Best Duncan Epping Frank Denneman Johan Van Amersfoort Podcasts (2024)

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

3d ago55:50

55:50

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

17d ago30:08

30:08

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

1M 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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#075 - Newsflash - VMware Workstation and Fusion licensing changes! (Did I hear free?) 20:29

1M 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

1M 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

2M 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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#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

3M 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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#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

4M 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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#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

5M 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

6M 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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#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

7M 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

7M 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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#061 - RVTools and Live Optics featuring Sam Kirchoff 42:20

8M 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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#060 - Cyber Secure Storage with Sazzala Reddy 35:19

8M ago35:19

35:19

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…

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#059 - Introducing VMware vSAN Max with Kalyan Krishnaswamy 32:47

8M ago32:47

32:47

At VMware Explore in Las Vegas VMware announced a new vSAN offering called VMware vSAN Max. To discuss this announcement we invited Kalyan Krishnaswamy to the show. Kalyan is the product manager for VMware vSAN Max and has been involved with vSAN for many years. Follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/…

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#058 - Introducing Pure Cloud Block Store for Azure VMware Solution with Cody Hosterman 28:57

9M ago28:57

28:57

Recently Pure Storage announced the availability of Cloud Block Store (CBS) for Microsoft Azure VMware Solution (AVS). Duncan invited Cody Hosterman of Pure Storage to talk us through the announcement! Make sure to follow Cody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/codyhosterman. Also, make sure to bookmark his website, https://www.codyhosterman.com/, as …

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#057 - VMware Explore 2023 US EUC Announcements with Bharath Rangarajan 34:44

9M ago34:44

34:44

At this year's VMware Explore in Las Vegas, there were tons of announcements in the End-User Computing or Hybrid Workforce track. In this episode, we are joined by Bharath Rangarajan (VP Products for VMware EUC) to talk about the biggest announcements and what they bring to customers. Technologies we have talked about: DEEM, Freestyle Orchestrator,…

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#056 - What's new for vSphere+ with Dave Morera 37:21

10M ago37:21

37:21

At VMware Explore there were various announcements around vSphere+. Considering vSphere+ is still a relatively new offering we wanted to make sure that we would not only cover the basics but also got to hear all of the intricate details from an expert like Dave Morera! Make sure to follow Dave on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GreatWhiteTec) to keep …

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#055 - VMware Explore 2023 US Special featuring Raghu Raghuram, Chris Wolf, Amanda Blevins, and many others! 46:57

10M ago46:57

46:57

Another VMware Explore Conference is in the books. Our hosts were in Las Vegas to present, attend, and enjoy the conference, but also to let you experience some of the buzz that was going on. In a packed episode, we have 6 different guests to talk about the biggest VMware conference in the world: Doug Rickets (Synology) - A conversation about Synol…

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#053 - What's new in vSphere 8.0 U2 with Féidhlim O'Leary 34:20

11M ago34:20

34:20

We invited Féidhlim O'Leary back to the show to discuss the vSphere 8.0 Update 2 announcement. What new features is VMware introducing in vSphere 8.0 U2, and how does it benefit our customers? Make sure to visit Techzone, and read up on all the announcements and the enhancements introduced. Follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming e…

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#054 - What's new in vSAN 8.0 U2 with Pete Koehler! 50:16

11M ago50:16

50:16

This is the fourth time we have Pete on the podcast, and of course, we are talking vSAN again. We invited Pete to discuss the vSAN 8.0 U2 announcement. What new features is VMware introducing in vSAN 8.0 U2, and how does it benefit our customers? Make sure to follow Pete on Twitter (https://twitter.com/vmpete) to keep up to date with his adventures…

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#052- Diving Deep at the upcoming Tech X 300 Event 15:28

11M ago15:28

15:28

In episode 52, Liselotte Foverskov and Niels Hagoort talk about the upcoming Tech X 300 event on September 20th and 21st in Copenhagen. Tech X 300 focuses on delivering only Level 300 deep technical presentations. Open for every IT professional, system administrator, or technology enthusiast. TechX 300 will be a hardcore technical event hosted by h…

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#051: Exploring the Carbon Black Security Platform with Scott Lundgren 39:03

11M ago39:03

39:03

In episode 051, we had a great conversation with Scott Lundgren, CTO of VMware Carbon Black. We dive into the platform, how it provides end-to-end protection, and how Carbon Black differentiates itself in the security space. Topics covered and additional insights: Carbon Black EDR - https://carbonblack.vmware.com/resource/carbon-black-enterprise-ed…

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#050: Introducing self-managed VMware Tanzu Mission Control! 37:42

