Bob over at The Lone Sysadmin posted an interesting article recently about getting to VMworld. Bob does chargeback for VMs to the different lines of businesses in his company. He has some great tips on budgeting in the cost of VMworld to the cost of services delivered to the lines of business. Makes sense. After all, VMworld is a one stop shop for everything virtual. You’ll learn more than you ever wanted to know. You’ll meet all sorts of great individuals you can lean on in the future. You can get your hands dirty in the labs. Personally, I would take Bob’s advice and start working VMworld into your budget now. VMworld 2009 has already been announced and VMworld Europe 2009 is just around the corner.
Something new in my budget this year is explicit funding for several people to go to VMworld. Over the last few years I’ve been able to attend as part of my organization’s training budget. With budgets shrinking I want to ensure that some folks get to go in 2009, so I’m building it into my service fees.
Read more at the source (The Lone Sysadmin).
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