Help shape VMworld 2015 by casting your votes for presentation ideas by May 26th (or May 27th!)

Posted by Paul Braren on May 20 2015 (updated on May 27 2015) in

If you're planning to get to VMworld 2015 this year, please consider checking out the massive list of possible topics that the recent call for papers generated. Take a moment to give a thumbs up for the proposals that appeal to you.

Here's VMware's recent blog post about the voting, and here's the voting link:

vmworld.com/voting.jspa

Fingers crossed!

Here's one of my presentation proposals, closely related to TinkerTry's themes:

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May 27 2015 Update

Apparently, the voting deadline has been extended by at least a day, so you're not too late!

See also my closely related tweet here.

.@vBrianGraf May 26th #VMworld voting deadline apparently extended: http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/2015/05/help-shape-content-vmworld-2015.html https://TinkerTry.com/vote-for-vmworld-2015-presentations

Necessity to sunset SuperServer Bundles

These systems still work great for many even 9+ years later, mine included, even with (unsupported) vSphere 8 and Windows 11 Version 21H2. But unless you added the optional TPM module, it may be the end of the line as far as repurposing them for running the latest Windows 11 Version 24H2 and beyond.

After 6 successful years testing then shipping well over 1,000 Xeon D Bundles, Wiredzone had to stop SuperServer bundles in mid-2021 due to cost, supply, and logistics challenges. Bare bones system sales continued for years longer.

What's next in 2025? I don't yet have my answer for my home lab, especially now that VCF certification is required to keep non-production home lab licenses going, even as a vExpert and VMUG Advantage EVALExperience customer.

As for a SuperServer follow-on, the Xeon D-1700/2700 (Ice Lake D) was a minor refresh for 2023, with Xeon D-1800/2800 (Granite Rapids D) refresh slightly better in 2024, and hopefully Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-D) much better in 2025 featuring PCIe Gen5, MCRDIMMs, and 100GbE networking, wow! Feb. 27 2025 update update looks promising, but pricey. Infortunately, it's become clear to me that Supermicro is less focuses on the mini-tower form factor these days.

As for the CPU industry, it's unfortunate that Pat Gelsinger was apparently ousted from Intel's helm in these challenging times, but I'm also grateful to have had the honor of working at VMware when he was the CIO there. I'll leave it at that, given the whole Broadcom thing.