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Great Things with Great Tech PodcastNetworking Without Borders. The Future of Connectivity with ZeroTier | Episode #100Take any device anywhere on Earth and connect it to any other device on a common shared network! Basically treat the entire planet like one data center!In this milestone 100th episode of Great Things with Great Tech, Anthony Spiteri is joined by ZeroTier’s founder Adam Ierymenko and new CEO Andrew Gault. Together, they unravel the story of ZeroTier: a peer-to-peer networking platform rewriting the rules of global connectivity for a cloud-driven, edge-connected world.Andrew brings a seasoned operator’s lens, revealing why the company’s mission resonates with him and how ZeroTier is quietl...
2025-05-261h 00
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastThe Future of Tech in 2025 with AI | Episode #93The first episode of Season 2025 kicks off with a future thinking conversation about the biggest tech trends shaping the year ahead. From advancements in AI and Quantum Computing to agentic AI and middleware integration, this episode dives into how these innovations are transforming industries, including cybersecurity, data protection, and cloud infrastructure.
Host Anthony Spiteri brings a fresh perspective by interacting with ChatGPT Voice Assistant, exploring the latest developments in technology and how they’re impacting our world. Together, they analyze key developments in areas such as repatriation of cloud workloads, decentralized finance (DeFi), and the integration of re...
2025-01-1519 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastNext Level Network Insights with Progress | Episode #87Performance Monitoring (NPM) and Network Detection and Response (NDR) are critical to day to day operations!
In Episode 87 of Great Things with Great Tech, Anthony Spiteri sits down with Pavel Minarik, the Vice President of Technology at Progress, to explore the dynamic world of network performance monitoring (NPM) and network detection and response (NDR). Pavel dives into the intricacies of Flowmon's advanced network behavior analysis and real-time threat detection technologies, which are transforming how organizations secure and optimize their networks. Discover the journey of Flowmon, its innovative solutions, and its vision for the future of network security.
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2024-07-2240 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastApache Iceberg as the new S3 and Data Analytics with Starburst | Episode #86Justin Borgman, Co-Founder and CEO of Starburst, explores the cutting-edge world of data management and analytics. Justin shares insights into Starburst's innovative use of Trino and Apache Iceberg, revolutionizing data warehousing and analytics. Learn about the company's journey, the evolution of data lakes, and the role of data science in modern enterprises.
Episode Overview:
In Episode 86 of Great Things with Great Tech, Anthony Spiteri chats with Justin Borgman, Co-Founder and CEO of Starburst. This episode dives into the transformative world of data management and analytics, exploring how Starburst leverages cutting-edge technologies like Trino and Apache Iceberg to revolutionize data...
2024-07-0139 min
Go-to-Market Playmakers5. Content Marketing and the CTO with Anthony Spiteri (Veeam Software)The theme of our fifth podcast episode is Content Marketing and the CTO.
Joining our host Jeremy Balius to discuss all things content marketing in the context of the CTO's role is Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO for APJ, Product Strategy, and Lead Cloud and Service Provider Technologist for Veeam Software.
Summary
Anthony Spiteri shares his origin story and career progression, from starting in tech support to becoming a regional CTO for Veeam. He discusses the early days of blogging and content creation, as well as the importance of authenticity in communication.
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2024-01-1739 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastA New Standard of Bare-Metal DRaaS with Continuity Centers | Episode #70Bare-metal is changing the face of Disaster Recovery as a Service... Continuity Centers Cloud IBR is a unique stepping stone into the world of DRaaS!
Continuity Centers, is a leader in disaster recovery solutions, providing companies with the tools and services they need to ensure business continuity, even in the face of unforeseen disruptions. In this episode, we have a conversation with Greg Tellone, CEO of Continuity Centers, an entrepreneur from an early age we walk about building computers in the late 80s, setting up possibly the words first remote backup using laser based ethernet and spending...
2023-08-0340 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastBeyond Coding: The AI-Driven Future of Software with InvoZon | Episode #69Exploring Innovation and Generative AI with InvoZone: Powering Businesses with Transformative Software Development!
In this episode, I'm speaking with Furqan Aziz, CEO and Founder of InvoZone, a leading company at the forefront of transformative software development. InvoZone is empowering businesses by leveraging various technologies, including the emerging field of generative AI, Blockchain and the gaming world, including the Metaverse. We explore InvoZone's vision, their mission to shape the future of software solutions, and their ethical considerations surrounding AI models.
