With just a week ahead of VMworld 2013 in San Francisco, there's a lot of planning to do. For example:
So if you're earning your trip to SF by doing some VDI fact-finding footwork whilst there, you've come to the right place. I'm going to save you a ton of wasted time trekking across the Moscone center, and spell everything out right here. But before we go there, some backdrop...
This has been an incredibly busy year for Cisco, and its VDI technology ecosystem, and certainly VMware. Yes, I know it's only August. With the help of our ecosystem and channel partners, we took aim at the most important VDI hurdles that prevent IT from embracing this technology, including:
Now you may be saying "Pretend like I've been asleep for 8 months, and remind me what you're talking about, and make it quick or I'll find another blog to read". Ok then testy reader, here goes:
In case you missed it, I cover some of this in my previous post, here. Now back to VMworld... coincidentally, the stuff I mentioned above, are BIG focus areas for Cisco and its partners at the show, ie: if you want to see these solutions in action, read further.
Also coincidentally, these are the very same technology trends that Brian Madden recently wrote about,associated with the increasing feasibility of doing VDI for "persistent 1-to-1 desktop images" as he puts it, leveraging the storage technologies we've incorporated in our reference architectures. He also makes reference to the importance of virtualized GPU solutions that are making VDI an increasingly good option for CAD, photo/video editing and similar environments.
So if you're putting your VDI at VMworld SF checklist together, here are some things you MUST add:
1.) Cisco VDI Demos!(aka "who doesn't like hardware, software, and blinky lights?")
2.) Our featured breakout session "#VAPP6408 -The Next Wave of Virtualization & Fabric Computing with Cisco's Unified Computing System"will share the latest innovations in Unified Computing with a special focus on VDI.
3.) Cisco Booth Theater Presentation(and maybe win free stuff)
4.) Colorado University at Boulder -Featured Breakout Session "#EUC5610 -Virtualized Inception: Mobility Dream within a VDI Dream; Realized!"
5.) Nexenta VSA for View (NV4V) Demo Featuring Cisco UCS
6.) Tegile VDI Passport Program
6.) Atlantis Computing ILIO with Cisco UCS
7.)#vBacon!
Ok, so what about the bacon thing? If you want to get in on probably the best bacon-themed party in SF, you need to be at the Cable Car City Pub by 10pm on Tuesday August 27th. You won't be disappointed. Find out about this and other goodies @CommNinja and the Cisco Social Media Team are putting together, but checking this out.
Well for now, that's it. I'll have more to share next week at VMworld. Stop by, say hi, and let us help you knock some items off that VDI checklist. For more information on literally everything I mentioned above, see my handy bookshelf below:
VMware Horizon View Promotion: Cisco UCS SmartPlay Bundle Offer | Video Whiteboard: Cisco UCS with VMware Horizon View | VDI Reference Arch. with VMware Horizon View, Cisco UCS and NetApp FlexPod | Cisco UCS with VMware Horizon View at Cisco Live | VDI Reference Arch. for VMware Horizon View with Cisco UCS and EMC VSPEX |
Solution Overview: VDI with VMware Horizon View, Cisco UCS and Fusion-io | VDI Reference Arch. for VMware Horizon View with Cisco UCS and Nimble Storage | VDI Reference Arch. for VMware Horizon View with Cisco UCS and Nexenta | VDI Reference Arch. for VMware Horizon View with Cisco UCS and Tegile Zebi Storage | VDI Reference Arch. for VMware Horizon View with Cisco UCS and Atlantis ILIO |