Its that time of year again where the VMworld session voting is open to the public. I have submitted two sessions this year that I think will help pass on some of the information I and my colleagues have learnt over the year. The sessions I have submitted are: Session 1166: Monitoring a vCloud Infrastructure: Presenters – David Hill and Andy Troup Abstract: For a VMware vCloud to be successful and operationally sustainable, an absolutely critical step is developing a solid monitoring solution. This session will help customers address this by exploring the proven, practical activities and considerations VMware has defined, based on experience, for developing a monitoring architecture. A participant in this session will leave with a deep technical understanding of the guiding principles underlying a VMware vCloud monitored architecture utilising VMware VCOps and VMware Hyperic. In addition to the technical aspects, this session will also provide the participant with […]
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Wish I had a whiteboard desk
Frank Denneman wrote a great article “Whiteboard desk” demonstrating his whiteboard desk, and frankly I think it is awesome! Once I have established where I am going to live next, I will also be purchasing an Ikea kitchen worktop. Frank has asked in his article that people share there workspace/areas with him, so I thought I would certainly partake in this. The pictures below show my “home office” and while it is certainly not minimalistic like Franks, it serves me well, and also doubles as my “Man Cave” aka the place I hide away from my wife when she is on a cleaning/mad mission in the house. Lets start with the important work area: It has everything I need, a nice 21″ Monitor, my iPad and iPhone Docks. A 17″ monitor connected to my home lab equipment, and my new shiny Mac Book Air to the left of me. My favourite […]
Looking for players – North East England vFooty (vFootball, vSoccer)
David Owen aka @vMackem and myself are trying to organise 5 or 6 a side football game each week in the North East of England. We will be looking to play somewhere between Middlesbrough and South Shields. If anyone is interested in playing either ping us on twitter or leave a comment on this post. Once we have enough numbers we will vote on the location (based on the majorities location). We will also hold a North East vBeers afterwards as well, to finish off the game in traditional style 🙂
Proud to be a VMware vExpert
Today the VMware vExpert 2012 list was updated, and I am proud to say I have been awarded the vExpert title. This is a great honour for me, and something I am very pleased with. To see the full vExpert list click here You can read the full blog article “Announcing vExpert 2012 title holders: Updated Again”
VMworld 2012 Call for Papers
Today VMworld 2012 call for papers has been opened up. You can submit sessions for VMworld US and Europe by clicking here Tell Your Story Have you integrated VMware solutions and technologies in an innovative or unconventional way? Share your story at VMworld 2012 by submitting your session today. Describe your experiences and best practices. Include practical advice, key success factors, data points, an in-depth explanation of the challenges you’ve solved, and lessons learned on topics related to IT infrastructure, cloud operations, applications and end-user computing.