Elbert Cheng discusses the evolution of virtual machine (VM) technologies, and the story of VMware Inc. Due to VMware Inc.’s international nature, the organization must comply with the laws and policies across the globe. Relatively recent compliance requirements, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), have changed the operating and compliance landscape. Due to the high-profile clients who uses VMware’s technology, breaches and vulnerabilities pose a major risk in the technological space, consequently, the company has continued to evolve the way it responds to these changing risk conditions.