⬅️ The Perfect Team 🧭 My Fourth Year at VCE ➡️
My Fifth Year at VCE
A quick reflection on my 5th year at @VCE 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 http://t.co/6rA6LgdFr8 #VCE #Vblock #VMware #Cisco #EMC #Dell #roadwarrior
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 18, 2015
Confession. I’ve had this happen to me.
Mmmmm coffee and VDI… https://t.co/qBTxRWqgmI
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 14, 2015
This post is as much about the past 72 hours as it is about the past 72 months. It is important to keep that timeline in mind.
There are always going to be 20/20 hindsight moments and sometimes there is an epiphany. This post will be lighter on details as has come to be the case with my blog in recent years.
I have some thoughts I share and some thoughts I keep to myself. Blogging is ultimately an ability to have a personal publishing platform. Blogging need not be an exhaustive attempt to somehow upload the entirety of a conscisouness. Blogging can simply be a flat text file containing markdown that is organized to convey a concept, idea, direction, opinion set or merely to mark a moment.
This post is the latter. This post is meant to mark a moment and opinion — mine.
And my 5th installment with the usual amount of [REDACTED] and light details is a git commit away…
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 12, 2015
This entry marks off another year at VCE.
5 years!
The Part Where I Talk About Me
This post is memorable for me on a few key metrics.
First, I’ve gone global again! In my newest new role I’ve been fortunate to work with an ever expanding team. I get to constantly iterate in a variety of focus areas within and across Federation and Federation partners.
My new @VCE business cards arrived pic.twitter.com/q9QATsEUBJ
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) August 2, 2015
Second, I’ve traveled approximately 1 million miles all over the globe according to my trip tracker! It’s not a great story in terms of carbon credits perhaps but I get a lot done and make the most out of each trip. Thank you Las Vegas.
Third, I’ve completed hundreds if not around a thousand customer meetings! Being close to customers is incredibly rewarding and I am grateful and thankful for that constant exposure.
BTW… using GitHub Pages to host this blog has been interesting but hasn’t actually increased my publishing frequency. Long live flat file rendering.
My new “About Me” intro slide pic.twitter.com/WIaLbbkVea
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) August 14, 2015
The Part Where I Talk About VCE Since My Last Update
Luckily, I haven’t stopped tweeting since my last update on all things VCE. So, in the spirit of using what I’ve already tweeted / retweeed / favorited on Twitter, I present a timeline since my 4th year at VCE to present.
Enjoy!
October 2014
https://t.co/LfOMK3qazb pic.twitter.com/GY4U4uRkk7
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 22, 2014
Great summary of @VCE @VMware @Cisco @EMCcorp announcement coverage and analysis at @Techmeme http://t.co/rWw9KFuQCn pic.twitter.com/Ct4N7poXX0
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 22, 2014
RT @BButlerNWW: Why EMC acquired VCE from Cisco http://t.co/Uri9Y2u7cq via @networkworld pic.twitter.com/ZiMkPDZdqR
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 23, 2014
Essay by @Enderle on @CIOonline: How @VCE Created an Amazing Joint Tech Venture http://t.co/fSB8ZaVH1O #WinWin pic.twitter.com/vZzIGlpYqt
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 25, 2014
Packed room. @TreyLayton VP & Global CTO @VCE presenting VCE.NEXT to @Cisco global team. Last photo I can share. 😉 pic.twitter.com/uxSh2Qeq4K
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 28, 2014
December 2014
The @VCE Certified Professional Program had added +4,000 certified converged infrastructure professionals. #GartnerDC pic.twitter.com/HUmNMWgqNz
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) December 4, 2014
“[ #Vblock ] allows us to abstract our thinking away from the componentry” – @mattchamley http://t.co/kmDe3CoGdC pic.twitter.com/mdJ7IC9Lyr
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) December 22, 2014
January 2015
“[…] @VCE and @EMCVSPEX continued to drive revenue growth […]” http://t.co/RoiISdfxhu pic.twitter.com/Pkmy5Ks8YR
