I am a Veeam Vanguard 2020
In these somewhat disconcerting times (Corona & Covid-19, for those reading this 2010 years time) good news still happens. Early this evening I got an e-mail from Nikola Pejková. It stated that my nomination for Veeam Vanguard 2020 was approved.
This, my dear readers, puts a smile on my face and makes me happy. It is a great program to be in. We share experiences, knowledge and learn with and from each other. This translates into better insights, designs, and implementations of Veeam solutions. Not only for ourselves, but also for our employers, customers and the community at large. With them, we share all this knowledge. This happens via blogging, user groups, speaking at conferences, webinars, webcasts, showcasts, podcasts, etc.
What does this mean?
We get access to key Veeam personnel who share their extensive insights with us. Their names read like a list of the top 25 people in the backup world today. Danny Allan, CTO and SVP at Veeam (Executive sponsor of the Vanguard program) is one of them. Then we have Anthony Spiteri, Michael Cade, David Hill, Karinne Bessette, Melissa Palmer, Rick Vanover, Technologist staff at Veeam. They, together with Kirsten Stoner, Dmitry Kniazev, Andrew Zhelezko, Nikola Pejková, Technical Analyst staff at Veeam get the honor of herding us cats. Last but not least at all are Anton Gostev, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Mike Resseler, Director, Product Management.
On top of that, we are invited to Join the Veeam Vanguard Summit where we spent some intensive days in briefings and discussions with that team. It is quite an experience to be there. First and foremost, I am both humbled and proud to get this opportunity again this year. The chance to be part of all that comes with the fact that I am a Veeam Vanguard 2020. Second, I get the opportunity once more to pick the brains of the best and provide feedback on how we see, experience and use Veeam solutions is priceless.
Finally, thank you for the opportunity, thanks for the trust and I am looking forward to working with Veeam and my fellow Vanguards for another year. I hope to see you all in good health this year!