Just one day into VMworld 2011 VMware has already subtly announced one of the revolutionary products in years. Quietly, humbly, and with little fanfare, VMware’s CEO Paul Maritz mentioned VMware’s foray into the database market with VMware’s vFabric Data Director (vDD).
vFabric Data Director: Database on Demand
August 30th, 2011
Aug, 30 2011
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EMC Labs at VMworld
August 26th, 2011
Aug, 26 2011
Tomorrow I take the last flight in a series that started in Singapore three days ago. I arrive in Las Vegas a little before noon for VMworld 2011. This is my first year in five with no responsibilities as a presenter or lab owner. And I am unreasonably excited that I can participate as an attendee.
In addition to a wealth of partner and customer meetings, I will be attending a large number of sessions, taking the hands-on labs, meeting old friends and colleagues, and of course enjoying the nighttime fun. One great point of pride I have is the wide range of labs that EMC will be offering at the EMC booth on the showroom floor. I thought I would share some highlights of hands-on demos you can take if you stop by the EMC booth at VMworld this year.
Running Apple OSX Lion on vSphere 5
August 11th, 2011
Aug, 11 2011
In my last blog article I counted the ability to virtualize Apple’s new OSX Lion as one of the top 10 reasons for upgrading to VMware vSphere 5. Aaron Hossain pointed out that an article I linked as support for this claim really suggested that virtualization on vSphere would not be supported by Apple. Aaron’s question was interesting enough, and the answer complicated enough, that I want to include my reply in its own article. Here is the scoop on OSX Lion on vSphere with new commentary not in my previous comment.
Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to vSphere 5
August 7th, 2011
Aug, 07 2011
I was recently re-watching the classic cultural assessment of our friends down under, Bart vs. Australia. Among the other completely accurate portrayals of our Aussie friends, you will see MPs slopping pigs, the Prime Minister drinking beer from an inner-tube on a lake, and of course The Boot. All of this got me thinking of the Melbourne stop in EMC’s five-city Pre-sales Conference Roadshow that finished a week ago. VMware partially sponsored this event and its fantastic SE and one of my good friends, Pete Marfatia, gave an electrifying presentation on the top 10 reasons to upgrade to vSphere 5.
In this entry I want to share with you VMware’s top 10 list that Pete presented with Tim Hartman. I have provided a PDF version of their presentation on my blog in case you want more detail. Feel free to contact me, your local VMware SE, or a vSpecialist if you want more information. Now, on to the top 10!