Some huge announcements were made at VMWorld today, many of which will be warmly received by VMware customers. I’m not referring to some of the great new features like the vSphere 5.1 web client, but things like new product entitlements,
Category Archives: VMworld
VMware vSphere 5.1 Feature Preview
vSphere 5.1 might technically be a “minor” update, but just like vSphere 4.1 there are some very significant new features – many around increased scalability and improved operations. I had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time with
Not going to VMworld? Register for VMware NOW on Monday August 27th
If you’re like me and unable to attend VMworld this year, you can still “virtually” attend the conference with on-demand access to keynotes, new product overviews, demos and more. I’m especially excited about this year’s VMworld as not only is there
The vExpert Program Just Rocks!
This week when I returned home I found a very nice gift package from VMware for the VMware vExpert Program which included a vExpert laptop bag, luggage tag and certificate. This was a very nice gift from a wonderful program
WSJ: VMware to acquire Novell’s SUSE Linux division
Prior to VMworld, there had been rumors of a possible VMware-Novell deal in the works. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that VMware is indeed in talks to acquire Novell's SUSE Linux division, while remaining assets
VMworld 2010 Keynote Replay
Below is the 4 minute intro that was played at VMworld 2010 to attempt to define the cloud with a bit of humor. During the live feed I missed the fact that the voice inquiring "What the hell is
Manage vSphere from your iPad
I may live near the Big Apple, but I’m not a big Apple person ( I like to think different). But this vSphere management app for the iPad seems rather handy. Hopefully there will be an Android version as well,
Synergy: Vblock + UIM + vCloud Director
Let’s take a quick overview of three separate products: Vblock: Infrastructure as a utility. Need more capacity? Purchase servers/storage/networking as a single rack – no engineering required. EMC Unified Infrastucture Manager (UIM): Single point of management for vBlock infrastructure with policy-based
VMworld — Keynote Live Blog
This is my first attempt at a live blog. Let’s see how this goes…. 12:05 — mind-opening images and music playing 12:06 Azure skys? LOL 12:08 There’s the “Matrix” reference while explaining the cloud 12:09 Rick Jackson, Marketing takes the
Get Ready for the Keynote
The live keynote starts in less than an hour. I’ll link to the recorded session when it is available, but if you’re not in SFO (like me) you can watch it live here. Follow @BlueShiftBlog for live tweet coverage.
