Category Archives: VMworld 2016

Semi-Famous Code

I was making some random comments on twitter to other VMworld attendees and I got an odd reply: @ikiris Your name looks familiar. Do you have a blog with PowerCLI code on it? — Jason Boche (@jasonboche) September 2, 2016 Sure I have some PowerCLI code, not very much but there are a few nuggets.… Read More »

VMworld 2016: Post-Show thoughts

Now that VMworld is in the books, I want to reflect on how this show went for me personally and what vibe I got from it. VSAN is everywhere and is the jump-off point (and beach head) for everything else VMware VMware announced VMware Cloud Foundation (VSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager) as the way to host… Read More »

VMworld 2016: Thursday

General Session Archaeology via Satellite -> Really cool stuff that can be done via satellite and aerial imaging to unearth old stuff and new. A big focus was on crowdsourcing the tracking of archaeological damage to sites in Egypt DIY Robots -> 3d-printing a robot in two hours including the app needed to control it.… Read More »

VMworld 2016: Wednesday Recap

Breakfast Nothing to see here Lunch Repeat from Monday (chicken, lasagna, polenta) Sessions TAM Vsphere web client roadmap TAM VSAN hardware TAM VSAN encryption INF72827 – vSphere DRS Deep Dive: Understanding the Best Practices, Advanced Concepts, and Future Direction of DRS This session was super packed with information. A quick overview of DRS led into… Read More »

VMworld 2016: Tuesday Recap

Breakfast Same as Day 1, kind of a bummer (continental breakfast) General Session Caught this while lounging in a bean bag. Honestly I didn’t take too much away. Sanjay Poonen demoed the internal application that allows VMware employees to access various applications and windows images. Apparently they are taking their internal stuff mainstream and offering… Read More »

VMworld 2016: Monday Recap

Breakfast A slight improvement, pastries and fresh fruit. Others have told me that there was no fruit last year. VMVillage Super big with an area for TAM, certification, blogger, vbrownbag, nvidia and more. I think this an upgrade from last year but it feels like it was stuck in th middlenofba giant warehouse. There is… Read More »

VMworld 2016 – Sunday

Getting to the show The day started off really early: 3:40am. I woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep so I got ready, caught up on Twitter/Slack, kissed the wife and kids and went downstairs to wait for my ride. I actually set up a taxi to the airport, but I regretted it when… Read More »

Pre VMworld Thoughts Part 4 – Schedule Nightmares aka Too Much Going On

With two weeks to go before VMworld, I wanted to gather my thoughts around this year’s show. It’s been a difficult year for me in various ways, so I am hoping that the show is at least a chance to keep my passion around technology alive. This section is around my attempt to build a… Read More »