VMworld 2008Michael Goss

Technical Account Manager

(602) 369-7537

mgoss@vmware.com

Poll

• Who is going to VMworld?

• Who has not heard of VMworld?

In 2007, VMworldattracted attendees from…

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63 of the Fortune 100 companies

8 of the Top 10 financial services institutions

5 of the Top 10 healthcare organizations

7 of the Top 10 insurance companies

5 of the Top 10 automotive companies

10 of the Top 15 government agencies

10 of the Top 10 pharmaceutical companies

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VMworld 2007 Attendee DemographicsProfile by Role

Technology / IT Architecture

Architect / Senior Architect

IT Director / Senior or Group Manager

Developer / Engineer

Other

CTO / CIO / VP IT

46%

21%

12%

9%

5%

7%

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Keynotes: General Sessions, VMware & Platinum Sponsors

General Session Keynotes

VMware executives will kick-off both Tuesday and Wednesday with keynotes taking place in Halls A/B. Hear what’s happening at VMware now and see a preview of future virtualization technologies.

VMware Keynotes

After General Session on Tuesday, participate in a Q&A session with Paul Maritz. On Thursday morning, VMware product experts will demonstrate the latest advances in VMware technology.

Platinum Sponsor Keynotes

Our nine Platinum sponsors will host keynote sessions throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. Learn what major initiatives they’re planning to help take virtualization to the next level.

285+ Breakout Sessions Organized into 7 Tracks

Virtualizing the Desktop

Deploying Desktop Virtualization technologies to solve critical business problems.

Building Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Minimizing planned and unplanned downtime in your datacenter with virtualization.

Exploring Technology & Architecture

Transforming the data-center with virtualization to improve cost savings, efficiency and reliability.

Planning & Operations in the Datacenter

Best practices for creating and driving a successful virtualization implementation.

Automating the Virtual Datacenter

Understanding the core technologies, people, and processes for automating your virtual IT infrastructure.

Running Enterprise Applications in Virtual Machines

Best practices for virtualizing resource-intensive enterprise applications and workloads.

Virtualization 101

Getting started with virtualization—an overview.

Over 160 Instructor-led Lab Sessions and 30+ Hours of Self-paced Labs

Self-paced labsTopics include:

VMware Workstation

VMware ACE

VMware Fusion

VMware ThinApp

VMware Converter

Instructor-led labs Offered at scheduled times throughout the day by subject matter experts that give you hands-on experience with virtualization technologies. Topics include:

VMware Datacenter Tech Preview

VMware Desktop Tech Preview

VMware Infrastructure – Installing, Deploying, Consolidating & Configuring

VMware® Infrastructure – Running, Monitoring & Maintaining

VMware® Site Recovery Manager – Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting

VMware® Infrastructure – Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting (VMware ESX™ / VMware ESXi™)

VMware® Infrastructure – Security Hardening & Best Practices (VMware VirtualCenter – VMware ESX™ & VMware ESXi™)

VMware Lab Manager

VMware Stage Manager

VMware Lifecycle Manager

Scripting VMware Infrastructure: Automating, Integrating, and Extending VI              

Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Sessionsin the Seven Networking Lounges

Become an active part of the discussions about virtualization and share your knowledge and ideas with everyone

Add topics based on your personal interests

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Interactive Birds-of-a-Feather discussions designed to stimulate ideas and insight into a variety of virtualization topics and expand upon the knowledge attendees gain during sessions and labs.

Two kinds of sessions

1. Formal BOFs: Scheduled discussions covering specific topics on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2. Informal BOFs: Topics suggested by attendees, offered all day on Thursday

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Platinum sponsors include:

Cisco

Dell Inc.

EMC Corporation

HP

IBM Corporation

Intel Corporation

NetApp Corporation

NEC

Symantec

The Solutions Exchange

More than 200 companies showcasing the latest virtualization products and solutions.

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VMware Booth and Genius Bar

6 solution areas with multiple demo stations showcasing products and services from the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter:

Desktop Virtualization

Next Generation Virtual Datacenter

Data Center Management

Business Critical Applications

Datacenter Virtualization

Virtual Appliances / Services

Genius BarAsk the experts about virtualization – how it works, why it’s important and how it fits into your organization’s IT infrastructure.

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Networking OpportunitiesShare ideas, stories & best practices

Welcome Reception

Monday, September 15

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Solutions Exchange

VMworld Party

Wednesday, September 17

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Virtual Plaza

The central hub for the conference – home to the seven Networking Lounges, designed around the seven VMworld Tracks.

What’s New atVMworld 2008

VMware Keynotes highlighting VMware’s overall product and solution story and nine Platinum Keynote sessions showcasing the platinum sponsor's virtualization offering

Networking Lounges, designed around the seven conference tracks, to meet other people with similar interests and discuss topics with your peers, experts and VMware staff. You’ll find plenty of comfortable seating and free Wi-Fi. The Networking Lounges also host all Birds-of-a-Feather discussions.

Virtualization 101 Track – one day track on Tuesday, September 16 – for those attendees new to virtualization

Content Committee - consisting of 200 customers, partners, industry analysts and VMware employees - reviewed & voted on over 875 breakout session submissions

Repeat sessions offered at end of each day

Conference docents to help guide attendees to sessions, labs, BOFs of interest

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VMworld Pricing

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Full Conference Badge

Regular

Conference Alumni

Government

Group Discount3 or more people from the same company

Register now at www.vmworld2008.com

One Day Pass

Education

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$1,745

$1,895

$1,395

$1,075

$700

$1,375

$1,395

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VMworld 2008Michael Goss

Technical Account Manager

(602) 369-7537

mgoss@vmware.com