InvoZone, based in Lahore, Pakistan, is now an industry-leading technology company outsourcing development making businesses more...
2023-07-1339 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastFast and Efficient Hybrid Data Access with Alluxio | Episode #68Revolutionizing Data Orchestration with Alluxio: Open Source Innovation and Unprecedented Speeds for AI in the Cloud!
In this episode, I'm speaking with Adit Madan, Director of Product Management at Alluxio, a company at the cutting edge of open-source data orchestration technology for analytics and AI in the cloud. Alluxio is bridging the gap between data-driven applications and storage systems, delivering unprecedented data access speeds. We explore Alluxio's unique global namespace and memory-first tiered architecture, their role in the Hadoop ecosystem, and their strategy for addressing the challenges of data orchestration.
Alluxio, originating from the UC Berkeley AMPLab, is now an...
2023-06-2939 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastGenerative AI & Cognitive Automation in the Enterprise with Zero Systems | Episode #67Elevating Enterprise Productivity with Zero Systems: Harnessing Generative AI & Cognitive Automation!
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Babin, Co-Founder & CEO of Zero Systems, a groundbreaking company at the forefront of utilizing generative AI to significantly enhance enterprise productivity. Zero Systems' cutting-edge platform integrates generative AI apps that augment knowledge workers in various enterprises. We delve into the capabilities of their innovative solutions, how cognitive automation is transforming the workplace, and the endless possibilities that generative AI holds for the future.
The company was founded in 2016 is located in the United States.
2023-06-1539 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastShaping the future of Bare Metal-as-a-Service with Metify | Episode #66Shaping the future of Bare Metal-as-a-Service Provisioning and Automation with Open Hardware Standards!
In this episode, I'm speaking with Mike Wagner, Co-Founder & CEO of Metify, a visionary company taking the bare metal provisioning and automation industry by storm. Metify's Mojo Platform is an open-source solution that utilizes open hardware standards and a vendor-neutral stance, making it easier for organizations to manage diverse hardware seamlessly. We explore the unique functionalities of Mojo Platform, its emphasis on automation, and what the future holds for this transformative technology. Metify was created with a clear purpose: to simplify...
2023-06-0140 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastCollaborative Password Management with Passbolt | Episode #65Redefining Password Management focusing on Security, Privacy, and Collaboration!
In this episode, I'm joined by Kevin Muller, Founder & CEO of Passbolt, a company transforming how businesses handle passwords with its open-source platform that emphasizes security, transparency, and user privacy. We dive deep into the company's inception, unique security features, the balance between security and usability, and Passbolt's vision for the future. In light of the rising importance of cybersecurity, we also discuss Passbolt's response to notable security incidents and its approach to ongoing challenges in password management and how they aim to make password management more secure...
2023-05-1839 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastDelivering Petabyte Scale Storage with Scality | Episode #64Breaking through the scalability barrier with purpose built Object Storage for increased availability, durability and performance!
In this episode I talk with Paul Speciale, CMO at Scality. Scality's software-based storage delivers billions of files to five hundred million users daily with 100% availability. They make standard x86 servers scale to hundreds of petabytes and billions of objects. Scality has transformed the way organizations store and manage their data with their flagship product, Scality RING, and their more recent launch, Scality ARTESCA. Paul and I discuss the company's history, the adaptive storage approach, and how Scality partners with industry...
2023-05-0240 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastA more Efficient, Faster and Scalable Web with Fermyon | Episode #63What is WASM? Web Assembly is set to dominate the Serverless market and maybe even supersede Kubernetes for application deployment and management...
In this episode I talk with Matt Butcher, Co-Founder and CEO of Fermyon. Fermyon is revolutionizing cloud computing with their serverless #webassembly platform. Pioneering the next wave of cloud computing by simplifying the deployment and management of #serverless applications with WASM. Matt and I talk about the company's core product, Spin, and how it simplifies the deployment and management of Web Assembly applications, enabling developers to focus on the important aspects of their projects. WASM...
