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vPirate Radio
By Brian Knudtson, Jim Jones, Joe Houghes and Matt CrapeTechnology
vPirate Radio episodes
- The One Where Jim Sprays Into The MultiCloud
In this episode we discuss
- Impressions from VMware Explore
- Comparisons to other modern tech conferences
- The growing discussions and trend of moving to Cloud, or just off vSphere
- https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/xda3jr/sudden_disturbing_moves_for_it_in_very_large/
- Supercloud is a dumb term created by and for analysts to have something to rant and rave about
- https://twitter.com/dvellante/status/1574931373634179073
- Polycloud/Multicloud differentiation from @ExchangeGoddess is probably the most intelligent splitting of these terms that I’ve seen
- CFD takeaway - vendors are actively looking to handle multi-cloud services intelligently
- Gossip of cost increases by Broadcom
- Enterprise IT is slow, vSphere isn't going anywhere tomorrow
- COBOL, tech conferences, and social media
- AI is keeping James Earl Jones around for awhile longer
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/24/23370097/darth-vader-james-earl-jones-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-ai-disney-lucasfilm
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
35 min - The One With No Agenda And a Deadline
With VMware Explore coming up next week, we discussed our thoughts and shared experiences. Topics include:
- VMunderground - What it is, how to get tickets, and why it's awesom
- Solutions Exchange - Great conversations, a chance to network, and the cost of free swag
- Dogs - The joys of dog ownership, and Matt's dog's snoring
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
29 min - The One Where We All Go Exploring
Topics:
- VMware Explore
- Why rename? This is horrible. Bad marketing people, BAAD
- Why? Making the case for the hallway track
- Echo chambers and the value of being in person to break out of them
- What’s next?
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
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32 min - VMware Explore
- The One Where We Are All Connected (That’s a Bad Thing)
- IoT
- What is it?
- Use of it in the world
- Use of it in the home
- Technical support of the house
- Security concerns
- Calling home to China, etc.
- Patching/updating
- Similar to Matt’s bike story -> Privacy, surveillance state and facial recognition.
- Jan 6 committee and all the people who filmed themselves doing crimes
- Benefits of Z-Wave / Zigbee vs. Wifi devices
- Best practices
- Joe mentioned -> Segmenting network
- Careful of exposure to the internet
- Understand call-home/cloud
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
37 min - IoT
- Episode 10 - Brian is an acquired taste
In this episode we discuss:
- Some brief personal thoughts on Uvalde
- Joe is in Australia
- Broadcom intends to buy VMware
- https://worldnewsera.com/news/tech-tips/sources-the-broadcom-vmware-deal-happened-within-two-weeks-broadcom-ceo-had-switched-his-focus-to-software-amid-regulatory-headwinds-for-semiconductor-deals-financial-times/
- Investor presentation: https://investors.broadcom.com/static-files/232c0cd2-02d9-4704-bb7b-5659cef67fae
- Brian shares some past experiences across a myriad of acquisitions
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
42 min - Episode 09: The 44 Billion Dollar Edit Button
Topics:
- Twitter, Elon Musk, and “free speech”
- Musk buying Twitter for $44b
- Musk promised changes:
- Edit button
- Open-sourced algorithm
- Shut down bots/verify all humans
- Is twitter the “de facto town square”?
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of free speech
- When is speech _too_ free
- Should speech be 100% free
- Tuning what you see (avoiding the town square)
- Government regulated
- US vs. the rest of the world
- Non-US politicians invoking the 1st amendment
- Twitter as a private vs publicly-traded company
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
33 min - Twitter, Elon Musk, and “free speech”
- Episode 08 - The Return of Conference Season
With travel opening back up, we are also seeing a shift back to in-person events. But after being away for 2 years, what do we expect to see has changed or stay the same? We touch on all sorts of topics from social cultures, pros and cons of virtual vs. in-person, and the somewhat nostalgic, but quickly dissipated beast known as travel.
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
33 min - Being On Brand
Topics:
- New branding for vPirateRadio
- Defining your brand
- What’s your schtick?
- Social media profiles
- Do you need to have a blog? How do you determine a “theme”
- Do you need a podcast?
- Graphical art - how do you develop, where do you use, should you outsource?
- Do you need to have stickers?
- How do you value your time / brand?
38 min - Episode 5 - The One Where Jim Gets Touchy Feely at Conferences
In this episode we discuss:
- Tech Field Day events
- Virtual vs hybrid vs in-person events
- The desire to return to in-person conferences
- The real value of session content vs. the hallway track
- The suckage that is the whole of virtual events for presenters
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
@vPirateRadio
@bknudston
@jhoughes
@k00laidIT
@MattThatITGuy
31 min - Choose Your Own Adventure: Social Media Edition
In this episode, we discuss:
- Facebook / Meta stock falls off a cliff
- ~%30 drop after earnings statement
- Added only 2M users for the quarter vs 15M the quarter before
- Daily Active users dropped by 1M
- Are we choosing platforms based on belief system?
- Alternative: all the slacks, is it a feedback loop though? (private vs. public SoMe)
- Spotify
- Twitter/Gettr
- Slack/Discord
If you enjoy the show or have any comments, please feel free to reach out to any / all of us on Twitter:
- @vPirateRadio
- @bknudston
- @jhoughes
- @k00laidIT
- @MattThatITGuy
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About vPirate Radio
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vPirate Radio is thing from @bknudtson, @k00laidIT, @jhoughes, & @MattThatITGuy here to discuss IT, life and everything in between. Find us on twitter at https://twitter.com/vpirateradio