Claim OwnershipVUPaaS - Virtualization User Podcast as a Service
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Hosted by GS Khalsa (@gurusimran), Chris Wahl (@ChrisWahl) & Josh Atwell (@Josh_Atwell) this is a podcast focused on virtualization users, their experiences, challenges, accomplishments and what they’ve learned. We cover all manner of virtualization: servers, networking & storage and users ranging from solo operators to the largest enterprise.
The aim of the podcast is to provide a wider audience access to the kind of information sharing and discussions that go on at a typical user group meeting.
In addition to discussions with users we will also look to bring experts on the show to conduct deep-dives on specific aspects of virtualization technology and possibly bring on vendors of products we think the audience would be interested in to discuss their products.
Unless specifically noted in the show title (will be indicated as “Sponsored” - details in the show notes), no support, direct or indirect is taken or given to/from guests or vendors on the podcast. Additionally, while we all have day jobs, this podcast is not sponsored or supported by any of our employers.
The aim of the podcast is to provide a wider audience access to the kind of information sharing and discussions that go on at a typical user group meeting.
In addition to discussions with users we will also look to bring experts on the show to conduct deep-dives on specific aspects of virtualization technology and possibly bring on vendors of products we think the audience would be interested in to discuss their products.
Unless specifically noted in the show title (will be indicated as “Sponsored” - details in the show notes), no support, direct or indirect is taken or given to/from guests or vendors on the podcast. Additionally, while we all have day jobs, this podcast is not sponsored or supported by any of our employers.
25 Episodes
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All three of us again talking with Matt Simmons (@standaloneSA):
Banter about banter
Where does the name "standalone sysadmin" come from?
What does Matt do?
Jack of all trades
Challenges of an educational environment
Automation
"Axe sprayed beginner"
Benefits of working on everything surrounding vSphere
What Matt's team is like and why he feels comfortable going on vacation
The imposter effect/imposter syndrome
IT - @sfoskett's escalator analogy
Why can't Chris call people ignorant?
How much caffeine is in Rockstar/drip coffee/espresso?
How to get started presenting?
Speakers high
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All three of us talking with Jacob (@JakeAPennington) and Todd (@tlewey) about:
Options for keynotes
vBrownbag at VMUGs
Getting more of the user in VMUG
Driving participation in VMUG
And much more
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All three of us chatting with Trevor about:
Trevor is a VCE transformer
CCIE Datacenter - live lab experience
CCIE lab vs. VCAP-DCA
Not passing exams the first time
What is DevOps? - "DevOps is about doing your job right"
The DevOps book
Is DevOps new?
Phoenix Project
Josh works "willy nilly" into the show
Ways to get started with DevOps (and keep growing)
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All three of us chatting with Alastair about:
Perspectives on VCI
Chaos monkeys
How Alastair is not a "Warm bag of meat to regurgitate powerpoints to Me"
Alastair's new endeavor - and details on his first course on operating a vSphere environment
The value of certifications - basic/VCP level and advanced/VCAP
We all weigh in on certifications expiring
AutoLab - and all the awesomeness contained therein
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In this show I have a chat with Rene Van Den Bedem - (@VCDX133) about:
Challenges of virtualising in the Middle East, how to make it happen
Vendor selection in the Middle East
Employee training and cross skill issues
Automation - vCO and SharePoint as a vCD alternative
Monitoring options - vCOps & ManageEngine
Customers don't care about CPU utilization
The coolness of vCOps
First times presenting at VMworld and path to get there
Hybrid cloud - why/why-not
VCDX - paying it forward
Use cases for NSX
Possible fits for VSAN
VDI choices - Citrix vs View
AIX to VMware migration
AppHA - usage and compatability
DR - Application level protection
Plans for next time
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The three of us talking with Joey Ware (@joey_vm_ware) about:
Presentation at VMworld
vCD vs VCAC
Chargeback vs ITBM - experiences with pricing - showback vs chargeback
Internal IT competing with external providers
Stretched clusters with dark fiber and controller updates
Jumbo frames - why or why not - how network virtualization changes things - IPv6 to save the day?
Challenges with networking
The lab of your dreams
Documenting your updates
Hypervisor choices and higher education
Learning to present - using vBrownbag and VMUG as practice
VMworld plans
Naming your kids
Mute jokes
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All three of us talking with Stacy Carter (@virtualstace) about:
Datacenter moves
vMSC, alerts and teamwork
Where does automation fit
Why American's don't like public transportation
Snapshots and scripting
How to get started with automation/orchestration
Incentivizing users to speak at VMUGs
We try to bully another guest into speaking at a VMUG
Josh introduces the "memecat"
VMworld plans
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Just me and Chris talking this week about:
GS quitting pursuit of VCDX
Certifications
VMworld
vBrownBags and VMUGs - and other places to present your session
VMUG customer webinars
PowerCLI and SRM
This episode it's GS, Chris and Josh talking to Graham French about:
VUPaaS can get a car
Who is Graham?
