VMworld
VMworld is a global conference for virtualization and cloud computing, hosted by VMware.[1] It is the largest virtualization-specific event.[2] It has been held in San Diego, California in 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, 2008, and 2011; Los Angeles, California in 2006; and San Francisco, California in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The next VMworld will be held in San Francisco on August 30 to September 3, 2015.
There is also an annual VMworld conference held in Europe, usually in October following the US conference.
The conference normally lasts between 3 and 5 days, and consists of breakout sessions, panels, exhibit hall, and hands-on labs. The first conference was held in the Fall of 2004, and attracted more than 1600 attendees and over the years has attracted over 20,000 attendees annually.[3]
Sponsors and partners include Cisco,[4] intel, SimpliVity,[5] Dell,[6] Hitachi, IBM, Sandisk,[7] and Samsung.
Events
2015
- USA
- San Francisco, August 30–September 3
- Europe
- Barcelona, October 12–15
2014
- USA
- San Francisco, August 24–28
- Band - The Black Keys
- Europe
- Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via, Barcelona, October 13–16
- Band - Simple Minds
2013
- USA
- San Francisco, August 25–29
- Band - Train & Imagine Dragons
- Europe
- Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via, Barcelona, October 15–17
2012
- USA
- Moscone Center, San Francisco, August 26–30
- Band - Jon Bon Jovi & the Kings of Suburbia
- Europe
- Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via, Barcelona, October 9–11
2011
- USA
- Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, August 29 - September 1
- Band - The Killers
- Europe
- Copenhagen, October 18–20
2010
- USA
- Moscone Center, San Francisco, August 30 - September 2
- Band - INXS
- Europe
- Copenhagen, October 11–13
- Band - Bjorn Again
2009
- USA
- Moscone Center, San Francisco, August 31 - September 3
- Band - Foreigner
- Europe
- Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, February 24–26
2008
- USA
- Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas
- Band - Tainted Love (Cover Band @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway)
- Europe
- Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, February 26–28
2007
- USA
- Moscone Center, San Francisco, August 31 - September 3
- Band - Smash Mouth
2006
- USA
Los Angeles Convention Centre, Los Angeles, November 7 - November 9
2005
- USA
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, August 31 - September 3
2004
- USA
San Diego, CA
References
- ↑ Marshall, David; Beaver, Stepen S.; McCarty, Jason W. (2008). VMware ESX essentials in the virtual data center. CRC Press. p. 204. ISBN 1-4200-7027-4.
- ↑ Golden, Bernard (2007). Virtualization for Dummies. For Dummies. p. 339. ISBN 0-470-14831-4.
- ↑ Righi, Carol; James, Janice (2007). User-centered design stories: real-world UCD case files. Morgan Kaufmann. p. 254. ISBN 0-12-370608-4.
- ↑ "Cisco and VMware Alliance". Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ "SimpliVity's Hyperconverged Infrastructure to Support VMware VSphere 6". Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ "Dell and VMware Alliance". Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ "SanDisk Partners with VMware to Design APIs for IO Filtering for Server-side Solid-state Caching". Retrieved April 2015.