Topic: broadcom
When the Network Gets Blamed—Patient Care Suffers
A radiologist reviewing a patient’s case needs immediate access to imaging files. A clinician preparing for an appointment must be able to open a patient’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) without delay. A surgeon in a remote location relies on an uninterrupted connection to join a critical telehealth consultation. In each case, the underlying network infrastructure … continue reading
The Most Critical Element Of Your AI Strategy Is The One You Find Most Boring
I know the pressure you are under right now. In every meeting I attend with technology leaders, the conversation inevitably drifts toward the same mandate: “What is our AI story?” You are expected to explain how AI will predict the next outage, optimize traffic flows, and finally deliver the self-healing infrastructure that has been promised … continue reading
The Case Against Single-Pane Management in Hybrid IT
As an IT leader, you are constantly balancing the need for operational efficiency with the demand for innovation. You likely look at your organization and see a fragmented landscape. On one side, you have the network operations team managing the physical backbone of your enterprise; the routers, switches, and firewalls that form the foundation of … continue reading
Why Network Observability Must Start Outside the Data Center
Most organizations with network operations today believe they have a good handle on network observability—they’ve progressed past legacy tools and have excellent data collection within the four walls of their data center. They are masters of packets, latency, faults, and performance logs for their internal, managed infrastructure. Yet, when you ask them to assess their … continue reading
VMware Explore 2025 recap: From private cloud to private AI
Recently, at its annual user conference VMware Explore, Broadcom announced that VMware Private AI Services will become a standard component of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the company’s private cloud platform. “It’s undeniable that customers are resetting their cloud strategies and building out their private clouds to support better developer velocity with IT control, and more … continue reading
AI updates in ITOps platforms announced in July
Cloudflare now blocks AI crawlers by default, introduces pay per crawl model Last year, Cloudflare introduced a setting that allowed website owners to block AI crawlers. Now, the company is announcing that this setting will now be the default rather than a user needing to switch it on. The company explained that by switching to a … continue reading
Broadcom begins shipping Tomahawk Ultra Ethernet switches
Broadcom is starting to ship out its latest Ethernet switch, the Tomahawk Ultra, designed for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. According to Broadcom, the “Tomahawk Ultra redefines what an Ethernet switch can deliver.” It offers ultra-low latency, and the company claims it can achieve 250ns latency at 51.2 Tbps throughput. It also offers line-rate … continue reading
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 delivers a “modern private cloud”
Broadcom has announced the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, an update that it promises will provide “the agility and scalability of public cloud with the security, performance, architectural control and total cost of ownership (TCO) benefits of an on-premises environment.” It introduces a new unified interface for cloud administrators, including a new Quick … continue reading
Report: Organizations struggling to deal with increasing network complexity
A majority of organizations are struggling to deal with increasing network complexity as more and more companies have moved to the cloud and now support a remote workforce. According to a new study from Broadcom titled “Cloud and Internet Usage Generates Network Observability Blind Spots,” 98% of respondents are operating in the cloud, or are … continue reading
The importance of network observability for today’s enterprises
In today’s digital landscape, where businesses are increasingly reliant on complex and interconnected IT infrastructures, network observability has emerged as a critical component for maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring the reliability of network services. Network observability refers to the ability to gain deep insights into the state and performance of network infrastructure through monitoring and analytics/AI. … continue reading
VMware Explore: VMware Cloud Foundation 9, VMware Tanzu Platform 10, software-defined edge updates, and more
VMware Explore is happening this week in Las Vegas, NV, and this morning during the event, Broadcom (which now owns VMware) made several announcements regarding VMware offerings, from the latest version of VMware Cloud Foundation to updates to its software-defined edge portfolio. Here is a breakdown of what has been announced: VMware Cloud Foundation 9 … continue reading
3 keys to enhancing connected experiences in modern networks
Whether it is a customer making an online purchase or an employee working with a SaaS application, high-performance digital connectivity is a must. When these connected experiences are degraded or fail, it’s a big problem. These issues can have an immediate and dramatic impact on productivity, revenues, brand, customer loyalty, and more. However, ensuring responsive, … continue reading
