Wednesday, January 15, 2014

EMC Elect 2014


I was delighted to learn that I was recognized by my peers in the IT community for my contributions and that I was selected for the EMC Elect 2014. It really is a privilege to be associated with such a fantastic group of IT influencers and an honor to have been chosen.

Also, I want to congratulate the other members of the EMC Elect 2014. The recognition is very well-deserved. We're all fortunate to benefit from your contributions to the community!

One thing is certain, there are definite benefits to blogging and community involvement for most IT professionals. Blogs are a great medium for discussion and collaboration that is not always possible in one’s immediate physical surroundings. In addition to the general intellectual exchange many of us likely find of value (or hopefully we would not be spending so much time on it) is the feedback we receive on specific technical related posts that has the potential to influence our thinking and writing. This has certainly happened to me in my career and I consider it a tangible benefit, although one that only shows up indirectly. 

Moreover; technology leaders, strategist, and engineers can help foster our IT future by influencing the next generation. Our involvement in technical high schools and colleges can help shape their programs. Technology moves at such a rapid pace, it is hard for schools to keep up.  We can help teachers with technical training and join their Technical Advisory Boards to help shape their curriculum.

An important aspect of blogging and community involvement is recognition by your IT peers and the technical community for our contributions. That is what the EMC Elect is all about!  

Here is the list of the 80 individuals selected as the 2014 EMC Elect:


NameRelationship with EMCTwitterBlog
Adam EckerlePartner@eck79http://ecktech.me
Alexander AlmeidaEMC@alxjalmeidahttp://www.exposingtech.com
Allan RobertsonEMC@dba_hba
Allen WardCustomer@AllenFWardhttps://community.emc.com/people/Allen.Ward/blog
Andre LeiboviciPartner@andreleibovicihttp://Myvirtualcloud.net
Andrew MillerPartner@andrivenhttp://www.thinkmeta.net
Anil SedhaCustomer@anilsedhahttp://www.virtualascetic.com
  Baixin ChenPartner
https://community.emc.com/people/born_chen
Bill McGloinPartner@billmcgloinhttp://computacenterblogs.com/author/billmcgloin/
Bill SchmarzoEMC@schmarzohttps://infocus.emc.com/author/william_schmarzo/
Brian CarpenterEMC@inthedchttp://inthedc.com
  Chad SakacEMC@sakacchttp://virtualgeek.typepad.com/
Christopher KusekIndependant@cxihttp://pkguild.com
Cody HostermanEMC@codyhostermanhttp://www.codyhosterman.com
Damian KarlsonEMC@sixfootdadhttp://damiankarlson.com
Dan FrithPartner@penguinpunkhttp://www.penguinpunk.net/blog
Dave HenryPartner@davemhenryhttp://geekfluent.com/
Dave RingPartner@ring_dchttp://davering.wordpress.com/
Dave StrebelPartner@vStrebel
  Edward NewmanEMC@vCTOhttps://infocus.emc.com/author/ted_newman/
Eric HagstromEMC@erichagstromhttp://www.gotdedupe.com/
Erin BanksPartner@banksekhttp://www.commondenial.com
  Fabian LeeEMC@flee999https://community.emc.com/blogs/FabianLee-EMC
Fabio ChiodiniEMC@FabioChiodinihttp://emcgeek.blogspot.com
Fred NixEMC@nixfredhttp://Nixfred.com
Henrik WagnerEMC@Henrikwagner73http://henrikwagner.wordpress.com
Howard MarksAnalyst@DeepStorageNethttp://www.deepstorage.net
Hrvoje CrvelinCustomer@hcrvelinhttps://community.emc.com/people/ble/blog/
Ian AndersonEMC@ionthegeekhttp://stickybytes.ionisageek.com/
Itzik ReichEMC@itzikrhttp://itzikr.wordpress.com
Jase McCartyEMC@jasemccartyhttp://www.jasemccarty.com/blog/
Jason GaudreauPartner@jagaudreauhttp://www.jasongaudreau.com
Jason NashPartner@TheJasonNashhttp://www.jasonnash.com
Jed SpinkPartner@jedspinkhttp://www.capgemini.com/blog/capping-it-off/author/jed-spink-7461
Jeff BrowningEMC@OracleHeretichttps://community.emc.com/blogs/oracle_heretic
Jeramiah DooleyIndependant@jdooley_clthttp://blog.vmforsp.com
Jeremy PriouxPartner@JeremyPriouxhttps://community.emc.com/people/jeremyprioux/blog
Jim SanzoneEMC@thesanzonehttp://www.projectvirtual.com
Joe KellyPartner@virtualtacithttp://blog.virtualtacit.com
Jon KlausPartner@JonKlaushttp://faststorage.eu
Jonas RoslandEMC@virtualswedehttp://purevirtual.eu
Jonathan FrappierCustomer@jfrappierhttp://www.virtxpert.com
Josh TownsendPartner@joshuatownsendhttp://vmtoday.com
Julien FontainePartner@julien_fontain
Justin PaulPartner@recklessophttp://www.jpaul.me
Karsten BottEMC@Hyperv_guyhttp://community.emc.com/blogs/bottk
Keith TownsendIndependant@VirtualizedGeekhttp://virtualizedgeek.com
Kelly BrownEMC@LadyBackup
Lauren MalhoitPartner@malhoithttp://adaptingit.com
  Lee DallasEMC@ldallasBMOChttp://bigmenoncontent.com/
Luigi DanakosIndependant@NerdBlurthttp://www.nerdblurt.com
Mark MayCustomer@cincystoragehttp://blog.virtualstoragezone.com/
  Martin ValenciaPartner@Ubergiekhttp://www.valcolabs.com/
Matt CowgerEMC@mcowgerhttp://www.exaforge.com
Matt DavisCustomer@da5ishttp://da5is.com
Matthew YeagerEMC@mpyeagerhttp://blog.mpya.gr
Menno de LiegePartner@mennodeliegehttp://mennodeliege.nl
Michael LeeperCustomer@mleeper
Moin MansuriCustomer@MoinMansuri31http://learnbackupwithmoin.blogspot.com/
Nick FritschPartner@nfritschhttp://vmnick.com
Peter KeiltyPartner@keiltypeterhttp://livevirtually.wordpress.com/
Philip GeorgeEMC@vPhilGeorgehttp://thebackupwindow.emc.com/author/phil_george/
Preston de GuisePartner@backupbearhttp://nsrd.info/blog
Rob KoperPartner@50muhttp://www.50mu.net
Rob PeglarEMC@peglarrhttp://emc.com/isilon/blogs
Rob SteelePartner@RobSteelehttp://www.RobSteele.co
Roy MikesCustomer@Teovmyhttp://www.mikes.eu
Sam LucidoEMC@sam_lucidohttp://www.emc.com/everthingoracle
Sam MarracciniEMC@SamMarraccinihttp://www.insideflash.com
Scott RothPartner
http://msroth.wordpress.com
Sergey KamenetskiyCustomer@dynamoxxxhttp://storagemonkey.wordpress.com/
Shawn CannonCustomer@rolltidegahttp://vtech411.com
Simon SeagraveEMC@Kiwi_Sihttp://techhead.co
Stephen FoskettIndependant@SFosketthttp://blog.fosketts.net
Tommy TrogdenEMC@vtexanhttp://www.vTexan.com
Trevor Roberts JrPartner@VMTrooperhttp://www.VMTrooper.com
Victor FordePartner@victorforde
Vipin V.KPartner@vipinvk111https://vipinvk.wordpress.com
Vishal KumarIndependant@VishalTxhttp://v1shal.com
Zeeshan KhanEMC@Zeeshan_Khan07
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