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VMworld 2016 conference coverage
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Best of VMworld 2016 US Award winners
TechTarget's Best of VMworld Awards recognize the most outstanding products at VMware's annual user conference. Here are the VMworld 2016 winners. View Now
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Rules & Criteria Page
Read the official Best of VMworld 2016 US Awards rules for contest information and find out how to nominate products. Read Now
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Best of VMworld 2016 US Awards: Nomination form
Nominate the top virtualization, cloud and end-user computing products for the Best of VMworld 2016 US Awards. Read Now
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Best of VMworld 2015 Award Winners
The Best of VMworld 2015 Awards recognize the most innovative new server virtualization, cloud and end-user computing products. View Now
Editor's note
The IT world witnessed VMware in a state of upheaval over the past year, from major job cuts to a significant decrease in revenue from its signature virtualization product, vSphere. In spite of these challenges, the virtualization giant soldiered onward, perfecting its preexisting stable of products in order to maintain its status as an industry leader and ventured into new, innovative territories in a continued quest for growth.
VMware capitalized on the momentum of the DevOps movement by getting in on the ground floor, starting with introduction of its DevOps program during the first-ever Developer Day held at the VMworld 2015 conference. In addition to this effort to become a pioneer in the age of DevOps, VMware started exploring new lines of business, including AirWatch. Despite massive layoffs at the beginning of 2016, the company's end-user computing division experienced exponential growth in 2015, in large part due to the addition of identity management tools.
VMworld 2016 took place Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 at the convention center at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Check out our full coverage of the event, including news from the show floor.
1The latest on VMware's core virtualization products and the SDDC
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From NSX to VSAN, the biggest announcements at VMworld 2016 US
Although VMware did not unveil an updated version of its popular vSphere product at this year's VMworld U.S., it had other exciting updates and new products to offer. Read Now
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VMware brings the steak – without the sizzle
LAS VEGAS — There have been some years at VMware's annual VMworld conference where the company sold more sizzle than steak when introducing new technologies and their associated roadmaps. At this ... Read Now
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All-flash VSAN gaining speed
When buzzwords collide: Flash storage is making its mark on hyper-convergence, and VMware VSAN customers are giving all-flash VSAN clusters a try. Read Now
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NexentaStor, Primary Data, NooBaa roll out software-defined technology
Nexenta brings out NexentaStor 5 and NexentaFusion 1, while Primary Data and NooBaa add software-defined virtualization and Maxta delivers free HCI software at VMworld 2016. Read Now
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Top 10 VMworld session picks for 2016
Not sure which VMworld 2016 sessions to sign up for? We've scoured the agenda and picked our top 10 favorites. Read Now
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Experts make predictions for VMworld 2016 US
Our Advisory Board experts offer their predictions and ideas on what VMware will present at its annual user conference in Las Vegas. Read Now
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Unifying VMware NSX-MH, NSX-V may be easier said than done
Merging VMware's two NSX code bases could save time and development costs. But significant architectural changes to the latest version could result in giving back some of those savings. Read Now
2The latest in cloud computing and container technologies
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VMware focuses on IoT partners and strategy at VMworld 2016
VMware has positioned itself as the management layer of data center integration by announcing new partnerships with major internet of things product providers at VMworld 2016. Read Now
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AWS poster child picks VMware DevOps tools
Several enterprises -- including a famous AWS early adopter -- say they're moving to VMware tools for DevOps, despite the challenges of managing their own back ends. Read Now
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VMworld 2016 US gets positive reviews despite no major announcement
VMware didn't blow the roof off at VMworld 2016 US, but announcements such as Cross-Cloud Services and updates to vSphere Integrated Containers had attendees talking. Read Now
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Container automation still on the to-do list in VMware shops
Containers aren't a priority yet for many IT pros, but the tide is starting to turn. Read Now
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A beginner's guide to the 2016 VMworld conference in Las Vegas
Your first conference can be overwhelming, especially if it's one as major as VMworld 2016 -- the key to surviving is creating a solid game plan. Read Now
3Desktop and end-user computing trends and news from the show
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So you want to deploy VMware Identity Manager?
Identity Manager provides user authentication and access control, both in the cloud and on-premises. VMware provided an overview of both models in a VMworld 2016 session. Read Now
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Windows 10 lifecycle management comes to VMware Workspace One
More in-depth capabilities for managing the Windows 10 lifecycle are coming to the new unified endpoint management feature in VMware's workspace suite. Read Now
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Cloud-hosted desktops force new thin client devices to adapt
At VMworld 2016, Dell, HP Inc. and IGEL Technology increase support for cloud desktops running on their thin clients. Vendors must keep up as cloud adoption rises. Read Now
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IT's VMworld 2016 wish list: Bring VDI costs down
IT experts share their wish lists for VMworld 2016. For SMBs, it's high time VMware brings cheaper VDI to the table. Read Now
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Six must-see VMworld 2016 sessions for VDI admins
VDI pros can plan out their VMworld 2016 journey with these six essential sessions for shops that deal with App Volumes, VMware Fusion and more. Read Now
4Get familiar with the most important terms.
Get ahead of the game by familiarizing yourself with these key VMware terms.
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DevOps
In its most broad meaning, DevOps is an operational philosophy that promotes better communication between development and operations as more elements of operations become programmable. In its most narrow interpretation, DevOps describes the part of an organization’s information technology (IT) team that creates and maintains infrastructure. Read Now
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VMware NSX
VMware NSX is a virtual networking and security software product family created from VMware's vCloud Networking and Security (vCNS) and Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) intellectual property. Read Now
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VMware AirWatch
VMware AirWatch is an enterprise mobility software provider based in Atlanta. AirWatch, a division of virtualization vendor VMware, provides technologies that help IT administrators deploy, secure and manage mobile devices, applications and data, as well as Windows 10 and Apple Mac computers. Read Now
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Photon Platform
VMware Photon Platform is a container runtime and set of management and security tools to deploy and manage a large-scale container deployment. Read Now
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hyperconvergence
Hyperconvergence -- also spelled hyper-convergence -- is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware. Read Now
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vSphere Update Manager
VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM) is software that manages vSphere versions, installs and updates third-party ESX/ESXi host extensions, automates the patch and upgrade process on ESX/ESXi hosts, and performs upgrades to virtual appliances, VMware Tools and virtual machine hardware. Read Now
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VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system that interfaces with agents that run on top of it. ESXi stands for Elastic Sky X Integrated. Read Now
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VMware vRealize Suite
VMware vRealize Suite, formerly called vCenter Operations Management Suite, is a software platform designed to help IT administrators build and manage heterogeneous, hybrid clouds. Read Now