12M ago37:42

37:42

In episode 050 Corey Dinkens introduces self-managed Tanzu Mission Control. Corey not only discusses this new deployment model for Tanzu Mission Control, but also covers the various use cases and features of Tanzu Mission Control. Topics covered and additional insights: Beyond SaaS - https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/blog/vmware-tanzu-mission-contro…

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#049: How does the Multi Cloud Adoption Framework help our customers? 47:16

1y ago47:16

47:16

In episode 049 we have two guests on for the very first time. Gerrit Lehr and Andrea Siviero help us understand how the Multi Cloud Adoption Framework helps VMware customers to increase their ROI, lower TCO, and maybe even more importantly, meet their business goals! Topics covered and additional insights: IDC Marketscape Paper MCAF Tech Whitepaper…

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#048: Introduction to Runecast with Stan Markov! 46:05

1y ago46:05

46:05

In a world where security and compliancy are top priorities for companies, we got you covered! In episode 48 of Unexplored Territory, we have well known vCommunity member Stan Markov as our guest. Stan is CEO and co-founder of Runecast, and explains to us why he co-founded Runecast, how they help VMware admins, and how they continue to innovate in …

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#047 - How VMware accelerates customers achieving their net zero carbon emissions goal! 38:27

1y ago38:27

38:27

In episode 047 we spoke with Varghese Philipose about VMware's sustainability efforts and how they help our customers meet their sustainability goals. Features like the green score help many of our customers understand how they can lower their carbon emissions and hopefully reach net zero. Topics discussed: Creating sustainability dashboards - http…

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#046 - Tech Preview of VMware Cloud Flex Compute with Frances Wong! 32:43

1y ago32:43

32:43

In this episode we have Frances Wong joining to discuss a new VMware offering, which currently is in Tech Preview, called VMware Cloud Flex Compute. VMware Cloud Flex Compute is a new offering as part of the VMware Cloud on AWS portfolio which lowers the entry barrier for our customers. Frances shares a lot of interesting use cases and details with…

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#045 - Explaining the value of joining VMware User Group (VMUG)! 52:18

1y ago52:18

52:18

In this special episode, we jump into the VMware User Group and how it adds value to members, with not just one, but four guests: Prateek Dugul - VMUG Chandigar Eric Kubla - VMUG Pittsburgh Joris Adriaanse - VMUG NL Tony Gonzalez - Denver VMUG We dive into the benefits of the VMUG membership, personal development, the uniqueness of the different VM…

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#044 - Exploring Azure VMware Solution with Jeremiah Megie 46:12

1y ago46:12

46:12

We complete the VMware Cloud Services overview series with an overview of Azure VMware Solution with Jeremiah Megie. Make sure to follow Jeremiah on Twitter (https://twitter.com/vMegie) to keep up to date with his adventures, and check out the VMware website for more documents and whitepapers on VMware Azure Solutions: https://vmc.techzone.vmware.c…

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#043 - VMware Disaster Recovery offerings with Cato Grace 42:14

1y ago42:14

42:14

In episode 043, we talk to Cato Grace about the various VMware Disaster Recovery offerings, and zoom in on Site Recovery Manager! Make sure to follow Cato on Twitter. Also, check the following resources Cato mentioned in the episode. https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/06/22/srm-array-based-replication-vs-vsphere-replication/ https://core.v…

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#042- Innovation and Research at VMware with Chris Wolf 56:06

1+ y ago56:06

56:06

In episode 042, we talk to Chris Wolf, Chief Research and Innovation Officer of VMware, about innovation at VMware and exciting new research projects. Make sure to follow Chris on Twitter. Also, check the following resources Chris mentioned in the episode. Cloud Native Security Inspector (Project Narrows) FATE OpenFL WASM Follow us on Twitter for u…

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#041 - What's new in vSAN 8.0 U1 with Pete Koehler! 39:19

1+ y ago39:19

39:19

This is the third time we have Pete on the podcast, and of course we are talking vSAN again. We invited Pete to discuss the vSAN 8.0 U1 announcement. What are the new features that VMware is introducing in vSAN 8.0 U1, and how does it benefit our customers? Make sure to follow Pete on Twitter (https://twitter.com/vmpete) to keep up to date with his…

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#040 - What's new in vSphere 8.0 U1 with Féidhlim O'Leary 46:47

1+ y ago46:47

46:47

We invited Féidhlim O'Leary to discuss the vSphere 8.0 Update 1 announcement. What new features is VMware introducing in vSphere 8.0 U1, and how does it benefit our customers? Check out the VMware website for more documents and whitepapers on vSphere 8.0 u1: https://core.vmware.com/vsphere What's new in 8.0 U1 - https://core.vmware.com/resource/wha…

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#039 - VMware Cloud Migrations using vMotion and HCX with Niels Hagoort! 42:10

