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Follow: With its Virtual Cloud Network announcement, it's clear: VMware is going all-in on cloud, and the network is the center of its strategic vision. Last week's, the vendor's annual user event, drew more than 23,000 attendees to Las Vegas in hopes of learning the latest and greatest from the world's leading virtualization vendor. I think this is my 10th VMworld, and I found the tone of this one markedly different than past meetings, as the company appears to have finally found religion with the cloud.

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Who needs cloud? Just two years ago, it seemed VMware was trying to convince attendees the cloud held no urgency.

At that time, CEO Pat Gelsinger showed a slide indicating it would be many years before more than 50% of workloads would be in public clouds, and as a result, attendees had plenty of time to plan. I was critical of the company after that show and believed it was trying to placate an audience that likely feared the cloud. This year, it's a different story. VMware seems to have made a hard pivot and now wants to help its customers prepare for the cloud instead of trying to convince them not to worry about it.

To that end, Gelsinger discussed the role VMware is playing today and how its strategy reflects a logical evolution from where it's been. He described Act 1 of VMware as the use of its technology to bridge islands of compute, where its software acted as an overlay to freely move workloads among multiple servers, often from different vendors. With Act 2, it applied its expertise to clients, and VMware Workspace One had a similar effect on Windows, Macs, virtual desktop infrastructure and mobile devices. VMware's Act 3 was kicked off by acquiring Nicira, when it was able to bridge islands of network hardware. As the result of that acquisition, within the industry.

But, today, it's a viable data center product. VMware is now heading into its Act 4, and that involves being a company that bridges the gaps between private and multiple public clouds - an approach also known as hybrid multi-cloud. Cloud is often used incorrectly, as a singular item.

Maybe a few small businesses choose a single cloud provider, but organizations of significant size will use a private and a mix of public clouds. VMware's goal is to provide software that enables consistent infrastructure and operations across the underlying cloud fabric. VMware's cloud rendition There's no shortage of vendors pitching the concept of hybrid multi-cloud, but with the announcement of its vision for virtual cloud, VMware brought in an element I haven't heard from anyone else: telco clouds,.

To date, when it comes to cloud, telecom providers have been on the outside looking in, but they have been pushing harder into this market. VMware's Nick Furman demonstrates NSX SD-WAN.

Gelsinger cited a stat that only about 10% of telco infrastructure has been virtualized, creating a massive opportunity for the company. Historically, telcos have been hesitant to embrace virtualization as part of their core network, but the technology has proven itself to be able to handle the most demanding workloads.

If one believes in this world of hybrid multi-cloud where an enterprise cloud will consist of some combination of public, hybrid and multi-cloud, the challenge becomes one of interconnectivity, and that raises the value of the network. In the near future, any app will be comprised of data and services scattered across different clouds. This makes the network the most important part of the stack. But this transition is complicated by the fact that legacy networks exist as a set of discrete silos, like the data center, WAN, edge, cloud and others. VMware's Virtual Cloud Network vision VMware's answer is something it is calling the Virtual Cloud Network, or VCN, which is a single network abstraction that creates operational consistency, regardless of the underlying hardware or services. VCN connects everything from the branch to the cloud to the data center.

It provides pervasive connectivity for users to apps and for businesses to data, as well as intrinsic security, regardless of location. A virtual cloud network of connecting any user to any application in any location from any cloud. A virtual cloud network enables the vision of connecting any user to any application in any location from any cloud. The most compelling feature of its VCN is automation, which is something of a double-edged sword for IT professionals. Too much automation threatens the livelihood of the traditional VMware buyer, yet the world is moving in that direction. Gelsinger's comments again reflected the mindset change within the company he leads. Instead of dancing around the issue and trying to calm VMware users' possible fears, his advice was to 'ruthlessly automate everything.'

And in the network, that strategy is enabled by the vision of its VCN. It's something IT pros need to hear, so it's nice to see a company of VMware's stature push that message. The biggest challenge I see in implementing something like a virtual cloud network is where to start. It's unlikely that any organization, even small ones, would be willing to rearchitect the entire network at once. VMware's VCN vision makes sense, but the company needs to bring it down a level to help customers make it a reality. Customers need a starting point, then a blueprint on how to expand it from there. In my opinion, customers interested in VMware's Virtual Cloud Network should look to start with.

NSX is a fine product, but it can be complicated to deploy, and the risk level - when deployed in a data center network - can be high. Conversely, is simple to deploy and has a fast payback. Once the organization is comfortable with the deployment, I recommend moving the technology first to the campus and then to the data center. VMware has been in networking for about five years now and spent the early part of that time fumbling around, as it searched for what its role would be other than disrupting Cisco. The main reason it struggled to find its place is it wasn't willing to really drive change. Now, it appears to be all-in on the cloud, and it's using its network portfolio as way to help its customers get there.

