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The Great Echo Giveaway

What’s so great about an Amazon Echo?

Besides all the convenient services an Echo offers, did you know that an Amazon Echo can control a VM?

At VMworld this year & elsewhere in our community, you have a host of opportunities to learn more about using an Amazon Echo & Echo Dot to interact with vSphere.

Where to Learn

The code.vmware.com Hackathon: Participants will explore & hack ways to configure an Echo Dot to interact with vSphere. Learn by doing.

VMware {code} – code.vmware.com – The official VMware program for developers, VMware {code} also provides the source & instructions. Learn by reading.

CloudCredibility.com: Learn how by completing tasks in the Hands-On Labs Dev-Ops Badge at CloudCred – which takes you step-by-step through this process AND qualifies you for outstanding prizes, including a Roku 4K and a slew of Echo Dots! Learn by doing, reading, playing, & winning.

What’s that you say? I can WIN an Echo Dot? How can I WIN?

How to win your Echo Dot

The code.vmware.com Hackathon: One more reason to attend. We’re giving them away at the Hackathon – so get your hack on.

The {code} communities space: Visit Tim (Bonneman) in the VMTN {code} communities space, say hi and drop your card in the bowl. Tim’s drawing winners!

CloudCred in the Hands-On Labs: Your major opportunity: To make sure EVERYONE has a chance to take home an Amazon Echo Dot, CloudCredibility.com is giving away 75 Echo Dots in the Hands-On Labs Venue at each VMworld event, US and Europe! You read that right – Random workshop and self-paced labs participants, all day every day, will be selected to win. It’s just that easy.

The CloudCred VMworld 2017 At-Home Badge! Not attending VMworld? Don’t worry – we’ve got Echos for you, too! Complete the CloudCred VMworld 2017 At-Home Badge (aptly named because you can accomplish all the tasks at home…) and 5 players will score Echo Dots after the events. Maybe more, but at least five. We are just that excited over this!

How to Win Even More Great Stuff

CloudCredibility.com is partnering once again with the experts in the Hands-On Labs to bring you the CloudCred VMworld Hands-On Labs Challenge. Complete labs, the corresponding CloudCred task, and work your way up the Labs World Leaderboard. Top scoring players every day will win GoPro Hero 3 cameras. Plus, Grand Prize winners on Wednesday will take home a DJI Spark Drone, a Roku 4K streaming device, Go Pros, and more!

Get more details on the CloudCred VMworld Hands-On Labs Challenge Here.

So make plans to learn, engage, and win with the VMTN communities, {code}, CloudCred, & the Hands-On Labs this year. It’s the year of VMware vSphere & the Amazon Echo Dot.

We are excited to see you soon at VMworld or around the communities.

CloudCred VMworld Hands-On Labs Challenge & Great Echo Giveaway

VMworld: 8 VMTN Community Opportunities You Don’t Want to Miss

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To recognize VMTN Community contributors, there are going to be 8 fantastic programs running at VMworld – including some for those who cannot attend the event. Get excited and get signed up for the following:

For the Folks at Home:

Beams (VMworld US only):

3 Beams at the VMTN Community Area.
Beams are video conferencing tools which provide the freedom to explore VMvillage from the comfort of your own home.
Sign up now!

VMTN Homepage Takeover

Featuring: livestream videos, VMworld social, live podcasts, blogs, {code}fest updates, and links to the forums with information on the latest VMware announcements.
Bookmark this page to Stay Connected.

For the Show-Goers:

vBrownBag TechTalks – A VMTN Member

vBrownBag – a VMware Technology Network Member is hosting lightening fast TechTalks in the VMTN Community area in VMvillage.
Register to attend these talks in the US and Europe on ScheduleBuilder now!

Closed Booths Available for Podcast, Vlog, or even Webinar creation

US: 2 booths | Europe: 1 booth.
No qualifications needed, but it is BYOAV (bring your own AV).
Reserve a slot in US or reserve a slot in Europe.

Blogger Program

Blogger tables will be set-up to provide a space for bloggers to write, charge, and network.
VMware Blogger Program Manager, Elsa Mayer, will be manning this area in the US and Europe to introduce her plans for the program and hand-out SWAG do nothing else… Don’t miss the opportunity to stop by.

{code}fest

Come visit VMware {code} program manager, Tim Bonnemann, at his VMware {code} in the VMTN Community Area to learn about the program, sign-up, and get more SWAG do nothing else.
{code}fest sessions available for registration in the VMworld US and Europe.
Sign up for the {code} fest Hackathon on Monday night at VMworld U.S. and VMworld Europe.
Amazon Echos will be given away at the VMware {code} booth, at Hackathon Training Sessions, and at the Hackathon.

