Here’s a riddle for you: What city has a song named for its famous water view, a popular reddish-orange bridge, and moves like Jagger on a regular basis?
Answer: San Francisco! And the site of this year’s VMworld US 2019, VMware’s flagship event.
Not only will the event be held in one of the most interesting and beautiful cities in the United States, but VMworld is chock full of great content, training opportunities, networking activities, and the opportunity to learn and connect with some of the smartest people in the world.
This year, the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud business unit will be leading multiple initiatives at VMworld and invite you to attend and get what you need in a few short days. Read on to learn about all the opportunities that you can participate in.
Break-Out Sessions
Since its debut in the market four years ago, SD-WAN has proven to be the hottest technology in the last three decades, changing the way people think of their network, connect their businesses, and take advantage of the tidal adoption of cloud. With Network Edge, SD-WAN evolves into more–more support for cloud, more connectivity options, more application support, and more possibilities. At VMworld, we’re offering 16 break-out sessions that will give you all the info you need to know about SD-WAN, its evolution into Network Edge, and how it will help you do your job better to support your company’s IT initiatives.
Spotlight Session
Tom Gills, VMware SVP and GM of network and security, will discuss the trends that are evolving in networking, how SD-WAN is serving the needs of its customers, and how together this transition will change the way businesses do business.
| Title | Code | Date | Time |
| Showcase Keynote: Networking and Security for the Cloud Era | NETS3413KU | August 26 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
Network Edge Zone (Expo Floor)
The VMworld Expo floor will be packed with vendors, sharing their solutions and products. This year, the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud team will host a Network Edge Lounge on the show floor that will include a host of SD-WAN partners, giving you the opportunity to find out the best way to purchase and deploy SD-WAN into your environment. We’ll be conveniently located next to the IoT Zone and the VMware booth.
If you are part of the VeloCloud Partner Program and would like to sponsor a booth or kiosk in the Network Edge Zone, please contact Rosa Lear, director of marketing, for more information.
Live Demonstrations
What speaks louder than words? A demo. We can talk about the benefits you’d get from our solution all day long (and will if you let us), but getting a visual walk-through of what SD-WAN is capable of will make you a believer. If you’ve never seen VMware SD-WAN in action, or even if you have and you want to see what’s new, come by the VMware booth in the Expo hall and one of our friendly and knowledgeable experts will gladly walk you through this amazing technology.
Hands-on Labs (HOL)
Like our live booth demos, the SD-WAN Hands-on Lab gives you the unique opportunity to take SD-WAN for a test drive. Connect to the lab and try your hand at installations, connectivity, network assessment, and troubleshooting. Check out how it works in a real-life environment and become a believer.
| Title | Code |
| Building Managed Services with VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud | SPL-2039-01-NET_U |
| VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud – Getting Started | SPL-2040-01-NET_U |
Meet the Expert
Breakout sessions and demos will give you two great insights into SD-WAN, but if you want to ask your questions and drill down into specifics, attend a Meet the Expert session. These sessions are small and intimate, allowing you to connect closely with our solution matter experts and get all your questions answered. Times and dates will be available soon.
Partner Lounge
Expand your business growth by adding VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud to your solution portfolio and get equipped with the knowledge, skills and tools for successful customer engagements. Learn how the VeloCloud Partner Program offers a tiered path for you to grow your SD-WAN business by offering reliable recurring revenue stream, rapid onboarding, dedicated partner support team and access to joint marketing programs and market development funds.
| Title | Code | Date | Time |
| Drive Growth with VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud | PAR3421U | August 27 | 3:00pm-3:30pm |
Customer Meetings
Want to meet with a member of our team 1:1? Then reach out to us to schedule your meeting in a private conference area. Available representatives include: technical, sales, senior leadership, marketing, training, and more. Click here to send in your request.
Book Signings
SD-WAN is a hot topic and a lot of content is available to answer all your burning questions. In addition to two of our hottest selling books (SD-WAN for Dummies and SD-WAN: The Blueprint for Modern Businesses), we will be releasing a new SD-WAN book that takes the collective field knowledge of our systems engineers and solution architects and synthesizes it all into a book that covers every deployment scenario we see in the field. Attend these book signings to get your free book and have them signed by their respective authors! Dates and times will be available soon.
We’ll see you in San Francisco!