2023-04-1340 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastDriving Cloud Innovation in AWS with STAX.io | Episode #62The ultimate Amazon Web Services Landing Zone! Compliance, security, and cost optimization with STAX.io
In this episode I talk with Adam Beavis, Managing Director at STAX. STAX developed a cloud management platform that simplifies AWS infrastructure management by deploying a controlled landing zone into an AWS tenancy. Adam and I discuss the origins of STAX, how it helps customers with cloud architecture, compliance, security, and cost optimization. They also touch on the importance of AWS Marketplace, the future of multi-cloud, and the exciting new STAX integrations with partners like Veeam and Datadog.
The company was founded...
2023-04-0438 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastGame On! The Future of AI and Machine Learning with Xyonix | Episode #61"Game On! Everything is going to change in the next three years!" - Deep Dhillon - Xyonix Co-Found and CEO
In this episode I talk with Deep Dhillon, CEO and co-founder at Xyonix. Xyonix is an #AI and machine learning company that specializes in providing solutions for data-driven industries such as healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. They leverage cutting-edge #machinelearning and AI techniques to extract insights from data and apply those insights to improve their clients' products and services. Deep and I talk about his career as a data scientist before that was a thing leading u...
2023-03-1650 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastModern, Cloud First Managed Services with Effectual | Episode #60Effectual focus on one thing.. .and one thing only! That is AWS Managed Services.
In this episode I talk with Richard Dolan, CMO and co-founder, and John White, Chief Innovation Officer, at Effectual. Effectual provides support to commercial enterprise and public sector customers in their IT modernization journey. The company has a unique philosophy of combining operations, development and automation to deliver positive outcomes and unlock the power of cloud to maximize technology investments. Richard and John discuss how Effectual modernized itself through past experiences and focuses solely on Amazon Web Services. A deeply experienced and passionate...
2023-03-0139 min
Unexplored Territory#038 - Veeam Backup and Replication v12, featuring Anthony SpiteriIn episode 038, we talk to Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO APJ at Veeam. Anthony talks about the journey of becoming a CTO and guides us through the massive list of enhancements of the new v12 release of Veaam Backup and Replication software.
2023-02-2037 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! Podcastv12 Top Features and EnhancementsVeeam has released Backup & Replication v12, which has over 500 new features and enhancements, marking a huge milestone release for the company.
The release includes Continuous Data Protection for Veeam Cloud Connect Replication and VMware Cloud Director to Cloud Director, direct backup to object storage, immutability platform coverage and enhancements, key security enhancements, cloud integrated agent backups, PostgreSQL support and default install option, and VeeaMover backup movement engine.
Here are my top features and enhancements and thoughts around our latest release!
https://www.veeam.com/blog/12-reasons-why-veeam-keeps-your-business-running.html
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2023-02-1707 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastAI Optimized Kubernetes Infrastructure with CAST AI | Episode #59CAST AI brings resource and cost optimization and security to Kubernetes using an AI
In this episode I talk with Leon Kuperman. CTO and Co-Founder at CAST AI. CAST AI specializes in cloud optimization through an intelligent platform that reduces costs, optimizes devops, and automates disaster recovery. The platform uses an intelligent optimization engine to deliver cost efficient, high performing, and resilient infrastructure for every Kubernetes workload. Leon and I talk about how he started the company from the challenges faced in previous companies, dealing with cloud cost complexity and how overprovisioning and sandbagging of compute resources...
2023-02-0939 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastOne Broker to Rule them All! Connecting Hybrid Clouds with Leostream | Episode #58Leostream plays in the VDI space without being a VDI Company. They are all about unlocking the complexity of hybrid managed work.
In this episode I talk with Karen Gondoly. CEO at Leostream. Leostream is a driver in the evolving hybrid cloud space and a leader in the management of end-user resources hosted in the data center and cloud. The are the 'Ultimate Connection Broker' and evolved from the early days of Virtualization doing P2V and VMM management to now being 'The One Broker to Rule them All'! Karen and I talk about how their flagship...
2023-02-0239 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastOpen Source Password Security for Everyone with Bitwarden | Episode #57In this episode I talk with Ryan Luibrand, Senior Product Manager at Bitwarden. Bitwarden is an open-source password management solution for individuals, teams, and business organizations. It enables users to store, share, and sync sensitive data. In this episode Ryan and I talk about how Bitwarden provides an open-source password management solution for individuals, teams, and enterprises. Bitwarden emphasizes the importance of code transparency and regular security assessments, and offers a free version to ensure that password security is accessible to everyone. The company's founder, Kyle Spearrin, started the company with the goal of making password management easier and...
