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!