Data Center Therapy

This episode is the first of our new series. Matt & Matt discuss how the new IVOXY lab was designed, how it was implemented, the things it can do, where it’ll go in the future and what it all means to you!

This is a fun and delightful episode that shares adventures from just about all disciplines: networking, storage, compute, cloud and automation, so be sure to give it a listen if your technical interests veer towards any of those.

Learn more at ivoxy.com/origins.

Save your seat for our Hands-on Network Automation with Ansible coming this January right here: ivoxy.com/ansible.

Our hosts Matt ‘Ask me about my Pi’ Yette and Matt ‘Barbecue-As-A-Service’ Cozzolino welcome back to the virtual studios our very own IVOXY Principal Consultant, Mr. Alec Taylor, who shares his camaraderie and technical perspective on this casual, fun edition of Data Center Therapy which was recorded #live at our VMworld 2020 REDUX event.

You’ll get to hear about a few odds and ends that have the Matts and Alec thinking about the future like ESXi-on-ARM, DR testing, Carbon Black, and active-active data centers.

PS: We're hosing one more chance for your to catch the full VMworld 2020 REDUX on November 5. This is our can't-miss event of the year – learn more and register here for free: ivoxy.com/redux.

We hope to see you there, including at a very special episode of Data Center Therapy #Live to kick off the day!

Alec's got his crystal ball and he's giving you a peek! With VMworld squarely in the rear-view mirror, we're looking forward at what all the big announcements will actually mean for you and your organization.

Consider this episode the appetizer to our main entre online event, with two convenient dates to choose from: October 20 and November 5. Whether you caught some of the event or not, VMworld 2020 REDUX is our can't-miss event of the year. Learn more and register here for free: ivoxy.com/redux.

We hope to see you there, including at a very special episode of Data Center Therapy #Live as a part of both dates.

It’s the people and the processes that make that classic IVOXY data center refresh and network optimization magic happen. In this episode, our humble hosts welcome to the virtual studios two professionals from our Project Management Office: Jenn Bahneman and Dan Stoecker to discuss how we approach projects with our customers.

Learn more at: ivoxy.com/project-management-conundrums.

As mentioned, VMworld 2020 REDUX registration just opened – we hope you can join us: ivoxy.com/vmworld-2020-redux 

PS: We added more dates to our Hands-on vSphere 6.7 Advanced Class, save your seat now: ivoxy.com/vsphere-6-7-advanced.

Remember Tim & Wilson catching up across the fence on Home Improvement?

This episode feels a lot like that!

It's a holiday week, so the Matt & Matt slowed things down a bit to catch up on a potpourri of personal and semi-technical topics like:

• Their top choices of hard breakfast beverages.
• One of Yette’s old DMB fan stories.
• All things printers (including how to actually get a reliable home printer.
• Cozz’s recent off-roading experiences.
• A crude form of packet-based radio messaging you’ve likely never heard of.
• Yette’s home reno, especially focused on bringing his back yard to life!
• Some helpful tips for installing LED strips anywhere, and other home improvement need-to-knows.

Enjoy the show!

Learn more at: ivoxy.com/matt-the-toolman-yette.

PS: We just added more dates to our Hands-on vSphere 6.7 Advanced Class, save your seat now: ivoxy.com/vsphere-6-7-advanced.

We have a special podcast episode coming this Thursday at 10am PT!

This is your chance to interact with hosts Matt & Matt, who are going to be recording #Live and taking your questions. 

Register now: ivoxy.co/live

We welcomed Neil (our multi-talented Systems and Storage Consultant) in to share some thoughts on how to approach DR planning, what kinds of tools there are out there to automate testing & failover of recovery plans, and how the disaster recovery landscape has changed over the years.

Learn more at: ivoxy.com/curb-your-catastrophes.

Our upcoming Hands-on vSphere 6.7 Advanced virtual class is sold out so we are about to add more dates, learn more and join the waitlist here: ivoxy.com/vsphere-6-7-advanced. 

How much could possibly change with the flagship virtual desktop solution from VMware this summer?

The short answer: more than you might imagine.  

This week the guys welcome End-User Compute Specialist David Crow back into the (virtual / socially-distanced) studio to give you the 30,000 foot view (and relative firehose) of the just announced Horizon 8 announcements. The velvety-piped “VDI Guy” David also shares his ...ahem… measured approach to the new features VMware often touts.

Learn more at: ivoxy.com/exploring-the-new-horizon.

Also, our upcoming Hands-on vSphere 6.7 Advanced virtual class is almost sold out – you can learn more and save your seat here: ivoxy.com/vsphere-6-7-advanced. 

Yette and Cozz embark on their most security-focused and technical journey yet, diving into the making of the recent F5 vulnerability while also educating listeners on things like two-factor authentication missteps, social engineering goofs, and the dangers of running multiple application & web servers from different codebases on your servers.

Learn more at: ivoxy.com/f5-exploit

PS: We just announced our upcoming Hands-on vSphere 6.7 Advanced virtual class coming in September. You can learn more and save your seat here: ivoxy.com/vsphere-6-7-advanced

You don’t need to be a network professional to appreciate the why and the how of the best practices shared on this episode – but feel free to invite your peers if they’re the kind of people who might appreciate automating IOS or NX-OS upgrades. Whether you are already an expert in YAML, Python, Terraform, or Ansible; or you're just trying to wrap your head around when network automation even makes sense, Alec & the guys have something for you in this episode. 

Learn more at: ivoxy.com/network-automation

If you'd like to go deeper on this topic with Alec, be sure to register for our complimentary Network Automation for Busy People virtual workshops coming throughout August.