Best Johan Van Amersfoort Podcasts (2024)

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#UT80 - Announcing the vGPU Monitoring Fling with Ala Dewberry 53:38

1h ago53:38

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Summary: Ala Dewberry introduces Project Marigold, a plugin that aims to make GPUs a first-class citizen on vSphere by providing visibility and observability of GPU metrics at the cluster and data center level. The plugin helps infrastructure administrators manage GPUs more strategically and enables data scientists and application developers to hav…

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#697 - Customer Journey: From vSphere to VCF w/Yves Sanffort Comdivision CEO

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Yves Sanffort Comdivision CEO gives his perspective on progress as customers move to VCF, AI and our Cloud offerings.By vmware

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#696 - Enable Okta for vCenter Server w/ Arkadiusz Krowczynski 53:25

3d ago53:25

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Join Eric and Corey where they discuss how to enable Okta for vCenter with Arkadisuz Krowczynski. His blog on the topic can be found at https://iamse.blog/2023/04/25/enable-okta-for-vmware-vcenter-server/By vmware

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#079 - vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3 with Tech Marketing Architect's Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete! 41:51

6d ago41:51

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VMware recently released vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3, and of course, we had to invite Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete back on the show to discuss what's new in these releases. There's awesome new functionality released and some great enhancements, so make sure to listen to the full episode. Key Takeaways: vSphere 8.0 update 3 introduces the vSphere Liv…

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#695 - VMUG Updates with Brad Tompkin, UserCons, Leadership and much more! 49:57

10d ago49:57

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#078 - Going through the Tanzu Platform announcements with Keith Lee 55:50

1M ago55:50

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Summary The conversation explores the features and benefits of the Tanzu Platform, which accelerates application delivery and simplifies the development process. The platform abstracts the complexities of Kubernetes, allowing developers to focus on writing code and creating business value. It offers four golden commands: build, bind, deploy, and sc…

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#694 - VMware Explore Review with Events Management 50:08

24d ago50:08

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The VMware Events team is joining us to talk about what's new at Explore this year in Vegas. All the great things are happening this year with a better location for Hackathon, Community Party in theBy vmware

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#693 - SDDC. Lab v6 Update with Rutger Blom & Luis Chanu 59:10

29d ago59:10

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We interview Rutger and Luis covering their trending SDDC Lab Version 6, a blog article that can be found at https://https://rutgerblom.com/2024/01/26/sddc-lab-v6-released/. The SDDC.Lab project is a series of Ansible Playbooks that preform fully automated doployments of nested VMware Software Defined Data Center Environments called pods. Each Pod …

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#077 - Introducing Data Services Manager 2.0 featuring Cormac Hogan 30:08

2M ago30:08

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In this conversation, Duncan and Cormac Hogan discuss VMware's Data Services Manager (DSM) and its role in offering data services in a full-stack private cloud. They cover topics such as the use cases for DSM, the integration with Kubernetes, the support for different databases, the automation capabilities, and the licensing model. Cormac highlight…

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#692 - Navigating AI Security Compliance and Operational Resilience w/ Bob Plankers

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

2M ago49:13

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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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#691 - VMware Fusion and Workstation, with Michael Roy

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#690 - Platform Integrations from VMware to Broadcom, with Eric Nielsen 42:53

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#689 - VGPU and Use Cases for AI Foundation with Johan van Amersfoort

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

2M ago20:29

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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

2M ago50:21

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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

3M ago38:43

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

3M ago48:26

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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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#687 - Unlocking Scalability and Efficiency w/ Iwan Rahabok

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#686 - VMware Holodeck (VCF Stack) in a #HomeLab w Gareth Edwards 56:16

4M ago56:16

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

4M ago51:48

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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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#684 - Renewing your VCSA web certificate automatically w/Graham Barker 46:44

4M ago46:44

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

4M ago35:25

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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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#683 - Topic: Unleash the Power of Virtualization Virtuoso w/Piotr T @angrySysOps 52:12

5M ago52:12

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Piotr talks about Virtualization Virtuoso. NOt your typical chatbot, "it's a technical powerhouse designed for VMware professionals familiar with industry jargon and technical terminology.By vmware

