WEI Tech Talk Podcast

Manual operations slow teams down. This episode shows how Ansible enables consistent, automated IT workflows. 

WEI DevOps Solutions Architect Daniel Perrinez introduces Ansible and explains how its agentless automation, YAML-driven workflows, and idempotent playbooks reduce risk and simplify IT operations. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Why Ansible outperforms legacy automation 
• Simplify IT with agentless workflows 
• Deploy with repeatable playbooks 
• Apply real-world IaC demos 

Find out how WEI can help automate your IT operations by visiting wei.com.

In this episode of the WEI Tech Talk Podcast, we explore how IT apprenticeship programs can be a powerful strategy for reducing IT hiring costs and building high-performing development teams.

Our special guest, Paul Desir, a software engineer at a leading Northwestern tech company, shares how an IT apprenticeship model helped launch his career—despite not having traditional internship experience. The same model Paul went through is available today through WEI, designed to help enterprises solve the IT talent shortage, develop junior engineers, and accelerate workforce onboarding.

- Hear how Paul transitioned from graduate to developer in just 3 months

- Learn how mentorship and targeted training create job-ready engineers

- Discover how the apprenticeship model compares to internships

- Get insights on how enterprises can invest in junior developers without overloading senior engineers

If you're a hiring manager, CIO, or IT leader looking to improve talent development while cutting hiring costs, this episode offers practical, real-world advice.

The content for this production was recorded in January 2025.

Configuration drift creates risk. This episode explains how Configuration as Code brings consistency, compliance, and automation. 

WEI DevOps Solutions Architect Daniel Perrinez explains how storing configuration as code in Terraform, Ansible, and Git improves governance, auditability, and disaster recovery.  

Key Takeaways:

• Differentiate scripts vs. true CaC 
• Improve consistency and auditability 
• Recover faster with automated DR 
• Adopt modern IaC workflows 

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In this WEI workshop led by Daniel Perrinez, we explore how Git—a cornerstone of modern DevOps practices—can transform the way IT teams manage code, configuration, and collaboration. Whether you're just getting started with version control or looking to refine your Git skills, this session is packed with practical insights that will elevate your DevOps journey.

1. Why Git Matters for IT Operations:

• Version Control Fundamentals: Learn the basics of Git, a free, open-source distributed source control management tool, and how it enables transformational engineering strategies like configuration as code.
• Configuration as Code and GitOps: Discover how defining system settings as code and using Git as the single source of truth can prevent costly errors, enhance disaster recovery, and drive automation.
• Real-world Use Cases: From backing up scripts to managing code reviews, see how Git supports distributed collaboration and helps IT teams maintain code integrity.

2. Key Concepts and Best Practices:

• Branching and Merging: Understand the importance of using branches for development, testing, and code reviews to keep your main codebase stable and production-ready.
• Commit Strategies: Learn the best practices for committing your work frequently with descriptive commit messages that make it easier to track changes over time.
• Git for Disaster Recovery: Discover how Git serves as an offsite safe place for disaster recovery by backing up configuration scripts, ensuring you always have access to the latest code.

3. Cross-team Collaboration and Code Reviews:

• Distributed Collaboration: Explore how Git supports teamwork across departments, allowing different teams like SysOps and Security to collaborate on scripts and configurations while maintaining code quality through code reviews.
• Using GitHub and GitLab: Learn how these popular platforms extend Git's functionality with tools for code review, CI/CD integration, and enhanced security, ensuring your code is always validated and ready for deployment.

The content for this episode was recorded in September 2024.

Enterprises face massive data and recovery challenges. This episode shows how HPE GreenLake helps solve them with hybrid cloud agility. 

WEI’s Matthew Leal and Seamus Ware share real outcomes from customer environments. Examples range from ransomware recovery to supporting banking workloads at 400 petabytes of scale. 

Key Takeaways:

• Recover quickly from ransomware 
• Scale securely with hybrid cloud 
• Compare OPEX vs. CAPEX 
• Simplify IT with vendor orchestration 

Find out how WEI can help scale your hybrid cloud securely by clicking here.

Cloud economics can be complex. This episode explains how HPE GreenLake brings hybrid cloud scalability and flexibility on-premises. 

WEI’s Seamus Ware and Matthew Leal discuss how HPE GreenLake balances OPEX and CAPEX, improves governance, and delivers hybrid multi-cloud flexibility across on-prem and edge deployments. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Understand hybrid vs. private cloud 
• Explore OPEX vs. CAPEX 
• Compare GreenLake with traditional cloud 
• Strengthen strategy with WEI and HPE expertise 

Find out how WEI can help simplify your cloud strategy by visiting wei.com.

Hybrid cloud insights meet March Madness. This episode blends IT strategy with bracketology. 

WEI’s Mark DeCicco, Nutanix’s Kristen Gauthier, and Fox Sports’ Mike DeCourcy discuss multicloud strategy, IT simplification, and NCAA tournament picks. 

Key Takeaways:

• Simplify hybrid multicloud 
• Maximize IT with virtualization 
• Learn insights from Mike DeCourcy 
• See how Nutanix and WEI simplify IT 

Find out how WEI can help simplify your hybrid cloud strategy by visiting wei.com.

Francis Eshun’s journey shows how WEI’s apprenticeship model accelerates onboarding, builds confidence, and creates enterprise-ready contributors. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Accelerate the path from learner to contributor 
• Shorten onboarding timelines
• Build confidence with real projects 
• Scale talent pipelines effectively 

Find out how WEI can help build your IT talent pipeline.

Get ready to dive deep into the cybersecurity philosophy that’s reshaped the industry. Hosted by WEI Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Shawn Murphy, this special podcast features the father of Zero Trust himself, John Kindervag, Chief Evangelist at Illumio. Whether you're a seasoned IT executive or just starting your cybersecurity journey, this episode will give you actionable insights and a clearer understanding of Zero Trust principles.

Featuring WEI Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Shawn Murphy and Cribl CISO Myke Lyons, this exclusive WEI podcast episode focuses on how generative AI (GenAI) is transforming SOC workflows, enabling faster alert contextualization, and overcoming challenges like alert fatigue and data overload.

The content for this episode was recorded in December 2024.