09/09/2026 | Press release | Archived content
11:11 Systems executives say VMware Explore 2026 gives partners new opportunities around private AI, modernization, security, and managed services.
Broadcom's latest VMware investments are giving channel partners a new reason to look beyond the pricing and licensing disruption that has defined much of the post-acquisition conversation.
At VMware Explore 2026, Broadcom positioned VMware Cloud Foundation as a platform for private AI, infrastructure modernization, security, and governance - areas that 11:11 Systems executives say could open the door to broader services engagements as customers move from experimenting with AI infrastructure to demanding measurable business outcomes.
That positioning was evident throughout Broadcom's product announcements and on-stage messaging, as the company shared more information about its roadmap for VMware technology two years after the acquisition.
Dante Orsini, chief revenue officer at 11:11 Systems, said the scale of Broadcom's continued investment was one of his biggest takeaways from Explore.
"They're continuing to invest in that middleware piece to provide more and more tooling to make it easier, so I don't necessarily need to have an army of data scientists to get value," Orsini said.