Swiss German VMUG – Jahresendanlass

03/12/202326/09/2023 von Karl Widmer

Ja es ist schon Herbst. Die Blätter der Bäume färben sich und fallen zu Boden, die Temperaturen sinken, und es wird schon sehr früh dunkel (und eher spät hell).

Für unseren Jahresendanlass finden wir uns im Radisson Blu Hotel am Flughafen Zürich ein. Es erwartet euch viele interessante Sessions quer durch (fast) alle Bereiche von VMware, für euch präsentiert durch die besten Speaker die wir organisieren konnten.

Datum / Zeit / Treffpunkt

Datum:	7. Dezember 2023
Zeit:	Ab 13:00 Uhr (Welcome und Registration)
Wo:	Radisson Blu Hotel Zürich Flughafen Rondellstrasse 8058 ZürichWir treffen uns im „Raum Bern 1-3“ im 7. Stock

Details zur Location & Anfahrt

Die Event-Location liegt direkt am Flughafen Zürich und ist sehr gut mit den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln wie Bahn und Bus erreichbar. Auch sind ausreichend Parkplätze resp. Parkhäuser verfügbar. Mehr Informationen auf der Webseite des Hotels:

Kontaktieren Sie uns – Radisson Blu Hotel, Zurich Airport (radissonhotels.com)

Für die Kartenleser unter euch gibt es hier den Stockwerkplan: Meetings-at-Radisson-Blu-Hotel-Zurich-Airport-EN.pdf (thecircleconventioncentre.ch)

Agenda

13:00 – 13:30	Registration und Kaffee
13:30 – 13:45	Welcome & Vorstellung / VMUG
13:45 – 14:30	Kundenprojekte mit NSX ALB / Matthias Grasmück, SoulTec
14:30 – 15:15	VMware & AI / Frank Denneman, VMware
15:15 – 15:30	Pause
15:30 – 16:15	vSAN ESA, vSAN Max, and Cyber Secure Storage / Duncan Epping, VMware
16:15 – 17:00	vSphere+ – What’s New? / Raffaele Normani, VMware
17:00 – 17:30	Oracle Cloud VMware Solution / Richard Garsthagen, Oracle Switzerland
17:30 – 17:45	Closing & Tombola
17:45 – 19:00	Apéro & Networking

Registration

Die Registrierung für den Event läuft über die VMUG Community Website:
Ticket Selection – Swiss German VMUG – Year End Event

Für Personen die (noch) kein VMUG Mitglied sind besteht die Möglichkeit der Anmeldung hier auf LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/swiss-germanvmug-year-endevent27122858074230394880/

English version

Yes, it is already autumn. The leaves on the trees change color and fall to the ground, the temperatures drop and it gets dark very early (and bright rather late).

For our year-end event, we are meeting at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Zurich Airport. You can expect many interesting sessions across (almost) all areas of VMware, presented for you by the best speakers we could organize.

Date / Time / Location

Date:	7. December 2023
Time:	Starting at 1:00 PM CET Uhr (Welcome and Registration)
Where:	Radisson Blu Hotel Zurich Airport Rondellstrasse 8058 ZürichWe’ll meet on the 7th floor in the meeting room „Berne 1-3“

Details on the location and how to get there

The event location is located directly at Zurich Airport and is easily accessible by public transport such as train and bus. There are also sufficient parking spaces. Parking garages available. More information on the hotel website:

For the map readers among you, here is the floor plan: Meetings-at-Radisson-Blu-Hotel-Zurich-Airport-EN.pdf (thecircleconventioncentre.ch)

Agenda

1:00 – 1:30 PM	Registration and Coffee
1:30 – 1:45 PM	Welcome & Introduction / VMUG
1:45 – 2:30 PM	Customer Projects with NSX ALB / Matthias Grasmück, SoulTec
2:30 – 3:15 PM	VMware & AI / Frank Denneman, VMware
3:15 – 3:30 PM	Break
3:30 – 4:15 PM	vSAN ESA, vSAN Max, and Cyber Secure Storage / Duncan Epping, VMware
4:15 – 5:00 PM	vSphere+ – What’s New? / Raffaele Normani, VMware
5:00 – 5:30 PM	Oracle Cloud VMware Solution / Richard Garsthagen, Oracle Switzerland
5:30 – 5:45 PM	Closing & Raffle
5:45 – 7:00 PM	Apéro & Networking

Registration

Registration for the event is via the VMUG Community Website:
Ticket Selection – Swiss German VMUG – Year End Event

For people that are not (yet) VMUG members, we got the possibility to register to this event on LinkedIn too:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/swiss-germanvmug-year-endevent27122858074230394880/

Event Sponsors

Ohne Sponsoren wären solche Events nicht möglich. Wir danken all unseren Sponsoren die uns das Jahr hindurch begleitet und unterstützt haben. Im Speziellen möchte ich die Sponsoren unseres Jahresendanlasses erwähnen. Vielen herzlichen Dank!

