Torsten Volk
@torstenvolk.bsky.social
Industry analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a TechTarget company, interested in everything that makes app developers more productive and of course in lots of other cool technologies. Obsessed with automating everything and trying every gadget.
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Torsten Volk
@torstenvolk.bsky.social
· Jun 27
ESG Quick Take - HPE Discover 2025 - Jim Frey and Torsten Volk
YouTube video by Torsten Volk
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Quick chat with @jfrey80.bsky.social about #HPEDiscover 2025 in Vegas. #AIFactory was the top level theme for the entire conference, but there were many interesting 'sub topics', including the renaissance of #virtualization and the hunt for operational excellence. #ESG. youtu.be/wOvORB7-MKQ...
All code commits to any of the 241 @cncf.bsky.social CNCF projects since the very beginning in 2014.
394K commits for Kubernetes so far, 165k for Cilium, 102k for OpenTelemetry and an impressive 82k for Backstage.
394K commits for Kubernetes so far, 165k for Cilium, 102k for OpenTelemetry and an impressive 82k for Backstage.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
All code commits to any of the 241 @cncf.bsky.social CNCF projects since the very beginning in 2014.
394K commits for Kubernetes so far, 165k for Cilium, 102k for OpenTelemetry and an impressive 82k for Backstage.
394K commits for Kubernetes so far, 165k for Cilium, 102k for OpenTelemetry and an impressive 82k for Backstage.
Reposted by Torsten Volk
First talk of KubeCon ✅
Liz Rice, Joe Stringer, and I lead a discussion on what projects should think about when trying to write an effective AI policy. Slides are lights on details, but be sure to catch the full recording with all the conversations when it comes out
Liz Rice, Joe Stringer, and I lead a discussion on what projects should think about when trying to write an effective AI policy. Slides are lights on details, but be sure to catch the full recording with all the conversations when it comes out
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
First talk of KubeCon ✅
Liz Rice, Joe Stringer, and I lead a discussion on what projects should think about when trying to write an effective AI policy. Slides are lights on details, but be sure to catch the full recording with all the conversations when it comes out
Liz Rice, Joe Stringer, and I lead a discussion on what projects should think about when trying to write an effective AI policy. Slides are lights on details, but be sure to catch the full recording with all the conversations when it comes out
My quick take on the $180 Million funding round for @n8n.io : www.techtarget.com/searchapparc... @omdiahq.bsky.social #AI #LLM #Funding #LowCode
October 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My quick take on the $180 Million funding round for @n8n.io : www.techtarget.com/searchapparc... @omdiahq.bsky.social #AI #LLM #Funding #LowCode
Why AI co-pilots will never become actual 'pilots' as long as they are based on LLMs. That's not a bad thing, as the production gain can be large. But just like an actor playing a doctor on TV is not really a doctor, a copilot using an llm is not a programmer.
www.techtarget.com/searchapparc...
www.techtarget.com/searchapparc...
AI agents are accelerators, not developer replacements | TechTarget
Learn how AI agents automate tasks like code generation, testing and documentation, but still require oversight for complex decision-making.
www.techtarget.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Why AI co-pilots will never become actual 'pilots' as long as they are based on LLMs. That's not a bad thing, as the production gain can be large. But just like an actor playing a doctor on TV is not really a doctor, a copilot using an llm is not a programmer.
www.techtarget.com/searchapparc...
www.techtarget.com/searchapparc...
Cool chart showing the hairball of interconnections between AI and cloud companies. #TooBigToFail
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ah shit, I had swapped lambda and coreweave around to make the diagram more sane and forgot to move the super micro funding arrow from coreweave to lambda. fixed
September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cool chart showing the hairball of interconnections between AI and cloud companies. #TooBigToFail
Machine Data trained LLMs and automatically generated dashboards for issue prevention. Very interesting Splunk .conf25 -> BLOG POST: www.techtarget.com/searchdatama... #Highlights #Splunk #Cisco #AICanvas #Observability
September 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Machine Data trained LLMs and automatically generated dashboards for issue prevention. Very interesting Splunk .conf25 -> BLOG POST: www.techtarget.com/searchdatama... #Highlights #Splunk #Cisco #AICanvas #Observability
Red Hat analyst summit in London: 1) virtualization and 2) AI -> not necessarily in that order.
Theme: Disruption Needs Choice
Key products: RHEL10, vLLM, llm-d, Lightspeed and of course OpenShift.
Combination of open source and enterprise-grade support. @omdiahq.bsky.social #ESG #RedHat
Theme: Disruption Needs Choice
Key products: RHEL10, vLLM, llm-d, Lightspeed and of course OpenShift.
Combination of open source and enterprise-grade support. @omdiahq.bsky.social #ESG #RedHat
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Red Hat analyst summit in London: 1) virtualization and 2) AI -> not necessarily in that order.
Theme: Disruption Needs Choice
Key products: RHEL10, vLLM, llm-d, Lightspeed and of course OpenShift.
Combination of open source and enterprise-grade support. @omdiahq.bsky.social #ESG #RedHat
Theme: Disruption Needs Choice
Key products: RHEL10, vLLM, llm-d, Lightspeed and of course OpenShift.
