In Part 2, we covered the Meatgrinder process flow. In this post, we’ll cover the development environment and change management tools. I decided to write this Lambda function on my Windows 11 machine because I’d started this effort by writing code to “catch up” the website & the podcast RSS file, and naively thought that […]
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Part 2 of “What’s in the bag?” Behind the scenes at vBrownBag.com
OK, so now that I’ve got this blog dusted off, decided on a new direction and archived all of the old posts, let’s get cracking on part 2 of this series. I’ll be going into very specific detail about what the new meatgrinder/automator process needs to do, and then branch out into how each of […]
What’s in the bag? Behind the scenes at vBrownBag.com
A few weeks ago, I asked my good friends Alastair Cooke & Chris Williams how I could be useful to them & the vBrownBag.com website. Al suggested that I take a look at the automation script, affectionately known as “the meatgrinder” that had been running behind the scenes for years but hadn’t been running for […]
#VMunderground & Opening Acts
If you’ve been to a VMworld US before, you’ve probably heard of the #VMunderground party. 2014 marks the eighth year of the party, and I’m proud to say that I’ve been involved in the planning for the BEST ONE YET. The Sunday before VMworld US 2013, the guys from the #VMunderground crew and the ProfessionalVMware.com […]
VMworld 2012: My schedule
In the spirit of “everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn’t I?”, I decided to go ahead and blog about my VMworld 2012 schedule. This VMworld promises to be a non-stop barrage of awesome technical content, learning new things, and hanging out with friends. My schedule is pretty packed. When I’m not attending a […]