VMware Concludes Sixth Annual VMworld Conference with Over 12,500 Attendees

Strategic Insights -

VMware, Inc., the global leader in business infrastructure virtualization, concluded its sixth annual VMworld conference on September 3, 2009, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The four-day event attracted a strong turnout of over 12,500 customers, partners, press, and analysts, as well as 200+ sponsors and exhibitors. The conference focused on the theme of "Hello Freedom," highlighting the liberating and transformative effects of virtualization on nearly every aspect of datacenter, desktop, and cloud computing.

Key Takeaways:

  • The VMworld conference, held from August 31 to September 3, 2009, brought together over 12,500 attendees from various sectors, including customers, partners, press, and analysts.
  • The event featured more than 300 presentations and breakout sessions from companies and customers driving innovation in the virtualization industry.
  • VMware President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Maritz emphasized the importance of reducing datacenter management complexities and highlighted the company's continued investments in cloud computing.
  • Dr. Stephen Herrod, VMware's chief technology officer and senior vice president of R&D, discussed the innovations VMware continues to drive in virtualizing desktops and mobile devices.
  • The conference showcased the ability of virtualization to empower IT professionals, transforming their organizations by saying "goodbye" to the inflexible and inefficient traditional approach to computing and saying "hello" to a future of infinite possibilities powered by virtualization.
  • Thousands of VMware customers worldwide are leveraging virtualization to turn possibilities into reality and potential into impact.
  • Key highlights and announcements made during the event included the company's continued investments in cloud computing, virtualizing desktops and mobile devices, and the liberating effects of virtualization on datacenter, desktop, and cloud computing.
  • The event also announced the return of VMworld to the Moscone Center in 2010 and the inaugural VMworld Europe to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2010.
  • The "Hello Freedom" theme resonated with the attendees, highlighting the transformative potential of virtualization in the IT industry.

Statistics:

  • Over 12,500 attendees participated in VMworld 2009, including customers, partners, press, and analysts.
  • More than 300 presentations and breakout sessions were featured during the conference, showcasing innovations in the virtualization industry.
  • VMworld 2009 had 200+ sponsors and exhibitors, including Platinum sponsors Cisco, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, NetApp, Symantec, and Wyse.
  • VMware invested heavily in cloud computing, with the company's continued focus on reducing datacenter management complexities and driving innovation in virtualization.

Sources:

  • VMware, Inc. (press release, September 4, 2009)
  • Marketwire (press release, September 4, 2009)
  • Comtex SmarTrend Alert (August 31, 2009)
  • VMware, Inc. (official website, www.vmware.com)
  • VMworld 2009 Press Room (official website, http://www.vmworld.com/community/conferences/2009/)