IT Ops news and talk

Author Evangelist Greg Shields made it to VMworld 2017 and spoke with virtualization expert Chris Wahl to get his perspective on VMworld 2017 and vSphere. Don Jones leaves listeners with a "cloudy" perspective in classic rant-style.

Author Evangelist Greg Shields managed to grab some time with networking expert Ed Horley on the floor of VMWorld 2017 to chat about vSphere on AWS. Later in the show, Don Jones drops some truth about your IT ops team's need for change in a classic rant.

Roving reporter Greg Shields catches up with Jason Smith of Liquidware on the expo floor of VMworld to talk about "The New Desktop" and UEM.

Author evangelist, Pluralsight author and Microsoft MVP Greg Shields shares his thoughts in an interview with Tim Warner. They discuss how a career in IT can transition into a career in teaching and educating others. Then, Don Jones shares his thoughts on factoring people into the solution picture.

Tim Warner interviews veteran IT consultant and solutions architect James Bannan. They weigh specialization vs. generalization in the IT field and the changing role of the IT administrative professional. Don Jones introduces his “Foundations of IT Operations” learning path in a classic rant.

Guest host and Pluralsight author Tim Warner hosts this week's episode and keeps listeners up-to-speed on the recent WannaCry ransomware attack making headlines. Tim interviews Don Jones to help folks identify their learning style and develop the most effective approach to their own professional technology training.

Don Jones kicks off this episode with a shout out to Oracle and interviews Orin Thomas on the state of IT ops from Australia. 

Show Notes

Cloud technologies and their impact on your career

Interview: Orin Thomas on cloud, the aging IT pro, and Windows networking

The Cloud is Coming for Your Job

With the recent release of the "Creator's Update" for Windows 10, Don kicks things off with his take on Windows as a Service. Then, special guest Tim Warner interviews David Davis. Stick around for Don's epic rant on the big gaping holes in your network.

Show Notes

Windows as a Service: Creators’ Update

Interview: David Davis

DMZ is a stupid term for a network

This week I talk security with Pluralsight author Christian Wenz. I, of course, address the elephant in the server room—the AWS failure—and go on a rant about the contribution you should be making to the community (and how to get started).

In this episode, Don Jones sits down with PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks. Jeff is a long-time colleague and collaborator, and the two chat about what’s new and exciting in tech right now.

Show Notes

The Post-PC Era

Interview: Jeff Hicks

PowerShell (on Linux!)

Desired State Configuration

Writing Better Command Help

Getting Excited About Tech in 2017