We are kicking off VMworld Europe in Barcelona this week.  The event starts at 9 am, with VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and VMware CTO Steve Herrod detailing how VMware is helping customers and partners thrive in the cloud era with solutions that support the software-defined datacenter including a demonstration of Application Director. To view the general session live, check out the VMworld website here. For those heading to the event, come find the vFabric team and discover how you can build, run and manage apps better with support from VMware. Here is a run-down of what how you can find vFabric information and experts – Sessions, Labs, and Demos:

vFabric Runtime and Application Management Sessions

Tuesday, October 9

• APP-CAP1250 – Fast Data Meets Big Data – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• OPS-CIM2646 – Cloud Application Platform Automation on vSphere Infrastructure leveraging Application Director : Real world example of running 4 billion dollar business (VMware IT) – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Hall 8, Room C3
• APP-CAP2860 – 10 Reasons VMware vSphere Is the Best Place to Run Java – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• APP-CAP2682 – Build Your First Mobile Application … in the Cloud … in 60 Minutes – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• OPS-CIM2852 – Automated Provisioning for Business Critical Applications (Microsoft/Java) in private or public cloud – 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Hall 8, Room F1
• APP-CAP2956 – Inside the Hadoop Machine – 5:00 PM – 6:00PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• OPS-CIM2752 – From Infrastructure to Applications – the Next Step in Your Cloud Journey – 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Hall 8, Room C3

Wednesday, October 10

• APP-CAP1426 – The Benefits of Virtualization for Middleware – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• APP-CAP2341 – Accelerate Database Virtualization with VMware vFabric – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• APP-CAP1676 – VMware vFabric tc Server Best Practices for Security, Stability and Sanity – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Hall 8, Room C1
• OPS-CIM2179 – Transforming Your Cloud with VMware: Day One – Building Your Cloud -  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Hall 8, Room G1
• APP-CAP2757 – Accelerate Adoption by Leveraging IaaS for a Complete Deployment and Monitoring Lifecycle – 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• APP-CAP2770 – Plan, Deploy & Manage Modern Applications on vSphere Infrastructure – 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Hall 8, Room D2

Thursday, October 11

• PAR1896 – Latest Approaches for SI’s to Incorporate vFabric into Engagements – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Hall 8, Room E3
• APP-CAP1714 – Next Generation Messaging: VMware vFabric RabbitMQ – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Hall 8, Room D2
• APP-CAP1644 – The Changing Nature of Applications and the VMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform – 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Hall 8, Room D2

vFabric Runtime and Application Management Labs

See the official event agenda to find times for hands on labs:

• HOL-APP-01 – Manage Your vCloud Suite Applications with VMware vFabric Application Director
• HOL-APP-02 – Deploy Applications in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) World with Cloud Foundry
• HOL-APP-03 – Enable Database as a Service (DBaaS) in Your Cloud with VMware vFabric Data Director
• HOL-APP-04 – Implement Cloud Ready Databases with VMware vFabric SQLFire
• HOL-APP-05 – Scale Your Applications with VMware vFabric

vFabric Runtime and Application Management Demos

If you haven’t seen a demonstration of the following, please stop by the vFabric booth and get an update from an expert:

• Application Performance Manager, Application Director, and Hyperic
• SQLFire and GemFire
• Cloud Foundry, Micro Cloud Foundry, and BOSH.
• Runtime memory in virtual environments with Hyperic and EM4J
• Nanotrader Reference Architecture

We hope to see you there!

About the Author: Stacey Schneider has over 15 years of working with technology, with a focus on working with sales and marketing automation as well as internationalization. Schneider has held roles in services, engineering, products and was the former head of marketing and community for Hyperic before it was acquired by SpringSource and VMware. She is now working as a product marketing manager across the vFabric products at VMware, including supporting Hyperic. Prior to Hyperic, Schneider held various positions at CRM software pioneer Siebel Systems, including Group Director of Technology Product Marketing, a role for which her contributions awarded her a patent. Schneider received her BS in Economics with a focus in International Business from the Pennsylvania State University.