By Calvin Zito  

Next week is VMworld in San Francisco - and as the number one partner of VMworld, HP will have a big presence at the event.  Are you surprised to hear that HP is the number one partner?  Here are a few "fun facts":

• We have more server models certified for VMware than any other vendor
• HP StorageWorks has more certified storage systems on VMware than any other vendor
• HP StorageWorks systems on VMware span SMB to Enterprises and include SAS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel shared storage technologies.  
• We are also the only VMware certified solution that takes disks or direct attached storage systems in an ESX server and turn them into a virtual SAN with HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance.
• HP and EDS have more VMware certified professionals (VCPs) -768-- than anyone except VMware

I'll be there tweeting and blogging with some other colleagues.  You can follow all of us: @ProLiant,  @BladeNews,  @TSatHP,  @HPITOps, and yours truly, @HPStorageGuy.  We'll be using the hashtag #HPVMW to help you find what we have to say.  Use it your self and join the conversation!

If you are going to be there, drop me a tweet or leave a comment.  To help you find me, here's what my HPstorageGuy polo shirt looks like:

If you can't travel to VMWorld, you can get all of the latest buzz from us at www.hp.com/go/VMworld.

Lastly, here are a few of the HP sessions at VMworld that you might consider that I'll also be attending:

• "Stop Virtualizing Servers, Start Virtualizing Infrastructure", with HP EVP Ann Livermore (Session ID SS5150, Tuesday at 9:30 AM
• "VDI to the edge: deploying virtual desktops to remote and branch offices", with Adam Carter from our HP LeftHand (Session ID SV2493, Wednesday at 4 PM)
• "Conquering Costs and Complexity in a Virtualized Environment: Research and Case Studies" with IDC Research Vice President Michelle Bailey (Session ID VM5401, Wednesday at 10 AM)

Look for a few blog posts from VMworld next week and look me up if your there.

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