Hiroko Nishimura (@hirokonishimura) presents "Ms.Hiro to AWS Hero: From Special Eduation Teacher to AWS Hero"

Hiroko came from a non-technical background and wanted to get into AWS. Here she talks about her tips and recommendations for learning IT jargon when you are starting from zero technical background.

Resources:

https://hiroko.io

https://hirokonishimura.com

https://awsnewbies.com/

https://introtoaws.com/

David Ball (@davidjasonball) presents "Amazon AppStream: Netflix for Virtual Desktops"

Learn about the AWS AppStream service and get hands on experience with a live demo.

Resources:

http://virtualbonzo.com/

https://https://aws.amazon.com/appstream2/

Jeramiah Dooley (@jdooley_clt) presents "Admin to Advocacy: How'd you do that?"

Jeramiah gives us an intro into developer and cloud advocacy roles. What it is and what you need to know if you want to get into the field.

Resources:

http://jeramiah.net/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/

Ayodele Odubela (@DataSciBae) presents "How to Start Doing Data Science"

Ayodele gives us an intro into data science. What it is and what you need to know if you want to get into the field.

Code for 25% off her new book: VBROWNBAG

Resources:

https://ayodeleodubela.com

https://bit.ly/DS4A_AYO

https://www2.slideshare.net/AyodeleROdubela/how-to-start-doing-data-science-240762610

Dan Pallone (@danpallone) presents "Kubernetes in Amazon: Why you should use EKS"

Get the what,when,where,why, and who of AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) with Dan Pallone.

Resources:

https://aws.amazon.com/eks/

https://www.eksworkshop.com/

Greg Bates (@pensrule82) shows us how to supercharge our reporting skills and going past manual Excel reports with an introduction to PowerBI, and how he leverages different data sources such as a custom excel inventory sheet, vRops reports and WSUS patching database data to create reports that help him in his job as an IT infrastructure manager

Resources:

https://www.vgregbates.com/2020/02/asset-management-with-power-bi-and-vrops.html

Matt Crape (@MattThatITGuy) gave us a good introduction to Kubernetes by guiding us through building a simple K8s lab using K3s and Linux VMs. He explained basic concepts, used some of the recommended exercises and listed some of the resources that can be used to continue learning.

All his code is available in GitHub: https://github.com/mattthatitguy

Matt Crape (@MattThatITGuy) gave us a good introduction to Kubernetes by guiding us through building a simple K8s lab using K3s and Linux VMs. He explained basic concepts, used some of the recommended exercises and listed some of the resources that can be used to continue learning.

All his code is available in GitHub: https://github.com/mattthatitguy

Greg Bates (@pensrule82) shows us how to supercharge our reporting skills and going past manual Excel reports with an introduction to PowerBI, and how he leverages different data sources such as a custom excel inventory sheet, vRops reports and WSUS patching database data to create reports that help him in his job as an IT infrastructure manager

Resources:

https://www.vgregbates.com/2020/02/asset-management-with-power-bi-and-vrops.html

Sean Hicks (@SeanHicks77) presents "VMware Anywhere - VMware on X"

What kind of cool stuff can you do when you combine VMware and your favorite public cloud?

Resources:

https://vmc.vmware.com/

https://www.wwt.com/atc