Countdown to VMware Explore: What to expect

As the tech world converges at VMware Explore 2025, all eyes are on the innovations that promise to redefine the landscape of virtualization and cloud computing. This year, NetApp stands at the forefront, showcasing its impactful joint solutions that are designed to empower businesses like yours with industry-leading data management, seamless cloud integration, and robust security.  

And we’re ready to discuss many topics, including why NetApp is uniquely positioned to optimize the cost and security of VMware Cloud Foundation, on premises or in the cloud. The NetApp^® ONTAP^® storage platform is the most flexible on the planet with first party services in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and it’s your ticket to run VMware anywhere. NetApp and its partners deliver proven solutions to help you modernize your VMware environments, optimize your cloud spending, and gain true data portability. 

At the event, we will have experts on hand to dive deep into the topics that are most relevant to your VMware admins, CIO, cloud architects, and more. This blog post dives into the highlights of NetApp’s presence at the event, exploring how our latest advancements are set to transform the way that your organization can harness the power of your data.  

NetApp intelligent data infrastructure provides comprehensive visibility and advanced cost management features, enabling you to optimize resource allocation and to reduce unnecessary expenses. We’ll walk through how you can save your valuable CPU resources with NetApp ONTAP, and how you can right size compute and storage for savings across your infrastructure. We’ll discuss how ONTAP supports VMware anywhere, as the only external storage that’s certified across the VMware by Broadcom portfolio in AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Not to be forgotten in the savings discussion are all our storage efficiencies, which have been helping customers save valuable resources on ONTAP for decades.  

NetApp provides unmatched security and ransomware protection for VMware environments. Our advanced features, including real-time threat detection, safeguard your VMware data from breaches and cyberattacks, promoting rapid recovery and business resilience. With a Ransomware Recovery Guarantee, 100% data availability for the new NetApp ASA systems, and more security certifications than any other vendor, we’re ready to prove why we’re the world’s most secure storage. 

NetApp provides a unified platform for managing your VMware VMs, containers, and cloud solutions. You can simplify your operations, maintain consistent performance across all your environments, and deliver on the promise of AI when ready. NetApp delivers the same user experience for VMs and containers, on premises and in the cloud. You can accelerate modern applications alongside traditional workloads and applications with persistent and protected data management.

Be sure to sign up for our breakout session, Unlock the power of data with NetApp and VMware Cloud Foundation. 

In this session, you’ll learn how NetApp ONTAP, the world’s most secure storage, seamlessly integrates with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 to revolutionize your private, public, or hybrid cloud data management strategy. 

You’ll also discover how NetApp enables a smooth transition if you’re moving away from VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols) and how to transform your storage into an intelligent data infrastructure. ONTAP is everywhere, and it’s ideally suited to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. Whether you opt for NetApp ASA systems for dedicated SAN capabilities, the flexible NetApp AFF systems for both SAN and NAS solutions, or cloud-native and software-defined options, NetApp has you covered. 

You will also see why ONTAP is the choice of tens of thousands of organizations for their VMware deployments and why Gartner endorses NetApp as a top Customer Choice for 2025. 

Speaker: Chance Bingen | Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, NetApp

Don’t miss the chance to  speak 1:1 with NetApp executives, architects, and technology specialists. Our experts will be ready to talk in depth about your unique environment and to help you optimize your VMware vSphere Foundation, VMware Cloud Foundation, and VMware Cloud subscriptions. 

We’re excited to share information about new NetApp capabilities and solutions during the event. In the meantime, to learn more about our joint solutions and innovations with VMware by Broadcom, visit our NetApp and VMware solutions page.

We look forward to seeing you at VMware Explore this year!