Best Vsphere Podcasts (2024)

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VMware Changes: What They Mean for Your Business 23:03

4d ago23:03

23:03

Ready to stay ahead of the curve? Tune in to this episode as we unpack the latest shifts in VMware following its exciting acquisition by Broadcom. We'll dive into crucial updates, like the EUC spin-off and revamped academic pricing, and what they mean for you. But that's not all – we'll break down the changes to your existing licenses and will disc…

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#076 - AI Roles Demystified: A Guide for Infrastructure Admins with Myles Gray 49:13

12d ago49:13

49:13

In this conversation, Myles Gray discusses the AI workflow and its personas, the responsibilities of data scientists and developers in deploying AI models, the role of infrastructure administrators, and the challenges of deploying models at the edge. He also explains the concept of quantization and the importance of accuracy in models. Additionally…

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#091 - Broadcom's VMware Acquisition: The Fireside Followup 47:09

15d ago47:09

47:09

Welcome back, long-awaiting listeners, as your favorite IT podcast with a healthy dose of empathy, Data Center Therapy, returns after a seven-month hiatus. It’s been too long, we know, but we’re back and we’re recharged so we can bring you the first of many new episodes with exciting, topical and relevant content. Thanks for joining us! On this epi…

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The Rise of the Data Processing Unit (DPU) 27:27

18d ago27:27

27:27

In this episode of Virtually Speaking, Pete and John dive deep into the transformative impact of Data Processing Units (DPUs) on virtual infrastructure with special guest Dave Morera from vSphere Technical Marketing. They explore how vSphere Distributed Services Engine leverages DPUs to modernize infrastructure by offloading critical functions from…

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VMware Desktop Hypervisors 19:08

24d ago19:08

19:08

In the latest episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete and John dive deep into the world of desktop hypervisors with special guest Michael Roy. The discussion takes us on a journey through the history of desktop hypervisors, exploring their various use cases and shedding light on recent changes in licensing following Broadcom's acquisition o…

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#075 - Newsflash - VMware Workstation and Fusion licensing changes! (Did I hear free?) 20:29

24d ago20:29

20:29

Summary For this special edition of the podcast Duncan invited Michael Roy to discuss the latest VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion announcements. VMware Workstation and Fusion are desktop hypervisor products that allow users to run virtual machines on their PC or Mac. Starting today, Workstation and Fusion commercial licenses will only be availa…

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#074 - Exploring the Cloud-Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) with William Rizzo 50:21

26d ago50:21

50:21

In this conversation, Johan van Amersfoort interviews William Rizzo about the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and its impact on cloud computing and modern infrastructure. They discuss the role of the CNCF in making cloud native technology ubiquitous and the support it provides to cloud native projects. They also explore the advantages of u…

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#073 - What was announced for vSAN in the last month? Featuring Pete Koehler! 38:43

1M ago38:43

38:43

In episode 073 Duncan and Pete discuss various updates and changes related to vSAN, including ReadyNode configurations, licensing, vSAN Max, capacity reporting, and compression ratios. They highlight the improvements in compression ratios with vSAN ESA, which can result in significant space efficiency gains. They also discuss the use cases for vSAN…

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Analyzing HCI Storage Performance in a vSphere Environment 30:14

2M ago30:14

30:14

In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete and John sat down with Chen Wei, the creator of HCIBench, from VMware by Broadcom. HCIBench streamlines HCI benchmarking, simplifying a once-complex process. Chen Wei shared HCIBench's journey, emphasizing its user-friendly interface, which caters to both novices and experts. We explored its t…

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#072 - Chris Gully and the rise of Small Language Models 48:26

2M ago48:26

48:26

Summary Chris Gully discusses his current role in the new Broadcom organization and highlights of his career. He emphasizes the importance of staying relevant in the technology industry and the value of working with cool and smart people. The conversation then shifts to the topic of small language models (SLMs) and their role in the landscape of ge…

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#071 - Developer Experience & Spring with DaShaun Carter 51:48

2M ago51:48

51:48

In this new episode of the Unexplored Territory Podcast, DaShaun Carter, a Spring Developer Advocate at VMware Tanzu and Broadcom, discusses his career highlights, his home lab setup, and his passion for Spring. He explains the concept of developer experience and how Spring and Tanzu contribute to it. DaShaun also highlights the innovations in Spri…

