DiscoPosse Podcast
Episodes
Ep 69 - John Price (@JohnAPrice29) on Career Shifts, Authoring, and Continuous Learning
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Price joined the show for a very interesting discussion that spans his career in technology. John shares how he went from technologist to a fir...
Ep 68 - The Magic of Marketing and Life with Rory Wheeler (@rorywheeler111) Part 2 of 2
02 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of a very interesting chat with Rory Wheeler (http://justroarcommunications.com) that continues into how he performed for President Oba...
Ep 67 - The Magic of Marketing and Life with Rory Wheeler (@rorywheeler111) Part 1 of 2
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is magic and science in everything we do. Rory Wheeler (http://justroarcommunications.com) joins me for an enjoyable and informative discussio...
Ep 66 - Chris Williams (@mistwire) on proven practices for successful tech community growth and leadership
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Williams (aka @mistwire) works as an Enterprise Cloud Consultant for GreenPages, helping customer design the next generation of Public & Private...
Ep 65 - John Troyer (@jtroyer) on challenges and evolution of influencer communities and communities of practice
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Troyer is well known among the VMware community as the creator of what may be the most widely known technology advocacy communities known as #vEx...
Ep 64 - Drew Conry-Murray (@drew_CM) on Content Marketing, Podcasting, and building effective audience engagement
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join Drew Conry-Murray of the Packet Pushers team as we discuss audience engagement through content in blogging, podcasting, speaking, and more. Dre...
Ep 63 - Charity Majors (@mipsytipsy) on Startup life balance, Being an Engineer Manager and much more
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a very exciting and open discussion on the conundrum of personal career advancement in engineering, work/life balance, being an engineer m...
Ep 62 - Career changes, Impostor Syndrome, and the art of working from home with Conrad Ramos (@vNoob)
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad Ramos shares insightful tips on how changing careers can also introduce new challenges. We talk about the move from being an IT consumer to a...
Ep 61 - Professional Podcasting and More with @PacketPushers co-founder Ethan Banks (@ecbanks)
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to become a professional podcaster? What did the journey look like from part time to full time podcasting and consulting? Find out...
Ep 60 - Productivity and Virtual Assistants with James Green (@jdgreen) of @ActualTechMedia
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast shares amazing tips that will take your productivity to the next level. James Green shares productivity tips and explores how virtual a...
Ep 59 - IBM Innovate and the Art of Telling the Customer Story
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of the IBM Innovate event, this episode shares some of the event highlights and also explores the value and power of the customer story. T...
Ep 58 - vTrailMap, VMworld, and more with Yadin Porter de Leon (@porterdeleon)
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Yadin Porter de Leon and Eric Wright for a discussion on VMworld, the vTrailMap initiative, how to get the most out of your VMworld visit and muc...
Ep. 57 - Simon Law on Oracle Ravello, Community, and IT Career Growth
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join Simon Law of Oracle Ravello (@RavelloSystems) as we discuss the interesting ways in which IT evolution triggered the value of the Oracle Ravello ...
Ep. 56 - Joy and Meaningful Work with Eric Wright (@DiscoPosse)
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A personal podcast that asks you what brings you joy, and how I find joy with three very simple questions in my work and life. Big thanks to Alastai...
Ep. 55 - Disrupting Ourselves, and the Next Generation of Startup Founders with Joe Emison (@JoeEmison)
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Emison, aptly named a serial technical co-founder, shares some great insights into the art of paying it forward, sharing knowledge, and much more....
Ep. 54 - On Mentoring, with Eric Wright (@DiscoPosse)
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GC On-Demand is back and we have a run of new content coming! Join host Eric Wright for a discussion on mentoring, and a new program being developed...
Ep. 53 - VMworld 2017 US Announcements Recap with Rene Van Den Bedem (@vcdx133)
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rene Van Den Bedem and I unpack the key announcements from VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas. Listen in as we explore very interesting industry and field expe...
Ep. 52 - The Journey to becoming an IT Architect with @vmiss33
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join Melissa (@vmiss33), VCDX236, in a discussion about the journey to become an IT architect and exploring her new book available at http://itarchite...
