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Do you think you have what it takes to be the best PowerShell scripter?VMware is challenging the world’s VI administrators to a contest of skill, creativity and raw scripting talent. If you think you have what it takes to be the best and an all expenses paid trip to VMworld Las Vegas is your cup of tea – this is for you. Enter the Contest |
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Criteria:
Time saved, demonstrate how your script solves a real problem and reduces administration effort and time Usefulness of script – how broadly applicable is your script to other VI administrators? Simplicity, elegance of script
Prizes:
First Prize: Airfare, hotel and admission to VMworld 2008 Las Vegas (up to $5,000 in value) or $5,000 USD Cash Prize Second Prize: Macbook Air with VMware Fusion or $2,500 USD Third Prize: Xbox 360 Elite or $500 USD
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Key Dates:
Contest submissions open - July 23, 2008 Contest Closes - August 30, 2008, 11:59pm PST Winners Announced - September 7, 2008
Panel of Judges:
- VMware representative: Antonio Dias, Architect; Carter Shanklin, Product Manager
- Industry representative: Microsoft PowerShell Engineering Team
- Community representative: Hal Rottenberg Automation Engineer
Contest Rules
VMware reserves the right to chose script that best describes criteria stated. The focus is on PowerShell scripting using the VI Toolkit (for Windows). Scripts submitted will be open for viewing by all contestants in a dedicated VMware Technical Network (VMTN) community. All scripts submitted will belong to the community and be made available for community use. Pleases limit script size to 5MB. Only 1 original script submission will be accepted per applicant. VMware employees are not eligible to participate. Winners will be announced in the VMTN Forums. VMware has rights to use winner photographs for promotion within the VMware web properties, VMworld and any future events.
