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Aug 19, 2011

Aug 22, 2011

rbrambley via twitter "@BorgCollective_: @rbrambley YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED" > beam me up #vmworld3word

rolltidega via twitter Viva Las VMworld! #vmworld3word

keithnorbie via twitter I’m gonna WuPaaS #vmworld3word

rodos via twitter #VMworld3word Airport VMworld bound

Aug 23, 2011

Aug 24, 2011

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Last week I was in New York, NY for the vPower Tour as a guest speaker. My Northeast teeamates (we spell it that way at Veeam) asked me to present as a blogger, so I put together “Seeding The Cloud. The Conversation.” The actual presentation is embedded later in this post, but I wanted to provide a few notes about some of the slides first.

Credit Where Credit Is Due

Special Thanks to Yung Chou for not only helping me understand the Cloud Conversation better with his 5-3-2 Cloud Principle, but for also letting me use 3 of his slides. I also want to thank Mark Minasi for his recent speech at the Techstravaganza Event in Atlanta and his great article “Avoid Being Plowed By The Cloud”. Mark’s economist views of the Cloud were very inspirational and informative to me and for my presentation. I love his “numerological proctology” expression!

I used the Cloud

I used Google Docs to build the preso, and I streamed it live from the Cloud when I delivered it. I guess I owe thanks to Sprint for 3G being up that day too! Thanks to VMware and Intel for the YouTube video. That still cracks me up every time I watch it.

Did You Know

Real Cloud Seeding examples slides:

1. Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics – before both opening and closing ceremonies
2. Woodstock 1969 – several reports from witnesses
3. Project Stormfury – 1960s experiment to seed hurricanes in the Atlantic
4. Chernobyl – Russian pilots seeded radioactive clouds before they reached Moscow

The Points

• You (and your company) are already using the Cloud.
• Define YOUR Cloud Conversation.
• Understand your IT Department’s value and services before you try to determine if The Cloud is a good alternative.
• Be a Numerological Proctologist yourself!
• Consider DR as a “low hanging fruit” reason to use The Cloud.

The rest should be self explanatory.

Who knows. Maybe I’ll get to deliver it again sometime!

I finally got all the photos from VMWorld 2010 off of my camera and phone and uploaded to Google Picasa. Enjoy some pics from the various parties, the Keynotes, a Giant’s game, and a trolley ride to Pier 39! Follow the link to the Picasa web album if you want a larger image or want to leave a comment on a photo.

VMWorld 2010 has come and gone. I’m definitely still recovering and trying to catch up on a lot of stuff I missed while working the Veeam booth. One of the first things I wanted to see that I heard so much about was the “vSpecialist Delight” video. This is definitely an awesome production from the team at EMC. Check it out, but please keep reading for the Veeam vPower video afterwards …

Mad props guys! BUT, I have a few observations I want to point out.

From what I can tell, although Fred and Nick wrote the lyrics, it appears that the vSpecialists are lip syncing to still yet to be signed Blaze1 actually rapping (Updated 9/5/10) Blaze1, a relative of the studio owner in Atlanta where the song was recorded, is the rapper in the song.

Here’s a screen shot from the credits at the end of the video.

Am I jealous? Sure. However, what really inspired me to write this post was when I read the lyrics available from Nick’s blog post. This rhyme especially got my attention:

Now I ain’t trying to start a backup race
Data Domain and Avamar will win that race

Fred, Thanks for the ride from the SFO airport, but “Holy 2Pac and Biggie Batman!”

That brings me to the “I Got vPower” song and video the Veeam Teeam made for VMWorld 2010. Like the guys in the bowling shirts

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WUPaaS first. Ask questions later!

Tune in here around 6 PM PST for the tweets, photos, interviews, videos, and general mayhem associated with the VMUnderground VMWorld 2010 Warm UP Party as a Service Event at the Thirsty Bear.

The Twitter game
Back once again.
A little challenge
For VMWorld 2010.

Started last year.
Some thought strange
At VMworld 2009
And Partner Exchange.

Here’s the rules.
Hope you play.
Use three words
Whatever you say.

Hashtags are allowed.
Apostrophes are free.
Always use tag #vmworld3word.
above = 3.

Count symbols, numbers,
as word substitutes.
punctuation doesn’t count.
emoticons I’ll excuse

RTs are encouraged
to link conversations.
Here’s an example
“RT @twittername(s): to link conversations #othertag #vmworld3word>” note various exceptions

Slang is permitted
if commonly used.
There’s lotsa grey
gotta carefully choose.

The contest begins
On WUPaaS Sunday.
Join, you must
Yoda would say

Tweet when inspired.
Not every time.
Make it fun
without the rhymes

I was told
around the Moscone
screens will display.
Honest, no bologna.

If they do
Look for mine.
Tweet your own.
try to outshine!

This little ditty
shows game intent.
Clear as mud?
Leave a comment!

For those attending VMWorld 2010 in San Francisco, CA, On Wednesday September 1 at 1:00 PM PST take a break from the sessions and stop by to meet VIRTUMANIA and Infosmack personalities Marc Farley, Rick Vanover, and me in person on the VMWorld 2010 Solutions Exchange floor. The Veeam and 3PAR booths are adjacent to each other, so this tweet up will be in the general area at both booths from 1 PM to 2 PM PST.

RSVP at twtvite.com/vmworld2010smackup and then add to your calendar:

Outlook Google iCal Yahoo!

Be sure to follow (and use) the hashtag #smackup during the event on that Wednesday. The twtvite.com page will be collecting tweets and photos using this tag!

Looking forward to seeing everyone then!

See the full twtvite after the page break.

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