In episode #53, David and Simon chat with vExpert Mike Foley (@MikeFoley) of VMware about how to fortify VMware vSphere Security. Here’s what you’ll learn in this vChat: how the perception of security has changed in the enterprise how vSphere security has changed what’s new in vSphere Security with 6.7 the future of vSphere security vSphere Platinum – 6.7 with AppDefense what you need to know about the vSphere hardening guide plus Mike’s best tips for vSphere security resources! Don’t miss it! (...
Dec 13, 2018•41 min
In episode #52, David and Simon chat with Scott Lowe about Kubernetes – what it is, what virtualization admins need to know, and how to get started. We also chat about Scott’s relatively new position at Kubernetes startup, Heptio. We’ll also ask Scott questions like: For those who don’t know, what is Kubernetes? How does it compare to vSphere? Are people really starting to containerize traditional apps? What is the best way to learn k8s for vSphere admins? and… what’s new at Heptio? (Links to re...
Oct 12, 2018•40 min
In episode #51, David and Simon chat with super-analyst, host of @TheCube, and all around awesome guy, Stu Miniman. Watch this episode to hear about Stu’s best interviews, the coolest shows, and a bunch of other geeky stuff! This is a NOT TO MISS episode – enjoy the show ! Links from the show- Stu on Twitter Stu on LinkedIn TheCube.net Homepage Stu’s Blog on ServerLess 101: Revolution or Evolution The Cube’s YouTube Channel vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cl...
Jul 09, 2018•43 min
In episode #50, David and Simon chat with super-evangelist, speaker, and CTO, Bill Kleyman about how to build an IoT infrastructure for the home and enterprise like Tony Stark (yes that’s IronMan). You’ll learn about Bill’s Interop presentation on the 6 components of IoT, how to security IoT based on context, how to align the business with IoT, and what Simon and Bill are using to automate their homes with IoT. You don’t want to miss this special 50th episode of vChat ! Links from the show- Bill...
Jun 01, 2018•38 min
In episode #49, David chats with VMware vExpert Aaron Delp of Cohesity and The Cloud Cast Podcast. You’ll find out about Aaron’s new team at Cohesity (Yes, he is hiring!) and what’s made his podcast (@TheCloudCastNet) with Brian Gracely so popular. The CloudCast is now up to almost 350 episodes so make sure you listen to hear Aaron’s podcasting tips! Also, if you are interested in a new gig at a cutting edge storage company, hit up Aaron on Twitter to see if you might be right to join his team! ...
May 09, 2018•27 min
In episode #48, David chats with VMware vExpert Jase McCarty of VMware about VMware vSAN. You’ll learn what’s made it so popular, some of the coolest use cases for vSAN, and cool new features of vSAN. Join us on this episode of vChat! Links from the show- VMware vSAN Homepage Jase McCarty on Twitter vSAN 6.6 Release Notes Virtual Blocks- What’s New in VMware vSAN 6.6? By Jase McCarty VMware Hands On Labs vSAN on a Submarine? (vSAN with 2 Failure Domains) #VMworld STO8568 vChat is a regular virtu...
Apr 07, 2018•45 min
In episode #47, Simon and David chat about the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam – what it is, how it helps you, and how to prepare. Join us on this episode of vChat! Links from the show- AWS Certification Homepage AWS Certification Prep Resources AWS Cloud Essentials free video training for the cloud practitioner exam AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Blueprint / Guide Pluralsight’s AWS Video Training Courses with free trial ACloud.Guru’s AWS Video Training vChat is a regular virtualization video...
Mar 22, 2018•22 min
In episode #46, Simon and David chat about AWS Reinvent, Dell World, Microsoft Ignite, VMworld, CES, and other tech conferences, past and future. Learn about these conferences, which ones we’ll be at, and gain conferences tips! Join us on this episode of vChat! Links from the show- AWS Re:Invent Microsoft Ignite The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) VMware’s VMworld Dell World ActualTech Media Events including the Megacast and Ecocast event series vChat is a regular virtualization video chat cover...
Feb 27, 2018•41 hr 1 min
In episode #45, Simon and David chat about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Bitcoin, Ethereum, and how Simon is mining this stuff in his home lab. Want to learn what all that stuff is about? Me too! Join us on this episode of vChat! We’ll answer questions like- What are blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and Ethereum? Why are you mining ? What does it take to mine? How do you balance the cost vs the return? Why an open rig? What kind of GPU, CPU, Memory, and disk do you have? And why? What OS and ap...
