ITR - IT Reality

By Vince Wood

ITR is a conversational podcast about IT beyond the Marketing / Sales pitch. Topics will be primarily, but not limited to, tech found within businesses. We will be sharing conversations with IT Pros a... more

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ITR - IT Reality episodes:

January 29, 2021ITR Welcomes Bryan Sullins to the show
This week we welcome Bryan Sullins to IT Reality to discuss the 6 year loop, the VMUG connection, #HOTTAKES, More PowerShell anger, and the love of Automation and IT.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Six Year Rule
Dude Perfect Example
Dunning-Kruger Effect
VMUG Regional UserCons
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1h 6min
January 22, 2021Everybody has a story! with Cody DeArkland
This week we are extremely happy to welcome Cody De Arkland to the podcast to discuss his wealth of knowledge and information to help us all be better people.
Cody DeArkland Intro
How did you get into IT?
How did you find what interests you?
How did you create a career about this?
How do you create a practice of learning?
You’ve been on some other podcasts… How would you say some could benefit from being a guest on a podcast or What would you say to those who are interested but may be shy about doing so? (Imposter Syndrome motivation)
What do you think the benefit of community is on the topic of Continuous Learning?
Runbooks...Automation… Leading others to Learn More.
With all the many skills to learn and develop, What are your thoughts on the skill of documentation? Functions as an example of your work for future JobHunts
Value of Community for careers
Tales from the frontline
Join the ITR Slack!
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1h 2min
January 15, 2021Unexpected Leadership Change
This week we welcome Jeff Goodall, Rachel Leekin, Matt Crape, and Richard Kenyan to discuss how we work through leadership changes.
Pat Gelsinger leaving VMware, going to Intel
Unexpected change can lead to shock with employees. Great leaders do their part to reassure and support. Great leaders build great relationships.
Understanding expectations is crucial to success
Open door policy is great for communication
Personal experience with Leadership changes
Great Leader leaving your team/company
New leader entering the team/company
Org structure changes
Culture matters, Internal and External of VMware/your company.
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1h 9min
January 08, 2021Information Security
Topics discussed:
IOT security
Information Security is a People Problem, not a process or technical problem, most often
YOU are part of security!
Usable Security
Policy is Key
Balanced, Reasonable, understandable
Deployment method: Secure first!
Security Certification: CISSP & Security+
Security+ is an appetizer but may get the attention of a hiring manager
Breaches discussed: Solarwinds & Cisco
Tales from the FrontLine: FUD never works
Links mentioned in this episode:
ZDnet on Solarwinds breach
Krebs on Security - VMware flaw vector in Solarwinds breach
Comic mentioned by Nathan
Shodan
Cisco Router Code Injection
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1h 13min
January 01, 2021 ITR 2020 Final Bonus episode. THANK YOU!
Thanks to ALL who have participated this year. We are working on some great content for next year as well as some other improvements. We hope everyone had a great holiday and look forward to sharing more with you in 2021.
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21min
December 04, 2020Stop, Blevins Time!
This week we welcome Guest Co-Host Caitlin Allison, Richard Kenyan, and star guest Amanda Blevins. Let’s delve into the mind of Amanda. Enjoy the adventure with us…
Topics discussed:
Snowboarding in Colorado
Florida is pretty dang flat…
That sweet, sweet 8088
Speaking at VMUGs
The importance of User-groups for one's career
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.colorado.com/activities/snowboarding-colorado
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8088
https://www.vmworld.com/en/video-library/video-landing.html?sessionid=1589294822914001xYJx (Need VMworld Login)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT_4.0
https://twitter.com/hecktechs?lang=en
https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/freeplay
https://www.metallica.com/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rodrigo-y-gabriela-metallica-cover-battery-915172/
https://giordanos.com/
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1h 8min
November 27, 2020#vLadies
vLadies is an amazing movement in the #vCommunity. In this episode, we have the privilege to talk to some amazing members of the movement to find out what it’s all about, and what we can do as a community to help.
Note: Some audio distortion was found in editing and is being dealt with so please forgive us.
Topics discussed:
vLadies Group Intro
Issues Women face in Tech
Wage Gap
personal experiences
How can we be better allies?
Ladies in tech are not Secretaries or Assistants. Don’t ask them to handle tasks like note taking, or scheduling, or food/coffee procurement. Treat the ladies as equals
Listen more and talk less
Think before you speak
Understand your Audience
Don’t assume a lone lady joining a group is lost
Ensure the ladies in your group are welcomed/offered to speak/present
How can the job market be better?
Encourage Ladies in tech to put forth a best effort despite lacking certain skills
Encourage/Remind all to leverage the community/their network to find opportunities
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://twitter.com/vExpert/status/1316060274776920064
https://www.vmware.com/radius/vmwares-culture-built-epic2-values/
https://itr-it-reality.zencast.website/episodes/30
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64941/meet-woman-behind-apollo-project
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Yaddle
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/223415/dirt-pudding/
Join the ITR Slack space
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1h 32min
November 20, 2020Welcome Aaron Buley to ITR!
Discussion with Aaron Buley about what a product manager is, how podcasting can be easy, and all things #CoolTech.
Topics discussed:
Podcasting
IOT
AI
ML
Lidar
Deep stuff
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.businessinsider.com/dell-dude-ben-curtis-today-2014-10
https://anchor.fm/techbreakfast
https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-nano/
https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/vision
https://twitter.com/vExpert/status/1316060274776920064
https://www.meatchurch.com/
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1h 32min
November 13, 2020Part 2 of Anything Goes from last week...
Recorded on Wed Nov 4th, 2020, a group of friends discuss different stories of things going wrong, right, and everything in-between. No topic is off-topic.
Topics discussed:
When IT goes wrong... Stories to learn from
Helping Junior team members
Links mentioned in this episode:
Join ITR Slack and participate in the next after show fun or other conversations!
Technically Religious Podcast
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1h 3min
November 06, 2020The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything... at least in the ITR World.
Recorded on Wed Nov 4th, 2020, a group of friends discuss different stories of things going wrong, right, and everything in-between. No topic is off-topic.
Topics discussed:
Moral/Ethical challenges in IT.
Teammates handling holiday needs
Fire, Flood, & Blood Stories…
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1291411065608208384
https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1291523728199675904
Technically Religious Podcast
Catastrophic Failure: Tails from the Trenches: Richard Kenyan
Join ITR Slack, Be part of the group!
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53min

FAQs about ITR - IT Reality:

How many episodes does ITR - IT Reality have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.