1+ y ago42:10

42:10

In this episode, we have a conversation with Niels Hagoort, Technical Marketing Architect at VMware. Niels guides us through the concept of Cloud Migration and dives into the solutions that VMware offers to make the migration as smooth as possible. Niels is also quite commonly known as a demo rockstar, so we also asked him about the secret sauce be…

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#038 - Veeam Backup and Replication v12, featuring Anthony Spiteri 37:59

1+ y ago37:59

37:59

In episode 038, we talk to Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO APJ at Veeam. Anthony talks about the journey of becoming a CTO and guides us through the massive list of enhancements of the new v12 release of Veaam Backup and Replication software. Follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod. Last bu…

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#037 - Introducing Cloud Flex Storage, featuring Kris Groh! 25:51

1+ y ago25:51

25:51

In episode 037 we talk to Kristopher Groh, Direct Product Management at VMware responsible for various storage projects. Kris introduces us to Cloud Flex Storage and discusses the implementation in-depth. Kris also explains the different use cases for Cloud Flex Storage versus vSAN within VMware Cloud on AWS. Read more about Cloud Flex Storage belo…

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#036 - What's new for Core Storage in vSphere 8, featuring Jason Massae! 32:15

1+ y ago32:15

32:15

In episode 036 we welcome back Jason Massae, Tech Marketing Architect at VMware responsible for core storage (vVols, VMFS, NFS etc). We talk about the various enhancements and features introduced in vSphere 8 for NVMe over Fabrics, vVols NFS, and much more! Make sure to follow Jason on Twitter, and make sure to read his material on NVMeOF and vVols…

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#035 - Published Apps on-demand, featuring Jeff Ulatoski! 29:48

1+ y ago29:48

29:48

In episode 035 we talk to Jeff Ulatoski about Published Apps on-demand, which is a solution created with App Volumes 4, the integration with Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), and the innovations happening in the infrastructure stack from VMware. Jeff spoke about the basics of VMware App Volumes, the added value of DEM, and the differences between …

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#034 - William Lam's top 10 home lab gifts for under the Christmas tree! 1:09:16

1+ y ago1:09:16

1:09:16

In episode 034, we have William Lam as a second-time guest discussing everything home labs! William has been writing about home labs for over a decade, probably. We could not imagine a better person to discuss this topic with. Considering at the time of publication, it is almost Christmas. We decided to ask William what his top 10 home lab gifts wo…

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#033 - Introducing VMware Ransomware Recovery, featuring Nabil Quadri! 42:48

1+ y ago42:48

42:48

In episode 033 we talk to Nabil Quadri about the Ransomware Recovery as a Service solution that VMware recently announced. Nabil discusses how common ransomware attacks are these days, and how customers are struggling to recover from them. He then goes on to explain how VMware Ransomware Recovery is built on the foundation of VMware Cloud Disaster …

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#032 - IT giving McLaren Racing the edge! Featuring Edward Green (McLaren Racing) 23:51

1+ y ago23:51

23:51

In this special episode, we talk to Edward Green (Head of Commercial Technology, McLaren Racing) and Joe Baguley (CTO EMEA, VMware) about VMware's partnership with McLaren Racing. Joe talks about his passion for motorsports, and how VMware got involved with McLaren. Edward dives deep into what IT means for McLaren Racing. What does their data cente…

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#031 - Living on the edge with VMware Edge Compute Stack! Featuring Marilyn Basanta. 38:02

1+ y ago38:02

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In episode 031 we talk to Marilyn Basanta about VMware Edge Compute Stack. Marilyn explains what VMware Edge Compute Stack looks like, what customer use cases she encounters in the field, and how VMware Edge Compute Stack can help you run and deploy applications securely and efficiently in remote, and sometimes strange, locations. Resources for add…

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#030 - Project Keswick, aiming to simplify large scale edge deployments, featuring Alan Renouf! 55:44

1+ y ago55:44

55:44

In episode 030 we talk to our good friend Alan Renouf about Project Keswick. Project Keswick was featured in various VMware Explore sessions and is all about simplifying deployments of infrastructure and applications at the edge. In the episode Alan dives deep in to the use cases and how VMware is looking to enable this! Some exciting resources for…

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#029 - What is vSphere Distributed Services Engine? Featuring Parag Chakraborty! 34:58

1+ y ago34:58

34:58

In episode 029 we talk to Parag Chakraborty, Senior Product Line Manager for vSphere Distributed Services Engine (Project Monterey). Parag explains what is introduced in vSphere 8.0 by VMware with the vSphere Distributed Services Engine, why VMware is building a solution for SmartNICs/DPUs, what the benefits and use cases are and goes over some ope…

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