Broadcom and VMWare
What does perpetual mean? (real definition)
Something that continues indefinitely and never ends.
This major north-south interstate officially ends at the international border in Sault Ste. Marie, but not before taking drivers across the entirety of the Mackinac Bridge.
I75
This river flows right through the heart of Genesee County and Flint, historically used for transporting lumber before becoming an industrial hub.
Flint River
These compact, screenless wearables worn on the hand saw a massive boom in 2026 for tracking biometric data and enabling gesture-based smart home control.
Smart rings.
Hurley uses this cloud software for multi factor authentication.
Duo
Post-acquisition, Broadcom dramatically altered VMware's business model by ending perpetual software licenses in favor of this recurring revenue model.
What is a subscription model (or SaaS)?
In 1909, Wayne County made global history by paving a mile of this iconic Detroit avenue with concrete, creating the world’s very first concrete highway.
What is Woodward Avenue? (M1)
This iconic Flint-born brand, founded by a Scottish-American inventor, became the cornerstone building block of General Motors.
Buick
No longer just chatbots, 2026 is dominated by this type of AI software designed to autonomously execute multi-step tasks, book flights, and manage workflows without constant human prompts.
What are AI Agents (or Agentic AI)?
This software handles interfaces and drivers for all lab instrumentation
DI (Intrument Manager)
Before being acquired by Broadcom, VMware was spun off in 2021 from this major Texas-based computer manufacturing giant, which had acquired it via EMC.
Dell
This stunning, 20-mile stretch of M-119 runs along Lake Michigan from Harbor Springs to Cross Village, famous for its dense, overarching canopy of trees is known as this.
Tunnel of Trees
Built in 1947, this massive Flint assembly plant was known for producing millions of Chevrolet trucks and full-size cars before closing in 1987.
What is Flint Assembly (or the Chevy "In the Hole" complex)
In 2026 cyber-security, this best practice recommendation has largely replaced typed passwords by utilizing cryptographic keys tied securely to a user's biometrics.
Pass Keys
This software / vendor is used for aEEG, amplitude-integrated EEG; EEG, electroencephalography. aEEG is commonly used to evaluate background pattern, seizure activity and sleep-wake cycles
Natus aEEG
In 2024, Broadcom divested VMware's End-User Computing (EUC) division—famous for Horizon and Workspace ONE—to this massive private equity firm for $3.8 billion.
What is KKR? (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)
Hugging the entire eastern coast of the Lower Peninsula, this scenic highway is known as the "Heritage Route" of Lake Huron, running from Standish all the way to Mackinaw City.
What is US-23?
Early settlements like Grand Blanc and Flint grew rapidly because they were situated along this historic Native American and pioneer trail running from Detroit to the north.
Saginaw Trail
This two word term describes practice of building software entirely through natural language prompts, where the human focuses on the creative direction and "feel" of the app rather than writing the actual syntax.
Vibe coding
CDIS and Coders use this software for DRG codes and Reimbursement
CRS
This ultra-focused CEO of Broadcom, known for aggressive restructuring and cost-cutting post-acquisition, personally oversaw the VMware integration.
Hock Tan
This iconic 116-mile highway loops around the Leelanau Peninsula and Lake Michigan, so popular that its silhouette on a white highway shield has been trademarked as a major merchandise brand.
M-22
Before it was known as Grand Blanc Center, a prominent local merchant named Charles De Witt Gibson established a hub here that locals called "Gibsonville" or this politically-themed name.
Whigville.
As warehouse automation peaks, this e-commerce giant announced it had officially deployed its one-millionth physical robot into its fulfillment ecosystem in 2025.
Amazon
State of Michigan system that allows practitioners to determine if patients are receiving controlled substances from other providers and to assist in the prevention of prescription drug abuse.
MAPS