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At August 31, 2009, you can join VMware's development engineers at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for the first VMware Technology Exchange Developer Day. This event is dedicated to all the developers building solutions on the VMware platforms and is co-located with VMworld 2009. As a "Developer Day", the primary focus is on helping developers integrate with VMware platforms. VMware will cover developer technologies related to all three of VMware's product areas – datacenter, desktop and cloud – in sessions and corresponding demos. A sample of topics to be covered include vSphere Web Services SDK, APIs for managing and automating guest OS, vCloud API introduction, vApps, vStorage, productivity tools and much more. Packaged into beginner and advanced level sessions, the content will be tailored specifically to help developers learn about VMware's integration APIs, understand implementation best practices and see examples. Corresponding demos will provide further opportunity for training and discussion with VMware engineers in small-group settings.

http://communities.vmware.com/community/developer/techexchange/register

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According to the abstract of the following VMworld 2009 session, VMware will discontinue the classic Service Console-based ESX in the near future.

Session ID: TA4060
Title : The Path to COS-less ESX: Migrating Server Operations from ESX to ESXi

VMware ESXi is the next generation hypervisor architecture from VMware, offering improved reliability, security, and a simplified operational model. Due to the superior nature of ESXi, VMware will discontinue the classic Service Console-based ESX in the near future. If you are a long-time user of ESX and have developed your management procedures around the Service Console, then come to this session to learn how to migrate to a new, improved operational model. We will show how to adapt your process for all aspects of management, including: hardware monitoring, backup, systems management, user management, logging, troubleshooting, and more. You should be able to leave this session armed with the tools necessary to be prepared for the transition to ESXi.

Update : Changes to the ESX Service Console for ESX 4.0

This technical paper discusses incompatibilities between the ESX 3.5 service console and the ESX 4.0 service console. Included are suggestions of what you might do to upgrade your existing  environments that depend on the ESX service console. This document also discusses how you might bridge the gap to support ESXi, which does not include a service console. And finally, if you are currently writing applications that run in the ESX service console, this document suggests some possible options you have for transitioning away from it.

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http://www.vmware.com/customers/video-contest.html

Fellow vExpert Rod Gabriel, the Wisconsin Area VMUG Leader points out that a VMUG registration is required in order to be invited to the VMWorld VMUG activities and get the official VMUG shirt.

For those of you who are attending VMworld, you should make sure to be officially registered as a VMUG member. There should be some VMUG member shirts available for you there as well as some specific VMUG activities. You will need to be registered as a VMUG member in order to get the shirt and to be invited to the activities.

Here is the link to officially register as a VMUG member: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmug/localgroups
There will also be a VMUG booth there separate from the VMware booth so be sure to stop by and check it out.

VMware has announced the vCloud API session being held at the VMworld 2009 Developer Day. This session is presented by Tichomir Tenev, a senior staff engineer at VMware currently working on VMware's Cloud products. He has been with VMware since 2001 and has worked on a number of the well known VMware products today such as VMware workstation and VMware vCenter.

Session ID# DE-03- Session abstract

VMware's vCloud API is a key element of VMware's vision for fostering a Cloud ecosystem of Service Providers, Enterprises, ISVs and VARs. The API enables provisioning and consumption of resources in the Cloud, management and publishing of VMs in the Cloud, as well as migration of VMs between internal and external Clouds. In this session, he will get into some details of the API and explore a few usage scenarios. The audience should walk away with an understanding of how the API fits within VMware's overall Cloud vision, what problem areas it addresses and the key concepts it exposes.

VMware will be offering certifications exams at VMworld 2009 in San Francisco.

To register please visit Pearson VUE's website.

Please note: VCDX Enterprise Administration Exam and Design Exams are offered by authorization only. Those interested should review the "How to Become a VCDX" section on this website for more information.