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The Unexplored Territory Podcast is a bi-weekly show focussing on datacenter and cloud related topics, with a heavy emphasis on VMware/Broadcom products and the VMware ecosystem. The show is hosted by Duncan Epping (author of Yellow-Bricks.com, and the vSphere Clustering and vSAN Deep Dive book series), and each episode will feature an industry-leading expert to dive deep into their area of expertise.
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#095 - Event Season Kickoff: NVIDIA GTC, KubeCon, and Dutch VMUG with Johan van Amersfoort
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For this episode I decided to invite Johan van Amersfoort to discuss with us his experiences at NVIDIA GTC, Kubecon London, and of course the Dutch VMUG. Or should we say, the start of event season? Johan shared countless of updates and videos on LinkedIn, make sure to check those out while you are at it! Disclaimer: The thoughts and opinions shar…
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#094 - Discussing SAP HANA support for vSAN ESA 8.x with Erik Rieger!
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Recently Broadcom announced that vSAN ESA support for SAP HANA was introduced. Erik Rieger is Broadcom's Principal SAP Global Technical Alliance Manager and Architect, and as such I invited him on the show to go over what this actually means, and why this is important for customers! For more details make sure to check: SAP note 3406060 – SAP HANA o…
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#093 - Best practices for Latency Sensitive Workloads featuring Mark A!
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Recently a new white paper was released on the topic of latency-sensitive workloads. I invited Mark Achtemichuck (X, LinkedIn) to the show to go over the various recommendations and best practices. Mark highlight many important configuration settings, and also recommends everyone to not only read the white paper, but also the vSphere 8 performance …
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#092 - Introducing Data Services Manager 2.2 featuring Cormac Hogan
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Recently VMware Data Services Manager 2.2 was released, so I had to invite my good friend Cormac Hogan to discuss all the enhancements we introduced to an already great product. Of course, we also discussed the Tech Preview for the Object Storage Service, which enables you to deploy MinIO at scale! Disclaimer: The thoughts and opinions shared in th…
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#091 - Discussing performance with Ravi Soundararajan
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In episode 091 of the Unexplored Territory Podcast we have Ravi Soundararajan as a guest to discuss all things performance. There's a reason Ravi's name on X is "vCenterPerfGuy". Ravi has been involved in performance troubleshooting and engineering for the longest time, and shares his insights in some of the most recent findings with regards to vSp…
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Join Marshal and Keith as they trek with Captain Pike, Spock, Una Chin-Riley, La'an Noonien-Singh, and the rest of the crew of the starship Enterprise NC-1701 as they explore space ten years before Captain Kirk. They have rocky first contacts, communicate with comets, uncover internal secrets, and face off with new deadly enemies. To download, righ…
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Britt Ponset meets a woman that makes him question his bachelor ways. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. The Six Shooter was a Western program starring James Stewart as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the w…
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A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get early Outfield Excursions episodes. Episode Art courtesy of Gino Moretto. To comment …
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#089 - Discussing the VCP-VVF and VCP-VCF certification with Bart Peeters!
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Some of you have seen these new certifications popping up, VCP-VVF and VCP-VCF. I asked Bart Peeters, who recently took both the Admin exams, as well as the VCF architect exam, to talk us through his experience and some of his insights. Discussed on the podcast: VMUG Advantage with free exam voucher details VCP-VVF Admin experience VCP-VCF Admin ex…
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Sir Charles returns to his castle with his new bride four years after his first wife died. To download, right-click here and then click Save. Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. Seeing Ear Theater was an internet based drama/re-enactment troupe looking to capture the feel of old…
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The results are in! Who are the winners if the 2024 Journey Into Journey: Illustrated Edition Writing Contest? To download, right-click here and then click Save To comment on this or any episode: Send comments and/or recordings to [email protected] Tweet us us Twitter Post a comment on Facebook here…
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#088 - VMware Cloud Foundation in a stretched environment featuring Paudie O'Riordan!
