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vExperts Weekly Digest – June 24th 2013

Apologize for missing last week, but I was solidly booked through and did not get a chance to do my standard collection of links.  This week there is a good amount of content available. So please feel free to take … Continue reading

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There will be travel

This last week was a busy one for me, and I chronicle it simply to illustrate that for those of you looking to transition or  “join the dark side” that you enter into the journey with your eyes wide open … Continue reading

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Google Reader – Oh How I will Miss Thee

I could have written this post. T-Minus 14 days till the immanent demise of Google Reader, a product I’ve used for a number of years on a daily basis for simple consumption of media. Sad Fact: I have google reader … Continue reading

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Beast Mode at the Seattle VMUG User Conference

Following the back to back VMUG’s in San Diego and Silicon Valley, I found myself a week later back in my home town of Seattle, WA.  This trip was especially fun because it was a mini-reunion for several members of … Continue reading

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vExperts Weekly Digest – June 10th 2013

It’s time yet again for another  episode of vExperts Weekly Digest. This week, finds us hot on the heels of the 2013 vExpert nominations where over 577 vExperts were awarded status. Make sure you check out Jeramiah Dooley’s breakdown of … Continue reading

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vExperts Weekly Digest – vExperts 2013 Special Edition

So unless you have been living under a rock, or were at Citrix Synergy (I kid) then you are probably aware that last Tuesday saw the announcement of the vExpert Awards for 2013. So with that comes a special edition … Continue reading

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Back to Back VMUG’s

My new role is primarily customer facing and there is a significant focus on the VMware User Group (VMUG) Community.With the removal of the VMForum events in the US, the VMUG End User Conferences have pretty much taken over as … Continue reading

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Humbled I Am – vExpert 2013

First I’d like to thank John Mark Troyer who continues to run one of the best technical community organizations in the world. For the second year in a row, I have been selected as a VMware vExpert, one of 574 … Continue reading

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vExperts Weekly Digest – May 27th 2013

And here we are yet again with another weeks collection of links from around the vExpert community.  Lots of good content from the past week:  VMTN Communities (now updated for mobile), a primer on learning NVP, vCenter 5.1 U1a release, and … Continue reading

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the vExpert Class of 2013

Wear Sunscreen.   I have no idea at this very moment if I have been chosen or not. Regardless, I still believe that this is one of the best community based groups within the technology spectrum. So Congrats to all … Continue reading

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