VMWARE
VMware | October 17, 2022
VMware a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced the opening of the VMware Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre. The Centre will bring together VMware's multi-cloud infrastructure, advanced networking, and Modern Application Development expertise with the latest in emerging Cloud Native development techniques, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to deliver a sustainable path to 5G+ and 6G technologies.
"Montreal has one of the most significant clusters of AI researchers in the world, as well as a thriving community of innovative startups, Through partnerships with researchers, startups and industry partners, we will be able to bring together cloud, networking and AI to build 6G technologies that are sustainable and centered on human needs."
Kit Colbert, Chief Technology Officer, VMware
The Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre is part of the TETRA initiative. Located within Centech and ÉTS in Montreal, it supports three connected programs:
Applied Research: In partnership with Mitacs, VMware is working with researchers across Canada to develop sustainable 5G+ and 6G technologies, improve digital equity and rearchitect the Internet to an Open Grid.
Next G-AI Research & Innovation Lab: The Research & Innovation Lab provides researchers and industry partners with access to cutting-edge software and hardware that allows them to quickly validate and demonstrate key concepts.
Modern Application Software Factory: The VMware Tanzu Modern Software Factory provides VMware customers and partners with access to VMware Tanzu solutions and open-source technologies. The offering will comprise, Spring and .Net development expertise and tools, developer accelerators, automated container build service, support for any Kubernetes conformant run time along with the ability to build, run and manage software supply chains that deliver on the 5S promise of (speed, stability, savings, security, scalability).
Through partnerships with Mitacs, Centech and the IEEE, VMware will also provide selected researchers and startups access to both the Next G-AI Innovation Lab and Modern Application Software Factory.
"The Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre will enable local, national and international research collaboration, and contribute significantly to the Montreal innovation ecosystem," said John Hepburn, CEO of Mitacs. "We are proud to support this critical research to develop 6G technologies, with a focus on ensuring that they are sustainable, equitable and will benefit Canadians across the country."
Partnership with Centech to support Montreal startups
Through the VMware Tanzu Modern Applications Software Factory, select partners and startups associated with Centech will have free access to Tanzu solutions and open-source technology. This set of enterprise-grade, platform-agnostic tools will allow participants to learn how to better build, deliver, and manage cloud native apps designed to run on any Kubernetes on-premises, in the public cloud or edge environments.
"Having access to the VMware Tanzu technology is an incredible advantage for our entrepreneurs," said Richard Chenier, Director General, Centech. "Access to these powerful tools will allow startups to swiftly deploy modern applications, significantly speeding time to market and enabling them to be deployed in any environment."
Addressing the Digital Divide
VMware, Mitacs and the IEEE Future Networks Initiative also announced the first Canadian-specific prize category in the Connecting the Unconnected Challenge, which seeks novel solutions for universal and affordable internet access.
"The Internet is a critical access point to education, economic opportunity, and health information and services," said Mary Ward-Callan, Managing Director, Technical Activities, IEEE. "However, nearly half of the world remains unconnected. Through our partnership with VMware and Mitacs, we're looking to work with Canadian competitors interested in tackling this critical humanitarian issue."
The 2023 Challenge will kick-off in spring 2023, including the challenge specifically dedicated for Canadian researchers that has been jointly developed by the IEEE, VMware and Mitacs.
The Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada, welcomed the opening of the VMware Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre, adding, "Canada is a global leader in great talent, especially in emerging areas of technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning. This investment will further strengthen our ability to tackle some of the most important challenges facing our society, including the resilience of our communications network, and ultimately support Canadians across the country."
"With some of the top researchers and a pool of more than 27,000 highly qualified talents, Montréal's world-renowned expertise in artificial intelligence has a lot to offer to develop sustainable and accessible 5G+ and 6G technologies," said Stéphane Paquet, President and CEO, Montréal International.
"The past two and a half years have shown us how reliable internet connections are vital to our well-being. This new Research and Innovation Centre puts our metropolis, once again, on the map as a city where knowledge and talent are dedicated to responding to pressing issues with the highest standards of quality."
"VMware's decision to establish its Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre in Quebec demonstrates the attractiveness and expertise of Quebec in the technology sector. The Investissement Québec International teams are proud to have supported and guided VMware in the development of their project. The establishment of the Centre will advance important research towards 6G networks and provide opportunities for Quebec startups to test and develop their technology," said Hubert Bolduc, President of Investissement Québec International.
About VMware
VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. As a trusted foundation to accelerate innovation, VMware software gives businesses the flexibility and choice they need to build the future. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to building a better future through the company's 2030 Agenda.
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VIRTUAL SERVER MANAGEMENT
Login VSI | October 13, 2022
Login VSI, the company that provides the industry's first digital workspace reliability platform, announced today that Digital Enterprise Journal (DEJ), a business technology research firm, has named Login VSI to its 2022 Emerging Vendors list in managing IT performance in a recent report.
The designation is a follow-up to DEJ's market study titled "24 Key Areas Shaping IT Performance Markets in 2022." After identifying these 24 key areas through end-user-focused research, DEJ then identified vendors that were best aligned with the study's findings and were leaders in many of these key areas.
