Editor | Song Hui
Produced | CSDN Cloud Computing
Recently, VMware held VMware Explore, an annual technology conference, and released its multiple technology product portfolios under the multi-cloud trend, including cloud infrastructure, cloud native, network and security, remote hybrid office and so on. However, in addition to products in these advantageous areas, VMware Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Kit Colbert also released a series of innovations and incubation projects to the media during the conference, covering open source containers, blockchain, quantum computing security, low carbon.
Kit Colbert, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, VMware
In a media interview, Kit Colbert first shared various factors that need to be considered for VMware’s innovative influence, such as low-carbon sustainable development, security and trustworthiness, data sovereignty, user experience, etc. in addition to basic needs .
Factors VMware Shares Innovation Impact
Kit Colbert also shared details of VMware's innovations and incubated technologies.
For example, Harbor , the well-known open source container technology in the cloud native field , was born in Project Narrows, a VMware technology incubation project, and was donated to the cloud native computing foundation CNCF very early. It is now one of the mainstream open source container libraries. Now that Harbor has been integrated into vSphere7, VMware's Project Narrows also implements Harbor dynamic scanning for static data scanning and container data management , which can more intelligently detect hackers' intrusion actions on containers. In addition, Project Narrows also promotes the development of various functions such as learning, editing, policy enforcement, automation, and isolation in the Harbor open source community, and integrates them into vSphere.
In terms of enterprise-level applications of blockchain , VMware not only has the capabilities of blockchain, but also has the capabilities of scale, high performance, lifecycle management, and lifecycle support of enterprise-level blockchains. And has accumulated a large number of cooperative companies, such as the blockchain application of VMware and Broadridge Financial Company, which has supported a transaction amount of 100 billion U.S. dollars.
VMware Blockchain Capabilities and Customer Diagram
The VMware blockchain also supports Ethereum . Through Ethereum's generalized smart contract system, VMware and the Bank of Israel have cooperated to launch the central bank's digital currency CBDC. In addition, VMware is also cooperating with municipal departments on innovative applications in the direction of blockchain.
In terms of quantum computing , VMware's Project Newcastle focuses on the exploration of quantum-safe algorithms. At present, the standardization of quantum computing graphics algorithms is being promoted in North America and Europe, but complex algorithms have security risks. Project Newcastle can help companies achieve complete encryption algorithm life cycle management, encryption algorithms for different applications, different strategies for allowing/prohibiting operations, Management such as configuration verification of the quantum encryption library can be implemented in Project Newcastle. VMware leverages Kubernetes service mesh, plugs into Project Newcastle, handles post-quantum algorithms. Project Newcastle has partnered with Traffic to deliver certificates to ensure connectivity between applications, enabling enterprises to use quantum algorithms easily and focus on building applications.
Schematic diagram of VMware's quantum computing security algorithm Project Newcastle
In terms of security, VMware 's Project Trinidad uses machine learning algorithms to analyze patterns between applications , look for abnormal behaviors, and detect whether security incidents have occurred. It can provide simple out-of-the-box and in-depth insight, and improve dynamic security capabilities.
In terms of cloud-native edge, VMware's Project Keswick lightweight edge solution , driven by the Kubernetes edge level, is an immutable infrastructure, a very lightweight configuration platform ESX and applications, and supports large-scale expansion. The project is currently in early stage.
It is precisely because of innovation that VMware has led the development of the technology and architecture of the previous generation of data center virtualization, and even the abbreviation of virtual machines is named after VM. With the advent of the cloud computing era, VMware's innovative genes are still being explored, which deserves the attention of technology developers. CSDN will also continue to report on VMware's latest technology developments.