09 : 00

Welcome, Housekeeping & Introductions

By VMUG Leadership Team

09 : 15

VCF and the New Standard for Running Datacenters at Scale

Today’s datacenters are complex, fragmented, and expensive to operate. VMware Cloud Foundation is evolving to fix that — through tighter automation, full-stack lifecycle management, and deeper integration across storage, networking, and security. In this session, Sabina Anja will walk through what’s changing in VCF, what operational impact it brings, and how you can design and run your environments more predictably at scale. Forget tools glued together with scripts — the future is now and it's about running the platform as a system, not managing parts. If you're serious about operationalizing your datacenter for the next decade, this is where it starts.

By Sabina Anja, Senior Technology Product Lead VCF @ VMware by Broadcom

10 : 00

Your private cloud deserves Pure Storage

So you have built a private cloud, but what about your data? When others build silos or stuff storage into servers, Pure Storage offers a data platform where hardware and software are developed together to give your data everything it deserves - performance, scalability, simplicity and a minimal footprint on both the environment and your wallet. In this session we will show how the tight integration between Pure Storage and VMware enables automation and simplifies operations, giving you the tools you deserve as well. We will also interview a customer that recently selected Pure Storage FlashArray for their active-active vVol workloads and hear about their experiences.

By Fredrik Nygren, SE Director EMEA North @ Pure Storage

Mathias Jansson,SE Manager Nordics @ Pure Storage

Nelson Elam,Senior Technical Product Specialist @ Pure Storage

11 : 00

Break & Networking

11 : 30

Object First: The best Storage Solution for Veeam – Secure, Simple, and Powerful Backups Made Easy"

Join our session to discover how you can fully protect your Veeam backups from ransomware and data loss with cutting-edge immutable storage technology. Object First created Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box Immutability)—the best storage for Veeam—to deliver secure, simple, and powerful backup storage that’s ransomware-proof and immutable out-of-the-box. With a 15-minute rack, stack, and power-up process, Ootbi provides instant deployment and seamless scalability. Built on immutable object storage technology and optimized for unbeatable backup and recovery performance, Ootbi eliminates the need to compromise on security, performance, or simplicity—even when working within budget constraints. Join us to learn how Ootbi by Object First can transform your Veeam backup strategy and ensure your data remains safe, accessible, and resilient against modern threats.

By Maxim Arkhangelskiy, Sales Engineer @ Object First

12 : 30

Lunch

13 : 15

Securing Workloads with vDefend Firewall: A Pragmatic Approach

Access control and network segmentation are essential for securing your private cloud. The vDefend distributed firewall offers powerful capabilities in these areas, but can become challenging to manage. In this session, we’ll guide you through a systematic approach to implementing and maintaining segmentation using the vDefend distributed firewall, ensuring security without unnecessary complications.

By Rutger Blom, Senior SDDC Consultant @ Proact

14 : 15

Break & Networking

14 : 45

What's new in VMware Data Services Manager(DSM) 2.2

By Sadaf Allahyari, Senior Solutions Architect @ VMware by Broadcom

15 : 30

Break & Networking

16 : 00

Closing and Prize Giveaway

16 : 15

After-event Mingle & Networking

We are going to host an after-event mingle and serviving Pizza and Beer!

By VMUG Team & Arrow