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Eric, Corey and Bob discuss the Launch of the VMUG advantage VCF labs, the Hardware needed and of Course vExperts . If you want to see the hardware SPECs for you NUCs, look here: https://fojta.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/gmktec-k8-plus-vsphere-mini-lab/

Kicking of the 2025 Community Event Schedule and ways to participate with Julia Klaus

VMUG is an independent, global, customer-led organization, created to maximize members' use of VMware and partner solutions through knowledge sharing, training, collaboration, and events. In a new exclusive benefit to VMware User Group (VMUG) members, Broadcom will provide VMUG Advantage subscribers a 50% discount on VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification exams. Upon successful completion of a VMware Cloud Foundation certification exam (VCP or VCAP), VMUG Advantage members will have access to a free personal use VMware Cloud Foundation license for up to three years. On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, VMUG Executive Director Brad Tompkins walks us through these exciting changes for the VMware Community.

Day 3 projects underway to improve the community experience. New Community Landing Page, New HomeLab License Program, and VMUG support in 2025.

In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, we're joined by Brad Tompkins, Executive Director of VMUG, to explore the power of the VMware community and the benefits of the VMUG Advantage program. Brad shares how VMUG serves as a valuable resource for IT professionals, offering networking opportunities, technical education, and career development tools. We also dive into the importance of community in the tech world—how engaging with like-minded peers helps IT professionals grow their skills, stay updated on industry trends, and advance their careers. Links Mentioned  VMware User Group VMUG Session: How to Succeed in Business with Communities and Advocacy Playlist: VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024 The Virtually Speaking Podcast The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to private and hybrid cloud. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you're new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vspeakingpodcast.com and follow on TwitterX @VirtSpeaking.

VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas is a wrap. The team was present and will give you the opportunity to get an idea what the show was like. You will hear large number of guests covering some of the announcements, some specific aspects of the conference (like the Hands-on Labs), but also some of the vendors on the expo. The episode contains the following topics:The future of VMUG with Brad TompkinsA hands-on labs tour with Brandon Bazan and Joshua SchneeSpring One and Spring AI with DaShaun CarterVCF and AI at VMware Explore with Stephen WagnerEUC and 10zig with Kevin GreenwayGoogle Cloud with Simon LongMicrosoft AVS with Rene van den BedemOVH Cloud with Pascal JailonPure & Stretched vVols with Cody HostermanIf you like to watch one of the sessions mentioned, check out William Lam's Github page:https://github.com/lamw/vmware-explore-2024-session-urls/blob/master/vmware-explore-us.mdDisclaimer: The thoughts and opinions shared in this podcast are our own/guest(s), and not necessarily those of Broadcom or VMware by Broadcom.

On this episode of the Six Five On the Road, hosts Keith Townsend and Dave Nicholson are joined by VMware User Group's Brad Tompkins, Executive Director, for a conversation on the latest updates and insights following VMware's acquisition by Broadcom. Their discussion covers: The impact of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware on the user community. The anticipated changes in VMware's product and service offerings. VMUG's strategy to support its members during this transition. Key initiatives VMUG is focusing on to enhance value for its members. Overview of upcoming VMUG events and how to get involved.  

Chatting With Vice President Of Innovatis Group And VMware User Group(VMUG) Executive Director- Brad Tompkins From Greater Nashville Area, Tennessee, United States- Brad Tomkins said about his work and answered some of my questions. more info at https://smartcherrysthoughts.com

VMUG 2024 Kicksoff with UserCons and chapter meetings, Broadcom is 100% funding the VMware commitments in 2024 as is the VMware Division leaders. Brad and Molly discuss this years outlook for activities and challenges the IT practioners might face with VCF licensing and new partner models.

We have recruited Franky Barragan (SE and Engineer) to focus on VMware{code} as a key community. Franky comes on to talk about his 2024 plans for the {code} community. Sample Exchange, PowerShell sessions, VMUG integration and more!

If you're familiar with VMware technology, chances are you'ver heard of the VMware User Group (VMUG). VMUG is where the VMware community goes to connect, collaborate, and network with fellow VMware users through education opportunities, trainings, and events. On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak to VMUG Technologist and Community Connector, Brad Tompkins about the latest updates for VMUG and VMUG Advantage.

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we were thrilled to sit virtually with none other than Joe Houghes, engaging him in an insightful discussion about his dynamic journey and participation in community activity. Woven throughout with humor and knowledge, our ponderings with Joe centered around the significance of building relationships within the community. We ventured further into the dialogue surrounding the emphasis on soft skills and their interaction with professional growth. The conversation pivoted towards effective communication as an investment into one's self, bringing about palpable value in the workplace. Walk away with a newfound reflective insight and tangible advice for involvement in the community, all courtesy of Joe's enlightening experiences.   Bio: Joe Houghes is a co-leader of the Denver PowerShell & VMware User Groups and he is a Sr. Solutions Architect with Pure Storage. He focuses on automating us out of our IT operations while freeing us to perform higher-level tasks. Joe has been the #1 speaker internationally for VMUG in 2021 and 2022 for virtual and in-person events, and is always working to help & encourage the next community speaker(s) to take his place, while helping to get them started. Joe also works to evangelize the message that automation should be a focus for admins & engineers, even though it requires more in-depth thinking and focus beyond performing a task once. He knows that even though it is not always someone's default method, the result is then repeatable and consistent. Joe tries to help others understand why we should do the easy tasks better, and he challenges everyone to push themselves outside of their comfort zone and learn more about any topic of interest. Joe is a collector of communities as a leader for 2 User Groups, and a member of many evangelist groups including Microsoft MVP, Veeam Vanguard, VMware vExpert, Cisco Champion, Tanzu Vanguard, plus he helps out to host events as part of the vBrownBag crew. He tells people not to let fear keep them from sharing their knowledge with others and teaching from their unique perspective. He's also easy to spot by the colored hat, big grin, and the loud "Howdy Y'all."   Watch The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vQb21FFcwo Resource links: https://github.com/HCRitter/PSModuleAnalyzer https://twitter.com/AndrewPlaTech/status/1709594063370928639 https://mikefrobbins.com/2023/09/27/create-calculated-properties-in-powershell/ https://clatent.com/2023/09/getting-started-with-365automatedlab-part-1/ https://psconf.eu/ https://fullstackgeek.net/ https://twitter.com/jhoughes @jhoughes@vmst.io https://github.com/jhoughes https://www.youtube.com/@joehoughes

In this special episode, we jump into the VMware User Group and how it adds value to members, with not just one, but four guests:Prateek Dugul - VMUG ChandigarEric Kubla - VMUG PittsburghJoris Adriaanse - VMUG NL   Tony Gonzalez - Denver VMUG We dive into the benefits of the VMUG membership, personal development, the uniqueness of the different VMUG geos, and we also share our personal stories.Follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Make sure to hit that subscribe button, rate wherever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!

