
”What’s Spinnin’ with 45Drives”
We wanted to leverage the power of ”community” and encourage the spirit of innovation and collaboration when it comes to data storage. What better way to do that, then with a podcast appropriately titled ”What’s Spinnin’? with 45Drives”.
However, it won’t just be us! A lot of our industry partner friends are going to come along for the ride, too!
Latest episodes

Dec 7, 2023 • 33min
Episode 7 - A Conversation with Jeff Reinke
In episode 7, we will be talking to Jeff Reinke who is the Director of Content & Audience Development for Industrial Media. Jeff has over 15 years of experience creating and managing strategic B2B content. We wanted to chat with Jeff and talk to him about his favorite industries for content creation, his podcast hosting duties and talk strategies for cyberattacks (especially focusing on the manufacturing sector).
Full video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syPx2HCYyR8

Nov 30, 2023 • 58min
Episode 6 - A Colorful Conversation with Techno Tim
In our sixth episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Tim Stewart (better known as Techno Tim) to chat about how he got started in the IT world, and some of the cool apps he's been responsible for developing over the years. We take a deeper dive into homelab products (including our newly released HL15), and share some war stories from the field!
Watch the full video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOC9X3xTiF0

Nov 23, 2023 • 57min
Episode 5 - A Conversation with Jeff from Craft Computing
In episode 5, we will be talking to Jeff from hashtag#CraftComputing. We will talk to Jeff about his adventures in technology, his career in IT, his weekly live show called "Talking Heads", and his most recent experience with our 45HomeLab HL15.
Did you know Jeff also professionally reviews beer too? You'll find out more interesting facts about Jeff in this week's episode of "What's Spinnin' with 45Drives".
Full video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhNWMsm-w7s

Nov 17, 2023 • 57min
Episode 4 - A Conversation with Jeff Geerling
In our fourth episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Jeff Geerling to chat about how he got started in the IT world, and how creating home videos from the 90s sparked his passion for content creation. We take a deeper dive into homelab products that are currently available (including our newly released HL15), and share some war stories from the field!

Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode 3 - A Conversation with Wendell Wilson from Level1Techs
In this episode, Brett and Mitch chat with Wendell Wilson, an IT consultant with Level1Techs. They discuss his background, homelab products, and share war stories from the field. They also cover topics such as the unpredictability of daily tasks, the value of home labs, AI upscaling, entrepreneurialism in unconventional locations, preferences for Proxmox and XCP, and the benefits of ZFS for data recovery.

Oct 16, 2023 • 1h 9min
Episode 2 - A Conversation with Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems
In our second episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Tom Lawrence from Lawrence Systems about how he got started in the IT consulting world and his thoughts on starting a content creation channel too.
For more videos, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/45drives
Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGsQ3t--GzI

Sep 27, 2023 • 60min
Episode 1 - Starting a HomeLab Division
The inaugural episode of the podcast discusses the launch of the home lab division at 45 drives, their journey from enterprise roots to the home lab, and the evolution of enterprise computing solutions. They also share their personal story, embrace the home lab community, emphasize 3D printed parts and community building, talk about support for enterprise customers, and advancements in technology.