Career changes can be hard. And when you add an on-going global pandemic and needing to care for your family, it can be quite stressful. Today's episode is a conversation with Matt Larson, a buddy of mine who went through just that scenario. He talks about how he approached learning a new field while balancing home schooling, and what it looked lik…

Episode two brings us into a conversation around VMware's recent announcement of VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud Universal, and a couple of related topics with the Head of Multi-Cloud at VMware, Marjorie Abdelkrime. Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarjASTEM Guest Website: https://cloud.vmware.com/community/2021/04/13/new-vmware-cloud-ready-framework-…

I'm kicking off the 4th season of the ExploreVM Podcast with a slightly different format. Episodes will be around 30 minutes, and in some cases consist of 3 different guests with their own short segment. It's all about evolving the content and keeping the show interesting. Also, I want to thank everyone for their years of listenership. I appreciate…

Hello, and welcome to the ExploreVM Podcast. Today we tackle the last episode in the Hyperconverged series. As I mentioned in previous episodes, the goal for this series is to help build an understanding of hyperconverged infrastructure, it's place in the datacenter world, and spotlight the various ways that vendors are deploying HCI. Once again, I…

In this episode we continue with the HCI series. This round, Nutanix gets their turn. The goal for this series is to help build an understanding of hyperconverged infrastructure, it's place in the data center world, and spotlight the various ways that vendors are deploying HCI. Now, we are going to approach this series a bit differently as I've rea…

In this ExploreVM Podcast short we discuss VMware Project Pacific with Tech Field Day's Ken Nalbone.By EVM Media Group, LLC

In a two part series, we take a look at VMworld 2019, some of the announcements, and the community around the convention. Part 2 features discussions around attending a large conference, interacting with the community, and how to get involved both before and at the conference. Do you have an idea or a topic for the show? Would you like to be a gues…

In a two part series, we take a look at VMworld 2019, some of the announcements, and the community around the convention. This episode features return guests to the show with some hot takes around recent announcements, acquisitions, and products. Do you have an idea or a topic for the show? Would you like to be a guest on the ExploreVM podcast? Or …

Hello and welcome to the ExploreVM Podcast. Today we continue our series on Hyperconverged infrastructure. Once again, The goal for this series is to help build an understanding of hyperconverged infrastructure, it's place in the datacenter world, and spotlight the various ways that vendors are deploying HCI. As a reminder, my guests for this serie…

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages! It's the moment you've all been waiting for! Season 3 of the ExploreVM Podcast starts now! Hello, and welcome to the ExploreVM Podcast. I am your host, Paul Woodward Jr. Today we kick off not only 2019, but season 3 of the podcast as well. But before we do, I want to say thank you to my li…

In another ExploreVM Podcast short, I speak with Matt Elliot about his first time at VMworld, and what it's like to attend VMworld as a Network expert at a Virtualization conference. Do you have an idea or a topic for the show? Would you like to be a guest on the ExploreVM podcast? Or just keep up the conversation about VMworld 2018? If so, please …

On this episode of the podcast we begin a series on hyperconverged infrastructure. We're going to start with a guest who's put a few products through the ringer to decide which HCI vendor worked best for them. To continue the conversation on hyperconverged infrastructure, or if you're an HCI vendor and would like to be a guest on the ExploreVM podc…

As 2018 comes to an end, I look back at some sessions that haven't been featured on the podcast yet this season. This episode was originally intended to be a video featuring Mike Burkhart live at VMworld 2018. Unfortunately due to some technical difficulties during the editing process, we can only enjoy as an audio podcast. If you'd like to continu…

On this episode of the ExploreVM podcast, we take a look back at the Nutanix .Next conference. New Orleans played host to the 2018 Nutanix .Next conference. This year marked my 3rd consecutive year attending, and 2nd as a Nutanix technology champion. Communities manager Angelo Luchiani had plenty of surprises lined up for us, including having mysel…

This special episode of the ExploreVM Podcast was recorded live at Camp Rubrik - Insiders Edition at the Rubrik Headquarters in Palo Alto, California. I was one of 15 influencer "Campers" to participate in this day long event featuring unprecedented access to the Rubrik Staff. In this round table discussion, I am joined by Byron Schaller, Brett Gua…

Continuing to educate yourself in new technologies has been a recurring topic on this show. Today we're going to chat with a group that went a step further and started their own academy. I strongly suggest taking a look at skylines academy to begin your Azure journey. And hey, half off with code ExploreVM isn't too shabby either. Also, what do you …

