

Unexplored Territory
Duncan Epping
The Unexplored Territory Podcast takes you deep into the world of datacenters and cloud (native) tech, with a special spotlight on VMware, Broadcom, and everything happening in the ecosystem. Hosted by Duncan Epping, blogger at Yellow-Bricks.com, and co-author of the vSphere Clustering and vSAN Deep Dive books! Each episode brings on top industry experts to unpack the latest trends, share real-world insights, and talk about what’s next in the world of enterprise IT.
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May 14, 2023 • 33min
#046 - Tech Preview of VMware Cloud Flex Compute with Frances Wong!
In this episode we have Frances Wong joining to discuss a new VMware offering, which currently is in Tech Preview, called VMware Cloud Flex Compute. VMware Cloud Flex Compute is a new offering as part of the VMware Cloud on AWS portfolio which lowers the entry barrier for our customers. Frances shares a lot of interesting use cases and details with us in this episode!

May 1, 2023 • 52min
#045 - Explaining the value of joining VMware User Group (VMUG)!
In this special episode, we jump into the VMware User Group and how it adds value to members, with not just one, but four guests: Prateek Dugul - VMUG Chandigar, Eric Kubla - VMUG Pittsburgh, Joris Adriaanse - VMUG NL, Tony Gonzalez - Denver VMUG. We dive into the benefits of the VMUG membership, personal development, the uniqueness of the different VMUG geos, and we also share our personal stories.

Apr 16, 2023 • 46min
#044 - Exploring Azure VMware Solution with Jeremiah Megie
We complete the VMware Cloud Services overview series with an overview of Azure VMware Solution with Jeremiah Megie.Make sure to follow Jeremiah on Twitter (https://twitter.com/vMegie) to keep up to date with his adventures, and check out the VMware website for more documents and whitepapers on VMware Azure Solutions.

Apr 2, 2023 • 42min
#043 - VMware Disaster Recovery offerings with Cato Grace
In episode 043, we talk to Cato Grace about the various VMware Disaster Recovery offerings, and zoom in on Site Recovery Manager!

Mar 20, 2023 • 56min
#042- Innovation and Research at VMware with Chris Wolf
In episode 042, we talk to Chris Wolf, Chief Research and Innovation Officer of VMware, about innovation at VMware and exciting new research projects. Make sure to follow Chris on Twitter.

Mar 14, 2023 • 39min
#041 - What's new in vSAN 8.0 U1 with Pete Koehler!
This is the third time we have Pete on the podcast, and of course we are talking vSAN again. We invited Pete to discuss the vSAN 8.0 U1 announcement. What are the new features that VMware is introducing in vSAN 8.0 U1, and how does it benefit our customers?

Mar 14, 2023 • 47min
#040 - What's new in vSphere 8.0 U1 with Féidhlim O'Leary
We invited Féidhlim O'Leary to discuss the vSphere 8.0 Update 1 announcement. What new features is VMware introducing in vSphere 8.0 U1, and how does it benefit our customers?

Mar 6, 2023 • 42min
#039 - VMware Cloud Migrations using vMotion and HCX with Niels Hagoort!
In this episode, we have a conversation with Niels Hagoort, Technical Marketing Architect at VMware. Niels guides us through the concept of Cloud Migration and dives into the solutions that VMware offers to make the migration as smooth as possible. Niels is also quite commonly known as a demo rockstar, so we also asked him about the secret sauce behind his demos.

Feb 19, 2023 • 38min
#038 - Veeam Backup and Replication v12, featuring Anthony Spiteri
In episode 038, we talk to Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO APJ at Veeam. Anthony talks about the journey of becoming a CTO and guides us through the massive list of enhancements of the new v12 release of Veaam Backup and Replication software.

Feb 6, 2023 • 26min
#037 - Introducing Cloud Flex Storage, featuring Kris Groh!
In episode 037 we talk to Kristopher Groh, Direct Product Management at VMware responsible for various storage projects. Kris introduces us to Cloud Flex Storage and discusses the implementation in-depth. Kris also explains the different use cases for Cloud Flex Storage versus vSAN within VMware Cloud on AWS.