Eric and Jean talk about VMUG and chapter participation, the ultimate way to engage with your local community friends in your city. Always a great way to meet others and move your career forward. Friends and People are the fun of the journey!

Did you miss the vExpert gift this year, you can get a great NUC system for 249.99 to start your holiday project this year. With this hardware you get a silent home lab system (no fan) that will run vSphere 8. Pick up the VMUG advantage membership for 200.00 and get a vSphere 8 license and all the rest. A great 2023 kickstart to update your skills and have fun.

VMware Community, VMUG, and VMware Explore Updates w/ Ariel Sanchez by VMware Podcasts

VMUG Community Leader Ariel Sanchez joins Matt and Eric to talk about the rest of 2023 and what it means to participate in community activities after VMwareExplore. Loads of momentum after the event, as people realize what community adds to their life.

This week, Brad Tompkins from VMware User Group (VMUG) joins us to discuss what they're all about and how you can be a part of the community. We also brought along Seth Forgosh and Ken Jeras from NetApp to discuss the storage angle.

Met een overname van 61 miljard dollar in de IT-sector moeten we natuurlijk wel stilstaan bij de overname van VMware door Broadcom. Want wat betekent dit nu precies voor organisaties die VMware gebruiken? Gaat Broadcom zorgen voor een nieuwe impuls of is dit het begin van het einde? We bespreken het in deze Techzine Talks podcast.Broadcom is een chipfabrikant die ook op softwaregebied een rol van betekenis wil spelen. Eerder werden hiervoor al CA Technologies en de zakelijke divisie van Symantec overgenomen. Dat waren echter maar kleine overnames in verhouding tot de overname van afgelopen week, waarin bekend werd dat Broadcom virtualisatiespecialist VMware gaat inlijven voor 61 miljard dollar.De grote vraag is wat zijn de plannen van Broadcom met VMware en welke gevolgen heeft dit voor VMware, VMware-klanten, de VMUG-community maar ook bijvoorbeeld Dell Technologies en concurrent Nutanix.

In this episode, we're bringing you The Upload, but with a twist! We're broadcasting LIVE from the floor at the Washington VMware User Group (VMUG) and chatting with Eric Aguila, our Commercial Accounts Executive. We dive into what was discussed in the keynote and Eric gives us the scoop on the happenings at the ControlUp booth and the questions people ask most often. But that's not all! Tom Fenton, ControlUp's Edge DX SME, joins Jeff and Eugenia. Tom gives us the dish on VMware project Monterey and other cool things, such as his book on how to install ESX on a Raspberry Pi. 

In diesem Podcast spricht Björn Brundert mit Patrick Häfner, Systemengineer Server Virtualisierung, Michael Schröder, freier Consultant & VMware Trainer und Raiko Mesterheide, über die VMware User Group (VMUG) und die vCommunity. Zeitstempel: 3:01 - Vorstellung der VMUG 6:22 - Die Rolle von VMware 8:14 - Was sind die Mehrwerte für Mitglieder 13:35 - Wie gründet man eine lokale Gruppe 20:45 - Veranstaltungen der VMUG 25:32 - VMUG UserCon 2022 29:05 - Was ist die vCommunity 33:16 - Blogging und Social Media Community 36:16 - Wer sind die vExperts 40:26 - Was ist das Besondere an der VMUG Weiterführende Links: VMUG: https://www.vmug.com/ VMware Community VMUG: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMUG/ct-p/8500-home

Ian and Lindsey speak about the new 15th Generation PowerEdge Servers and their support for customer deployments using VMware.

Our conversation with  Adam Engst of TidBITS and the Virginia Macintosh Users Group continued with more on the Apple’s M1 transition, touched on cybersecurity, and wrapped up by answering some questions from the group. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at TextExpander.com/podcast and SmileSoftware.com/podcast. Show Notes: Guests: Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS and the TidBITS Content Network. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles - thanks to Contributing Editor positions at MacUser, MacWEEK, and now Macworld. His innovations include the creation of the first advertising program to support an Internet publication in 1992, the first flat-rate accounts for graphical Internet access in 1993, and the Take Control electronic book series. His awards include the MDJ Power 25 ranking as the most influential person in the Macintosh industry outside of Apple every year since 2000, inclusion on the MacTech 25 list of influential people in the Macintosh technical community, and being named one of MacDirectory's top ten visionaries. And yes, he has been turned into an action figure. Want more? Follow Adam on Twitter for 140-character musings on a variety of topics. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The Virginia Macintosh Users Group invited us to record a live conversation with Adam Engst of TidBITS at their May meeting. The topic was the M1 chip…what makes it special and what it means for the future of Apple and Apple users. (Part 1)  This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at TextExpander.com/podcast and SmileSoftware.com/podcast. Show Notes: Guests: Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS and the TidBITS Content Network. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles - thanks to Contributing Editor positions at MacUser, MacWEEK, and now Macworld. His innovations include the creation of the first advertising program to support an Internet publication in 1992, the first flat-rate accounts for graphical Internet access in 1993, and the Take Control electronic book series. His awards include the MDJ Power 25 ranking as the most influential person in the Macintosh industry outside of Apple every year since 2000, inclusion on the MacTech 25 list of influential people in the Macintosh technical community, and being named one of MacDirectory's top ten visionaries. And yes, he has been turned into an action figure. Want more? Follow Adam on Twitter for 140-character musings on a variety of topics. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