CloudCred

CloudCred will support the VMware Hands-On Labs by running the CloudCred, Hands-On Labs Challenge.
Each lab and workshop will have its own unique, corresponding task on the CloudCred website.
Every day, CloudCred & the Labs will award Amazon Echoes, along with other prizes to those people landing in the top spots on the CloudCred, Labs Leaderboard
Visit CloudCred community manager, Noell Grier, in the Hands-on Labs area at VMworld US or Europe, to learn more.

vExpert Party

Each year, vExpert Advocacy Manager, Corey Romero, hosts all of the vExperts for an after-hours event at a fantastic location near VMworld. Inside-scoop: this years US party will be held at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame.
If you are a vExpert, watch your email for invitations to both the US and Europe parties.

And that’s a wrap! I will see you folks either virtually, or in person at the VMTN Community Area in VMvillage in just over a month.

For further information or questions around these programs, email the VMTN Community Manager, katieb@vmware.com.

Coming December 19: CloudCred vExpert Badges

Coming December 19, 2016 to CloudCredibility.com:

Three vExpert Badges – vExpert Engagement 2017, vExpert Readiness 2017, & vExpert 2017.

Each CloudCred badge has a different goal, with the overall purpose of helping players move toward vExpert status.

Engagement: Tasks included within the vExpert Engagement badge require players to engage with vExperts & vExpert content in the community. Engagement can be achieved by consuming the resources of current vExperts, by becoming active on Twitter, by taking part of Forums, and by sharing your knowledge back to the community. Completing the vExpert Engagement badge means a player has a good overview and understanding of the vExpert program. He or she understands whether vExpert status is something he wants to pursue.

Readiness: Tasks included within the vExpert Readiness badge require players to produce technical content in line with what is required of vExperts, to assume leadership roles in line with what is required of vExperts, and to complete the current vExpert application. Once a player has completed these tasks, they are then ready to apply for vExpert.

Content Creation & contribution, in the form of blog posts, public speaking, forum posts, videos, books, podcasts, magazine articles and so on.
Leadership, including VMUG leadership.
Application, requiring a completed application for vExpert status.

Once a player has earned the vExpert Readiness badge, he or she should be ready to apply for vExpert.

vExpert 2017: This is a one-task badge, and cannot be completed and earned without vExpert status, awarded through the traditional application process. Once vExpert status is confirmed, the final CloudCred badge is awarded.

Look for these badge sets of tasks beginning Monday, December 19 at CloudCredibility.com.

VMTN Community & CloudCred Badge Winners

On October 10^th, VMTN and CloudCredibility came together to challenge users to dive into the VMTN platform, complete a collection of 25 tasks to earn their badge, and Get Connected with Community.

Today, CloudCred and VMware Technology Network would like to extend enthusiastic congratulations to the winners of the VMTN Community CloudCred Badge Contest. Please join us in congratulating the following players:

5 VMTN black embroidered polo shirts

Mohammed Sadiq – “Mohammed Sadiq”

Markku Mariaalto – “rixu”

Ben Liewbowitz – “BLiebowitz’

Geoff Neish – “Geoff Neish”

Sebastian Szumigalski – “Sebastian”

3 My Passport Ultra Hard Drives

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Mohammed Elamin – “Mohammededelamin”

Andre Pett – “a.p.”

Doug Taliaferro – “Doug T”

1 Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker

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Richardson Porto – “Rcporto”

Congratulations!

– Thanks for playing –

For those of who played but did not win, thank you for your participation. The badge is still up and available for earning! In the future we will continue updating tasks, running contests, and strengthening our partnership. Look out for updates.

Don’t forget to Connect with your Community and Stay Connected!

25 Tasks – 9 Prizes – 2 Communities Colliding

Join us Monday, October 10^th at CloudCredibility.com for the official release of the VMTN Community CloudCred Badge

VMware Technology Network is a platform made up of almost 3 million users, 4,797 total forums, and resources like documents and blogs that are beyond count, touching on all VMware topics. CloudCred is VMware’s gamification platform – motivating users to learn all that they can about virtualization and cloud through numerous tasks, prizes, points, and competition!

With VMTN providing the information, and CloudCred providing competitive drive, this union is something to celebrate. As these communities come together, we urge users to Get Connected with Community.

Why? Because earning this badge just might pay off…

To WIN: Earn your VMTN Community CloudCred badge between October 10 and October 28^th.

All VMTN Badge winners as of October 28^th will be raffled at random for the chance to win:

1 of 5 VMTN black embroidered polo shirts

1 of 3 My Passport Ultra Hard Drives

1 Bose SoundLink Color

And every winning package comes with a CloudCred bumper sticker, pen, and button!

Don’t miss out – Get Connected with Community October 10^th.

See you at www.CroudCredibility.com

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