The day got started with a keynote presented by @ShawnRosemarin of VMware who introduced the phrase 'sweat your assets' or 'sweating your assets' which became the catch phrase of the morning. I understood it to refer to the efficient utilization of our compute, storage, network, and virtual infrastructure. I also enjoyed @jdsherry's presentation, specifically related to cyber threats, zero day, and exfiltration.
For me, the biggest highlight of the day was VMware's breakout session on NSX. This is a very cool technology and I love the concept surrounding it.
I understand that it takes a lot of the intelligence (and therefore cost) out of the physical network and moves many of the layer two and three functions - and more - into the hypervisor. Now don't get me wrong, the migration to this level of virtual networking won't happen overnight, but there seems to be a lot of potential. I also believe that it allows for isolation and multi-tenancy using logical virtual networks which overcomes some of the limitations associated with VLANs. I look forward to getting a chance to play around with this technology.
I understand that it takes a lot of the intelligence (and therefore cost) out of the physical network and moves many of the layer two and three functions - and more - into the hypervisor. Now don't get me wrong, the migration to this level of virtual networking won't happen overnight, but there seems to be a lot of potential. I also believe that it allows for isolation and multi-tenancy using logical virtual networks which overcomes some of the limitations associated with VLANs. I look forward to getting a chance to play around with this technology.
The final highlight for me was an inspiring and forward looking keynote presented by Chris Pratt of IBM. Unfortunately, I missed part of this presentation, which showcased some fascinating global trends. I appreciated the point that computers are no longer just replacing the manual functions that can be carried out by people, and have surpassed the barrier of simply providing a result based on a set of defined criteria. Now, the processing and analytics associated with big data has enabled the computer to tell us about trends before we can identify them - or even know what to look for. One challenge that IT is facing is the rapidly increasing complexity of infrastructure. This has been partially alleviated by convergence, but it seems that we still need solutions to meet these growing complexities.
Overall, I enjoyed the day. Thanks to VMware, and all of the presenters and participants.
What were some of your highlights?
What were some of your highlights?
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