This week we welcome Bryan Sullins to IT Reality to discuss the 6 year loop, the VMUG connection, #HOTTAKES, More PowerShell anger, and the love of Automation and IT. This week we welcome Bryan Sullins to IT Reality to discuss the 6 year loop, the VMUG connection, #HOTTAKES, More PowerShell anger, and the love of Automation and IT. Links mentioned in this episode: The Six Year Rule Dude Perfect Example Dunning-Kruger Effect VMUG Regional UserCons

Continuing from last week, Guest Co-Host Ariel Sanchez Mora, Richard Kenyan, and star guest Caitlin Allison explore personal brand on twitter and related... **Topics discussed:** * The power of Branding. * Giving advice when your not an **Expert... Continuing from last week, Guest Co-Host Ariel Sanchez Mora, Richard Kenyan, and star guest Caitlin Allison explore personal brand on twitter and related... Topics discussed: The power of Branding. Giving advice when your not an Expert but you're immersed in it. Ie, why you should blog. Links mentioned in this episode: Join ITR Slack for great conversation and the opportunity to participate in the after show. VMUG is awesome, get Involved & connected!

There is more to this vExpert than you may realize. Listen and find out! This week we welcome Guest Co-Host Ariel Sanchez Mora, Richard Kenyan, and star guest Caitlin Allison. Let’s delve into the mind of vCommunity Caitlin, and her travels in the US... Come with us… #vExpert #vCommunity #PizzaWars Topics discussed: Do you even Twitter? Creating relationships within a Community. Working with VMUG Usercons Rolling with the punches, when things go wrong you can't control. Links mentioned in this episode: Join ITR Slack for great conversation and the opportunity to participate in the after show. VMUG is awesome, get Involved & connected!

Uma conversa supimpástica com Valdecir Carvalho, que é um nerd e pai orgulhoso da Mariana e João. Atualmente trabalha como Engenheiro de Soluções Cloud Sr. na Oracle, É um profissional sênior de TI com foco em arquitetura de infraestrutura e cloud computing. Valdecir também é blogueiro, podcaster, palestrante, amante de comunidades técnicas, fotógrafo aposentado e adora jogos antigos. Se destaca e é membro de várias comunidades de tecnologia, como VMware vExpert, VMUG, vBrownBag, Hashicorp Ambassador e Veeam Vanguard. Ele também dedica seu tempo como blogueiro do Homelaber Brasil (http://homelaber.com.br). Você vai encontrá-lo no twitter como @homelaber e seu site é http://valdecir.me Links citados: Homelaber Brasil (http://homelaber.com.br) http://valdecir.me https://thedevconf.com/tdc/2020/sampaonline/ http://apoia.se/vidadeprogramador https://picpay.me/vidadeprogramador

This week, Ariel Sanchez Mora searches for 4 VMUG chapters to provide a Twitter profile health check. Health Check tip: Profile photo is important. Good headshot is even better so that it is easy for VMUG members to recognize you. Mention VMUG Chapter leader role on personal profile bio On the Twitter profile for a chapter, specifically mention the leaders in the bio For some social interaction, consider sharing your birthday. (Month/day) Ensure that links are specific to the chapter/community and not the main VMUG site Help members find you by ensuring that your profile is easy to find. Search for your chapter in several places and add details so that others don’t have to work as hard VMUG Chapters in this episode: Boston VMUG DFW VMUG Austin VMUG Atlanta VMUG Ariel Sanchez Mora Website

This episode of ITR is a collection of conversations from VMUG Leader Summit 2020. For those of you who are not a member of VMUG, I hope that this audio will entice you to seek out your local VMUG chapter and join in on the fun and learning. For those of you who are members, you are in for a treat with this episode. Fellow VMUG Leaders, Make sure to listen all the way to the end for a special treat. VMware was kind enough to host the VMUG Leader Summit on campus again this year. The event was February 19th through the 21st. It was packed full of networking opportunities, presentations by some big names in the vCommunity, and even a charity activity where bikes were built for kids who lost everything in the recent Northern California Wildfires. Guests on this episode were plentiful. Check out the Tweet for this episode to find links to the profiles for all guests.

#008 Deuces Wild All of the nerds are back together to discuss the upcoming "PodLuck" in Austin, Amy gets more feedback on the show, Sarah's poetry goes viral, debate using window shades on planes and finally the group discusses a shitty app. 

