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We Need You!
Building a Better Cloud Community One Voice at a Time
Who are we?
Aaron Delp (@aarondelp)
Cloud Architect, SolidFire
Cisco Champion
VMware vExpert
Kenneth Hui (@hui_kenneth)
Technology Evangelist, Rackspace
OpenStack Ambassador
Agenda
•  Jumping In
•  Why Get Involved?
•  How to Get Involved?
•  Next Steps
Jumping In
Misconception
OR
Why Get Involved?
Community Benefits
Drive Adoption
Share Knowledge
Drive Direction
Personal Benefits
Greater Opportunities
Domain Knowledge
Personal Network
How to Get Involved?
Pyramid
Twitter / Google+
Attend
Blog / Slide Deck
Podcast
Video
/ Present
Increasing Time Commitment
Increasing Cost Commitment
More Crowded
Less Crowded
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
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
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
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.)
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
Next Steps
Next Steps
•  Find Something You Are Passionate About
•  Find a Community
•  Start Small / Just Outside Your Comfort Zone
Questions?"
Thank You!

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Building A Better Cloud Community

  • 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
  • 5.
  • 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
  • 24. Next Steps •  Find Something You Are Passionate About •  Find a Community •  Start Small / Just Outside Your Comfort Zone