Hi Snowman, I must admit, I much prefer the Polar graphics, though I understand where you're coming from. One thing I liked about 2005 was the ability to be able to match fixture brightnesses - useful for programming/focusing. Also, Polar tends to oversaturate filter colours - my pale straw tint is now very yellow! I've never tried to run Hog and Capture on the same machine. My laptop only just copes visualising full screen, so both programs together may cause melt down!

Another one of its feature that has been the source of criticism by many people is its parental control over minors has been very lenient since the app was released and no strict measures have been taken by the company to improve them. Can i get kik messenger for mac. The problems related to the application has bugged people so much so that it was declared as the problem application of the moment by the New York Times in February 2016.

If I'm demo-ing at a rehearsal, I borrow a friend's laptop to look after the Hog side of things, and hook it up to mine. Not been able to try polar graphics on the laptop - the ATI drivers can't cope with it and there are no up-to-date ones on the HP site.

Very annoying! Give me NVidia anyday! I started out using Wyg 21 about a year & a half ago.

It was the first CAD platform for me. The beauty with Wyg is that the GUI and CAD design aspect is very easy to use. In no time at all I started producing some pretty cool venues which I work in. Now that Wyg 22 has been released the rendering looks infinitely better and I am happy to stay with Wyg for now. The downside of Wyg for me is 1) Very expensive software subscription which has to be paid yearly.

The amount payable seems ok for large scale buisnesses, but for your average lighting Joe it's harsh. If your'e running Wyg Perform It's gonna cost you $1,119 US yearly just so you can aquire the new fixture & software updates. 2) Presentation mode still crashes a lot. Make sure you save your work before you go there.

3) Autofocus feature is not compatable with all lighting consoles. Just because a console can be used with Wyg as a visualizer, it doesn't mean that it also has the Autofocus feature. ( eg Strand 500 series consoles ).

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4) I don't exactly love the control GUI in Design mode. It seems very dated to me now & is too small & fiddilly. So I pretty much control everything in Perform mode via an offline editor. Aside from that its all very cool on Wyg. Hope this helps. Matthew, I havent used ESP vision too much (i.e.

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The main problem that I found, and that I mention above is that you need a powerful computer to operate it, and as I've found out from experience its not too good to have H3PC and the visuliser program on the same machine (ESPECIALLY if you've only got one screen!) because you cant see everything at the same time. It is doo-able though ummm.

What I'm trying to say is that if youve got a fast new computer she'll be right! It does what it's programmed to do and that's what matters.

Running my software on a Dell XPS M1710. CPU 2.33Ghz 2G Ram 512k Graphics Accelerator. Can run Wysiwyg & Hog IIIPC quite well on same machine via the loopback adaptor ( I only do this because I only have one computer ). GrandMA ole works well too ( minus some CAD orientation issues ). Works quite well until I start to tax it with lots of movers & fx running.

Then things get jittery. This arrangement works well enough for pre-programming shows though. Would of course never do it on a live show. ESP vision ran very slowly on my laptop. Of course my lappy is underspecced in the CPU dept for its hungry requirements.

Hi there Snowman, I may be the right Guinea Pig at the right time. I've just decided to switch over from WYG to ESP.

I recently bought VectorWorks 2009 and ESP 2.3, waiting eagerly for 3.0, and would be happy to let you know what I discover in the coming weeks. In the meantime, below find my mini-treatise on what led me to the change, apart from a burning desire to ultimately rid my life of Microsoft: I am a very longtime WYG user. My first serial dongle is #252.

I really like the program in many ways. However, I've had the same mixed feelings about the program as many others have posted. WYG to me was a great concept, a totally innovative product at it's inception, very easy to use for the most part, a nice integration of paperwork.

But WYG still has some stumbling blocks that remain unresolved. It crashes when pushed very hard, and other times as well. Presentation isn't great, and requires a whole series of 'work-arounds' to force the look I want out of it. WYG has served us very well as a way to draw quick and dirty plots, and at the same time basic 3D Cad Flats to sell a concept, or to communicate to other elements of production. Oddly, we use the actual visualization component very little.

I find it's useful to clean up palettes, double-check things, basic organization, but doesn't provide enough nuance or detail to be relevant as a true 'Pre-Viz' program to me. Maybe none of them do.

But ESP looks the closest to me right now. One of the fundamental advantages of WYG is also one of it's downfalls. Specifically that it's a totally integrated program: CAD program, 3D modeling, lighting pre-visualizer, and spreadsheet. All in one lighting specific package.

