Jan 16
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VMware and the collapse of the old Cross-Cloud Services model. I pulled Jens Jenner and Arne Bauer off the show floor at AWS re:Invent to talk about what this shift really means for sovereign cloud, multi-cloud operations, and why agentic AI is not the magic fix vendors want it to be. We break down: 🔹 Why “VCF Everywhere” changes the playbook Sovereign requirements in Europe mean most organizations must run multi-cloud. The old VMware cross-cloud orchestration layer made that manageable. With it gone, enterprises are stuck stitching together AWS, Azure, and GCP manually—or adopting entirely new patterns. 🔹 The real-world multi-cloud gap From networking to governance to deployment workflows, the friction comes back fast when the abstraction layer disappears. 🔹 Agentic AI isn’t the answer (yet) AI agents can boost developer productivity, but they don’t solve deep cloud networking challenges or regulatory constraints. 🔹 Where GitOps + Internal Developer Platforms fit We look at how GitOps workflows and IDPs (built on tech like Backstage) can reintroduce the unified experience enterprises lost when VMware simplified its portfolio. BONUS: My DGX Spark / GB10 Deep Dive Jens and Arne also asked about the system I’ve been using to build and test my AI workflows—the NVIDIA DGX Spark powered by the GB10. We talk about: ⚙️ Why I bought it and how it fits my business model ⚙️ Running 70B-parameter models locally with only 100 watts ⚙️ How it compares to Jetson devices and dual-5090 setups ⚙️ When universities or budget-conscious teams should choose AMD Strix instead The TL;DR: If you want NVIDIA’s full enterprise software stack, the Spark is the cheapest path. If you just want local inference and experimentation, AMD Strix gives you 80% of the experience for half the cost. Link to GitOps Director - https://gitops-director.com 📌 Chapters 00:00 – The VMware multi-cloud gap 02:00 – Europe’s sovereign cloud pressure 05:00 – Why multi-cloud is unavoidable 07:00 – Can AI agents fix this? 10:00 – GitOps + IDP approach 13:10 – DGX Spark / GB10 walkthrough 16:30 – AMD Strix alternative 17:50 – Where to learn more