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) January 29, 2015
February 2015
ICYMI @VCE Solution Exchange is now live! http://t.co/sXseTgei7p pic.twitter.com/OxnlvwIUlm
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) February 16, 2015
What makes a Vblock so special? #vceafterdark pic.twitter.com/LTwc3xLsex
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) February 19, 2015
March 2015
Learn what comes next… http://t.co/gnNjuzIQOu pic.twitter.com/dpRbJMYady
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) March 12, 2015
“CI is the new normal” –@VarrowMadness #vce #vblock #vxblock #vscale #vspex #vspexblue pic.twitter.com/ftJVI0Oh58
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) March 19, 2015
April 2015
Something new has been added… http://t.co/6PyRBqXVx5 pic.twitter.com/dioPVb13Oq
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) April 7, 2015
May 2015
#EMCWorld2015 #threewords Blocks. Racks. Appliances. pic.twitter.com/XfsxsI7wLd
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) May 8, 2015
Praveen Akkiraju CEO @VCE at EMC World 2015 @theCUBE https://t.co/4rRTeRareX
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) May 12, 2015
This. >> " @VCE’s purpose in life is to build turnkey solutions. " source: http://t.co/M4gl4K7nH8 pic.twitter.com/HGgIaBwseZ
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) May 12, 2015
June 2015
And @VCE will be the lens for all Federation converged infrastructure and converged solutions. http://t.co/J2sCG8u6YL pic.twitter.com/1QepnfnjiI
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) June 1, 2015
$18B is a decent number. Lots of room for lots of innovation. pic.twitter.com/dBWoPfeqCD
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) June 1, 2015
Kudos @CiscoDC team on being recognized for fruitful @Cisco partnerships with @VCE @EMCcorp ok and @NetApp too! 😉 pic.twitter.com/CiFdK0wNhx
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) June 26, 2015
August 2015
VCE CMO @NinaHargus blog: What Leadership in Integrated Systems Looks Like #Vblock #VxRack http://t.co/CZY3x2liTU pic.twitter.com/0IaJFrnWpX
— VCE (@VCE) August 21, 2015
And now… @EMCcorp @pivotal @RSAsecurity @VCE @virtustream @VMware pic.twitter.com/bmtTR2bwev
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) August 22, 2015
The new rack scale HyperConverged @VCE #VxRack is a beautiful piece of engineering! #VMworld pic.twitter.com/1KDMmWqGyI
— Rodrigo Gazzaneo (@vGazza) August 31, 2015
September 2015
#VMworld #Federation pic.twitter.com/WUaGH6e10K
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) September 2, 2015
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) September 28, 2015
October 2015
Ready & preconfigured for cloudy workloads before it arrives to customer site. @VCE makes complex look easy #Vblock pic.twitter.com/Gu6EII5Hex
— Eric Daly (@daly_eric) October 3, 2015
And now…
The Part Where I Talk About The Recent News
Again, I think it is important to consider not just the past 72 hours, but the past 72 months. So, in that spirit, I’m going to simply post a few select tweets. (Edit: 41 in total for this post in case you are playing along at home)
Dell & EMC to combine and create premier end-to-end technology company http://t.co/K7Rxx4Dpd0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: http://t.co/wsSH2TG6zA
— EMC Corporation (@EMCcorp) October 12, 2015
EMC II David Goulden and Cisco Chuck Robbins share commitment to delivering value with VCE http://t.co/D94y695CwC pic.twitter.com/DiS342wQnr
— VCE (@VCE) October 15, 2015
“We look forward to continuing to enable your growth and success through @VCE.” Source: http://t.co/2Gm4wltDwL pic.twitter.com/GZf4s8Seuu
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) October 15, 2015
Two great sales leaders promoting the importance of partnering between Cisco/VCE to bring value to our customers. https://t.co/3eL9m7AKKf
— Chris Panzeca (@chrispanzeca) October 14, 2015
The Part Where I Talk About The Industry
Recently, 451 Group found that 40% of senior IT professionals are planning on moving moreso towards converged infrastructure. Additionally, VCE is seen as a leader in converged infrastructure so it would seem that the industry is still moving in the direction that pulled me to VCE in the first place.
