Welcome back toSeason 4of Engineers Unplugged! The whiteboards are shiny and new, and the markers are fresh. We have some incredible episodes lined up for this season, featuring multiple languages, countries, and guests new and returning.

To kick off the season, we're changing the pace a little bit, stepping away from the whiteboards, with a special episode that highlights one of the EU mission statements: actionable information from and for the community.

Today's guest isFred Nix(@nixfred), who works with a team at EMC to onboard SEs. He takes us behind the scenes of how they do it with methods you can apply to a company of 40 or 40,000. It's a great story, let's roll the clip:

Thanks toNick Howell(@that1guynick, http://datacenterdude.com) for the photo. Keep us posted with who you'd like to see on the show, and the topics you'd like to hear discussed. The hotline is open!

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