Episodes

  • #085 - Past, present, and future.. with Duncan, Frank, and Johan!

    #085 - Past, present, and future.. with Duncan, Frank, and Johan!
    Sep 29 2024
    In this episode, Johan shares his exhilarating experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, discussing the physical and mental challenges faced during the ascent. Frank then transitions into explaining his new role focusing on Private AI, detailing the importance of providing efficient tools for data scientists. The conversation wraps up with reflections on the podcast journey, including changes in roles and the impact of their discussions.TakeawaysJohan climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with friends and c...
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    45 mins
  • #084 - Use cases for vSphere Memory Tiering with Brandon Frost!

    #084 - Use cases for vSphere Memory Tiering with Brandon Frost!
    Sep 15 2024
    Brandon Frost shares his experience with memory tiering and the use of Intel Optane in his large private cloud environment. He explains how memory tiering helped optimize memory usage and reduce costs by offloading cold memory to a non-active tier. He also discusses the challenges of upgrading memory and the benefits of using NVMe-based tiering. Brandon expresses his interest in Project Peaberry, a memory tiering offloading card, and its potential use cases. He highlights the importance of hi...
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    36 mins
  • #083 - VMware Explore 2024 US Special

    #083 - VMware Explore 2024 US Special
    Sep 2 2024
    VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas is a wrap. The team was present and will give you the opportunity to get an idea what the show was like. You will hear large number of guests covering some of the announcements, some specific aspects of the conference (like the Hands-on Labs), but also some of the vendors on the expo. The episode contains the following topics:The future of VMUG with Brad TompkinsA hands-on labs tour with Brandon Bazan and Joshua SchneeSpring One and Spring AI with DaShaun Cart...
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    46 mins
  • #082 - Memory Tiering, CXL and Project Peaberry featuring Arvind Jagannath!

    #082 - Memory Tiering, CXL and Project Peaberry featuring Arvind Jagannath!
    Aug 19 2024
    Arvind Jagannath, a platform product manager at Broadcom, discusses memory tiering and its benefits for customers with Duncan. He explains that enterprise applications are becoming more memory-bound and require better performance. Memory tiering helps address the CPU to memory imbalance that many customers face, allowing for better CPU utilization and reducing costs. Arvind also mentions the challenges of expanding memory and the need for a solution like memory tiering. He introduces Project ...
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    38 mins
  • #081 - Diving into the vSphere IaaS Control Plane with Katarina Brookfield

    #081 - Diving into the vSphere IaaS Control Plane with Katarina Brookfield
    Aug 5 2024
    In this conversation, Katarina Brookfield discusses her career trajectory and her current role at Broadcom. She shares defining moments in her career, including her experience working on the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology project. The conversation then shifts to the newly announced vSphere IaaS control plane and its benefits. Katarina explains that the control plane provides a comprehensive solution for deploying workloads, including additional services like storage provisioning and load bala...
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    46 mins
  • #080 - Announcing the vGPU Monitoring Fling with Ala Dewberry

    #080 - Announcing the vGPU Monitoring Fling with Ala Dewberry
    Jul 21 2024
    Summary:Ala Dewberry introduces Project Marigold, a plugin that aims to make GPUs a first-class citizen on vSphere by providing visibility and observability of GPU metrics at the cluster and data center level. The plugin helps infrastructure administrators manage GPUs more strategically and enables data scientists and application developers to have a frictionless experience. Ala also discusses the use cases for private AI and encourages users to give feedback on the plugin.TakeawaysDefining m...
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    20 mins
  • #079 - vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3 with Tech Marketing Architect's Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete!

    #079 - vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3 with Tech Marketing Architect's Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete!
    Jul 7 2024
    VMware recently released vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3, and of course, we had to invite Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete back on the show to discuss what's new in these releases. There's awesome new functionality released and some great enhancements, so make sure to listen to the full episode. Key Takeaways:vSphere 8.0 update 3 introduces the vSphere Live Patch Update Path, which allows for patching ESXi hosts without evacuating VMs or entering full maintenance mode.Improvements in GPU functionality...
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    42 mins
  • #078 - Going through the Tanzu Platform announcements with Keith Lee

    #078 - Going through the Tanzu Platform announcements with Keith Lee
    Jun 24 2024
    SummaryThe conversation explores the features and benefits of the Tanzu Platform, which accelerates application delivery and simplifies the development process. The platform abstracts the complexities of Kubernetes, allowing developers to focus on writing code and creating business value. It offers four golden commands: build, bind, deploy, and scale, which streamline the development process. The platform also reduces administrative overhead for IT teams, with a developer-to-platform engineer...
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    56 mins