This atypical post aims to explain a project in which I have had the pleasure of participating, something in which I believe we all benefit, since we have managed to bring together a good group of vExperts and LATAM bloggers to produce the best virtualization book you can find, called VMware by vExperts. Totally free and where thanks to the sponsors we have managed to raise a lot for 2 NGO projects.

What I said, This is not just any book, is a book in Spanish, where each expert in the field has been able to participate in one or two chapters. Thanks to your kindness and your time we have been able to produce a book that has more than 1000 Pages, It's easy to say… 1000! And totally free, you just have to go to www.vmwareporvexperts.org and download it in digital format.

We do not require any information from you, it is a download button that will directly download the PDF! At most, if you are interested, There is a small survey where we ask you if you want us to release a paper version, where the 100% of its profit will also go to an NGO. And if you want to participate, Have a PayPal link to make a donation directly to them.

In this first version, We have raised a whopping €27,000, A figure not currently closed. With this that? GOOD, Each sponsor has decided to donate an amount directly to 2 proposals we gave them. On the one hand, they had CEAFA, which is the Spanish Alzheimer's Confederation and on the other hand the Banana Project, which is nothing more than the great idea of completing the construction of a hospital in Mali. You have all the detailed information on the book's website!

GOOD, What the book is about? It is a masterpiece that will allow you to enter the world of virtualization, focused on VMware products. Whether you have knowledge or not, We have chapters of all kinds, We have brought together a great group of people who have given their best, and we are sure that they will meet any expectation. We have dedicated a lot of time and affection to the book, Obviously we don't get any remuneration, simply the satisfaction of being able to collaborate in these two charitable causes and bring you the best book in the Spanish language. This is the table of contents of the book VMware by vExperts :

1 –Introduction (Xavi Genestós)
2 – vCenter, ESXi and Virtual Machines (Gorka Izquierdo)
3 – Installation and Configuration (Xavi Caballé)
4 – Networking (Miguel Angel Alonso)
5 – NSX (Miguel Angel Alonso)
6 – vSphere storage(Leandro Ariel Leonhardt)
7 – vSAN (Federico Cinalli)
8 –High availability (Leandro Ariel Leonhardt)
9 – Backup and Replicas (Patricio Cerda)
10 –Monitoring (Jorge de la Cruz)
11 – Monitoring vSphere with Centreon (Héctor Herrero)
12 – VDI's with Horizon View (Ricard Ibañez)
13 – Citrix on vSphere (Héctor Herrero)
14 – vRealize Orchestrator (Federico Cinalli)
15 – PowerCLI (Miquel Mariano)
16 – vRealize Automation (Federico Cinalli)
17 – vSphere Automation with Ansible (Miquel Mariano)
18 – vSphere and Containers (Raúl Unzué)
19 – VMware Code (Daniel Romero)
20 – VMware Cloud on AWS (Jorge de la Cruz)
21 – Tips for teams managing VMware (Ariel Sanchez)

And these are the authors of VMware by vExperts, I leave you his Twitter and his blog:

Xavier Genestos (@sysadmit) www.sysadmit.com
Federico Cinalli (@FCinalliP) www.federicocinalli.com
Miquel Mariano (@miquelMariano) miquelMariano.github.io
Miguel Angel Alonso (@MiguelAAlonso) www.josemariagonzalez.es
Daniel Romero (@drsromero) www.dbigcloud.com
Ricard Ibañez (@ricardibanez) www.cenabit.com
Gorka Izquierdo (@vGorkon) www.aprendiendoavirtualizar.com
Ariel Sanchez (@arielsanchezmor) blogs.arielsanchezmora.com
Xavier Caballé (@screenshootsit) www.pantallazos.es
Raul Unzué (@elblogdenegu) www.maquinasvirtuales.eu
Patricio Cerda (@patote83) www.patriciocerda.com
Jorge de la Cruz (@jorgedlcruz ) hwww.jorgedelacruz.es
Leandro Ariel Leonhardt (@leonhardtla) www.blogvmware.com
And I: Hector Herrero (@nheobug) www.bujarra.com

We know that we leave many other topics to touch on and other future projects that we want to achieve, as well as other bloggers and vExperts LATAM that we want to unite in future ideas! But wow, you have more than 1000 How To's pages and full details of each technology. By the way, the prologue has been written by someone close to God as he is Duncan Epping. So what I said, Thank you very much to all of you for the side you have, to the Sponsors because without them this would not be possible, to the authors for their time in hilarious meetings and above all for their dedication these months. And of course, to all of you for reading it and sharing it!

The book will be available for download on 12 April at 4pm in Spain, CET. By the way, On my birthday 😉

Si queréis, on Twitter we are in @vmwarevexperts or on the Hashtag #VMwarevExperts for any novelty!
It was a pleasure,