In vChat #35, I sit down with vExpert, Blogger (at vtesseract.com), vBrownbag leader, VCE Guru, and virtualization evangelist to chat. We cover his presentation at the VMUG of "How to Become a vRockstar with vCenter Orchestrator" and my presentation "Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech".
vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts - Simon Seagrave (TechHead.co), Eric Siebert (vSphere-Land.com), and David Davis (VMwareVideos.com).
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In April 2013 I was invited to give the keynote address at the South Florida Regional VMware User Group (VMUG) in West Palm Beach, FL. Honored to do so, I spoke on a topic that I feel passionate about - The "Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech". There were roughly 400 attendees at the S FL VMUG that say, which took place at the West Palm Beach Convention Center (a beautiful venue with beautiful weather). It was also great [more]
In this free video from the TrainSignal VMware vCenter Operations Manager Training, VCDX Jason Nash demonstrates the steps necessary to perform a vCenter Ops Manager lab [more]
In the latest announcement by Veeam, they announced that in the next version of their ever-popular Veeam Backup and Recovery, version 7, they will include support for VMware vCloud Director. For some time I have been wishing that backup vendors would support the backup of vCD and I believe that Veeam is the first. I look forward to testing (and maybe even creating video training) on this exciting new feature!
Here's a video that talks about how it will work:
Additionally, a [more]
In vChat #35, I sit down with vExpert, Blogger (at vtesseract.com), vBrownbag leader, VCE Guru, and virtualization evangelist to chat. We cover his presentation at the VMUG of “How to Become a vRockstar with vCenter Orchestrator” and my presentation “Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech“.
vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave (TechHead.co), Eric Siebert (vSphere-Land.com), and David Davis (VMwareVideos.com).
In April 2013 I was invited to give the keynote address at the South Florida Regional VMware User Group (VMUG) in West Palm Beach, FL. Honored to do so, I spoke on a topic that I feel passionate about – The “Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech”. There were roughly 400 attendees at the S FL VMUG that say, which took place at the West Palm Beach Convention Center (a beautiful venue with beautiful weather). It was also great to speak along with fellow vExpert Josh Atwell of the N Carolina VMUG, who did a fantastic job on the noon-day keynote – “How to Become a vRockstar with vCenter Orchestrator”. After the VMUG, Josh and I recorded vChat #35 where we spoke about the VMUG and evangelizing virtualization (regarding my keynote topic).
The full recording of my keynote is below (thank Tony Gonzales for recording!) and you can find vChat #35 here.
In this free video from the TrainSignal VMware vCenter Operations Manager Training, VCDX Jason Nash demonstrates the steps necessary to perform a vCenter Ops Manager lab upgrade.
In the latest announcement by Veeam, they announced that in the next version of their ever-popular Veeam Backup and Recovery, version 7, they will include support for VMware vCloud Director. For some time I have been wishing that backup vendors would support the backup of vCD and I believe that Veeam is the first. I look forward to testing (and maybe even creating video training) on this exciting new feature!
Here’s a video that talks about how it will work:
Additionally, a new video interview has been posted of Veeam evangelist, Doug Hazelman (or @VMDoug as many people know him on Twitter). In the interview, Doug talks about how Veeam makes virtual infrastructure backup easy and affordable. He also talks about why Veeam creates modern data protection for for vSphere and Hyper-V virtual infrastructures.
You can learn more about Veeam’s Modern Data Protection solutions in my whitepaper -
Note: Veeam is a sponsor of this blog but I am not obligated to write about them. Instead, I write about them because I am impressed by their continued innovation.
New to virtualization? Here is where you get started! Watch all 5 of my free introduction to virtualization videos to learn about hypervisors, virtualizing servers, testing and deploying, what VMware offers, how to build a virtualization lab in VMware Workstation, and the virtualization certifications offered by VMware and Microsoft.
Lesson 1 – Server Virtualization and Hypervisors
Testing and Deploying Server Virtualization
Understanding VMware Virtualization Solutions
Building a Virtualization Lab with VMware Workstation
Virtualization Certifications from VMware and Microsoft
In vChat #34, we announce the winners of the 2013 Top Virtualization Blogs Voting over at vSphere-Land.com. Along with Simon, Eric, and David our special guest is the esteemed Mr John Troyer of VMware. You’ll never guess who turned out on top! Don’t miss this one!
The full results of the top blog survey from vSphere-Land.com will be posted shortly, here.
vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave (TechHead.co), Eric Siebert (vSphere-Land.com), and David Davis (VMwareVideos.com).
David Davis (CCIE #9369, vExpert, VCP, VCAP-DCA) has been in the IT industry for 20+ years. He has authored hundreds of articles, 10+ video training courses, and co-authored one book. Learn about David's certifications, video courses, and where you can find his content on our About Us page.
David Davis (CCIE #9369, vExpert, VCP, VCAP-DCA) has been in the IT industry for 20+ years. He has authored hundreds of articles, 10+ video training courses, and co-authored one book. Learn about David's certifications, video courses, and where you can find his content on our 
