Why after all these years, did they change the name of VMworld? Did corporate marketing really think that was going to increase attendance, and brand recognition?
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Watching the Opening Session of Vmware Explore is embarrassing to be quite honest.
VMware loves to talk about multi-cloud. I bet that most execs don't know what it is. Ragu says its the model for the next 10 years. All multi-cloud does is let you run vSphere on the various cloud platforms. Meanwhile organizations are migrating their applications to containers and serverless models. They won't need vSphere.
VMExplore(other options for your career because VMware lost the cloud race to AWS/GCP/Azure years ago)
Being concerned about the company's premier event being ruined is hardly bi-----g about everything. I remember when VMworld was a must-attend-event. Now it's ho hum.
You people sure like to bi--h about everything.
Cost Vs Price, Bruce.
"No mate. We may allow more employees to attend, but we’re not ‘buying’ tickets to our own party. That ain’t allowed init!"
Sorry Bruce, it most certainly is happening. I got the email offering me the paid for passes.
“buying passes for employees to attend sessions”
No mate. We may allow more employees to attend, but we’re not ‘buying’ tickets to our own party. That ain’t allowed init!
They hired a new CMO and changing the names of things along with changing logos and templates and colors is how they make their mark.
Attendance at VMExplode is so bad that they are buying passes for employees to attend sessions.
VMexplore is the worst name
VMworld was much better
Heard attendance is abysmal
Was a marketing failure day 0. The amazing marketing leadership we have will sing all the way to the top though.
They have to justify their existence so every now and then they change stuff to appear busy.
Yes and Yes