This episode of the ExploreVM Podcast was recorded live at the Wisconsin VMUG UserCon on April 5th. I was at the Wisconsin VMUG UserCon for the first time in a long time as an attendee, not a speaker. So I took the opportunity to have conversations with vCommunity members and take in more sessions. I had a different interview approach in the first …

On this episode of the ExploreVM Podcast, we take a look at keeping the band, or in a more realistic setting, the family together when you and your partner are both working professionals. As we all strive to succeed in business, its important to keep your family in mind as well I know i could not have achieved half of what I've accomplished in my c…

So you want to be an author? Learn about the fabulous world of writing, editing, publishing, and eventually swimming in a pool filled with money Scrooge McDuck style from a recently published author on this episode. ------------------------------------------- Links: http://vmiss.net itarchitectjourney.com Twitter @ITArchJourney @vmiss33 Would you l…

In the first episode of season 2, we take a look a the future of IT, all the way to the year 2018. As always, thank you for listening. If you'd like to be a guest on the ExploreVM podcast, have a show idea for a future episode, or continue the conversation on today's topics, please contact me at Email, Facebook, or Twitter…

Today we take a look into a world that i find fascinating and have limited experience with: Mathematics. Specifically the math behind some datacenter functions. We even brought in a real live doctor of mathematics to talk about it! Let's take a listen.By EVM Media Group, LLC

On today's show I battle seasonal allergies in an attempt to record a podcast about joining the enterprise. Who will win, Paul or the Allergies?By EVM Media Group, LLC

Weve spent a lot of time talking about VMUGs and community involvement. But believe it or not, there are other groups out there! Today we look into IT meet ups and developing user groups.By EVM Media Group, LLC

I'm out at VMworld 2017 and chatting with community members about the various announcements and products. This time I tricked Angelo Luciani and Tim Smith into the podcast booth to talk about VMworld 2017 so far.By EVM Media Group, LLC

I'm out at VMworld 2017 and chatting with community members about the various announcements and products. In this episode I talk with Melissa Palmer (@vMiss33) about her new book "IT Architect Series: The Journey".By EVM Media Group, LLC

This week we have another episode of ExploreVM live! I was fortunate enough to pin down 4 great people at the Indy VMUG UserCon in late July to discuss their VCDX journey. I hope you enjoy!By EVM Media Group, LLC

So we've discussed making the move from VMware to AWS, but it seems we have forgotten about our friends over at Microsoft. Let's take a look at what its like to dive into the world of Microsoft AzureBy EVM Media Group, LLC

Today on the ExploreVM podcast, we've got a special episode in a series I'm calling ExploreVM Live. The following session was recorded at a company meeting where I was giving a VMware 101 lesson for our engineers who work outside of data center technologies. It's a high level overview, but we do have some laughs, I hope you enjoy.…

Considering stepping out of the comfortable hum of the datacetner and into the unfamiliar glow of the yellow sun to enter the world of Pre-sales? Worried you will lose your technical skillset? Is the sales side all it's cracked up to be? My guest today has made this very journey and has survived to tell you all about it.…

Time keeps marching forward, technologies change, and vendors work to keep up. Public cloud has made its presence known quite heavily over the past couple of years. Join us today as we explore legacy storage in a cloud world.By EVM Media Group, LLC

The cloud is just someone else's computer. And as such, why can't we extend our virtualized datacenter to the cloud? Have no fear, VMware is here with just the solution. This episode we discuss VMware on AWS and Amazon Web Services with vExpert Chris Porter.By EVM Media Group, LLC

When corporate data is lost, or worse, stolen by hackers, it can have disastrous results on a company's reputation and potentially lead to the closure of the business. With security breaches becoming more and more high profile, why do so many sys admins put security on the back burner? Conversely, why are security admins seemingly so hard to work w…

With the recent announcement by VMware that they were open sourcing a few of their SDKs, I thought it would be a great time to talk to Alan Renouf about APIs, SDKs, and PowerCLI.By EVM Media Group, LLC

In this episode, I drop a topic between two vExperts and let them run free. Join myself, Ariel Sanchez Mora, and Trevor Pott as we explore on-premises, hybrid,and public cloud's role in IT infrastructure. We also discussBy EVM Media Group, LLC

In the first episode of the ExploreVM Podcast, I chat with guest Eric Wright of Turbonomic about community involvement & the Virtual Design Master competition. I do apologize for the blips in Eric's audio. He was graciouBy EVM Media Group, LLC