10:00-11:30 AM Central Time | November 4th

Drift Happens (Fix it faster with Salt)

Security is members' second-highest IT pressure (54%). This lab covers security and compliance in one session (audits, CIS/STIG benchmarks, CVEs), which are this persona's main engagement triggers.

Welcome to Drift Happens, where we will discover VCF Salt. We'll demystify event-driven automation, mapping out how YAML blueprints (States) and node variables (Pillars) keep your estate in check.

12:00-1:30 PM Central Time | November 4th

Planning and Executing The Transition to VCF 9.1

Only 34% of members have deployed VCF so far, and upgrading or migrating to VCF 9 is the top trigger for this persona. It was also ranked #1 at Explore.

This session frames the VCF 9.1 journey as a disciplined modernization program: understand your state, choose the right migration path, design the future, and execute in controlled stages. 

2:00-3:30 PM Central Time | November 4th

Rapid Restoration: Beating IT Downtime with VCF (DR)

Take your data protection and site resiliency in your deployment to the next level with broader site and VM protection and recovery capabilities using VCF Protection and Recovery. Reduce unplanned downtime by quickly and efficiently restoring critical systems, apps and data after a major disruption.

4:00-5:30 PM Central Time | November 4th

Capacity Planning and Rightsizing with VCF Operations

Cost optimization is members' top IT pressure (63%). This lab works for managers building a business case as well as for engineers.

In this session, you will leverage AI-driven demand forecasting inside VCF Operations to instantly identify oversized and undersized workloads. You will learn to execute automated rightsizing actions, reclaim wasted capacity, and simulate "What-If" scenarios. Finally, you'll unlock native NVMe Memory Tiering configurations to extend your memory footprint seamlessly using fast flash storage instead of buying expensive hardware memory options.