Ep. 51 - The Death of Configuration Management with Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle)
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Find out why we are calling for the death of configuration management in this very informative and important chat with Rob Hirschfeld. The shift in ...
Ep. 50 - SRE Revisited plus the Challenges of Ops and more with Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle)
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This fun chat expands on what we started talking about in episode 42 (http://podcast.discoposse.com/e/ep-42-spiraling-ops-debt-sre-solutions-and-rackn...
Ep. 49 - Open Source Enterprise Solutions as-a-Service with @madhuramaskasky of @platform9sys
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join this exciting chat with Madhura Maskasky as we discuss the recent news from Platform9 as well as the challenges that are solved by delivering ope...
Ep. 48 - Bad Travel, 10X performers, and the Technology Domestique
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a bit of a personal story about a terrible travel day that gave me some good thoughts about the challenges of the 10X engineer. This als...
Ep. 47 - DevOps, Microservices, Processes, and People with Randy Shoup (@RandyShoup) Part 2 of 2
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we continue our conversation with Randy Shoup with a focus on the people and process side of building out successful development and produc...
Ep. 46 - DevOps, Microservices, Tools and Processes with Randy Shoup (@RandyShoup) Part 1 of 2
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Randy Shoup joins the GCOD for a very informative and candid chat on development velocity, the DevOps goal, finding traction, and how he has led teams...
Ep. 45 - Community Building - products, platforms, and challenges with Angelo Luciani (@AngeloLuciani)
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We bring back Angelo Luciani to talk about the product and process approach to building out IT communities and influencer programs. With all of the ...
Ep. 44 - 128 Technology and the SDN Challenge with Patrick Melampy (@pmelampy)
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Melampy of 128 Technology joins us for a chat to discuss the challenges in the world of traditional networking. We go over the 128 Technolog...
Ep. 43 - Re-platforming your blog and lessons in personal brand with Richard Arnold (@d8tadude)
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Arnold joins us for this informative chat on the process he recently went through with replatforming his personal blog and rebranding across s...
Ep. 42 - Spiraling Ops Debt, SRE Solutions and @RackN chat with Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle))
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you only read one blog this week, this is the one you should start with: https://robhirschfeld.com/2017/01/17/spiraling-ops-debt-the-sre-coding-i...
Ep. 41 - Tools and Strategies for Advanced and Rapid IT Learning with @vcdx133 and @byronschaller
29 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how a VCDX or a CCIE holds down a full time role and also an aggressive learning plan? This informative episode will share ti...
Ep. 40 - HashiCorp and DevOps Defined with @armon of @HashiCorp
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join this exciting chat with Armon Dadgar, co-founder of HashiCorp, as we look at how to define DevOps in terms of where you and your organization are...
Ep. 39 - HashiCorp and the Value of Composable Infrastructure with @mitchellh of @HashiCorp
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we have a great chat with HashiCorp founder, Mitchell Hashimoto. This is a good opportunity to become familiar with the various products ...
Ep. 38 - AWS re:Invent Thoughts and Evolving from Virtualization to Cloud with @DiscoPosse
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As we shift our focus in the industry to what's next, the decision for us as techologists is to finding our footing in both the past and the future. ...
Ep. 37 - All about Containers with Phil Estes (@estesp)
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This dynamic chat takes us through the rise of containers, some big things happening in the ecosystem around containers, and also the reasons why this...
Ep. 36 - The rise of the Generalist and Community Skill Building with Craig Waters (@cswaters1)
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In a fun and informative chat with Craig Waters (@cswaters1), we talk about the value of community as a learning platform, the rise of the generalist,...
Ep. 35 - Unikernels: The what, why, and when chat with Ian Eyberg of @deferpanic
08 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What's the deal with unikernels?! We had Ian Eyberg of Defer Panic join us to talk about what a unikernel is, why it's an important part of the over...
