#vBrownBag Follow-up vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@jonharrisnm)

vExpert Jon Harris reviews the features of VMware vCloud Automation Center and deep dives into use case scenarios and configuration options.  If you take nothing else from the presentation (and I would be hard not to be wowed by vCAC), please know that it is pronounced “veeCake“!  Jon also has several blog posts on vCAC
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#vBrownBag US VMware vCloud Director Hybrid Cloud with Chris Colotti (@ccolotti)

VCDX Chris Colotti reviews how to leverage Software Defined Data Center (SDDC), or cloud, resources with vCloud partners from the perspective of enterprise customers. 2013-03-06 VMware Hybrid Cloud Professional VMware #vBrownBag US with Chris Colotti (@ccolotti) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

EMEA #vBrownbag Schedule

If you don’t already know there is an EMEA version of the vBrownbag webinar being run every Tuesday at 7PM GMT out of western Europe. We have already covered a number of topics and have done objectives from the VCP5-DT, the VCP5-IaaS and most recently the VCAP5-CID blueprints. But the reason for this posting is
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#vBrownBag Chargeback Manager Part 2 w/Lawrence Kohan (@LawrenceKohan)

A follow up to the excellent #vBrownBag two weeks ago.  Lawrence dives deeper into business reasons and use cases for VMware Chargeback manager.  The demo/live walk through at the end will be re-recorded and posted next week. Chargeback manager can be used for traditional corporate environments to help show the cost associated with maintaining infrastructure or in
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#vBrownBag VCP-IAAS Follow-Ups

Whoops. It’s been a while since I’ve posted the Follow-Ups for these. Here is the Video for our VCP-IAAS intro and the slide decks for both the intro & Section 1.1. #vBrownBag VCP-IAAS Intro Video Slides #vBrownBag VCP-IAAS Objective 1.1 Slides Video The video for this one is undergoing editing… will post when it’s done.

BrownBag Follow-Up – vCloud Architecture

Yesterday we dove deep into VMware’s vCloud and it’s associated architecture. Check out the video here: vCloud Architecture Video Slides vCloud Architecture BrownBag View more presentations from ProfessionalVMware. iTunes We’re now on iTunes too! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/professionalvmware-brownbags/id468638808 Links! Sysprep KB’s: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026614http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026317http://4sysops.com/archives/skiprearm-use-vista-indefinitely-long-without-activation/ Maximums: http://www.virtual-blog.com/2011/08/vmware-vcloud-director-1-5-config-maximums/http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r50/vsphere-50-configuration-maximums.pdf vCloud Cloning series: http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/gotcha-vcloud-director-clone-wars-part-1-overview/http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/gotcha-vcloud-director-clone-wars-part-2-deep-dive/http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/vcloud-director-clone-wars-part-3-design-considerations/ vCloud “Eco-System” http://www.virtual-blog.com/2011/10/vcloud-ecosystem-components-explained/http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/vcloud/components-for-a-vcloud-deployment/  (A bit older was my original cut
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BrownBag – vCloud Architecture Deep Dive

This weeks BrownBag will feature an architectural Deep Dive of VMware’s vCloud platform covering the following areas: vCloud Architecture Deep Dive vCloud “Eco-System” of Components All the possible building blocks Importance of Orchestration Broad depth of knowledge for vCloud Architects and Administrators Scalable vCloud Production Architecture Example Based on vCAT 2.0 Published Catalog Considerations in
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BrownBag – vCloud Networking w/ Kendrick Coleman

This week we get to rock out with Kendrick Coleman who is a BrownBag veteran. BrownBag – vCloud Networking This time around Kendrick (web/twitter) will be joining us on the Brownbag to talk about VMware vCloud networking. If you’re interested in deploying VMware vCloud Director within your environment, or simply learning more about how VMware
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VCAP BrownBag – Wade Holmes Edition

Wednesday this week brings another Damian Karlson edition of the BrownBags. This week he’s featuring Wade Holmes who will be talking about vCloud Director and the vCloud Architecture Toolkit. Wade Holmes (web/Twitter) is a Technical Solutions Architect for VMware. Wade has over 14 years of experience planning, designing, engineering, architecting and supporting complex computing environments
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