can now get a 50 percent discount on VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification exams under the VMUG Advantage program.