Virtually everything in the Datacenter
After Explore on Tour in Frankfurt, one thing stood out: many organizations experimented with leaving VMware, and most of them quietly came back. A bit like a midlife crisis. In this post I look at why they stay, how VCF helps with today's hardware crisis, and why the real question isn't the license price, but how much of what you pay for you actually use.
My thoughts on day 2 at Explore on Tour in Frankfurt.
Key takeaways from day 1 at VMware Explore on Tour highlight the importance of aligning technology with business needs, with a strong emphasis on security, sustainability, and customer value.
After almost twenty years of VMware events, from TSX in 2007 to Barcelona, Frankfurt is still a first for me: my first Explore on Tour. Two days instead of four, so I prepare differently. Here are my tips for before, during and after the event. And yes, the orange army is coming too.
Everyone wrote about NetApp Novus and its 100 TB/s. Watching NetApp Insight 2026 from home after ITQ's 25th birthday in Sitges, I went looking for the quiet announcements instead. Free VM migration with NetApp Shift, a console that runs in your own data center, and a free six-month scan of your data "attic" will matter more for most organisations on Monday morning.
