#vBrownBag Episodes

It is finally upon us, just over a week until the first TechTalks of VMworld EMEA 2015 in Barcelona.
The TechTalks will, as always, be held in the Hang Space. We couldn’t make this happen without the support of the VMware Communities team and our sponsors, listed at the bottom. […]

It’s just over a week until VMworld EMEA 2015 kicks off in Barcelona. The TechTalk schedule is filling up, but there are still spaces for more presentations. We are also delighted to welcome back another regular sponsor, Brocade is continuing to support the community through the #vBrownBag TechTalks. If you have a topic for a
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It should be no surprise that Cisco is supporting the TechTalks at VMworld EMEA. Cisco has been the most consistent sponsor of TechTalks over the years and we again welcome their support in Barcelona this year. It isn’t too late to submit your TechTalk session, just fill in this form and I will be in touch
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This post is reproduced from Keith  Townsend‘s blog at The CTO Advisor.

I recently attended The Reckoning conference hosted by John Mark Troyer. John is the former program manager for VMware’s vExpert program. John has a reputation as a master community builder. He’s a sought after consultant for enterprise IT vendors looking to jump start or fine-tune their community programs. The Reckoning conference was the first in what I’d assume many conferences focused on community and IT careers. Prior to the official start of the event the vBrownBag team hosted an unconference.
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Now that VMworld USA is behind us it is natural that we look forward to VMworld EMEA next month. We are working with the VMware Communities team and will have a TechTalk stage in the Hang Space again. You can submit your TechTalk using this form. TechTalks are ten minute long presentations by community members
-> Continue reading VMworld EMEA – TechTalks submissions open

This post is reproduced from Mike Letshin‘s blog at The Solutions Architect.

Every once in a while there is a day that brings together people that are from down the street, across the country and around the world with an attempt to make the world a slightly better place.  While this sounds like quite the audacious goal, The Reckoning aims to:

• Do Work That Matters
• Beyond Technologist: Communicator, Businessperson
• Be a Creator, Not An Operator

I have been lucky enough to be in attendance to represent Nexenta but also my history and background.  Kicking off the day with an unconference that was hosted by Cody Bunch and Alastair Cooke of vBrownbag we started with a generic list of topics that those in attendance thought were important to the community, the tech sector and hopefully others that could not attend.  I have done these before and the ideas tend not to get to flow past the group in attendance, and since the first break out, I volunteered to lead it seems only write to pass on some of the insight from those that may have been there, might want to go there or those that are just guessing but either way they are nuggets of knowledge.

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