VMworld 2021 - Sessions to watch

This year is going to be the second one in a row when I don't get to do my favorite autumn activity: go to VMworld in Barcelona. But I do get to do part of it - attend the virtual VMworld 2021. And to make it as close as possible to the real experience, I will most probably add some red Spanish wine and jamon on the side. 

As for the sessions I am looking forward to attend, I will leave here a few of my choices:

VMware vSAN – Dynamic Volumes for Traditional and Modern Applications [MCL1084]

I've been involved recently in projects with Tanzu and vSAN and this session with Duncan Epping and Cormac Hogan is the place to go to see how vSAN continues to evolve, to learn about new features, integration with with Tanzu and hear some of the best practices.  

The Future of VM Provisioning – Enabling VM Lifecycle Through Kubernetes [APP1564]

A session about what I think is a one of the game changers introduced by VMware this year: include VM-based workloads in modern applications using Kubernetes APIs to deploy, configure and manage them. I've been using working with VM service since its official release in May and also wrote small blog post earlier this month. 

What's New in vSphere [APP1205]

This is one the sessions I never missed. vSphere is still one of the fundamental technologies for all other transformations. I am interested in finding out what are latest capabilities, the customer challenges and real-world customer successes. 

Automation Showdown: Imperative vs Declarative [CODE2786]

There is no way to miss Luc Dekens and Kyle Rudy take on the hot topic of imperative versus declarative infrastructure and understanding when and how you can and should use each of it and see practical examples of it.

Achieving Happiness: The Quest for Something New [IC1484]

I had the honor to meet Amanda Blevins at VMUG Leaders Summit right before the world decided to  close. Her presentation wowed the crowd and it was one of the highest rated. So this is something that shouldn't be missed, especially since the pandemic has been around for 18 months and we need to achieve some happiness. 

There are hundreds of sessions and the touched areas are so diverse that you can find your picj regardless of your interests in AI, application modernization, Kubernetes, security, network, personal development or plain old virtualization. See you at VMworld 2021!