vExpert Perks

They include the following (there may be more that I’m not familiar with and I will include them to this list when they become available):

• Complimentary PluralSight Subscription
• Login VSI VIP Program
• Ravello Free Lab Service

Please take a moment and thank these sponsors for their kind gestures. The respective Twitter handles can be found below:

• PluralSight
• Login VSI
• Ravello Systems

The @vExpert Program overview can be found here and the list of perks is listed below:

• Invite to our private #Slack channel
• vExpert certificate signed by our CEO Pat Gelsinger.
• Private forums on communities.vmware.com.
• Permission to use the vExpert logo on cards, website, etc for one year
• Access to a private directory for networking, etc.
• Exclusive gifts from various VMware partners.
• Private webinars with VMware partners as well as NFRs.
• Access to private betas (subject to admission by beta teams).
• 365-day eval licenses for most products for home lab / cloud providers.
• Private pre-launch briefings via our blogger briefing pre-VMworld (subject to admission by product teams)
• Blogger early access program for vSphere and some other products.
• Featured in a public vExpert online directory.
• Access to vetted VMware & Virtualization content for your social channels.
• Yearly vExpert parties at both VMworld US and VMworld Europe events.
• Identification as a vExpert at both VMworld US and VMworld EU.

Side note – the licenses provided to the #vExperts are NOT to be shared. As my friend Val put it “It’s a circle of trust. If you know someone who needs\wants licenses, please encourage them to become a #vExpert.”