{"id":348,"date":"2019-03-24T16:26:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T08:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kylemcdonald.com.au\/?p=348"},"modified":"2019-06-09T17:29:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T09:29:28","slug":"melbourne-vmug-usercon-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kylemcdonald.com.au\/2019\/03\/24\/melbourne-vmug-usercon-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne VMUG UserCon 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VMUG UserCons are a free, one-day conference on topics related to VMware, its partner ecosystem and career enhancement. The day is organised and run by local VMware User Groups all around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Melbourne VMUG UserCon 2019 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/community.vmug.com\/vmug2019\/events2\/vmug-usercon\/2019-melbourne-vmug-usercon\" target=\"_blank\">Melbourne VMUG UserCon 2019<\/a> was on March 21st this year. It was the third time I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to attend, and it was certainly the biggest so far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agenda for the day was jam-packed, with almost 30 different sessions to choose from. Keynote speakers and various updates over the day rounded it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of my favourite sessions included;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>VMware Update by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wendy Nguyen (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_wendy24\" target=\"_blank\">Wendy Nguyen<\/a> and Gurkeerat Singh<\/li><li>What Your Boss Wants by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Steve Athanas (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveathanas\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Athanas<\/a><\/li><li>Documenting Your Virtual Infrastructure with PowerShell &amp; PowerCLI by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tim Carman (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tpcarman\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Carman<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Matt Allford (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mattallford\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Allford<\/a><\/li><li>vSphere Security: The Quest for Secure By Default by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mike Foley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikefoley\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Foley<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to give the Sydney one a shot, but free accommodation with family in Melbourne means it is unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VMUG UserCons are a free, one-day conference on topics related to VMware, its partner ecosystem and career enhancement. 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