Combination of open source and enterprise-grade support. @omdiahq.bsky.social #ESG #RedHat
Reposted by Torsten Volk
Broadcom's @vmware.bsky.social Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
VMware VCF 9.0 Finally Unifies Container and VM Management
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
bit.ly
August 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Broadcom's @vmware.bsky.social Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
Wow, flying out of LAX now makes you use your face as a boarding pass. Even in a free country that much Tracking would be spooky.
August 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Wow, flying out of LAX now makes you use your face as a boarding pass. Even in a free country that much Tracking would be spooky.
You can say what you want about Broadcom's app modernization and cloud strategy, but look at this stock growth. #VMwareExplore
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You can say what you want about Broadcom's app modernization and cloud strategy, but look at this stock growth. #VMwareExplore
"We can vmotion LLM workloads just like anyhting else" -> need to look at the implications of that statement. #VMwareExplore
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"We can vmotion LLM workloads just like anyhting else" -> need to look at the implications of that statement. #VMwareExplore
"I'm the most excited about #Kubernetes being a native part of VCF 9" -> from the VMware Explore keynote.
August 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"I'm the most excited about #Kubernetes being a native part of VCF 9" -> from the VMware Explore keynote.
"90% of enterprises have committed to VCF" -> "you are not alone. Everybody is moving this way" #VMwareExplore @vmware.bsky.social @broadcom.bsky.social @omdia.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"90% of enterprises have committed to VCF" -> "you are not alone. Everybody is moving this way" #VMwareExplore @vmware.bsky.social @broadcom.bsky.social @omdia.bsky.social
"It is insane, I've been doing it since 25 years and I'm still loving it" -> intro #VMware Explore keynote. -> analysis of the latet announcements to follow -> #ESG @broadcom.bsky.social @vmware.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"It is insane, I've been doing it since 25 years and I'm still loving it" -> intro #VMware Explore keynote. -> analysis of the latet announcements to follow -> #ESG @broadcom.bsky.social @vmware.bsky.social
Love the term 'confident nonsense' to describe how LLMs are able to plausibly and fluently provide great-sounding explanations for entirely made-up 'facts'. -> here's my blog on Minimum Viable Observability, as the remedy for 'confident nonsense': www.linkedin.com/pulse/minimu...
ESG Newsletter: Minimum Viable Observability for AI - The Foundation for AI Success at Scale
There are many impressive examples of Large Large Models (LLMs) generating plausible-sounding but completely unverified claims. Once an end user falls for one of these, they never view an LLM the same...
www.linkedin.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Love the term 'confident nonsense' to describe how LLMs are able to plausibly and fluently provide great-sounding explanations for entirely made-up 'facts'. -> here's my blog on Minimum Viable Observability, as the remedy for 'confident nonsense': www.linkedin.com/pulse/minimu...
Minimum Viable Observability is key for LLMs and LLM-driven apps -> Latest BLOG -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/minimu...
@dynatrace.com @grafana.bsky.social @chronosphere.bsky.social
@dynatrace.com @grafana.bsky.social @chronosphere.bsky.social
ESG Newsletter: Minimum Viable Observability for AI - The Foundation for AI Success at Scale
There are many impressive examples of Large Large Models (LLMs) generating plausible-sounding but completely unverified claims. Once an end user falls for one of these, they never view an LLM the same...
www.linkedin.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Minimum Viable Observability is key for LLMs and LLM-driven apps -> Latest BLOG -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/minimu...
@dynatrace.com @grafana.bsky.social @chronosphere.bsky.social
@dynatrace.com @grafana.bsky.social @chronosphere.bsky.social
HPE Discover was all about AI Factory, operational excellence, and Hybrid Cloud. Here's my quick BLOG summary: www.techtarget.com/searchdatace...
Virtualization alternatives and AI: Lessons from HPE Discover | TechTarget
At HPE Discover 2025, key insights emerged on virtualization alternatives and AI infrastructure updates to meet evolving IT demands.
www.techtarget.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
HPE Discover was all about AI Factory, operational excellence, and Hybrid Cloud. Here's my quick BLOG summary: www.techtarget.com/searchdatace...
Reposted by Torsten Volk
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
VMware VCF 9.0 Finally Unifies Container and VM Management
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
In case someone is interested in how to crash MacOS no matter how much RAM you have: Accidentally load a 50+GB size video into another video (instead of loading the intended 5MB photo). It's impressive how the power button becomes the only way out :-).
July 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In case someone is interested in how to crash MacOS no matter how much RAM you have: Accidentally load a 50+GB size video into another video (instead of loading the intended 5MB photo). It's impressive how the power button becomes the only way out :-).
Reposted by Torsten Volk
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
VMware VCF 9.0 Finally Unifies Container and VM Management
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 aims to solve a longstanding DevOps challenge by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side with unified management.
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
By @bcgain.bsky.social feat. @torstenvolk.bsky.social
Yes, AI and VM are the big topics of the day. A quarter century after the virtual machine was 'discovered'.
At this year’s #KubeCon EU in London, the narrative began to shift.
KubeCon Is Starting To Sound a Lot Like VMCon
At this year’s KubeCon EU in London, the narrative began to shift.
bit.ly
July 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yes, AI and VM are the big topics of the day. A quarter century after the virtual machine was 'discovered'.
This is one interesting discussion on VMware licensing (on Reddit): www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/c... #virtualization
From the sysadmin community on Reddit: VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter
Explore this post and more from the sysadmin community
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June 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is one interesting discussion on VMware licensing (on Reddit): www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/c... #virtualization