Eric Sloof - NTPRO.NL

I was one of the happy few who was invited by VMware to attend the VMworld Europe 2009 in Cannes. They had a special reason to invite me. Every year I do my utmost to video blog as much as possible. This resulted in 20 new videos, which are already viewed nearly 5000 times. I had to take a rain check on some dinners I got offered. During editing, converting and uploading, it was just Wasa crackers for me. Thanks to VMware for the opportunity and of course the Flip.

On the bus to the airport with Robert Strong the Veeam Comedy Magician. Robert has been crisscrossing the world since 1985, entertaining audiences large and small, young and old, formal and casual, and everything in between! Recently voted “San Francisco’s Funniest Prop Comedian” and the “Bay Area’s Best Performer,” Robert has appeared on CBS This Morning, performed for the U.S. Congress, and taken his act to more than 30 different countries.

Robert Strong the Veeam Comedy Magician from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

On the final day at the VMworld Europe in Cannes, Hugo and I were one of the few who are still here. As good fellow VMware vExperts do, we had dinner.  I recorded a little Flip video and also would like to congratulate Carter with his winning PowerShell session.

Dinner with Hugo Peeters, the aftermath from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

Viktor van den Berg, Product Manager and Technical Trainer at the Xpert Training Group presented a session about the Unattended Deployment of VMware Infrastructure 3 at the VMworld Europe 2009 Cannes.

An unattended deployment of VMware infrastructure 3 reduces the time needed for installation and configuration of your VMware ESX and vCenter server(s). It also reduces the risk misconfiguration. Unattended deployment of these products will gain you a consistent configuration. At Xpert Training Group, an indepedent VMware Authorized Training Centre from The Netherlands, unattended deployments of VI-3 are used on a regular basis. In this session you will learn how to automatically deploy your ESX servers and how to connect these fresh installed ESX servers to a vCenter server. After the introduction of a step-by-step plan for unattended deployment, this session will focus on some useful scripting techniques used in a unattended deployment scenario. Expect some bash and powershell scripting in this session.

The Unattended Deployment of VMware Infrastructure 3 from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

The VMworld Europe 2009 Vimeo Group provides a great way to swap your VMworld movies. This VMworld Vimeo Group is much the same as other Groups you can join online. Vimeo Groups are places where people of similar interests meet to exchange videos. At this Vimeo Group, you also can follow other VMworld Europe 2009 fanatics who are visiting Cannes.

http://vimeo.com/groups/vmworldeurope

I asked Peter Ghostine, DVP / CTO Quest Software, Provision Networks Division, what he thinks about the VMware vClient initiative.

As part of the VMware vClient initiative, VMware has announced a strategic partnership with Teradici to include Teradici's PC-Over-IP technology as part of VMware View.

VMware will license the Teradici PC-Over-IP display protocol and will work with Teradici to co-develop and expand PC-Over-IP.

Interview with Peter Ghostine CTO Quest Software from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

Just after completing his unattended ESX/VC install and configure session, I had a little interview with Viktor van den Berg, he did great.I have written an article about Viktor’s session which can be found at the Dutch VMUG website.

Viktor van den Berg just after his break-out session from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

Just lifted off

VMware VMworld Europe 2009 Cloud Party from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

I made a little video impression of the second day at the VMworld Europe 2009 in Cannes. It’s a ten minute video with a part of the keynote, the labs and some other things.

Second day video impression of the the VMworld Europe 2009 from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

Dennis Zimmer founded icomasoft ag  on July 18, 2008 and was appointed Chief Technology Officer and Director of the Board. In this function, Dennis Zimmer assumes responsibility for icomasoft® ’s technology strategy, R&D and software architecture. Prior to joining icomasoft ag, he held the position of a Virtualization Specialist and Systems Engineer EMEA Central with the storage vendor Pillar Data System. Earlier stages of his career include the position as Senior Consultant with Mightycare Solutions, a leading consulting company for virtualization in the German market. He designed, implemented and supported some of the largest VMware infrastructures in Europe.

Interview with Dennis Zimmer, founder icomasoft from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

I captured a little demo movie, the Nokia N800 running a VMware hypervisor.

Nokia N800 running VMware from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.

Congratulations! Eric Sloof, we would like to thank you for all the work you’ve done giving back to the virtualization community and sharing your expertise with others. We are pleased to present you with the VMware vExpert Award for 2009. VMware is giving this award to individuals who have contributed significantly to the community of VMware users over the past year.

Viktor van den Berg interviewed me while we were standing on the keynote stage . He also published a list with the Dutch vExpert’s. Here are the links :

http://www.vmug.nl/cms/index.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNwnV9pT8j8

I was invited by Scott Herold to join the Virtualization PowerShell community night. Scott has been working with Carter Shanklin on planning such a night in Cannes during VMworld Europe 2009.  It was an open discussion on Virtualization and PowerShell and how we can continue to drive and keep this combination of technologies at the forefront of virtualization management. 

Scott also told more about today’s launch of the VESI EcoShell which is community intended to be organized around a new freeware application called the Virtualization EcoShell. The Virtualization EcoShell will enable any level of virtualization administrator to take advantage of PowerShell capabilities provided by Microsoft and virtualization vendors through a customizable, consolidated graphical interface. Virtualization experts will be able to further make use of the flexibility provided by a powerful scripting engine and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to customize administrative tasks specific to their organization’s needs.

Virtualization PowerShell community night from Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL on Vimeo.