Doug Baer

Congratulations to the 2025 vExperts! blogs.vmware.com/vexpert/2025/0…

Come join me at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit in Bellevue, WA! On April 25 at 2:00 pm (PDT) I'll lead my session “From PowerCLI to API – Taking Your Automation Skills to the Next Level.” Register: powershellsummit.org #PureStorage #PowerShell #DevOps #API #vCommunity

How to Install vCenter Server Appliance 8.0 VCSA on VMware Workstation 17 #Linux #Fedora 37 youtu.be/gBqbXSYj5mE

#VMware #vSAN and VMware #Cloud Flex Storage are two VMware Cloud on AWS storage solutions that offer flexibility and scalability to organizations to manage their growing storage demands. Read about them here: vmware.com/content/dam/di…

VMUG Advantage Homelab Group Buy Discount offer 2023! (Also for renewals!) yellow-bricks.com/2023/04/19/vmu…

🥳 vSphere 8.0 Update 1 is now available! The Release Notes will be up shortly, so be patient 🔸vCenter 📒 docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSph… 💿 customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/deta… 🔹ESXi 📒 docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSph… 💿 customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/deta… #vSphere80U1

It is nice to see VMware getting some recognition for this technology! dy.si/EqTy2

I am working on updating this series for Photon OS 4.x dy.si/XNX9Hc2

Explore in the US moves back to Las Vegas... dy.si/1uj17Y2

These are all solid recommendations! dy.si/oeXoQg2

@ValaAfshar @Mandivs This is the way… start fresh and see where it takes us. What we learn here can be applied elsewhere with existing infrastructure, or we can decide that the benefit exceeds the cost to rebuild (or not)

Japan is building a futuristic smart city. AI, self-driving cars, robotics, solar power

@daunce_ @VMwareHOL If you’re a VMware employee, we have a VM Social channel and a sign-up form listed there

@dobaer @VMwareHOL I want to be part of that!

As we approach #VMwareExplore , I thought it would be interesting to share some facts about the @VMwareHOL [Did you know?] Our labs are created each year by an “army” of 200-300 volunteers from all around VMware #vExpert

@the_AdamBaum @VMwareHOL I am part of the small, full-time team that started in 2013 to manage the labs all year. Prior to that, it was a 100% volunteer effort, though the labs were only available at VMworld, so the workload was less constant and more, “we have to do ALL if this NOW!”

@dobaer @VMwareHOL What? They don’t pay you create the labs?

[New blog post] - Lab Infrastructure at VMware Explore 2022 - blogs.vmware.com/hol/2022/08/la… #vExpert

If you’re coming to VMware Explore this year, drop in for one of our tours to hear about what we’ve been up to dy.si/DbhKVk

New Release – PowerCLI 12.7 Even though I use quite a bit of Python these days, PowerCLI runs a lot of our back-end processing for Hands-on Labs and within just about every lab environment. (I was a PowerCLI lab captain at VMworld 2008) dy.si/9qhvZ12

Join the community! If you're already contributing, get recognized. If not, learn how you can. dy.si/jUTyvi

@jaffoneh I don’t think it is just design managers :) I think everyone can benefit from understanding how much work is reasonable to expect from a given pool of resources. “Do more with less” is not just throwing more work at the same pool and hoping for the best.

Design managers often focus on ask for additional headcount instead of prioritization & what can get done. With the resources you have, there’s a cut off line somewhere. Articulate that, then start discussing how much more *work* needs to be delivered & what that requires.

Talking to people about the “Kubernetes thing.” Like any tool, it has a use case. Not everyone currently has the need for this tool. *AND THAT IS OK* Be open, understand where it fits, but It is not necessary to MAKE A PLACE FOR IT if it does not make sense for you right now.