This weeks very special guest is Calvin Zito (Twitter ID: @HPStorageGuy). Calvin is HP's StorageWorks Social Media Manager. Calvin is also the contributing author and editor of HP's Around the Storage Block Blog. Please tune into this very special podcast as Calvin give great insight and perspective into:*His 20 year tenure at HP*Home backup solutions*Effectiveness of Blog/Tweet Wars*HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solutions*HP StoreOnce Deduplication*Boot-from-SAN*Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI)*His favorite video game (Exclusive)*Boise State Football*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Mike Lewis (Twitter ID: @bostonmike). Mike is the VP of Marketing at @awarenessinc. Mike is the author of blog.socialepisodes.com and a contributing author to the Awareness Inc Community blog. Please tune into this very special podcast as Mike gives great insight and perspective into:*Why Companies shouldn't focus on Social media metrics*The over complication of social media*3 types of individuals you'll run into on twitter*Awareness Inc's Social Marketing Hub*Effectiveness of passion in online conversations*Transparency in Social Media*How companies can prove value in social media before committing resources*and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Stevie Chambers (Twitter ID: @stevie_chambers). Stevie is the author of ViewYonder.com. Please tune into this very special podcast as Stevie gives great insight and perspective into:* Cloud Solutions* Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI)* TRILL (not the Rap Version)* DataCenter consolidation* Virtual Compute Environment (aka VCE)* Virtualization Challenges* Liquidware* Driving the Nurburgring* and much much more

This week's very special guest is Brad Hedlund (Twitter ID: @bradhedlund). Brad is the author of BradHedlund.com. Please tune into this very special podcast as Brad gives great insight and perspective into:*Video game that lead to love of networking*Explaining technology to non-techies*Effective mentoring*Career advice for Tech Teens*The ultimate technology investment, you*Challenges going from reseller to vendor*Creation of BradeHedlund.com*Personal challenges going from networking to compute questions*What part of the UCS Solution WOWs Customers*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast is their opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This weeks very special guest is Sean McGee (Twitter ID: @mseanmcgee). Sean is the author of mseanmcgee.com. Please tune in to this very special podcast as Sean gives great insight and perspective into:* Tech Patent Process* His technical influences* Why UCS isn't a ''me too'' product* Going from HP to Cisco (Exclusive)* UCS Firmware 1.4(1) moving UCS Solution Forward* Cisco changing its image from ''just a networking'' company* What it means to be influential* How to get a mechanical advantage playing Xbox* and much much more

This weeks very special guest is Christopher Kusek (Twitter ID: @cxi). Christopher is the author of Pkguild.com. Christoper is also the Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Chicago Windows UserGroup (Twitter ID: @cwug). Please tune into this very special podcast as Christoper shares insight and perspective into:*The REAL reason why Techies blog*What to remember when Tweeting/Blogging*Melding Industry/Personal Technology together*Most visited blog Chuck Hollis has written*The Career Transitional Matrix (Exclusive)*Personal Influences*Chicago Windows UserGroup Membership*His Presidency of ToastMasters Chicago Group*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast is their opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This weeks very special guest is Sarah Hamilton (Twitter ID: @BostonSarah). Sarah is the author of sarahehamilton.com on Google Blogger. Please tune in to this very special podcast as Sarah gives great insight and perspective into:*HDS Value Add for Social Media*Effective use of Marketing AND Social Media for dynamic conversations*Product Management at EMC*Marketing to people NOT Organizations*The similarities between Marketing and Golf*Her love of singing and fitness*Guitar Hero Jam Sessions*How to leverage personal and professional life for an effective message*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host of this podcast are their opinions and not the opinions of their employers.

This weeks very special guest is Ed Saipetch (Twitter ID: @edsai). Ed is the author of BreathingData.com and contributing author at GestaltIT.com. Please tune into this very special podcast as Ed gives great insight and perspective into:*Going from a Integrator to Vendor*Server Hugging*Blue Print for dealing with Server Huggers*Coolest feature of vBlock*The REAL value prep of vBlock*Banana Bread Disclaimer*Rock Band Jam sessions*Why he's been quite about his phone (exclusive)*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guest(s) and host are their opinions and not the opinions of their employers.

This episode's special guest is Ken Henault (Twitter: @bladeguy). Ken is an active contributor on HP's Eyes on Blades: Trend's in Infrastructure. Tune in and listen as Ken gives great insight and unique perspective on:*Dealing with change during his long tenure at HP*Social Media for SEs*HP Bladesystems (in English for everyday techie)*IT as a Team sport*Network Convergence (ie FCoE) misconceptions*Revolution/Evolution of Technology*Muscle Cars*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and host of this podcast are their personal opinions and not the opinions of their employer.

This episodes special guest is Liem Nguyen (Twitter ID: @LiemNguyen). Liem is the contributor and editor of the Around The Block Blog. Organizer of Compellent's C-Drive event and mastermind behind #SANChat. Liem also asked me a very good question around the origin of Niketown588. Please tune into this very special podcast and listen as Liem gives great insight and perspetive into:*Corporate Communication minefields*Engaging writing styles*Standing out from the crowd*AlienWare PC Gaming*Launching Dell XPS PC Gaming*THE Michael Dell's Gaming Interests*How to have fun w/o spending a dime in the Apple App store*Around The Block Blog*#SanChat*C Drive event (exclusive)*and much much moreDisclaimer: The opinions of the guests and hosts are their personal opinions and not the opinions of their employer.