Prosiliency Podcast

Hyper-converged isn't just hype . . . It's a valid strategy to make IT more efficient and cost effective.  Does it help with Disaster Recovery?  Vince, Eddie and special guest, David Marksz, answer this question and, along the way, we find out how we spent Valentines Day weekend.But first . . . The Beer:Location, Ruins Pub, Kansas City MoVince: Abita Mardi Gras Bock: 6.435Eddie: Odells brewing Company The Freak: 4.111David: Sump Imperial Stout: 7.344How to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/Twitter: @GetProsiliencyhttp://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

2018 kicked off with Data Centers in full panic because of Spectre and Meltdown.  Eddie and Vince examine these hacks through the lens of Prosiliency and how to mitigate risks in your data center. Our Location: Ainsworth, a new restaurant in KC The Beer: Copperhead Pale Ale. Rating: 5.25 The Food: Macaroni and Cheese Fries. Rating: 7.1   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ Twitter: @GetProsiliency http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

In this, our 20th episode, Vince and Eddie look back at 2017 and predict what's ahead in 2018.  Also, Anna the Prize Girl finally gives something away!We'll see you again in 2018!Location: Mission Taco Joint/Kansas CityThe Food:Eddie- Beef Brisket Birria Taco - (Non mexican) 8.1 (Mexican) 7.2Steve the legend: Habanero Chicken 8.0The Beer:Vince - Stockyards Cerveza Royale 9.086 How to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/Twitter: @GetProsiliencyhttp://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This is an episode I have been saving since March when Eddie first told this story.  IT IS AN AWESOME story about serendipity and availability.  I hope you enjoy it!   Stay safe and we'll be back next week with our 20th Podcast! Vince and Eddie

 Occasionally, Eddie and I want you to hear from others. What sets this podcast apart is that we value stories from people in the trenches as opposed to theorists or evangelists. As a result, this podcast is special because we interview Joe Houghes who supports a large infrastructure environment in one of my favorite place in the world, Austin Tx.Joseph Houghes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joehoughes/Location: Coopers BBQ, Austin Tx - The Llano roomVince's Beer: Independence Austin Amber. Rating: 8.65Joe's Beer: Infamous IPA. Rating: 5.25How to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/Twitter: @GetProsiliencyhttp://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

As I mention at the beginning of the Podcast, Retention is a difficult topic for a podcast.  I'm on the fence, actually, if I should have published this podcast. I want to know your thoughts.  What did you think? The facts: Location: Rock and Run Brewery - Liberty Mo The Beer: Vince's Rating: Mother's Mr. Pumpkin, 9.357 The Food: Eddie's Rating: The White Pizza - 8.93   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ Twitter: @GetProsiliency http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Equifax hack captured the data from an estimated 143 Million people (myself included) and as of September 26th, it claimed the jobs of the CIO, CISO and the CEO of Equifax.   It's unfathomable that the breach could have been enabled by the username password combination 'admin/admin' but it appears that may have been the case.  Regardless, we talk about the event as well as ways you can mitigate the risk should it happen to you.And we have a little beer and food along the way . . . Location: Brick House Tavern - Kansas City MoThe Beer: Vince's Rating: Stockyards Stocktoberfest, 9.357The Food: Eddie's Rating: The Aloha Burger - 8.67Equifax used the word 'admin' for the login and password of a databasehttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/14/equifax-used-admin-for-the-login-and-password-of-a-non-us-database.htmlEquifax CEO Steps Down In The Wake Of Major Hackhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/equifax-ceo-richard-smith-steps-down_us_59ca50e9e4b01cc57ff57305How to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/http://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

Hurricane Harvey . . . Let's get some context on what Houston has to recover from: • 50 inches of rain over 5 days (Some major freeways or highways have water up to the signs (16 or 20ft tall)) • 30k to 40k homes are destroyed • 32k people in shelters • 1/2 million cars are potentially flooded • 75k without electricityIt's unthinkable what has happened in Houston.  But as technology professionas, we have to be vigilant in order to defend against disaster.   But how can you prepare for the likes of what Harvey has wrought?  On this episode, we talk to Bao Tran, Solution Architect at Revel Technologies.  Bao is helping people and businesses through one of the worst disasters in United States History.  Bao share is insights to:1. Help you prepare for disaster2. How he is helping customers recover3. What's the most important thing you can do should you face disaster?4. His stories from the trenches following a trying week in Houston Location: The American Royal World Series of BBQ - Kansas City MoThe Beer: Vince's Rating: The Curious Traveller Lemon Shandy, 8.23The Food: Eddie's Rating: Heaven on a Stick - FinsUp BBQ, 8.99999Hurricane Harvey Damages Could Cost up to $180 Billionhttp://fortune.com/2017/09/03/hurricane-harvey-damages-cost/How to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/http://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

