VMworld is a global multi-cloud conference, hosted by VMware. It is the largest multi-cloud-specific event. It has been held in San Diego, California in 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018; Los Angeles, California in 2006; and San Francisco, California in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019. Due to the pandemic, it converted to a fully digital event in 2020 and will repeat this format in 2021.
As of 2022 this conference is known as VMware Explore.
There is also an annual VMworld conference that has been held since 2008 in Europe, usually in October or November following the US conference. The European conference has been held in France, Denmark, and Spain.
The conference normally lasts between 3 and 5 days and consists of breakout sessions, panels, exhibit hall, and hands-on labs. The first conference was held in the Fall of 2004 and attracted more than 1600 attendees and over the years has attracted over 20,000 attendees annually. [1]
Sponsors and partners include AWS, Cisco, [2] NetApp, [3] Intel, HPE, [4] Dell EMC, [5] Hitachi, IBM, Sandisk, [6] and Samsung.
2021 | |
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Date: | Global: October 5 - 7, 2021 |
Facility: | Online Event |
Attendance: | TBD |
Marketing Tagline: | "Imagine That" |
Media: | Unknown.... |
2020 | |
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Date: | Global: September 29 - October 1, 2020 |
Facility: | Online Event |
Attendance: | TBD |
Marketing Tagline: | "Possible Together" |
Media: | Unknown.... |
2018 | |
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Date: | US: August 26-30, 2018 [7] EMEA: November 5-8, 2018 |
City: | US: Las Vegas, NV EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Mandalay Bay Convention Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: 23,000+ EMEA: ~13,000 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Possible Begins with You..." |
Band: | US: Royal Machines + Fred Durst + Macy Gray EMEA: The Kooks + Counterfeit Stones |
Media: | Unknown.... |
2017 | |
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Date: | US: August 27-31, 2017 [8] EMEA: September 11-14, 2017 |
City: | US: Las Vegas, NV EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Mandalay Bay Convention Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: Estimated 19,500 per discussions with VMware employees at VMworld EMEA: ? |
Marketing Tagline: | "I am..." |
Band: | US: Blink182 & Bleachers EMEA: Kaiser Chiefs |
Media: | Backpack Presentation Template |
2016 | |
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Date: | US: August 28-September 1, 2016 [8] EMEA: October 17-20, 2016 |
City: | US: Las Vegas, NV EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Mandalay Bay Convention Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: 23,000 EMEA: 10,000 |
Marketing Tagline: | "be_Tomorrow" |
Band: | US: Fall Out Boy & Capital Cities EMEA: Empire of the Sun |
Media: | Backpack |
2015 | |
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Date: | US: August 30-September 3, 2015 [8] EMEA: October 12-15, 2015 |
City: | US: San Francisco, CA EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Moscone Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: 23,000 EMEA: 10,000 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Ready for Any" |
Band: | US: Neon Trees & Alabama Shakes EMEA: Faithless |
Media: | Backpack |
2014 | |
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Date: | US: August 24-28, 2014 [8] EMEA: October 12-15, 2014 |
City: | US: San Francisco, CA EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Moscone Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: 26,000 EMEA: 11,000 |
Marketing Tagline: | "No Limits" |
Band: | US: The Black Keys EMEA: Simple Minds |
Media: | Backpack |
2013 | |
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Date: | US: August 25-29, 2013 [8] EMEA: October 13-16, 2013 |
City: | US: San Francisco, CA EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Moscone Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: 22,500 EMEA: 8,600 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Defy Convention" |
Band: | US: Train & Imagine Dragons EMEA: Taio Cruz |
Media: | Backpack |
2012 | |
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Date: | US: August 26-30, 2012 [8] EMEA: October 9-11, 2012 |
City: | US: San Francisco, CA EMEA: Barcelona, SP |
Facility: | US: Moscone Center EMEA: Fira de Barcelona- Gran Via |
Attendance: | US: 21,000 EMEA: 8,200 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Right Here Right Now" |
Band: | US: Jon Bon Jovi and the Kings of Suburbia EMEA: N/A |
Media: | Backpack |
2011 | |
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Date: | US: August 29-September 1, 2011 [8] EMEA: October 18–20, 2011 |
City: | US: Las Vegas, NV EMEA: Copenhagen, DK |
Facility: | US: Sands Convention Center EMEA: Bella Center |
Attendance: | US: 19,000 EMEA: 6,500 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Your Cloud. Own It." |
Band: | US: The Killers EMEA: N/A |
Media: | Backpack |
2010 | |
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Date: | US: August 30-September 2, 2010 [8] EMEA: October 11–13, 2010 |
City: | US: San Francisco, CA EMEA: Copenhagen, DK |
Facility: | US: Moscone Center EMEA: Bella Center |
Attendance: | US: 17,000 EMEA: 5,700 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Virtual Roads, Actual Clouds" |
Band: | US: INXS EMEA: Bjorn Again (Cover Band) |
Media: | Backpack |
2009 | |
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Date: | US: August 31-September 3, 2009 [8] EMEA: February 24–26, 2009 |
City: | US: San Francisco, CA EMEA: Cannes, FR |
Facility: | US: Moscone Center EMEA: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès |
Attendance: | US: 12,500 EMEA: 5,300 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Hello Freedom" |
Band: | US: Foreigner EMEA: N/A |
Media: | Backpack |
2008 | |
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Date: | US: September 15-18, 2008 [8] EMEA: February 26–28, 2008 |
City: | US: Las Vegas, NV EMEA: Cannes, FR |
Facility: | US: Sands Convention Center EMEA: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès |
Attendance: | US: 14,000 EMEA: 4,500 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Virtually Anything is Possible" |
Band: | US: Tainted Love (cover band) EMEA: N/A |
Media: | Backpack |
2007 | |
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Date: | September 10-13, 2007 [8] |
City: | San Francisco, CA |
Facility: | Moscone Center |
Attendance: | 10,800 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Embracing Your Virtual World" |
Band: | Smash Mouth |
Media: | Backpack |
2006 | |
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Date: | November 7-9, 2006 [8] |
City: | Los Angeles, CA |
Facility: | Los Angeles Convention Center |
Attendance: | 6,700 |
Marketing Tagline: | N/A |
Media: | Backpack |
2005 | |
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Date: | August 31-September 3, 2005 [8] |
City: | Las Vegas, NV |
Facility: | Mandalay Bay Convention Center |
Attendance: | 3,500 |
Marketing Tagline: | "Virtualize Now" |
Media: | Backpack |
2004 | |
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Date: | November 17-20, 2004 [8] |
City: | San Diego, CA |
Facility: | Hyatt Convention Center |
Attendance: | 1,500 |
Marketing Tagline: | “Join the Virtual Evolution” |
Media: | Backpack |
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