2023-02-0239 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! Podcast20232022 was suppose to be a year of rebounding from the depths of Covid however it didn't exactly turn out as planned... 2023 will be an interesting year for the tech industry with various changes and challenges to navigate, but that shouldn't scare us!
This episode discusses in short, some of the challenges and difficulties of what is to come in 2023. I also touch on the impact of a AI on the economy and how Elon Musk has changed things forever, with his Twitter takeover. The episode also mentions the importance of virtualization and the hybrid cloud in the...
2023-01-0407 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastThat's How They Roll! Bare-Metal HPC For AI with Sushi Cloud | Episode #56In this episode I talk with Shauna O'Flaherty, Co-Founder and COO at Sushi Cloud. Sushi Cloud is a bare metal cloud computing company that aims to make the cloud more accessible, affordable, and understandable for everyone, with no hidden fees or agendas. The company was founded by Shauna O'Flaherty, who has a background in consulting and AI-driven fintech, and Aron Saether Jackson, a 20-year veteran in the hardware industry. Sushi Cloud aims to provide an alternative to the large hyperscale cloud providers, such as AWS, by offering bare metal infrastructure and a focus on customer service. The company aims t...
2022-12-2240 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastCatching Cybercriminals Unawares with SpyderBat | Episode #55In this episode I talk with Brian Smith, Co-Found and CTO at SpyderBat. Spyderbat delivers cloud native runtime security to customers with unprecedented precision in intrusion prevention and mitigation. They secure Linux VMs and Kubernetes clusters at runtime and block attacks against cloud native workloads. They are making threat prevention and security operation automation available with their SaaS platform and UI through the use of Nano Agents leveraging eBPF for early, accurate, and thorough recognition of attacks. Brian and I talk about how SpyderBat is flipping the tables in the cyber security war by proactively reporting on suspicious activity...
2022-12-0839 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastChatGPT and the Excitement and Danger of AIIt's not often that a technology comes along that fundamentals changes and challenges the fundamentals of what it is to be human.
That isn't something said lightly, but the capability of this platform from Open.AI is already well ahead of anything the general internet population has ever come across when it comes to AI. How does this technology in play impact what we perceive to be real and not real... how does it impact content creation and learning. Have we created everything that needs creating to create every ever more?
#ChatGPT has arrived! And w...
2022-12-0605 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastAWS re:Invent 2022AWS are the public cloud kings! To that there is almost no doubt... but are they the panacea?
There is a new normal around Hybrid and Multiple Clouds for organizations to consider. Going all into one platform or cloud isn't seen to be the correct strategy, however AWS culture is predicated on them being the only destination for applications and workloads moving forward. I share some thoughts around this and how AWS still (and will) needs to continue to innovate and evolve, and what I am looking forward to at this years 10th AWS re:Invent.
2022-11-2805 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastUnlocking Modern Service Providers with Intervision | Episode #54In this episode I talk with Dustin Milberg, Field CTO at InterVision. InterVision is strategic service provider focused on helping commercial and public sector organizations transform their technology strategy, improve risk management and gain a competitive edge. InterVision look to solve crucial IT challenges by delivering the right technology, deployed on the right premises and managed through the right service model. The specialize in datacenter and professional services around Resiliency, Cloud, Communications, Infrastructure and more. Dustin and I talk about the evolution of what it is to be a modern day Service Provider in a world where hybrid cloud...
2022-11-2539 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastA better Virtualization Stack with Vergo.io | Episode #53In this episode I talk with Yan Ness, Chief Executive Officer at Verge.io. Verge.io is a single piece of hyper-converged virtualization software that makes it easy to use existing resources to create secure multi-tenant private clouds. Verge.io provides a simpler way to virtualize data centers and end IT infrastructure complexity. The company’s Verge OS software is the first and only fully integrated virtual cloud software stack to build, deploy and manage virtual data centers. Verge-OS delivers significant capital savings, increased operational efficiencies, reduced risk, and rapid scalability. Yan and I talk about the shift from tr...
2022-11-1039 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastElon Bursting The Tech BubbleNo, it isn't 1999 all over again... this is a different sort of bubble being burst!
