VMware's Data Services Manager can only deploy resources into Cloud Foundation implementations, making AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud potential targets. The company's sovereign cloud program has added the ability to manage deployment of data services, including MongoDB, Kafka, and Greenplum. VMware has also announced the addition of IBM's WatsonX to its private AI offering, and an alliance with Intel concerning its GPUs and CPUs. The company believes that fourth-gen Xeons can handle some AI workloads by themselves, and the Intel collaboration will demonstrate how to make this happen.
Key takeaways:
- VMware has been planning a move on the data services market and has launched version 2.0 of its product, VMware Data Services Manager, which allows users to deploy data services as needed.
- The Data Services Manager can only deploy resources into Cloud Foundation implementations, targeting AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud, as well as over 4,000 smaller clouds run by VMware partners.
- VMware's sovereign cloud program has added the ability to manage deployment of data services such as MongoDB, Kafka, and Greenplum, aiming to ensure developers can get self-service access to tools they want.
- IBM's WatsonX has been added to VMware's private AI offering, which aims to package AI workloads for easier deployment across hybrid clouds. VMware has also formed an alliance with Intel concerning its GPUs and CPUs for handling AI workloads.