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Over the last few years stretched environments have been extremely popular amongst vSAN and VMware Cloud Foundation customers. The storage is the easy part, the network is usually where it gets more complex. To discuss the best practices, requirements, and caveats I invited Paudie O'Riordan to the show to share his knowledge and expertise! Explore …
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Join Keith and Marshal as they trek with Michael Burnham, Commander Saru, Lieutenant Paul Stamets, Cadet Tilly, and the rest of the crew of the starship USS Discovery as they enter the mirror universe, lose their captain, and still have to fight the Klingon War when they get back. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey I…
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In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. Despite their love for each other, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian in Brazil. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey In…
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#087 - Microsoft on VMware VCF featuring Deji Akomolafe
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For episode 087 of the podcast, I invited Deji Akomolafe to the show to discuss Microsoft on VMware VCF and vSphere. Deji shares his experiences virtualizing and running Microsoft apps on top of VCF and vSphere and discusses some of the best practices and constraints. Whitepapers and tools discussed in the episode: Protecting mission critical workl…
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#086 - Discussing the VCF and vSAN 9 storage and data protection vision with Pete Koehler!
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In episode 086 of the podcast, we discuss the most recent VCF 9 and vSAN 9 storage and data protection announcements with Pete Koehler. These announcements were made at VMware Explore 2024, and in my opinion, will bring both vSAN and VCF to the next level. During the discussion, we mentioned the following YouTube videos, which demonstrate the capab…
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Join Marshal and Keith as they trek with Captain Archer, Commander Tucker, Sub-Commander T'Pol, and the rest of the crew of the starship Enterprise NX-01 as they continue to explore space, its denizens and wonders, and learn more about their place in the universe and where to take a stand. They also have further encounters with the Suluban, Andoria…
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A corpse is brought back to life and taken in by Lisa Swallows, a misunderstood teen with a tragic past. They provide each other with what they were lacking: confidence, freedom of oppression, and various body parts. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get early Outfield Excursions episodes. Episode Ar…
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Rish Outfield suggested that we watch an episode of the Clone Wars for the podcast. No, that's not a typo, but there's a reason for it. This episode was an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's NOTORIOUS, which we had just watched for the Outfield Excursions. We also had to talk about the passing of the voice of Vader himself. James Earl Jones. To download,…
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A pair of film fanatic buddies crash land on an uncharted island where they're forced to play a variation of "The Most Dangerous Game" against a seductive vixen for the amusement of an eccentric millionaire. Content Warning: Some sexual situations. To download, right-click here and then click Save. Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episode…
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#085 - Past, present, and future.. with Duncan, Frank, and Johan!
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In this episode, Johan shares his exhilarating experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, discussing the physical and mental challenges faced during the ascent. Frank then transitions into explaining his new role focusing on Private AI, detailing the importance of providing efficient tools for data scientists. The conversation wraps up with reflections…
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When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time. Matthew Benell and Elisabeth Driscoll, from the Department of Health, and some friends, are on the run to find out what is happening in their city. To download, right-click here and then click Sa…
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#084 - Use cases for vSphere Memory Tiering with Brandon Frost!
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Brandon Frost shares his experience with memory tiering and the use of Intel Optane in his large private cloud environment. He explains how memory tiering helped optimize memory usage and reduce costs by offloading cold memory to a non-active tier. He also discusses the challenges of upgrading memory and the benefits of using NVMe-based tiering. Br…
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Join Keith and Marshal as they trek back out into space with a resigned Admiral Jean-Luc Picard on a new mission with a ragtag crew aboard the starship La Sirena to save an android twin who could be Data's daughter. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus oth…
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VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas is a wrap. The team was present and will give you the opportunity to get an idea what the show was like. You will hear large number of guests covering some of the announcements, some specific aspects of the conference (like the Hands-on Labs), but also some of the vendors on the expo. The episode contains the follow…
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Joe Satterlee, a reclusive retiree, was holed away in his childhood home amid his extensive collection of vintage comic strips. Who would ever want to do him any harm? To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. Timecode: 00:00 Intro, 16…
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A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get early Outfield Excursions episodes. Episode Art…
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#082 - Memory Tiering, CXL and Project Peaberry featuring Arvind Jagannath!
