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Pluralsight: Free subscription for tech VIPs

Already in the last year I noticed, that Pluralsight was giving tech VIPs one year of free subscription for their online training. This 1y subscription has a value of $499! Yesterday I saw a tweet with the offer for this year’s tech VIPs. Congrats to the 2014 #vExperts & #MicrosoftMVPs! Did you know that you get 1 free YEAR of Pluralsight training? ==>http://t.co/5rFFs1e9Bx — Pluralsight (@pluralsight) April 3, 2014 https://twitter.com/pluralsight/status/451823968228761602

Homelabs: It's evolution, baby

A discourse is going on in the community. I can’t say who has started the discourse, but the number of blog postings to this discourse is an indication for the interest at this topic. But what’s the topic? Homelabs A homelab is the datacenter of the poor man. Some people have the luck to use a fully populated data center for test and study purposes. Our job requires to work with the latest technology and products, so we need an environment for test- and study purposes.

Reducing the friction: On-site installation

Scott Lowes “Reducing the Friction” posts inspired me to write a bit about a part of my job. A significant part of my work is the on-site installation of newly purchased equipment. That’s one thing my customers really like. I’m not only the pre-sales guy that is doing designs and workshops, but I am also the guy who installed the things which he has thought up. This prevents finger pointing if something isn’t working as expected.