Veeam Vanguard 2021 nominations are now Open > ProVirtualzone

Veeam Vanguard 2021 nominations are now Open! You can now apply for your Veeam Vanguard award.

I have said this many times, there is a lot of good Community programs in the IT world, like vExpert for VMware, MVP for Microsoft, Cisco Champion, etc., but for me, this one is the best. I know vExpert, a great and awesome program, and a bit MVP, and I can say in my opinion, Veeam Vanguard is one of the Best programs out there in the vCommunity.

The best events, the best people, the best organization, and the BEST PARTIES and excellent knowledge sharing and great nights with awesome technical discussions while having a drink.

What is the Veeam Vanguard program?

“The Veeam Vanguard Program is Veeam’s top-level influencer community. This group shares points of view, provides feedback, and is committed to mutual success. Experts in the Vanguard program are a combination of many different disciplines, contribution types, and advocacy mechanisms yet are each the best in space regarding technical thought leadership for the technical communities in which Veeam exist.

These individuals have been nominated as Veeam Vanguards. A Veeam Vanguard represents our brand to the highest level in many of the different technology communities in which we engage. These individuals are chosen for their acumen, engagement and style in their activities on and offline.”

Veeam’s goals of the Vanguard Program:

Build mindshare of technical thought leaders
Gain feedback and insight on topics related to Veeam technologies
Provide opportunities for growth

The Veeam Vanguards have an opportunity to gain the following:

Access to Veeam Product teams
A forum to provide feedback and perspective
Sharing of unique perspectives in the industry and exclusive networking opportunities

You can also watch this LinkeIn Live Video event that Rick Vanover (Director Product Strategy) and Nikola Pejkova (Veeam Vanguard Community Manager) did a couple days ago talking about this program.

One picture I took in my last Veeam Vanguard Summit 2019 (when it was still possible to have gatherings and summits). This picture shows what it is to be a Veeam Vanguard and what this program is.

From left to right: My good friend Al Rasheed, Matt Crape, Craig Dalrymple, Me, and in the bottom Ian Sanderson.

While I am in this program for the last 3 years, I have learned a lot about Veeam Technology and other products, other areas where we have many people with different backgrounds. When I have a project and need technical advice or technical issues, or just a second opinion, nothing better than our internal Veeam Vanguards chats. I ask a question and get help and different opinions about a subject.

Here are all the pages and social media links for Veeam Vanguard.

Where to apply and how to apply? HERE.

Good luck to all new applications and also for the renewals.

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