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VMworld registration, for both the US and European events, went live today. European Early-Bird discounts of 200 Euros are valid through till 20th June, and US discounts of $300 are valid till 13th June. Visit https://www.vmworld.com/ for more details
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On Tuesday VMware announced that voting for VMworld sessions had started. This is an opportunity for members of the VMware community to “help shape the agenda” for the conference. Lots of people voting for one session isn’t a guarantee that it will appear but high ratings definitely direct the conference organisers to …
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It’s that time of year again, when we change the calendar on the wall, look back at what happened in the previous 12 months, and look forward to what might be coming in the next 12. Here’s some of the in-person events I enjoyed in the last year and some rough plans for 2017. The right sort of in-person events are a …
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The #vCommunity at VMworld 2016. VMworld is not all about announcements and sessions, some of the most valuable content is found in the social and community side of the event. It brings together over ten thousand people in the IT industry and there’s always lots to talk about and plenty to learn outside of the …
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Wednesday morning and VMworld continues… Here’s a look at my sessions from another day in Barcelona. General Session The big announcements of Day 2 gave way to some more detail in the Day 3 Keynote, kicked off by Sanjay Poonen focusing on the digital transformation happening in the EUC world. VMware has 66,000 EUC …
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There are around 17,000 IT Professionals working in the UK Higher Education industry supporting world-leading, cutting edge research and the development of the next generation of minds. They are also stewards of the (slightly less glamorous) systems for HR, payroll, email, printing and so on. Whilst much of this …
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Day 2, Tuesday, is when the real meat of VMworld starts- kicking off with the General Session (a.k.a. Keynote) at 9am. We were expecting some big announcements and weren’t disappointed. Here’s a look at some of my sessions today- these are the highlights only and more detail will follow. General Session Ten thousand …
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A new version of VMware vSphere, 6.5, will be released shortly Highlights Migration/Upgrade tools from previous versions (including Windows vCenter) to new VCSA. VCSA Native High Availability VCSA Integrated VMware Update Manager Native vCenter Backup and Restore Improved Appliance Management vSphere Clients Encryption …
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Monday is always a quieter day at VMworld Europe; the Keynotes kick the event off fully tomorrow and most of the sessions on Monday are reserved for Partners and TAM clients. However, there’s still plenty going on for us regular attendees. Sunday night once again saw vRockstar provide an “unofficial” opening to the …
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For those that have previously been to VMworld (or other conferences) at the Fira Grand Via Barcelona venue there’s a few changes to transport this year. If you’ve walked round the conference centre from the “Europa Fira” metro station to the North entrance used by VMworld (and formerly TechEd Europe) in the past …
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