Last year CiscoLive overlapped with Ramadan which was not a lot of fun for the Muslim attendees. This year it conflicts with Shavuot, requiring observant Jews who planned to attend to arrive a week in advance. Add those challenges to the normal stress an IT person with a strong religious, moral, or ethical POV has: finding a place to pray, navigating how "outwardly" they want to present as a religious person (and if that's even a choice), managing work-mandated venue choices for food and "entertainment" that push personal boundaries, etc, and it's a wonder we're able to make convention attendance work at all. In part 2 of this discussion, I continue the conversaion with Mike Wise, Al Rasheed, and Keith Townsend about how they make conventions not only possible, but a positive experience religiously as well as professionally. Listen or read the transcript below. Josh: 00:01 Welcome to our podcast where we talk about the interesting, frustrating and inspiring experiences we have is people with strongly held religious views working in corporate IT. We're not here to preach or teach you our religion. We're here to explore ways we make our career as it professionals mesh - or at least not conflict - with our religious life. This is Technically Religious. Leon: 00:23 This is a continuation of the discussion we started last week. Thank you for coming back to join our conversation. Leon: 00:29 I think there's another thing. So Mike, you were talking about being, you know, visibly openly religious and I think that sometimes, again for variety of reasons, uh, they decide that this is their opportunity to sort of poke the bear. You know, like, "Oh, you're, you're one of those religious people. So! What do you think about the ?", right? Whatever it is. And you know, we don't even need to get into the specifics of it, but they just want to see... There's, there's a respectful conversation and, and we'll talk about that in a little bit, about some, some of the wonderful opportunities, conventions offer us to have deep, really meaningful philosophical conversations. But there's also these, which is where someone is clearly, you know, "oh, you're religious. Well, fine, answer me this." Mike: 01:18 Right. You know, if you're so religious, you know, uh, you know, gee on the Statue of Liberty it says, bring me your tired and poor and you know, and then so you don't, you don't, uh, believe in all of this, you know, preventing immigration, right? Keith: 01:37 Yeah. Or the or it'll be, the more lighthearted stuff. You know, I get teased on, so my peers on The Cube, when Pat from VMware, uh, Pat Gelsinger is on and were like, "oh Keith, you, you and Pat are on together. You guys go to the same church. Right?" Everyone: 01:56 (disbelief) Speaker 3: 01:56 You know, cause pat is super, uh, transparent about his faith. So, you know, it's all in fun, but you know, they, you will get to this. But you know, I say no to certain events and things and uh, you know, so does Pat, or who, whomever else, you know everybody else on this, on this podcast and you know, you're going to get, you're going to get a ribbing about it. Leon: 02:17 Right? Or Al, you know, "Come on, come on. You've had a beer. Just one. Who's gonna know?" Al: 02:22 "It's not gonna hurt. Come on." Keith: 02:24 I, uh, I ordered Al an O'Douls all the time. Horrible, horrible substitutes. Al: 02:29 Do they still have those by the way? Keith: 02:31 They do. Mike: 02:31 Yes. Al: 02:32 That's crazy. New Speaker: 02:34 So, right. So, so those are, those are some challenges. And I'm just curious, you know, uh, not what conversations, what are those conversations have you had? Cause I think we all have horror stories, but you know, what do you, what do you do about those? Especially I'm going to say, especially when it's not someone you know. Like if it's somebody, you know, you can shut it down in very specific ways, but one is a complete stranger who may be coming to your company booth. There's a relationship you have to maintain. You know, what do you do about that? New Speaker: 03:05 I almost always... So, so those are no win situations, right? If it's just not going to end well if you take the bait. So you've got to start with the assumption that you're not going to take the bait first. And so what's the best way to do that? Well, uh, my, my favorite... And you gotta remember too, from a time standpoint, these conversations normally last three to five minutes right? Before something else happens. So you're going to get a get out of jail free card if you just can kill some time. So I always say, "Oh, you know, that's a really, yeah, that's a tough one. That's a tough one. It's a, it's hard. What do you, what, what do you think? What do you think about it?" You know, and flip it right around. Keith: 04:02 Yeah. And, and, and Al Al, I'm pretty sure you can relate to this being a follow Islam, I've gotten it way worse than, you know, people challenging me on, you know, gay rights or whatever. Just just for... I don't know if you noticed this, you can't tell over the podcast waves, but I'm black. So you know, I've gotten it way worse than, uh, uncomfortable questions at a conference about my faith and those things. You, unfortunately, those things kinda train you for this, and you're like, ah, you know, uh, it's, it's... People can only take in, a professional environment, people can only take those things so far and they can't take it as far as they can take, you know, the racial slurs in a nonprofessional environment. So the, that stuff really doesn't, you know, I don't, I sometimes I don't even get the, I don't even get that they're a going at me cause it's, you know, I don't always read behind between the lines. Al: 05:00 I was telling Leon, before we started the podcast, "the juice is not worth the squeeze." Uh, so if you can avoid conflict, uh, you're going to step away from it. Um, in the, in, in years past, I probably wasn't as open to speaking about religion or ethnicity as I am, uh, these days. But I will be mindful of who I'm speaking to. And I don't mean that to sound disrespectful, but if it's someone that approaches me that has a genuine interest in learning about Islam or Ramadan most recently, and I feel like in their heart that they, they genuinely care and want to know why we practice this. I don't mind talking about it and I even let them know. "I thank you. I appreciate it. You're taking a step most people wouldn't," they wouldn't, they fear for whatever reason, crossing that line, we have to get past that. We have to be open and be able to speak to one another. Speaker 2: 05:55 Right. So I, uh, again, you know, being a very visibly orthodox Jewish person, um, I'm always, when, when I see that somebody is trying to ask something, the first thing I tell them is, "First of all, ask me anything. Second of all, don't try to be polite about it. Don't worry if you're clumsy or awkward. Don't worry about saying the wrong word. Don't worry about, you know, asking a question that you think is maybe beyond the pale. It's okay. I know that you're sincere. I know that you're curious. Don't let, don't let your own feelings of hesitation stop you from asking a question that you want to know. That's okay." Right. Um, and again, that's the flip side of it and to all of your points when it's not one of those, when it's somebody who is very obviously just they just want... Mike: 06:41 To get you to bite. Al: 06:41 They want to needle you. Speaker 1: 06:44 Yeah, they just, uh, you know what... Mike, I love your point. Like you've got about 90 seconds. If you can make it through 90 seconds, there is something else shiny is going to distract them and they're going to be off to something else. That's a really good piece of advice. Okay. So moving along, moving on. Um, another challenging area for, uh, folks with religious or ethical or moral point of view and conventions is situations that push your limits. Obviously there are moments that you can say no to. Um, and I think we've mentioned a few of those already. But some of them are not. Some of them are, "hey, uh, you know, the, the executive is taking everyone out to this place." It's like, I, I don't know about that place, but "No, no, everyone's going Leon, everyone's going." Or you've got a client or a customer or you know, you've got one of those things and all of a sudden the hard "no" is not available to you. And now you need to balance, you know, some very specific aspects. So I'm curious if you've run into that and how you, how you navigate it? Keith: 07:54 Yeah, I have the advantage that the, the views and tweets of me are the views and tweaks of my employer, so... Leon: 08:08 that's awesome! Keith: 08:08 Yeah. So I don't, um, you know what? I have this motto in life that has generally served me well. My wife doesn't like it too much. 