VExpert

This morning, very early I received the e-mail that I received the vExpert award. This was for me the 2nd time that I got this award. The first time I applied in December 2016 for the vExpert 2017 award, which I got. Last year I also succesful applied for the vExpert Cloud 2017, one of the three sub awards. Happy to be a part of the vCommunity and looking forward to again participate in the community and share information and knowlegde. Thanks to Corey Romero and his team for his efforts for making this possible. ...

Yesterday VMware published the list of vExperts for 2017. This is the first time that I applied for the VMware vExpert program and I’m honored to have been chosen as one of the few vExperts this year. What is the vExpert program? The VMware vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program. The program is designed to put VMware’s marketing resources towards your advocacy efforts. Promotion of your articles, exposure at our global events, co-op advertising, traffic analysis, and early access to beta programs and VMware’s roadmap. The awards are for individuals, not companies, and last for one year. Employees of both customers and partners can receive the awards. In the application, we consider various community activities from the previous year as well as the current year’s (only for 2nd half applications) activities in determining who gets awards. We look to see that not only were you active but are still active in the path you chose to apply for. ...