This is incredibly ambitions, and commendable. The problem is that CAST has developed a program that is both ambitions, and serves a very small niche, and therefore has limitations in terms of resources. Hence the higher average cost per user I would assume. They are 'lighting people' which makes their understanding of the end user greater, but being relatively small for a software company, they can't possibly pour the resources required in developing a world-class CAD component to their program, like AutoDesk or Nemetschek can. Plus they started so early, they became invested with both PC, and by necessity at the time, with OpenGL, rather than more powerful DirectX available later.

I am beginning to see the whole dilemma as akin to buying a home stereo. You can either pick the pieces separately, and get the best quality from each component, at greater cost probably. Or you can buy everything integrated into one box, save some money and time figuring it out, and have an easier to use 'out of the box' experience. So, I think the underlying question, as many pointed out, is ask what your real goals are.

It's a series of trade-offs. If you want the very best, with the highest learning curve, and highest overall cost, probably 3D MAX, Viz, or VW, coupled with ESP. If you don't have 6 months to learn VW, or more for the others, go with WYG, which is very easy to get going on. If you demand great presentation and fast real-time rendering, go with ESP/VW. If you want to spend less initially, go WYG, but prepare to pay more for updates.

If you want it all, at a low price. Ultimately I've decided that the 'component' approach is the way for me to go.

Get the drawing program, the pre-visualizer, and the spreadsheet separated to get the most control and power. Re-learning a new program and workflow, and dropping 10K was not that exciting to me. But the prospect of finally getting where we want to be is. We shall see. I'll know a lot more in a few months. PS - I also think it would be great for the Hog to.

'Host' a pre-viz solution in a more integrated fashion, like the GrandMA does. However, I don't think it's a good idea for HES to actually develop their own application head-to-toe. I imagine their hands are full with the Hog OS, and are best concentrating resources on perfecting that to the extent possible. ESP is priced by the universe: 1U = $750 2U = $1,500 3U = $2,250. And so on, adding 750 per universe, capped at 10 universes, where it becomes unlimited number of channels for $7500. The annual subscription is comparatively low, $150 per year, which is supposed to give you tech support and access to all upgrades. That's my understanding anyway.

There is also an educational version for $450, and they sell 'V-boxes' for DMX output to consoles that don't have direct connectivity. Of course the system requirements for ESP are pretty high, so factor that in, unless you run it on an Intel MAC, in which case I'm told any of them are fine, run in Boot Camp right now, and native MAC when 3.0 comes out. VectorWorks 2009 Spotlight with RenderWorks lists for $2,195, but I got a 25% discount on upgrading my VW 12.5 to 2009, so it might be worth calling Nemetschek and asking if they have any specials on the software itself. I looked into 3D Max about 6 months ago.

Don't remember exactly, but want to say it was $4000 range, and was sold under a pretty tight distributorship, so there weren't any real deals I could find. Maybe save a few hundred with some looking. Looked into Wysiwyg for years. Overpriced and cumbersome to use and setup, do drawings and so on. Takes to long to get the end result. Upgrades are also rediculously expensive.

Then there is Vectorworks. Again, cumbersone to use and setup, do drawings and so on. If ESP vision could work without Vectorworks, it would be a great visulaizer to use. Best cad program hands down is Autocad.

It's fast, inexpensive compared to Wig, and very user friendly. LD Assistant version 08 has visualization and uses artnet interface. Cad is Autodesk shell so it's already got the most powerful cad available. You can literally build your venue in a few minutes and have a finished drawing in a short amount of time. How much do you pay per universe of Wig control? With LD Assistant, you don't pay anything extra for the visualization or per universe and it has capability to handle more universe connectivity than you would ever use on a show.

My upgrade cost from an earlier version of LD assistant without the visualization to the new version was under $1k. ESP vision rocks. If only it could be coupled with Autocad.

WIG is just overpriced and takes too long to get what you want. People who think Wyg's cad sucks, I recommend using Google Sketchup. Very powerful and easy to use and Wyg supports it's native format. +1 on Sketchup. I like to do all my 3D on Sketchup and then go to WYG.

WYG has improved the CAD features slightly over the years but it is still an awful CAD environment. I've used WYG since 2003 and taught it since 2006 as part of my lighting curriculum, and the upgrades are just too pricey to continue especially with the freakin' dongle and dongle replacement policy. I could never get WYG to speak to Hog either. Changes on the HOG would reflect in WYG, but I couldn't pre-design in WYG and hook it up to HOG and get what I did in WYG to show up live in HOG. This is what I thought the product was FOR in the first place! According to the person I spoke to at Cast, WYG is not designed that way. It was designed to reflect what is live onstage in your WYG.

