How did ransomware use an AI agent to reach ESXi? Join us tomorrow as Nathan Montierth from @vali_cyber breaks down the Aurora attack chain live. See how the attack chain worked and how to catch the behavior that comes before encryption on ESX. Register now: hubs.la/Q04y4x8_0

Need a concrete checklist to assess your license efficiency? Join us on October 8th as we take a purely technical look at what VCF licensing means for design and operations. Leave with an honest framework for the question everyone's asking: optimize, renegotiate, or migrate? Register: hubs.ly/Q04y4wRh0

Whether you were at VMware Explore or followed from afar, the volume of announcements makes it hard to know what actually matters for your environment. Join us on October 1st as leaders from @Broadcom and Lightedge cut through the noise. Walk away with clear priorities for the next 90 days and a path for the next five years: hubs.la/Q04xq9DF0

Have you registered for an all-in ticket to VMUG Connect Orlando? If so, be sure to check your inbox and see if you won our giveaway! 🌴

VMware Cloud Foundation 9 is here. What does that mean for your storage layer? @EverpureData's Alex Carver and Matt Webb walk through how FlashArray supports VCF 9, from disaster recovery and NVMe-oF to simplifying day-to-day operations. Plan to join us: hubs.la/Q04xtCYj0

What changes when an AI pilot becomes a production service? Josh Garner of @Rackspace covers the infrastructure decisions that become critical at scale, from GPUs to security, governance and operations on VCF 9. 👉 Go deeper Sept. 22: hubs.ly/Q04xtHx90.

Taking AI from pilot to production on VCF 9 raises infrastructure questions. @Rackspace breaks down three: where enterprise AI and sensitive data should live, whether AI requires another infrastructure silo and what changes when a pilot becomes a production service.

Infrastructure is changing faster than most teams can plan for. Modernize & Scale covers what's next: AI-ready architectures, platform engineering, observability at scale, and the skills you'll need to lead through it. Join us on Thursday and gain practical insights and more: hubs.ly/Q04xtDb10

What does an AI-assisted ransomware attack actually look like? Join @vali_cyber's Nathan Montierth on September 24 as he walks through the full attack chain step by step, and explains why traditional endpoint defenses miss activity happening at the hypervisor layer. Register: hubs.la/Q04xq5yf0

What's changing at VMUG? Find out tomorrow. We're hosting a special Town Hall covering Explore updates, the changes you've been asking for, and a new structure designed to make these sessions more impactful. Two sessions to choose the time that works best for you. See you there! 9am CT: hubs.la/Q04xq4Zt0 4pm CT: hubs.la/Q04xq52d0

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Want your VMUG Connect Orlando trip to double as a vacation? Buy your All-In Ticket by September 10 and you're automatically entered to win a $500 Visa gift card plus two extra nights at Caribe Royale Orlando. Register by September 10 to qualify: hubs.la/Q04w-_1w0

How do you scale AI without adding a silo? Rackspace joins us on September 22nd to break down how VCF 9 consolidates AI and traditional workloads on one platform and keeps security and governance consistent as you scale. Mark your calendars! Register now: hubs.la/Q04wKhCn0

Better Technologists are powered by VMUG. Join VMUG Executive Director @BradTompkins_ on September 15 to talk about what we’re hearing from the community, what’s next for VMUG, and what to expect at Connect Orlando. 9 AM: hubs.la/Q04w6ML-0 4 PM: hubs.la/Q04w6K_B0

We came to @VMwareExplore talking about better technologists. We’re leaving with even more proof of what that means. It’s the person who taught you something you didn’t know. The conversation that changed how you approach a problem. The member who shared what worked and what didn’t. The connection you’ll call six months from now when you need another perspective. That’s VMUG. And helping more people become better technologists is where we’re headed next. Thanks for an incredible week, Explore.

VMUG Executive Director @BradTompkins_ joined the Virtual Speaking podcast at @VMwareExplore to talk about the VMUG community and what technologists need from each other as the industry keeps changing. Keep an eye out for the conversation.

Better Technologists isn’t a tagline about having all the answers. It’s about continuing to learn, adapt, connect and become better at what comes next. Brad Tompkins shared what that means to VMUG today at @VMwareExplore. And we’re only getting started.

What does it actually mean to become a better technologist? Today at 3 p.m., VMUG Executive Director @BradTompkins_ takes the stage at The Hub Theater to share his perspective. If you’re at @VMwareExplore, come join us.