Best Itoperations Podcasts (2024)

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Energy Mixx Episode 442 - Jim Kibler - One Future 6 - 30 - 24 45:08

6d ago45:08

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Energy Mixx Episode 442 - Jim Kibler - One Future 6 - 30 - 24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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APPLE, OPEN AI, AND ELON 40:59

9d ago40:59

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Chunga made an observation recently. He says we're in the tech industry "silly season"! Every single day, there's a new, completely crazy, earth-shattering story coming out of a big tech company, somewhere. Tom partially agrees with Chunga, it has been nuts, but he says when it comes to the tech space, it's always the silly season! One of the bigge…

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Ep. 39 - Scaling Cyware: Lessons From Growing the Company Headcount Fivefold - With Joe Aurilia 41:31

9d ago41:31

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How can you scale your tech company while maintaining rigorous operational standards? Senior VP of Operations at Cyware Joe Aurilia shares what he learned while 5x-ing the company. In this episode, Joe shares how he's building operations from the ground up, handling the complexities of international teams, and embedding a culture of security and co…

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Insights From Outages at Starlink, Schwab & Internet Archive 16:54

13d ago16:54

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Three recent outages at Starlink, Charles Schwab, and the Internet Archive highlight key reminders for NetOps teams around backup options, the role of intelligence, and understanding your end-to-end service delivery chain. A subset of Starlink users were unable to establish a connection; some users of Schwab.com and its apps may have found themselv…

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Energy Mixx Episode 441- Tim Tarpley - Energy Workforce 6 - 23 - 24 45:08

14d ago45:08

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Energy Mixx Episode 441- Tim Tarpley - Energy Workforce 6 - 23 - 24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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Data Center Drama 45:33

16d ago45:33

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For a long time, Tom has wanted to do an episode of The Hacks that's centered around what he refers to as data center "bloopers". Chunga isn't entirely sure what he means by this. Tom has always been amazed by the cathedral like way in which data centers are built. If you think about it, most data centers are built up and modified over a long perio…

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Cloud Outages Rise & Other H1 2024 Internet Outage Trends 21:31

20d ago21:31

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Believe it or not, we’re already about halfway through 2024. Looking at the outage data from this year so far, we see continued evolution, following patterns observed over the past few years. Notably, the percentage of cloud service provider (CSP) outages is still increasing—though at a more accelerated rate than seen in recent years. Tune on to le…

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Energy Mixx Episode 440 - Adam Ferrari - Phoenix Capital Group 6 - 16 - 24 45:08

20d ago45:08

45:08

Formerly known as In The Oil Patch Radio now known as the Energy Mixx with this weeks host Robert Rapier, Editor In Chief for Shale Magazine.By SHALE Magazine

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Agile Software Is No Bueno! 47:43

23d ago47:43

47:43

Chunga saw an article a few days ago, and it really surprised him! This particular article said that agile software has had a 268% failure rate... 268%. While Chunga is shocked to his this news, Tom isn't surprised at all! How is this possible from and industry perspective? In what world is a 268% failure rate ever accepted? For the record, Tom is …

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Ep. 38 - Transparency, Credibility, and Connection: Hard-Earned Lessons From 25 Years in IT - with Paul Teodorescu 56:05

24d ago56:05

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Learn from Paul Teodorescu's 25 years of IT experience as he shares the importance of transparency, credibility, and connecting with people in the tech industry. In this episode, Paul shares his journey from crawling under desks at Merrill Lynch to advising top firms like Morgan & Morgan. Explore the nuances of interim management versus advisory ro…

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ITOP Episode 439- Kym Bolado And Robert Rapier 6 - 9-24 45:08

27d ago45:08

45:08

ITOP Episode 439- Kym Bolado And Robert Rapier 6 - 9-24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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Done Is Better Than Perfect! 47:31

30d ago47:31

47:31

Tom loves to innovate, it's who he is, and for him, its an unquenchable thrist. The pressure he puts on himself to create something new, is sometimes unhealthy. At the same time, Tom will also tell you that if he would've understood how hard it was going to be to turn Salt into what it is today, he wouldn't have done it. Innovation from an emotiona…