This one was built on high velocity valuations and investments off the back of a sustained tech run for the best part of ten years? And while that's been positive and lead to many great innovative companies and technologies... it's also bred a culture of entitlement and an expectation that the good times will keep on rolling. With covid leading to massive inflation and other geo-political pressures, Elon Musk's brutal take over of Twitter has put everyone in Silicon Valley on notice...t...
2022-11-0705 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastMultiple Cloud TheoryWhat is Multiple Cloud Theory?
In this episode I give some thoughts on hybrid vs multi cloud and what that actually means in todays IT landscape. In a world where we are told that vendor lock-in is bad, that is exactly what we have at the cloud platform level today as hybrid cloud is embraced. That's not a bad thing... it's just the way it is.
The sister podcast to the blog, Virtualization if Life! by Anthony Spiteri (https://anthonyspiteri.net)
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2022-10-1805 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastTackling Kubernetes Complexity and Scale with Kubecost | Episode #52In this episode I talk with Webb Brown, CEO and Co-Founder at Kubecost. Kubecost develops a cost monitoring platform to help companies manage their Kubernetes resources and costs. They provide direct integrations with Kubernetes cloud billing APIs leading to cost optimizations for key Kubernetes metrics. Webb and I talk about how Kubernetes relative complexity and scale driven by those that develop applications means that cost can blow outs will happen if you fly blind. Kubecost looks to embrace open-source via the CNCF providing the OpenCost.io project which forms the base for Kubecost. We also have a great discussion...
2022-10-0640 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastThoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastDon't call this a reboot! But that is what it is!
Thoughts on anything trending in the IT Industry... covering everything from Cloud to Hosting to Data Platforms for Modern Apps, security, storage, blockchain, and pretty much anything else!
The sister podcast to the blog, Virtualization if Life! by Anthony Spiteri (https://anthonyspiteri.net)
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2022-10-0503 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastOptus Data Breach... Some thoughts on a classic Media Beat Up[Updated]
Little more info has come out over the weekend and I've added some commentary to the start of the Podcast covering that. In a nutshell, if this was an open API then that changes the narrative around human error being the weakest link in this specific Optus event. However it doesn't change that being a common form of entry for a malicious actor. I still think the media is attempting to crucify Optus in their entirety for this. Yes a very very costly mistake, but one that needs learning from as IT professional.
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2022-09-2305 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastRevolutionizing SaaS Based Data Protection with CT4 | Episode #51In this episode I talk with Dan Pearson, Chief Technology Officer and founder at CT4. CT4 has a vision to create and distribute world-class software products that control and protect data while also translating data into meaningful insights, clear actions and measurable outcomes for their clients. Dan and I talk about how CT4, like many, started out in traditional managed hosting of Virtual Machines, client desktops and alike. However, like most innovative companies today, CT4 have evolved into a data centric company with three products in market led by. Cirrus offers back up your Microsoft data protecting SharePoint, Outlook...
2022-09-1037 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastChanging the Cloud Storage Game with Wasabi | Episode #50In this episode I talk with David Friend, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder at Wasabi. Wasabi provides simple, predictable and affordable hot cloud storage for businesses all over the world. It enables organizations to store and access an unlimited amount of data at a fraction of the price of the competition with no complex tiers or unpredictable egress fees. David and I talk about his vision of making cloud storage affordable and accessible for all without compromising on performance, reliability and support. Wasabi has secured nearly $275 million in funding to date to not only grow their global storage footprint...
2022-08-1838 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 49 - any.cloudIn this episode I talk with Gregor Frimodt-Møller Chief Executive Officer and co-founder at any.cloud. Since 1998, any.cloud has been helping its customers originally starting servicing Apple customers. Over time they became the chosen provider of cloud services within Denmark while pivoting the business a couple of times... firstly to IaaS and Vitualization, and more recently to becoming specialists in data and security protection. Gregor and I talk about how keeping things simple (as an ethos) and choosing key partners has resulted in a focused business that has delivered innovative services built on IBM and Veeam technologies a...
2022-07-1545 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 48 - MinIOIn this episode I talk with Garima Kapoor Chief Operating Officer and co-founder at MinIO. MiniO has built a high performance distributed s3-compatible object storage solution that is software defined, hardware agnostic designed for large scale data infrastructure. Garima and I talk about how MinIO was built from scratch with the private cloud as it's target but has also become a defaco standard for home labs through a strong focus on community. MinIO also offers high-performance, Kubernetes-native object storage. Optimized for cloud-native workloads, and looks to deliver Enterprise and service provider usecases around ML/AI, analytics, backup and...
