We’re just about done here at VMworld 2013. There’s a ton of blogs and content from this year's event, which Peter has been tracking for you here. Continuing with the videos we've been sharing this week, we managed to get time with a few members of the Dell Software Group (known as DSG around campus.) After seeing a great presentation about application monitoring given to a standing room only crowd in our theater, we grabbed John Maxwell (@vmmaxwell) to record the followings video on Dell's Foglight solution. Foglight is application monitoring across multiple technologies (e.g. Java, .NET, virtual or physical servers, databases, networks, etc.) and capturing the experience of users interacting with those applications.
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In the next video Peter and Manoj discuss OpenManage Integration (OMI) for VMware vCenter. OMI enables customers to streamline lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge servers through the integration of iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller capabilities within the vCenter console. There's a blog with more information on the announcement here as well.
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Look for more software videos from VMworld on TechCenter and our Youtube channel in the coming weeks.
I truly think VMware upped the bar this year. Despite the massive attendance, it never seemed overwhelmingly crowded. The sessions were good, the people were great... and the WIFI worked even during the keynotes! I surveyed the Dell TechCenter Rockstars at the event via twitter asking what they thought was the best part of VMworld so far:
Rasmus Haslund @haslund: "Networking with peers & seeing new tech in solutions exchange. “
Shawn Cannon @rolltidega: “best part was learning about some new products, socializing and sharing knowledge with my peers.”
Sarah Vela @SarahVatDell: “Getting to see friends from all over. AT&T Park was a thrill. Recording @SPEAKINGinTECH in person instead of over Skype.”
Gina Rosenthal @gminks: "So many! Talking to people in the booth and hearing about their environments, seeing everyone…AppAssure being named a finalist in Tech Targets best of #VMworld was pretty cool too."
Michael Davis @Michael_EDavis: "The community, finally meeting & chatting w/so many great people and learning from their experiences. From a tech side getting to learn more about @PernixData@UnideskCorp@servicenow for future projects"
Tim Antonowicz @timantz: "Aside from my Defense, the community/networking, meeting with vendors, expo floor. "
Pete Koehler @vmpete: "Less sessions and more interaction."
Todd Muirhead @virtualTodd: "NSX announced and Hands On Labs smooth and stable from the start."
Jay Weinshenker @aus_effendi: "vFlash (vFRC whatever) and vSAN are really impressive to me. As Todd wrote, lab smoothness was extremely impress"
As you can see, there was a common theme across their responses –community, peers, networking. I couldn’t agree more. I think the most valuable (and hardest to justify sometimes) part of a conference of this nature is the relationship building. I enjoyed running into old friends, meeting new people, growing my network, and hanging out with the Rockstars this week. Hopefully, we’ll see you all at Dell World 2013 where you can experience even more of the same as the TechCenter team is cooking up big plans for our community at this year’s event.