Others would do well to take heed.
Speaking of which… here’s a great example of a 72 months view and perspective:
After you cut through the hype and hyperbole, it comes down to repeated systematic execution at significant scale. pic.twitter.com/YXzrUlH3Ff
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) July 25, 2015
[REDACTED]
I’ll only be directing those reading this update to the official tweets and links from the company listed above. As always, everything else is just my opinion and my opinion alone and this post is meant to mark a moment.
GAME ON!!!
Great @VCE customer tech center session today. Here is a non-NDA version of my whiteboard session… 😉 #VCECTC pic.twitter.com/AZH7QJ0xqM
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) January 14, 2015
HI JAY. HOW IS YOUR WEEK GOING? pic.twitter.com/Ufv8LW7dWG
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) February 5, 2015
Awesome whiteboard session yesterday. Here’s what I can share: pic.twitter.com/aztIVWcyvD
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) February 8, 2015
Another great whiteboard session excerpt that I can share pic.twitter.com/aYD9vdbU9r
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) February 14, 2015
This is how I sign my NDA’s lately pic.twitter.com/WC5i6eATba
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) August 10, 2015
Oh. If you only knew.
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) August 22, 2015
MEGA MEGA SUBTWEET MEGA MEGA SUBTWEET
— Jay Cuthrell (@JayCuthrell) August 26, 2015
Addendum
Source: http://www.emc.com/futureready
Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking information about EMC Corporation and the proposed transaction that is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) the failure to obtain the approval of EMC shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction; (ii) the failure to consummate or delay in consummating the proposed transaction for other reasons; (iii) the risk that a condition to closing of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or that required financing for the proposed transaction may not be available or may be delayed; (iv) the risk that a regulatory approval that may be required for the proposed transaction is delayed, is not obtained, or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; (v) risk as to the trading price of Class V Common Stock to be issued by Denali Holding Inc. in the proposed transaction relative to the trading price of shares of VMware, Inc.’s common stock; (vi) the effect of the proposed transaction on VMware’s business and operating results and impact on the trading price of shares of Class V Common Stock of Denali Holding Inc. and shares of VMware common stock; (vii) the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; (viii) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ix) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (x) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (xi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (xii) component and product quality and availability; (xiii) fluctuations in VMware’s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware common stock; (xiv) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (xv) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xvi) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xvii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xviii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xix) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xx) war or acts of terrorism; and (xxi) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Except to the extent otherwise required by federal securities law, EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this communication.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law. This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination transaction between EMC Corporation and Denali Holding Inc. The proposed transaction will be submitted to the shareholders of EMC for their consideration. In connection with the issuance of Class V Common Stock of Denali Holding Inc. in the proposed transaction, Denali Holding Inc. hasfiled with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-208524) that includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction,and each of Denali Holding Inc. and EMC plans to file with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. After the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, a definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to each EMC shareholder entitled to vote at the special meeting in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors may obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and all other documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction, free of charge, at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). Investors may also obtain these documents, free of charge, from EMC’s website (www.EMC.com) under the link “Investor Relations” and then under the tab “Financials” then “SEC Filings”, or by directing a request to: EMC Corporation, 176 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 01748, Attn: Investor Relations, 866-362-6973.
Participants in the Solicitation
EMC Corporation and its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies from EMC shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of EMC shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction and a description of their direct and indirect interest, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. You can find information about EMC’s executive officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 2, 2015 and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015. You can obtain free copies of these documents at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). You can also obtain free copies of these documents from EMC using the contact information above.
