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VMware Presents at Tech Field Day 18



Tech Field Day 18 Austin


This Presentation date is February 7, 2019 at 15:30 - 17:30.


Day 0 in the Life of a VMware Virtualization Admin


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John Nicholson, Sr. Technical Marketing Architect, introduces VMware’s presentation at Tech Field Day Austin, 2019. He then walks through the year as an admin, getting things off the ground on “day 0”. Nicholson and Nigel Hickey, Technical Marketing Engineer, discuss the progress made to simplify day 0 operations and demonstrate EasyInstall and Quick Start.

Personnel: John Nicholson, Nigel Hickey

Day 30 in the Life of a VMware Virtualization Admin


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John Nicholson, Sr. Technical Marketing Architect, walks through the year as an admin. In this second video, he discusses health checks, covering vSAN and vSphere health. How do these proactive alerts work to keep vSphere environments in shape? Nicholson and Nigel Hickey, Technical Marketing Engineer, also demonstrate vSphere and vSAN health and remediation methods.

Personnel: John Nicholson, Nigel Hickey

Day 180 in the Life of a VMware Virtualization Admin


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John Nicholson, Sr. Technical Marketing Architect, and Nigel Hickey, Technical Marketing Engineer, walk through the year as an admin. In this third video, they discuss what do to when everything is “on fire”. They dig into the status quo of life in the datacenter and discuss what to do when help is needed. They demonstrate vSphere Support Assist/Humbug.

Personnel: John Nicholson, Nigel Hickey

Day 365 in the Life of a VMware Virtualization Admin


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John Nicholson, Sr. Technical Marketing Architect, and Nigel Hickey, Technical Marketing Engineer, walk through the year as an admin. In this third video, they discuss scalability. How do we do this again? They also demonstrate vROPS and Quick Start.

Personnel: John Nicholson, Nigel Hickey


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