By Bernadina Mickey
If you’re going to VMworld being held from August 27 – 30, why not make major progress on your journey to Hybrid IT transformation at the same time by attending HPE activities while you are there?
Hybrid IT is definitely the way to go, since it combines the right mix of traditional IT, private cloud, and public cloud to meet your business and IT goals, so you can integrate new technologies where needed and maintain legacy systems where appropriate. HPE makes the transformation faster and easier by providing the technology and expertise to say ‘YES’ to your business with the right mix of Hybrid IT.
This is one place that could keep you entertained and informed throughout the event:
- Meet HPE Synergy and the newest members of HPE family, Nimble and SimpliVity
- Tour 13 demos, covering topics like application acceleration with HPE 3Par and all-flash arrays; back-up and restore for virtual environments; VM optimization with all-flash and VVol ready storage; and protection, availability and security for virtual environments
- Stay for 36 in-booth presentations, dealing with virtual volumes, VDI, predictive infrastructures, data protection, data management and much more.
Additionally, 40+ HPE/VMware experts will be on hand to answer your questions and serve as your guide to help you map out your journey to hybrid. You can even set up meeting ahead of time by going online.
Second stop: cruise by the HCI Zone
This is your chance to get an up close and personal view of HPE’s hyperconverged solutions running VMware vSAN. We’ll be showcasing the only composable infrastructure to run vSAN: HPE Synergy. Impressive.
Third stop: Sponsor sessions
HPE will offer four in-depth session that give you specific directions on making the journey to Hybrid easier and more rewarding:
- Sunday, August 27, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.: “Architect Your Business-Critical Databases for Performance on Hyper-Converged Infrastructure.” Session ID: VIRT1219QU
- Monday, August 28, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.: “Replicating VMware VVols: A technical deep dive into VVol array based replication in vSphere 6.5.” Session ID: STO3305BUS
- Tuesday, August 29, 2:30 - 3:30p.m.: “Build enterprise class secure and scalable Hybrid IT solutions with VMware and HPE using HPE SimpliVity and HPE ProLiant platforms.” Session ID: PB3329BUS
- Wednesday, August 30, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30p.m.: “Deliver a dynamic virtual workspace with VMware Horizon and HPE's Composable Infrastructure built on HPE Synergy & VMware Cloud Foundation.” Session ID: PBO3328BUS
Fun stops throughout the event
You know about the “all work and no play” thing, so take advantage of these fun HPE activities at the event as well:
- Get IT Fit and enter to win prizes at our Demo Crawl. Text HPE to 40691 for your chance to WIN daily prizes like Nike gift cards or an Apple iWatch.
- Be our guest at the Evening Hall Crawl. Meet and mingle with colleagues and the HPE team as you enjoy light refreshments. Tuesday, August 29, from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., during the Solutions Exchange.
- Channel your inner rock star by performing karaoke with a live band at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. Reception, buffet, open bar. Tuesday, August 29, 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. You must to REGISTER to attend and pick up a wristband in our booth
For more information
Get complete details on all HPE activities at VMworld and our event web page,. Also, look for blogs with additional details on specific events coming soon.
Bernadina Mickey is the Alliances Marketing Manager for VMware and Deloitte. She is primarily responsible for managing strategic partner growth opportunities associated with new technology trends in Hybrid IT transformation, IaaS, IoT, and others. In a career that has spanned 20 years with HPE / HP (formerly Compaq), Bernadina has served in various technical marketing capacities including product management / marketing, communications and strategic partner alliances both at the Global and regional level. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
