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Very few business leaders implement only one cloud solution in today’s multicloud world. Organizations are deploying private clouds to maximize control over sensitive data, tapping into public cloud services to increase business agility and constructing hybrid environments to utilize existing on-premises systems while capitalizing on cloud capabilities.

To help you maximize the value of all these cloud resources, we have enhanced our extensive IBM Storage portfolio of systems and software to support a modern, multicloud infrastructure. At VMworld this year, we are showcasing the latest versions of key solutions and demonstrating the ways these solutions help you make the most of your IT infrastructure.

What can you expect from IBM at VMworld? Take a look at a few highlights.

Be inspired

Visit us at the IBM booth (#1312), where we’re channeling the inspiration and excitement of the X Games—the annual extreme sports event:

• Breakout session with Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen
  Tuesday, August 28, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST

Attend an inspiring session with skateboarding legends and entrepreneurs Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen, who will discuss innovation and perseverance—keys to success in both skateboarding and technology. IBM skateboarding aficionado Simon Kofkin-Hansen, CTO, IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions, Director and Distinguished Engineer, IBM Hybrid Cloud will moderate this session.

Hawk and Mullen will be available from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM PT for autographs and photos at IBM booth #1312.

• Live art exhibit – Watch as artists Simon Cruz and MC Lancaster paint skateboards by hand. The finished boards will be displayed throughout the conference and auctioned off for charity. The giveaways will occur at the end of every IBM booth theater session, which typically start every 30 minutes while the expo is open. See booth #1312 for the latest schedule.

Discover

Learn more about our broad portfolio of multicloud–enabled storage solutions:

• Theater sessions – Choose from more than 35 mini theater sessions on topics ranging from streamlining multicloud deployments and accelerating virtual desktops to recovering multicloud VM environments and demystifying blockchain. For example, Eric Herzog, CMO and Vice President, Worldwide Storage Channels, will explain how to modernize your VMware application infrastructure with multicloud, NVMe all-flash solutions from IBM. View the full schedule here.
• Demonstrations – Discover multicloud enhancements across our IBM Storage portfolio through demos of easy, scalable VM backup with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, scalable file and object storage, and the latest in all-flash NVMe with the IBM FlashSystem 9100.
• Experts on-hand – Meet with subject matter experts and IBM executives to find new ways to solve your storage challenges. Schedule a meeting today.

Win big

Be sure to stop by the theater sessions for a demo and some popcorn. Stay for a session, and you might be able to skate away in serious style:

• Session prizes – Attend IBM Storage sessions for a chance to win an Apple Watch, an Apple iPad and Pencil, Apple AirPods, a Sonos PLAY:5 speaker, a Segway miniPRO or a Tony Hawk autographed Birdhouse skateboard. Come to the booth to get all of the details.
• Grand prize – Enter the raffle to win the grand prize trip for two to the X Games in Sydney, Australia this October. Anyone who enters any of the drawings is automatically entered to win this grand prize. Stop by the booth for more details.

Connect

Start new conversations with peers, experts and executives:

• VIP reception at the Skyfall Lounge
  Tuesday, August 28, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM PST
  Join us at the Skyfall Lounge at the Delano Las Vegas hotel to make some new connections. Take in the panoramic views and dine on gourmet food and craft cocktails. Stick around for a chat with Tony Hawk, who will be signing autographs toward the end.

Are you planning to attend VMworld? We hope to see you at the IBM booth (#1312). But if you can’t make it to the event this year, follow @IBMStorage on Twitter for more highlights from the event.

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