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My first trips to visit the folks at Dell EqualLogic

Posted by  on Monday, March 7th 2011     

I’ve been running up the road to Nashua to meet people and to grab some videos so we can give everyone a sneak peak of what is being planned for the Dell Storage Forum (the videos should be ready to share SOON!). I’m need to go back and just grab some interviews, there are some super talented folks working in Nashua on the Dell EqualLogic platform. I also got my first glimpse of some Compellent gear.

One thing I was completely psyched about were the amount of women in the data center. SO COOL!

I got asked lots of questions about managing social media – from an individual’s perspective. Next post I’ll write about how I handle the volume of social chatter, as well as the tools that I’m learning are available from the Dell corporate social media team.

Right now, I’ll just share some pictures of my adventures!

This is driving up to the Nashua office. I wish I had taken the picture last week, before all the snow had melted.
Driveway to the Nashua campus

Another shot of the campus, with a little snow on the ground.
View of the Nashua campus

Here we have a couple of #dellgeeks in their natural habitat. :)
Geeks in Nashua

I think this is one of the things that have made me feel very comfortable at Dell – there are geeks EVERYPLACE. IDK why, but Magic cards, Mountain Dew, and techie talk just make me feel right at home.

Speaking of natural habitats – in one section of the campus there are gorillas everyplace.
Gorilla!

I’m getting acclimated to Dell, so I’ll be posting more regularly here. This week I’m attending the IDC Directions event, I’m sure I’ll have something to post about that.  And there is lots to post about the Dell Storage Forum….so stay tuned!

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Reflections on my first two weeks at Dell

Posted by  on Sunday, February 27th 2011     

I’ve been at Dell a whole two weeks. I spent those first two weeks in Austin, and the entire time was jammed full of meeting people, figuring out the Dell corporate systems, and figuring out who I should be meeting.

I was thrown right into work – think hit the ground running times 10. There is a lot going on in the storage space at Dell. For example, last week we announced that the Compellent acquisition had been completed, and introduced the Dell Storage Forum 2011 details.

That’s the big visible stuff. I’m also working on getting social media activities into the normal workflow of my team. I work in the product group, with the marketers that tell the world about Dell’s storage products. We work closely with other groups such as the Dell TechCenter and the corporate social media team to communicate to our customers. Right now I’m trying to figure all of that out…but I can tell you there are lots of smart folks working on storage in Austin, Nashua, and now EdenPrarie MN. I hope to bring you some video footage of these folks very soon!

So what’s it like at Dell? FAST. OMG it’s so fast here. I think I’m lucky that I’ve been using social media! Because of my social media connections I already knew some of the people on my team, people at the Dell TechCenter, and folks at Compellent. I just want to say how much I love the guys at the TechCenter….they have offered me a safe techie zone and made me feel very welcome. They rock!!! :)

People are also very anxious to connect and collaborate. I have to keep reminding people that I am on day n (15 on Monday!), but everyone seems to want to work together. I’m guessing it is the fast pace – you can’t go fast if you are unwilling to reach out and collaborate.

And the corporate social media infrastructure is amazing. It is probably one of the main things that drew me to Dell – you have seen the Command Center haven’t you?? They have a full-fledged education system for those participating in social media at Dell. Their listening center is amazing…. they use Radian 6 to listen, but they rely on the business units to improve the profiles they are using to listen to Dell’s customers. I’m very excited about participating here!

A few things have changed with me. I changed the title of this blog. I’ll be talking about social media still, and probably education – but more from a marketing view. The blog will begin to take on much more of a storage flavor going foward…one of the main reasons I took this job is that I’m now able to return to my technical roots AND do social media at the same time. I think I’ll have lots to share about social media process, especially how to incorporate social into the workflow, as I get settled in.

I promise to give more video insight into the amazing storage and social media teams here at Dell very soon. As much as I can, I’ll share some of the lessons I learn from integrating social into the work flow. And look forward to more technical information about Dell’s storage offerings!

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My new adventures will be at Dell!

Posted by  on Sunday, February 6th 2011     

All of the legalities are complete! I’ve accepted a position to work with social media with the Dell Storage team – I start on Valentines Day.

I’m looking forward to the position. I get to be technical, and I get to do social media. I was getting away from the technical side a bit this last year. It made me a little sad….and I wasn’t sure how to mix the technical peanut butter with the social media chocolate. So when this opportunity came along, I could not have been happier.

I’ll miss my EMC colleagues, and I’m hoping to stay in touch with most folks. I’m not hard to find online. :)

Most asked question: where will I be working? It’s social media guys, so I can work from home! I can go to Nashua if need be, and I’ll be back and forth to Austin a bit (I’ll be there on the 14th).

I can’t wait to meet everyone at Dell. Stay tuned, of course I plan to blog the new adventure!!

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