VMware is hiding behind the clouds.

Back in early May, I came to the general mailing a letter of invitation.

' Learn about the future of cloud computing and virtualization.
Do not miss the most important event on cloud computing and virtualization in 2011.
VMware is an honor to invite you to participate in the Forum VMware in 2011.... '.

It was about the VMware Forum 2011, which will be held in Moscow on May 25.
It was a general invitation, not specifically for the media.

Usually, journalists are invited come later.
About the conference today, he remembered the conversation with a colleague and I remembered that it seems this was not an invitation. He said to me: 'so this time they just do not call the press '.

Strange, but it happens, the more that the event is free - come who wants to. I went to the site - ' registration is closed '.

What can we say. I, frankly, even pleased - major events are already full, do not have time to track and write. In addition, I'm talking about things VMware cloud. heard a week ago from the horse's mouth - from Paul Maritza.

But still agree, it's pretty strange to go to the other side of the planet to learn things that will tell the next to the house. However, this is just for our IT market is characterized by a rather....

I remember very well how VMware started its activity in Russia in 2007-2008. Then the company began to make arrangements for partners and customers, which took place behind closed doors. For the period of the business it was clear. But with the 2009 (or even a little earlier ), its activities were in a very accessible (and more - interesting ) format. And her last [url = http://www. pcweek. ru / its / article / detail. php? ID = 127101 ] virtualization forum [/ url] was carried out in the open mode, a direct online broadcast.

What happened?.
It is worth remembering that in late February from his post as head of the Russian office of VMware Anton went Antic ( the position of regional manager Veeam Software), and the reports of the appointment of someone to this place, it seems, has not been....