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Investigating the options to bring back VMTN Subscriptions!

Duncan Epping · Nov 8, 2011 ·

** Read this update, VMTN type of program brought to you by the VMUG org **

Mike Laverick started a campaign last week on the VMware Community Forums and asked for the VMTN Subscription to be reinstated, coincidentally the same request came in through the VMUG board. For those who have never heard of the VMTN Subscription program it was similar to MSDN and enabled you to run VMware software in your lab environment for a fixed yearly fee. Ever since the program was cancelled every now and then people asked for it to be reinstated. This time it is different, it is not a few people who are backing the request but so far the community thread has over 10 pages worth of comments and there are literally multiple new blog posts about this topic every day.

During the weekend I dropped my management an email about this campaign and all the traction it had within the community. Literally within minutes I had a reply. I am happy to be able to confirm that we are investigating the option to reinstate the VMTN Subscription program. Keep in mind that starting a program like this does take time and the program will need a serious overhaul. As such I cannot make any promises on when this will happen. I do want to stress that all feedback is highly appreciated, we are listening! All blog posts voicing your opinion on why this should happen are more then welcome and all comments on the VMTN thread will be read by our team.

Head over to the community thread and post your feedback:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/335123

VMTN Podcast #83, the links

Duncan Epping · Feb 24, 2010 ·

The VMTN/PlanetV12n Podcast 83 was all about ESXi with VMware’s Charu Chaubal. You can find the download here or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here.

  • ESXi Twitpic 001 – VMware ESXi Architecture by @jtroyer
  • ESXi Twitpic 002 – VMware ESXi 3rd generation hypervisor architecture
  • ESXi Twitpic 003 – New & Improved Paradigm for ESX Management
  • ESXi Twitpic 004 – Hardware Monitoring with CIM
  • ESXi Twitpic 005 – Monitor and manage Health of Server Hardware
  • ESXi Twitpic 006 – vCLI & PowerCLI primary scripting interfaces
  • ESXi Twitpic 006 – Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
  • Train Signal vSphere Pro Training Vol1
  • ESXi and boot from SAN support
  • ESXi Lessons Learned 1, 2a, 2b, 3, 4
  • Using the new VMware vSphere Management Assistant
  • Getting started with the vMA
  • William Lam’s Script Repository (many vMA compatible)
  • vGhettoGUI for Windows
  • VMware- Migrating from ESX to ESXi
  • KB: How to kill a vm on ESXi
  • KB: Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support

VMTN Podcast 80

Duncan Epping · Jan 27, 2010 ·

The VMTN/PlanetV12n Podcast 80 was an open topic. You can find the download here or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes here.

  • vSphere Security Whitepapers
  • Cisco NetApp VMware Announce The Industry’s First Secure Multi-Tenancy Solution
  • NetApp Multistore Primer
  • Drobo Pro on the VMware HCL soon!
  • VSA’s – How Many…
  • Drobo configuration
  • Drobo Review
  • Drobo performance testing
  • My homelab – Drobo
  • Vizioncore Backup 2.0

Meet the vExperts

Duncan Epping · Aug 31, 2009 ·

A couple of months ago during the VMTN podcast I shared an idea with John Troyer and Edward Haletky. I thought that it would be cool to have a demo environment at the community booth where the vExperts could show there skills. After some discussions with the VMworld Team I decided to start building a lab and John Troyer asked the vExpert/Bloggers who would be willing to spend an our of their time at the Community Booth.

The list of vExpers that signed up is immense, and I’m really glad to see that guys like Eric Siebert, Scott Herold, Steve Beaver and Scott Lowe are participating. (Amongst many others of course.) I guess the full list will be published soon and I hope all of you take some time to visit the community booth and ask the vExperts some challenging questions! I know I will so you vExperts guys better be prepared. 😉

VMware Developer Communities

Duncan Epping · Aug 19, 2009 ·

The VMware Developer Communities have been overhauled and in such a way that Chip Foose would be proud. It contains all automation(SDK&API) related forums and documents including the sample code section! Another new feature I like is the “Hero Spotlight” section which currently features William Lam, Hal Rottenberg, Mike Giles and Luc Dekens. Just visit this new section of the community forums.

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Duncan Epping is a Chief Technologist in the Office of CTO of the Cloud Platform BU at VMware. He is a VCDX (# 007), the author of the "vSAN Deep Dive", the “vSphere Clustering Technical Deep Dive” series, and the host of the "Unexplored Territory" podcast.

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