Get your Free Book at VMworld

At VMworld, the presenters of the following sessions will be giving away free copies of the Host Deep Dive book to the audience.
Saturday
Performance Bootcamp
Mark Achtemichuk
Saturday, Aug 26, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
More information about pre-VMworld Performance Bootcamp
Sunday
An Introduction to VMware Software-Defined Storage [STO2138QU]
Lee Dilworth, Principal Systems Engineer, VMware
Sunday, Aug 27, 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Oceanside C, Level 2
Monday
A Deep Dive into vSphere 6.5 Core Storage Features and Functionality [SER1143BU]
Cody Hosterman, Technical Director–VMware Solutions, Pure Storage
Cormac Hogan, Director – Chief Technologist, VMware
Monday, Aug 28, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Mandalay Bay Ballroom G, Level 2
Extreme Performance Series: Benchmarking 101 [SER2723BUR]
Joshua Schnee, Senior Staff Engineer @ VMware Performance, VMware
Mark Achtemichuk, Staff Engineer, Performance, VMware
Monday, Aug 28, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Mandalay Bay Ballroom B, Level 2
Maximum Performance with Mark Achtemichuk [VIRT2368GU]
Mark Achtemichuk, Staff Engineer, Performance, VMware
Monday, Aug 28, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Reef E, Level 2
The Top 10 Things to Know About vSAN [STO1264BU]
Duncan Epping, Chief Technologist, VMware
Cormac Hogan, Director – Chief Technologist, VMware
Monday, Aug 28, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Mandalay Bay Ballroom H, Level 2
VMware vSAN: From 2 Nodes to 64 Nodes, Architecting and Operating vSAN Like a VCDX for Scalability and Simplicity [STO2114BU]
Greg Mulholland, Principal Systems Engineer, VMware
Jeff Wong, Customer Success Architect, VMware
Monday, Aug 28, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Surf E, Level 2
Tuesday
Extreme Performance Series: Performance Best Practices [SER2724BU]
Reza Taheri, Principal Engineer, VMware
Mark Achtemichuk, Staff Engineer, Performance, VMware
Tuesday, Aug 29, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Oceanside D, Level 2
Wednesday
vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive: Part 2 [SER1872BU]
Frank Denneman, Senior Staff Architect, VMware
Niels Hagoort, Owner, HIC (Hagoort ICT Consultancy)
Wednesday, Aug 30, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakers E, Level 2
Extreme Performance Series: Benchmarking 101 [SER2723BUR]
Joshua Schnee, Senior Staff Engineer @ VMware Performance, VMware
Mark Achtemichuk, Staff Engineer, Performance, VMware
Wednesday, Aug 30, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Lagoon L, Level 2
vSAN Networking and Design Best Practices [STO3276GU]
John Nicholson, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, VMware
Wednesday, Aug 30, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Reef C, Level 2
vSAN Hardware Deep Dive Panel [STO1540PU]
Ed Goggin, Staff Engineer 2, VMware
David Edwards, Principal Engineer, Director Solutions, Resurgent Technology
Ken Werneburg, Group Manager Technical Marketing, VMware
Jeffrey Taylor, Technical Director, VMware
Ron Scott-Adams, Hyper-Converged Systems Engineer, VMware
Wednesday, Aug 30, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Mandalay Bay Ballroom D, Level 2
A Closer Look at vSAN Networking Design and Configuration Considerations [STO1193BU]
Cormac Hogan, Director – Chief Technologist, VMware
Andreas Scherr, Senior Solution Architect, VMware
Wednesday, Aug 30, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Mandalay Bay Ballroom G, Level 2
Thursday
Virtual Volumes Technical Deep Dive [STO2446BU]
Patrick Dirks, Sr. Manager, VMware
Pete Flecha, Sr Technical Marketing Architect, VMware
Thursday, Aug 31, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Oceanside B, Level 2
Book Signing
We will be doing two book signing sessions as well.
At the Rubrik booth #412 on Monday, Aug 28, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
At the VMworld Book store on Tuesday, Aug 29, 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Or just feel free to approach us when you see us walking by.