Feb 14, 2018
In episode #44, Simon and David chat with Emad Younis of EmadYounis.com and VMware fame to learn what’s new in vSphere 6.5 , specifically related to vCenter and vSphere Management. Emad is an expert in vCenter and the entire upgrade process from vSphere 5.x and 6.x to 6.5 and offers a lot of good tips and resources. The vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) is production and ready for the mainstream and the vSphere C# client is no longer being shipped. Watch this episode to find out what you need to k...
Apr 28, 2017•22 min
In episode #43, David talks with Wes Higbee of WesHigbee.com to discuss containers vs virtual machines. Wes is an author of 12+ Pluralsight.com courses , he’s a great speaker, educator, and very knowledgeable developer. For those reasons, this vChat turned out especially great (which you’ll see for yourself)! Watch this vChat to get the real truth about containers! WATCH NOW to see the full episode! In the podcast, Wes talks about … His Pluralsight.com course list, found here His latest Pluralsi...
Sep 13, 2016
In episode #42, Simon and David talk with Dan Appleman , CTO at Full Circle Insights to find out the best ways for infrastructure admins to learn more about development. You want to get started in coding and the cloud? You want to ensure you future success in your career? Dan’s got some great advice for you! WATCH NOW to see the full episode! In the podcast, Dan talks about the tremdeous opportunity in developing applications for the Salesforce cloud (Force.com) and the largest software conferen...
Aug 22, 2016
In episode #41, Simon and David talk with vExpert James Green about his favorite VMware Labs Flings including DRS Doctor, I/O Analyzer, and PowerCLI tools. We also cover the vBlog 2016 results and what we are doing with our home labs. WATCH NOW to see the full episode! Show Notes and Hyperlinks Here are notes and links to many of the things we covered in episode 41 of vChat: vExpert James Green Blogs at – ActualTech.io and jdGreen.io Top vBlog 2016 Results with Eric Siebert All VMware Labs Fling...
Jul 10, 2016•39 min
In this milestone episode #40, Simon and David talk about EMCworld 2016, OpenStack Summit 2016, home labs, Megacasts, vSphere-Land Voting, vSphere 6 training, and LOT of hot new tech (like kickstarter gadgets). Show notes with hyperlinks are below. WATCH NOW to see the full episode! Show Notes and Hyperlinks Here are notes and links to many of the things we covered in episode 40 of vChat: Live vBlog voting now open! EMCworld 2016 Keynotes with Demos OpenStack Summit 2016 in Austin David intervie...
Jun 06, 2016•41 min
In this episode, recorded LIVE at VMworld 2015 , Simon, Eric, and David (all together in one place – a professional recording studio with a 3 camera setup in fact), the vChat crew covers their person experiences at VMworld 2015. We talk about all the latest VMworld news and events including the VMworld keynote, speaking sessions, labs, the expo, and of course – parties. WATCH NOW to see the full episode! Eric’s thoughts and observations on VMworld 2015 can be found here . vChat is a regular virt...
Sep 17, 2015
In vChat #38 Simon, Eric, and David talk about what they are using for their vSphere virtual labs (cloud, physical, and virtual), Simon’s new vVNX videos and how vVNX can be used for home labs, and other home lab vSphere storage options, and a VMworld 2015 pre-view (stay tuned to for our next episode where we will spend the whole show talking about VMworld). JOIN US to learn more! Links discussed in the show are: EMC Virtual VNX (vVNX) Video #1 – Intro. & Pre-Requisites EMC Virtual VNX (vVNX...
Aug 05, 2015
Back at it again! In vChat #37 Simon, Eric, and David talk about VMware Virtual Volumes (VVOLs), what they are, how they work, how they compare to alternatives, what’s required, and what we think the adoption rate will be. JOIN US to learn more! Links discussed in the show are: Comparing Virtual Volume (VVol) limits to VMFS/NFS limits The Economies of VMworld Party Bands (hey that’s what we talked about on the show!) Some Virtual Volumes News and Tidbits VMware Hands On Labs (HoL) Pluralsight Tr...
Jul 21, 2015
Back at it again! In vChat #36 Simon, Eric, and David talk about the latest trends in virtualization and enterprise computing – starting off with a vCatchup about what we’ve been up to. Specifically we talk about vSphere home labs, how to stay up to date on virtualization news, HP Microservers, Apple Mac Minis, and what we plan to chat about in the future! We wrap it up by talking about Dr Who. vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization ...
Dec 10, 2014•39 min
In vChat #35, I sit down with vExpert, Blogger (at vtesseract.com ), vBrownbag leader, VCE Guru, and virtualization evangelist to chat. We cover his presentation at the VMUG of “How to Become a vRockstar with vCenter Orchestrator” and my presentation “ Secrets to a Successful Career in Tech “. vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave ( TechHead.co ),...
