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In late 2023, a long-trusted virtualization staple became the biggest open question on the enterprise IT roadmap.

Amid concerns of VMware licensing changes and steeper support costs, analysts noticed an exodus mentality. Forrester predicted that one in five large VMware customers would begin moving away from the platform in 2024. A subsequent Gartner community poll found that 74% of respondents were rethinking their VMware relationship in light of recent changes. CIOs contending with pricing hikes and product roadmap opacity face a daunting choice: double‑down on a familiar but costlier stack, or use the disruption to rethink how—and where—critical workloads should run.

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“There’s still a lot of uncertainty in the marketplace around VMware,” explains Matt Crognale, senior director, migrations and modernization at cloud modernization firm Effectual, adding that the VMware portfolio has been streamlined and refocused over the past

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Job ID: 263316

Post-Doctoral Fellow Position
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Job Categories Post-Doc
Academic Fields Electrical and/or Electronics
Robotics

The WIRED Lab in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow position in the area of Wearable Robotics. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of wearable robotics through cross-disciplinary innovation.

We seek an accomplished and forward-thinking researcher with a strong track-record of publications in the field of robotics, soft actuation and data-driven control. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to drive innovation and

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The Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (cee.usc.edu) in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering (viterbischool.usc.edu) invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at any rank in the area of Environmental Engineeringwith a focus on aquatic and environmental chemistry (cee.usc.edu/academics/environmental-engineering). This position is central to advancing the department’s strategic vision, which emphasizes sustainable infrastructure, resilient water systems, and the protection of human and ecosystem health. Applicants must hold a doctorate in environmental engineering or a related field. Candidates at the Associate or full Professor ranks should demonstrate a distinguished record of scholarship, research leadership, and professional achievement commensurate to the rank.

The department seeks candidates whose research advances fundamental and applied knowledge in water quality, treatment, and sustainability. Areas of particular interest include:

Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment, including PFAS and microplastics in engineered systems Potable water reuse and related technologies for water sustainability and

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