Packet Pushers - Datanauts

What is metadata, and why should IT practitioners care? How is metadata stored? What impact does metadata have on enterprise IT storage? We answer these questions and more on today’s Datanauts podcast with guest Karen Lopez. The post Datanauts 153: Understanding Metadata For IT Operations appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Datanauts we examine why people stretch clusters, the problems this can cause, and alternative design strategies. Our guest is Erik Ableson, owner of the consultancy Infrageeks. The post Datanauts 152: No More Stretched Clusters! appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts get an inside view of IT training and certification with guest Brett Guarino, who helps design and teach instructional courses for VMware Education. The post Datanauts 151: An Insider’s View Of Technical Education And Certification appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Advancing your IT career means getting outside your comfort zone. The Datanauts and guest Ken Nalbone talk about overcoming tech inertia, taking technology and career risks, and why it's essential to go out into the real world and interact with people, even when you're an introvert. The post Datanauts 150: Living Outside Your Technology Comfort Zone appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts dive into Microsoft's Azure DevOps, a suite of online tools to help developers make DevOps a reality. Our guest and guide is Nathaniel Avery, a solutions architect. The post Datanauts 149: Entering The DevOps World With Azure DevOps appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Chris Wahl and guests dive into the latest announcements about Azure and Azure Stack, including the Data Box storage device, new networking features, and more. This Datanauts episode was recorded live at Microsoft Ignite 2018. The post Datanauts 148: What’s New In Azure And Azure Stack – Microsoft Ignite 2018 appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today’s Datanauts podcast, we break down what it takes to build out a private cloud on your premises. Our guest is Rita Younger, National Practice Lead SDDC / SDN and Technical Innovation Group at CDW. The post Datanauts 147: What’s Your Private Cloud Strategy? appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In this Datanauts podcast, we get a fresh perspective on designing and deploying VDI in the enterprise. Most of the conversation is based on VDI Design Guide, a new book from our guest Johan van Amersfoort. The post Datanauts 146: A VDI Design Guide appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts explore Envoy (an application-level proxy) and Istio (management software or the control plane for service meshes), key open-source projects for microservices architectures. Our guest is Christian Posta, Chief Architect, Cloud Application Development at Red Hat. The post Datanauts 145: Microservice Meshes With Istio And Envoy appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This Datanauts podcast episode dives into the realities of dealing with work stress, especially when trying to embrace time off and unplugging from work. Our guest is Eric Shanks. The post Datanauts 144: Managing Work Stress And Cognitive Biases appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts podcast looks at Day 2 cloud issues including operations, training, understanding and managing costs, and of course, security. Our guest is Maish Saidel-Keesing. The post Datanauts 143: Getting To Day 2 Cloud appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Datanauts podcast, sponsor Big Switch talks about its cloud-first networking initiative and new products that aim to make your public and private clouds operationally consistent. The post Datanauts 142: Cloud-First Networking With Big Switch Networks (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today’s Datanauts episode, we talk to Justin Garrison, a senior systems engineer, about managing cloud native applications. We cover the challenges of managing a microservices architecture, sidecars, troubleshooting and more The post Datanauts 141: Managing Cloud-Native Applications appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts and guest Sean Massey explore the ins and outs of End User Compute (EUC) and VDI, including use cases, the end user perspective, and EUC/VDI's impact on the data center. The post Datanauts 140: Exploring End User Compute appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today the Datanauts explore how to lock down AWS services to ensure they aren't publicly exposed--and it's not just S3 buckets. Our guest is Scott Piper, who'll share tips and open-source tools. The post Datanauts 139: Getting AWS Security Right appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts episode delves into the current state of Ethernet fabrics with guest Stefan Fouant. The post Datanauts 138: What’s Up With Ethernet Fabrics? appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Our guest today is Ned Bellavance. We pick Ned's brain about infrastructure as code and his hands-on experience with HashiCorp's Terraform. The post Datanauts 137: Automating Infrastructure As Code With Terraform appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On this episode of Datanauts, we chat with Brandon Olin, the creator of PoshBot, a PowerShell based chatbot for ops teams. What does PoshBot do? How was PoshBot built? How do chatbots impact Brandon's delivery model? The post Datanauts 136: ChatOps Using PoshBot With Brandon Olin appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts explore edge computing, including a working definition, use cases, issues of locality and latency, and the infrastructure that drives edge computing. Our guest is Alex Marcham. The post Datanauts 135: An Introduction To Edge Computing appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's sponsored episode we explore HPE InfoSight, an AI-driven cloud service that helps predict and prevent problems that could affect Nimble Storage arrays and other HPE products. HPE is our sponsor. The post Datanauts 134: Preventing Failures With AI And HPE InfoSight (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.