Upcoming VMworld 2021: Must-Attend Sessions
VMworld 2021 is almost here, and this year’s online event promises to be just as informative and exciting as previous years! As always, there are numerous sessions available that cover a wide range of topics. In this article, we will highlight some must-attend sessions based on various topics such as NUMA, performance tuning, SQL, IaC, Packer & Terraform, and Azure VMware Solution (AVS).
1. NUMA: Understanding the Fundamentals and Impact on Workload Sizing – This session is a must-attend for anyone who uses vSphere. It dives into the impact of Multi-chip Modules (MCM) on scheduler behavior and workload sizing, and how to understand the underlying configuration of a virtual machine and detect faux-wide virtual machine configurations.
2. VMware vSphere Advanced Performance Boot Camp – This session provides advanced technical performance-oriented training on vSphere performance design, tuning, and troubleshooting. It covers a broad range of topics on all resource dimensions, including the ESXi scheduler, memory management, storage, and network optimization.
3. Extreme Performance Series: Performance Best Practices [MCL1635] – This session provides a detailed explanation of utilizing resources by VM and how to evaluate performance indicators using ESXtop. It’s an excellent alternative for those who don’t have the Tech+ Pass.
4. Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server on vSphere: Bare-Metal Performance – This session is a must-attend for anyone supporting SQL in their career. It covers how to achieve bare-metal performance by aligning SQL Server with the underlying infrastructure and presents common pitfalls to avoid and embrace when running or planning SQL Server instances on premises or in hybrid cloud options based on vSphere available from AWS, Microsoft, Google, and more.
5. Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Packer & Terraform – This session covers declarative workflows that have upended the usual processes and even languages, all in the name of infrastructure as code. It discusses when, how, and where to use each method within your VMware environment and features practical examples that can be used in your own environment.
6. Live Coding: Terraforming Your vSphere Environment [CODE2755] – This live coding session by Kyle is an excellent opportunity to see things in action. It covers how to use HashiCorp Terraform to do the heavy lifting of imperative processes and how to use plain text files that can be interpreted by products like Terraform and RedHat Ansible.
7. Azure VMware Solution (AVS): Beyond Quick Start – This session discusses planning and deployment of AVS beyond the quick start, covering network addressing, connectivity, integrating into an existing Azure hub and spoke or virtual WAN deployment, configuring monitoring and management, and establishing governance controls.
All of these sessions are available on the General Pass, so there’s no excuse to miss out on them! Register now for VMworld 2021 and start browsing the Content Catalog today!
As always, thank you for reading!