'The worst any employer can do is fire me. And I came from humble means, and I'm not scared, I don't want to, but I'm not scared to go back to them.' So there's not much I get, you know, forced to and to work. You know, I've had these confrontations over and over in my career. I've just said, you know, I've just, I've had, the hard "no" from me as a hard "no". Mike: 08:42 yes, exactly. You know, and two, um, I always, whenever I'm evaluating a decision like this, I always think what would Jesus do? Right? It's kind of a cliche in Christian circles right now, but you know, um, so Jesus went into all kinds of different places with people and, and when he did, when he did that, he was not judgmental of them. Well, there was a few people that he was judgmental with. Uh, the, the people that were sort of hypocritically religious, right? They would say all these great things, but, but then, you know, on the side, they weren't really doing what they were saying. That was one thing that he just had no patience for. So, you know, if I just stay away from that, I should be in a good shape, but, you know, so I might go to a, um, uh, you know, a bar that is, uh, you know, has topless women. Right? And, and that is really super hard for me because that's, you know, I mean, it's denigrating to women. It's, it's, you know, very risky. People could get in trouble. I mean, there's so many things wrong with that, that I don't know what's right with it. But you know, uh, the CEO says we're going and so I'll go off in a corner somewhere with somebody else. There's almost always one or two other people that are in my same shoes, right? That don't want to be there. And so we'll find each other like really fast. Like metal pieces on a magnet, right? We'll just collect and we'll go somewhere and we'll do something else. We're there but we're not really participating. And then, you know, the next day we can't make a big deal out of it either. Right? So you don't want to fall into that trap either of, you know, starting, be judgmental of people the next day. You got to let it lie. Never bring it up again. Keith: 10:46 Yeah. And I think a, I love your perspective, kinda, the whole, you know, Jesus went everywhere perspective. I draw the line at when it's not healthy for me. And so there are just certain situations that are not healthy for me. For example, when I was younger, you know, uh, so I guess you can always say you're recovering, you have a recovering addiction. So I have a recovering addiction to gambling. I am not going, you know, there's a tradition where the last night of VMworld, they've, one goes in, shoots craps at the table with individuals from the community. That's just not something I'm going to do. Uh, nothing inherently wrong with it. I'm just not going to do it because it's not healthy for me to do. So that's kind of where I kind of draw the line of when I know that it will, um, force me to fall into a temptation that I struggle with, I avoid it. Mike: 11:44 Right, exactly. Al: 11:46 I was just gonna say there's two factors for me, and I'm sure one of them applies to all of us. As a parent, we want to act the way we preach to our kids. So you don't want to put yourself in a situation and then have yourself explain yourself to your kids, why you got to that point? Regrettably. Um, another thing is if you're surrounded by good people, good friends that respect your opinions and how you approached life, telling them 'no' won't hurt their feelings. Leon: 12:15 Nice. Good. Um, okay. So we've been dancing around the third part of this conversation a little bit and I wanna uh, I wanna dive into that because it's not all struggle and pain and suffering. Uh, you know, it, there's some amazing parts about conventions, not just... Again, as IT professionals, you know, there's amazing parts of conventions, period. The things that you learn and the people that you see in the relationships that you make, the conversations that continue long after the convention is over. The insights that you get. Those are obviously why people spend a not insignificant amount of money and a not insignificant amount of time getting there and doing them. Um, but as folks with a religious, ethical, or moral point of view, I think that conventions represent opportunities that um, you know, that you might not otherwise have. Back to the punchline, you know, the opportunity to be, you know, a Jew, Muslim and Christian who walk into the prayer room all together and like, "hey, you know, this is, we're all doing the same thing, different language, different style," you know, that's not something that you necessarily get the opportunity to do back in your home neighborhood all the time. Um, and you also the opportunity to meet folks who are in IT who are also following a similar or the same path you are. So the opportunity to meet up with folks. I was at, um, I was at re:Invent two years ago and there was a whole contingent of folks from Israel who were there and a bunch of folks from America, and we all got together and we all headed out in the same car to the kosher restaurant, which is sort of 20 minutes off the strip. And we had a great time. We had conversations about, you know, "So what's happening at your work and how do you do this?" And whatever. And, and that was something that I would never have had the opportunity to do had I not gone to re:Invent. So I'm curious like what experiences have you had that are, that are real opportunities that conventions offer you Mike: 14:18 To your point, to your story. Um, the next time you go to re:Invent, you're probably going to reach out to those people and say to them, "Hey, let's do that again." Or "let's get together again and do this instead." Or, you know, "hey, I found this other thing." And so you, so each one that you go to, then year after year, you build stronger and stronger relationships and it makes that event richer and richer and richer. Also say that there's tremendous opportunity at these events to really act out your faith. Um, from a, from a Christian standpoint, you know, uh, compassion, kindness, gentleness, humility, self control. These are the essential elements of Christianity and forgiving, right? And love. And so if you find yourself going to the bar after the event, just to socialize, you can quickly see who, who might be struggling right now. Cause you never know, like we said in the earlier part of the podcast, Somebody, Leon, might've gotten a call that morning about, you know, some disaster that happened. Their kid got called into the principal's office and kicked out of school, or you know, some, some disaster might've happened in their life and here they are 12 hours away and Abu Dhabi and you know, there's nothing they can really do. And you know, if you could go up to them and say, "hey, you look like you're a little down and out, uh, you know what's going on?" You know, and there you sit for the next hour just listening to the person, right? Asking them good questions. To me, that, that is the best kind of expression of what I call authentic Christianity. Leon: 16:10 Nice. Just as a side note, we do have a WhatsApp group that we maintain for, you know, year after year. Like, okay, we're all coming back like, what's going on? So, yes, absolutely that does happen. Um, and I like your, I like your idea of being, of it being an opportunity to, um, and we use this as one of the topics for one of our other episodes, being a 'light unto the nations' you know, to be, uh, out there and just, you know, walk the walk. Um, that's great. What other, what other experiences have you had? Al: 16:38 For me most recently, uh, attending the, the vMug leader summit at the VMware headquarters in February. I was very blessed to meet fellow Muslim vMug leaders from Egypt and Kuwait, and we've remained in contact since then. I now consider them friends and I'm sure they feel the same way. Uh, for them, this was, I believe, their first time to the States. So it was kind of an uneasy trip, not knowing what to expect. I think I, it's not about me when I say this, but the fact that I am Muslim and I am Arabic and I speak Arabic, uh, it made them feel like they were somewhat at home. Speaker 1: 17:15 You know, here I am with my tzittzit, the fringes hanging out. I got my kipa on my head. I'm very demonstrably Orthodox and I think it's an opportunity for people who might've thought, "Oh, I can't, I can't be like that in my IT world. I have to have this whole other sort of crypto-identity that remains hidden." And to see, to be, for me to be able to be very visible like that gives them permission also maybe to consider ways in which they can be visible and not uncomfortable. And Al, to your point, the fact that you are here, that you've made, that you're comfortable in this space, that you can be an ambassador in that way, I think is an amazing blessing and an opportunity for you and them. New Speaker: 17:59 it is. And if you'd asked me this five, 10 years ago, I probably would have, and I don't mean it to sound negative, I don't know how you describe it, but I probably would have distanced myself, but now I feel more comfortable with who I am, what I represent and how I was raised. And I think it just helps for everybody involved. Regardless of religion. We're all, we're all one at the end of the day, we're just one human race. So we need to coexist. As you guys know, all three major religions started in Jerusalem. So, so, you know, we need to come back to the fundamentals and respect one another, be courteous to one another and be kind. Keith: 18:38 I love the demonstration of sheer love. Like it's not just the conferences it's the, uh, overall community. Not... Maybe a small portion of the community is religious. I don't know. I just know that when my family was in need, the community stepped up. And whether that's, you know, uh, my wife's current situation. My brother with losing his wife. My brother losing his son the year before. It's amazing to see how much love is generated, uh, from this community. See people and you know, get hugs and, and get energy. You know, my wife will comment that if it's not a Tech Field Day or VMworld or whatever, that I'm not coming back refreshed. And I'm like, you know what? It's I come back refreshed. Not, not just because technically I got something now the conference, but emotionally is as much as draining as it is to be around people. I also get an incredible amount of energy from positivity and the amount of positivity that we've gotten in this past three years, that's been coupled with the negativity has been life changing. Leon: 19:56 Thanks for making time for us this week. To hear more of Technically Religious visit our website, https://www.technicallyreligious.com where you can find our other episodes, leave us ideas for future discussions and connect to us on social media. Leon: 20:07 Hey, there's this great convention happening next week in Cleveland who's in? Everyone: 20:10 (a lot of nope)

