Calling all vSphere Experts to Join the Challenge!
Want a fast-path to become a vExpert? How about a chance to win pair of Sonos Play1: wireless speakers to start or complement your home sound system? There’s even a chance to win the amazing Sonos Play5: wireless speaker! Just join the vSphere challenge on get in on the action.
Ask not what your community can do for you – ask what you can do for your Community!
At VMware, we believe in the power of community, so we’re doubling-down to make community support a core engine of customer support and success. We’re going to redefine and design a new and transformative moderated community experience, positioned to be the ultimately place for peer-to-peer help and learning. And member participation is key to our collective success. This is where you come in!
Shared purpose. Shared content.Shared success.
We’re looking to recruit a team of volunteer product aficionados who are experienced with vSphere, and intrigued by the challenge and opportunity to strengthen and share their troubleshooting proficiency. Or maybe you just want to shape your skills for that next vSphere exam. That works too! So today we’re announcing the vSphere ‘Correct Answer’ Challenge.
You’ll be contributing value to the community by answering questions to produce trusted-content that benefits all vSphere focused community members.
Oh, and did we mention that our top two contributors will have an opportunity to attend the highly anticipated vExpert Party during VMWorld 2018? That’s right, once we see your genius and the community acknowledges your domination, you will be rewarded! And for those of you not attending VMworld this year, there will be other reward opportunities for being community-minded and helping others, including but not limited to:
- Invitation to vExpert Party at VMWorld Las Vegas (1 award)
- Invitation to vExpert Party at VMWorld Barcelona (1 award)
- Sonos Play5: wireless home speaker (1 award)
- Pair of Sonos Play1: wireless home speakers (1 award)
- Automatic acceptance into the vExpert program (2 awards)
- Automatic nomination as a vSphere Community Warrior
- Accelerated reputation building within the community
Here’s how it works
Between July 27, 2018 and October 1, 2018, we’ll be looking for VMTN members to provide quality answers to community member questions where a ‘Correct Answer’ has not yet been selected.
A team of VMware Solution Architect’s (SAs) will be monitoring your vSphere replies, and will mark the best replies as a ‘Correct Answer’ when they believe you’ve got it.
Points will be awarded for the following achievements:
- Reply contains a meaningful answer = 2 points
- Reply receives a ‘Like’ = 3 points
- Reply is marked ‘Helpful’ = 5 points
- Reply is selected as the ‘Correct Answer’ = 10 points
We will be notifying our first group of winners on August 21st, and our second group of winners on November 1st 2018. Remember this is a friendly competition and you’ll be helping all community members by contributing to the Questions & Answer process.
Ready to accept the challenge? Simply join the VMTN community and start contributing in the vSphere Community, or visit the vSphere ‘Correct Answer’ Challenge community to learn more and post your comments.
Thanks everyone, and see you in the community!
The Global Services Team