This week we bite off perhaps more than we can chew, but we go ahead masticate anyway on the topic of social tools and authentic engagement until it turns into something tasty. Can you use new social tools and stay authentic? What implicit and explicit expectations are there with different social…
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Niki Acosta is bubbling with passion and bursting with OpenStack enthusiasm. These facts are familiar. What may be more surprising is how she navigates the world of job opportunities. Her flexibility to work within the business and voracious need to consume new information keeps her ahead of the Evangelist pack.…
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Josh Atwell is a man with a plan. We talk with Josh about agile career development and the way Josh navigated the steps in his career from an undergraduate in aerospace engineering to an enterprise architect, and what he has mapped out for the future Picking your goals Choosing your path…
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I noticed that some episodes lean on “you guys” as the collective noun. It’s a habit that has longer discussions on the internet than I plan to have here. I’d just like to admit that it’s something I noticed and would like to adjust. Thanks for listening. Matt of The Geek…
In this powerful episode of The Geek Whisperers, your Whisperers welcome Keith Townsend, better known as VirtualizedGeek, to discuss how he was crazy enough to listen to us. Keith announced leaving his job quite publicly and went on a wild ride of self-discovery. His reflections make for a great conversation for…
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Nick Weaver is the Director, SDI Labs at Intel. He has written a lot of demos in his time. How did he get from IT geek to exploring cloud management and automation for Intel? Nick is so awesome our show notes can only consist of transcripts of things he said…
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How do you get developers interested in your product? This week we talk with Jonas Rosland, a developer advocate for EMC’s new CODE group. Listening vs Talking How does working with Developer differ from working with Sysadmins? Why are developers “weird” if you’ve been talking with Sysadmins? Emphasizing creativity…
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The great Year of Change has happened. A New Hope is upon us. Here are some interesting metrics for the Geek Whisperers in 2014: 38 episodes published 42 questions about metrics by Matt Brender 87 Amy Lewis snorts 142 John Mark Troyer enrapturing rants 5 job changes with big career implications…
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