In the spirit of “everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn’t I?”, I decided to go ahead and blog about my VMworld 2012 schedule. This VMworld promises to be a non-stop barrage of awesome technical content, learning new things, and hanging out with friends.
My schedule is pretty packed. When I’m not attending a session, I’ll be in the VMworld Community Lounge where myself & the rest of the #vBrownBag crew will be hosting the Community Tech Talks. Check out the schedule, or grab the .ics.
The sessions I plan on attending, in order of occurrence:
| Session | Day | Time |
| GS01 — IT Transformation as the Enabler of Business Transformation | 8/27/2012 | 8:30 AM |
| INF-VSP1196 — What’s New with vCloud Director Networking | 8/27/2012 | 1:00 PM |
| INF-VSP1504 — Ask the Expert vBloggers | 8/27/2012 | 2:30 PM |
| INF-VSP1856 — Become a Rock Star with PowerCLI and vCenter Orchestrator | 8/27/2012 | 4:00 PM |
| INF-STO2980 — vSphere 5 Storage Best Practices | 8/27/2012 | 5:00 PM |
| GS02 — Delivering the Promise of the Software Defined Datacenter | 8/28/2012 | 8:30 AM |
| TEX2198 — Cloud Application Platform Roadmap (TAP only) | 8/28/2012 | 10:30 AM |
| INF-VSP2164 — Automation of vCloud Director Disaster Recovery | 8/28/2012 | 4:30 PM |
| TEX2225 — Cloud Infrastructure Suite Roadmap (TAP only) | 8/29/2012 | 8:00 AM |
| OPS-CSM2975 — Orchestrating the Cloud: From API to Workflow | 8/29/2012 | 11:00 AM |
| OPS-CSM1167 — Architecting for VMware vCloud Allocation Models | 8/29/2012 | 12:30 PM |
| INF-VSP2825 — DRS: Advanced Concepts, Best Practices and Future Directions | 8/29/2012 | 2:00 PM |
| GS03 — Genius Machines | 8/30/2012 | 9:00 AM |
| INF-VSP1168 — Architecting a Cloud Infrastructure | 8/30/2012 | 12:00 PM |
As you can tell, I’m focusing quite a bit on vCloud Director and the various bits of automation that surround it. If you work for a TAP (Technical Alliance Partner, IIRC) be sure to check out the TAP only sessions. I’ve seen a bit of the future due to my day job and attending NDA roadmap briefings. From what I’ve seen so far, I’m extremely stoked for the VMware Cloud Infrastructure future!