Boston VMUG User Conference, 6/24/2014

Presentation used to kick off the first of the "After Hours" events at the VMUG User Conferences, this one in Boston. Great crowd for this one.

Transcript

2. FIRST THINGS FIRST • • •
3. AGENDA • • • • • •
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11. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, DID YOU FEEL IT?
12. CONSUMPTION MODELS ARE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE OF IT TRENDS • • • • • • •
13. WE ARE OUR OWN BIGGEST CHALLENGE, AND ALWAYS WILL BE • • HTTP://YOUTU.BE/B4VJ8L2NFIM
14. RISK AND OPPORTUNITY ARE RELATED • • • • •
16. HOW WILL YOU RECOGNIZE THE CHANGE?
18. YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH FOR YOU • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
20. WHAT IS YOUR SUPER POWER, HOW WILL YOU USE IT?? • • • •
21. EMPLOYERS VS. COMMUNITY • • • • • • •
22. THE NEW FACE OF IT COMMUNITY
24. THE BENEFITS AREN’T JUST A MYTH • • •
25. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Grew network & made friends Improved job performance VMware certification Spoke @ VMUG EMC Elect, VMware vExpert Advanced peer's career Changed jobs Career shift Spoke @ vendor conf Promotion Wrote a book WHAT BENEFIT HAVE YOU RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY?
26. No benefit 5% to 10% 10% to 15% 15% to 20% 20% to 25% Promotion; no bonus or raise Other CURRENT JOB, BONUS OR RAISE?
27. Between 5% and 10% Between 10% and 15% Between 15% and 20% Between 20% and 25% I didn't change jobs Other CHANGED JOBS, MADE MORE?
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29. MY JOURNEY • •
30. BE AN ENGINEER, BUILD YOUR JOURNEY
31. I WILL ALWAYS HELP IF YOU NEED IT • • JERAMIAH@JERAMIAH.NET • • •