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VMware Live Recovery 29:38

2M ago29:38

29:38

Last week VMware by Broadcom announced the general availability of VMware Live Recovery, an innovative solution that delivers unmatched cyber and data resiliency for VMware Cloud Foundation environments. VMware Live Recovery is the industry’s first solution that combines enterprise-grade disaster recovery with purpose-built cyber recovery in a sing…

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#070 - vSAN performance with Patryk Wolsza (Intel) 35:25

3M ago35:25

35:25

In episode 070, we spoke with Patryk Wolsza about vSAN performance. Patryk wrote some great whitepapers on the topic of vSAN OSA vs ESA, vSAN on AMD vs vSAN on Intel, and vSAN with RDMA and 100GbE. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of ESA, Intel CPUs, and RDMA/100GbE. Some links to topics discussed: vSAN and RDMA/100GbE How Server Consolidat…

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#069 - AI on CPUs with Earl Ruby 47:57

3M ago47:57

47:57

In episode 69, we spoke with Earl Ruby on running AI and ML workloads on CPUs. Earl is an R&D engineer at VMware by Broadcom focusing on AI/ML accelerators. He provides us with an overview of the do's and don't of successful deployments of AI-enabled applications on CPUs. Some links to topics discussed: earlruby.org/ AI without GPUs: Accessing Sapp…

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Inventory and Calculator scripts for VMware Cloud Foundation VCF and vSphere Foundation VVF 43:36

4M ago43:36

43:36

There are two new tools to help understand and calculate the required subscription capacity for the new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) offerings, which are licensed based on physical CPU Cores for compute and total raw physical storage (TiBs) for vSAN. On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and Joh…

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Is this thing on? 14:36

4M ago14:36

14:36

The Virtually Speaking Podcast is venturing into the world of live streaming. On this mini episode, Pete and John discuss the new Apple Vision Pro and promote our upcoming Live Stream with William Lam this Friday at 1:00 EST. Enjoy!By Virtually Speaking Podcast

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#068 - Diving into the VMC on AWS announcements with Niels Hagoort 36:51

4M ago36:51

36:51

In episode 067, we invited Niels Hagoort back to the show to talk about the latest VMC on AWS announcements. Topics we discussed: The new M7i instance, including its use cases and specs The Cloud Management Add-on for VMC on AWS and how Aria can add value The differences between the M7i instance and the other instance types, and the deployment cons…

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#067 - Securing the world's data with Rubrik featuring Jerry Rijnbeek 43:49

4M ago43:49

43:49

In episode 067, we spoke with Jerry Rijnbeek on the topic of Rubrik, and how Rubrik enables customers to secure their data against natural disasters as well as ransomware, but more importantly, also helps customers to develop a data security posture. Follow us on X for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://x.com/UnexploredPod. Last but …

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#066 - Data Platforms for AI/ML workload with Vaughn Stewart 49:57

5M ago49:57

49:57

In episode 66, we spoke with Vaughn Stewart on data platforms for AI and ML workloads. Vaughn is the VP of Systems Engineering at VAST Data. He provides us with an overview of the needs and requirements of a data platform for successful deployments of AI-enabled applications. Some links to topics discussed: VAST Data Platform VAST Data DASE archite…

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#065 - Oracle Cloud VMware Solution update featuring Jatin Purohit! 46:22

5M ago46:22

46:22

In episode 65 we spoke with Jatin Purohit on the topic of Oracle Cloud VMware Solution. Jatin is the Senior Technical Marketing Architect at VMware by Broadcom for this solution and provides us an overview of what the benefits are of the solution and what was introduced since episode 23 where we discussed OCVS with Richard Garsthagen. Some links to…

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VMware Cloud on AWS version 1.24 35:50

5M ago35:50

35:50

On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John welcome Glenn Sizemore to share the details of VMC on AWS SDDC Version 1.24.By Virtually Speaking Podcast

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#064 - Homelabs for AI featuring William Lam 53:38

6M ago53:38

53:38

In this final episode of the year, Frank and Johan have a conversation with William Lam about home labs and how to run AI workloads on them. We discuss the different hardware options and go through some of the content that William has created. You can find William's blog articles here: Blog about GPUs & Tanzu Blog about Private ChatGPT The NVIDIA D…

