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Create Your Own Cat Guestbook, Learning Cloud Foundry at the Same Time

Dave Rollins posted March 26, 2021

The Hands-on Labs team is excited to announce that we have released our first lab dedicated to the developer community. Previously, we had focused on producing labs for an audience that helped build the foundation or infrastructure for creating modern applications, but not so much for the creators of those applications.  This is our first Read more...

Discover New and Updated Application Modernization Hands-on Labs

milazzom posted March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021 Written by Kevin Brady and Leanne Jones It is no easy task to determine if a product or service can truly deliver value to your IT organization. If value is defined as how and when the product/service can solve complex IT problems, then it is critically important to find the easiest path Read more...

Congratulations to our Winners – VMware Hands-on Labs Jumpstart Raffle Contest

mmilazzo posted February 4, 2021

Thank you to all who participated in our VMware Hands-on Labs Jumpstart Raffle Contest! Participants who took any of our eligible labs were entered for the chance to win one of our grand prizes consisting an Apple Macbook Pro & Apple AirPods Pro. Our raffle winners are: Ignacio Gonzalez  Richard van Dantzig Stanislav Musil Congratulations Read more...

Discover the Value of VMware Tanzu Mission Control

mmilazzo posted November 18, 2020

Written by Joe Mann   It is no easy task to determine if a product or service can truly deliver value to your IT organization. If value is defined as how and when the product/service can solve complex IT problems, then it is critically important to find the easiest path to uncover value in something Read more...

VMware Hands-on Labs Update – Lab Release cycles, Lab Transition Chart

Pablo Roesch posted November 10, 2020

Friends, We wanted to share with you that we have shifted over to a more frequent release model (~30 day cycle) to help better align with product releases.  As you can imagine this can be an interesting challenge as we create over 140 labs (250k + words of lab manual content) and localize the labs Read more...

VMworld 2020 Hands-on Labs Quick Tips and Tricks

Pablo Roesch posted September 25, 2020

                      Friends, We are extremely proud to bring to you the Hands-on Labs program at VMworld 2020. We wanted to share with you that we have done tons of testing to make sure the apps behind the scenes work together nicely and as a result Read more...

Raffle Winner Spotlight – Teresa & Jason

Emma Wilson posted August 27, 2020

Our final spotlight from our July Odyssey raffle shares a bit more about two of our winners in their own words. Thank you Teresa and Jason for sharing your experiences with VMware and HOL! Teresa: I am a management analyst for the state of Nevada. I have been working for the state for seven years. Read more...

VMworld 2020: Guided Workshops, VMware Odyssey, and More!

reyeso posted August 27, 2020

The Hands-on Labs are going digital this year and we have been working hard behind the scenes to make sure your experience at VMworld 2020 is unforgettable. We are excited share more information on what will be available as we go online around the world. What to expect? Guided workshops: Engage with VMware product experts Read more...

Raffle Winner Spotlight – Q&A with Samantha Warnes

Emma Wilson posted August 25, 2020

We are pleased to share another spotlight on one of our raffle winners from our July Odyssey raffle. Today’s winner is Samantha Warnes, a Senior Program Manager based in England. Learn a little bit more about Samantha with our Q&A interview below: Q: Hi Samantha, what you do for work? A: I am a Senior Read more...

Raffle Winner Spotlight – Woonghee Cho

Emma Wilson posted August 20, 2020

We were so excited to announce our July Odyssey Raffle Winners last week and want to share a little more about several of our lucky winners in a series of blog posts!  Another huge round of congratulations to our first spotlighted winner Woonghee Cho!                Woonghee is based in South Korea, he Read more...