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VMworld.com Virtual Conference

2010-02-22T09:57:58Z

Sign into your VMworld account (or create a new "free" account). Then choose a custom avatar and explore our virtual pavilion with the VMworld community. As you walk your avatar around, you will find virtualization and cloud computing resources for networking, technical support, training, discussions and social media.

From the Virtual Pavilion entrance, you can walk to various halls, rooms, and virtual booths while sharing live chat with other visitors.

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Walk into the Exhibitor Hall to explore dozens of virtual exhibitor booths from leading industry vendors. Here you will find product info, demos, videos, discussions, documents and other resources from each vendor.



Walk into the lower concourse to find breakout rooms with sessions for specific topics.



Visit the Breakout Room for Cloud Computing Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization | Application Virtualization | Dev/Test

Walk into the Sessions & Labs Theater to watch hundreds of VMworld conference sessions from the past 5 years + additional expert sessions. View flash presentations, live video or download presentations as PDF or MP3.

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Find the escalator to our upper concourse for an assortment of networking, social media, games and challenges.



Walk into our Virtual Lounge & Bar to network with members, share drinks or play arcade and casino games.

Walk into the Social Media Room for the latest Twitter feeds, YouTube videos, live/recorded streams, Facebook pages, Podcasts, Slideshare presentations, Flickr photos and many other resources.

Walk into the Community Challenge Room and play our online trivia challenge against other members. (High scores posted daily)

Enjoy the virtual conference! ~VMworld.com Team

VMworld 2010 Pre-Registration Available

2010-02-09T20:43:45Z

Sign up to be notified when VMworld registration becomes available in both the U.S. (San Francisco) and Europe (Copenhagen).

To share discussions on VMworld 2010, please visit http://www.vmworld.com/community/conferences/.

cheers,

VMworld.com Team

Webcast: Virtualized SAP Applications - From the Datacenter to the Cloud

2010-01-21T00:01:47Z

Join VMware SAP Alliance Manager Joachim Rahmfeld on this 45 minute webcast tomorrow, Jan 21, at 2pm PST. Virtualized SAP Applications: From the Datacenter to the Cloud.

For more information on running SAP on VMware, see the Virtualization for SAP Solutions blog and the SAP and VMware page.

VMworld 2010 Survey - Win a Bose Sound Deck!

2009-12-03T20:33:12Z

We're looking for new and fresh ideas for VMworld 2010! Please take a few minutes and fill out the following quick survey.

By answering all questions, you will be entered to win a Bose Sound Dock. The winner will be announced at the end of December.

thanks for your feedback!

~VMworld Team

Submit a VMworld Survey

Exclusive "Online Only" Sessions for VMworld 2009

2009-09-01T09:13:14Z

Whether you're attending the conference in San Francisco, back at your desk at work, or just sitting in your la-z-boy chair with your laptop — we're busy bringing the VMworld conference experience to you.

View our exclusive "online only" sessions here on VMworld.com during the week of VMworld 2009. Topics are presented by virtualization experts convering various products, solutions and best practices. Here is the current lineup:

BC2082	VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Performance and Best Practice
BC2253	Pain-free VMware Agentless Backup AND Recovery - VCB & Beyond
BC3083	Mission Critical: Virtualization and Robust DR Architectures for Vital Systems
BC3602	VMware Fault Tolerance - vSphere Workflows and API Considerations
DV1406	Integrating VMware View with your VPN
EA1396	SQL, Exchange and SharePoint Deployments on EMC Celerra Unified Storage
EA3216	Best Practice for Virtualizing Active Directory using vSphere
EA3579	Oracle Enterprise Workloads on VMware How-To
TA1440	Networking in ESX: VM DirectPath Dynamic - the road to Direct VM to Hardware
TA3488	All Hypervisors Are Not Created Equal - The Unique Advantages of VMware ESX
V12789	VMware vCenter Converter 101
VM2711	Virtual Infrastructure Performance Optimization: From the Data Center to the Desktop
VM3237	vCenter Databases: Setup, Management and Best Practices
VM3237	VC Linked Mode in vSphere 4.0
VM3325	vSphere and ESXi Log Files 101 & 102
VM3404	Alarms for vCenter 4.0
VM3414	Study Reveals Production Best Practices for Virtualization

Jump over to our online theater to network with other online members currently viewing these sessions as well as our hundreds of other Sessions & Labs from past events. We now have live chat in the online virtual conference so you can network which viewing sessions.

Enjoy!

