In episode 029 we talk to Parag Chakraborty,  Senior Product Line Manager for vSphere Distributed Services Engine (Project Monterey). Parag explains what is introduced in vSphere 8.0 by VMware with the vSphere Distributed Services Engine,  why VMware is building a solution for SmartNICs/DPUs, what the benefits and use cases are and goes over some operational considerations when adopting this new technology. Some exciting resources for additional content on this subject can be found here: VMware Explore Session - Accelerate and Secure Your Data Centers with Project MontereyVMware Explore Session - Project Monterey Behind the Scenes: A Technical Deep DiveVMware DSE WebsiteCormac Hogan's blogFollow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod. Last, but not least, make sure to hit that subscribe button, rate where ever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!