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Arvind Jagannath, a platform product manager at Broadcom, discusses memory tiering and its benefits for customers with Duncan. He explains that enterprise applications are becoming more memory-bound and require better performance. Memory tiering helps address the CPU to memory imbalance that many customers face, allowing for better CPU utilization …
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Several people have opted in for this new Writing Contest and so I will now reveal to them their assigned story titles based on a Journey song and their AI-generated image which they must use as inspiration for their story. The images are shown below, but will also be emailed to each participant. See detailed Submission Guidelines at the bottom. To…
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Join Marshal and Keith as they trek into the Delta and Gamma Quadrant with Dal, Rok-Tahk, Zero, Jankom Pog, Murf, Gwyn, and Hologram Janeway aboard the starship U.S.S. Protostar. These young adventurers used the Protostar to escape from a prison planet and are now pursued by the devious Diviner and his robot henchman, Drednok. To download, right-cl…
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#081 - Diving into the vSphere IaaS Control Plane with Katarina Brookfield
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In this conversation, Katarina Brookfield discusses her career trajectory and her current role at Broadcom. She shares defining moments in her career, including her experience working on the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology project. The conversation then shifts to the newly announced vSphere IaaS control plane and its benefits. Katarina explains that…
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While in Temple City, Britt Ponset runs across an old acquaintance, Will, and finds out he is a different man than the one he knew. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. The Six Shooter was a Western program starring James Stewart …
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#080 - Announcing the vGPU Monitoring Fling with Ala Dewberry
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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 have…
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In 1943, during World War II, Mallory (Robert Shaw) and Miller (Edward Fox), the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past. They join a company led by Lt. Col. Barnsby (Harrison Ford) who have their own mission to destroy a bridge. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the …
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Let me know if you would like to enter the Journey Into Journey: Illustrated Edition Writing Contest, where you will be assigned a Journey song title to use as your story title, AND an AI-generated image upon which to base your story on. There will be small cash prizes for the top three winners. Also the 1st place winner will be guaranteed to have …
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Marshal and Rish get together real quick to talk about The Acolyte series and everybody's outrage over it. We also talk briefly about Bad Batch, Tales of the Empire, and even Clone Wars. Do I need to say it? Spoilers included. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresse…
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#079 - vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3 with Tech Marketing Architect's Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete!
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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 Live…
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An Earth rocket makes first contact with an alien space craft in deep space. Both desire a peaceful trade of ideas and technology, but neither can trust the other enough to risk the fate of their home planets. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other ext…
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#078 - Going through the Tanzu Platform announcements with Keith Lee
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SummaryThe 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 sca…
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Join Marshal and Keith as they trek with the ensigns on the lower decks of the USS Cerritos, namely Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, D'Vana Tendi, and Sam Rutherford, as they face zombie attacks, milk spiders, drunken Klingons, terraforming goo, fights to the death, and love parasites. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journe…
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Irena Dubrovna, a newly married Serbian fashion illustrator, is obsessed with the idea that she is descended from an ancient tribe of Cat People who metamorphose into black panthers when aroused. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get early Outfield Excursions episodes. Episode Art courtesy of Gino Mo…
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#077 - Introducing Data Services Manager 2.0 featuring Cormac Hogan
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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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Old West lawman Conny Miller visits the grave of a man who he failed to track down to prove he was never afraid of him, but he gets more than he bargained for. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. The Twilight Zone was a nationall…
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#076 - AI Roles Demystified: A Guide for Infrastructure Admins with Myles Gray
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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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#075 - Newsflash - VMware Workstation and Fusion licensing changes! (Did I hear free?)
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SummaryFor 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 availab…
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#074 - Exploring the Cloud-Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) with William Rizzo
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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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Join Marshal and Keith as they trek into the Delta Quadrant with Captain Kathryn Janeway, Commander Chakotay, Tuvok, B'Elanna Torres and the rest of the crew and of the starship Voyager. Stranded, they meet the Caretaker, theTalaxians, Kazon, Ocampa, Vidiians, and Baneans as they begin their perilous 75-year trek home looking for ways to speed thei…
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An illustration of what can happen if a marital spat goes too far. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. Lights Out was one of the first radio series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanct…
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#073 - What was announced for vSAN in the last month? Featuring Pete Koehler!
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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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Scientist Dr. James Xavier develops a method to extend the range of his vision, which results in unexpected complications. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get early Outfield Excursions episodes. Episode Art courtesy of Gino Moretto. To comment on this or any episode: Send comments and/or recordings…
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