February 2018 vBeers Recap

On February 20th, Zerto sponsored our first vBeers of the year at the Perfect Pint West. We had a great time and appreciate the appetizers and the open bar in addition to the great conversations and networking.

We raffled off a couple of $50 Amazon gift cards. Congratulations to our two winners, Stan and Peter!

Make sure to keep following this blog and our @nycvmug twitter account for announcements on upcoming events, including vBeers.

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February 2018 Whiteboard Session Recap

On February 7th, we had a whiteboard session at Touro College. And as with all our meetups, we begin with the end in mind:

After 2+ hours of whiteboarding, we almost forgot that we were hungry (and thirsty). So much good discussion, we could have gone a lot longer and missed out.

What are our @nycvmug whiteboard sessions all about? Community, collaboration, geeking out, sharing, talking shop, socializing, deep dives, working things out, using your words, and then having a burger and a beer afterwards and talking some more.

If this was an Instagram post (or a tweet), that previous paragraph would basically be written with those same words in hashtag form. People do search on hashtags, right? If you are looking for this kind of quality engagement at your local user group, then you should join us.

Like good improv, you never know who will be in the room and what we will talk about. But you will be in a supportive, collaborative environment. With people who want to help other people. People who want to share what they know. People who have questions and people who are willing to help find answers.

Thank you again to Azarya (@az_ny), his employer Touro College, and his IITS department for sponsoring us again and providing the perfect atmosphere for learning.

Keep following us on this blog and on Twitter (@nycvmug) and look out especially for #VMUGWB to see when our next whiteboard session will be.

Here are some pics from our last meetup:

Among our attendees (if we missed you, please let us know):

- Anton Z @antonZnyc
- Azarya Shaulov @az_ny
- Brad Jervis @brad_jervis
- Charbel Mouhayar @charbelmhr 
- Ivan Esquiel @mlgSILVER
- Jorvin Martinez @jorvinmartinez
- Mike Martino @wildcard78
- Nicholas Scuola @nscuola
- Pete Walker @vPeteWalker

Thank you to everyone who contributed.

NYC VMUG - Q1 2018 - Events

Mark your calendars! NYC VMUG has the following events planned for Q1 2018:

• February Whiteboarding Session - Wed 2/7 - details
  
• February vBeers, sponsored by Zerto - Tue 2/20 - details
  
• March Meeting, sponsored by Runecast - Wed 3/14 - registration

We hope to see you at one or more of these. Please keep following us on Twitter and make sure you follow our community on the VMUG site.

NYC VMUG - February 2018 Whiteboard Session

Hello NYC VMUG Members, Friends and Future Members,

We'd like to formally invite you to the first whiteboarding session of 2018. After a long winter break, we're sure there is plenty of technical talk to be had! Why not do that in the friendliest possible setting?

Here are the details:

• Date: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018, 6:15 PM
• Location: Touro College - Executive Offices - 500 7th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018. The location is walking distance to Times Square, Penn Station and Port Authority, so transportation should not be an issue
• Space is limited, first come, first served. Please register with @NScuola @wildcard78 or @nycvmug to be added to security list before 4pm on the day of the event

As always, space is limited as these are smaller, more intimate events. The people involved in these meetings are always motivated and willing to learn AND teach. It's definitely worth your while to join in. We're looking forward to seeing you there.

As a reminder, here are the ground rules for an NYC VMUG Whiteboarding Session:

This is not a traditional VMUG meeting with a sponsor; it's really just a small room with two whiteboards and a TV to connect the laptop, where fellow VMware users can come and discuss ideas, projects, or whatever suits their fancy.

VMware User Group Whiteboard Meetings

Azarya Shaulov (@az_ny) has asked for permission to use rooms from work for smaller, non-sponsored whiteboard sessions in an informal setting. These are great for those studying for their VCP, VCAP and VCDX certifications, those who want to talk their VMware designs with peers, and to get more involved in the community and look for general help. They will be announced via the @nycvmug twitter handle - since they aren't sponsored there's really no requirement so we will try to have them monthly or every two weeks.

If you come, you will learn something, and meet someone, so it's a great opportunity. We have asked several of the VMUG members who have advanced certifications like VCP and VCAP to assist, in case there are people studying for the certifications who would like any tips or clarifications.

Once you register you will get the building security instructions. This event is free, but there is no sponsor. This means a couple of things;

• there is no set agenda, we don't know at what time we will be finished, it will depend on your level of interest in the current conversation. You are free to leave if you got what you wanted
• you can count on knowing that we will look for a burger/beer afterwards, but since we're each paying for our own stuff, don't expect a big party, just fellow users that got together in a bar to keep talking!

We really look forward to seeing you there and making these a normal occurrence. The power of community is amazing, and all you have to do is show up and participate. Make new friends, get a question answered, help someone else!

Please remember this is a technical event for VMware users and administrators to "geek out", not a networking or recruiting type of meeting. If there is any question please reach out to @NScuola @wildcard78 or @nycvmug :)