The VMworld Flickr Group provides a great way to swap your VMworld stories and photos. The VMworld Flickr Group is much the same as other Groups you can join online. Flickr Groups are places where people of similar interests meet to exchange ideas and stories. At this Flickr Group, you also can follow other VMworld 2008 fanatics whoĀ have visited Las Vegas.
The Cisco Nexusā¢ 1000V virtual machine access switch is an intelligent software switch implementation for VMware ESX environments. Running inside of the VMware ESX hypervisor, the Cisco Nexus 1000V supports CiscoĀ® VN-Link server virtualization technology, providing:
ā Policy-based virtual machine (VM) connectivity ā Mobile VM security and network policy, and ā Non-disruptive operational model for your server virtualization, and networking teams.
When server virtualization is deployed in the data center, virtual servers typically are not managed the same way as physical servers. Server virtualization is treated as a special deployment, leading to longer deployment time with a greater degree of coordination among server, network, storage, and security administrators. But with the Cisco Nexus 1000V you can have a consistent networking feature set and provisioning process all the way from the VM to the access, aggregation, and core switches. Your virtual servers can use the same network configuration, security policy, tools, and operational models as physical servers. Virtualization administrators can leverage predefined network policy that follows the nomadic VM and focus on virtual machine administration. This comprehensive set of capabilities helps you to deploy server virtualization faster and realize its benefits sooner.
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their cooperation on my audio interviews and videoās. I also want to thank VMware for yet another great VMworld. During the past week I have spoken with many people and created a lot of videos which are bundled in a little widget. Stay cool and hope to see you soon.
At the Vmworld 2008 in Las Vegas I looked up Scott Herold, a software and Systems architect who is a pioneer in the virtualization industry. Recognized subject matter expert and co-author of two virtualization books surrounding VMware technologies. Current focus is on technical analysis and alignment of M&A activity within virtualization.
Posted by Tony Dunn,Ā before you wrap up your VMworld experience for 2008, post your favorite items or encounters so the community can share and rate these items.Examples could be vmworld.com web site features, onsite sessions, labs, demos, exhibitors booths, virtual plaza, gatherings, parties, vegas sites or anything that left an impression.
1) click on the "Add Show Favorites" button to add your entries (if you don't see the submission form after clicking on the button, scroll to the bottom of the list)
2) place your vote on any of the items listed (your account gets 1 vote)
Already a very capable application, the ability to extend the VMware Infrastructure (VI) client beyond its original intent is what makes the plugin architecture so powerful. From incorporating graphical storage VMotion (SVMotion) functionality to implementing integrated secure shell (SSH), the VI plugin architecture allows third-party developers to customize VI into exactly the virtualization infrastructure that they need. This session aims to educate audience members on the usefulness of VI plugins and how to create everything from the most basic plugin that launches a web page to the more advanced variety that can enable third-party workflows. Visit Andrew's website.
Companies have been delivering desktops via Terminal Services for over a decade. When Microsoft added the remote desktop capability to Windows XP seven years ago, people said āHey, now we can connect to remote Windows XP single user sessions instead of Terminal Server.ā And just like that, VDI was born. VDI and Terminal Server share a lot of common traitsāboth are classified as server-based computing solutions, and both have very, um, āpassionateā supporters. So whatās the deal today? Is the world about VDI āversusā Terminal Server? Is it VDI āandā Terminal Server? In this session, Brian Madden will take a no-nonsense look at VDI and Terminal Server technologies. Heāll discuss whatās real and not real today, and heāll explore where each technology is appropriate. Most importantly, heāll look ahead to the Windows 7 timeframe. Will Terminal Server desktops still dominate? Will Windows 7 be a VDI world? Find out here!
Site Recovery Manager, VMware's recently-released product for automated disaster recovery, enables organizations to reliably meet their recovery time objectives across their virtualized infrastructure, from their desktop infrastructure to their server applications. In this session we will describe how Site Recovery Manager simplifies the setup of recovery plans, enables non-disruptive testing, and automates failover for virtual infrastructure. We will also show a demonstration of using Site Recovery Manager to fail over real applications, including both desktop and server components.Ā
I didnāt want to miss the VMworld Party at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I enjoyed live entertainment and racing activities. The cars can speed around the track at 140 mph, I raced a go-cart, jump on a Big Wheel, and tested my pit crew skills. I also enjoyed the live entertainment and refreshments and experienced the unique venue. I created a short movie.