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The Cloud Shell Game 45:27

1M ago45:27

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Hey everybody, its Toms birthday! Happy Birthday old man!! Today on The Hacks, Chunga wants to talk about tech's dirty little secret. This secret, by the way, is how much of the tech industry actually survives! He's talking about "shelfware" and the "cloud shell game". Tom says between the two, the cloud shell game is actually worse, and more damag…

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Meta and Salesforce Tackle Intermittent Issues 17:51

1M ago17:51

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When it comes to assuring great digital experiences for your users, intermittent issues can be incredibly difficult to discover and diagnose because the service is both working and not working simultaneously—or, it may simply be running slow. Some users may experience issues, while for others, everything will work just fine. In this week’s episode,…

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ITOP Episode 438 - Dr. Dean Foreman - TXOGA 5 - 26 - 24 45:08

1M ago45:08

45:08

With guest host Robert Rapier, Editor In Chief Shale MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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Tom Hatch Exits Broadcom, But Will Stay With Salt Forever! 44:30

1M ago44:30

44:30

One thing that's constant in life is change... It's been a bittersweet few days to say the least. In this episode of The Hacks, Tom Hatch, the creator of Salt, talks with Chunga about the changes taking place in his life and announces his exit from Broadcom. Yep, the time has come for Tom to explore some new opportunities! In this episode of The Ha…

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Ep. 37 - How GenAI Is Reshaping the Way We Do ITOps - with Nathanial Smalley 48:14

1M ago48:14

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The end of the traditional SRE? How do you see the future unfolding as AI's role in IT operations grows? In this episode, we welcome Nathanial Smalley, Principal Sales Engineer at Transposit. He brings his rich experience from over a decade at Splunk and his current role at Transposit to discuss the impact of AI on IT operations. He delves into pra…

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ITOP Episode 437 - Rudy Garza - Presiden CPS Energy 5 - 19 - 24 45:08

2M ago45:08

45:08

ITOP Episode 437 - Rudy Garza - Presiden CPS Energy 5 - 19 - 24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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IBM Buys HashiCorp! Seismic Industry Shift, or... Meh. 43:36

2M ago43:36

43:36

It looks like the rumors were true! Recently, IBM announced that they are buying HashiCorp (and Terraform) for a cool 6.4 billion dollars, in cash. Tom and Chunga both find themselves asking the question, "Why did IBM choose to do this?" They already own Red Hat and Ansible. Did they buy HashiCorp / Terraform because they could, or did they buy it …

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Outages at X, google.com, and jsDelivr + Why Details Matter 18:04

2M ago18:04

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Explore what happened during recent outages at google.com, X (formerly Twitter), and CDN service jsDelivr. The Internet Report team will also discuss why a detailed understanding of every component in your service delivery chain is vital to maintain the availability and resiliency of your service. If even one component encounters challenges, the en…

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ITOP Episode 436 - Omar Garcia - Chief External Affairs Officer Port Of Corpus Christi 5 - 12 - 24 45:08

2M ago45:08

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ITOP Episode 436 - Omar Garcia - Chief External Affairs Officer Port Of Corpus Christi 5 - 12 - 24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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ITOP Episode 435 - Robert Rapier - Shale Magazine 5 - 5-24 45:08

2M ago45:08

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ITOP Episode 435 - Robert Rapier - Shale Magazine 5 - 5-24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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Do You Need To Be A "Hardware Guy", To Be A Good "Software Guy"? 43:57

2M ago43:57

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Tom and Chunga both developed a passion for computers in a similar way. Neither one of them started out as a "software guy". Rather, they each got started by building and modifying their own custom built computers. They were "hardware guys", first! That just how it was back in the day. Today, things seem to be much different, with modern engineers …

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Inside the ChatGPT Outage & More News | Pulse Update 20:10

2M ago20:10

20:10

Go under the hood of a ChatGPT outage, H&R Block’s Tax Day disruption, and more incidents from the past few weeks. The Internet Report team will also discuss Microsoft’s update on recent subsea cable cuts and the latest global outage trends. ——— CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:57 ChatGPT Outage 03:35 Revisiting West Coast of Africa Cable Cuts 09:07 H&R Bl…

