Two Godfathers of Virtualization Return to #VMworld

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August 22, 2017

Two Godfathers of Virtualization Return to #VMworld

Written by David Marshall

In case you hadn't heard yet, another exciting event is happening at VMworld US 2017. Two of the Godfathers of Virtualization will both be in attendance at this upcoming show.

Bromium co-founders, Ian Pratt and Simon Crosby, are both taking the virtualization pilgrimage to Las Vegas this year. Ian and Simon are considered Godfathers of Virtualization for their extensive work done in the hypervisor world with the launching of a little project called The Xen Project which had its debut back in 2003. Xen was originally supported by XenSource which later sold to Citrix in October of 2007. A few years later, the pair decided to stretch their proverbial entrepreneur legs and leave Citrix to launch a new company called Bromium to address the intersection of security and virtualization.

For any virtualization old timers like me, I have to say, this is something I'm looking forward to seeing. And you can too! Not only can you meet two of the people that started all the x86 virtualization goodness that currently pumps through your veins, but you can also find out more about Bromium and what the pair are doing in this security space to help your company's cybersecurity positioning.

Bromium will be in booth #131 at the show, and they are also hosting an exclusive breakfast with Ian and Simon. Sign up while there is still space!

The Godfathers are also available for meetings that week - complete the information here and get a time scheduled. Ian and Simon love talking security strategy and virtualization, so this is a perfect opportunity to get some face time with them.

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David Marshall

David Marshall has been involved in the technology industry for over 19 years, and he's been working with virtualization software since 1999. He was able to become an industry expert in virtualization by becoming a pioneer in that field - one of the few people in the industry allowed to work with Alpha stage server virtualization software from industry leaders: VMware (ESX Server), Connectix and Microsoft (Virtual Server).

Through the years, he has invented, marketed and helped launch a number of successful virtualization software companies and products. David holds a BS degree in Finance, an Information Technology Certification, and a number of vendor certifications from Microsoft, CompTia and others. He's also co-authored two published books: "VMware ESX Essentials in the Virtual Data Center" and "Advanced Server Virtualization: VMware and Microsoft Platforms in the Virtual Data Center" and acted as technical editor for two popular Virtualization "For Dummies" books. With his remaining spare time, David founded and operates one of the oldest independent virtualization news blogs, VMblog.com. And co-founded CloudCow.com, a publication dedicated to Cloud Computing. Starting in 2009 and continuing all the way to 2016, David has been honored with the vExpert distinction by VMware for his virtualization evangelism.