In a previous post I have talked about the expected VCDX program announcements at VMworld 2014. There is now a very strong rumour that the first VCDX-NV candidates will be defending their designs next week. The first batch of newly minted VCDX-NVs will likely be celebrated at the VMworld US – VCDX/vExpert party. This was intimated by the “VCDX-NV” option present in the VCDX/vExpert party registration.
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VMworld 2014 – Pace yourself!
This will be my second VMworld and I want to pass on some tips that I learned from the “10 year” VMworld veterans that maximised my experience last year:
- Keep hydrated with H20, carry a water bottle.
- Maintain your energy levels by eating good, healthy food, regularly.
- Minimise your alcohol intake.
- Wear comfortable shoes that have been “broken in”. Ladies: high heels = bad idea.
- Dress in neat casual or professional clothing – just make sure it is comfortable.
- Travel light – if you do not need your laptop, leave it at the hotel.
- Plan ahead and organise your schedule so that you are getting 8 hours of sleep a night.
- It is physically impossible to attend every event, so attend what is important to you.
VMware Press – “Virtualising SQL Server with VMware – Doing It Right”
I have just finished reading “Virtualising SQL Server with VMware – Doing It Right” by Michael Corey, Jeff Szastak and Michael “WebScale” Webster. What a great read! For anyone who has business critical applications that use SQL Server and they want to virtualise with vSphere, this book is for you.
On a personal note, Michael Webster assisted my company in 2013 with a business critical SQL Server 2012 implementation, so I can attest to the efficacy of the methodology and techniques described in this tome.
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VMworld 2014 – VCDX Program Announcements
With John Arrasjid’s permission, I talked about this during the “VCDX Prep” vBrownbag EMEA Podcast in May 2014. Following on from that podcast, be expecting more information on the following during VMworld 2014:
- VCAP/VCDX Boot Camps – 8 hours, will include NV track (NSX), launch by VMworld 2014 (Free)
- New book -> “Art of Infrastructure Design, A Practical Guide for IT Architects” – Q4 2014 (By John Arrasjid & co.)
- VCDX Mentor Program – 3 month program, 4 hours per month (Free – 32 VCDX Volunteers)
- Update to Design Workshops – 3-4 Hours, now using VCDX design methodology (Conferences & Events – Cloud, vSphere, SRM etc.)
- Infrastructure Design Workshop – 1-2 Days, offered at VMworld 2014 (Fee based) – Professional Level Class
- Infrastructure Design Course – 4-5 days, similar to AcademyX, but without the design requirement (Fee based) – Advanced Level Class
- AcademyX – 4-5 days, for candidates with a design, launch by VMworld 2014 (Fee based) – Masters-Level Class
VMworld 2014 – vCAC Reference Architecture for Healthcare
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi will be co-presenting their vCAC reference architecture with Shiv Diddee, VMware MENA TAM Leader, at VMworld. Hany Michael was the VMware PSO Solutions Architect for this project and is also known for his personal technology blog hypervizor.com.
If you want to learn about how vCAC can be applied to the healthcare industry then sign up! See you at VMworld.
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VMworld 2014 – VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast #289
Yesterday I was very lucky to be a guest on the VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast (iTunes) to talk about my joint VMworld session with Paul Chambre:
If you want to learn about how to use the VMware vCloud Management suite for configuration and compliance audits then sign up! See you at VMworld.
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VMworld 2014 – Marvin, I want to meet you!
A few months ago there was a picture of the “Marvin” poster from the “VMware campus” tweeted by @Cocquyt. In a recent post by Technodrone, @maishsk picked up on the VMworld VMCI session, aka “Marvin”:
Very exciting stuff, I cannot wait to meet “Marvin” and am very interested in hearing about VMware’s first foray into the hardware arena. Some of the questions I have:
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