Category: VMworld

VMworld Europe 2014 – Day 1 round up

So as a partner I had the opportunity to attend VMworld a day earlier than the general public.... which means I was at VMworld on Monday for a full day of partner breakout sessions. Apart from the Partner General Session (which was taken by Carl Eschenbach as Pat Gelsinger had transportation problems), I pretty much … Continue reading VMworld Europe 2014 – Day 1 round up

3 days till VMworld Europe 2014

Barcelona here I come (again)...... bit gutted that the weather looks like it will be as wet as London! =( My schedule is pretty packed yet again, with lots of sessions on VVOLs and EVO: Rail....! The only thing left is work out what clothes to pack, and also work out which vendor parties to … Continue reading 3 days till VMworld Europe 2014

Project MARVIN morphs into VMware EVO: RAIL – VMworld updates

EVO: RAIL?? Really…. Ok, someone really needs to fire the marketing guys!! =PVMware EVO: RAIL announced.In a nutshell, VMware and ‘a-n-other’ partner to produce a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance.As I previously mentioned VMware are NOT going to start manufacturing and shifting tin!So far the partners listed are Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Inspur, Net One and Supermicro – these … Continue reading Project MARVIN morphs into VMware EVO: RAIL – VMworld updates

VMworld 2014 – what I’d like to see…….

So with VMworld 2014 kicking off in the US this weekend, I thought it fitting to blog about what I would love to hear coming out of San Francisco.VMware have always been tight-lipped regarding what they will be announcing! However, there’s always just enough that can be found online to allow you to make an educated … Continue reading VMworld 2014 – what I’d like to see…….

VMworld 2013 Europe – Day 2 Round Up

So there are only 2 real things worth mentioning in todays' round up (as I said yesterday, today and tomorrow are more tailored to what I want to learn)..... The General Session and the VMworld Party.... ;oP 1. This mornings' General Session was delivered by Carl Eschenbach and focused on the key products within the VMware … Continue reading VMworld 2013 Europe – Day 2 Round Up

VMworld 2013 Europe – Day 1 Round Up

So those of you who read my VMworld 2013 US round up will already have read about all the juicy bits that was announced in San Fran..... basically vSphere/vCloud 5.5..... The keynote session by Pat Gelsinger pretty much repeated a lot of what was announced in the US, with a little bit of juicy extras … Continue reading VMworld 2013 Europe – Day 1 Round Up

VMworld Partner Day Round up

So I've just got back to my hotel after the VMUG party (sponsored by Veeam)... It was nice to catch up with people from the VMware community.... even more impressive to see some top guys in VMware pop down to mingle with us lesser folks..... (recognised @CColotti, amongst others). Anyways, so there wasn't anything really new … Continue reading VMworld Partner Day Round up

VMworld 2013 Partner Day

First day of VMworld is dedicated to Partners and TAMs.. As a representative of MTI I've signed up for the Partner track in order to gain some insight on what VMware has planned for their partners. Although that said, my first port of call will be to register at VMUG in order to pick up … Continue reading VMworld 2013 Partner Day