VMworld 2012 Registration is OPEN

Registration is now open for the San Francisco-hosted conference.

VMUG members holding Advantage subscriptions will receive a $100 discount on top of selected other discounts (eg, Alumni).

Most of the leadership for the KC VMUG will be attending the show, so you can expect the October meeting to be full of information and stories if you aren’t able to attend.

April 26, 2012 Meeting

The VMUG is gearing up for another meeting at our regular hang-out, Boulevard Brewing Company. Agenda items include a presentation from sponsor Fusion IO as well as a VMware update including details about vShield Zones for vSphere.

Thursday, April 26, 2012
2pm — 4pm
Muehlbach Suite, Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Boulevard, KCMO
Free Parking! 

See the registration pages for more information.

Call for Presenters!

The VMUG needs YOU!

Are you tired of going to meetings that seem more like just a vendor sales pitch rather than being a good technical presentation?

YOU CAN FIX THAT!

All it takes is some brave members who are willing to get up in front of his/her peers and present. If we could get more members that were willing to present at meetings, there would be less time consumed by the vendors. After all, it’s our meeting.

Any VMware-related topic is fair game:

• Server consolidation success/horror story
• vSphere feature demo
• P2V or V2V success story
• VDI implementation case study
• Backup product demonstration
• Management demonstration
• Scripting tricks and automation jewels
• Upgrade/patch demos
• Something cool that no one else has seen…

Not sure if you’re up to it?

Consider this: it doesn’t have to be hard or complicated. In fact, the simpler, the better. You don’t have to take up 60 minutes; even a short, 5-minute demo could be useful to another member of the group, making the trip to the meeting worthwhile.

The group leaders want to make your meetings a valuable use of your time; member presentations are a great way to make that happen.

Interested? Shoot an email to ben.clayton@kcvmug.com and let him know.

Don’t forget: public speaking is a great bullet point for your resume!

#vBeers in KC (long time, no see)

Brooksider Bar & Grill, 6330 Brookside Plaza, KCMOIt’s been a long time since the last one, but a #vBeers event has been planned for the KC area. VMUG member and vExpert Shane Williford (@coolsport00)gets credit for getting the ball rolling.

Who: Anyone interested in technology, virtualization in particular
What: A byob happy-hour social gathering
Why: Why not?!?
Where: Brooksider Bar & Grill, 63rd & Brookside Plaza
When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6:30pm
How: Bring yourself, your friends, your co-workers for an unstructured social hour devoted to all things virtual

For more information about the #vBeers movement, check out the official home.

Disclaimer: This is not an official VMware/VMUG event, but because it’s aimed at the virtualization community, we thought you might want to know!

VMUG Special Event: Nimble Storage

Discover one of the hottest new storage platforms that’s taking the industry by storm, and have lunch & a Boulevard Beer with your peers!

Join Eagle Software as they present Nimble Storage at a lunch-and-learn hosted at our favorite meeting place, Boulevard Brewing Company.

The event is Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 1:30—4:30pm

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Disclaimer: This is not an official VMware/VMUG event; Registration is via Nimble Storage’s site, and the VMUG has no control over your contact information after registration.