Without sponsors, such events would not be possible. We thank our sponsors who accompanied and supported us throughout the year. I would particularly like to mention the sponsors of our year-end event. Many many thanks!

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Swiss German VMUG – Frühlingsevent

24/02/202305/02/2023 von Karl Widmer

Der Winter ist noch nicht vorbei. Der dauert kalendarisch noch bis zum 20. März. Somit dürfen wir mit Recht behaupten, das unser nächster Event im Frühling stattfindet!

Auch können wir sagen das es einen grossen Event geben wird, nicht nur eine kleine Session. Wir haben einen ganzen Nachmittag mit interessanten Themen und Referenten geplant, an einer Location welche all unsere Bedürfnisse erfüllt. Beachtet bitte die Details zur Location weiter unten. Und auch dieses Mal können wir dank unserer Sponsoren und Supportern eine Tombola durchführen. Die Preise werden euch gefallen.

Ebenso möchten wir an dieser Stelle bereits jetzt schon unseren Keynote Speaker begrüssen: Niels Hagoort! Er arbeitet bei VMware als Technical Marketing Architect und ist VCDX #212.

Datum / Zeit / Treffpunkt

Datum	Donnerstag, 23. März 2023
Zeit	Ab 13:00 Eintreffen Ab 13:30 Intro & Welcome
Wo	Technopark Zürich Technoparkstrasse 1 8005 Zürich Raum „Fortran“

Details zur Location & Anfahrt

Der Technopark ist verkehrstechnisch gut erschlossen, man erreicht ihn gut mit den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln oder dem Auto.

Der Technopark selbst verfügt nur über eine beschränkte Anzahl kostenpflichtiger Parkplätze. Die Parkhäuser „P West“ und „P Pfingstweid“ sind empfohlen und nur einige Gehminuten vom Technopark entfernt.

Genauere Angaben diesbezüglich findet ihr hier. Den Lageplan als PDF-Dokument findet ihr hier.

Agenda

An der Agenda wurde lange geschliffen und gefeilt. Nun ist sie definitiv und steht euch hier zur Verfügung.

Wann	Was
Ab 13:00	Eintreffen
ca. 13:30 – 13:45	Welcome & Intro / VMUG
13:45 – 14:30	VMware Cloud on AWS (englisch) Niels Hagoort, Staff Technical Marketing Architect, VMware
14:30 – 15:15	Effiziente und sichere Arbeitsplatzlösungen mit EUC Anywhere Workplace (deutsch) Technischer Einblick in die Technologie und Best Practices Robert Jenni, Managing Director & Stefan Gourguis, vExpert, Jevotrust
15:15 – 15:45	Carbon Black im Gesundheitswesen (deutsch) Tina Krogull, Senior Technical Account Manager & CTO Ambassador, VMware Germany
15:45 – 16:00	Break & Networking
16:00 – 16:45	VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (deutsch) Übersicht, Architektur, Demo Daniel Stadelmann, VMware vExpert, BitHawk AG
16:45 – 17:30	Kundenreferenz: RUAG setzt auf VMware Tanzu (deutsch) Eine sichere, skalierbare und innovative Plattform Michael Steg, PTWIBS Streamlead Central Services & Datacenter, RUAG Schweiz AG
17:30 – 17:45	Wrap-Up & Verlosung
17:45 – 20:00	vBeers, Apéro Riche and Networking Raum „Simula“ 3. OG

Registration

Die Registrierung für den Event läuft über die VMUG Community Website:
https://my.vmug.com/s/community-event?id=a1Y4x000002DDGtEAO

Eine Registrationsmöglichkeit für Personen welche nicht Mitglied der VMware User Group gibt es hier bei VMware:
https://experiencemanagement.vmware.com/jfe/form/SV_3Vspy6xUoydom4m

English Version

Winter is not over yet. According to the calendar, it lasts until March 20th. So we can rightly claim that our next event will occur in spring!

