Weekly virtualization news, as featured on the Community Roundtable podcast.
Last week, we released updates to VMware vFabric, specifically Hyperic and TC server. Hyperic allows you to find, fix and prevent performance problems in custom web applications, whether running on physical, virtual, or cloud infrastructure. vFabric TC server is a drop-in replacement for Apache Tomcat, with operational management, advanced diagnostics and mission-critical support capabilities. You can read up on VMware vFabric and get a free trial at vmware.com/go/vfabric
A week ago, VMware announced acquisition of SlideRocket, which delivers innovative presentation solutions that combine cloud computing, collaboration, social media and mobile computing platforms. To find out more, visit sliderocket.com
Here is your last change to apply to be selected as a vExpert this year. We are accepting vExpert applications until this Friday, May the 6th. In order to be selected as a vExpert, the applicant should have gone above and beyond their day job in contributing to the virtualization and VMware user community. For more details, and to apply, visit VMTN blog at blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/
Coming over the next few days and weeks, we have a lot going on in the wonderful world of virtualization.
We've got two VMware MeetUps happening at EMCworld. One is with Chad and Hatem on Mission Critical Apps and another one with Dave Henry on the EMC/VMware points of integration. The meetup with Chad and Hatem is scheduled for May 10th, at 4:30pm, and the one with Dave Henry is on May 11th at 3:00pm. Details and schedules are on EMC community, at community.emc.com – Go to “Everything VMware” blog once you get there.
On May 11th, we will also have a live webinar on Reliable Disaster Protection with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager. To find out more and register, head over to webcasts.vmware.com
VMware Forum events are taking place this month in Paris, Frankfurt, Brussels, Rome, Edinburgh, and Milan, as well as in New York, Anaheim, and Mexico City. The web page with details is linked straight from vmware.com – in the box that says “VMware Forum 2011” on the lower left.
There are a number of full-day regional VMUG conferences happening over the next couple of weeks, starting with Charlotte, North Carolina, tomorrow, and continuing on to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 10th, Dublin, Ohio on the 17th, Palo Alto, in Silicon Valley, California on the 18th, and finally Farmington, Connecticut on the 19th.
Additionally, the following VMUGs are meeting over the next seven days: Cincinnati, Colorado Public Sector, Houston, Austin, Chattanooga, and Brisbane. You can find more details and registration links for all these VMUG meetings at myvmug.org by clicking on “Events.”
