Unexplored Territory

By Duncan Epping

The Unexplored Territory Podcast is a bi-weekly show focussing on datacenter and cloud related topics, with a heavy emphasis on VMware/Broadcom products and the VMware ecosystem. The show is hosted by... more

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How many episodes does Unexplored Territory have?

The podcast currently has 89 episodes available.

Unexplored Territory episodes:

December 16, 2024#087 - Microsoft on VMware VCF featuring Deji Akomolafe
For episode 087 of the podcast, I invited Deji Akomolafe to the show to discuss Microsoft on VMware VCF and vSphere. Deji shares his experiences virtualizing and running Microsoft apps on top of VCF and vSphere and discusses some of the best practices and constraints.
Whitepapers and tools discussed in the episode:
Protecting mission critical workloads with Live Site Recovery

Microsoft SQL on vSphere best practices

Diskspd for bench

Explore session - Improving Workload Availability Using vMotion Application Notification

Explore session - Architecting Your Microsoft SQL Server Workloads on VMware Cloud Foundation

Explore session - Improving Workloads Availability on VCF with vMotion Apps Notification
Disclaimer: The thoughts and opinions shared in this podcast are our own/guest(s), and not necessarily those of Broadcom or VMware by Broadcom.
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1h 6min
December 02, 2024#086 - Discussing the VCF and vSAN 9 storage and data protection vision with Pete Koehler!
In episode 086 of the podcast, we discuss the most recent VCF 9 and vSAN 9 storage and data protection announcements with Pete Koehler. These announcements were made at VMware Explore 2024, and in my opinion, will bring both vSAN and VCF to the next level.
During the discussion, we mentioned the following YouTube videos, which demonstrate the capabilities that are planned for vSAN and VCF 9:
vSAN Site Take Over and Site Maintenance

vSAN to vSAN Native Replication

VCF Federated Storage Views
And as promised links to Johan's podcast called "When shit hits the fan" or "In de aap gelogeerd", subscribe now to automatically get the upcoming episodes which will be in English! (Spotify, Apple, Website)
Disclaimer: The thoughts and opinions shared in this podcast are our own/guest(s), and not necessarily those of Broadcom or VMware by Broadcom.
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35min
September 29, 2024 #085 - Past, present, and future.. with Duncan, Frank, and Johan!
In this episode, Johan shares his exhilarating experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, discussing the physical and mental challenges faced during the ascent. Frank then transitions into explaining his new role focusing on Private AI, detailing the importance of providing efficient tools for data scientists. The conversation wraps up with reflections on the podcast journey, including changes in roles and the impact of their discussions.TakeawaysJohan climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with friends and c...
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45min
September 15, 2024 #084 - Use cases for vSphere Memory Tiering with Brandon Frost!
Brandon Frost shares his experience with memory tiering and the use of Intel Optane in his large private cloud environment. He explains how memory tiering helped optimize memory usage and reduce costs by offloading cold memory to a non-active tier. He also discusses the challenges of upgrading memory and the benefits of using NVMe-based tiering. Brandon expresses his interest in Project Peaberry, a memory tiering offloading card, and its potential use cases. He highlights the importance of hi...
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36min
September 02, 2024 #083 - VMware Explore 2024 US Special
VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas is a wrap. The team was present and will give you the opportunity to get an idea what the show was like. You will hear large number of guests covering some of the announcements, some specific aspects of the conference (like the Hands-on Labs), but also some of the vendors on the expo. The episode contains the following topics:The future of VMUG with Brad TompkinsA hands-on labs tour with Brandon Bazan and Joshua SchneeSpring One and Spring AI with DaShaun Cart...
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47min
August 19, 2024 #082 - Memory Tiering, CXL and Project Peaberry featuring Arvind Jagannath!
Arvind Jagannath, a platform product manager at Broadcom, discusses memory tiering and its benefits for customers with Duncan. He explains that enterprise applications are becoming more memory-bound and require better performance. Memory tiering helps address the CPU to memory imbalance that many customers face, allowing for better CPU utilization and reducing costs. Arvind also mentions the challenges of expanding memory and the need for a solution like memory tiering. He introduces Project ...
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39min
August 05, 2024 #081 - Diving into the vSphere IaaS Control Plane with Katarina Brookfield
In this conversation, Katarina Brookfield discusses her career trajectory and her current role at Broadcom. She shares defining moments in her career, including her experience working on the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology project. The conversation then shifts to the newly announced vSphere IaaS control plane and its benefits. Katarina explains that the control plane provides a comprehensive solution for deploying workloads, including additional services like storage provisioning and load bala...
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46min
July 21, 2024 #080 - Announcing the vGPU Monitoring Fling with Ala Dewberry
Summary:Ala Dewberry introduces Project Marigold, a plugin that aims to make GPUs a first-class citizen on vSphere by providing visibility and observability of GPU metrics at the cluster and data center level. The plugin helps infrastructure administrators manage GPUs more strategically and enables data scientists and application developers to have a frictionless experience. Ala also discusses the use cases for private AI and encourages users to give feedback on the plugin.TakeawaysDefining m...
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21min
July 07, 2024 #079 - vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3 with Tech Marketing Architect's Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete!
VMware recently released vSphere and vSAN 8.0 Update 3, and of course, we had to invite Feidhlim, Jason, and Pete back on the show to discuss what's new in these releases. There's awesome new functionality released and some great enhancements, so make sure to listen to the full episode. Key Takeaways:vSphere 8.0 update 3 introduces the vSphere Live Patch Update Path, which allows for patching ESXi hosts without evacuating VMs or entering full maintenance mode.Improvements in GPU functionality...
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42min
June 24, 2024 #078 - Going through the Tanzu Platform announcements with Keith Lee
SummaryThe conversation explores the features and benefits of the Tanzu Platform, which accelerates application delivery and simplifies the development process. The platform abstracts the complexities of Kubernetes, allowing developers to focus on writing code and creating business value. It offers four golden commands: build, bind, deploy, and scale, which streamline the development process. The platform also reduces administrative overhead for IT teams, with a developer-to-platform engineer...
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56min

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