We can also say that there will be a big event, not just a small session. We have planned a whole afternoon of exciting topics and speakers at a location that meets all of our needs. Please see the location details below. Also this time, thanks to our sponsors and supporters, we can hold a raffle. You will like the prices.

We would also like to welcome our keynote speaker: Niels Hagoort! He works at VMware as a Technical Marketing Architect and is VCDX #212.

Date / Time / Location

Date	Thursday, March 23, 2023
Time	Starting at 1:00 PM CET / Welcome Reception Starting at 1:30 PM CET / VMUG Intro
Where	Technopark Zürich Technoparkstrasse 1 8005 Zürich Room „Fortran“

Details on the location and how to get there

The Technopark is well developed in terms of transport, you can easily reach it by public transport or by car.

The Technopark itself only has a limited number of paid parking spaces. The car parks „P West“ and „P Pfingstweid“ are recommended and are only a few minutes walk from Technopark.

You can find more detailed information on this here. You can find the situational map as a PDF document here.

Agenda

When	What
1:00 PM CET	Welcome Reception
1:30 – 1:45 PM	Welcome & Intro / VMUG
1:45 – 2:30 PM	VMware Cloud on AWS (English) Niels Hagoort, Staff Technical Marketing Architect, VMware
2:30 – 3:15 PM	Efficient and secure workplace solutions with EUC Anywhere Workplace (German) Technical insight into the technology and best practices Robert Jenni, Managing Director & Stefan Gourguis, vExpert, Jevotrust
3:15 – 3:45 PM	Carbon Black in Healthcare (German) Tina Krogull, Senior Technical Account Manager & CTO Ambassador, VMware Germany
3:45 – 4:00 PM	Break & Networking
4:00 – 4:45 PM	VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (German) Overview, Architecture, Demo Daniel Stadelmann, VMware vExpert, BitHawk AG
4:45 – 5:30 PM	Customer reference: RUAG relies on VMware Tanzu (German) A secure, scalable, and innovative platform Michael Steg, PTWIBS Streamlead Central Services & Datacenter, RUAG Schweiz AG
5:30 – 5:45 PM	Wrap-Up & Raffle
5:45 – 8:00 PM	vBeers, Apéro Riche and Networking Room „Simula“ 3rd floor

Registration

Registration for the event is via the VMUG Community Website:
https://my.vmug.com/s/community-event?id=a1Y4x000002DDGtEAO

A registration option for people who are not members of the VMware User Group is available here at VMware:
https://experiencemanagement.vmware.com/jfe/form/SV_3Vspy6xUoydom4m

Sponsors / Supporters

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters! Without you, this event wouldn’t be possible!

Sponsor

Supporters

Swiss German VMUG – VMware Event with Cormac Hogan & Johan van Amersfoort

02/11/202225/08/2022 von Karl Widmer

Wir sind im Herbst angelangt, und die grosse IT-Veranstaltung VMware Explore (ehemals VMworld) ging vor Kurzem in den USA über die Bühne. Im November können interessierte auch in Barcelona teilnehmen.

Diese Veranstaltung haben wir zum Anlass genommen um einen grossen Event unsererseits zu planen! Ziemlich genau zwischen den Events in den USA und Europa. Und wir dürfen eine der Koryphäen von VMware begrüssen: Cormac Hogan! Doch nicht nur er wird uns dieses Jahr beehren. Wir dürfen einen weiteren Gast willkommen heissen: Johan van Amersfoort!

Datum / Zeit / Treffpunkt

Datum	Donnerstag, 27.10.2022
Zeit	Ab 15:45 Uhr
Wo	Office LAB Baslerpark Raum „Matterhorn“ Baslerstrasse 60 8048 Zürich

Agenda

Die Agenda ist noch nicht final, aber dient schon mal als roter Faden.

Wann	Was
15:45	Eintreffen der Gäste
ca. 16:00	Begrüssung, Vorstellung / VMUG
ca. 16:15	VMware Explore US 2022 Recap – vSphere & vSAN / Cormac Hogan
ca. 17:15	What if Jurassic Park had a modern workspace? / Johan van Amersfoort
ca. 18:15	Q&A
ab ca. 18:30	Socializing & vBeers

Registration

Die Registrierung für den Event läuft über die VMUG Community Website. Klickt hier um direkt zum Event zu gelangen.

