APAC Virtualization Podcast

Episode 73 – Microsoft Cloud Integrated Storage

Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) in a discussion about Microsoft Cloud Integrated Storage with Ben Di Qual @bendiq.

Please reach out if you have a topic you’d like to cover on APACVirtual, here’s the schedule, we’re always open and keen to talk

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Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1                                 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following additional guests live on call & in the chat room:

Ben Di Qual @bendiq                          http://cdrants.wordpress.com
Stuart McHugh @stu_mchugh         http://www.stumchugh.com

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Here are the links mentioned in this show: -

Links:

http://cdrants.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/storsimple-deep-dive-1-an-enterprise-iscsi-san/

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Start Time (GMT+10): Wednesday 22nd May 2013 9:00 PM (AEST Sydney)

Duration (minutes): 45

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Episode 72 – Engineers Anonymous pt2 – Engineer2Architect

The second in the series of themed podcasts, Engineers Anonymous is really about where you are going with your career, what options do you have beyond engineering, what soft/hard skills are required for these next steps and how do you start the journey to career advancement…

Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) in an Engineers Anonymous discussion about what steps you need to take to move beyond engineering, this week we’re talking about Engineer2Architect with Justin Warren @jpwarren, Ben Di Qual @bendiq and Frank Fan @frankfan7.

Please reach out if you have a topic you’d like to cover on APACVirtual, here’s the schedule, we’re always open and keen to talk

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Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1                                 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following additional guests live on call & in the chat room:

Darren Wollard @dawoo                                 http://blog.vmote.net
Sim Alam @simalam

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Here are the links mentioned in this show: -

Reading List:

A list of books and websites that I referred to in the podcast that I think are well worth your time.

1. Medina, J. (2008). Brain Rules: 12 Principles For Surviving And Thriving At Work, Home, And School 1st ed., Pear Press, Seattle, WA.

Links:

http://ask.metafilter.com/71101/What-single-book-is-the-best-introduction-to-your-field-or-specialization-within-your-field-for-laypeople

Not a substitute for learning it properly, but a place to start:

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/core-finance/accounting-and-financial-stateme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPont_analysis

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Start Time (GMT+10): Wednesday 8th May 2013 9:00 PM (AEST Sydney)

Duration (minutes): 45

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Episode 71 – Virtualization Security Basics/Bare Minimums

Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) in a discussion about Virtualization Security Basics/Bare Minimums with GS Khalsa @gurusimran.

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Please reach out if you have a topic you’d like to cover on APACVirtual, here’s the schedule, we’re always open and keen to talk

Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1                                 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following guests live on call & in the chat room:

GS Khalsa @gurusimran                      http://vbrowncoat.com
Stuart McHugh @stu_mchugh         http://www.stumchugh.com
Michael Poore @mpoore                    http://vspecialist.co.uk

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Here are the links mentioned in this show: -

vSphere 5.1 hardening guide by @mikefoley http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-22783

Security related Podcasts: -

http://www.virtualizationpractice.com/resources/virtualization-security-podcast/

http://packetpushers.net

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/packet-pushers-podcast-healthy/id549904682

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Start Time (GMT+10): 17/04/2013 9:00 PM (AEST Sydney) – Note timezone change!

Duration (minutes): 45

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Episode 70 – Engineers Anonymous pt1 – Engineer2PreSales

We’re going to start the first of a few themed podcasts, Engineers Anonymous is really about where you are going with your career, what options do you have beyond engineering, what soft/hard skills are required for these next steps and how do you start the journey to career advancement…

Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) in an Engineers Anonymous discussion about what steps you need to take to move beyond engineering with Grant Orchard @grantorchard, Charles Clark @chas_clarke, Ben Di Qual @bendiq and Anthony Spiteri @anthonyspiteri.

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Please reach out if you have a topic you’d like to cover on APACVirtual, here’s the schedule, we’re always open and keen to talk

Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1                                 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following guests live on call:

Grant Orchard @grantorchard                      http://grantorchard.com
Charles Clarke @chas_clarke
Ben Di Qual @bendiq
Anthony Spiteri   @anthonyspiteri                      http://anthonyspiteri.net

Thanks for being a guest on the show, APACVirtual really appreciate your support!

Here are the links mentioned in this show: -

http://www.adaptingit.com/#!podcasts/c1pna

http://www.amazon.com/The-Trusted-Advisor-David-Maister/dp/0743212347

http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Zen-Simple-Design-Delivery/dp/0321811984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qp0HIF3SfI4

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Start Time (GMT+11): 03/04/2013 9:00 PM (EDT Sydney)

Duration (minutes): 45

Talkshoe Call ID: 75046

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Episode 69 - vSphere Single Sign On design considerations

Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) in a discussion about what needs to be considered when designing and implementing vSphere Single Sign On with Grant Orchard @grantorchard, Josh Odgers @josh_odgers and David Manconi @dmanconi.

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Please reach out if you have a topic you’d like to cover on APACVirtual, we’re always open and keen to talk

Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1                                 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following guests live on call:

Grant Orchard @grantorchard                      http://grantorchard.com

Thanks for being a guest on the show, APACVirtual really appreciate your support!