Ep. 34 - Containers, IT Evolution and more with Brian Gracely (@bgracely)
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In a great conversation with Brian Gracely (@bgracely), we talk about moving up the stack, the Cloudcast podcast, the evolution of IT, and much more. ...
Ep. 33 - @OpenStack Newton, AUC, and Community with Shamail Tahir (@ShamailXD)
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With the OpenStack Summit coming up in Barcelona, and the Newton release of OpenStack coming in October, we take some time out to chat with Shamail Ta...
Ep. 32 - Wordpress rebranding, plugins, and security with Edward Haletky (@texiwill) Part 2 of 2
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Following on our rebranding chat with Edward Haletky, this episode covers some very powerful tips on Wordpress with regards to rebranding, site speed,...
Ep. 31 - @TVPStrategy rebrand, and more with Edward Haletky (@texiwill) Part 1 of 2
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Having just completed the rebrand of TVP Strategy, we sat down with Edward Haletky (@Texiwill) to talk about being an analyst versus being a blogger, ...
Ep. 30 - @OpenStack, Community, and more with Mark Collier (@SparkyCollier)
14 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As OpenStack celebrates the 6th birthday of the open cloud ecosystem, we chat with OpenStack Foundation COO, Mark Collier. Mark has been in the indu...
Ep. 29 - DataGravity, Data Security and @vBrisket VMworld Events with David Siles (@dsiles)
07 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We had a chance to sit down with David Siles (@dsiles), CTO of DataGravity to chat on a few very interesting items. The conversation spans everythin...
Ep. 28 - Talent Sourcing for Today's High Tech Roles, Community Style with Jill Jubinski (@jilljubs)
31 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
There is a shift in how we source talent in a world where remote work and the two-pizza team has become something that changed a lot of the world of h...
Ep. 27 - The Art and Challenges of Community Building with @JonoBacon
24 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a great conversation with Jono Bacon (@jonobacon), who has been a part of some of the largest IT and open source communities over recent y...
Ep. 26 - The Art of Learning with David Davis (@davidmdavis)
10 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The old saying "nobody said it was easy" holds true in most things, but with the resources we have today, learning about IT is well within reach. In...
Ep. 25 - Mesosphere DCOS and Open Source Innovation with Michael Hausenblas (@mhausenblas)
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In another dynamic chat with Michael Hauselblas (@mhausenblas), a self-described Distributed Systems Jester, who is also a Developer and Cloud Advocat...
Ep. 24 - HCI, Learning, and Community Goodness with Amit Panchal (@amitpanchal76)
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a chat about the growing landscape of HCI and converged solutions in the IT ecosystem as we dive into some of the EMC platforms and much m...
Ep. 23 - NetApp ONTAP 9, Community and Blogging with Justin Parisi (@NFSDudeAbides)
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We enjoy a fun conversation with Justin Parisi (@NFSDudeAbides) who is the author behind http://whytheinternetisbroken.wordpress.com and also the vo...
Ep. 22 - An Open Letter to IT Community Organizers and Vendors featuring Angelo Luciani (@AngeloLuciani)
03 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Support your local Sheriff used to the common phrase at one point. Today, we need to nurture our IT communities through providing mentoring and coac...
Ep. 21 - Thinking like an Architect and Mentoring Community with Rene Van Den Bedem (@vcdx133)
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join the conversation as we discuss how to think like an architect with Rene Van Den Bedem (@vcdx133). Having achieved his VCDX and NPX certificati...
Ep. 20 - OpenStack Ecosystem and Summit Catch Up with Ken Hui (@kenhuiny) of @Rackspace
20 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a great chat with Ken Hui (@kenhuiny) of Rackspace as we delve into the overall OpenStack community, the results from the Summit, and a li...
Ep. 19 - OpenStack Interop, RackN and more with Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle)
15 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle) about the evolution of OpenStack, interoperability, abstractions and APIs, and more. We also...
Ep. 18 - The Importance of Company Culture and Building Trust with Ben Nye
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Ben Nye, Managing Director of Bain Capital and CEO of VMTurbo, as we discuss the importance of company culture, the art of growing a pro...
