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 Welcome Nerds!

This site was born from the humor and wit of my good friend Rawlinson (aka Ponch, Rollo, aka Prince of Rollywood, aka VMkiller, aka Rolando Pondo).  There was a time a few years ago while working in Redmond (ironically on a SharePoint project) that Ponch kicked off the day with an emphatic "Let's get our nerd on!"  Within moments I had the domain registered and the dream was born.

It has taken a while to get to this point but as I teach more and more I am finding that I need a way to continue to dissemenate information to those who attend my classes.  Perhaps one day Ponch will also have a blog on here but for now I believe since he is an employee of VMware they would not look favorably upon his promoting an independent vendor as a source of information.  Ironic that he now works for the very company that Microsoft would love to overtake.  Eh! Good for him he's excited but I know deep down he loves Windows, even if he is carry a Mac around these days.

If you ever see him ask him about the 1999 skate-off at Eisenberg park.  Or maybe the time he danced with Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards.  Good ol' Ponch used to be a a superstar.  Now he lives the normal life of a techie nerd just trying to get his nerd on.

The site is just beginning but keep visiting us because we intend to to fill it up with all kinds of nerdy and cool stuff in the world of technology.  From high end IT pro to nifty consumer electronics tricks we'll be here to help educate you.  Or more to the point to help you GET YOUR NERD ON!

 Mastering VMware Infrastructure 3 by Sybex

For the past year and a half my self (Chris) and several other virtualization gurus including Chris Huss, Brian Perry, and Andrew Ellwood put our virtualization focused minds into writing a book all about VMware Infrastructure 3.  As seen above the book is titled Mastering VMware Infrastructure 3 and is being published by Sybex.
 
After a long many months of work the book has finally been released and is available from online and brick and mortar retailers.  Click here to get to the Amazon page for the book.
 
The book covers ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 and the corresponding features including VMotion, Storage VMotion, DRS, HA, VCB, and more.  It includes real world best practices, introductions to helpful third party products, and even a chapter on ESXi the latest and greatest hypervisor product from VMware.
 
For all of us who worked on the book, we hope you enjoy it and we hope it helps you navigate your way through what we feel is the best virtualization product on the market; VMware Infrastructure 3!
 
If you buy the book and what to comment or make suggestions for the second printing or if there is specific content you wish to know about please do not hesitate to contact me directly with that information.  As a consultant, author, and educator I want to be able to deliver the best information I can to those who need it.

I can be reached via e-mail at chris@getyournerdon.com.
 
Thanks again for visiting and keep getting your nerd on!
 
Chris McCain
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