vForum 2012 - Making the Cloud Work for You

Join us at vForum 2012 in Mumbai on 30 & 31 October 2012, as we bring together virtualization and cloud computing experts, industry analysts and thousands of IT professionals to focus on how to make the cloud work for you.

It's Your Cloud

The event will cater for both technical and business level audiences with informative sessions to help you on your cloud journey. Through a series of keynotes, interactive technical and business-focused breakout sessions, you will have the opportunity to learn how we, together with our partners, are delivering cloud solutions to help reduce IT complexity, improve security and accelerate how applications that are built and deployed across the organisation.

Here are some highlights of vForum 2012, accompanied by a more detailed agenda available on this site.

• Keynote address on the vision of a Software Defined Datacentre by VMware Executives
• A comprehensive Solution Showcase of integrated technologies from VMware and our alliance partners
• 3 breakout sessions available with topics ranging from virtualization, cloud computing and management, desktop virtualization and application development and delivery

It's Your Business

At VMware vForum 2012, you will learn how to transform IT, so that you can transform your entire business to respond more effectively to market conditions, competitive pressures and customers requirements.

It's Your Event!

VMware vForum 2012 is a place where IT professionals come to share and learn from each other. Don't miss the opportunity to:

• Gain interactive experiences enabling you to talk about your cloud and your mobility strategies.
• Have an open discussion about how the latest virtualization and cloud technologies can manage IT and business challenges.
• Network with your peers and some of the region's leading IT providers to learn the latest technological innovations and industry best practices.

2012 KEYNOTE

Keynote Topic: The Software-Defined Data Centre Evolution
Today's data centre is almost a history museum of past IT ideas. What will the future data centre look like? This ground breaking keynote helps define the new direction of your data centre. Be one of the first in the region to hear this visionary keynote.

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

• Mobility from the Cloud : The future of End User Computing is here. VMware technology enables organisation to build an enterprise class mobile platform
• The hybrid Cloud : Simple, Affordable, Real
• Data Centre Automation : Maximising the Business Value of IT with VMware Management Solutions

vForum 2012 is the largest showcase of virtualization and cloud computing technology in this region. Whether you are an Executive in organizations, IT decision maker, an Infarstructure Architect or an IT practitioner who uses our product on a day-to-day basis, vForum is the right place for you to learn about our how you can transform your IT operations to meet the demands of your users.

Take advantage of the powerful networking opportunities with industry-leading VMware Experts, peers and technology partners available to you exclusively at vForum 2012.

Who Should Attend

CIO's, CFO's, Cloud Strategists, Datacentre & Infrastructure Managers
The vForum Executive track addresses why cloud computing remains a top priority for CIO's. It also highlights note-worthy industry best practices and trends. And make sure to send your staff to vForum 2012 to help them understand how the entire VMware portfolio is aimed at removing and reducing the complexity in IT and accelerate their readiness for cloud computing.

Datacentre, Infrastructure & Operations Managers & Administrators, Disaster Recovery, Application and Security Managers
vForum is your opportunity to network with peers and subject matter experts, participate in in-depth discussions and educational deep-dives, and talk to experts about addressing your utmost IT challenges, the latest virtualization and cloud computing solutions and tips to ensure you maximise your virtualized IT platform.

Desktop, SOE Managers
Discover the modernisation of the desktop as we progress to the cloud. Experience technical deep-dives, lab tutorials and get close and personal with experts at vForum 2012 to learn how your organisation can achieve greater choice and access to your data without sacrificing IT control and the ability to move beyond managing complicated, expensive and insecure endpoint computers.

Developer Community, Architects and Managers
Developed exclusively for the Architect and Application Developer communities, this is your chance to network with peers, talk to the experts and hear about the latest developments in designing, building and delivering applications on VMware platforms.