May 06, 2013•27 min
In vChat #34, we announce the winners of the 2013 Top Virtualization Blogs Voting over at vSphere-Land.com. Along with Simon, Eric, and David our special guest is the esteemed Mr John Troyer of VMware. You’ll never guess who turned out on top! Don’t miss this one! The full results of the top blog survey from vSphere-Land.com will be posted shortly, here . vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regula...
Mar 13, 2013
In vChat #33, our special Christmas 2012 edition, Simon, Eric, and David discuss the latest in virtualization, cloud computing, home labs, iPads, storage, our predictions for 2013. and much much more. Join us! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave ( TechHead.co ), Eric Siebert ( vSphere-Land.com ), and David Davis ( VMwareVideos.com ). Sponsored b...
Jan 02, 2013
In vChat Episode 32 Simon Seagrave, Eric Siebert, and David Davis cover our experience at VMworld 2012 in San Francisco. This includes the VMworld parties, vExpert community events, launch of vSphere 5.1 and the vCloud Suite 5.1, and much much more. Join us! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave ( TechHead.co ), Eric Siebert ( vSphere-Land.com ), ...
Sep 19, 2012
In vChat Episode 31 Simon Seagrave, Eric Siebert, and David Davis are joined by special guest Mike Laverick. We talk with Mike about how he is joining VMware and is having to leave RTFM behind. We also talk with Mike about his new VMware View book with Barry Coombs entitled Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View (and available at EUCBook.com ). Additionally, we discuss our upcoming plans at VMworld 2012 in San Francisco including parties, vExpert community events, and more. Join ...
Aug 15, 2012•49 min
In vChat Episode 30 Simon Seagrave, Eric Siebert, and David Davis discuss the London 2012 Olympics XXX, home lab upgrades, new TrainSignal courses, new free virtualization apps, and their plans for VMworld. Join Us ! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave ( TechHead.co.uk ), Eric Siebert ( vSphere-Land.com ), and David Davis ( VMwareVideos.com ). S...
Aug 07, 2012
In vChat Episode 29 Simon Seagrave, Eric Siebert, and David Davis cover the conferences they attended over the last few weeks – EMC World, HP Discover, and Microsoft TechEd 2012. Find out the good, the bad, and the ugly along with their personal experiences and opinions. David specifically talks about how Microsoft is taking on VMware vSphere, head-on, with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and...
Jun 22, 2012•16 min
In vChat Episode 27 David Davis and Eric Siebert record LIVE from the Charlotte, NC regional VMware user group meeting (VMUG). This was no ordinary VMUG with 700+ attendees, live labs, and expert speakers like Scott Lowe, Chris Colotti, Eric Siebert, Alan Renouf, Jason Nash, and Cody Bunch. Find out what we learned at the NC Regional VMUG in this short and fun vChat! (yes, Eric did buy that hot new video game that just came out! What was it called? Diabo-something?) vChat is a regular virtualiza...
May 21, 2012•10 min
In vChat Episode 26 David Davis, Simon Seagrave, and Eric Siebert cover the latest news and happenings in the world of virtualization including EMC World prep, HP Discover, regional VMUGs, and much more (don’t forget home labs and iPads) – don’t miss it! In this vChat we covered: EMC World Labs HP Discover TrainSignal New Courses – vCloud Director, Advanced vSphere Networking and Scott Lowe’s Designing vSphere Infrastructures Varrow Madness 2012 Upcoming Charlotte Regional – May 2012 – Scott Low...
May 14, 2012•44 min
In vChat Episode 25 David Davis, Simon Seagrave, and Eric Siebert welcome special guest, VMware Super-Social-Media-Evangelist, John Troyer (@jtroyer) to announce the virtualization top blog results, as of February 2012. Watch the full episode below to hear the top 25 blogs and the winners of each of the new top blog categories, or click here to view all the results over at vSphere-Land.com vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News,...
Feb 26, 2012•55 min
In vChat Episode 23 David Davis and Eric Siebert talk about the latest news and happenings at VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) 2012, LIVE from Las Vegas! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave ( TechHead.co.uk ), Eric Siebert ( vSphere-Land.com ), and David Davis ( VMwareVideos.com ). Sponsored by VMware vSphere Video Training from Train Signal.com Yo...
Feb 15, 2012
In vChat Episode 23 David Davis, Simon Seagrave, and Eric Siebert talk about… Top Blog voting update, how it work, when we will make the announcements Simon’s trip to Cisco Live UK 2012 VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) 2012 Plans and, of course, home labs, iPads, video games, and more! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave ( TechHead.co.uk ), Eric Si...
Feb 09, 2012•54 min
