This is it, where the rubber meets the road: Without the generous support of the following companies, there would be no VMunderground 2013. Please take a moment to thank all of these fine folks when you have an opportunity…

Infinio offers downloadable storage performance for your NAS-backed VMs. Our software-only solution requires no new hardware, no reboots, and no downtime to deliver the IOPS your virtualized applications and VDI demand. Buy performance, not disk, with Infinio.

Nexenta storage virtualization solutions simplify storage management, expand on-demand functionality and flexibility, and reduce complexity. Nexenta VSA for VMware Horizon View combined with Nexenta MetroHA provide a robust fault tolerant high performance VDI solution.

Tom’s IT Pro, an online publication with a focus on the intersection between business and technology, strives to help busy IT pros and leaders come to decisions that make sense. Based on hands-on and managerial IT experience, Tom’s IT Pro’s content is short, to the point and designed to reveal the real world of business technologies to its readers.

Veeam® is Modern Data Protection™. We believe today’s IT requirements have changed and that “3C” legacy backup problems — high costs, increased complexity and missing capabilities — are no longer acceptable for any organization. Veeam provides powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions that are Built for Virtualization™ and the Cloud — a perfect fit for the modern datacenter.

TrainSignal is the leader in online IT training and one of Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Companies. Their video training courses include: Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, Citrix and VMware. Included in their product lineup is the best selling video training course for VMware by vExpert David Davis. If you’re looking to get great VMware training, here’s the place to do it.

The Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform is a converged infrastructure solution that consolidates the compute (server) tier and the storage tier into a single, integrated appliance.
Nutanix uses the same design principles and technologies that power IT innovators such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon. It tailors these for mainstream enterprises and government agencies.

VMUG is the largest independent customer-led VMware user group in the world, offering all the resources you need to maximize your use of VMware. Visit http://www.vmug.com and follow us on Twitter @MyVMUG to discover all that VMUG has to offer. And don’t forget to visit our booth (#1721) while you’re at VMworld!

The vCommunity Trust is a community-driven organization that aims to provide ubiquitous access to lab resources and training materials for virtualization-related technologies. Take advantage of our community resources today by sending a request to labs@vcommunitytrust.org or contribute to the cause via http://www.vcommunitytrust.org/donations.

Today more than 99% of our world is still not connected to the Internet. But we’re working on it. Each day, more and more people, processes, data and things join what we call the Internet of Everything. And as we wake up the world, amazing things will happen. To learn more, visit our website.

Peak 10 offers customers maximum uptime and reliability for their critical applications through the provision of secure, robust information technology infrastructure solutions (secure cloud and data center services) and cost-effective managed services ― all built on best-of-breed technologies and backed by 24/7/365 technical support.

oTIG is a premier ISO 9001:2008 certified IT systems integrator with over 30 years of experience providing best-in-class technology solutions. With a proven track record of success and references worldwide, TIG offers a consultative approach to fulfilling the unique computing needs of our clients, TIG is committed to earning our place as a trusted partner by providing the highest level of service, value, and advanced technology.

Puppet Labs, Inc. is the leader in IT automation. Puppet Labs’ software provides system administrators the operational agility, efficiency and insight they need to proactively manage dynamic infrastructure, scaling from tens of servers to thousands, on-premises and in the cloud. Thousands of the world’s leading organizations use Puppet Labs’ software to configure and manage their IT infrastructure, including Citrix, eBay, NYSE, Match.com, Shopzilla, Bank of America and PayPal.

Zerto is stoked to be a sponsor of this year’s VMUnderground party, and we hope you’ll come and find us at the party to talk about Disaster Recovery, which is something we’re pretty passionate about. We’ll be the ones in bright red, but if you miss us at the party, come visit us at VMworld booth #629 or visit our website at http://www.zerto.com/