Falls jemand kein VMUG Mitglied ist, aber dennoch am Event teilnehmen möchte, kann sich auch via LinkedIn anmelden: https://www.linkedin.com/events/6979037064721793026.

Über die Speaker

Cormac Hogan ist seit 17 Jahren VMware-Veteran und derzeit Director und Chief Technologist im Büro des CTO in der Cloud Infrastructure Business Group (CIBG). Seine Interessen liegen hauptsächlich im Bereich Storage und Kubernetes. Er bloggt ausführlich unter https://cormachogan.com/ und ist außerdem Autor einer Reihe von Büchern über vSAN (das hyperkonvergierte Angebot von VMware) sowie eines kürzlich erschienenen Buches mit dem Titel „Kubernetes for vSphere Administrators“.

Johan van Amersfoort arbeitet als Technologe bei ITQ, wo er für die technische Strategie in den Bereichen Endbenutzer-Computing und künstliche Intelligenz verantwortlich ist. Er ist Autor der VDI Design Guide Book Series, Host mehrerer Tech-Podcasts (wie EUC Digest, Unexplored Territory und In de Aap Gelogeerd), vExpert und einer der 19 VMware Certified Design Experts (VCDXs) weltweit im Bereich Desktop und Mobilität. Er liebt es, über EUC, GPUs, KI-Sachen und CrossFit zu sprechen, besonders bei Veranstaltungen wie dieser!

Update

Wir haben die Slides der beiden Speaker erhalten und möchten sie euch hier ebenso zur Verfügung stellen.

Cormac Hogan – Cormac’s VMware Explore 2022
Johan van Amersfoort – What if Jurassic Park had a Modern Workspace

English Version

It’s autumn, and the major IT event VMware Explore (formerly VMworld) recently took place in the United States. Interested parties can also participate in Barcelona in November.

We took this event as an opportunity to plan a big event on our part! Pretty much between the US and Europe events. And we may welcome one of the luminaries of VMware: Cormac Hogan! But not only he will honor us this year. We may welcome another guest: Johan van Amersfoort!

Date / Time / Location

Date	Thursday, October 27, 2022
Time	Starting at 3:45 PM CEST
Where	Office LAB Baslerpark Room „Matterhorn“ Baslerstrasse 60 8048 Zurich

Agenda

The agenda is not final yet, but it serves as a common thread.

When	What
3:45 PM	Arrival of the guests
ca. 4:00 PM	Welcome, Introduction / VMUG
ca. 4:15 PM	VMware Explore US 2022 Recap – vSphere & vSAN / Cormac Hogan
ca. 5:15 PM	What if Jurassic Park had a modern workspace? / Johan van Amersfoort
ca. 6:15 PM	Q&A
from ca. 6:30 PM	Socializing & vBeers

Registration

Registration for the event is via the VMUG Community Website. Click here to go directly to the event.

If someone isn’t a VMUG member, but still would like to attend, you can register also to the event on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/events/6979037064721793026.

About the Speakers

Cormac Hogan is a 17-year VMware veteran and is currently a Director and Chief Technologist in the Office of the CTO in the Cloud Infrastructure Business Group (CIBG). His interests are mostly around storage and Kubernetes. He blogs extensively at https://cormachogan.com/, and is also the author of a number of books on vSAN (VMware’s hyperconverged offering) as well as a recent book entitled “Kubernetes for vSphere Administrators”.

Johan van Amersfoort works as a Technologist at ITQ, where he is responsible for the technical strategy within the End-User Computing and Artificial Intelligence areas. He is the author of the VDI Design Guide Book Series, host of multiple tech podcasts (like EUC Digest, Unexplored Territory, and In de Aap Gelogeerd), a vExpert, and one of the 19 VMware Certified Design Experts (VCDXs) globally in the Desktop and Mobility area. He loves to talk about EUC, GPUs, AI stuff, and CrossFit, especially at events like this one!

Update

We have received the slides of the two speakers and would like to make them available here as well.

Cormac Hogan – Cormac’s VMware Explore 2022
Johan van Amersfoort – What if Jurassic Park had a Modern Workspace

Sponsors / Supporters

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters! Without you, this event wouldn’t be possible!