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#063 - A conversation about EUC and VMware Explore with Spencer Pitts 55:24

6M ago55:24

55:24

VMware EUC continues to innovate, with a lot of announcements being done at VMware Explore in Barcelona. In this episode, Johan had a conversation with Spencer Pitts, Chief Technologist Digital Workspace at VMware, to dive into the major announcements and explain what the new features entail and what the added value is. The following features have …

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#062 - Private AI with Chris Wolf 41:59

6M ago41:59

41:59

In this episode, Frank has a conversation with Chris Wolf about Private AU and how Private AI Foundation can help accelerate organizations to develop their Gen-AI-enabled application efficiently and securely. We discuss foundation models, infrastructure requirements, and future developments. Chris mentioned the following resources during this episo…

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Digital Transformation Podcast Series, Part 13: Enabling accessibility in all VMware products 23:18

7M ago23:18

23:18

Digital Transformation Podcast Series, Part 13: Enabling accessibility in all VMware products by VMware PodcastsBy VMware Podcasts

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Digital Transformation Podcast, Part 12: How VMware IT harnessed seamless Monitoring using Wavefront 13:39

7M ago13:39

13:39

Digital Transformation Podcast, Part 12: How VMware IT harnessed seamless Monitoring using Wavefront by VMware PodcastsBy VMware Podcasts

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#061 - RVTools and Live Optics featuring Sam Kirchoff 42:20

7M ago42:20

42:20

Recently Dell announced they acquired RVTools. RVTools is one of the most used free tools in the VMware community, created and maintained by a single person, Rob de Veij. In this episode, we discuss with Sam Kirchoff what RVTools is, why Dell acquired it, and how it complements Live Optics, and of course the other way around how Live Optics complem…

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A closer look at Data Services Manager with Cormac Hogan 13:16

7M ago13:16

13:16

This week VMware announced the latest release of VMware Data Services Manager (DSM), version 2.0. DSM enables the provisioning of data services (e.g., databases, object stores) on vSphere infrastructure. This release builds on earlier versions of VMware Data Services Manager 1.x, but also extends the product. On this episode of the Virtually Speaki…

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What’s New with VMware Cloud at VMware Explore Barcelona 19:20

7M ago19:20

19:20

VMware Explore Barcelona was filled with innovation, tech previews, and releases from the VMware Cloud team. The announcements included new partnerships for VMware Private AI, proactive detection capabilities in Ransomware Recovery, and advanced data service capabilities and new partnerships with Data Services Manager. The common denominator of all…

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Private AI Gains Momentum at VMware Explore Barcelona 15:29

7M ago15:29

15:29

This week at VMware Explore Barcelona, VMware unveiled several new and expanded partnerships that further demonstrate VMware’s Private AI momentum. Private AI is an architectural approach that aims to balance the business gains from AI with the practical privacy and compliance needs of the organization. On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Pod…

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VMware User Group VMUG 9:02

7M ago9:02

9:02

If you're familiar with VMware technology, chances are you'ver heard of the VMware User Group (VMUG). VMUG is where the VMware community goes to connect, collaborate, and network with fellow VMware users through education opportunities, trainings, and events. On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak to VMUG Technologist…

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Introducing VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 10:20

7M ago10:20

10:20

Building upon the successful rollout of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0, VMware is pleased to announce availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1* delivering key enhancements across storage, networking, compute and lifecycle management to enable customers to scale their private cloud environments and improve resiliency. On this episode of The Virtuall…

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VMware CTO Kit Colbert on VMware’s Generative AI Strategy 11:52

7M ago11:52

11:52

On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak with VMware CTO, Kit Colbert about how generative AI can help create a culture of engineering efficiency within organizations.By Virtually Speaking Podcast

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vSAN Cybersecure Storage 11:54

7M ago11:54

11:54

VMware unveils a technology preview of Cybersecure Storage, which will shorten recovery times by integrating VMware Ransomware Recovery’s workflow with native vSAN snapshots to deliver delta-based transfer optimizations. Customers can also benefit from simplified operations with auto-replication to cloud and the capability to auto-identify best bas…

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