Asia Tech Podcast – EP 148 – Brendon Howe – VP, GM Blockchain at VMware – Change the Game, Be Disruptive or Find New Markets

by Michael Waitze | Oct 20, 2021

If you still thought that blockchain and distributed ledger technology were not ready for enterprise prime time, listening to this conversation with Brendon Howe, VP, GM Blockchain at VMware will change your mind. Brendon spent most of his career with early-stage companies in the infrastructure and software services space, in a way, preparing for this role at VMware.

Some of the topics that Brendon discussed:

Developing a new product inside a large company that already has great products
Understanding when the right time is to scale opportunities
How DLT fits perfectly into VMware’s core business as an application platform for the enterprise
The importance of non-functional requirements when building any enterprise-level software
Building a high-performance team in a new technology space
Asset tokenization and digitization
Co-innovating as a trusted business partner
The interest in DLT products in Asia
Some real-world examples of VMware’s blockchain implementations in Australia and Malaysia

Other titles we considered for this episode:

It’s Not for the Faint of Heart
These Are Digital Transformation Initiatives
We Are Very Active Participants in our Customers’ Use Case Definition

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