Author Archives: Gabriel

VCP5 Study Guides, Books of Note, and VMUG’s

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Gabriel

  The title is obviously self explanatory. Now that I am back working in the VMware space 24/7 its time to buckle down and knock my VCP5 out. Yes I am lame and missed the free test opportunity for VCP4 holders. Which … Continue reading →

Posted in Omnicube, Storage & Virtualization, VCP, VMUG, VMWare | 2 Comments

vExpert Weekly Digest – Episode 1

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Gabriel

As an FYI, the first edition of the vExpert Weekly Digest is up for your reading pleasure on Flipboard. This is a project I’m working on to gather posts from other vExperts across the globe and put together a neat … Continue reading →

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Globally Federated & Hyperconverged

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Gabriel

So I have hinted at some changes that were to be taking place in my near term future. For the last year I have been working as a Sales Engineer with Emulex, covering the South Western Territory and focusing primarily on IO … Continue reading →

Posted in Sales Engineering, SimpliVity, Storage, Storage & Virtualization, VMWare | 3 Comments

One year past, a leap forward.

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Gabriel

So for the last year I’ve been working as a Sales Engineer with a IO manufacturer. This was my first position on the “Dark Side”, working day to day in the sales environment in support of the account management team both … Continue reading →

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The Magic Is The Community: vExpert 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Gabriel

So vExpert submission time is here again. If your RSS feed is as active as mine you probably saw 100 posts by various other vExpert bloggers about the opening day to submit your profile for the VMware vExpert program.I just … Continue reading →

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VMworld 2013 – Call for papers is now open

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Gabriel

With VMware PEX just having ended a few weeks ago, it’s now time to start focusing on this years VMworld 2013 which will be held once again at Moscone Center in San Francisco and Barcelona Spain. Last year was the … Continue reading →

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CloudCred: Team vExperts

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gabriel

   vExperts we are assembling a CloudCred team of unparalleled awesomeness.  (btw, it helps if you link it) Cloud Cred is a professional peer-based ranking system that makes it easy to identify the most credible, up-to-date and follow-worthy experts on … Continue reading →

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Thanks to those who voted

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gabriel

I’d like to thank the Academy ….  As many of those who blog or write in the VMware/Virtualization community know, Eric Siebert runs vSphere-Land and does an annual voting effort to rank the various VMware, Virtualization, and Storage related blogs.Here is … Continue reading →

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VMUG Events – Why You Want to Attend or Sponsor

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Gabriel

What is VMUG: VMware User Groups or VMUG’s for short is an independent, global, customer-led organization, created to maximize members’ use of VMware and partner solutions through knowledge sharing, training, collaboration, and events. VMUG meetings are held throughout the world and … Continue reading →

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VMware PEX: Own the shirt!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Gabriel

So for VMware PEX this year I made a custom shirt: Little did I know that everyone would want one. I’ll probably set something up soon for an easy to click and order. I put my twitter handle on the … Continue reading →

Posted in vExpert, Virtualization, VMWare | 3 Comments