2GT Podcast

Oct 21 2024 20 ep. 51 mins 9

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The 2GT podcast is a conversational podcast from 2GuysTek focused on a variety of #homelab, #selfhosting, and general #datacenter and #technology topics. We strive to get these out monthly, but you know...sometimes that's hard. Find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@2guystek

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It's time for a Datacenter Mixed Bag!

Oct 21 2024 77 mins

Occasionally we like to just talk shop, after we cover the month's news. Lucky for you, this month is another one of our Datacenter Mixed Bag podcasts where Rich and Branden get together, talk about all things #datacenter, #homelab, #2GuysTek video releases, and more!Don't forget to rate us on your favorite podcast platform! 9 out of 10 doctors agree it'll do something!Check out ou

Can you de-Google, de-Apple, or de-Microsoft yourself or your business?

Sep 13 2024 63 mins

There has been a lot of talk on tech Youtube about De-”Google” or “De-Microsoft” yourself and your company. While we completely agree that you as a user or a business should have complete control over your data, we find that some of the solutions provided have major pitfalls that either make it unattainable to the average user or missing major features. We wanted to give bo

The Crowdstrike Apocalypse, one last time.

Aug 03 2024 60 mins

This month's episode is dedicated to discussing Crowdstrike (yeah, we know—we promise this is the last one!) In this pod, Rich and Branden talk tech news and then dive deep into the Crowdstrke Falcon drama now that (most of) the dust has settled. This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/This video is brought to you by us! Check out

When to Containerize and when to not in the homelab

Jul 02 2024 77 mins

In this episode of the 2GuysTek Tech Chats podcast, Rich and Branden dig through the news and then discuss containers in the homelab, why it's not always the right decision to containerize applications, and microservice versus monolithic architectures and their relevance to containers.This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit o

SPECIAL: A Discussion on SCALE Computing and the Future of Virtualization with CEO Jeff Ready!

Jun 20 2024 45 mins

I had the INCREDIBLE opportunity to sit down and chat with Jeff Ready, CEO and Co-founder of SCALE Computing about the business, their enterprise virtualization platform, HyperCore, and the future of virtualization. Jeff shares some fantastic insights on the virtualization landscape post-Broadcom and the future of virtualization! This is a can't-miss conversation!Special **THANK YO

Cloud Providers Should Provide All Security Tools For Free

May 05 2024 57 mins

In this month's Tech Chats Podcast, the guys cover the news. Rich rants about cloud providers like Azure and AWS not freely providing the security tools necessary to protect their customers and companies like Microsoft upselling security tools that should be provided for free to customers of their services.Don't forget to check out HomeLab Gear's shop for products to make your home

The Double-edge Sword of Open Source Software

Apr 08 2024 59 mins

This month's Tech Chat podcast is all about the risks and benefits of open-source software. From the Red Hat and Redis licensing changes to the XZ backdoor attempt, there have been some pretty significant events in the open-source landscape, and in this podcast, we discuss the good, the bad, and the risk and rewards of using open-source software.This video is brought to you by us!

The Case for Open Source Hypervisors with Special Guest Tom Lawrence

Mar 07 2024 44 mins

In the post-vmware world we live in today, many people are evaluating where to turn next for their virtualization needs. In this video, I sat down with Tom Lawrence to discuss the viability of open-source hypervisors as an alternative to #vmware and other closed-source hypervisors available today. We touch on #XCP-ng and #Proxmox, their viability in business, the #homelab, whether

Life After VMware

Feb 04 2024 81 mins

Welcome to our first podcast of 2024! (yes, it's a little late...that's my fault.) Anyway, we're changing up the podcast a bit in terms of format. That's right! We're trying something a little different! We've added a short news section to the beginning of the pods, followed by our deep-dive topic. This month's podcast is all about 'Life after VMware', where we talk about options a

VMware by Broadcom - Tech Chats

Dec 22 2023 28 mins

This month, Rich is doing the pod solo, Branden will be back next month! In this episode, Rich talks about the changes to VMware Broadcom has made, his thoughts and feelings on the switch from perpetual licensing to subscription, the potential end of Carbon Black, and VMware's EUC (End-user compute) products like Horizon VDI.HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT 2GT! LOOKING FORWARD TO