Unexplored Territory

In episode 010 we talk to Kyle Ruddy, Technical Marketing guru at Hashicorp. Kyle explains how Hashicorp got started, what the difference is between imperative and declarative automation, and why Terraform (and other Hashicorp products/services) should be included in every multi-cloud architecture.Make sure to follow Kyle on Twitter (https://twitter.com/kmruddy) to keep up to date with his adventures, and give Hashicorp a follow as well (https://twitter.com/HashiCorp). You can follow us on Tw...

In episode 009, we talk to Kendra Kendall, Technical Marketing Specialist at VMware, focused on our Carbon Black offering and prevention of ransomware attacks in general. Kendra discusses how ransomware attacks work, and how you can leverage Carbon Black to develop a defense in depth strategy.If you are interested in Carbon Black, make sure to check out the content on the Carbon Black Techzone: https://carbonblack.vmware.com/. Or connect with Kendra on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ke...

In episode number 8, we talk to Matt Coppinger, Director of Product Management at VMware, about Workspace ONE XR Hub, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Matt goes over the different types of devices, and explains how VMware enables enterprises to adopt AR/VR devices and applications.Make sure to follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mcopping. Or add him to your network on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcoppinger/) If you are interested in the VR headsets, Matt primarily...

In this seventh episode, we talk to Cormac Hogan, Chief Technologist in the Cloud Infrastructure Business Group at VMware, about Cloud-Native Apps. Cormac talks about the VMware cloud-native portfolio and zooms in on Tanzu specifically. Make sure to follow Cormac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CormacJHogan. Also, make sure to bookmark his website: https://cormachogan.com/. On top of that, check out the project he is working on called vKubeViewer, which gives insights from Kuberne...

In this sixth episode, we talk to William Lam, Senior Staff Architect in the Cloud Infrastructure Business Group at VMware about event-driven automation. William explains what event-driven automation is, how customers are using it today, and why you should also consider trying out the VMware Event Broker Applience! (https://flings.vmware.com/vmware-event-broker-appliance)Make sure to follow William on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lamw. Also, make sure to bookmark his website: https://williaml...

In this fifth episode, we talk to Luke Wignall, Director of Technical Product Marketing at NVIDIA, about some of the announcements made during the NVIDIA GTC Conference. Luke discusses NVIDIA Launchpad, AI Enterprise, and of course, we touch on DPUs aka SmartNICs.Make sure to follow Luke on Twitter (https://twitter.com/lwignall), or connect to him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukewignall/) You can follow us on Twitter for updates and news around upcoming episodes: https://twitter....

In this fourth episode, we talk to Cody Hosterman, Director of Product Management at Pure Storage, about Virtual Volumes and Storage Policy-Based Management. Cody discusses the past, present, and future of vVols and has a nice announcement for us when it comes to vVols features.Make sure to follow Cody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/codyhosterman. Also, make sure to bookmark his website, https://www.codyhosterman.com/, as he has great content around vVols, SPBM, and storage in general! You c...

In this third episode, we talk to Shawn Bass, CTO for End-User Computing at VMware, about all the different aspects of End-User Computing. Needless to say, Zero Trust was mentioned a few times, but of course, Shawn also expanded on where he feels the industry is heading towards!Make sure to follow Shawn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shawnbass. If you have the time, we recommend attending the virtual keynote for the Chicago VMUG by Shawn on the 18th of November 2021, satisfaction guaranteed!...

In the second episode, we talk to Sazzala Reddy about how you can use the VMware Cloud DR service to recover from a ransomware attack. Sazzala also gives insights into what he feels is key for a startup to succeed.Make sure to follow Sazzala on twitter (https://twitter.com/sazzala) and read his blog post on the VCDR filesystem: https://bit.ly/3CiQoav. If you want to learn more about the VCDR offering, make sure to visit the VCDR section on the VMware website! (https://www.vmware.com/products/...

In this very first episode of the Unexplored Territory Podcast we have the pleasure to speak with VMware's new CTO, Kit Colbert. Kit talks about how he started as an intern and managed to find his way through the company and ultimately become the CTO. We also discuss various projects that were introduced at VMworld like Project Monterey, Project Capitola, and Project Santa Cruz.Make sure to follow Kit on twitter (https://twitter.com/kitcolbert) if you want to hear his thoughts on industry tre...