I’m pleased to announce that my position at VMware is changing, and I’m moving to a new role at VMware in the EVO:RAIL team. I will be working along side Mornay Van Der Walt and Bryan Evans – both who I know from my days when VMware Site Recovery Manager was just 1.0 product. They are really great guys who know how to get things done. Also in my team is legendary Duncan Epping – who presented a technical session at VMworld this year. Having spent some time chatting informally with the development team, I can tell EVO:RAIL is backed by some very smart guys – two of them are Brits. Naturally. 🙂
I won’t bore you with my official job title – those things never really align to what folks do on a daily basis anyway. First thing I learned in my first week, is folks who get uppty about what the job is or isn’t about will fall by the wayside. Flexibility is the default settings – and when asked to do something – yes, is always the right answer – rather than, I’m not sure, let me think about it for a couple of weeks. Anyway, I would say the job is quite “tech-marketing” in flavour, and for me is return to something that I think is my strength – talking to customers about new products, how they work, and what customers should use them for. Of course, I’ve always been active in the VMUG program – but in recent years I’ve limited my scope to the UK, and occasional EU events. Going forward I hope to becoming to the US more (to keep in touch with my team) but also to be available for the US events like I was just before joining VMware. Whilst I’ve enjoyed the last two years, and moved to a rather lovely part of the UK (where I will be staying) it will be nice to be back on the road again – and in front of folks and on stage. So if you would like me to speak at your VMUG – especially if its one of the larger User Conference events – then let me know. If its smaller event, then I’d be happy to talk about EVO:RAIL virtually like I’ve done for the Nashville VMUG and Manitoba VMUG via the power of webex…