Eric Sloof

On the picture above you see how Eric Sloof is conducting an interview with John Troyer, the man behind the VMTN. You can listen to the interview using the following link.

Trusted Network Technologies Launches VdeskTools with Full Support for VMware® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Providing Visibility and Extensive Policy Monitoring for Virtual Desktops  and the Virtual Network VMworld, SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 11, 2007) – Trusted Network Technologies, Inc. (TNT) today unveiled Vdesk™Tools, which relies on TNT’s patent-pending technology to instrument virtual desktops and the virtual network for unparalleled visibility and policy assurance. VdeskTools currently supports the VMware® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and VMware® ACE 2.

New automation solution will help VMware customers standardize and automate IT management processes on VMware Infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO, September 11, 2007 — VMware, Inc., the virtualization leader, today announced it has acquired Dunes Technologies, a company that provides IT process orchestration software for virtual environments.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  The announcement was made at VMworld 2007.

Tuesday the 11th of September at 8 in the morning the VMworld was officially opened by the  VMware President and Chief Executive Officer. Diane Greene talked about some interesting topics like the environment issue, ESX Server 3i, Disaster Recovery and VDI . Hear from an incredible array of industry experts, and virtualization executives discussing the current state and future vision in the virtualization industry—all during the VMworld 2007 General Session Webcasts.



The professional photographer Viktor van den Berg shoot some really nice pictures today.

SF Giants – Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Game. Esther Westerweele is the Marketing Manager Benelux at VMware and invited me and my wife to the SF Giants – Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball game on the 10th of September. Prior to the game we had a Tailgate classic party with barbecue and drinks. I have never been to a baseball game before and found it to be a fantastic experience. Half the stadium ;-) was filled up with VMware clients cheering and singing. Eventually the Giants lost the game with 5-3. I shoot some video footage. You can take a look here.

The professional photographer Viktor van den Berg shoot some really nice pictures today. You can see the San Francisco bridge and the famous long taxicab. And last but not least the Moscone Convention Center where the among some other activities the VMworld 2007 partner day will start today.

Manage Virtual Desktops from a Central Point of Control VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is an end-to-end desktop virtualization solution that enables you to manage complete and secure virtual desktops across the enterprise from within the data center. VMware VDI offers seamless integration with the proven VMware Infrastructure virtualization platform and includes VMware Desktop Manager (VDM), an enterprise-class connection broker that connects remote clients to centralized desktops and manages VDI environments. By adopting VMware VDI for centralized desktop management, you can improve manageability and control while delivering familiar and fully functional desktop environments to end users.

VMware Site Recovery Manager is a pioneering product that uses virtualization to provide end-to-end disaster recovery management and automation across your entire data center. Site Recovery Manager leverages VMware Infrastructure 3 to make disaster recovery rapid, reliable, affordable, and manageable by making it possible to build, automate and test disaster recovery plans for your datacenter. It integrates with VMware Infrastructure and VMware VirtualCenter to give you a seamless view of your environment that encompasses both virtual infrastructure and disaster recovery management.

ESX Server 3i is the industry’s first hardware-integrated hypervisor built on a next-generation thin architecture, giving your organization an efficient foundation for building a dynamic, automated data center. ESX Server 3i represents a significant advance in realizing the vision of virtualization as the standard computing platform for x86 servers, further simplifying IT operations through integration with server hardware.

After some sightseeing during the day me and my wife were invited to experience the exotic and extraordinary at Vizioncore's Cirque du Virtuelle Partner Reception at Ruby Skye Lounge in San Francisco. Sunday night we were captivated and thrilled by the evening's exciting entertainment and colorful surroundings. Besides the wonderful buffet and the cigar bar Vizioncore recognized the achievements of their top partners in a awards ceremony. I didn’t took the opportunity to conduct an interview with David Bieneman the CEO of Vizioncore and asking him about the merger with Invirtus and the integration with the upcoming ESX 3.5 Lite version. The only thing I could do is collect some video footage during the evening. The evening was great. You really should take a look. ;-)