This episode is a compilation of many recordings captured in Las Vergas, NV at VMware Explore 2023. This one is better consumed on our Youtube channel but we are sharing the audio only version for those who prefer it. We kicked off VMware Explore with a chat from our base of operations primarily discussing the travel challenges thanks to Hurricane Hillary. Then, we share snippets from interviews with Mike Masters, Franky Barragan, & of course NateDawg + HTownVinny. Richard was hard to keep up with but he contributed! While we spent most of the conference in tech pro mode, we did have a little fun via Sandbox VR which we included the selfie clips from. What do you think? Will we see you at VMware Explore 2024?

Returning to life post VMware Explore 2023, We sat down for a discussion on VMware Application Catalog. Winds of change in IT & DevOps process We know Richard messed up, Sorry, Even Commander Data has errors form time to time Where's the connection between Developers & Operations? Enterprise Bitnami and other components available through VMware Application Catalog Supportability Licensing Software Supply Chain Product editions AirGap deployment option Checkout VMware Application Catalog and come share your experience with us!

A lot of life has happened since our last recording, but "We're getting the band back together"! In this episode, we're looking forward to VMware Explore 2023. Just a few points of discussion in this episode are: our first memories of VMware Explore, effect on our careers, sessions we're excited about, best conference experience, & lessons learned. Richard's session recommendations are 60 Minutes of NUMA by Frank Denneman (CODEB2761LV) & Machine Learning Accelerator Deep Dive (CEIM1849LV) Vince will be checking out content around Cloud Director, NSX, & VMware Aria. Nathan's sessions of interest involve Project NorthStar. Check out content you are interested in via the Content Catalog. Note: Technology is hard, We did lose a few seconds of Richard but we think you can fill in the gap. Find us in person at the conference & mention this episode for an ITR special edition collectible.

This week, Vince, Richard, and Nathan discuss the content creation game with Nick Howell. This discussion focuses on the some of the why/how and thought process. Very little is discussed with regards to specific hardware. Chat with the ITR Crew in Slack

A short while back Frank Denneman joined us to discuss Machine Learning and some interesting ways it is being used that you may or may not be aware of. Note: we are aware of an unfortunate echo in portions of the audio and have corrected the problem for future episodes Links mentioned in this episode: NIKE Shoe app TARGET advertising story Pastry AI ML Ops ITR Slack Become an ITR Patron!

This week we welcome Drew Como to the podcast to discuss IT behind the scenes of video Games in addition to his IT journey. Note: we are aware of the echo in this episode. Not much we are able to do about it... Topics discussed: Drew's Career path Networking and Server hardware Example Games: Roblox, Frontlines, Call of Duty, and some 8-16 bit titles Google Stadia and other game streaming platforms Links mentioned in this episode: Kaos Studios Killed by Google

Topics discussed: Rob’s IT Journey Certification experience of Hosts & guest 4 categories of Certification candidates The Value of certifications The right way, vs production… Continuous education and its role in the IT industry Tech training induced scars Links mentioned in this episode: (DevOps Rob YouTube - Why you don’t need tech certs in 2021)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibeMKFv2j0Q] (Brownfield vs Greenfield)[https://www.moogsoft.com/blog/aiops/brownfield-greenfield-ops/] (Join ITR in Slack!)[https://join.slack.com/t/itreality/shared_invite/zt-ddxum4uf-qTOWqtfFcipo4c_M1Q15pA]

This week, Nathan, Richard, and Vince chatted with Alan Renouf on the topic of AR/VR. (the tech and its use) Topics discussed: Alan’s Path to VMware vCommunity / It All Starts with VMUG Programming languages Speaking at VMware How to get started with AR/VR Messing with your friends in AR/VR Enterprise use cases VR at home, or at least Alan’s home Hololens another VR/AR gear Barriers to Entry And Much more... Links mentioned in this episode: Renouf Fire Relief fund Alan Mindmaps rebuilding his house Alan’s Blog Join ITR in Slack!

Nathan, Richard, & Vince chat about their grief with the M1 Mac announcment in October 2021. You're going to have to just listen to this one... Enjoy!

Continuing from our last episode with Carl, Wes, & Ariel.... Topics discussed: Tales From the Trenches Addressing the Support case that seems to go nowhere How to get from engineer to domain architect Information sharing, Internally vs Externally Documentation Motivating a business to consider a move into Agile Methodology. Links mentioned in this episode: HTownVinny's Support Tweet Join ITR in Slack!