VMworld 2019 Europe

So it’s been 3 month since I last posted an entry on my blog, and as I previously mentioned it’s been such a busy period in my life, both professionally and personally! I’ve been at CloudHealth for 6 months now, and those months have flown by so quickly…. plus my youngest daughter has just turned 7 months and is rolling around and sitting up, I’m amazed at how quickly she’s grown – juggling a new job and a new baby is never an easy feat!

Now with only a few days to VMworld Europe, it would be remiss of me not to post something up, especially given that this is going to be my first VMworld as a vendor and also the first time I’m going to be speaking at VMworld! (I’m both excited and super nervous!)
It’s quite ironic that this years theme is “Make Your Mark”…. I’m hoping I certainly do that this year (and not make an ass out of myself in the process).

A few weeks ago marketing were asking for volunteers to help out at VMworld, so I stuck my hand up to help out and ended up being asked to host two Meet the Expert Sessions talking about CloudHealth Hybrid [MTE6171E]. My two sessions are at 11:15am and 4:15pm on Weds 6th November… I’ll be over at Hall 8.0 on Table 5 of the MTE area. Come and say hi if you’re in the vicinity!

Unfortunately as I write this blog, both my sessions are full – and as it’s a roundtable talk I’m not actually sure if people can just turn up and stand around and listen…. but feel free to do so if you want!

This will probably be my first VMworld where I’m not actually running around attending sessions, instead I have a ton of meetings lined up with MSPs and partners from across EMEA to talk about CloudHealth, as well as supporting some of the CloudHealth sessions being held. I’m still hoping to get myself along to a few sessions – definitely going to try and get along to The Virtually Speaking Podcast LIVE: The Future of IT – How Will You Fit in? [HCI1894PE].

Going to try and spend as much of my time with the vCommunity this year to support these great bunch of people! So expect me to be floating around VMvillage, Partner Lounge, VMware {code} and the Community Lounge areas (some friends are presenting at the vBrownBag TechTalk sessions). Hoping to be at:

  • The #vRockstar Party at the Cabaret on Sunday 3rd November. Tickets are sold out… I’ve been asked to join in a panel of folks for an informal fireside chat being hosted at the vRockstar Party, so that’ll be interesting!
  • If you haven’t already found out, #vSoccer #vFootball is coming to Europe this year, the vCommunity Football match has been arranged for Monday 4th November, 7pm-10pm not too far away from the conference centre. There are a bunch of VMware folks playing and I believe there’s still space available, so head over to vSoccer VMworld Europe to get a ticket…. I’ll be playing….. or maybe just having a beer and shouting at everyone to run!
  • I’ll also be at the #vExpert Party on Tuesday 5th November at Pez Vela, so don’t forget to say hi if you see me!

Now for a little plug – if you want to find out about CloudHealth then make sure you sign up for some of the sessions that my colleagues are running:

Tuesday 5th November

  • 11:00-12:00, Hall 8.0 Room 21 – Application Migration in Multi-Cloud Using Network Insight and CloudHealth [MCO1781BE]
  • 14:30-15:00, Hall 7.0 Solutions Exchange, VMware Stand #325 – Multi-Cloud Management with CloudHealth [VBT8026E]
  • 15:30-16:30, Hall 8.0 Room 30 – Introduction to Multi-Cloud Governance [MCO2439BE]
  • 16:00-16:25, Hall 6.0 VMvillage {code} Lounge – Using AWS Lambda Functions for Multi-Cloud Governance [CODE1785E]
  • 17:00-18:00, Hall 8.0 Room 37 – News UK Shows how to Migrate to the Cloud While Keeping Costs on the Ground [MCO1213BE]

Wednesday 6th November

  • 12:30-13:30, Hall 8.0 Room 26 – Multi-Cloud Keynote: Multi-Cloud Strategies to Operate at Scale [MC3545KE]
  • 12:30-13:30, Hall 8.0 Room 11 – Yes, Mr. CFO, IT Is Expensive — Understand Why with vRealize Operations [HBO1138BE]
  • 13:00-13:30, Hall 7.0 Solutions Exchange, VMware Stand #325 – How CloudHealth Enabled VMware to Regain Control [VBT8034E]
  • 15:30-16:30, Hall 8.0 Room 34 – Best Practices for Public Cloud Optimization with CloudHealth [MCO2418BE]
  • 17:00-18:00, Hall 8.0 Room 34 – Not Your Grandfather’s CMP: CloudHealth Modernize Cloud Management [MCO2438BE]

Thursday 7th November

  • 09:00-10:00, Hall 8.0 Room 12A – Developing Your Cloud Center of Excellence with CloudHealth [MCO2414BE]
  • 11:00-12:30, Hall 8.0 Room 31 – Master Reserved Instance Management with CloudHealth [MCO2417BE]
  • 13:30-14:30, Hall 8.0 Room 29 – Totally Bankable: Making Multi-Cloud Management a (Cost-Effective) Reality [MCO1528BE]
  • 15:00-16:00, Hall 8.0 Room 12A – Keep Track of Your Costs; It’s Imperative and Good for Your Health [MCO2435BE]

We also have a number of Meet the Expert sessions:

Tuesday 5th November

  • 12:15-13:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 6 – Best Practices for Managing AWS Reservations  [MTE6170E]
  • 15:15-16:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 5 – Everything you ever wanted to know about Azure [MTE6173E]
  • 17:15-18:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 3 – Multi Cloud Services with VMware Cloud Provider Hub [MTE6035E]
  • 17:15-18:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 6 – Controlling spend in your public cloud environment [MTE6300E]

Wednesday 6th November

  • 11:15-12:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 5 – CloudHealth Hybrid Overview [MTE6171E]
  • 15:15-16:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 6 – Controlling spend in your public cloud environment [MTE6300E]
  • 16:15-17:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 5 – CloudHealth Hybrid Overview [MTE6171E]
  • 17:15-18:00, Hall 8.0 MTE Table 5 – Everything you ever wanted to know about Azure [MTE6173E]

 

Finally, we also have 2 demo areas in the VMware stand within the Solution Exchange, so come say hi to the CloudHealth team!

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