IT was the day after the eclipse, 2017, that we gathered to drink BBQ and eat beer (wait a minute . . . strike that . . . reverse it) at Burnt Ends BBQ in Overland Park KS. On this episode, we talk about the HBO hack and how, if it DOES happen, its not the end of the world.  Additionally, we talk about the importance of doing security assessments and why hiring professionals to explore vulnerabilities is a great idea. And, btw . . . we are not JUST judging beer anymore.  Eddie is now our food connisseur. Location: Burnt Ends BBQ, OVerland Park KS Vince: Good Island IPA. Rating: 6.89 Eddie: The Burnt End Bowl. Rating: 5.5/10   Context Articles HBO Endures Yet Another Hack, but Refuses to Bend The Knee  https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/hbo-social-media-hack Open AWS S3 bucket leaked hotel booking service data https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/22/open_aws_s3_bucket_leaked_hotel_booking_service_data_says_kromtech/   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

Vegas baby! On the 14th episode of the Prosiliency Podcast we visit Ceasar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip and talk about one of the most high profile power outages in recent history . . . the Paris Casino outage. Joining us is, friend of the show and Data Center Solution Architect, Mark Mason, AND  he offers a pretty tasty recipe in return.   Location: Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill, Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas Nevada Vince: Innis and Gunn, Original Scottish Ale. Rating:8.932 Eddie: Big Dog's Brewing Company Red Hydrant. Rating: 6.9 Mark: St. Bernardus Tripel. Rating: 7.5   Power restored after massive outage at Paris Las Vegas on the Strip https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/power-restored-after-massive-outage-at-paris-las-vegas-on-the-strip/ How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast goes on the road, once again, to Tampa/St. Petersburg for the AOS Executive Exchange.  Right before arriving, it was announced that Nayana, a South Korean Web Hosting company paid One Million Dollars to restore their data from a Linux Ransomware takeover.   Vince and Eddie talk at length about the ramifications of this draw upon their own Disaster Recovery War Stories to talk about the "4" in their Prosiliency Strategy  . . . Replicating Mission critical data to save your data center. South Korean Company Agrees to Pay Hackers $1 Million Bitcoin Ransom to Unlock Its Files http://gizmodo.com/south-korean-company-agrees-to-pay-hackers-1-million-b-1796262254 Location: TradeWinds Resort, St. Petersburg Florida Eddie: Tampa Bay Brewing Company Florida True Blonde Ale - Rating: 7.3 Vince: Big Storm Brewing Hella-City Lager Pilsner Beer - Rating: 3.16 How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast goes "Home Sweet Home" to Overland Park Kansas for the Kansas City VMUG and right before recording, the Nationwide Tesco Outage occurs.  Eddie and Vince draw upon their own Disaster Recovery War Stories to talk about the most fundamental part of Disaster Recovery . . . When a Backup aint a Backup.  Location: Buffalo Wild Wings, Overland Park KS Eddie: Henry's Hard Soda (We forgot to get the rating!) Vince: Pabst Blue Ribbon (brewed in Milwaukee WI and Los Angeles CA) 5.5 Shoutout to Shawn Godinez, huge friend of the show, at http://www.virtuallyinclined.com How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast heads to Wichita KS to talk with Monty Yingling, Data Center and Intrastructure Manager for a Global firm. Monty has all the same challenges with modernizing his Data Center against threats of cyber-terrorism and disaster but what sets him apart is that his challenges exist all over the world.  Whether its Brazil, Canada, London, Australia or, even, Wichita, Monty and his team are the foundation of a business doing commerce on a global scale.  This means having VERY frank conversations with the CEO of the threats and obligations of doing business in the 21st century.Location: River City Brewery, Wichita KSEddie: Boulevard Saison Brett 7.126Vince: River City Brewing Transatlantic IPA 4.173Monty: River City Brewing Cherry Seduction 1.129 How to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/http://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast heads back to Bourbon Street in the Big Easy to talk BC/DR with Veeam's own Tom Sightler at VeeamOn! In this episode, we drink beer (of course) and talk about the most recent ransomware scares with WannaCry and WannaCrypt and, as a result, we come to some conclusions about this New Reality of Ransomware in which we all live. Location: World of Beers, New Orleans Lousiana, VeeamOn Vince's Beer: Abita Strawberry Harvest - 7.98 Eddie's Beer: Yuengling Traditional Lager - 7.692 Tom's Beer: North Coast Old Rasputin - 6.95   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!  

The Prosiliency Podcast, aka DR in a Bar, is an irreverent, profane and always real look at life and technology from both inside and outside the data center. The Prosiliency Strategy is a Proactive Strategy to enable your Data Center to be the most resilient in case of Disaster.  Prosiliency is the interesection between art and science where your data is never lost . . . and your business is never down. In this, our 9th episode, we look at automation trends that affect our daily lives through the lens of Disaster Recovery and bring light to questions that will be addressed in the wake of automation and the evolution of the automobile. And of course we enjoy a little beer along the way . . . Vince's Beer: The Torn Label Monk and Honey - Rating: 9.15 (!) Eddie's Beer: Founder's Rubaeus Nitro - 6.77 (with a line over it . . . whatever that means) Larry Page invests in the Flying Car http://www.businessinsider.com/ceo-google-invested-flying-car-larry-page-kitty-hawk-2017-4 Kevin Smith's The Flying Car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSCBxzlDbU Travis Kalenic of Uber predicts self driving automobile Fleet by 2020 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/25/uber-targets-2020-demo-flying-ride-hailing-network/100857374/   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!  

