Hello everyone! I am here at VeeamOn 2015 at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas! As a member of the media here to cover VeeamON I just wanted to post what you can expect from vBrainstorm. I will be blogging and tweeting about sessions and announcements while here. The conference general session is not until…
Introducing Altaro VM Backup
Altaro is introducing a new version of their backup software that now adds support for VMware. The previous version was called Altaro Hyper-V Backup. The name change reflects support for backing up VMs regardless of Hyper-V or VMware. I had the opportunity to Beta test the new version and I wanted to share with you…
VMworld 2015 – Day 2 Announcements
The general sessions on Day 2 of VMworld centered around EUC (End User Computing). Here is a quick summary and I will post links to more information as well. VMware Workspace Suite The VMware Workspace Suite is comprised of Horizon desktop virtualization, Identity Manager, Horizon FLEX and AirWatch EMM. The goal of this suite is…
VMware Extends Unified Hybrid Cloud Platform
VMware announced many updates to extend their Unified Hybrid Cloud Platform on Monday. A copy of the press release is below. (content from This Press Release) New Public Cloud Services and Software-Defined Data Center Solutions Enable Organizations to Securely Build, Run and Deliver Any Application SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – August 31, 2015) – Today at…
VMworld 2015 – Day 0 (Shawn’s Perspective)
Sunday is what I always call Day 0 as the actual conference starts on Monday. Here is my perspective on Sunday. I used Sunday as a networking day, a day to meet up with friends and peers in the industry. One of the most fun ways to catch up is an event called V0dgeball! This…
VMworld 2015 Sponsors – Zerto and Opvizor
The final 2 sponsors for vBrainstorm at VMworld 2015 are Zerto and Opvizor! First up is Zerto! Zerto says it best with this excerpt from their web site: Zerto provides enterprise-class business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions for virtualized IT infrastructure & cloud. They not only provide your typical backup of VMs but also virtual…
Early peak at the #vBrownBag TechTalks Schedule at VMworld US 2015
The professionalvmware.com site, the home of the #vBrownBag goodness, has posted an early look at the schedule for the #vBrownBag TechTalks in the hang space at VMworld US 2015. I wanted to re-post the schedule here to increase awareness of these talks. If you are going to hang out in the hang space, please come…
VMworld 2015 Sponsor – Xangati
Our next vBrainstorm sponsor for VMworld 2015 is Xangati! Xangati provides solutions for Hybrid-Cloud and Virtualized Infrastructure Performance. This can be vSphere, Hyper-V or XenServer. We have reviewed and posted videos about Xangati over the years and one of our bloggers uses Xangati on a regular basis. Needless to say, if we are using it…
VMworld 2015 Sponsor – Commvault
Another totally awesome vBrainstorm sponsor for VMworld 2015 is Commvault! Commvault provides VM backup, recovery and cloud management solutions. Here is a snippet of what these solutions bring to you: VM recovery with live recovery options Backup TO and IN the cloud Custom-fit data protection for every SLA The broadest hardware snapshot management Workload portability…
VMworld 2015 Sponsor – NexGen Storage
A huge shout-out to another vBrainstorm sponsor for VMworld 2015…. NexGen Storage! Some of you may be asking, who is NexGen Storage? Well they have been around for some time. NexGen was acquired by Fusion-io in 2013. Fusion-io was then acquired by SanDisk in 2014. The future of NexGen was in question. Then SanDisk decided…