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 Platinu…

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 …

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…

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…

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 tip…

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 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…

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) …

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 …

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 (vCS…

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 a…

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…

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 cove…

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 …

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…

ScaleIO is at the forefront of EMC’s Software Defined Storage (SDS), providing performance and flexibility for those businesses looking at moving towards a SDS storage model. Jeff Thomas (JT) joins me in this episode of the Data Center Insiders Podcast to discuss what ScaleIO is, a high-level architectural overview, the benefits it brings over trad…

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…

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…

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In this podcast, Caroline Chappell uncovers the operational challenges of hybrid networks including the coming together of IT and Network, and the complexities of managing co-existing physical and virtual networks.Door Amdocs

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell of Heavy Reading talks to Justin Paul of Amdocs about the players involved in NFVDoor Amdocs

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell drives home the idea that the future is virtualization and this is going to drive changes in OSS. Discover the core components of next generation OSS..Door Amdocs

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell continues the discussion on the importance of PoCs in understanding the real value of NFV, identifying operational challenges and the need to focus on complex use cases.Door Amdocs

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell drives a discussion of the likely timescales for the first real commercial deployments of NFV and the barriers that may cause delays.Door Amdocs

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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…

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 VMwa…

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,…

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. Regu…

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, Virt…

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 EU…

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 humo…

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…

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 s…

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,…

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 vie…

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.…

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 vSphe…

In vChat Episode 22 (aka “the late one”) David Davis, Simon Seagrave, and Eric Siebert talk about… VMworld Europe 2011 in Copenhagen including vSphere Client for iPad announced with vMotion and vCenter Operations Manager release at VMworld Europe VMworld 2012 in Barcelona Home Labs including HP Microserver, Iomega PX Series, and virtual vs physical…

In vChat Episode 20 David Davis, Simon Seagrave, and Eric Siebert talk about what we have been up to the last couple of months and –> VMworld 2011 (pre-VMworld!) This is a fun podcast where David talks about his vSphere 5 video training being released, Eric talks about working at HP, Simon talks about the VMworld hands-on labs and much more! vChat …

In vChat Episode 19 David Davis and Eric Siebert talk LIVE from the VMware vSphere 5 Launch in San Francisco about what’s new in the VMware Cloud Infrastructure Suite launch and what it was like to attend the launch in person. We cover things like vSphere 5 Storage DRS, Profile-Driven Storage, host-based replication with SRM, VMware Data Recoveyr 2…

In vChat #18, Simon, Eric, and David discuss Simon using Twitter at Mt Everest basecamp, the new Iomega PX4, HP Discover, HP TouchPad, Uber EMC VNX VSA, the Denver VMUG, the VMware Cloud Infrastructure Launch Event (July 12), VMware vExpert program, VMworld 2011, and new TrainSignal VCA-DT and Security products. vChat is a regular virtualization vi…

In vChat #17, Simon, Eric, and David discuss VMworld submissions, EMC World news, Charlotte regional VMUG streaming, VMware books, new Train Signal videos, Home labs, and, not to be forgotten, iPads (of course). vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Re…

In Episode 16 of our vChat series, I was honored to talk to Josh Duncan of Zenoss about virtualization management, real-world cloud computing, and a little about my home state of Texas. (Don’t worry – Eric and Simon will be back on our next edition of vChat!) CONTEST – WIN ZENOSS PRIZES! Sign up for my VMwareVideos email newsletter between now and …

In Episode 15 of our vChat series, we have a couple of special guests with us whom I’m sure you would have heard of or if not met before, Frank Denneman and Duncan Epping. These guys embody almost all things deep-dive when it comes to vSphere and with the recent release of their new book VMware HA/DRS Deepdive and we take the opportunity to ask abo…

In Episode 14 of our vChat series is a special Holiday Edition! In this vChat, Eric Siebert, Simon Seagrave, and David Davis talk about their year in review and what they want, as VMware Admins, for Christmas. It’s great fun so tune in below! vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News,…

In Episode 13 of our vChat series Eric Siebert, Simon Seagrave, and David Davis talk VMware Certifications – VCP, VCAP, & VCDX. They cover their own experiences with certification and their path to where they are today. Additionally, they cover a ton of VMware Certification links and tips (and, you guessed it, even talk about iPads). The full list …

In Episode 12 of our vChat series David Davis interviews Jason Boche (of Boche.net and @jasonboche on Twitter), vExpert, VCP4, and VCDX about what it was like to go though the elite VMware VCDX certification process. In this video, filmed at VMworld 2010 SF, Jason provides exclusive VCDX preparation tips that you won’t find anywhere else. vChat is …

In Episode 11 of our vChat series Eric Siebert and David Davis are joined by Doug Hazelman (@VMDoug on Twitter) of Veeam Software. In this vChat, we announce the results of our top free vSphere Tools survey and answer viewer questions about vSphere. The full rankings of the free tools and tons of links related to viewer questions are found below th…

In Episode 10 of our vChat series Simon Seagrave and David Davis are joined by Duncan Epping of VMware and Yellow-Bricks.com and Kendrick Coleman of KendrickColeman.com LIVE at VMworld 2010 in Copenhagen! We recorded this live episode of vChat from the VMworld news desk with special thanks to John Troyer and Luke Kilpatrick of VMware for allowing u…