VMware Partner Exchange (PEX)

In my new role at NetApp, I am getting the opportunity to do many cool and interesting projects (goes without saying; NetApp is an awesome company!). My role so far consists of preparing technical reports concerning virtualized workloads on VMware vSphere and NetApp, giving technical input to product management, doing presentations in our EBC at RTP, etc; the list goes on...

VMware Partner Exchange (VMware's annual partner conference) is a bit new for me. The conference takes place in Las Vegas from 2/11 - 2/16 this year. Not only will this be my first time in attendance, I will also be presenting a session during the NetApp "boot camp" on Monday, February 13th. I did a small presentation at VMworld last year, but this will be my 1st experience giving a full-length technical session on VMware and NetApp.

I am both anxious and excited about representing NetApp this year. I'll be speaking about Virtualizing Business Critical (Tier 1) Apps and the technical caveats required while doing so, as well as why you should consider virtualizing those apps on NetApp storage. As this is a topic that is top of mind for both VMware and NetApp, I am sure the entire boot camp will be well attended by System Engineers and Partners alike.

As I am a big believer in social media and crowdsourcing, here is where I ask the question... What do you expect from a boot camp session around Virtualizing Tier 1 Apps?

I always like to involve my readers in the content I produce as much as possible and to be honest, I feel that technical presentations are more useful and the content more applicable to day-to-day interaction when I give you the information you are expecting to hear!

Please comment below with the pain points you are hearing when discussing the virtualizing of Tier 1 apps. Tell me what kind of pushback you are seeing from customers against virtualizing their Tier 1 apps. And of course share your experiences virtualizing Tier 1 apps so that I can learn from your experiences!

Thanks for your feedback! I will see a lot of you at the conference to be sure, so please drop by the session, booth or lab and introduce yourself... looking forward to it.