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 things up by introducing new voting mechanisms to try and deliver a more palatable outcome for all who where involved…I think it worked well and delivered interesting results for all those active bloggers listed on the (http://thevpad.com/).
Eric introduced a point system based on Google Page Speed and the number of posts in 2016 to help level the playing field and make it less of a perceived popularity contest. Introducing tangible metrics to make up a portion of the total ranking points was an interesting move and seemed to work well. If nothing else it made people (myself included) more aware around the dark art of web page speed optimization…and this has meant a better browsing experience for those visiting Top vBlog sites.
The Results:
As expected, with Duncan Epping bowing out of the race William Lam deservedly took out the #1 spot with Vladan Seget, Cormac Hogan, Chris Wahl and Scott Lowe rounding out the top 5. There was lots of movement in the (http://vsphere-land.com/news/top-vblog-2017-top-25-category-results.html) and I managed to sneak into the top 20 at #19 which is extremely humbling. Creating content for this community is a pleasure and has become somewhat of a personal obsession so it’s nice to get some recognition and I’m happy that what I’m able to produce is (for the most) found useful by people in the community. I’m a passionate guy in most things that I am involved in so it’s no surprise that I feel so strongly in being able to contribute to this great vCommunity…especially when it comes to my strong passion around Hosting, Cloud, Backup and DR.
Aussie Representation:
As with previous years I like to highlight the Aussie and Kiwi (ANZ) representation in the Top vBlog and this year is no different. We have a great blogging scene here in the VMware community and that is reflected with the quality of the bloggers listed below. Special mention to Matt Allford who debuted at #190 …watch out for him to climb up the list over the next few years!
| Blog | Rank | Prev | +/- | Total Points | Total Votes | Voting Points | #1 Votes | # 2016 posts | Post Pts | PS % | PS Pts |
| Virtualization is Life! (Anthony Spiteri) | 19 | 44 | 25 | 1420 | 165 | 1042 | 15 | 123 | 246 | 66% | 132 |
| Long White Virtual Clouds (Michael Webster) | 20 | 13 | -7 | 1374 | 201 | 1228 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 56% | 112 |
| CloudXC (Josh Odgers) | 29 | 17 | -12 | 1166 | 144 | 930 | 7 | 53 | 106 | 65% | 130 |
| Penguinpunk.net (Dan Frith) | 106 | 78 | -28 | 545 | 48 | 317 | 4 | 46 | 92 | 68% | 136 |
| Virtual 10 (Manny Sidhu) | 115 | 82 | -33 | 520 | 44 | 268 | 0 | 32 | 64 | 94% | 188 |
| Proudest Monkey (Grant Orchard) | 127 | 93 | -34 | 501 | 53 | 341 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 69% | 138 |
| Demitasse (Alastair Cooke) | 140 | 168 | 28 | 467 | 42 | 261 | 0 | 33 | 66 | 70% | 140 |
| Pragmatic IO (Brett Sinclair) | 174 | 153 | -21 | 418 | 29 | 222 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 86% | 172 |
| Virtual Tassie (Matt Allford) | 190 | NEW | NEW | 392 | 29 | 170 | 1 | 23 | 46 | 88% | 176 |
| (http://blog.ukotic.net/) | 201 | 179 | -22 | 369 | 24 | 159 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 91% | 182 |
| Virtual Notions (Derek Hennessy) | 266 | 298 | 32 | 253 | 21 | 121 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 41% | 82 |
Veeam Representation:
My follow colleagues at Veeam made it into the list and all below made the top 50!
| Blog | Rank | Prev | +/- | Total Points | Total Votes | Voting Points | #1 Votes | # 2016 posts | Post Pts | PS % | PS Pts |
| Virtualization is Life! (Anthony Spiteri) | 19 | 44 | 25 | 1420 | 165 | 1042 | 15 | 123 | 246 | 66% | 132 |
| Notes from MWhite (Michael White) | 31 | 38 | 7 | 1080 | 108 | 642 | 2 | 132 | 264 | 87% | 174 |
| Virtual To The Core (Luca Dell’Oca) | 38 | 41 | 3 | 927 | 111 | 695 | 2 | 36 | 72 | 80% | 160 |
| (http://www.vzilla.co.uk/) | 44 | 120 | 76 | 871 | 109 | 645 | 9 | 27 | 54 | 86% | 172 |
| Tim’s Tech Thoughts (Tim Smith) | 48 | 100 | 52 | 837 | 92 | 583 | 5 | 32 | 64 | 95% | 190 |
The Results Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwbtPWgZh8 Again a massive thank you to Eric for putting together the voting and organising the whole thing. It’s a huge undertaking and we should all be in gratitude to Eric for making it all happen. The whole list and category winners can been viewed (http://vsphere-land.com/news/top-vblog-2017-full-results.html).