# VMworld 2017 Roundup: Day 0

VMworld Day 0. A day of anticipation, travel, and preparation for the wonderfully exhausting week ahead (feet don't fail me now!). While I'm here cranking out some drafts behind-the-scenes to capture the week's news, discoveries and mild manias, let's check out a few of the things I'm looking forward to.

## Sessions

Yes, the sessions get recorded. However there's nothing like taking in a few anticipated sessions in person. Here are a couple I'm looking forward to catch live.

**vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive: Part 2 \[SER1872BU\]** - [Frank Denneman](https://twitter.com/FrankDenneman) and [Niels Hagoort](https://twitter.com/NHagoort) presented Part 1 last year, which was well-received and packed with deep technical knowledge. Apparently demand for this session is high enough that it's already been moved to a bigger room! If you're the kind that likes to [read the book](https://www.amazon.com/VMware-vSphere-Host-Resources-Deep/dp/1540873064) before you see the adaptation, you only have a few days to go…

**Upgrading to vSphere 6.5 the VCDX Way \[SER2318BU\]** - For a lot of organizations, upgrading to vSphere 6.5 is long overdue (vSphere 5.0 came out over six years ago; just saying…). Two VCDXs, [Rebecca Fitzhugh](https://twitter.com/RebeccaFitzhugh) and [Melissa Palmer](https://twitter.com/vmiss33), take us through the upgrade process including design and planning. It sounds like it's not simply the old *step 1, step 2* procedural approach. I expect to take away plenty of useful notes and tips.

## Hackathon

Monday night marks the return of the [VMware {code}](https://code.vmware.com?src=vmw_so_vex_dabso_1091) Hackathon to VMworld US. I've [gushed](https://teebeedee.org/2016/08/vmworld-2016-roundup-day-2/) [before](https://teebeedee.org/2016/11/vmwarecode-hackathon-one-one/) about how this was my favourite thing of VMworld 2016, so expectations are set dangerously high already. My team this year is *Need for Speed*, captained by the venerable [Luc Dekens](https://twitter.com/lucd22). Our goal: to bring speed improvements to the legendary [vCheck](https://github.com/alanrenouf/vCheck-vSphere) PowerShell script (and maybe a few other tweaks and adjustments…). Tune in later this week to see how well we make out in the scant hours available.

## Data Centre Tour

I've been lucky enough to be invited by a cadre of companies to tour the Switch data centre here in Las Vegas on Thursday. It might not get everyone excited, but I'm looking forward to seeing how a larger American data centre compares to the Canadian DCs I've toured. There's also just something about the hum of a data centre that fills me with a sense of endless possibility... and cat memes... but mostly possibility.

## Last, But Not Least…

Of course what would VMworld be without a visit with the vCommunity. VMvillage, Opening Acts, informal hallway tracks, after hours gatherings, bonding at the Solutions Exchange; what ties it all together are the people. Passionate, friendly, learned and ready to learn. The real gems that make VMworld shine.

As always, please stop and say hi.