In this episode, host Enrico Signoretti interviews Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of the VMware User Group about the group and VMware's interaction with it's user base. Voices in Data Storage – Episode 16: A Conversation with Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of VMUG

In this episode, host Enrico Signoretti interviews Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of the VMware User Group about the group and VMware's interaction with it's user base. Voices in Data Storage – Episode 16: A Conversation with Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of VMUG

In this episode, host Enrico Signoretti interviews Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of the VMware User Group about the group and VMware's interaction with it's user base. Voices in Data Storage – Episode 16: A Conversation with Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of VMUG

In this episode, host Enrico Signoretti interviews Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of the VMware User Group about the group and VMware's interaction with it's user base. Voices in Data Storage – Episode 16: A Conversation with Steve Athanas & Brad Tompkins of VMUG

#463 - VMUG 2018 Summary and Community Discussion by VMware Podcasts

SD-WAN 360 is live at Dell Technologies World 2019 and we are excited to introduce VMware's COO Sanjay Poonen.Sanjay joined VMware in August 2013, and is responsible for worldwide sales, services, alliances, marketing and communications.Question 1: You are very active on social media and a part of many tech communities within VMware (vEXpert , VMUG). Last week, I was amazed to see around 50 personalized videos in different VMUG locations. That is incredible. What are your thoughts on social media as tool to reach VMware’s customer base and your audience? Can you share any of your best practices? Question 2: Lets switch gears to talk about SD-WAN. VeloCloud, the start-up, was acquired by VMware in 2017. Has the original VMware leadership vision changed for SD-WAN since VeloCloud was acquired and became VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud? Where do you see SD-WAN heading? What are you hearing from VMware customers? Question 3: If I am a large enterprise customer, why do you think VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud is the right choice? Or let me put this way, if I am a huge Cisco shop today, why should I switch vendors and select VMware SD-WAN solution? Question 4: How do you see the relationship with Dell impacting the value of VMware SD-WAN to enterprise and service provider customers? Support the show (https://www.velocloud.com/sd-wan-resources/podcasts/sd-wan-360)

This is the Season 1 preview of the VMUG Collective Podcast. In this episode, hosts Matthew Nanes and Candice Davis preview the VMUG Collective podcast and tell you what to expect from this Professional Development Season. They dive into how professional development became such an important part of VMUG and offer a sneak peek at episode one with Eric Lee.

With over 200 local groups and 125,000 members worldwide, VMUG is one of the best ways to learn, share and network with other members of the IT Community.  This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome some VMUG veteran speakers Tim Davis and Kyle Ruddy to share their VMUG experiences. read more

This episode of the ExploreVM Podcast was recorded live at the Wisconsin VMUG UserCon on April 5th. I was at the Wisconsin VMUG UserCon for the first time in a long time as an attendee, not a speaker. So I took the opportunity to have conversations with vCommunity members and take in more sessions. I had a different interview approach in the first group of clips as I was "Ambush Interviewing" people. I walked up with a hot mic and just started the interview! In the second session, I interview one of the nicest members of the vCommunity about his session, who turns the table on me shortly thereafter. There's a unique aspect to the WI VMUG that i felt it was important to cover. In a non-tech related topic, I spoke with one of the Wisconsin leaders about an initiative they've been working on for a couple of years. In the final segment of the show, stumbled upon a few community members having a round table conversation. They were literally sitting at a round table. I dropped my recorder in the middle of Sean Massey and Nigel Hickey's chat, where we were eventually joined by another speaker from that day's UserCon,If you've got a topic or idea for the show, or would like to be a guest on the ExploreVM Podcast, reach out to me on Twitter, @ExploreVM, email Paul@ExploreVM.com, or Facebook.comExploreVM. Once again, thank you for listening.

