and requested • If you use social media, feel free to post updates about this presentation (use hashtag #WPVMUG or the @MyVMUG handle) • You are welcome to take photos or videos of today’s presentation and share them online • This presentation will be made available online after the event
Blogger (11+ years at http://blog.scottlowe.org) • Author (7 books so far, 2 more in the works) • Speaker (Interop, VMworld, DevOps Networking Forum, OpenStack Summit, local meetups) • Podcaster (The Full Stack Journey podcast) • Employee at VMware, Inc., on the CTO team for NSX
the thing you’re learning • This helps with improved comprehension as you progress • Lots of tools to help here • Simple text le • Outlining application • Evernote/OneNote
on foundational concepts instead of vendor-speci c implementation details • You’ll still need an implementation to help you learn • Try to extract foundational concepts • Read RFCs/standards/core documentation • Compare and contrast vendor-speci c implementations
cient thrust, pigs y just ne” • Don’t brute force it, be smart about it! • Find ways to align your efforts with those of your team or community • Leverage your team or community (don’t be afraid to ask for help)
forms • Con guration management tools (Ansible, Chef, PowerShell DSC, Puppet, Salt) • Scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ruby) • “Full-blown” orchestration tools (vRA/vRO) • Applying these technologies to your learning efforts is like a “double header”
solidify your understanding • This can take many different forms • Some examples include: • Blogging • “How-to” videos • Lunch-n-learn sessions with colleagues • Speaking at a VMUG event (hint, hint)
zone • Some practical suggestions • Git • A scripting language (remember: embrace automation!) • Linux (or Windows if you're a *nix person) • Some networking basics (effect of latency on applications) • Application technologies
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