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It’s that time of year again, where virtualization bloggers everywhere are courting your vote in the vSphere-Land 2013 Top VMware and Virtualization Blogs poll. The voting asks the virtualization community to select the blogs/bloggers that they feel are the most influential, helpful and otherwise awesome based on longevity, quality, length of post and frequency. While I could tell you about how I strive to make each of my posts of the highest quality, great in length (I’ve even had complaints of being too long-winded), filled with original content aimed at educating my reader (and having a bit of fun) and providing useful things like a collection of VMware themed desktop wallpapers and a VMware View Performance Analysis of Logs tool or a load balancer virtual appliance to use for test View deployments, or free VMware vSphere and Visio shapes and stencils, and have been doing so since 2008, that wouldn’t be entertaining for anybody. So instead, I’ll ask you to consider voting for VMtoday and all of your other favorite vBlogs MadLibs style:

People all over <place> My Moms Livingroom are letting their <plural noun> stomachs be heard by voting in the 2013 vSphere Land Top VMware and Virtualization Blogs <noun> headlamp by voting for VMtoday and other <adjective> chunky <plural noun> bourbons. Folks think VMtoday is great because of its <adverb> sorrowfully <adjective> decadent posts on topics around VMware, EMC, <Proper Noun> Las Vegas, and DC VMware User Group news. Headlines <verb> bemoan VMtoday’s articles as being <adverb> scantily <adjective> amusing. Some might even suggest that VMtoday <verb> squats in the top <number> 457,296 of all VMware bloggers in the <place> parking garage. While there are some that are certainly better, VMtoday deserves at least a <noun> lawnmower if you have found it to be <adjective>fizzy, but only after you have voted for 9 other best bloggers. Remember, only those who <verb> climb have their voices heard, so vote today!

That was fun – haven’ done a MadLib in years! In all seriousness, take a few minutes on this Friday afternoon (or whenever you have the misfortune of reading my nonsense above) and show your support for the many awesome (much more awesome than me) vBloggers who pour a ton of personal effort into freely sharing their knowledge with you.

Vote here: https://vsphere-land.com/news/voting-now-open-for-the-2013-top-vmware-virtualization-blogs.html by clicking the vote button.

VMware’s VMworld 2012 conference is quickly approaching. Early-bird registration ends on the 8th, so be sure to register now. And remember, VMware User Group (VMUG) Advantage subscribers get an $100 discount on admission to VMworld (plus other great benefits)!

One of the cool things about the show is that attendees have input into the content to be presented by voting for the sessions they most want to have in the schedule. Voting is open through June 8th – click here to vote. The very talented VMware engineers at Clearpath Solutions Group (of which I am privileged to be a part) submitted several session proposals on a variety of topics. If these proposals peak your interest, I hope you’ll consider giving us the thumbs-up vote so that the session can be included in the schedule.

Our sessions include the following:

1904 VMware View 5.0 Design for SMB
	Presenter:	Track:	Subtracks:
	Jason Shiplett, Senior Virtualization Engineer, Clearpath Solutions Group Josh Townsend, Virtualization Practice Manager, Clearpath Solutions Group	End-User Computing	Desktop Virtualization
	Session Description:
	Deploying VMware View 5.0 for small and medium businesses has a similar methodology to large implementations; however, there are some key considerations to make when making smaller deployments.In this session, we will cover some of the most important and distinct risks, requirements, and constraints when doing View designs for SMBs.


2093 Cache is King
	Presenter:	Track:	Subtracks:
	Joshua Townsend, Virtualization Practice Manager, Clearpath Solutions Group	Infrastructure	vSphere
	Session Description:
	Cache appears in many aspects of a vSphere environment, from traditional storage processor cache, array-based SSD cache, PCI Flash cache, and in VMware View 5.1, in-memory Read Based Content Cache.The Cache is King breakout session will take a vendor agnostic approach to explain the need for cache in today’s vSphere-based workloads, walk attendees through the application of caching technologies, view performance gains from cache, and identify the right caching mechanisms for various workloads from standard server virtualization through VMware View desktop virtualization.


2856 Real World Horizon Application Manager: Deployment, Managing, User Adoption
	Presenter:	Track:	Subtracks:
	Josh Townsend, Virtualization Practice Manager, Clearpath Solutions Group	End-User Computing	Application, Mobile and Data Management
	Session Description:
	‘Real World Horizon Application Manager – Deployment, Managing, User Adoption’ will provide attendees with an overview of Horizon Application Manager by a Beta program participant. Attendees will be presented with an overview of Horizon Application Manager, basic deployment requirements and process, keys to successfully managing applications through Horizon, and ideas for driving user adoption across the enterprise.


2866 View Upgrade – Upgrading from 4.x to 5.x with Minimal User Interruption
	Presenter:	Track:	Subtracks:
	Josh Townsend, Virtualization Practice Manager, Clearpath Solutions Group	End-User Computing	Desktop Virtualization
	Session Description:
	Real world tips and tricks for upgrading from earlier versions of VMware View to View 5.1 with minimal interruption to end-users.Common problems, upgrade path, and benefits of upgrading are covered based on real-world experience with View, from early betas through running View 5.1 in a cloud hosting environment.


2875 VMware View Day to Day – Operating, Maintaining, Securing, and Monitoring your VMware View Environment
	Presenter:	Track:	Subtracks:
	Josh Townsend, Virtualization Practice Manager, Clearpath Solutions Group	End-User Computing	Desktop Virtualization
	Session Description:
	‘VMware View Day to Day – Operating, Maintaining, Securing, and Monitoring your VMware View Environment’ will provide attendees with best practices for Operating, Maintaining, Securing, and Monitoring your VMware View Environments in production.Consultants who regularly are called to conduct health checks and fix broken VMware View environments will share learned best practices, standard operating procedures, and common errors and omissions in maintaining a View environment.


2886 Aligning Storage with VMware Site Recovery Manager Implementations: Considerations for Optimizing Replication Traffic & Successful SRM Implementation
	Presenter:	Track:	Subtracks:
	Josh Townsend, Virtualization Practice Manager, Clearpath Solutions Group Soheil Amiri, Virtualization Consultant, Clearpath Solutions Group	Infrastructure	Business Continuity
	Session Description:
	‘Aligning Storage with VMware Site Recovery Manager Implementations: Considerations for optimizing replication traffic and successful SRM implementations’ will provide attendees with an SRM overview, a deep-dive on how SRM interacts with underlying storage, and basic storage replication techniques.The presenters will then offer guidance on how to avoid common misconfiguration and poor designs that increase overhead, cause replication failure, and complicate SRM environments.Finally, attendees will receive tips on monitoring and maintaining SRM environments for the long haul, including basic care and considerations for keeping SRM aligned with storage through environmental modifications.