Veeam Vanguard Nominations for 2023 are Open!
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Ten Years of VMworld… and Travel
I’m currently heading over to the newly renamed VMware Explore and it’s not been lost on me that this is the 10th anniversary of my very first VMworld back i...
Talking AWS Communities with Hero's and Builders
Last week, I had the pleasure to sit down in a Twitter Space with Chris Williams and other AWS Community members to chat about Chris's journey from a traditi...
Still Time! - vExpert and Vanguard 2021
A Challenging Year for Community For a lot of us in the IT Industry, 2020 made it difficult to advocate technology like we had done in previous years. No dou...
VMworld 2020 - Tech, Career and Community with the vTrail Map
VMworld has been leveraged by a lot of people to help advance their careers with a lot of advancement seeded by personal interactions at the conference. Soci...
vExpert 2020 Second Half Applications Open
This is a very quick post to let people know that from the first of June, till the 20th of June, applications are open for the half yearly intake into the VM...
Tribalism in IT... Why It is in our nature to not all get along!
When I was a boy, I started following the Essendon Australian Rules Football club ...I was drawn to their colours and I was also drawn to the fact they had j...
Cloud Field Day 5 - Recap and Videos #CFD5
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting at Cloud Field Day 5 (a Tech Field Day event). Joined by Michael Cade and David Hill, we took the delegates throug...
Heading to Cloud Field Day 5 #CFD5
I'm currently on the first leg over from Perth to San Fransisco where I'll head down to Silicon Valley to present at Cloud Field Day 5 . This will be my firs...
Top vBlog 2018: Thoughts, Notable Representation and Thanks
Last week the Top vBlog for 2018 where announced based on votes cast late last year on content delivered in 2017. Similar to last year Eric Siebert continued...
VMUG UserCon – Sydney and Melbourne Events!
A few years ago I claimed that the Melbourne VMUG Usercon was the “Best Virtualisation Event Outside of VMworld!” …that was a big statement if ever there was...
vExpert 2019 - Why The vCommunity is Still Important to me.
Overnight, applications for the 2019 VMware vExperts where opened up and as per usual it's created a flurry of activity on social media channels and well as ...
AWS re:Invent 2018 Recap - Times...they a̶r̶e̶ have a̶ Changi̶n̶g̶ed!
I wrote this sitting in the Qantas Lounge in Melbourne waiting for the last leg back to Perth after spending the week in Las Vegas at AWS re:Invent 2018 . I ...
VMworld 2018 Recap Part 2 - Community and Veeam Recap
VMworld 2018 has come and gone and after a couple of days recovery from the week that was, i’ve had time to reflect on what was a great week and an another g...
Veeam @VMworld 2018 Edition...
VMworld 2018 is less than a week away, and I can't wait to fly into Las Vegas for my sixth VMworld and second with Veeam. It's been an interesting year or so...
VMworld 2018 - #vGolf Las Vegas
#vGolf is back! Bigger and better than last years event. This is the third year of the event having had the inaugural #vGolf at VMworld 2016. Last year we ha...
vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld 2018 - The Power to Catapult!
VMworld 2018 is fast approaching and in the last 24 hours, notifications where sent out to those lucky enough to have their session submissions accepted. Hav...
vExpert 2018 – The Value Remains!
After a longer than expected deliberation period the vExpert class of 2018 was announced late last Friday (US Time). I’ve been a vExpert since 2012 with 2018...
Awarded vExpert Cloud - A New vExpert Sub Program
Last week Corey Romero announced the inaugural members of the vExpert Cloud sub-program . This is the third vExpert sub-program following the vSAN and NSX pr...
VMworld 2017: Don't Take it for Granted!
This time next week VMworld 2017 will be kicking off with the Sunday evening Welcome Reception among other sponsor and community events and for me, it will m...
Top vBlog 2017: Notable Representation and Thanks
It feels like this year moving along at ludicrous speed so it's no surprise that the Top vBlog for 2017 has been run and won. This year Eric Siebert changed ...
Updated: VMworld 2017 - #vGolf Las Vegas
To say that #vGolf is back bigger and better than the inaugural #vGolf held last year at VMworld 2016 is an understatement! This year's event has been very p...
Top vBlog 2017 - Last week to Vote!
While I had resisted the temptation to put out a blog on this years Top vBlog voting I thought with the voting coming to an end it was worth giving it a shou...
