Upgrading your vSphere version is now more important than ever, with end of general support for vSphere 5.5 coming on September 19, 2018. Haven’t started yet? No worries! Attend this 3-part Technical Webcast Series to learn how to effectively plan your upgrade. This webcast series includes all the knowledge, tools, tips and tricks you will need for a successful vSphere upgrade from the vSphere upgrade experts. You can register for these webcasts at this URL:

Here are the webcast topics and times:

Why Upgrade Your vSphere Environment to the Latest and Greatest – Technical Deep Dive.

Date: 05/22/2018 10:00 AM PDT Getting Ready to Upgrade Your vSphere Environment – Steps for Success.

Date: 05/23/2018 10:00 AM PDT vSphere Upgrade Scenarios and Best Practice Tips and Tricks.

Date: 05/24/2018 10:00 AM PDT

We have a star-studded cast of speakers for this series:

Adam Eckerle, Manager, vSphere Technical Marketing, @eck79

Adam Eckerle manages the vSphere Technical Marketing team in the Cloud Platform Business Unit at VMware. This team is responsible for vSphere launch, enablement, and ongoing content generation for the VMware field, Partners, and Customers. In addition, Adam’s team is also focused on preparing Customers and Partners for vSphere upgrades through workshops, VMUGs, and other events.

Kim Jahnz, Principal TAM, Solution Architect

Kim Jahnz is a Principal Solution Architect and member of the CTO Ambassador program and member of Global Office of the CTO, Field Team. Kim has worked with many organizations in developing solutions to allow them to effectively monitor and management their applications and infrastructures. She has founded customer users groups, speaks frequently at user conferences, and her article, “Guide to Network Management,” was featured in Network World magazine.

David Stamen, Technical Marketing Engineer, @DavidStamen

David Stamen is a Technical Marketing Engineer and VCIX6.5-DCV working for VMware in the Cloud Platform Business unit. In that role, he is in charge of delivering vSphere upgrade based workshops to customers, partners and vendors.

Nigel Hickey, Technical Marketing Engineer, @vCenterNerd

Nigel Hickey is a Technical Marketing Engineer and VCIX6-DTM working for VMware R&D in the Cloud Platform Business Unit. In this role, he serves as a Subject Matter Expert for vSphere Upgrades as well as a trusted advisor for VMware customers and partners. His responsibilities include delivering vSphere Upgrade workshops, generating content, evangelism, collecting product feedback, and presenting at events.

Sign up today to learn how to upgrade to the latest and greatest vSphere! And, as always, you can find a whole set of information at the vSphere Upgrade Center.