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I think that is BS. I mean, what is the POINT of a visualizer if you can't design offline and bring it to the live environment ready to go? I'm looking into ESP. I just did my last show of Wyg R22. And it saved my ass. I walked into a rig i did not pack. There was many many things missing.I didn't get any in venue program time.

Annyways Wyg did everything I needed it to. I had set up the show and programed with wyg a week before. CADing with it took less the 30 minutes, Placment took another 15, and addressing took 2. Granted it was a small show, 5 truss, 24 mac 250 Entour, 32 par, 13 led par, and 8 lekos.

I run it all off a tablet pc (hp tx1228ca). Works wonders for me. I guess it really comes down to how you work. On a sidenote i do plots in VW 11. Also only takes 30 min for an average plot.

Another vote for Light Converse. I have been using WYSIWYG for a number of years, and I have ESP. I used someone elses Wyg, and hired a laptop when I needed it.

Then when it came round to buying my own system I looked at various options. Because I draw in Vectorworks, ESP (at the time) was the best product on the market for me. So I bought it. However, since I have found that ESP isn't quite as good as I origionally thought it was. I have also recently tried using ESP on Mac which is in my opinion poor and not even at alpha quality.

So, I moved on to Light Converse, and haven't looked back. Its an incredibly powerful piece of software. An NO YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION!! You pay your money and thats it!

The problem is that it doesn't yet allow you to import VW drawings, but I think they are working on this. The videos are great in Light Converse too!

I showed one to a band I am currently working with and they were blown away. That said, it renders them in AVI's, and my 1.23min video was 1GB!!

And you can input content from a Media Server onto LED Screens, Projection Screens etc. That said, I must say that WYSIWYG is by far the quickest thing I have ever used for quickly drawing rigs, and quickly getting trusses built, lights flown etc. For the record i use. ESP Vision 3 on running under MAC OSX twinned with Vectorworks 2010.

I Find this to be a very usable and time efficient solution because everything can be done in one workflow. I was a wyg user and still use MSD for some projects, but for me ESP (when they get it fully sorted) will pack the power to do most things. I find the support from ESP to be very good too. Keep up the good work AJ, Kensy and the Team. I just wish Barco/ HES / Flying Pig would produce a connectivity driver for MAC, then you wouldn't need the DP8 to get ArtNET into vision. MacPRO 8 Core 2.93Ghz 16GB RAM ATI 512MB Graphics Vision 3 VW 2010. LD assistant is by far the best CAD software for designing lighting and now with the visualizer is the best value of any out there.

WIG is way overpriced and Vectorworks just sucks for CAD period. And you have to buy the visualizer separately making it expensive also. How many universes? How about this as many as you can possibly need!

If you have the units on the plot and the console is patched, then you have control period. Non of this buying universes crap! Check their sofware out. AUTOCAD by Autodesk is the best CAD software on the planet!!!! Where else can you draw a line and build a truss out of it in seconds?

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Draw a box and extrude it, turning it into a stage in seconds? Add projectors and screens to the drawing and actually have graphics or video running on the screens when rendered? Best client presentation available, fastest design CAD, generates all paperwork from patch, channel, focus, color, gobo, bill of materials, 2d/3d simultaniously as you draw.

AUTOCAD by Autodesk is the best CAD software on the planet!!!! Where else can you draw a line and build a truss out of it in seconds? Draw a box and extrude it, turning it into a stage in seconds? Add projectors and screens to the drawing and actually have graphics or video running on the screens when rendered?

Best client presentation available, fastest design CAD, generates all paperwork from patch, channel, focus, color, gobo, bill of materials, 2d/3d simultaniously as you draw. Vectorworks with Spotlight;-). I have found that cost of wyg is very prohibitive I'm not going to argue about the merits and/or drawbacks of these products since a lot of it comes down to personal preference in the end. However, Vectorworks + ESP is far more expensive from the start as well as annually. Here's the numbers as of Aug 2012 comparing products with similar feature sets: Vectorworks Spotlight + Renderworks w/ ESP unlimited bundle - $9,300.00 WYSIWYG Perform - $5,800.00 Vectorworks upgrades (every 1-2 years) - approx $500.00 ESP Unlimited annual subscription - $1,350.00 WYG Perform annual subscription - $1,200.00 WYG is cheaper by over 50% to purchase initially, and the annual costs are also about 50% less. Again, I'm not speaking to functions or features on either platform, but on costs I think you need to re-examine your numbers.