Social Media Contest on VMworld.com

2009-09-01T08:54:12Z

A blog entry can be almost anything ? your thoughts and observations on the industry, your experiences, notes on a session, an interview, or a photo essay. A photo is worth a thousand words, and a video can be worth a million. We want to find the blog entry, photo, and video that best exemplify both the VMworld 2009 conference and this year's theme:

"Hello Freedom"

The winner of this contest will be the creative entries that best capture either the experience of being at VMworld 2009 or the freedom of virtualizing your business infrastructure ? and if you can do both at the same time, all the better.

We will pick a winner for best blog, best photo(s), best video and eventually, best overal conference contribution.

So get out your camcorder, digital camera, iPhone, Blackberry, laptop or just put on your blogger cap and share your experience. Bring the conference to life and win a prize in the process!

*Learn about contest details, prizes and nominations*

VMware Video Contest on VMworld.com

2009-09-01T08:38:52Z

Drop by the "Run it with VMware" video contest on the VMworld 2009 Web site to place your vote(s) for the "Fan Favorite" video of VMworld 2009. The 5 videos show for viewing and voting upon, were selected as finalists in the recent VMware video contest.

View Videos and Vote Now! The fan favorite will be chosen based on your votes.

VMworld Sessions & Labs

2009-08-26T16:34:37Z

As we approach VMworld 2009 next week, please take a look at all sessions from past VMworld conferences which have now all been opened for free viewing by all VMworld.com members. This includes the most recent content from VMworld Europe 2009 and VMworld 2008, which until now, were reserved for attendees only.

All the following are now free for viewing:

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VMworld 2009 Sessions & Labs will be added to the site after the conference, but this will be accessible only by registered attendees of VMworld 2009. Non-attendees can view all VMworld 2009 content over the next 12 months by purchasing a *VMworld.com Subscription* .

cheers,

~Tony

Why Attend VMworld 2009?

2009-08-24T04:01:06Z

First of all, if you haven't registered yet...you only have a week left, so Register Today

You'll learn strategies to boost your company's bottom line

In this economy, it's more important than ever to increase efficiency and cut costs. Virtualization can help you make it happen. Come to VMworld to get up to speed on the newest developments, directions and the latest virtualization trends. Already virtualized? You'll learn about best practices and innovative products that will help you keep pace with the rest of the industry. New to virtualization? Learn everything you need to know to get started.

You'll sit face-to-face with knowledgeable experts

Drop in on a Birds-of-a-Feather session to get valuable insight direct from a product engineer. Visit the Genius Bar for the answers to your most pressing virtualization questions. Engage and learn from like-minded colleagues at meals, labs, or in the lounges. At VMworld, you're surrounded by a community with one thing on its mind: getting the most out of virtualization.

You'll get hands on experience and technical deep dive

This year, we're offering more Hands-on Labs so you can learn how to put virtualization to work in your organization. It's a great opportunity to explore the newest VMware software in a practical, hands-on setting. To best suit your style, you can choose between scheduled instructor-led labs and drop-in self-guided labs—it's up to you. Attendees will be able to choose from more than 300 sessions -- including technical deep dives -- across six tracks.

You'll be in good company

Visit the Solutions Exchange to directly interact with more than 160 of the leading companies in the virtualization industry. It's a one-stop shop that covers the entire range of virtualization products and solutions. You'll experience the newest tools and technologies and talk directly to experts and engineers from every corner of the virtualization industry. Need a solution? You'll find it at VMworld.

You'll be where it's all happening

Join us at the only conference that focuses exclusively on virtualization. It's the best place to hear about the latest breakthroughs in virtualization technology, including VMware vSphere 4—the industry's first cloud computing operating system. It's also where leading virtualization experts and enthusiasts come together to learn, network and share their knowledge. And as 83% of 2008 attendees rated the conference as extremely/very valuable, we're confident you will too. Join us!

Need more reasons to attend? Read these blogs from virtualization experts:

Duncan Epping (Yellow-Bricks)

Eric Siebert (Virtualization Pro)

Rick Vanover (Virtualization Review)

Bob Plankers (Lone Sysadmin)

Steve Beaver (Virtual Blackhole)

Chad Sakac (Virtual Geek)

Sven Huisman (Virtual Future)

Rodney Haywood (Musings of Rodos)

Jase McCarty (Jase's Place)

Thomas Bryant (Work in Progress)

View more videos at Video Spot for VMworld 2009

And be sure to check out all the conference offerings under VMworld 2009 Agenda

~The VMworld Team

VMworld 2009 Networking, Announcements & Promos

2009-08-24T03:46:10Z

VMworld 2009...only a week away!

