As always in IT, it's all about the application. The software defined datacenter is the best way to help IT transform their environments and build a consumption model that works for both traditional and modernized applications. The importance of a platform that has a consistent operational model across locations and clouds as well as a consistent approach to infrastructure management and security, will be discussed. Hear from our VMware expert as they explore the thought behind the latest VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1 architecture and how this brings you a platform that can truly deliver consistent operations and consistent infrastructure management across any location for both traditional and modern applications. Truly the modern application platform.

VMware’s modern application platform built upon VMware Cloud Foundation offers levels of flexibility needed for today’s rapidly changing applications. A key part of this foundation is VMware vSAN. With the introduction of vSAN 7, VMware once again modernises hyperconverged infrastructure by providing exciting new capabilities for administrators offering a unified storage control plane for both block and file protocols. Additionally, providing significant enhancements that make it a great solution for traditional virtual machines as well cloud-native applications. In this session, Duncan Epping, VMware Chief Technologist, will discuss the latest enhancements to this critical piece of a hybrid cloud platform.

One of the key transformational benefits from moving to a true hybrid cloud platform is a consistent operational experience for not only your operations teams but also your developers. It is key that the platform allows you to provide this consistent experience no matter where your applications are being built, run, or managed whether in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge. Gain expert insights into how VMware delivers workload independence from physical locality with a management plane to provide a consistent management experiences so your internal teams can focus on the desired outcome, instead of the management nuances of a siloed data center. Hear from Martijn Baecke, VMware Chief Technologist, as he discusses how this is changing the way our customers work on a daily basis.