Joint talk with Aaron Delp at the CloudStack Collaboration North America Conference 2014.

1. We Need You!
Building a Better Cloud Community One Voice at a Time

2. Who are we?
Aaron Delp (@aarondelp)
Cloud Architect, SolidFire
Cisco Champion
VMware vExpert
Kenneth Hui (@hui_kenneth)
Technology Evangelist, Rackspace
OpenStack Ambassador

3. Agenda
• Jumping In
• Why Get Involved?
• How to Get Involved?
• Next Steps

4. Jumping In

6. Misconception
OR

7. Why Get Involved?

8. Community Benefits

9. Drive Adoption

10. Share Knowledge

11. Drive Direction

12. Personal Benefits

13. Greater Opportunities

14. Domain Knowledge

15. Personal Network

16. How to Get Involved?

17. Pyramid
Twitter / Google+
Attend
Blog / Slide Deck
Podcast
Video
/ Present
Increasing Time Commitment
Increasing Cost Commitment
More Crowded
Less Crowded

18. Twitter / Google+
• Twitter – Follow @CloudStack
• Free – Minimal Time Commitment
• Find people to follow
• RT & Engage in Conversations
• Follow key words you are interested in (#CloudStack)
• Goggle +
• Free – Minimal Time Commitment
• Communities of interest
• Share personal items to increase Google search rank

19. Attend
• Local User Groups
• Free – Minimal Time Commitment
• Small Gatherings, easier to participate and network
• Search tools such as MeetUp & EventBrite
• Conferences
• Not Free – Moderate Time Commitment
• Great (Global or Regional) Learning & Networking
• Large Gatherings, harder to participate, find meet ups at the event

20. Blog / Slide Deck
• Blog
• Start Free, Could involve hosting costs
• Follow Planet CloudStack & Contribute articles
• If you do it more than once, blog about it
• If you don’t find it in 2 Google searches, blog about it
• If Blogger, post to Google+, If WordPress (or others), use SEO
• Slide Deck
• Free – Moderate Time Commitment
• Follow CloudStack on SlideShare
• Post your decks, speaker notes, keywords to scale your message

21. Podcast
• Podcast
• Medium cost, Medium Time Commitment
• Follow The Cloudcast, Digital Nibbles, Speaking in Tech, GigaOm
• Don’t “Pod Fade” – Will you want to do this for 1 year+
• Make the production process repeatable and easy
• Submit to iTunes & Stitcher Radio w/ keywords
• Blog page with show notes (for Google ranking)
• Socialize on All of the above (Twitter, G+, etc.)

22. Video / Present
• Video
• Medium to Major Cost, Medium to Major Time Commitment
• Can be more difficult to edit
• Publish to YouTube, people find good content (CloudStack Channel)
• Follow the blog rules for creation (can’t find it, create it)
• Public Speaking
• Costs vary, Major Time Commitment
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• If possible, attend training
• Persistence is key

23. Next Steps

24. Next Steps
• Find Something You Are Passionate About
• Find a Community
• Start Small / Just Outside Your Comfort Zone

25. Questions?"
Thank You!