As we are all preparing for the whirlwind of activity, please take advantage of the tools and resources on VMworld.com to prepare your schedules, network with peers/groups, follow news/announcements and stay aware of opportunities and highlights at the conference.

Be sure to bookmark www.vmworld2009.com or www.vmworld.com for all VMworld 2009 highlights. And visit VMworld 2009 Networking frequently to network with others and follow the VMworld Blog and Social Media resources.

RSS Feeds

Whether you're attending VMworld 2009 or keeping up from afar, you can stay current with RSS feeds:

VMworld 2009 Discussions RSS Feed

VMworld Blog RSS Feed

Virtualization Discussions RSS Feed

All VMworld.com RSS Feeds

cheers,

~Tony

Locations of Labs

2009-08-14T19:01:39Z

Self-paced labs are being offered on a drop-in basis at Moscone Center.

Monday, August 31: 7:30 am to 8:00 pm

Tuesday, Sept. 1: 10:00 am to 5:30 pm

Wednesday, Sept. 2: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Thursday, Sept. 3: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Instructor-led Labs are offered all conference days, and can be scheduled with Schedule Builder. All instructor-led labs take place at the Marriott Hotel.

Be sure to allow sufficient time to travel between your sessions, since any open seats will be filled 5 minutes prior to session start time, by those in the "standby" line.

Travel time walking from Moscone to the Marriott is 5-10 minutes, depending on your walking speed.

An Update on VMworld Europe

2009-08-06T20:00:19Z

We are pleased to announce that VMworld Europe will be held in October 2010. The VMworld Europe conference will follow our Global VMworld conference, scheduled for San Francisco in September 2010, to ensure that we are able to roll out key initiatives to customers and partners more quickly and consistently worldwide. As the leading virtualization conference, VMworld will continue to offer its diverse global audience the latest information on how virtualization is revolutionizing the next generation of computing.

More information on the specific dates and location for VMworld Europe 2010 will be announced soon!

In the meantime, don’t miss your chance to register for VMworld 2009 taking place August 31-September 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Visit www.vmworld2009.com to register.

Sessions and Labs you can't afford to miss...

2009-08-02T06:30:37Z

Check out a new listing of Super Sessions coming to VMworld 2009, presented by VMware and Platinum Sponsors:

VMworld 2009 Super Sessions

And for a quick listing of all self-paced labs and instructor-led labs, visit:

VMworld 2009 Hands-on Labs

Browse through the complete catalog of breakout sessions, panel sessions, super sessions, instructor-led labs, self-paced labs, and birds-of-a-feather sessions using the Content Catalog.

And if you still haven't registered, don't wait to long...August 31 is just around the corner!

Last Day to Win a Free Pass to VMworld! Register Now!

2009-07-24T16:36:12Z

Today is the last day to register for VMworld 2009 San Francisco and automatically be entered into a drawing to get your registration fees fully reimbursed.

VMworld is the must-attend event for anyone interested in virtualizing the enterprise. Check out the Content Catalog for the latest information on the valuable sessions and interactive hands-on labs you will experience this year. Session Builder is coming soon—register now for immediate access once the tool goes live later this month.

Don't miss the virtualization event of the year! Register now!

For more information please visit: http://www.vmworld2009.com/registration/promo

See you in San Francisco!

Featured VMworld Session-The Path to COS-less ESX

2009-07-21T16:55:45Z

VMworld 2009 San Francisco is right around the corner!

This week we're highlighting the session: The Path to COS-less ESX: Migrating Server Operations from ESX to ESXi

VMware ESXi is the next generation hypervisor architecture from VMware, offering improved reliability, security, and a simplified operational model. Due to the superior nature of ESXi, VMware will discontinue the classic Service Console-based ESX in the near future. If you are a long-time user of ESX and have developed your management procedures around the Service Console, then come to this session to learn how to migrate to a new, improved operational model. We will show how to adapt your process for all aspects of management, including: hardware monitoring, backup, systems management, user management, logging, troubleshooting, and more. You should be able to leave this session armed with the tools necessary to be prepared for the transition to ESXi.

For more details or to view other sessions at VMworld 2009, please visit https://vmworld2009.wingateweb.com/scheduler/catalog/catalog.jsp

Let us know what events you would like to see featured on the VMworld blog!