FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, this week I want to provide some information on a great event coming your way on October 16. The event is vFORUM Online. A purely online event with so much content:
- Exclusive thoughts and observations from the Office of the CTO Expert Panel and guest customers.
- 38 technical breakouts on building, running, managing, and securing business-critical applications on any cloud; deploying network and security virtualization; and delivering seamless access to apps and services with a secure, integrated digital workspace.
- Live Q&A video chats with over 130 experts in cloud migration, networking, security, storage, and the digital workspace, ready to answer your toughest questions in real time.
- 10 instructor-led Hands-On Labs where you can test drive vSphere, vSAN, VMware Cloud on AWS, NSX, and Workspace ONE.
Register HERE! and check out the AGENDA!As always thank you for your loyal support, please contact your VMware TAM or Account Executive for any related items, and of course we are always available via tamsource@vmware.com. Have a great week ahead, don't forget to register for the upcoming events, and check the new KBs at the end of the newsletter.
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TAM@VMWARE EVENTS
October 2019 – Log Insight
Date: Thursday, October 10th
Time: 11:00am EST/ 10:00am CST/ 8:00am PST
Duration: 1.5 Hour
Synopsis:
How to Get More from vRealize Log Insight – Leveraging the power of Content Packs and the vRealize Suite
Guest speaker:
Kim Delgado is a Customer Success Architect in VMware’s Global Services Advanced Customer Engagements organization, focusing on automation, orchestration, and integrations as well as an Ambassador to the Office of the CTO.
Registration Link:https://vmware.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qbG_L3ZpTO6ng_qoDgzTtw
What’s New: VMware Skyline
We are excited to share that 4,000 customers have adopted Skyline, and are receiving proactive support from VMware.
New features!
- New Automated Proactive Features
- Consolidated Recommendations with Software Interoperability Checks
- Automatic Interoperability Checks
- Horizon Support for Skyline Log Assist
- VMware Skyline & Dell EMC SupportAssist Integration
- Skyline and VMware’s New Premier Support
Read the full post here!
Skyline home page here!
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