Author Archives: GeekFluent

Dave’s Blogging Tips: Don’t Wait

This is the first of what I’m hoping to turn into a series of blogging tips posts. I’m well aware that I haven’t been blogging anywhere’s near as long as some of the other folks out there have been. I’m … Continue reading

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EMC Elect 2016 – Just the Facts

Yesterday, EMC announced the list of those who had been awarded the EMC Elect designation for 2016. The EMC Elect is EMC’s community recognition program. Now in its fourth year, the Elect program seeks to recognize those who exhibit engagement … Continue reading

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Cisco Announces Champions for 2016

On Friday last week, Cisco started sending out email welcoming those people who have been selected to receive the Cisco Champion designation for 2016. For those of you not familiar with it, Cisco Champion is Cisco’s community recognition program. Its … Continue reading

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Tech Bloggers’ Support Group – Beta Test

This is an idea I’ve been kicking around for a while. I’ve been thinking about how I’d like to be doing more with this blog: posting more often, creating series of posts, improving my writing skills, increasing my readership, etc. … Continue reading

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Headed to Pure//Accelerate 2016

[Disclaimer: Pure Storage is sponsoring my attendance at this event, and paying for my hotel and airfare. There was no requirement that I write about the event at all. Any thoughts or views expressed here are entirely my own.] I’ve … Continue reading

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For Your Listening Pleasure: Cisco Champion Radio Season 3, Ep 2 is Live

Earlier this week, I got to play the role of a guest-host/panelist on the Cisco Champion Radio podcast, talking about tech predictions for 2016. It was a very lively conversation and a lot of fun. If you’re interested in hearing … Continue reading

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Confirmed for Storage Day 9 (#SFD9)

You may remember that I made my Tech Field Day debut last year at Storage Field Day 7. If you followed any of the video stream during, or any of the recordings afterwards, you’ll have some sense of how much … Continue reading

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Mixed Message Monday: Domino’s Wants You to Pay to Train Their Employees

Since some of what I do for a living can be classified as Technical Marketing, every now and then I like to do a post that is more about the marketing than the tech. Mixed Message Monday is my series … Continue reading

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Guest-Hosting Cisco Champion Radio Next Week

I’ve written before about the various community programs I’ve been fortunate enough to be involved in and how I’ve benefited from them. I’ve just been given another unexpected benefit that should be a lot of fun. The Cisco Champion community … Continue reading

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State of the Blog Report: 2015

2015 is over and 2016 has arrived. It’s a time to reflect on what’s gone before and to plan for the year ahead. In doing so, here’s a look back at GeekFluent’s year in 2015. 2015 was the year that … Continue reading

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