

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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Jul 10, 2022 • 50min
#021 - VMware core storage update with Jason Massae!
In episode 021 we talk to Jason Massae, Tech Marketing Architect at VMware responsible for core storage (vVols, VMFS, NFS etc). We talk about the various features introduced in vSphere 7, like NVMe over Fabrics, vVols enhancements, and much more!Make sure to follow Jason on Twitter, and make sure to read his material on NVMeOF and vVols, also make sure to check his podcast with Cody Hostermann on all things storage!http://www.readsandwritespodcasthttps://core.vmware.com/resource/nvmeof-resour...

Jun 28, 2022 • 21min
#020 - Newsflash - VMware announces vSphere+ and vSAN+
We have a very special episode today as VMware just announced vSphere+ and vSAN+, formerly known as Project Arctic. We invited Himanshu Singh to the podcast to give us a quick introduction and go over the most important aspects of this announcement. Himanshu discusses why vSphere+ is should be interesting for all customers from an operational perspective, how it brings cloud and developer services on-prem, and also how it will help with things like vCenter Server upgrades. Last but not least,...

Jun 26, 2022 • 37min
#019 - NUMA NUMA NUMA with Richard Lu
In episode 019 we talk to Xunjia "Richard" Lu, Senior Staff Engineer at VMware responsible for the CPU and Memory scheduler. We talk about what NUMA is, why it is important for customers to understand the architecture, and what you need to take into consideration when deploying your workloads!Links to topics discussed and projects Richard worked on.L1TFNUMA Session Frank NUMA Session RichardNUMA Counters / commandline tools part 1NUMA commandline tools part 2 You can follow us on Tw...

Jun 12, 2022 • 53min
#018 - Not just artificially intelligent featuring Mazhar Memon
In episode 018 we talk to Mazhar Memon, co-founder of Bitfusion and now Director R&D at VMware. We talk about why Mazhar decided to start a company (Bitfusion), what problems he was looking to solve, and how he is taking this to the next level at VMware with Project Radium.Links and topics discussed during the episode:Techcrunch demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3cAzt1PLBAIntro to Radium - https://octo.vmware.com/introducing-project-radium/IPUs and Radium - https://octo.vmware.com/v...

May 29, 2022 • 45min
#017 - A day in the life of a CTO with Joe Baguley
In episode 017 we talk to VMware CTO Joe Baguley. We talk about various topics like how Joe became the CTO of VMware, what the McLaren announcement means, why Joe is passionate about ESG, and much much more.Links, projects, and announcements mentioned during the episode:Tracing App blog McLaren AnnouncementDirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyMake sure to follow Joe on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JoeBaguley) to keep up to date with his adventures! You can follow us on Twitter for upda...

May 15, 2022 • 40min
#016 - Introducing Google Cloud VMware Engine, featuring Dr. Wade Holmes!
In episode 016 we talk to Dr. Wade Holmes, Security Solutions Global Lead at Google. Wade introduces Google Cloud VMware Engine and discusses various use cases with us, and highlights some of the operational differences between on-prem only and multi-cloud. Make sure to follow Wade on Twitter (https://twitter.com/wholmes) to keep up to date with his adventures!You can follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Last, but not...

May 1, 2022 • 52min
#015 - Battling the developer crisis with VMware Tanzu, featuring Keith Lee
In episode 015 we talk to Keith Lee, Staff Technical Marketing Architect at VMware for Tanzu. Keith explains why customers are embarking on an application modernization journey, and we explore the VMware Tanzu portfolio with a focus on VMware Tanzu Application Platform.Make sure to follow Keith on Twitter (https://twitter.com/KeithRichardLee) to keep up to date with his adventures!You can follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Last...

Apr 17, 2022 • 53min
#014 - Using ML accelerators efficiently with Justin Murray
In episode 014 we talk to Justin Murray, Technical Marketing Architect at VMware for AI and ML. Justin explains how VMware and NVIDIA are providing the tools necessary for a successful AI/ML implementation. He goes over the different processes and tools, and of course, also discusses GPU virtualization.Make sure to follow Justin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/johjustinmurray) to keep up to date with his adventures! Also, read his articles for more in-depth details around AI/ML and GPU techno...

Apr 3, 2022 • 40min
#013 - Exploring VMware Cloud on AWS with Adrian Roberts
In episode 013 we talk to Adrian Roberts, Head of EMEA Solution Architecture for VMware Cloud on AWS at AWS. Adrian discusses the various reasons customers are looking to utilize VMware Cloud on AWS, discusses some of the challenges, and of course the opportunities that arise when you have your VMware workloads close to native AWS services.Make sure to follow Adrian on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ady189) to keep up to date with his adventures! You can follow us on Twitter for updates a...

Mar 18, 2022 • 46min
#012 - Exploring VMware (multi) Cloud with Jeffrey Kusters
In episode 012 we talk to Jeffrey Kusters, Field CTO at ITQ. Jeffrey discusses the various use cases that customers have for adopting a VMware based public cloud offering. Jeffrey also explains the various considerations, and challenges, when it comes to public cloud architectures. If you are interested in VMware Cloud, this is a must-listen episode!Make sure to follow Jeffrey on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jeffreykusters) to keep up to date with his adventures! You can follow us on Twi...