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ITOP Episode 434 - Karen Bomber - ABB Energy 4 - 28 - 24 45:18

2M ago45:18

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ITOP Episode 434 - Karen Bomber - ABB Energy 4 - 28 - 24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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The Government Wants Big Tech to Ditch E2EE. Do You? 44:00

2M ago44:00

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We live in strange and challenging times. When it comes to world events, one can find themselves, in a word, conflicted. Thats definitely the case for Chunga when it comes to todays topic. Recently, the U.S. Government voted to continue the practice of warrantless surveillance of its own citizens. Interpol is also joining a growing chorus of law en…

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ITOP Cera Week PT1 4 - 21 - 24 45:09

3M ago45:09

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Featuring guests: Damien Beauchamp of 8 Rivers, Georges Tjbosch of MIQ, Jon Norman of Hydrostor's and Katie Zimmerman of Wood GroupBy SHALE Magazine

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Stability AI's Mistakes, and How YOU Can Avoid Them 42:33

3M ago42:33

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Tom and Chunga are tired, TIRED of talking about AI! They need a dang break from talking about AI!! Are they going to get a break in this episode of The Hacks? Nope... Well, ok, kind of. At the start of the year, Tom predicted one of the biggest stories of 2024 will be the failure and ultimate collapse of a whole bunch of AI focused companies and p…

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WhatsApp & Apple Outages; Plus ITOps Tax Day Survival Tips 27:55

3M ago27:55

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With tax season coming to a close in the United States, IT teams at tax preparation companies and other organizations in the industry will be taking extra care to make sure that their systems can handle a spike in traffic due to a potential last-minute rush of filings. Tune in to hear The Internet Report hosts discuss how IT teams can navigate majo…

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Did Open Tofu steal new Terraform code?! 43:02

3M ago43:02

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Do you remember a few episodes ago, when Chunga said "The tech industry is terrible at this! We're the worst I've ever seen, in any industry, when it comes to taking 20-steps to do something, when it can be done in two!" This episode of The Hacks, is a perfect case study of what Chunga's talking about. Recently, Terraform changed it's license. Shor…

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ITOP - Adam Coffey - Author 4 - 7-24 45:08

3M ago45:08

45:08

ITOP - Adam Coffey - Author 4 - 7-24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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XZ Backdoor CVE Targets Linux!! 45:57

3M ago45:57

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Tom and Chunga have a good one for you today! Late last week, news broke that an extremely dangerous backdoor CVE, built within the XZ compression library had compromised Linux Debian Unstable and Fedora 40-41. Fortunately, was discovered before it could hit an enterprise platform! Tom says this particular CVE was especially dangerous and hard to d…

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How Third-party Issues Led to McDonald’s, DMV Outages | Pulse Update 17:08

3M ago17:08

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The end-to-end delivery of modern digital services can introduce a complex web of dependencies and failure points, which can stem from direct relationships as well as third-party providers, introducing layers of abstraction for operations teams to keep track of. Managing this complex ecosystem can be challenging. Unexpected issues may arise from se…

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ITOP Episode 431- Brent Bennett - Life Powered 3 - 31 - 24 45:08

3M ago45:08

45:08

Guest Host Robert Rapier interviews Brent Bennett of Life PoweredBy SHALE Magazine

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Another One Bites The Dust! 45:50

3M ago45:50

45:50

Tom tells people a lot... a lot. When you choose to pick up or "adopt" open source software, you take on a certain level of liability. If you choose to deploy open source software into your infrastructure you run the risk of that software going away! We've seen this happen several times within the past year. Now things are changing at Redis. Last w…

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Ep 36 - Hyper-Converged Infrastructures: The Answer to the Complexity of IT Systems? - with Lee Caswell 43:30

3M ago43:30

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Over the next 3 years, more than 750 million new applications will hit the market... and nobody can predict what those applications will look like. In this episode, Lee Caswell, SVP of Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix, introduces Hyper-Converged Infrastructures: a groundbreaking solution that integrates computing, storage, and networking …

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What Is DBOS? Will It Change Infrastructure Forever? 45:50

