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This is the first day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe Virtual. Originally this event was planned for the end of March/ beginning of April in Amsterdam. I was really looking forward to it because Amsterdam is very near where I live. Because of covid-19 is wast decided to postpone the event and finally they made it a virtual event. Despite of the fact that it is now a virtual event I’m still happy that Kubecon + CloudNativeCon is being held. I think the CNCF, sponsors, speakers and everybody that is involved with creating this event deserve kudos for organising it. I’m ready to attend the sessions, visit the virtual booth’s and participate in this event. I will not be able to fully focus this whole week on KubeCon so I making choices in which sessions I will follow. During the conference I will share topics that interest me. ...

As I already explained in my earlier post, this was my first KubeCon | CloudNativeCon that I attended. What I liked about KubeCon was the diversity in sessions and that it was often a difficult choice per time slot which session to attend. For me this congress was next to attending sessions also about networking with vendors and other attendees. There were a lot of good opportunities and I spoke to a lot of people. ...

This year I’m going to KubeCon | CloudNativeCon which is held in Barcelona from Monday, May 20, 2019 - Thursday, May 23. This is my first KubeCon and I’m really looking forward to the sessions and the meetings I have scheduled Here is list of tips which kind of apply to every conference I have attended. Wear comfortable shoes Take a powerbank/ adapters with you Build your agenda using the agenda builder Leave time between session. You need time to process the information you get from different sessions Take time to network with other attendees or vendors Check the sponsors on the Sponsor showcase Install the Sched app to have your schedule on your mobile Enjoy the event :) You can book your agenda via this link, https://kccnceu19.sched.com/ . Below is my schedule as it currently is within the app. I selected a session for every slot but that will not be doable as I have also meetings planned and like I said in my tips you should als to time to process the information and of course visit the booths of the sponsors. So this schedule will definitely change during the conference. ...

On the 28th of June the event Containers Today was held in the Fokker Terminal in The Hague. This event was organized by Amazic and Lef Marketing. KPN ICT Consulting was one of the sponsors of this event, next to Docker, Amazic etc. A booth and a session were part of the sponsor package. It was very nice weather and as a result of that sometimes a bit hot inside the building. The event was visited by around the 330 people and had a variety of sessions divided in three different tracks, Business, Operations and Developer. The event started with a keynote session by Bradley Wong, Director of Product Management within Docker. As part of Bradley’s presentation were some slides with numbers of Docker downloads, Docker Hub usage and also the number of job listings which included Docker knowledge as a requirement. ...

On the 28th of June the event Containers Today is being organized by Amazic. My employer, KPN ICT Consulting is one of the gold sponsors of this event and I will be one of the speakers during one of the breakout sessions. Hope to see you there or on the booth. Containers Today - Experience the exciting world of containers While digitization is more important than ever before and many professionals work with an innovative portfolio to realize this progress - think of clouds, data centers and application architectures - progress is being countered at the same time by existing applications and related infrastructure (legacy). The solution? With container technology, you can run applications without depending on the underlying servers and software versions, both on-premise and in the cloud, managed and secured from a single platform. Do you want to know what containerization can mean for your organization? On June 28 a.s., we will talk about containerization in one day: how does your organization benefit from container technology? What is the difference between containerization and virtualization? How do you save costs? How do you manage a hybrid infrastructure and containers in the cloud? To answer all questions as well as possible, we divide the day into three different tracks: Business Track - Developer Track - Operations Track For whom On this day we expect more than 300 Dev / DevOp’s, ITDM’s, Architects, Project Managers, CTO’s & CIO’s. There is something for everybody ...

Yesterday was the third and last day of VMworld 2017 Europe. I had two sessions scheduled. Both were VMware Cloud on AWS related. First session was: Protecting Virtual Machines in VMware Cloud on AWS. In this session, VMware and Dell EMC also presented their capabilities for this subject. Interesting solutions in which you see the added value of AWS as an endpoint for storing backups on S3 for instance. My second session was VMware Cloud on AWS: An Architectural and Operational Deep Dive. This session was about the architecture of the environment, the vCenter permissions of the customer and how the host remediation process on AWS works. After the sessions I had lunch and had a last quick walk over the solution exchange. Before I went to the airport I spend time on filling out the surveys that I had not processed. If I summarize my visit to VMworld 2017, I think it has been an interesting event. My focus in the sessions was mostly with VMware Cloud on AWS. I had some nice discussions with employees of VMware, peers and vendors and I have gotten a lot of useful info. For me the highlights were: ...

Today I decided to not go to the general session but instead follow it on the big screen in the VMvillage. This gives you the possibility to get coffee during the keynote :). The keynote started with Pat Gelsinger, Sanjay Poonen and Ray O’Farell answering questions that the VMworld attendees could submit yesterday. After that Ray O’Farrel, Chris Wolf and Purnima Padmanabhan went more into depth about VMware HCX, Wavefront, NSX-T, VMware Pulse IoT Center and Functions as a Service (FaaS). After the keynote I attended two sessions. Both were around VMware Cloud on AWS. The last two sessions, Service Overview for VMware Cloud on AWS and VMware Cloud on AWS: A Technical Deep Dive, were really interesting. The first session was focussed on service, the support and separation of the responsibilities between the customer and VMware. They also showed the online support that was available for this product and the automatic actions that VMware takes to keep the customer environment healthy. The second session showed in more detail the components that made the VMware Cloud on AWS product. The session touched on compute, storage, networking and security. After the sessions I went back to the solution exchange and visited several booths and also spent time on networking with the vendors, colleagues and other attendees. In the evening I went to the VMware Customer Appreciation Party featuring the Kaiser Chiefs. I think it was without a doubt the best band and the VMworld party.

For me VMworld already started on Monday with the Partner Exchange and the TAM day. It started today with the keynote by, amongst other speakers, Pat Gelsinger and Sanjay Poonen. They talked about the strategy for VMware. Pat was saying that tech was breaking out of tech. Alan Renouf was, together with Pat Gelsinger, a way of managing your environment via VR. Following announcements were done: VMware Integrated Open Stack 4.0 vSphere Integrated Containers 1.2 VMware HCX After the keynote I had no session scheduled so I made a short visit to the solution exchange. Lot of interesting vendors and of course also the usual suspects. Also got some of the swag from some vendors. ...

Today VMworld 2017 started for me. Yesterday I flew in to Barcelona and got my badge and the backpack with, amongst other things, the water bottle and the shirt. Today is the partner exchange and the tam day. I had only sessins in the partner track scheduled. My first two sessions were about VMware Cloud on AWS. The first session was less technical but the second session went into more depth about the technology behind VMware Cloud on AWS. After that I attended the general partner sessions. Amongst the speakers there were Pat Gelsinger, Maurizio Carli, Ross Brown and Brandon Sweeney. The told us about the strategy and the partner organisation. After the keynote it was time for lunch. While not everybody who will be attending VMworld was already there, it was still very crowded. ...

This year VMworld Europe will again be held in Barcelona, but unlike previous years it will not be in October but already in the second week of September. Just as last year, my employer made it possible for me to attend VMworld Europe. I have to finalize my schedule but as it available, I already started planning which sessions I would like to attend. When I have finalized my schedule I will also post it here. As my interest are shifting to the public cloud, I’m really looking forward to the session around VMware on AWS. So mostly my schedule will filled with that as there are many sessions around VMware on AWS. Next to that I’m still interested in devops and container related sessions. Interesting links: VMworld parties, gathering and events Sneak peek VMworld bag Content builder VMworld Europe First-Timer’s Guide to VMworld