On what could have been the last ever Professional VMware #vBrownBag Scott Lowe shares tips on how to be productive and effective in today’s world. Thankfully the Mayans were wrong (at least for 12/21/12) and we are all still here for 2013. 2012-12-19 ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag US with Scott Lowe @scott_lowe from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.
On the 13th of November Kenny Garreau presented on objective 4 of the VCP5-IaaS on the third EMEA vBrownbag EMEA vBrownbag with Kenny Garreau covering VCP5-Iaas Objective 4 from EMEA vBrownbag on Vimeo.
Cody blogged earlier regarding his Python solution to easily and fairly identifying #vBrownBag lottery winners. I chose to go the PowerShell route, but more as a fun little thing to do than anything. Ultimately it was Cody’s code that picked the winners. So here’s my solution using PoSH. $spreadsheet = Import-Csv c:\Users\damian\Desktop\vBrownBag_Giveaway.csv $prizes = @{“Trainsignal”
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In the spirit of open kimonos and such, here are some of the gory details behind the #vBrownBag contest this year: Form: Google Docs Winner chooser: Python (https://github.com/bunchc/PyContest/blob/master/pycontest.py) Special thanks to @mjbrender for the seed code. I can’t say that my Python is pretty, but it got the job done just fine. Total Entries: 440
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The 12/12/12 #vBrownBag featured Shane Williford (@coolsport00) presenting a session on VMware View SSL Certificates. Links to the slides and recording of the presentation for those who could not attend below. #vBrownBag US View SSL Certs with Shane Williford @coolsportoo from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.
The second in the #VCDX BrownBag series with John Arrasjid (@vcdx001). This session provided a great overview of the types of scenarios you will see when going for your VCDX. ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag VCDX – Session #2 – John Arrasjid 11/28/12 from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. #vBrownBag VCDX details Time: 7:30 PM CST The next VCDX BootCamp
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A very quick posting to invite all the VDI and vCloud guru’s out there to present on the EMEA #vBrownbag that is run every Tuesday at 7pm GMT. You can present on either the VCP5-DT or the VCP5-IaaS blueprint objectives and show the world your skills and give back to the community at large. We
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On the 6th of November 2012 Larus Hjartarson presented on Objective 3 of the VCP5-IaaS blueprint for the EMEA vBrownbag Video EMEA vBrownbag with Larus Hjartarson covering VCP5-Iaas Objective 3 from EMEA vBrownbag on Vimeo.
On the 30th of October Kenny Garreau presented on objective 6 of the VCP5-IaaS on the first EMEA vBrownbag Video EMEA vBrownbag with Kenny Garreau covering VCP5-Iaas Objective 6 from EMEA vBrownbag on Vimeo.
Today marks the first day in what will be the start of the #VCDX BrownBag series with John Arrasjid (@vcdx001). For those of you who have been with us from the VCP to the VCAP-DCA & DCD series, having a VCDX specific series has always been a dream of ours, and having John on the
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Hello readers! Josh Atwell here. The #vBrownBag crew here at ProfessionalVMware.com has been extremely blessed in 2012 with amazing community support for what we organize on the podcast. In 2012 we’ve managed to produce a VCP5 Series, VCAP5-DCA, VCAP5-DCD series as well as months focused on storage and security. We’ve expanded into APAC, now starting
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It took a while, but the recordings are now available. As Nick says on his site, we had some localized audio/video issues there were uncorrectable (part of why it took so long). Below is the list of these sessions: I did collate the video’s into “days” for easier consumption:VMworld 2012 – Day 1 – Day
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vBrownBags with Edward Haletky (virtualizationpractice / @texiwill) are always delighting, also a bit frightening. Last night we talked theory, design, and practicalities for end-to-end security when designing or selecting a Cloud deployment. Video Slides I don’t have the slides specifically, however, they can be found here.
Whoops. It’s been a while since I’ve posted the Follow-Ups for these. Here is the Video for our VCP-IAAS intro and the slide decks for both the intro & Section 1.1. #vBrownBag VCP-IAAS Intro Video Slides #vBrownBag VCP-IAAS Objective 1.1 Slides Video The video for this one is undergoing editing… will post when it’s done.
Will you be at VMworld Barcelona? Did you have a session rejected from the VMworld Call for Papers? Do you have something technical you want to share? Heck, did you just want to come and do a quick chat with other folks in the VMware community? Now is the time to get your voice heard
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We were originally planning on taking a month off. However, we’re quite energized coming off from VMworld US, have a good amount of content (security month, VCP-IAAS, and “Sack Lunches” (more on that some other time (nested parens FTW))), that we just needed to keep going. Here’s the details for the new series: #vBrownBag VCP-IAAS
-> Continue reading #vBrownBag US Restart (VCP-IAAS)
Couldn’t make it to the show, but still wanted the #vBrownBag USB Key of awesomeness? Click the Big Green Arrow to pull down the file. Warning: it’s nearly 4GB in size. It will take a while to download. In that file, is everything that was on the USB keys. Update: This needs an MD5 check
-> Continue reading #vBrownBag – VMworld 2012 Materials
There are going to be plenty of posts around all of the various parties and announcements that happened at the show. Rather than go down that typical path, I’ll just highlight a few of my personal favorite moments of the week: Everything related to the vBrownBags – Assembly, Distribution, #NotSupported, and Live Streaming, and most
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This week Hersey Cartwright (@herseyc) finished up the VCAP5-DCA series (I think), by rounding out Objective 1.2 and 1.3. VCAP-DCA Objective 1.2 & 1.3 Slides Video Show Notes So, @chriswahl has put together an AMAZING study guide… get it here. More #vBrownBag Goodness iTunes: http://t.co/07DGNQsTFeedburner: http://t.co/2Fic71ZW
Last week the US vBrownBags had Josh Atwell pulling double duty on hosting and presenting the vBrownBag covering the VCAP-DCA Blueprint Objective 8.1. He also had the pleasure of announcing the VMware Communities Tech Talks powered by the vBrownBags at VMworld US (more on this in a bit). The APAC vBrownBags also knocked it out
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