Virtually Speaking Podcast

The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to private and hybrid cloud. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware, recently acquired by Broadcom, and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise.
Episodes
Episodes



Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
VMware Cloud on AWS version 1.24
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John welcome Glenn Sizemore to share the details of VMC on AWS SDDC Version 1.24.



Friday Nov 10, 2023
A closer look at Data Services Manager with Cormac Hogan
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
This week VMware announced the latest release of VMware Data Services Manager (DSM), version 2.0. DSM enables the provisioning of data services (e.g., databases, object stores) on vSphere infrastructure. This release builds on earlier versions of VMware Data Services Manager 1.x, but also extends the product.
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Cormac Hogan shares the details of this new release.



Friday Nov 10, 2023
What’s New with VMware Cloud at VMware Explore Barcelona
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
VMware Explore Barcelona was filled with innovation, tech previews, and releases from the VMware Cloud team. The announcements included new partnerships for VMware Private AI, proactive detection capabilities in Ransomware Recovery, and advanced data service capabilities and new partnerships with Data Services Manager. The common denominator of all of these is VMware Cloud Foundation.
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John welcome VP of Product Marketing Prashanth Shenoy to discuss how VMware Cloud Foundation enables customers to simply operations and deliver consistent experiences across clouds.



Friday Nov 10, 2023
Private AI Gains Momentum at VMware Explore Barcelona
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
This week at VMware Explore Barcelona, VMware unveiled several new and expanded partnerships that further demonstrate VMware’s Private AI momentum. Private AI is an architectural approach that aims to balance the business gains from AI with the practical privacy and compliance needs of the organization.
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak with Chief Research and Innovation Officer Chris Wolfe about VMware’s Private AI momentum.



Friday Nov 10, 2023
VMware User Group VMUG
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
If you're familiar with VMware technology, chances are you'ver heard of the VMware User Group (VMUG). VMUG is where the VMware community goes to connect, collaborate, and network with fellow VMware users through education opportunities, trainings, and events.
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak to VMUG Technologist and Community Connector, Brad Tompkins about the latest updates for VMUG and VMUG Advantage. Read more



Friday Nov 10, 2023
Introducing VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Building upon the successful rollout of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0, VMware is pleased to announce availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1* delivering key enhancements across storage, networking, compute and lifecycle management to enable customers to scale their private cloud environments and improve resiliency.
On this episode of The Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John talk to Director of Product Marketing, Rick Walsworth about the details of this new release.



Friday Nov 10, 2023
VMware CTO Kit Colbert on VMware’s Generative AI Strategy
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak with VMware CTO, Kit Colbert about how generative AI can help create a culture of engineering efficiency within organizations.



Friday Nov 10, 2023
vSAN Cybersecure Storage
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
VMware unveils a technology preview of Cybersecure Storage, which will shorten recovery times by integrating VMware Ransomware Recovery’s workflow with native vSAN snapshots to deliver delta-based transfer optimizations. Customers can also benefit from simplified operations with auto-replication to cloud and the capability to auto-identify best baseline snapshots to recover from.
On this episode of The Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John speak with VP of Product Management Vijay Ramachandran and Sr Director of Product Management Rakesh Radhakrishnan about this tech preview of Cybersecure Storage, built on top of vSAN Express Storage Architecture.