Here are the links mentioned in this show: -

https://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2012/12/where-is-the-best-practice-guide-for-sso.html

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2034918

Here is Grant’s follow up blogpost on SSO (interesting Reading): - http://grantorchard.com/single-sign-on-design-scenarios-availability/

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Start Time (GMT+11): 20/03/2013 9:00 PM (EDT Sydney)

Duration (minutes): 45

Talkshoe Call ID: 75046

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Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) live from Cisco Live in Melbourne.  I’m spending the next couple of days interviewing some of the technology companies present at this event, these will probably make up the content for the next few Episodes of APACVirtual.

The first Interview is with NimbleStorage.  I spoke with Gavin Cohen from NimbleStorage who gave me a great introduction into their storage solution.

***Warning***

We review a number of management screens for the NimbleStorage solution which require you to watch the below video

The audio from this meeting is also available I’ve also uploaded the audio from this interview to Talkshoe.

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Episode 67 – Virtualisation Podcast Roundup

Join Craig Waters @cswaters1 (vCatchup) in a discussion about virtualisation Podcasts with Stuart McHugh @stu_mchugh (vNews), Simon Seagrave @kiwi_Si (techhead, vChat, Data Centre Insiders) and Christian Mohn @h0bbel (vSoup, VCDX Wannabe, vNinja.net). We’ll be talking about recent virtualisation news & announcements, podcasts and much more.

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I’ve put together a spreadsheet with future dates for APACVirtual podcast, please populate dates/topics and let me know if you want to come on the podcast! @cswaters1

Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following guests live on call:

Mike Laverick @Mike_Laverick http://mikelaverick.com
Christian Mohn @h0bbel http://vNinja.net
Stuart McHugh @stu_mchugh http://www.stumchugh.com

Thanks for being a guest on the show, APACVirtual really appreciates your support!

Dont forget to vote for you favourite VMware & Virtualisation Blog: – http://vsphere-land.com/news/voting-now-open-for-the-2013-top-vmware-virtualization-blogs.html

Here’s a list of some of the Virtualisation Podcasts out there today: -

Adapting IT (Lauren Malhoit)

Chinwag (Mike Laverick)

CloudViews Unplugged (Andi Mann)

Data Center Insiders (Simon Seagrave/Brian Gracely)

vBrownBag (Cody Bunch/Damian Karlson/Josh Atwell, Alastair Cooke, Nick Marshall)

The CloudCast (Aaron Delp/Brian Gracely)

vCatchup (Craig Waters)

vNews (Stu Mchugh/Steve Bruck)

vChat (Simon Seagrave/Eric Siebert/David Davis)

Virtualization Security Roundtable (Edward Haletky)

See you in 2 weeks!

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Start Time (GMT+11): 20/02/13 9:00 PM (EDT Sydney)

Duration (minutes): 45

Talkshoe Call ID: 75046

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The Sydney and Melbourne VMUG User conferences are only two weeks away.  We’re assembling as many of the speakers as possible to join the podcast and outline some of what they are presenting. From International superstars like Stephen Foskett and Mike Laverick to the local heroes presenting community content at the Melbourne conference there will be a collection of people to talk with and ask questions.

Join us live or download afterwards, either way don’t miss the discussion.

Start Time (GMT+11): 23 January 2013 9:00 PM (EDT Sydney)
Duration (minutes): 45

Talkshoe Call ID: 75046

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Episode 65 – Nutanix and the DAS Disruption

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We’ll be taking a break until 2013.  I’m looking to put together a schedule for the first quarter of 2013 please get in touch if you have something you want to talk about

Host:

Craig Waters @cswaters1                                 http://blog.rack.org.au

Guests:

For this episode we had the following guests live on call:

Mark Whithouse @SW_DEF_STORAGE    http://www.nutanix.com
Alastair Cooke @DemitasseNZ                       http://www.demitasse.co.nz
Josh Odgers @Josh_Odgers                           http://joshodgers.com
Mike Laverick @Mike_Laverick                     http://communities.vmware.com/people/Mike_Laverick/blog
Roman Tarnavski @RomanT                          http://blog.romant.net

Thanks for being a guest on the show, APACVirtual really appreciate your support!

Also thanks to the following people on the call/ in the chat:

Stuart McHugh @stu_mchugh (vNews)     https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/stu-mchughs-virtualisation/id555945270
Graham F French @nakedcloudguy             http://www.thenakedcloudguy.com
Cameron Stockwell @ccstockwell                 http://www.nutanix.com
Andrew Dauncey @Daunce_

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Join Craig Waters (@cswaters1) in an interview with Nutanix to discuss how DAS is becoming a disruptor in the virtualisation / storage market  and their take on VMware’s Software Defined Datacentre (SDD) announcement. Learn about how Nutanix can solve your VDI dilema.

Any ideas from EMEA/APAC attendees on future topics?

Interested in being a guest on APACVirtual? reach out and contact me! @cswaters1

Start Time (GMT+11): 12/12/12 9:00 PM (EDT Sydney)
Duration (minutes): 45

Talkshoe Call ID: 75046

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As things were wrapping up at vForum Sydney 2012 and the solutions exchange was being torn down a few of us gathered to record a podcast, it’s a round-up of our impressions of vForum Sydney in 2012. Craig Waters was joined by Alastair Cooke, Andrew Dauncey, Chris Jones and Darryl Crossley to talk converged infrastructure and everything else topical.

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Normal service will resume next week.