This episode of the ExploreVM Podcast was recorded live at the Wisconsin VMUG UserCon on April 5th. I was at the Wisconsin VMUG UserCon for the first time in a long time as an attendee, not a speaker. So I took the opportunity to have conversations with vCommunity members and take in more sessions. I had a different interview approach in the first group of clips as I was "Ambush Interviewing" people. I walked up with a hot mic and just started the interview! In the second session, I interview one of the nicest members of the vCommunity about his session, who turns the table on me shortly thereafter. There's a unique aspect to the WI VMUG that i felt it was important to cover. In a non-tech related topic, I spoke with one of the Wisconsin leaders about an initiative they've been working on for a couple of years. In the final segment of the show, stumbled upon a few community members having a round table conversation. They were literally sitting at a round table. I dropped my recorder in the middle of Sean Massey and Nigel Hickey's chat, where we were eventually joined by another speaker from that day's UserCon,If you've got a topic or idea for the show, or would like to be a guest on the ExploreVM Podcast, reach out to me on Twitter, @ExploreVM, email Paul@ExploreVM.com, or Facebook.comExploreVM. Once again, thank you for listening.

With over 200 local groups and 100,000 members worldwide, VMUG is one of the best ways to learn, share and network with other members of the IT Community. This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast VMUG CEO Brad Tompkins joins Pete and John to share the program's history and current offerings. Afterwards Duncan joins the discussion and the shares personal experiences and ways you can get the most out of your local VMUG. One thing is certain; VMUG is a great tool to help you get the most out of VMware and partner solutions through knowledge sharing, training, collaboration, and events. Links mentioned VMUG VMware Communities VMware on Reddit VMware on Spiceworks The Virtually Speaking Podcast The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to storage and availability. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you’re new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vSpeakingPodcast.com.

Yadin talks with Amanda Blevins, Ravi Venkatasubbaiah, Ken Hui and Andy Banta at the 2017 Silicon Valley VMUG UserCon to hear about their tech community experiences and how their careers were shaped as a result. [This Episode] Amanda Blevins on Twitter: twitter.com/AmandaBlev Ravi Venkatasubbaiah on Twitter: twitter.com/ravi_venk Ken Hui on Twitter: twitter.com/kenhuiny Andy Banta on Twitter: twitter.com/andybanta J Metz on Twitter: twitter.com/drjmetz (not on this show, but a nice guy) VMUG UserCon Schedule: https://www.vmug.com/Attend/Calendar Yadin on Twitter: twitter.com/porterdeleon Lauren on Twitter: twitter.com/malhoit Tech Village on Twitter: twitter.com/TechVillagePod [Subscribe to the Show] On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-village-podcast/id1292054891?mt=2 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ihkncqii3l3zdabeplaxih463tq On Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-village-podcast/tech-village On Android: http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331955204/sounds.rss On SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/techvillage [Sources] Music By | Audio Library – No Copyright Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwXVYfPFiMlzadS4ow80GA

In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with the great and fantastically unique Eric Wright. Eric is the Technology Evangelist at Turbonomic, and he shares with us his passion of building a community and engaging with them. Giving with no expectations while having faith that this generosity will be returned in the long run are two main themes that come up for Eric, both in his personal and professional life. This mindset has helped him develop a strong gut instinct and ability to show the impact of intangible efforts to Turbonomic’s internal team. And wait — there’s a twist! Turbonomic does not have a traditional advocacy program, and it’s on purpose. Eric shares what the Green Circle Program is, and finally gives us his forecast on the upcoming future for influence marketing. We appreciate and admire the energy, generosity and thoughtfulness he brings to everything he does! About our guest Before joining Turbonomic, Eric Wright served as a systems architect at Raymond James in Toronto. As a result of his work, Eric was named a VMware vExpert and Cisco Champion with a background in virtualization, OpenStack, business continuity, PowerShell scripting and systems automation. He’s worked in many industries, including financial services, health services and engineering firms. As the author behind DiscoPosse.com, a technology and virtualization blog, Eric is also a regular contributor to community-driven technology groups such as the vBrownBag community and leading the VMUG organization in Toronto, Canada. He is a Pluralsight Author, the leading provider of online training for tech and creative professionals. Eric’s latest course is “Introduction to OpenStack” you can check it out at pluralsight.com.   The Influence Marketing Podcast, a podcast brought to you by the Influence Marketing Council, an industry council for B2B brands who innovate in influencer, advocacy, and community marketing. Your hosts, John Mark Troyer and Kathleen Nelson Troyer, are co-founders of the IMC. The Influence Marketing Podcast is part of the research program of the IMC. For more information, go to influencemarketingcouncil.com.  

This week we have another episode of ExploreVM live!I was fortunate enough to pin down 4 great people at the Indy VMUG UserCon in late July to discuss their VCDX journey. I hope you enjoy!

This week we have another episode of ExploreVM live!I was fortunate enough to pin down 4 great people at the Indy VMUG UserCon in late July to discuss their VCDX journey. I hope you enjoy!

