Got beans? Want beans? Coming to AWS re:Invent 2018 in Las Vegas? Welcome to the Community Coffee Bean Exchange group! This is an informal group which has developed quite a loyal and tasty following at a few conference events already! How does Community Coffee Bean Exchange Work? Find a local roaster or some of your … Read more
Let me start by saying that I’m a massive advocate, contributor, and supporter of many open source communities, while also working in my role for a technology vendor who provides a commercial product that also supports many open source platforms. The reason that matters is that I’m not saying this without an understanding of the … Read more
Interop 2018 This year at Interop will be exciting as usual with a number of events focused on community collaboration in and out of the technology ecosystem. Tuesday and Wednesday will feature a 5km (3 mile) #vFit fun run. Tuesday run: http://schedule.interop.com/session/itx-vfit-runs/856879 Wednesday run: http://schedule.interop.com/session/itx-vfit-runs/856880 There are also two blocks of time which are Ask … Read more
Over the last few days I’ve seen some chatting on Twitter about personal brand. I was very surprised by how many folks had a rather negative view of what it means to create and be proud of a personal brand. Perhaps my connotation is different than others, but let’s stop for a moment and think … Read more