Randy Walker

Randy Walker's thoughts on technology leadership, cloud transformation, entrepreneurship, and the business of innovation.

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When the Recruiter Becomes the Bottleneck
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When the Recruiter Becomes the Bottleneck

I’ve been in technology leadership for over two decades. I’ve managed multi-million dollar budgets, led enterprise cloud transformations,...

27 Feb 2026 By Randy Walker
MVP Summit here we come!
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MVP Summit here we come!

It’s always my favorite time of the year!

30 Jan 2013 By Randy Walker
INETA Speakers Bureau Update
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INETA Speakers Bureau Update

As most of you know, I serve on the INETA (International .Net Association) Board of Directors, being in...

06 Aug 2009 By Randy Walker
INETA Board of Directors Conference Call
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INETA Board of Directors Conference Call

I’m currently on my first INETA Board of Directors Conference Call and I thought I’d keep people updated...

31 Mar 2009 By Randy Walker
INETA Board of Directors Appointment
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INETA Board of Directors Appointment

INETA has a great gimmick.  Give someone a award and then recruit them to do volunteer work!  While...

20 Mar 2009 By Randy Walker
Ozarks .Net User Group – Claudio Lassala (Laptop giveaway)
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Ozarks .Net User Group – Claudio Lassala (Laptop giveaway)

I wanted to make sure and draw attention to the effort that Brandon King in Harrison, Arkansas has...

16 Mar 2009 By Randy Walker
Northwest Arkansas Technology Council Inaugural Meeting 2009-03-10
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Northwest Arkansas Technology Council Inaugural Meeting 2009-03-10

This is an open invitation to join us in helping form the Northwest Arkansas Technology Council.  The discussion...

09 Mar 2009 By Randy Walker
INETA Community Champion Awardee
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INETA Community Champion Awardee

I was a bit shocked when I received the email announcing that I am one of ten Community...

03 Feb 2009 By Randy Walker
Upcoming Developer Events
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Upcoming Developer Events

Jan 29 – Holiday Party @ Fast Lanes, Lowell, Arkansas Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group

22 Jan 2009 By Randy Walker
Inaugural Harrison .Net User Group meeting Oct 21st 2008
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Inaugural Harrison .Net User Group meeting Oct 21st 2008

I’m happy to announce that Brandon King has organized the first Harrison .Net User Group meeting for Oct...

23 Sep 2008 By Randy Walker
Come catch me at Tulsa TechFest 2008, Oct 9-10th
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Come catch me at Tulsa TechFest 2008, Oct 9-10th

Please join me in Tulsa on October 9th & 10th for the annual Tulsa TechFest event!  I’ve had...

22 Sep 2008 By Randy Walker
Memphis .Net User Group visit Sept 25th
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Memphis .Net User Group visit Sept 25th

For those in East Arkansas and West Tennessee, I’ll be visiting the Memphis .Net User Group on September...

20 Sep 2008 By Randy Walker
Jonesboro & Harrison are getting .Net User Groups
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Jonesboro & Harrison are getting .Net User Groups

For those living in the Northeast Arkansas / Jonesboro and Harrison areas, there will be two new .Net...

20 Sep 2008 By Randy Walker
Nashville devLink Recap
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Nashville devLink Recap

One of the most interesting things about being a software developer is to see the entire undercurrent and...

01 Sep 2008 By Randy Walker
devLink Presentation Files, Discount Codes & Links
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devLink Presentation Files, Discount Codes & Links

As promised, here is the link to download the Presentation from my Starting and Running your own Software...

24 Aug 2008 By Randy Walker
Jeffrey Palermo set to speak Thursday in Northwest Arkansas
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Jeffrey Palermo set to speak Thursday in Northwest Arkansas

For those that weren’t able to attend last Tuesday’s Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group meeting, 8/5/2008, Zach Young...

11 Aug 2008 By Randy Walker
Speaking at Nashville devLink
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Speaking at Nashville devLink

It’s always an honor to be asked to speak at an event.  Fortunately John Kellar who chairs the...

07 Aug 2008 By Randy Walker
MVP Summit, Being Busy, plus Presenting @ the Little Rock .Net User Group
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MVP Summit, Being Busy, plus Presenting @ the Little Rock .Net User Group

I suppose I was naive in thinking that once I received my Microsoft MVP award, I could breathe...

05 Jun 2008 By Randy Walker
Go visit the Visual Basic Product Team at TechEd!
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Go visit the Visual Basic Product Team at TechEd!

It was this time last year at TechEd that Cory Smith introduced me to the Visual Basic product...

05 Jun 2008 By Randy Walker
Pictures of the 1st Fort Smith .Net User Group Meeting
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Pictures of the 1st Fort Smith .Net User Group Meeting

A bit thank you goes out to Anthony Potts for sharing these pictures.

11 Mar 2008 By Randy Walker
First Fort Smith .Net User Group Meeting
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First Fort Smith .Net User Group Meeting

Last night was the first meeting for the Fort Smith .Net User Group.  It was a great turnout...

04 Mar 2008 By Randy Walker
Fort Smith .Net User Group forming
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Fort Smith .Net User Group forming

I was able to meet last week and help the new group who is trying to form a...

28 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Dallas TechFest 2008
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Dallas TechFest 2008

The date & location is set!  May 3rd at the Addison Conference Center in Addison (Dallas suburb) Texas. ...

15 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Winner of 6th place at Community-Credit.com
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Winner of 6th place at Community-Credit.com

I wanted to thank David Silverlight for doing a wonderful service to the programming community.

02 Jan 2008 By Randy Walker
Community Credit - They give stupid prizes to smart people
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Community Credit - They give stupid prizes to smart people

In my last post about joining the geekswithblogs community, I mentioned the Community Credit folks.  The wonderful thing...

30 Dec 2007 By Randy Walker
Tulsa InstallFest = Tons of fun
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Tulsa InstallFest = Tons of fun

A big thanks goes out to Chris Koenig and the Tulsa DNUG for hosting the Tulsa InstallFest on...

20 Dec 2007 By Randy Walker
How to Submit a Proposal to Speak at TechEd US 2008
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How to Submit a Proposal to Speak at TechEd US 2008

With the help of Chris Koenig blog site, I was finally able to track down the link and...

20 Dec 2007 By Randy Walker