This year’s VeeamON was epic, if I do say so myself. Our fifth event was in my opinion our best yet. In this post, I’ll recap a few key takeaways of the event and set the stage for what’s next for Veeam regarding events and product updates.
I wrote two specific recaps of the full days of the event, Day 1 and Day 2, which have good summaries of event specifics. Additionally, all of the general sessions and breakouts for those who attended are available for replay on the VeeamON recap site. The press releases are listed below:
- Veeam Surpasses $1 Billion in Bookings as It Accelerates Cloud Data Management Leadership
- Veeam unveils new “with Veeam” program to accelerate customer time-to-value and enable secondary storage solutions
- New Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2 Brings Enterprise-Grade Disaster Recovery Capabilities to Organizations of All Sizes
We also made a short video that summarizes the event as well:
But what is there to focus on next? Short answer: A LOT!
I’ll start with the products. I’ve already been updated on the next version of some products we showcased at VeeamON, so we’ll be doing promotion for that at regional VeeamON Forum and Tour events as well as key industry events like VMworld and Microsoft Inspire. Veeam Availability Suite v10, which was previewed in the technology general session (you can replay here, in the technology keynote), is going to be an EPIC release. What we previewed at VeeamON is just a teaser; trust me, there is a lot more goodness to come in this release. I keep saying with each release recently that it’s the biggest release ever; and I’m pretty sure I’ll do the same with this one.
Next, I have been working with global teams to prepare the regional VeeamON Forum and VeeamON Tour events. These are underway, starting in June and going into the fall worldwide. Local markets will promote them specifically, but pages are already up for Asia, India, France, Germany, Turkey, many EMEA countries for Tours, and more to come. I just completed a VeeamON Tour in Sweden and will do subsequent ones in China, Brazil and Argentina later this year, and it feels great to bring the Veeam update to more markets around the world. Additionally, the rest of the Veeam Product Strategy team will be doing many events around the world as well.
I am fortunate to have a role on the VeeamON team as the content manager for the breakouts. This is in addition to the 57 other things I do at the event, including the technology general session presentation, presenting breakouts, meeting with customers and partners as well as meeting with press and analysts. I took a much more data-driven view to the breakout content this year. Everything from working with the event management team to have the right sized rooms, the balance of content (much more technical and product-focused this year), speaker consideration, partner interests and more. The end result is a trend that I feel embodies where Veeam is going as well as meeting, and based on survey data, exceeding the expectations of attendees. Feel free to send me a note via email or Twitter for ideas on how to make VeeamON better and the best investment for your time to attend the event.
VeeamON 2020 will take the event back to Las Vegas, and I for one am happy with that. I just think Vegas works! But the bar is set rather high. The Miami event was epic, and for my role on the VeeamON team, I’m going to expand the team I have and double the effort to raise the bar. See you there!
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