"Login VSI's insights into the VDI chain of service drive better employee experiences. Their platform provides transparency across all major VDI vendors and helps organizations better leverage automation, benchmark performance, and respond to the impact of ongoing changes," said Bojan Simic, founder and chief analyst at DEJ and the report's primary author. Simic also noted that Login VSI is well aligned "with user requirements in categories such as optimization and visibility into inefficiencies."
Leading enterprises use the Login Enterprise platform to modernize and future-proof their VDI investments but also apply a rigorous testing process to assess the impact of application changes on the entire VDI chain of service and identify potential failures due to service disruptions or behavioral changes.
"We are honored to be recognized by DEJ as one of its top 20 emerging vendors for managing IT performance, One of our primary objectives has always been to provide innovative products that empower our clients to successfully manage rapidly evolving and growing IT demands. We believe this insight from DEJ will help empower organizations to find and leverage the latest groundbreaking IT technologies."
Eric Jan van Leeuwen, CEO of Login VSI
DEJ's 2022 research report, Top 20 Vendors for Managing IT Performance, showcases the results of its current state of the market, including insights from more than 3,300 organizations. The 24 key areas discovered in this research were used as evaluation criteria from which DEJ chose the top 20 vendors based on their effectiveness in solving top challenges for organizations as well as their ability to respond to their fast-changing requirements.
These findings underscore the need for innovative approaches to address both persistent challenges and a new set of management issues that cannot be effectively solved by legacy solutions.
About Login VSI
Login VSI provides the industry's first digital workspace reliability solution that increases the velocity of change and preserves the performance of Windows applications and workspaces (cloud, virtual and physical). Our Login Enterprise platform provides a human-centric and automated approach that objectively measures experience and delivers immediate insights into the impact of any change. Using industry accepted, patented benchmarks, organizations can plan and maintain a successful digital workplace with less cost, fewer disruptions, and less risk. Founded in 2012, Login VSI is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston, Massachusetts.
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VIRTUAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE
Mako Networks | October 27, 2022
Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions, and Mako Networks, a leader in secure, cloud-managed networks for distributed enterprises, today announced a partnership to deliver intelligent, reliable, and simple-to-manage total edge solutions. The partnership enables a complete, secure, edge infrastructure that includes robust, reliable compute, and standards-compliant network devices (including PCI DSS), simplified enterprise edge deployment and management, and full-stack support.
“With most edge locations lacking on-site technical staff, Mako Networks and Scale Computing have developed systems for automating deployment and updates to both networking and applications, as well as a supporting software stack to process data at the edge of the network, closest to where that data is actually created and utilized,” said Craig Theriac, VP, Product Management, Scale Computing. "Autonomous operation, monitoring, and self-healing properties make on-site intervention a thing of the past."
Scale Computing provides an edge computing platform that is easy to use, easy to manage, and easy to deploy. SC//Platform brings simplicity and scalability together, replacing the existing infrastructure, and providing high availability for running workloads in a single, easy-to-manage platform. Regardless of your hardware requirements, the same innovative software and simple user interface give you the power to run infrastructure efficiently at the edge. SC//Fleet Manager allows users to centrally monitor and manage hundreds or thousands of distributed edge infrastructure deployments with few or no on-site IT personnel.
The Mako System from Mako Networks consists of the Mako CMS hosted cloud management application and a range of managed Mako networking devices tailored to the distributed enterprise. This is a PCI-certified, cloud-managed, carrier-independent networking solution that makes it easy to connect and manage thousands of global sites in a high-performance SD-WAN business network that is secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective. Cloud VPNs, VLAN segmentation, and next-gen firewalls protect sensitive data, while high availability redundancy and failover options enable seamless connectivity and business continuity.
Together, Scale Computing and Mako Networks deliver a solution that is simple to deploy, ensures high availability for applications and networking, is PCI DSS certified, is based on SD-WAN, and provides a complete remote management system required for today’s distributed enterprise edge, resulting in PCI-certified security, flexible scalability, cost-saving efficiency, and standardized platforms and management across all locations.
“We’re excited to partner with Scale Computing. Their low-touch, remotely-managed edge computing solution is perfectly aligned with Mako’s similar edge networking and security platform. The combination is truly groundbreaking, This combined solution gives multi-site organizations all of the capabilities they need to run critical applications locally with the same security, ease of maintenance, and performance that they have come to expect from the cloud.”
Jason Kubasak, CEO, Mako Networks
About Scale Computing
Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Scale Computing software eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights, Spiceworks, TechValidate and TrustRadius.
About Mako Networks
Mako Networks develops technology to deliver simple, secure, PCI-certified networks for distributed enterprises. Operating internationally from offices in the United States, UK, Australia and New Zealand, Mako integrates centralized cloud management and reporting, true SD-WAN, secure Wi-Fi, HA Fast Failover, Mako VPN Cloud, next-generation firewalls and end-to-end PCI DSS certification in one easy-to-manage system.
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