Sponsor

Supporters

Swiss German VMUG September Event – Performance Monitoring

12/09/201806/09/2018 von Karl Widmer

The September event is all about Performance Monitoring with real-world problems and solutions. We’re hosted at „The Alehouse“ in Zurich, close to the University of Zurich. Our member Tom Luessi, Truecore GmbH, and Dennis Zimmer from Opvizor will show you interesting things about Performance Monitoring.

About the speakers

Dennis Zimmer is working since 20 years in the server virtualization area. He wrote several books, hundreds of magazine articles and video trainings. Dennis is also a 10-time VMware vExpert and is a thought leader within the Virtualization Community. Dennis is the CEO and board member of Opvizor Inc.

Tom Luessi is is working more than 15 years in IT in training, systems engineering and consulting, and is the CEO of Truecore GmbH. Tom is also working as CTO at the Swiss cloud provider Naveum AG. Since 2011 Tom is working as an IT-trainer and speaker at many specialist congresses, events and educational institutes. He is also a VMware vExpert.

About the topic

Tom gives us an insight into the customer’s requirements for performance and SLA monitoring, from the point of view of the Swiss cloud provider Naveum AG, using the example of the VMware vCloud Director based Infrastructure as a Service platform. Dennis showcases solutions with Opvizor’s hands-on products through live demos and experiences.

Multi-tenant VMware vCloud solution for service providers to automate virtual machine deployment and monitoring
NUMA, vNUMA problems, analysis and optimization
Monitor the vCSA appliance and the internal database
vSAN 6.7 Monitoring and Storage Profiling

Agenda

Time	Topic	Speaker
17:30	Welcome
~ 17:55	Intro, VMUG presentation, Agenda	Karl Widmer
~ 18:00	Performance- and SLA Monitoring in vCloud Director on a real-life example	Tom Lüssi, Truecore GmbH
~ 19:00	Performance Monitoring – Real-Life issues and solutions	Dennis Zimmer, Opvizor Inc.
~ 20:00	Burgers, Beer and Networking

About the event details

We’ll meet at 5:30pm for the welcome, then from 6:00pm we’ll start with the event. After the event you’re invited to stay for some drinks and food and some chat.

We’re offering a burger and a beer per person at this event, sponsored by our guests! Please let us know if you’d like to have a vegetarian alternative, and we’ll make it happen!

Our Sponsors

Main: Opvizor Inc.

Silver: Truecore GmbH

Location

This event is hosted at „The Alehouse“ in Zurich, close to the University of Zurich. You can find the details on the map within this Meetup. You can find more interesting details about the location on their website: https://www.alehouse.ch/

Parking / Travel

There are limited parking lots available if you travel by car. It’s recommended to park at one of the nearby public parking garages (Parkgarage am Central, Parkhaus Urania, Parkhaus Globus, Parkhaus Zürich Hauptbahnhof).

If you travel by public transportation, your stop close to the location is either ETH / Universitätsspital or Haldenbach, both at the Universitätsstrasse.

https://www.meetup.com/VMware-User-Group-Swiss/events/254451008/

Swiss German VMUG June Event – Backup, Restore and Availability

12/06/201808/06/2018 von Karl Widmer

The June event is all about backup and availability of a vSphere infrastructure. We’re invited at the Veeam HQ and the guys there will show us some bits and bytes on how to backup and recovery and keeping your infrastructure available, in all scales.

We’ll meet at 5:30pm for the welcome, then from 6:00pm we’ll start with the event. After the event you’re invited to stay some minutes for some drinks and snacks and some chat.

Topics

We will hear lots about availability in virtualized infrastructure. Probably we’ll get also a sneak peak of upcoming updates and features within the Veeam software.

Location / travel

At this event we’re hosted directly at the Veeam Switzerland HQ in Baar. The office itself is located close to the Baar train station. If you travel with public transportation, you can travel on from Zurich main station with the InterRegio train towards Lucerne, or the S24 towards Rotkreuz. If you’re traveling from Zug you can pick the S1 and hop out at the station Baar Lindenplatz.

There are also limited parking lots available if you travel by car. The parking lots are charged, but not that expensive.

Information about the location

The location is limited to about 20 attendees.

For more information and registration please visit our Meetup, link below.

https://www.meetup.com/VMware-User-Group-Swiss/events/251173062/