How far apart can the Architect/Stakeholder aims and ambitions be from operations teams ability to support?
Challenges to operations from architects
How do users stay current?
The Phoenix Project
Hot Pockets
Tape vs Replication - The chickenbolt
Job security and prison torture
This week Chris and GS talk to Steve Kaplan about:
vCAC - Getting started with it and using it with vCO
Importance of time zones and time synchronization
Deploying a VM is easy - after the fact configuration is hard
Understand when you're building something that you're usually not building it for yourself
Building error handling up front
How do vCAC and vCO fit together
NSX - using it to get rid of hardware and other ideas
vCO & NSX
vCO workflows and SharePoint
Non-IT challenges with vCAC
Future plans for vCAC
Updates, patching, etc
SSO 5.1 hating
Burning down and starting over vs. upgrading
In this weeks episode GS, Chris & Josh talk with Ed Czerwin about: Backups from remote sites, Seeding designs/challenges, How to get your budget approved, Best disaster recovery story yet, Worst datacenter/server closet yet?, P2V's with a gun to your head, Backup to cloud, P2V choices, Remote sites arrays and VSAN, Awesomeness of public betas, What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and Chinese RedBull
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This week GS and Josh talk to Joel Gibson (@empiricvirtual) about:
Linked mode
Web client/C sharp client
VMA
Upgrades
Levels of redundancy
Importance of process
Timing of upgrades
Test labs
Challenges and solutions with multiple environments
Monitoring - vCheck script, vCOps
Challenges with product justification
Staying current
Certifications (VCAPs, VCDX)
Blogging and giving back
Backup design and features
This is a special bonus episode I recorded with Brian Annis while I was at the NY/NJ VMUG conference last month. I'm hoping to do more of these when I'm attending VMUGs. Reach out if you're interested.
In this show I talk with Brian about:
VMUG
Social media
Automation
DR
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GS discusses:
Who is Trevor
What defines a SMB?
SMB challenges related to storage
The future of the SMB admin
Synology, Iomega, WD?
Virtual Storage Appliances
Hypervisor based storage (this was pre-VSAN)
Appliances - infrastructure vs. tools for running your business
Licensing (promise not too long)
Challenges of VMware entering the cloud provider space
The loss of "ease of use"
GS talks with Larry (@lesmithjr) about:
Exadata
Upgrading vSphere
Test environments
Distributed virtual switches
Management clusters
Small clusters at remote sites
Moving VMs site-to-site
DR planning & strategy
P2V & V2P for DR
DR testing
Backups - agent vs. VM
Automation/orchestration
IPAM
GS Talks with Bob about:
Bob's getting started in virtualization story
New greenfield environment
Blade storage arrays
DR and SRM
New to blades & blades vs. racks
Converged networking - challenges for virtualization admins
Where to find help?
The challenges of a standalone environment
GS's odd vSphere Replication issue
Security hardening challenges
Getting started with configuration management (Chef, Puppet, etc)
The Phoenix Project
GS talks with Mike Laverick (@Mike_Laverick) about:
VMUGs – are they doing enough for users? Are members doing enough for User Groups?
What has the VMUG done for Mike Laverick?
Speaking in front of groups
The approaching datacenter zombie apocalypse
GS and Chris talk with Gabe Maentz (@gmaentz) about his incredibly high host to admin ratios and:
Upgrades (ESX to ESXi, virtual switch to distributed virtual switch
Importance of monitoring, interactions with other groups
Presenting to a VMUG
DR - what does Gabe do?
Provisioning/orchestration - new term “Sunrising"
VMworld - what made it worth it? And how to get it approved
A real world use case for a multi-hypervisor environment
Some VDI awesomeness
Chris and GS talk this week with Christian Mohn (@h0bbel) about life as a Datacenter Virtualization “Tech Champion":
- What to look for in a consultant?
- Healthchecks & free tools
- When do you upgrade?
- How to transition to a consulting role
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All three of us together again.
No predictions, no year in review, just:
- Multi-hypervisor experiences - yes? no? why/why not?
- Musings on network virtualization, Cisco ACI, VMware NSX and what to look forward to
- Our current ideas on the unicorn that is storage virtualization
- vSphere upgrades - Josh & Chris upgrade their home labs (Angelo Luciani's poll)
- No MS Technet - what does it mean for home labs?
- VMTN update what's next?
- Chris’ rage against Web client/C# client
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