VMware Communities Roundtable, curated by Eric Nielsen

In this episode, we have a fun chat with Angelo Luciani on his experiences with the Nutanix Technology Champions, or NTC, program. Angelo was the Community Manager at Nutanix, and he and another colleague run this program, which is in its third year. There are 151 members in the program, and Angelo’s traits of being hardworking, proactive, and helpful, certainly help give it the right recipe for success. We have known Angelo for many years, going back to the early VMware days. Angelo puts his heart and soul into his projects, and it is reflected in the way people feel about the NTC program, and what makes it a deep technical relationship between company and community to get their insights and feedback, rather than just a service group meant for only marketing the company. Key Takeaways This podcast was recorded last month; Angelo recently has taken a new role with another company. Thanks to Angelo and to Nutanix for sharing with us on the podcast! [1:20] Today we are talking with Angelo Luciani, Community Manager at Nutanix. Angelo manages the Nutanix Technology Champions program, also known as the NTC. He manages the social media and community at Nutanix. [3:20] NTC is made up of about 151 members of IT professionals with a diverse background, which serves to help the group learn and grow from one another. [3:53] The true value of these programs is people helping each other, which sometimes may take a little time to emerge. This was Angelo’s dream when starting NTC. [5:11] Another goal of starting NTC was that it would serve as an ear to the ground of the community, and they could hear firsthand what challenges and suggestions customers or members of the community are having, that they could help with or change. [7:48] To build the best program possible, ensure that you have strong management commitment internally, because it does take resources and time. Also, have a roadmap of activities that you plan to involve NTCs in, so they know what to expect. [9:58] There are two running the program, one other individual besides Angelo. [10:31] Some of the benefits in the program include: early access to software, access to key people, and almost immediate responses at the company through the Slack channel, exclusive briefings before released to public, access to conferences, lunches and sessions with engineering and product management employees. Peer to peer “unconferences” with a webinar with the NTCs. [13:23] Swag includes nice NTC Polo shirts and Amazon dots. [14:46] The NTC community is made up of a diverse group that bring fresh perspective and conversations to the table. Applications are open to anyone, and the amount of applicants can be overwhelming! The applications are opened in October, for about a month; then they announce in December. January spent is onboarding new members and also welcoming back previous year members. [18:32] Angelo doesn’t see NTC as a niche sub-community, he sees everyone as part of the V-Community. (Virtualization / technical community) [19:31] This is NTC’s third year, and there are currently 151 members. [20:25] He has a colleague, Valeria, that helps deliver content and looks for things NTCs are asking for. He spends 70% with the NTCs on larger structural items and she spends 30% on the tactical end of things. [21:37] Angelo feels like one of the benefits of the programs is immediate feedback on product and platform. [23:49] Sometimes they extend the opportunity to some of their vendors who may want to beta test their software. [26:34] Angelo does see the program growing, but wants to keep it manageable and make sure everyone participating keeps getting value. The current group is very active in the online community, which helps elevate the entire platform. [28:22] Angelo and John were part of the same V-Community many years ago, and he was an early listener of John’s podcast and did the show notes. He was then a mentor in the VMug community, and then saw a need and filled it, instead of waiting for an opportunity to come his way. [30:42] Angelo would like to do more speaking, outreach, and evangelism for the current platform, and a forward view on things of what he thinks is coming next. [32:49] Looking back lightning round! If he could go back in time, he would figure out how to deliver swag in a self-service model, vs. having to personally hand it all out. [33:40] He is amazed at the level of interest in the program and proud of how the NTCs give back and support one another. About our guest, Angelo Luciani I’m the community manager over at Turbonomic and advocate for building communities that engage, enable and equip. I’m always looking for ways to give back to the vCommunity and was fortunate to start the Silicon Valley and Toronto VMware user groups, join the VMUG Board of Directors and be a mentor. I am the co-founder of the first online IT reality show called Virtual Design Master — challenging system administrators who want to develop their skills. I enjoy connecting with people and always have time to hear a good story. I blog at virtuwise.com and hope to connect with you at an event or meetup, don’t be shy! Mentioned In This Episode John’s Twitter: @jtroyer Kathleen’s Twitter: @DailyKat To Join the IMC or for more information: info@influencemarketingcouncil.com Nutanix Angelo Luciani’s Twitter: @angeloluciani Nutanix .NEXT conference The Influence Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the Influence Marketing Council, an industry council for B2B brands who innovate in influencer, advocacy, and community marketing. Your hosts, John Mark Troyer and Kathleen Nelson Troyer, are co-founders of the IMC. The Influence Marketing Podcast is part of the research program of the IMC. For more information, go to influencemarketingcouncil.com.

This week Pete and John take the show on the road to the Austin VMUG and capture some great conversations with Pure Storage, Cohesity, and VMware customers and employees. The Virtually Speaking Podcast The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to storage and availability. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you’re new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vSpeakingPodcast.com.

Brian talks with Angelo Luciani (@AngeloLuciani) and Eric Wright (@discoposse) about their Virtual Design Masters contest (Season 2), how VMUGs are changing, how Home Labs are evolving and the choices IT professionals are making about next-gen technologies for 2014 and 2015. Music Credit: Nine Inch Nails (nin.com)

In vChat #35, I sit down with vExpert, Blogger (at vtesseract.com), vBrownbag leader, VCE Guru, and virtualization evangelist to chat. We cover his presentation at the VMUG of “How to Become a vRockstar with vCenter Orchestrator” and my presentation “Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech“. vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware […]

In vChat #35, I sit down with vExpert, Blogger (at vtesseract.com), vBrownbag leader, VCE Guru, and virtualization evangelist to chat. We cover his presentation at the VMUG of “How to Become a vRockstar with vCenter Orchestrator” and my presentation “Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech“. vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware […]

In vChat Episode 27 David Davis and Eric Siebert record LIVE from the Charlotte, NC regional VMware user group meeting (VMUG). This was no ordinary VMUG with 700+ attendees, live labs, and expert speakers like Scott Lowe, Chris Colotti, Eric Siebert, Alan Renouf, Jason Nash, and Cody Bunch. Find out what we learned at the […]

In vChat Episode 27 David Davis and Eric Siebert record LIVE from the Charlotte, NC regional VMware user group meeting (VMUG). This was no ordinary VMUG with 700+ attendees, live labs, and expert speakers like Scott Lowe, Chris Colotti, Eric Siebert, Alan Renouf, Jason Nash, and Cody Bunch. Find out what we learned at the […]

We look back at 2011 and how the theme of "Community" played a role in it.

Mike Laverick, the SRM guru, is our guest and we get into all sorts of goodness: VMUG's, SRM, VMworld bands, some vRAM semi-speculation and vBeers get some attention too! What is an unconference? Are we commoditized yet? Linkware: VMware User Groups VMware SRM VMworld 2011 Band: The Killers vBeers vSphere Storage Appliance (and yes, Chris […] The post vSoup A Man After Midnight #13 first appeared on vSoup.

In vChat #17, Simon, Eric, and David discuss VMworld submissions, EMC World news, Charlotte regional VMUG streaming, VMware books, new Train Signal videos, Home labs, and, not to be forgotten, iPads (of course). vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are […]

In vChat #17, Simon, Eric, and David discuss VMworld submissions, EMC World news, Charlotte regional VMUG streaming, VMware books, new Train Signal videos, Home labs, and, not to be forgotten, iPads (of course). vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are […]