VMworld 2017 - #vGolf Las Vegas
[ Please head to this page for updated information ] #vGolf is back! Bigger and better than the inaugural #vGolf held last year at VMworld 2016! Last year we...
Quick Thought: VMUG is now part of DTUC
I awoke this morning to the news that an announcement was made at DELL|EMC World that VMUG had been rolled into a the recently formed Dell Technologies User ...
It's ok to steal... VMUG UserCon Key Take Aways
Last week I attended the Sydney and Melbourne VMUG UserCons and apart from sitting in on some great sessions I came away from both events with a renewed sens...
VMUG UserCon - Sydney and Melbourne Events are Huge This Year!
Last year I claimed that the Melbourne VMUG Usercon was the “Best Virtualisation Event Outside of VMworld!” …that was a big statement if ever there was one h...
vExpert's of 2017 – Listen Up! It’s about the Advocacy
Overnight Cory Romero announced the intake of the 2017 VMware vExperts . As a now six time returning vExpert it would be easy for me to sit back enjoy a perc...
Vendor Wars: Tribes In IT…Get Used To it!
In the last couple of weeks there had been murmurings within the VMUG Leadership Group that Nutanix was about to be banned from sponsoring events worldwide. ...
HomeLab – SuperMicro 5028D-TNT4 Unboxing and First Thoughts
While I was at Zettagrid I was lucky enough to have access to a couple of lab environments that where sourced from retired production components and I was ab...
vForumAU 2016 Recap: Best Event In Years!
Last week I was in Sydney for the 2016 edition of vForumAU ...I've been coming to vForumAU since 2011 and this years event was probably up there with the bes...
VMware vChampion Farewell!
About four years ago I was invited to join a program called the VMware vChampions...this program is run and operated by the VMware ANZ Channel and Marketing ...
vForumAU 2016: vBrownBag TechTalks
With vForumAU 2016 less than a week away it's time to talk about what the vBrownBag crew will be up to next week in Sydney. If you don't know what the vBrown...
vExpert Pivot: NSX and VSAN Program Announcements
This week the VMware vExpert team officially lifted the lid on two new subprograms that focus on NSX and VSAN . The announcements signal a positive move for ...
Top vBlog 2016 - Still Time to Vote
While I have resisted temptation to post a blog on this years Top vBlog voting I thought with a couple of days to go it was worth giving it a shout just in c...
Beta Participation Matters! - vSphere Beta Program
Over the past week there have been a number of posts around the new vSphere Beta which is the first step in testing the next major release from VMware follow...
It's A Good Book! - vSphere Design Pocketbook 3.0
Last week Frank Denneman blogged about the release of the third installment of the vSphere Design Pocketbook. This is a great initiative from PernixData and ...
The Change Message is on Repeat...I Reckon Evolve! - VMUG UserCon Take Away
Yesterday I attended the Melbourne VMUG UserCon for 2016 and had a great day catching up with community friends, presenting with PernixData and attending oth...
Melbourne VMUG UserCon - Best Virtualisation Event Outside of VMworld!
"Best Virtualisation Event Outside of VMworld!" ...now there is a big statement if ever there was one! Without insulting every other VMUG UserCon around the ...
VMUG - The Power of Community... NIKE!
Yesterday at the long awaited reboot of the Perth VMUG here in Western Australia I chaired a vExpert/vChampion Panel that included Alex Barron , Luke Brown ,...
#vBrownBag TechTalk - NSX...An Unexpected Journey
While at VMworld a couple of weeks ago I presented a short talk around my journey working with NSX-v and how it has shifted ( pivoted ) the direction of what...
vExpert VMworld Reception and Program Thoughts
Last week at VMworld we had the annual vExpert Reception…this year the party was held at the very swanky Julia Morgan Ballroom in the Merchants Exchange buil...
Top vBlog 2015: Aussie (vMafia) Representation
The Top vBlog for 2015 Results where announced a couple of nights ago and Australia had strong representation throughout the 400 odd blogs listed at vSphere-...
MVMUG - Pivoting and The New IT
Last week I attended my second Melbourne VMUG User Conference. The UserCon was again well attended and the Melbourne VMUG Team did a great job putting togeth...
VMUG User Conference 2015 - Melbourne Community Session
The Australian legs of the VMUG User Conferences are happening next week in Sydney and Melbourne...This year the event is even bigger than last years and if ...
vForumAU Week in Review
Another vForumAU has come and gone and upon reflection it was possibly the best event I’ve attended since my first one back in 2011. This year the venue for ...