FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, yes we are now less than 2 weeks away from VMworld US 2019 in San Francisco. Have you used schedule builder and reserved the sessions you wish to attend? I always advise my customers to at least be on the waitlist for the sessions they want to attend but are already full in case the session size is expanded and possibly your waitlist becomes an attendance. In addition the same holds true for the special TAM Customer Central session, many of which have already had their capacity expanded in order to accommodate the demand.
This week we continue our VMworld coverage from TAM and Education as well as some tweets that may be of interest via the @VMwareTAM Twitter Account.
In the meantime, please enjoy this weeks newsletter, and chat to your VMware TAM/Sales team representative if you require any further information or feel free to email us at tamsource@vmware.com and we will do our best to answer your question or provide any assistance that we can.
I wish you all a fantastic week ahead and will be sending a final pre-VMworld update next week before the main event.
Virtually Yours
VMware TAM Team
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@VMwareTAM Twitter - Tweets of the week
- We're excited to have Doug DeFrank @dougdefrank from HM Health Solutions presenting #HBI1464BUhttps://my.vmworld.com/widget/vmware/vmworld19us/us19catalog?search=HBI1464BU … at @vmworldUS with David Stamen @davidstamen! Their TAM Marc Haines @vmarchaines is proud to work with them! #VMworld
- NSBU is inviting @vmwaretam customers to a great event on Monday, Aug 26, 5-7PM during #VMworld: So you want to be an SRE? https://eventbrite.com/e/vmworld-panel-reception-architecting-it-operations-is-sre-in-your-future-tickets-68372860065 … We have two Google SRE Managers speaking!
- Test Drive vSphere Platinum! #VMware#VMwareTAM
- Hot off the press for @VMwareTAM customers attending #VMworld: A certain TAM Customer Central session on #PowerCLI has been added to the content catalog as a repeat, and as a bonus, it's not at super-early-o'clock either! Get registered for #TAM3212UR before this one fills up too
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TAM @ VMWORLD
TAM Customer Day - TAM Customer Day is Sunday, August 25, 2019 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Join Ray O’Farrell as he moderates a panel discussion with Mark Lohmeyer and Craig McLuckie/Joe Beda, followed by the ever popular Specialist Roundtables, with 1-to-few access to VMware subject matter experts who will be covering 100+ top topics. Be sure to stay and join us for a drink to celebrate the 15th annual TAM Customer Day and meet VMware executives at the TAM Customer Day reception 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
TAM Customer Central– Join us in TAM Customer Central (TCC) all week for TAM customer exclusive Deep Dives on topics ranging from Cloud (Hybrid Cloud Management, VMware Cloud on AWS, Cross-Cloud Data Management and more) to Networking (for example, NSX-T Validated Designs) to vSphere (What’s Next?, SRM and more) to Digital Workspace and much more. These sessions can be found in Schedule Builder, so sign up as the spaces fill up quickly.
When not attending one of the many Deep Dive sessions enjoy one-to-one interaction with our technology subject matter experts in TCC by attending Office Hours sessions for personalized technical guidance and best practices. Make sure to visit the Demo Stations and Network and Security Specialists TAMs Table where you can see VMware technology in action and understand how your organization can benefit.
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EDUCATION NEWS
Learn and Earn Your Certification with Special VMworld 2019 Offers
VMworld will be taking place this year from August 25-29 at the Moscone Center, San Francsico. If you are attending the event, we encourage to visit the VMware Education & Certification Lounge located on Level 3 – Moscone Center West. Here are a few special offers and programs that you can add to your VMworld 2019 registration. You can also take advantage of special discounts off select Live Online and On Demand courses. Visit our site for a list of eligible courses and to register.
- Save 20% off select Live Online trainings scheduled for the week of August 12
- Save 25% off On Demand courses which let you train when and where it’s convenient for you
- Save 50% off a Premium Subscription to the VMware Learning Zone (our 24/7 training hub)
- Save 50% off VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification exams as well as practice tests taken at VMworld.
Attending VMworld 2019? Register for our Complementary VCDX Workshop.
VMware Education Services will be conducting a complementary VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) Workshop on Sunday, August 25. The session will take place at San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Level B2, Golden Gate C1 Conference Room. Festivities begin with lunch from 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM PDT and network with both current VCDXs and the program team. The VCDX Workshop will take place from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM PDT. This is a great way to prepare yourself for the VCDX certification exam. Click here to register.Register for *NEW* NSX-T Data Center V2.4 Training Courses
VMware NSX-T Data Center is focused on providing networking, security, automation, and operational simplicity for emerging application frameworks and architectures that have heterogeneous endpoint environments and technology stacks. NSX-T Data Center supports cloud-native applications, bare metal workloads, multi-hypervisor environments, public clouds, and multiple clouds. The latest NSX-T Data Center software release 2.4 is now available. VMware Education Services is pleased to announce three new coursesto help you maximize the power of your NSX-T Data Center instance.
- VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V2.4]: This five-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX-T™ Data Center environment. This course covers key NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 2.4 release, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, micro-segmentation and firewalls. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course.
- VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations [V2.4]: This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting the VMware NSX-T Data Center environment. In this course, you are introduced to workflows of various networking and security constructs along with several operational and troubleshooting tools that help managing and troubleshooting your NSX-T Data Center. In addition, you are presented with various types of technical problems, which you will identify, analyze, and solve through a systematic process.
- VMware NSX-T Data Center: Design [V2.4]:This five-day course provides comprehensive training on considerations and practices to design a VMware NSX-T Data Center™ environment as part of a software-defined data center strategy. This course prepares you with the skills to lead NSX-T Data Center design offered in the NSX-T Data Center 2.4 release, including design principles, processes, and frameworks. You will gain a deeper understanding of NSX-T Data Center architecture and how this can be leveraged to create solutions to address the customer’s business needs.
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