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Cisco Launches Champions Program for 2013

Yesterday, Cisco began sending email notifications to the people they’re inviting to participate in the Cisco Champions Program. This program’s purpose is “to create and nurture a network of people who are passionate about Cisco and enjoy sharing their knowledge, … Continue reading

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2013 VMware vExperts Announced

Yesterday, VMware announced the vExpert 2013 awardees.  The vExpert program is one that recognizes those members of the VMware community who “have demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share their expertise with others.”  One of the … Continue reading

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My Schedule for EMC World 2013

EMC World is almost here, and I’ve been spending a bit of effort figuring out how my time there would be best spent, and think I’ve got my schedule more or less worked out (there are only a couple double-bookings … Continue reading

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2012: The GeekFluent Year in Review

I’ve been thinking that I really need to be taking a more deliberate approach to this blog and make sure I’m posting more regularly.  Looking around, all of the big names in blogging seem to put out a year-end post.  … Continue reading

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EMC Elect – A Founder is Me

Today, EMC announced a community-driven recognition program called EMC Elect.  I’m very proud to follow that with the announcement that I have been one of ten people selected as Founding Members of this new program. The idea of the program … Continue reading

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Achievement Unlocked: Certification Quest

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have caught some of the story of chasing certifications in October and how the best-laid plans meant nothing to Hurricane Sandy. Despite the obstacles thrown in our way, my teammates and I … Continue reading

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Two New Things (with More to Follow Soon)

Let’s call this a State of the Geek update… There are two recent new things in my life worth mentioning. Thing One: VMware vExpert 2012 I recently learned that I am one of 437 people who were awarded the VMware … Continue reading

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Careful with the Jargon…

As the only Technical guy in a Marketing group, it will likely come as no surprise that I encounter occasional problems with jargon.  What might surprise you is that my biggest jargon problems aren’t caused by me using Tech-speak around … Continue reading

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The Obligatory Introductory Blog Post

Welcome! Hello, and welcome to GeekFluent, my new side project.  (Who am I?  Check out the site’s convenient “About” page.) Why this blog?  And why now, when I’m even busier than ever? Excellent questions.  I’ll take them one at a … Continue reading

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