VMware Explore 2024
Why I enjoy going to VMware Explore. First as a Customer. Now as a Employee.
“Innovate like a startup, deliver like an enterprise” - Pat Gelsinger
VMware Explore 2024
Website: VMware Explore 2024.
Las Vegas Date: August 26 – 29, 2024
The Venetian Convention and Expo Center
Registration is open!
Why Attend
When I was a VMware Customer, I tried to go to VMware Explore every year. Here is a list of reasons why I enjoyed the conference:
- To meet other people in the same field as myself. Exchange stories, ideas, contact information, etc.. The Community side of the event alone, is worth the cost to go.
- To attend sessions that are done by people that you follow their blogs or socials, is an exciting experience.
- The Key Note Sessions get you excited to see what is coming with the next releases of the VMware Products.
- Vendor Parties are a great way to meet people and have good food and drink.
- Other Highlights for evening Parties for me:
- vExpert Party
- VMUG Party
- Event Concert on the last night (Black Keys Concert was my favorite)
As a Employee my reasons are different to attend. Here is a list:
- To meet people in person that I work with everyday. We are located across the country and don’t get to meet in person. Even if we went into a office everyday, we would never get to meet.
- Get Sessions accepted and share the knowledge with the products I work with every day. I like doing presentations on the Automation, Monitoring and Logging Products.
- I like to participate in the Hackathon that is part of the conference. In 2023 my Team received 2nd place.
Sessions
I submitted a couple sessions that hope get accepted in 2024, Fingers Crossed. One session I will be presenting with a customer, and 2 sessions I included TAMs to present with me. I am excited about the topics. When the sessions get announced, check back on this blog. I will update what was accepted.
My favorite places to eat or things to do while at VMware Explore:
Eating - Paces that I have gone and enjoyed:
- Joes’s Prime Steak and Stone Crab - I have always had a great experience here
- Delmonico Steakhouse - You can’t leave without having EMERIL’S BANANA CREAM PIE!
- Grand Lux Café at The Palazzo is great for Breakfast!
- Yardbird is close to conference entrance and food to very good
- IN-N-Out BURGER | If you live in the US East and have never gone to an IN-N-Out BURGER, you need to go at least one time.
Things to do that I have done and enjoyed:
- Hoover Damn was nice to go see. Pictures can’t replace a visit in person.
- Sporting Clays at Clark County Shooting Complex - World-Class Shotgun Center
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
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