Brian Ducharme

Brian Ducharme

Brian is an event reporter for VMBlog.com and an expert in virtualization/cloud techonlogies.  In his 15+ years of experience in the virtualization/cloud field he has interviewed hundreds of companies, users and executives.  Brian has been an active member of the NEVMUG (NEVTUG) since 2006 and attends both vmworld and Citrix Synergy every year.  Brian works full time as a Senior Software Engineer for Liquidware Labs.

Brian also spent 5 years as the managing editor of Virtual Strategy Magazine, an online magazine focused on the virtualization industry and has been with vmblog since 2011. He has a background in Computer Graphics, Marketing, Programming, Web Design, Mobile App Development, Linux Administration and is an active member of the NHJS group. 

 

VMblog visits the LG Business Solutions booth during VMworld 2019 in San Francisco, CA, as they showcased their latest models of Cloud Monitor, Thin Client and Zero Client solutions.

At the show, LG promoted its NEW 24-inch and 38-inch AIO Thin Client endpoint devices and a Thin Client Box. Every LG Thin Client provides a secure, reliable and cost-efficient virtual desktop experience that's easy to implement and manage.

Within the Thin Client series, they showcased their latest models including the 38-inch Curved UltraWide Thin Client AIO (all-in-one) features a WQHD+ resolution and curved LG IPS display for accurate color reproduction and outstanding picture quality from virtually any viewing angle, perfect for viewing data sheets or detailed images and drawings.

VMblog visits the Liquidware booth during VMworld 2019 in San Francisco, CA.

Liquidware showed off a preview of some innovative features in both FlexApp and ProfileUnity that focus on Microsoft's new MSIX application format. With Stratusphere UX you'll see advanced agents for thin and edge OS solutions like IGEL, Stratodesk, and 10ZiG. These "last mile" agents give helpdesk and admins the data views they need to capture and diagnose complete User Experience metrics.

VMblog visits the ThinPrint booth during #VMworld 2019 in San Francisco, CA.

ThinPrint brought a whole range of innovation that they've worked on since VMworld last year. ThinPrint Hub, the easiest and most effective way to connect branch offices, doctors offices, clinics etc. to the cloud or a data center has seen massive updates especially the centralized management developed in cooperation with partner Stratodesk.

ThinPrint's ezeep for Azure has become Microsoft's chosen print solution for printing with Windows Virtual Desktops, and it integrates with VMware's solutions for WVD.

The overall ezeep platform has seen a ton of updates since last year, and it can integrate any device from laptops to Macs to mobile device and chrome books into existing print infrastructure with one easy to use cloud solution.

August 27, 2019

Zerto - vmworld 2019

VMblog visits the Zerto booth during VMworld 2019 in San Francisco, CA.

They showcased the latest updates to their IT Resilience Platform, Zerto 7.0. The updates introduce best-of-breed technology to highly secure environments with a deeper partnership and technological integration with VMware. 

They presented a deep dive into how Zerto is delivering IT Resilience and complete data protection for these environments. 

Zerto continues to push ahead and fundamentally change the way IT organizations manage data through converged backup, DR and cloud mobility into a single easy-to-navigate platform.

August 27, 2019

veeam - vmworld 2019

VMblog visits the Veeam booth during VMworld 2019 in San Francisco, CA and speaks with Ratmir Timashev, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President (EVP), Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

Veeam showcased its backup solutions at their booth that enable Cloud Data Management, specifically the latest features of Veeam Availability Suite which delivers Availability for ALL workloads - virtual, physical and cloud.

Veeam provides flexibility and portability. For VMware environments being able to perform instant VM recovery and restore directly to VMware Cloud on AWS, or other multi-cloud platforms, is a key driver.

August 27, 2019

iland - vmworld 2019

VMblog visits the iland booth during VMworld 2019 in San Francisco, CA. 

iland was showcasing the improvements to their cloud services portfolio. Over the last year, they have expanded their capabilities in terms of management, security, and integration with leading data protection providers such as Veeam and Zerto. They have placed a focus on security, in particular on defense against cybercrime, and they were excited to introduce their new Autopilot Managed Recovery service.

Try it for yourself: https://www.iland.com/free

GravityZone enables customers to protect VMware servers and VDIon premises and in the cloud consistently and efficiently

Community reaches significant milestone as cloud native adoption continues to grow

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – August 14, 2019 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which sustains and integrates open source technologies like Kubernetes® and Prometheus™, today announced that its End User Community has grown to 100 members. The CNCF End User Community consists of enterprises and startups that are committed to accelerating the adoption of cloud native technologies and improving the deployment experience.

August 15, 2019

Solarwinds

SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT infrastructure management software. Our products give organizations worldwide, regardless of type, size, or IT infrastructure complexity, the power to monitor and manage the performance of their IT environments, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid models. We continuously engage with all types of technology professionals—IT operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed service providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures. The insights we gain from engaging with them, in places like our THWACK online community, allow us to build products that solve well-understood IT management challenges in ways that technology professionals want them solved. This focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT performance management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in network management software and MSP solutions. Learn more today at www.solarwinds.com.

https://www.solarwinds.com/virtualization-manager

https://www.solarwinds.com/server-application-monitor

https://www.solarwinds.com/solutions/it-operations-management-solutions

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