Unexplored Territory

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The Unexplored Territory Podcast is a bi-weekly show discussing topics such as cloud computing, virtualization, cloud-native applications, Kubernetes, machine learning, datacenter technology, and important VMware based or VMware related emerging technologies and news. The show is hosted by Duncan Epping, Frank Denneman, and Johan van Amersfoort and each episode will feature an industry-leading expert to dive deep into their area of expertise.

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#078 - Going through the Tanzu Platform announcements with Keith Lee

Jun 23 2024 55 mins  
SummaryThe conversation explores the features and benefits of the Tanzu Platform, which accelerates application delivery and simplifies the development process. The platform abstracts the complexities of Kubernetes, allowing developers to focus on writing code and creating business value. It offers four golden commands: build, bind, deploy, and scale, which streamline the developme

#077 - Introducing Data Services Manager 2.0 featuring Cormac Hogan

Jun 09 2024 30 mins  
In this conversation, Duncan and Cormac Hogan discuss VMware's Data Services Manager (DSM) and its role in offering data services in a full-stack private cloud. They cover topics such as the use cases for DSM, the integration with Kubernetes, the support for different databases, the automation capabilities, and the licensing model. Cormac highlights the features of DSM, including l

#076 - AI Roles Demystified: A Guide for Infrastructure Admins with Myles Gray

May 26 2024 49 mins  
In this conversation, Myles Gray discusses the AI workflow and its personas, the responsibilities of data scientists and developers in deploying AI models, the role of infrastructure administrators, and the challenges of deploying models at the edge. He also explains the concept of quantization and the importance of accuracy in models. Additionally, he talks about the pipeline for

#075 - Newsflash - VMware Workstation and Fusion licensing changes! (Did I hear free?)

May 14 2024 20 mins  
SummaryFor this special edition of the podcast Duncan invited Michael Roy to discuss the latest VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion announcements. VMware Workstation and Fusion are desktop hypervisor products that allow users to run virtual machines on their PC or Mac. Starting today, Workstation and Fusion commercial licenses will only be available through annual subscriptions. T

#074 - Exploring the Cloud-Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) with William Rizzo

May 12 2024 50 mins  
In this conversation, Johan van Amersfoort interviews William Rizzo about the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and its impact on cloud computing and modern infrastructure. They discuss the role of the CNCF in making cloud native technology ubiquitous and the support it provides to cloud native projects. They also explore the advantages of using CNCF projects for IT admins a

#073 - What was announced for vSAN in the last month? Featuring Pete Koehler!

Apr 28 2024 38 mins  
In episode 073 Duncan and Pete discuss various updates and changes related to vSAN, including ReadyNode configurations, licensing, vSAN Max, capacity reporting, and compression ratios. They highlight the improvements in compression ratios with vSAN ESA, which can result in significant space efficiency gains. They also discuss the use cases for vSAN Max and vSAN HCI, as well as the

#072 - Chris Gully and the rise of Small Language Models

Apr 14 2024 48 mins  
SummaryChris Gully discusses his current role in the new Broadcom organization and highlights of his career. He emphasizes the importance of staying relevant in the technology industry and the value of working with cool and smart people. The conversation then shifts to the topic of small language models (SLMs) and their role in the landscape of gen AI applications. Gully explains t

#071 - Developer Experience & Spring with DaShaun Carter

Mar 31 2024 51 mins  
In this new episode of the Unexplored Territory Podcast, DaShaun Carter, a Spring Developer Advocate at VMware Tanzu and Broadcom, discusses his career highlights, his home lab setup, and his passion for Spring. He explains the concept of developer experience and how Spring and Tanzu contribute to it. DaShaun also highlights the innovations in Spring, such as AOT processing and nat

#070 - vSAN performance with Patryk Wolsza (Intel)

Mar 17 2024 35 mins  
In episode 070, we spoke with Patryk Wolsza about vSAN performance. Patryk wrote some great whitepapers on the topic of vSAN OSA vs ESA, vSAN on AMD vs vSAN on Intel, and vSAN with RDMA and 100GbE. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of ESA, Intel CPUs, and RDMA/100GbE.Some links to topics discussed:vSAN and RDMA/100GbEHow Server Consolidation with VMware vSAN 8 Boosts Perform

#069 - AI on CPUs with Earl Ruby

Mar 03 2024 47 mins  
In episode 69, we spoke with Earl Ruby on running AI and ML workloads on CPUs. Earl is an R&D engineer at VMware by Broadcom focusing on AI/ML accelerators. He provides us with an overview of the do's and don't of successful deployments of AI-enabled applications on CPUs.Some links to topics discussed:earlruby.org/AI without GPUs: Accessing Sapphire Rapids AMX instructions on v