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#113 - Procuring hardware for a vSAN based VCF infrastructure - featuring John Nicholson!
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!
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)
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!
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
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!
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!
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!
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?
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
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
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!
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!
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…
#100 - What is the Google Cloud VMware Engine all about? Featuring Sai Gopalan and Ken Bocchino
Episode 100, YESSSS! Finally, we managed to get there. For this episode, I invited two Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) product managers to explain what GCVE is all about. We had Dr. Wade Holmes on…
#099 - Introducing vSAN 9.0 featuring Pete Koehler!
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 was recently launched, and that means vSAN 9.0 is also available. There's many new features introduced in 9.0, so a perfect time to ask Pete Koehler to join the podcast…
#098 - VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x in a single box for homelabs featuring William Lam!
I recently came across an excellent blog by William Lam, which discussed how to set up VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x on a single box for home labs. William created a Github page that goes over the…
#097 - Running AI/ML workloads on top of VMware Cloud Foundation featuring Frank Denneman
I recently read a blog post on AI/ML performance on top of VCF, and figured it was time to invite Frank Denneman back to the podcast. During the episode we discuss VMware Private AI Foundation with…
#096 - Crosspost of WSHTF episode featuring me, Duncan Epping!
I recently recorded a podcast episode with Johan and Jeffrey for their podcast, When Shit Hits The Fan. It was a fantastic conversation, which I wanted to share with all of you. As such I asked Johan…
#095 - Event Season Kickoff: NVIDIA GTC, KubeCon, and Dutch VMUG with Johan van Amersfoort
For this episode I decided to invite Johan van Amersfoort to discuss with us his experiences at NVIDIA GTC, Kubecon London, and of course the Dutch VMUG. Or should we say, the start of event season?…
#094 - Discussing SAP HANA support for vSAN ESA 8.x with Erik Rieger!
Recently Broadcom announced that vSAN ESA support for SAP HANA was introduced. Erik Rieger is Broadcom's Principal SAP Global Technical Alliance Manager and Architect, and as such I invited him on…
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Unexplored Territory has published 113 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Technology.
Unexplored Territory is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 41m.