2022-07-0435 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 47 - Seal StorageIn this episode i'm talking to Jacques Swanepoel (CTO and Co-Founder) at Seal Storage. Seal Storage are cloud storage and blockchain experts with over years of experience in enterprise data storage from the likes of Seagate, Oracle, Cisco, and more. By seamlessly stewarding their clients into decentralized cloud storage, there’re making Web3 an accessible reality for enterprises, research institutes, NFT and Web3 firms alike. Jacques and I talk about how, as part of the Filecoin ecosystem, they preserve and verify data to capture historical records, store NFTs, and combat misinformation. The case studies we talk about are real wo...
2022-06-0941 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastThoughts on Post Covid In Person Conferences and TravelVeeamON 2022 happened in Vegas a couple weeks back... and this was our first in-person event since 2019, so this is all about getting back into travel and getting back into conferences...the thing that us in the IT community loved pre pandemic, however obviously with what has happened over the last two and a half years in the world, conferences as we knew it went virtual and while that was ok for a while, we needed things to recover... this is the era of Hybrid Events and I share some thoughts on my experiences at my first post-covid international travel...
2022-05-3109 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 46 - StorPoolIn this episode I talk with Boyan Krosnov Chief Product Officer and co-founder at StorPool. StorPool a market leading Software defined storage vendor, offering reliable and speedy storage platforms with a focus on low latency throughput... covering Public and private clouds platforms, servicing managed cloud and Service providers as well as enterprises, and SaaS vendors. Boyan an myself talk about how StorPool leverages an agnostic approach to hardware to allow StorPool to run across multiple hardware platforms and configurations while still maintaining reliable and speedy storage and how they have ridden the alternative new age IT stacks to success.
2022-05-1141 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 45 - FunctionlandIn this episode i'm talking to Kayvan Sadeghi (CEO and Co-Founder) and Ehsan Shariati (CTO and Co-Founder) from Functionland. Functionland is a Web3 startup that has attracted investments of USD 1.1M+ via a heavily oversubscribed early funding round, They are about to launch its first product which is a plug-and-play blockchain device that promises to free users from a range of online subscription services, including photo storage, file sync, secure password backups and more. Both Kayvan and Eshan talk about how this offering creates virtually limitless storage opportunities thanks to its “blockchain-attached storage” solution but unlike most Blockchain projects, ther...
2022-04-2838 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 44 - Global Data VaultIn this episode I talk with Will Baccich, Co-founder and CEO at Global Data Vault. Global Data Vault is a leader in cloud-based Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS), Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS), and the backup for Microsoft 365 space. GDV strives to add the most value to their customers based on their guiding principals of Data Quality, Proactive Monitoring, Transparency and straight forward pricing. Will and and I talk about how how GDV was founded in the early era of file based offsite backup and how their innovative approach to abstracting more out of their core platforms for the customers led them to focus on...
2022-04-2544 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 43 - STEP'NIn this episode I talk with Yawn Rong, Co-Founder of STEP'N. STEP'N is Web3 company that has built a Strava type lifestyle app with Game-Fi elements that is aiming to be the leading Web3 Health + Fitness application. Users are equipped with NFT Sneakers to walk, jog or run outdoors to earn tokens, which can then be used to level up sneaker attributes, mint new Sneakers or be converted to FIAT. Yawn and I talk about how the is play2earn industry that commands a 21 billion dollar market-cap and is ready for prime time through wider adoption by non-crypo natives...
2022-03-301h 05
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastAWS Communities with Hero's and Builders with Chris WilliamsLast week, I had the pleasure to sit down in a Twitter Space with Chris Williams and other AWS Community members to chat about Chris's journey from a traditionally VMware/Infrastructure background to one in which he now lives and breaths public cloud and cloud native technologies.
