UPDATED 10:50 EDT / JULY 12 2011

VMware Launches vSphere 5: What You Need to Know

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Wikibon has been closely watching VMware’s pivot from being “just a hypervisor” company to becoming a leading contender in the race to own the new cloud computing economy. Today, VMware CEO Paul Maritz and CTO Steve Herrod will be hosting a webinar “unveiling of the next major step forward in Cloud infrastructure.”

VMware’s announcements will have a big impact on existing and potential clients. To help you, the users of cloud and virtualization technologies, the Wikibon and SiliconAngle teams invite you to join in real-time analysis of the announcement, beginning at 2 pm EST (full video embed below). All of the angles of the announcement will be covered including storage, networking, security, backup, virtualization and cloud.

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Whether you’re far along your journey to IT-as-a-Service or simply grabbing the low-hanging fruit of virtualization, come join the conversation of analysts and IT practitioners to get the most out of your VMware investments.

Key topics we’ll explore include:

  • What was announced and what does it mean to you?
  • Does this announcement bring new opportunities for virtualization?
  • How and when should organizations migrate to this new VMware environment?
  • Is VMware security appropriate for mission critical applications?
  • What actions can users take to maximize the value of their VMware investment?

For some background:

The Value of the VMware Integration Journey

 


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