The document provides information about opportunities available through membership in the St. Louis VMUG (VMware User Group), including local group meetings, user conferences, webinars and on-demand sessions, online resources, discounts and career development resources. It also advertises upcoming events from VMUG including a user conference on March 19th and a major VMware announcement on February 2nd.

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Welcome to the
St. Louis VMUG

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Face to Face Opportunities
▪ Local Group Meetings
• Attend a local meeting, connect with your fellow local members on the online workspaces, ask and
answer questions about VMware, and get involved in your VMUG community. Localized content is
being added to the site and updated frequently.
• www.vmug.com/localmeetings
▪ User Conferences
• Complimentary full-day regional events
• Over 40 events are being planned in 2015
• www.vmug.com/userconferences

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Stay Connected – Year-Round!
▪ Gain access to industry experts through our Featured Bloggers community page that
offers one collaborative space to connect
▪ Member Discounts
• VMware Press - Up to 45% discount on VMware books and training materials
• Global Knowledge - 15% discount on all training courses and free white papers
▪ VMUG Voice
• VMUG’s monthly newsletter with news and updates relevant to the VMware community
• View past publications at www.vmug.com/vmugvoice
▪ VMUG eLearning - Virtual Education
• Webcasts feature speakers from customer organizations, partner companies and VMware, allowing you
to catch up on the latest VMware-related information and training directly from your desk.
▪ VMUG Advantage subscription
• An exclusive opportunity available for VMUG members
to secure discounts on training, certification, and software licenses
@myVMUG

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VMUG eLearning
▪ Live Webcasts
• Featuring live interactive sessions focused around fresh industry subjects allowing
you to catch up on the latest VMware-related information
▪ On Demand Education
• Structured on-demand learning platform with enhanced online learning for
maximum immersion.
▪ Best of...Session Capture
• VMUG Members can either relive the sessions and or get a first look at the
content presented at the VMUG User Conferences. View and download the
recorded sessions from Industry Experts!
Take online education to the next level with
VMUG’s new eLearning offering. A one-stop shop for VMUG Members to gain
access to different types of complimentary virtual educational offerings.

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Take Your Career to the Next Level with VMUG Advantage

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Build Your Home Lab with EVALExperience
VMware's EVALExperience gives you exclusive access to nine VMware applications to test in
a non-production environment for 365 days. The licenses available to VMUG Advantage
Subscribers require a one-time, annual download through a customized self-service portal.
Included products are:
• VMware vCenter Server™ 5 Standalone for
vSphere 5
• VMware vSphere® with Operations
Management™ Enterprise Plus
• VMware vCloud Suite® Standard
• VMware vRealize™ Operations Insight™
• VMware vRealize Operations™ 6 Enterprise
• VMware vRealize Log Insight™
• VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon®
• VMware Horizon® Advanced Edition
• VMware Virtual SAN™

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VMUG Advantage Pricing
# of Users Price
1 User $200
2 Users $180 per user
3-5 Users $170 per user
5+ Users $160 per user
Use discount code ADVLG to get $20 off TODAY!

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Coming Soon… The St. Louis VMUG User Conference
Save the Date
Thursday, March 19
Hyatt Regency at the Arch
Meet with even MORE end-users in your area
Multiple in-depth and high level technical
sessions
Consult with VMware employees
Learn about the latest products and solutions
from VMware partners
Free
Parking

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VMUG vBeers
http://www.vBeers.org

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VMware Major Announcement
The ONE event you won’t
want to miss.
Coming February 2.
Live and online.
Time: 2:00 p.m. CST
It’s the start of VMware’s 28 Days of February Event.

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