vExpert Directory is available onLine.
All vExperts which did their inscription to the form provided for that purpose by John Troyer, are now accessible online. The whole directory which counts nearly 300 vExperts from all over the world, is finally up.
And as you can imagine I did a few searches there to find myself and to find other pears and pals. And since I live in France, I was curious if, and how many French vExperts has been finally in that directory. It seems that there are 7 French vExperts this year. The vExpert program started 3 years ago when John Troyer and VMware launched it, but since it gets more and more momentum each year, it's important to get this kind of informations in one place.
Once a year those awards are distributed to people which are proud to show to the world that they're vExperts. And every year it's announced for the work done in past year. Go and see the public vExpert directory here.
You can read more about the vExpert program here.
Some FAQs about vExpert program:
Who can become vExpert?
A quick quote from the vExpert page. What vExpert designation is and the criteria to became vExpert….
A vExpert designation is
- a thank you from VMware for contributing to the communty and helping people along their journey to the cloud;
- a way for VMware to help you in your evangelism and your career, with access to private beta programs, product licenses, and exclusive briefings from VMware and its partners;
- a way for VMware to dialog with its community of very smart and innovative users.
vExpert program criteria are
- Value to the community. Did you create something valuable for the greater community of VMware users, such as a blog, book, tool, event, or presentation? Both technical and non-technical contributions are considered.
- Technical merit. If your contribution was technical, was it correct and useful?
- Effectiveness. Were your contributions effective in making VMware users more successful?
- Professionalism. Did you communicate in a professional manner?
- Reach. Was your contribution useful to a large number of people? This award weighs public contributions that the entire community can benefit from.
- Effort. vExperts typically put forth a great deal of time and effort over the course of the year, often beyond the boundaries of their normal day job. Did you demonstrate sustained effort above what was expected of you in your virtualization projects over 2010?
For more information, see the vExpert 2011 announcement.