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2022-03-2232 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 42 - Mirantis LensIn this episode I talk with Miska Kaipiainen, VP Engineering, Strategy & Open Source Software at Mirantis. Mirantis helps organizations ship code faster on public and private clouds. They provide a public cloud experience on any infrastructure from the data center to the edge. Miska focuses in on Lens which empowers a new breed of Kubernetes developers by removing infrastructure and operations complexity and providing one cohesive cloud experience for complete app and DevOps portability. We also cover the current state of Kubernetes adoption and how focusing on developers with Lens as a Kubernetes IDE has seen tremendous growth for...
2022-03-1743 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 41 - CloudianIn this episode I talk with Gary Ogasawara, CTO of Cloudian. Cloudian simplifies enterprise storage with limitlessly scalable storage that consolidates massive data sets to a single, easily managed environment. Cloudian brings the flexibility and simplicity of public cloud storage into our customers data centers. Gary and I talk about how Cloudian’s fully native interoperability with S3 ensures investment protection for developers and datacenter managers who rely on modern S3-enabled applications and for use cases with an extensive partner ecosystem across multiple use cases.
Cloudian was founded in 2011 and is Head Quartered out of the Sa...
2022-02-1749 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 40 - FilebaseIn this episode I talk with Joshua Noble, CEO and Co-Founder at Filebase. Filebase aim to make decentralized storage accessible and easy to use for everyone. They are doing this by building a scalable, secure and performant access layer to various decentralized storage networks, with a familiar S3-compatible interface. Josh and I talk about how Filebase is bridging storage platforms between traditional S3 based offerings and the decentralized world of Blockchain Storage. There is a reason why Filebase has been listed as one of the 10 Hottest Data Storage Startups of 2021 by CRN!
Filebase was founded in 2018 and is Head Quartered out of Boston, USA.
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2021-12-3045 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 39 - Debunking Decentralized Blockchain Storage with Zac Cohen from FileBaseIn this special episode of GTwGT, I speak with Zac Cohen (COO and founder at FileBase) about a topic that many think is still far away from being a reality... some that think is a science experiment... and others think is an out and out scam. That topic is decentralized storage leveraging Web3 and Blockchain technology. Zac and I talk about how mass adoption is a matter of when, not if... and more importantly, for those that want to understand what it is and isn't, we talk about what makes this exciting way of storing and accessing data function...
2021-12-2045 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 38 - Tanks! For PlayingIn this episode I talk with Aaron Alderman, Director and Founder at Tanks! For Playing. Tanks! For Playing aims to revolutionise the blockchain gaming space with a novel concept where gameplay is based around social connection and strategy that is fuelled by the ambition to win cash prizes in tournaments. #Tanks
☑️ Technology and Technology Partners Mentioned: #Blockchain, #Web3, Web2.0, NodeJS, Amazon, Kubernetes, React, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polymatic, Solidity, EVM, Uniswap, Quickswap, Pancakeswap, Coin MarketCap, Coin Gecko, NFTs
☑️ Raw Talking Points: * Blockchain gaming * Bootstrapping a new company through ICO ($441,755) * TANKS Token * Burns (what is burning) * Multi-chain...
2021-11-1251 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastVeeam Backup for SalesforceAt VeeamOn Update 2021 we announced Veeam Backup for Salesforce. I go through some thoughts around why Salesforce... and why now?
https://anthonyspiteri.net/veeam-salesforce-backup/
The sister podcast to the blog, Virtualization if Life! by Anthony Spiteri (https://anthonyspiteri.net)
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2021-10-1804 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastVeeam Backup for AWS v4 and Azure v3The releases keep coming from us at Veeam. Here is a quick look at what's new in Backup for AWS v4 and Backup for Azure v3.
https://anthonyspiteri.net/veeam-backup-for-aws-v4-azure-v3/
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2021-10-1505 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 37 - CivoIn this episode I talk with Mark Boost, CEO and co-founder at Civo. Civo is a company who's vision, is to create a flexible cloud platform featuring, but not limited to Kubernetes, created by developers, for developers. A company that thinks you should spend less of your time managing environments and hosting platforms, and instead, spend more time coding. Mark and I talk about the foundations of launching a pure play cloud native hosting company which us underpinned by Kubernetes end to end and how a focus on culture and community has resulted in a successful platform beta leading...