The Prosiliency Podcast, aka DR in a Bar, is an irreverent, profane and always real look at life and technology from both inside and outside the data center.In this our 8th episode, we examine how to build a business case for executing a Prosiliency strategy in your data center and we welcome our first guest to the Podcast, Darren King.Darren King is a Disaster Recovery professional specilizing in tape/offline media. We talk about the the future of tape, where you should consider using it, and its viability in a Prosiliency strategy.And, of course, we enjoy a little beer along the way . . .Our Location: Conrads, Liberty Mo.Eddie's Beer: Breckenridge Vanilla Porter Nitro - Rating: 4.8 (to the 17th power?)/10Vince's Beer: North Coast, Brother Thelonius - Rating: 8.75/10Darren's Beer: Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA - Rating: 7.23214/10(And yes, I know I screwed up the acronym of ABV. I will correct this on the next podcast)Links:Ransomware-As-A-Service: The Next Great Cyber Threat?https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/03/17/ransomware-as-a-service-the-next-great-cyber-threat/#1b3ac544123aHow to contact us:Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/http://www.prosiliency.comRemember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast, aka DR in a Bar, is an irreverent, profane and always real look at life and technology from both inside and outside the data center. In this our 7th episode, we explore different strategies to combat one of the most dreaded of disaster scenarios, Ransomware.  According to CSO Magazine, Ransomware cases increased 35% in 2016 and, with the advent of Ransomware as a service, it is set to further explode in 2017. How is this dreaded debacle is accounted for in our 4-3-2-1-0 strategy? What are the challenges to make sure your mitigated against this type of disaster?  What technologies should you be on the look out for? And, of course, we enjoy a little beer along the way . . . Our Location: Ruins Pub, Kansas City Mo. Eddie's Beer: Crane Apricot Weiss - Rating: 3.5/10 Vince's Beer: Boulevard Brewing Noble Prize Imperial Pilsner - Rating: 1.35/10 How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast, aka DR in a Bar, is an irreverent, profane and always real look at life and technology from both inside and outside the data center. In our 6th episode, we visit Leinenkugels Bar located in the heart of Kansas City Missouri during the Big 12 Basketball Tournament. In this episode, we talk about the recent Amazon S3 outage and what you must do to prepare for an outage in the cloud.  Additionally, Vince talks about the recent HPE acquisition of Nimble Storage and the benefits to both companies. And in the Big 12 Tourney, Vince takes Kansas, Eddie takes the field . . . Vince drinks the Tequila shot.   The Far-Reaching Effect Of The Amazon S3 Outage http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/02/28/the-far-reaching-effect-of-the-amazon-s3-outage/ HPE Buys Nimble: What Does It Mean? https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/03/09/hpe-buys-nimble.aspx   The Beer Vince - Leinenkugel Honey Weiss. Rating: 8.012 out of 10 Eddie - Leinenkugel Canoe Paddler. Rating: 5.375 out of 10   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast, aka DR in a Bar, is an irreverent, profane and always real look at life and technology from both inside and outside the data center. In this, our fifth episode, we check out the newest bar in town, a speakeasy called P.S. located in the heart of Kansas City. Based on recent conversations, we also talk how two different companies approach availability and why backup is still the linchpin to having a robust disaster recovery strategy. The Beer We sample the following: Eddie - The Left Hand Milk Stout 7.0/8.0 (A might tasty for a stout!) Vince - Three Blind Mice Brown Ale 7.0 (He likes it! He really likes it)   How to contact us: Eddie Perez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eperez507/ Vince Vaughan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincevaughan/ http://www.prosiliency.com Remember to Back that Sh!t up!

The Prosiliency Podcast, aka DR in a Bar, is an irreverent, profane and always real look at life and technology from both inside and outside the data center.   In this, our fourth episode, we take a trip down south to The Big Easy in New Orleans on SuperBowl Sunday. There, we visit the American Sports Saloon near the French Market, and experience the best crawfish the Crescent City has to offer.   When you consider doing business on the cloud (aka moving your data there), we recommend you back up your network as well as the applications running there.  Running a reverse DR plan is an important factor in your decision making process to make sure you NEVER lose key data . . . minutes, weeks, or months later. The Beer: Ragin Cajun - Genuine Louisiana Ale Vince's Rating: 6.5 (thumbs up!) Eddie's Rating: 7.0 (thumbs up!) Our links: Surviving a Cloud Based Disaster Recovery Plan https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/surviving-a-cloud-based-disaster-recovery-plan/   Remember to Back that Sh!t up!