Outtakes from #VM13 (Varrow Madness): Cloud Views, Chicken and Waffles, and More

Just back from Varrow Madness 2013 (#VM13) in Durham, NC, a local event for me, and a great opportunity to connect with customers, partners, and cloud knowledge. Here are some highlights.

Rusty Buzhardt (Cisco), Jason Nash (Varrow), Elijah Stukenborg (Chiquita)

Really enjoyed an inspirational keynote by VCE President Frank Hauck and the opportunity to learn about some new technologies that are emerging in the Data Center space. Look for upcoming #EngineersUnplugged episodes for some discussions around NetScaler, Flash Virtualization, and more.

Cisco Booth at Varrow, Why Were We Duke? (says UNC alum :))

Thanks to Brian Gracely and Aaron Delp from thecloudcast.net for passing the mic. We recorded a lively panel discussion with Varrow’s Jason Nash (@TheJasonNash), Cisco’s Rusty Buzhardt, and Chiquita IT’s Elijah Stukenborg on Cloud buzzwords, industry trends (including all things software-defined), and the role of partners, vendors, and social media in an evolving IT marketplace. Great insights from all perspectives, give it a listen.

http://www.thecloudcast.net/2013/03/the-cloudcast-eps80-regional-cloud.html

On the flipside, we also had some fun arguing the merits of chicken and waffles in an intense #waffleboarding session.

Amy Lewis and AJ Kuftic take waffles to a whole new level.

I handed off #EngineersUnplugged hosting duties to the one and only Jason Nash while AJ Kuftic and I discussed Unified Wafflestructure. Hot sauce as an app? Watch and see:

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Practice drawing unicorns

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Waffles. Just because.