Virtualization, Cloud, Infrastructure and all that stuff in-between

It’s that time again, if you are in the UK – or anywhere nearby then register and get yourself over to the London VMUG.

I’m not sure if I can make this one, due to work commitments and this will be the 1st VMUG for about a year and a half where I won’t be presenting anything – so it’s safe to come out from behind the sofa!

The Steering Committee are pleased to announce the next UK London VMware User Group meeting, kindly sponsored by Veeam is to be held on Thursday 10th February 2011. We hope to see you at the meeting, and afterwards for a drink or two, courtesy of VMware.

Our meeting will be held at the Thames Suite, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 33 Queen Street, London EC4R 1AP, +44 (0)20 7248 4444. The nearest tube station is Mansion House, location information is available here. Reception is from 12.30 for a prompt 1pm start, to finish around 5pm. Our agenda is below and is subject to change (but hopefully not too much!)
 
10.00 – 12.00      Roundtable Strategy Session with Martyn Storey and Mark Stockham; Enterprise Management – optional (spaces limited)
11:00 – 12:00      PowerCLI session with Alan Renouf – optional
 
12:30 – 13:00      Arrive & Refreshments
13:00 – 13:20      Welcome & News (Alaric)
13:20 – 14:00      Sponsor presentation (Veeam Systems)
14:00 – 14:30      VMware Certification – Preparing for Success (Scott Vessey)
14:30 – 15:00      Cheap Disaster Recovery using PowerShell scripts (Gabrie van Zanten http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/)
15:00 – 15:20      Refreshment break
15:30 – 16:00      Advanced vCenter Alarming and Automation (Simon Long, VMware)
16:00 – 16:30      Transatlantic Datacentre migration (Chris Dearden, JFVI)
16:30 – 16:45      Close
17:00                     Pub
 
Notes:
If you would like to participate in Alan’s workshop, please bring a laptop, preferably with the most current PowerCLI and PowerShell binaries installed.
 
To register your interest in attending, please email londonvmug@yahoo.com with up to two named attendees from your organisation. If you do not receive a confirmation mail, please don’t just turn up since we will not be able to admit you to the meeting. Please separately mention if you intend attending Alan’s PowerCLI workshop at 11.00 or would like to be considered to attend the Enterprise Management roundtable strategy session at 10.00. Content from the meeting will be uploaded to http://www.box.net/londonug, NDA permitting.

Sincerely, and with regards,

The London VMUG Steering Committee