Unexplored Territory

Unexplored Territory

Duncan Epping

Episodes 120
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (12)
Since Oct 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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77%
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About This Podcast

The Unexplored Territory Podcast takes you deep into the world of datacenters and cloud (native) tech, with a special spotlight on VMware, Broadcom, and everything happening in the ecosystem. Hosted by Duncan Epping, blogger at Yellow-Bricks.com, and co-author of the vSphere Clustering and vSAN Deep Dive books! Each episode brings on top industry experts to unpack the latest trends, share real-world insights, and talk about what’s next in the world of enterprise IT.

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Recent Episodes

#120 - Announcing VCF Native S3 Object Storage, featuring Rakesh!

Jun 07, 2026 28m

VCF Native S3 Object Storage is a major feature that was announced with VCF 9.1. Pete Koehler introduced it in episode 118 and I wanted to explore what it is all about in this episode with Rakesh.…

#119 - All things (VCF 9.1) security featuring Bob Plankers!

May 24, 2026 51m

Recently I realized I hadn't had Bob Plankers on the show yet, so it was time to get him to join the show and talk all things security.Bob goes over all the various features we introduced related to…

#118 - What's new for vSAN with VCF 9.1 featuring Pete Koehler!

May 10, 2026 32m

Broadcom just announced VCF 9.1, so it was time to get an expert on the show to talk us through the enhancements that will be coming for vSAN specifically. As always, Pete Koehler shared all the…

#117 - An update on all things Memory Tiering featuring Arvind Jagannath!

Apr 26, 2026 27m

Arvind is back to provide an update on all things Memory Tiering. The interest in Memory Tiering is high due to insane memory prices and supply chain issues. Arvind goes over the basics of memory…

#116 - A VMware Cloud Foundation constructs primer featuring Gary Blake!

Apr 12, 2026 45m

I sometimes get confused when people talk about VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Fleets, Instances, and Domains! So I decided to invite Gary Blake to the show to explain to us all the various…

#115 - GPU resource management for AI workloads with Frank Denneman!

Mar 29, 2026 49m

Recently, Frank published a series of blog posts on GPU resource management. I invited Frank to the show to explain why GPU resource management is different than CPU and memory management in vSphere.…

#114 - vSAN Storage Clusters with Kalyan Krishnaswamy!

Mar 16, 2026 37m

Recently there was a big announcement about the adoption of vSAN Storage Clusters by Audi. All the reasons for me to invite Kalyan back to the show. During this episode, Kalyan not only discusses…

#113 - Procuring hardware for a vSAN based VCF infrastructure - featuring John Nicholson!

Mar 02, 2026 42m

I've been on the Virtually Speaking podcast several times, so it was time to invite one of the hosts to the Unexplored Territory Podcast and discuss his favorite topic, hardware configurations, and…

#112 - Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain!

Feb 16, 2026 56m

A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at…

#111 - VMUG Connect, coming to a city near you soon! (Featuring Brad Tompkins)

Feb 02, 2026 32m

In 2025 the first VMUG Connect event was held in the US, and as it was a big success VMUG decided to repeat that formula in Amsterdam, Minneapolis, Toronto, Dallas and Orlando. I invited Brad…

#110 - vSAN over Fibre Channel featuring Rakesh Radhakrishnan!

Jan 19, 2026 23m

After Rakesh and I shared the news at Explore, and Explore On Tour, that vSAN would potentially be able to use Fibre Channel as a transport layer, since then the phone has been ringing nonstop. So it…

#109 - An introduction to Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) featuring Yves Hertoghs

Dec 15, 2025 49m

VMware Cloud Foundation 9 has brought the Virtual Private Cloud networking model front and center in the vSphere UI. Not only has it become extremely easy to provide a self-service solution for…

#108 - My Explore recap: VCF Native S3 Object Storage, Cyber Recovery, and vSAN on FC!

Dec 01, 2025 20m

I had some trouble scheduling guests the past weeks, and as a result, I figured I would try something new. In this episode I go over the various things I announced at Explore and Explore on Tour in…

#107 - Why VCF is the best platform for your modern workloads featuring Jad El-Zein!

Nov 17, 2025 1h 5m

Recently, I read this article about why VCF is the best platform for modern workloads, so I figured I would invite the author, Jad El-Zein. Jad and I discuss all the arguments of why VCF and all…

#106 - Why a valued partner like ITQ believes in Broadcom's strategy and the VMware portfolio!

Nov 03, 2025 47m

Recently, I read a fantastic LinkedIn post by Francisco Perez van der Oord, the founder of ITQ, in which he explained why he believes in Broadcom's strategic direction and the VMware portfolio. It…

#105 - How do I enable vSAN ESA Global Deduplication in 9.0?

Oct 19, 2025 16m

For this episode I invited our raging reporter on scene Pete Koehler! Pete is going over all the benefits, requirements, and limitations around vSAN ESA Global Deduplication. This feature was…

#104 - Exploring recent Ransomware Recovery and Data Recovery announcements with Jatin Jindal

Oct 06, 2025 32m

For episode #104 I invited Jatin Jindal to talk us through the recent Ransomware Recovery and Data Recovery announcements. Jatin discusses what the VMware Ransomware Recovery entails, what the…

#103 - The performance impact of Memory Tiering featuring Qasim Ali and Todd Muirhead

Sep 22, 2025 30m

The last few months, I've had many discussions about Memory Tiering. When I saw a brand new performance white paper being released, I knew it was time to invite two of the authors. Qasim Ali and Todd…

#102 - Explore on Tour featuring Joe Baguley and friends!

Sep 08, 2025 23m

We just finished Explore in Las Vegas, and the various local Explore On Tour events are literally around the corner. I will most likely be in London, Frankfurt, and potentially Paris myself. It looks…

#101 - Discussing VCF 9.0 and Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA enhancements with Frank Denneman!

Aug 04, 2025 54m

It was time to get Frank Denneman back on the show to discuss the enhancements introduced in VCF 9 and Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA. Frank goes over all new functionality and all the…

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Unexplored Territory has published 120 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Technology.

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Unexplored Territory is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 41m.

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