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#682 - CMTY News: Flings, ESXi Free, VMUG Advantage, some perspecitve with Corey & Eric 1:04:51

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

4M ago47:57

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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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#681- Building a New Community and Brand w/Tommy Berry Social Manager @ CouchBase 57:02

5M ago57:02

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It's easy to jump onto a existing tech community, it's challenging to build a new community. Tommy Berry is joining us to talk about the challenges and success for strategies when building a new community. Tommy went to Couchbase and won Marketer of the year while building a new community and brand presence !…

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#680 - VMware Rewards @ Broadcom, Growing with Broadcom w/Tiffany Hancher 55:43

5M ago55:43

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The VMware Rewards Program will continue under Broadcom and expand to all Broadcom Divisions. Another great example of how Broadcom "gets" community.By vmware

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

5M ago36:51

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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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#679- AI as a service with WatsonX on VCF w/Bryan Buckland

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Learn from Bryan on how WatsonX is used and the integrations with VCfBy vmware

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

5M ago43:49

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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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#678 - VMUG and Broadcom a Awesome 2024 kicks off with Brad Thomkin and Molly Smith

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VMUG 2024 Kicksoff with UserCons and chapter meetings, Broadcom is 100% funding the VMware commitments in 2024 as is the VMware Division leaders. Brad and Molly discuss this years outlook for activities and challenges the IT practioners might face with VCF licensing and new partner models.By vmware

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#677 - VMware{code} 2024 Program Spinup with Franky Barragan 58:20

6M ago58:20

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We have recruited Franky Barragan (SE and Engineer) to focus on VMware{code} as a key community. Franky comes on to talk about his 2024 plans for the {code} community. Sample Exchange, PowerShell sessions, VMUG integration and more!By vmware

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

6M ago49:57

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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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#676 - Fusion and Workstation Updates w/Michael Roy

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Join Eric, Corey as they provide updates on vExpert 2024, and then interview Michael Roy as he talks about the new release of Fusion and Workstation. As always they will discuss the latest with Apple's M series laptop and Windows on ARM.By vmware

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#675 - Broadcom 2024, the good, the great and the Amazing with Eric Nielsen 41:28

7M ago41:28

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Eric shares the news, what's going on in 2024 with the new VMware by Broadcom, he shares inside views and what the 2024 community plan looks like!By vmware

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

6M ago46:22

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

7M ago53:38

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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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#674 - 12 days of Holiday HomeLab w/Franky Barragan

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Franky reviews his blog article that covers the 12 days holiday task list for setting up and modernizing you home lab. Have you seen Mark H vcdx181's environment, day 9 covers his high availability home labBy vmware

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#673 - Unlocking Scalability and Efficiency: VMware Cloud Foundation 5. 0 w/Girish Manmadkar

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

8M ago55:24

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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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#671 - Interview with Yevs Sanford and Saschha from Comdivision, and outside perspective

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Topic: Interview with Yevs Sanford & Sascha from Comdivision Lets get a outside perspective with Guests:Yeves Sanford CEO Comdivision & Sascha Schwunk (title) Comdivision Host: Eric Nielsen & Matt LangguthCo-Host: Matt LangguthBy vmware

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#062 - Private AI with Chris Wolf 41:59

8M ago41:59

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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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#670 - Broadcom Purchase and more with Corey, Matt and Eric 51:37

8M ago51:37

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#668 - VMware ESXi Under Siege: The Rising Threat of Abyss Locker Ransomewarew/Piotr Tarnawski 56:35

9M ago56:35

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Popular Blogger Piotr Tarnawski talks about his blog on the Abyss Locker Ransomeware with Corey and MattBy vmware

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

9M ago42:20

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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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#667 - What's new with VMware on Azure Solutions with Eric Horshman 51:48

9M ago51:48

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#060 - Cyber Secure Storage with Sazzala Reddy 35:19

9M ago35:19

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In our second episode we had Sazzala on the show to talk about Ransomware Recovery as a Service, and today we invited him back on the show to talk about the Cyber Secure Storage announcement done at VMware Explore. Sazzala explains what Cyber Secure Storage is, discusses the use cases, and goes over some of the implementation details of this new of…