Author Archives: Tom Queen
Creating Space – For Health (By Juicing)
How I Got to Juicing As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve decided one way I’m going to attempt to improve my health is by juicing fruits and vegetables. This is, admittedly, a shortcut to where I want to … Continue reading →
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Creating Space – For Health
This week, I had the privilege of attending a 3 day leadership/personal development course courtesy of Varrow. There will be, over time, more here at vNook (at least there better be) about my time at the Golden Apple Center for … Continue reading →
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vCenter Server Appliance – Active Directory Integration Issue
For my home lab setup, I use the vCenter Server Appliance (VCVA) to manage my two-host ESXi environment in lieu of the traditional vCenter running on a Windows VM setup. Acknowledging the general caveats around the VCVA, I’ve found it … Continue reading →
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Varrow Madness 2013 – Session Callouts
Last year, I was a newly minted member of the Varrow team when Varrow Madness 2012 took place. As I was still very much in customer mode, I was viewing it much as I would have if I had attended … Continue reading →
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VMware Partner Exchange – Day Two
A couple of unexpected (but good) meetings ended up disrupting my schedule today, so I attend just two sessions today. First, I went to an EUC update around What’s New in VMware View, and immediately afterward attended a storage update … Continue reading →
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VMware Partner Exchange – Day One
Day one of VMware Partner Exchange started early. Up at 5am for a 7:50am flight, we landed in LAS around 9:30am local time. In the afternoon, I had my first session of PEX. vCenter Operations Manager Esssential workshop is a … Continue reading →
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VMware Partner Exchange – My Schedule
Monday morning about 7:45am, I’ll be heading to Las Vegas to attend VMware Partner Exchange. I hope to blog about my experience while there, and also do some blogging about sessions and topics that come up (non-NDA). I’ll be taking … Continue reading →
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2013 Kickoff Reflections
For the last two days, I and the rest (or most of the rest) of Varrow were at the 2013 Kickoff Event. It was held this year at the Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC. Having never been to Blowing … Continue reading →
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Thanksgiving
There are quite a lot of reasons I love working at Varrow, but one of the top ones is our culture. It is, to describe it one way, a culture of sharing. Sharing time to help one another, sharing ideas … Continue reading →
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Topics in my Cisco Live Recap – Now with Links!
Given how rapid-fire my Cisco Live recap was yesterday, I thought I would post here some supplemental materials that I used, to varying degrees, in developing the topics I reviewed. Hope they are helpful to you, or someone you forward … Continue reading →
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Reflections on My First Full Quarter
I finished my first full quarter with Varrow last weekend. It was many of the things I expected it to be – busy, taxing, exciting, stretching. It was successful in some regards, and unsuccessful in others. I hope I’ve learned … Continue reading →
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Cisco Live: Day Three and Four
This will be my last post on Cisco Live 2012 (well, maybe second to last), as I’m heading to the airport in about 20 minutes. I’ll cover Day Three and Four here. Session: Mobility and Virtualization in the Data Center … Continue reading →
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Cisco Live: Day Two
Session One: UCS Deep Dive My second day at Cisco Live began at 8:00AM with UCS Deep Dive. This was, disappointingly, not a great session. It was little more than a demo of UCSM, which considering I’ve been through a … Continue reading →
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Cisco Live: Day One
Today at Cisco Live 2012 began bright and early (or at least, early). Because my flight from Atlanta to San Diego was delayed 4 (!) hours due to mechanical issues with our plane, I wasn’t able to pick up my … Continue reading →
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vNook Book Review: In Defense of Food