FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, we are just a few weeks away from VMworld 2018. There is so much information coming in for our TAM customers so we are trying to ensure that you get all of this up to date information every week. VMworld is our premier event and the TAM program has an amazing program at VMworld each year, starting with our TAM Customer Day and continuing throughout the week with a special TAM only area, TAM Customer Central where you get to spend quality time with many of our VMware experts, our execs and may other activities to make your VMworld experience the best it can be.
So without further ado, here is this weeks news. I wish you all a Fantastic week ahead.
Virtually Yours
VMware TAM Team
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VMWORLD TAM CUSTOMER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don’t miss our exclusive TAM Customer Day event at VMworld U.S., held this year on Sunday August 26, from 1 pm to 6 pm.
The agenda begins with a special leadership panel, hosted by Chris Wolf, CTO. The panel discussion will hit on topics like what it means to be a digital business, cloud-to-edge operations, data and analytics, enterprise readiness and more. Get important insights straight from our technology leaders:
- Yanbing Li: Storage and Availability
- Ajay Singh: Management Suites
- Mark Lohmeyer, Cloud Platform
- Milin Desai, Cloud Services
- Nikhil Kelshikar, Networking and Security
- Noah Wasmer, End User Computing
- John Gilmartin, Integrated Systems
The agenda also includes our always popular Specialist Roundtables, followed by a Reception with VMware executives.
Reminder: you must be registered for VMworld as a TAM customer and you must sign up for TAM Customer Day in Schedule Builder to attend. Location: Mandalay Bay Level 2 Oceanside.
TAM CUSTOMER WEBINARS
Recording Now Available: TAM Customer Webinar: PowerCLI and REST APIs
For those unable to attend the TAM Customer Webinar live, a recording link is now available at:https://vmware.zoom.us/recording/share/czBzSaDQE0N0t2wpOhYIgf1RsIqaI-S4sojonI_RjuqwIumekTziMw.
Next Session
September 2018 – vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
Date: Thursday, September 20th
Time: 11:00am EST/ 10:00am CST/ 8:00am PST
Duration: 1.5 Hour
Synopsis:
Come learn about how vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager automates Day 0 to Day 2 operations of the entire vRealize Suite, enabling a simplified operational experience for customers. With vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager we also enable you to move content across vRealize Suite products.
Guest speakers:
This session will be led by Jimmy Alvarez, who is currently the Technical Marketing Manager for VMware's vRealize Lifecycle Manager and Cloud Automation SaaS solutions.
Registration Link:
https://VMware.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qIJyjr0VQ5usneyebNctOA
EDUCATION NEWS
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VMW on VMW
We've been busy with lots of new stories to share as we ramp up for VMworld. Check out our new VMworld portal and our new blogs and videos.
• How to Deconstruct a Monolith using Microservices – Getting Ready for Cloud-Native
• What Does It Mean to Deliver a Delightful Colleague Experience?
• VMware IT’s Journey with Mac Management
• Embracing a DevOps Mindset in VMware IT Private Cloud Operations (Learn more at VMworld session LDT1899.)
• Redefining the Agile Enterprise via Application Virtualization in Non-Persistent VMware Horizon Desktops
NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM VMWARE
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vSphere Blog
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Cloud management Blog
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Cloud Native Blog
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EUC Blog
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vCloud Foundation Blog
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On July 17th VMware released another update to the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center (VVD for SDD...
EXTERNAL NEWS FROM 3RD PARTY BLOGGERS
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