VMworld’s Cloud Computing Message Was Clear Even From a Virtual View

Grazed from eWeek. Author: Eric Lundquist.

I attended VMworld virtually this year. This means I stayed on the East Coast while on the West Coast the tenth annual show—with the motto “Defy Convention” —unfolded for me on video, news reports and live blogs. Since VMware was all about virtualization before embracing the cloud, software-defined data, virtual trip to San Francisco seemed especially relevant as the Red Sox continued their winning ways in Boston.

Before I get into the main themes as seen from my virtual seat, it is important to note that the ability to attend these events remotely has dramatically increased in the past years. This year deserves a particular shoutout to the live streams and YouTube replays provided by the show organizers. Also valuable are ongoing video interviews via John Furrier’s SiliconAngle and the writing of eWEEK’s own Chris Preimesberger, whose article on collateral damage between VMware and Cisco is a classic example of unearthing the big trends from the PR overload…

Event producers used to worry that providing too much of a live event via the web would cut attendance. That worry proved without foundation as providing a first class remote experience only encourages greater live attendance. I don’t see much chance of an empty Super Bowl stadium even though millions of football fans watch the game on television and on the Web…

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