4M ago45:50

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Chunga noticed somehting recently, and he's wondering if it's symptomatic of a larger problem. A few weeks ago, a video game emulator company called "Yuzu" was sued by Nintendo. Yuzu folded and disappeared almost immediately. Since then, several other emulator makers have done the same thing. Many of them have scattered to the four winds! Unfortuna…

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Meta, LinkedIn, and Comcast Outages, Explained | Pulse Update 17:50

4M ago17:50

17:50

Over a two-day period this past week, major social media platforms—Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, LinkedIn, and Discord—all experienced disruptions. In the same timeframe, Comcast was also impacted by an outage that affected access to specific services and applications. Meta experienced issues with its log-in process, Discord navigated unexpectedly…

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ITOP Episode 430 - Anne Bradbury - AXPC 3 - 17 - 24 45:10

4M ago45:10

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ITOP Episode 430 - Anne Bradbury - AXPC 3 - 17 - 24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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AMD & Intel Have An Open Source Answer to CUDA! 40:12

4M ago40:12

40:12

Score another one for Tom Hatch! He and Chunga have been trying to get to this episode for weeks! As all of you know, Nvidia is king. At the first of the year, Tom said that if AMD and Intel wanted to have any hope being competetive and gaining ground against Nvidia's AI strangle hold, they'd have to do something "Unthinkable", and team up. Good ca…

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Ep 35 - Cybersecurity Masterclass: Compliance and Breach Prevention in the Era of Cloud and AI - with Jason Ford 45:13

4M ago45:13

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Cybersecurity as we know it today is still in its infancy, which begs the question: how will it mature in the wake of rapid cloud and AI innovations? In this episode, Dalarie is joined by Jason Ford, CEO and CISO at Steel Patriot Partners, who shares his in-depth insights into the evolving world of IT operations. From the Wild West of early cyberse…

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ITOP Episode 430 - Angie Gildea - KPMG 3 - 10 - 24 45:10

4M ago45:10

45:10

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Video Game Emulators Are In BIG Trouble! 41:58

4M ago41:58

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Tom is THRILLED!!! KDE 6 is out! (crickets). Sorry Tom, nobody cares. Is that what Tom and Chunga are talking about today? KDE 6? Uh... No. Chunga doesn't really care either. Instead, they're talking about something everyone loves, video games! More specifically, video game emulators. Tom & Chunga are both big fans of emulators & have owned them fo…

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AT&T Outage and Disruptions at Google Cloud, Front, and More | Pulse Update 16:27

4M ago16:27

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Load is a fundamental but, at times, challenging variable for networks and operations teams to handle. In the past few weeks, ThousandEyes saw various load-related problems impact organizations including Google Cloud, Front, several Australian banks, and Minnesota State University Moorhead. Tune in to learn more about what happened during these inc…

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ITOP Episode 429 - Robert Rapier - Shale Magazine 3 - 3-24 45:10

4M ago45:10

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ITOP Episode 429 - Robert Rapier - Shale Magazine 3 - 3-24 by SHALE MagazineBy SHALE Magazine

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Are Some Tech Companies Too Big Too Fail? 50:09

4M ago50:09

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Nividia is big. It's been really big for a long time. Last week it got even bigger! Nividia had their earnings call late last week and caused quite a stir, in a good way, on Wall Street and it made their stock rise 16% in one day. While Nividia is the big dog, they're definitely not alone. There are more than just a handful of big tech companies th…

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ITOP Episode 428 - Todd Staples - TXOGA 2 - 25 - 24 45:10

4M ago45:10

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Tom & Chunga Are Suckers! So Are YOU! 45:16

4M ago45:16

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Its embarassing. Did you see the recent story about how hackers turned 3 million toothbrushes into a botnet in order to steal a bunch of money from people in Europe? Lots and lots of people including Tom and Chunga saw this story and thought it was amazing! Unfortunately, there was a problem... It wasn't real. The story was completely fake. As an i…

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Square Outage, Data Center Issues & Planning for Resiliency | Pulse Update 17:10

5M ago17:10

17:10

When outages happen, it’s what you do next that matters. It’s important to have a backup plan in place that you can quickly activate to minimize the impact of an incident. Over the past two weeks, companies initiated a range of resiliency actions, including asking customers to use alternate authentication methods (or to avoid logging out of a servi…