
The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to private and hybrid cloud. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware, recently acquired by Broadcom, and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise.
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Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Momentum Shift: Private AI in the Enterprise
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast's VCF 9 series! In this installment, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson explore "Momentum Shift: Private AI in the Enterprise" with Chris Wolf, Global Head of AI and Advanced Services.
Key Highlights:
- VMware's explosive momentum in Private AI services
- Key AI use cases for enterprises:
- GPU as a Service with intelligent resource provisioning
- Back-office contact center efficiency (10-35% productivity gains)
- Enterprise document search (50-60% productivity improvements)
- AI-assisted software development and test case automation
- VCF 9 AI-specific innovations:
- Full support for VLLM open-source inference engine
- OpenAI compatible API gateway
- Token rate limiting to prevent resource overload
- Data indexing and retrieval service
- AI agent builder
- vGPU reservations and intelligent GPU load balancing
- Automated AI workload deployment (setup in under an hour)
- Strategic Partnerships:
- Expanded collaboration with Microsoft Azure
- Hybrid AI approach (build in cloud, deploy at edge)
- Significant cost savings (3-5x cheaper than public cloud alternatives)
Join us as we dive into the transformative Private AI capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation 9 in this exciting podcast series.
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