VMworld
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VMworld is an annual conference for IT professionals, focusing on virtual server
environments, put on by VMware
. It is the largest virtualization-specific event. It has been held in San Diego, California
in 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada
in 2005, 2008, and 2011; Los Angeles, California
in 2006; and San Francisco, California
in 2007, 2009, 2010. The next VMworld will be held in San Francisco, California
on August 27th to August 31st, 2012.
There is also an annual VMworld conference held in Europe, usually in October following the US conference.
The conference normally lasts between 3 and 5 days, and consists of presentations, whiteboard sessions and hands-on labs. The first conference was held in the Fall of 2004, and attracted more than 1600 attendees.
Virtual server
Virtual server may refer to:* Virtual private server, a method of server hosting using virtual machines.* Virtual hosting, a method that servers such as webservers use to host more than one domain name on the same computer....
environments, put on by VMware
VMware
VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary ....
. It is the largest virtualization-specific event. It has been held in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
in 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
in 2005, 2008, and 2011; Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 2006; and San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
in 2007, 2009, 2010. The next VMworld will be held in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
on August 27th to August 31st, 2012.
There is also an annual VMworld conference held in Europe, usually in October following the US conference.
The conference normally lasts between 3 and 5 days, and consists of presentations, whiteboard sessions and hands-on labs. The first conference was held in the Fall of 2004, and attracted more than 1600 attendees.