Archive for 'Misc-IT Related'

The value of community VMware vExpert 2013

Posted on 31. May, 2013 by vTexan.

W0OT !! VMware vExpert 2013 ! When I got into social media a few years ago it was mostly an outlet to research and absorb as much information as my brain would allow. I lurked and gleaned as much info as I could. As I got more comfortable, I started to interact more and [...]

Why End User computing is more than VDI

Posted on 30. Apr, 2013 by vTexan.

Today, more than any other day, I seem to have VDI/End User Computing on the brain. Man I HEART EUC !! It probably started a few weeks back when I decided it was time to update my home lab to VMware Horizon View 5.2. Some of the new features like Unity Touch and HTML5 [...]

vTexan top 20–Thank You

Posted on 14. Mar, 2013 by vTexan.

The results are in !! In 2012 a vTexan.com was ranked 30th and this year we moved up 10 spots to #20 !! W0OT !! AWESOME! First and foremost THANK YOU VERY MUCH !! Secondly thank you Eric Siebert for working hard to pull this together !! Make sure you head over to http://vsphere-land.com/news/2013-top-vmware-virtualization-blog-voting-results.html [...]

My Pebble Watch Review

Posted on 02. Feb, 2013 by vTexan.

So, this blog post is going to be a little different then my typical ones, but this is my blog so I get to publish whatever I want About 10 months ago, April 11th to be exact, I was alerted by a good friend of mine (Brian Carpenter – @vtBrianC) of a kick ass [...]

Free VDI training videos from TrainSignal

Posted on 28. Jan, 2013 by vTexan.

First and foremost let me point out that TrainSignal (@TrainSignal) is a sponsor on this vTexan.com blog site. BUT I’d like to point out that I loved them before they were a sponsor Thank god for Social Media (Twitter and Facebook in this case) or I would have totally missed these little gems of [...]

VMware vCenter Operations–Tell your Story contest

Posted on 25. May, 2012 by vTexan.

I just wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of the killer contest the vCenter Operations Team has rolled out for VMworld. As most of my readers know, next to VMware View, vCenter Operations is my favorite product that VMware has rolled out. As more and more customers are virtualizing their datacenters and moving [...]

EMCers guide on how to use RSS feeds

Posted on 09. May, 2012 by vTexan.

Okay, before everyone piles on to me about this blog, I know for the vast majority of us “social media types” this is beyond 101 content. This is not written for you It’s written for this massive wave of new iPad users here at EMC (and partners) that are trying to get their [...]

Thank you TRAINSIGNAL

Posted on 09. Apr, 2012 by vTexan.

I’m EXTREMLY excited to announce that TrainSignal.com is now an official sponsor of the vTexan.com blog site. If you’ve been an avid reader of my blog, or follow me on Twitter you know I’m a HUGE fan of David Davis (Twitter: @DavidMDavis ) and the folks over at TrainSignal.Com. I’ve had the extreme pleasure [...]

Role Change and Now Hiring vSpecialists

Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by vTexan.

Some of you may have noticed a slow down on the blogging the last month. It has nothing to do with lacking ideas for content, and everything to do with a new role I’ve taken on here at EMC. A couple of weeks ago I moved into a vSpecialist Manager role covering the Commercial [...]

Time to vote for the top blogs and bloggers

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by vTexan.

As you guys know, I’m a huge proponent of blogging as a means to push content out to the greater community. If you ask me a question about technology, most of the time I’ll respond with links to blog posts that I found the answer in. I’ve used blogs and Google more times then not [...]

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