Ep. 17 - Developer Advocacy with Matthew Brender (@mjbrender)
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Matthew Brender (@mjbrender) on his role at Intel as a Developer Advocate as well as the overall concept of developer advocacy and suppor...
Ep. 16 - 2 Ninjas 1 Blog - Private cloud with Nick Colyer (@vNickC) and Amy Manley (@WyrdGirl)
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In an exciting chat about the rebirth of private cloud, we talk with Nick Colyer (@vNickC) and Amy Manley (@WyrdGirl) on their 2Ninjas1Blog project, s...
Ep. 15 - OpenStack Mitaka Updates, Nova goodness and more with Stephen Gordon (@xsgordon)
17 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With the OpenStack Summit in Austin, the timing is perfect to catch up on the OpenStack Nova project with Stephen Gordon (@xsgordon). We had a great...
Ep. 14 - Intel SDI-x, snap, and more with Matthew Brender (@mjbrender)
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Matthew Brender (@mjbrender) about some of the work happening in the Intel SDI-x team. We talk about project snap, the a...
Ep. 13 - IOpipe, Leading the Curve in Tech, Containers and more with Erica Windisch (@ewindisch)
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Eric Windisch (@ewindisch) about his new venture, IOpipe.com and about his very interesting history in technology. Hav...
Ep. 12 - SMB, Food Truck IT, and more with Trevor Pott (@cakeis_not_alie)
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Trevor Pott (@cakeis_not_alie) about a wide array of content. We tackle the challenges of SMB and mid-market IT, why p...
Ep. 11 - Talking Business, Technology, and Pure Storage with Vaughn Stewart (@vStewed)
20 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Vaughn Stewart (@vStewed). We cover the all important topic of understanding business needs as a technologist, being...
Ep. 10 - Talking DevOps, Transformative Thinking, and much more with @AndiMann! Part 2 of 2
12 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue a dynamic chat with Andi Mann (@AndiMann). Andi brings a wealth of knowledge to the chat on DevOps, the culture of dr...
Ep. 9 - Talking DevOps, Transformative Thinking, and much more with @AndiMann! Part 1 of 2
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Andi Mann (@AndiMann) in the first of a two part conversation. Andi brings a wealth of knowledge to the chat on DevOps...
Ep. 8 - Talking DevOps and Code Quality with @GrabnerAndi and @brett_solarch
21 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Andi Grabner (@GrabnerAndi) and Brett Hofer (@Brett_solarch) who bring some excellent insight into elevating development...
Ep. 7 - Chargeback with Amy Manley (@wyrdgirl)
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Amy Manley (@wyrdgirl) to talk about chargeback, embracing a pricing model for IT, and building out the amplified feedba...
Ep. 6 - Automation and Ansible with Jonathan Frappier (@jfrappier)
07 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Jonathan Frappier (@jfrappier) to talk about using Ansible as an automation and configuration management platform. Jonat...
Ep. 5 - Open Source goodness and All Things CoreOS with Alex Polvi (@polvi)
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome CoreOS founder and CEO, Alex Polvi. We talk about what 2015 at CoreOS was like, and what is upcoming in 2016. We touch...
Ep. 4 - Tech Evangelism, Corporate and Personal with Chris Wahl (@ChrisWahl)
31 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Chris Wahl (@ChrisWahl) and our host Eric Wright (@DiscoPosse) as they discuss technology evangelism, learning, per...
Ep. 3 - Blogging, Community, and Intrapraneur skills with Dwayne Lessner (@dlink7)
24 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Dwayne Lessner (@dlink7) and our host Eric Wright (@DiscoPosse) as they discuss blogging, learning tools, and being...
Ep. 2 - Community and Growing Outside your Comfort Zone with James Green (@jdgreen)
16 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode we chat with James Green (@jdgreen) about the value of community and extending beyond your comfort zone to grow your skills and ...
Ep. 1 - Automation with Rob Nelson (@rnelson0)
10 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our premiere episode we chat with Rob Nelson (@rnelson0) about automation. Everything from the why to the how, including some great info on Puppe...