Zsoldier's Tech Blog

Summary: I've been working in technology for about 20+ years now, so it'll be difficult for me to break old habits w/ terminology, but I'm posting this here in the hopes that I can continue to adjust to new dynamics. Nothing really technical here, but if you happen to commit/modify code anywhere, here is a good starting point to adjust the terms you use in your code.  Also, a reference point to adjust your spoken vernacular to be inclusive to all those around you. Information shared from the VMware vExpert program . Words Recommended Alternate Other Situational Alternates if Recommended Alternate does not work abort stop ·           cancel ·           halt prematurely ·           end prematurely ·           stop prematurely blacklist ·           denylist (n) · ...

I'm proud to say that I made the list again this year.  Look forward to continue providing helpful content to the community.  I think I'm going to expand more into the Japanese community this year. http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2013/05/vexpert-2013-awardees-announced.html

Many moons ago back in April, I and several other vExperts were invited to Symantec HQ for an executive briefing.  What I thought was just going to be a sales pitch, turned into a deep discussion around virtualization philosophy and technical discussion around Symantec’s many products.  Hit the link to read more if you are interested in my experience.