Denver VMUG - Introducing "The Wheel of Blame"
Tuesday, June 28 2011 12:16 Written by VMGuru
I'm blogging live from the Denver VMUG event, and I must say, the vibe here is one of the strongest I've felt at a regional event in quite a while. There is an all-star cast of characters including (but not limited to) Eric Siebert, Scott Lowe, John Troyer, and Andi Mann. I had the morning keynote slot to kick off the event after a great introduction by John Troyer. I even managed to unveil my new Grillin' hat, which my wife absolutely despises, making it that much more compelling to wear.
VMUG presentations are always difficult to plan for, mostly because the audience is a great mix of novice, intermediate, and expert virtualization users. One thing that everyone seems to have in common is their passion for VMware and wanting to learn more, and that is what I go out of my way to provide. After my presentation, it's always great to see the various individuals come up and recall how they related to different aspects of the presentation really well. I think I've really honed in a great deck on "Adjusting to the Virtual Datacenter", which provides value to people regardless of "how virtual" their environment is. I think I'm VERY close to getting a good video recording of the presentation going.
Anyone that has had a chance to talk with me knows that I try not to take life too seriously. If I can't have fun at my job, it's just not worth doing in my opinion. I always try to bring my direct, in your face, sense of humor to my presentations Something that I worked on in the moments prior to today's presentation was a "Wheel of Blame" trying to highlight why silo'd IT cannot function in a modern datacenter. It turns out, this diagram REALLY hit home and has been the talk of the event so far. I want to share this image based on the feedback I received, as it does have a sense of reality that shows how ridiculous Silo'd IT department "Blame" is getting in many organizations.
As a side note, I really hate the formality of our "Corporate Look and Feel" that I've started to hand draw every single graphic that I include in my presentations, something else that people seem to thoroughly enjoy!
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