2021-10-1152 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastVMworld 2021 Session Breakdown and AnalysisThe makeup of the content catalog is a good indicator of VMware’s forward looking direction. This makes for interesting comparisons between previous events and VMware eye the future.
https://anthonyspiteri.net/vmworld-2021-session-breakdown/
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2021-09-3006 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastVeeam Service Provider Console v6 ReleaseThis week, with the release of Veeam Backup & Replication v11a we also released Veeam Service Provider Console v6 (Latest build 6.0.0.7739). Veeam remains focused on developing integrated cloud and managed service operation capabilities, so service providers can continue to have awareness and control of workloads no matter where they live
https://anthonyspiteri.net/console-v6-service-providers/ The sister podcast to the blog, Virtualization if Life! by Anthony Spiteri (https://anthonyspiteri.net)
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2021-09-2905 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastVeeam Backup & Replication v11a ReleaseOvernight, we released v11a (Build 11.0.1.1261) of our flagship product, Veeam Backup & Replication. This is the first major update to v11 which was released back in February. While these a released a not touted as a major release, Veeam R&D team has delivered a lot of value in this release
https://anthonyspiteri.net/backup-replication-v11a-release/
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2021-09-2905 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 36 - LAB3In this episode I talk with Lachlan White, General Manager of Technology at LAB3. LAB3 is a company that empowers ambitious organisations to modernise, transform and grow fearlessly through controlled, automated, and scalable cloud technology. Lachlan and I talk about how LAB3 have found success powered by Code and driven by Innovation. We also talk about the reality of what it is to be a born in the cloud native IT practitioner and how DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and any automation challenges the previous generation of IT born in virtualization with a hint of the physical. Lachlan explains his...
2021-09-0940 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastExpanding MetalLB IP Pool to Fix Pending StatusMetalLB is an awesome addition to any Kubernetes Lab. In this post, I quickly go through how to expand the IP Address Pool if it gets exhausted
https://anthonyspiteri.net/expanding-metallb-ip-pool-fix-pending-status
The sister podcast to the blog, Virtualization if Life! by Anthony Spiteri (https://anthonyspiteri.net)
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2021-09-0105 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 35 - WhiteCanyon SoftwareIn this episode I talk with Paul katzoff, CEO of WhiteCanyon. WhiteCanyon is a company leading the area of permanent deletion technology for data on HDDs, SSDs and NVMe drives. The company is engaged in the development, sales, and support of Drive Sanitization. Paul and I talk about how WhiteCanyon's flagship product, WipeDrive, has become a world leader for erasing hard drives. Government agencies, US Military, and Fortune 500 companies across the world are using WipeDrive to permanently erase and wipe hard drive data.
WhiteCanyon was founded in 1998 and is head quartered out of the American Fork, Utah...
2021-08-3132 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastGhost Install on Ubuntu WalkthroughYouTube Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/gj50Z-KxTjE
"Ghost is an open source, professional publishing platform built on a modern Node.js technology stack" I go through the install process on an Ubuntu 20.04 server instance hosted out of Amazon Lightsail.
https://anthonyspiteri.net/install-configure-ghost-ubuntu/
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2021-08-3001 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastBlogCast - Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform v2Veeam Backup for GCP v2 is GA. Take a look at the GCP Marketplace Deployment and new features
Blog Link: https://anthonyspiteri.net/backup-google-cloud-platform-v2
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GCP Marketplace Page: https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/veeam-marketplace-public/veeam-backup-for-google-cloud
Release Notes: https://www.veeam.com/veeam_backup_gcp_2_0_release_notes_rn.pdf
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2021-08-1908 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastBlogCast - DevSecOps... a little bit of education with SnykSomewhere along the line, someone decided to put a "Sec" in between "Dev" and "Ops"...Snyk create dev focused tooling with security as the main focus. I needed some more education around this and I explain how Snyk fits in as a dev first tooling company.
Blog Link: https://anthonyspiteri.net/devsecops-education-snyk
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2021-08-1202 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 34 - SoftIronIn this episode I talk with Phil Straw, CEO and Co-founder of SoftIron. SoftIron creates superior appliances for scale-out datacenters, private and public cloud, and enterprise scale facilities. The appliances improves industry-standard performance on all critical metrics including density, efficiency, capacity, speed, and heat emission. Phil and I talk about how SoftIron has gone about designing and manufacturing their own appliances end to end and leverage Ceph to offer a truly open-source solution that scales with performance and without lock-in that has been delivered as a true software defined solution... and it's just the start for them!
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2021-08-1140 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastBlogCast - Longhorn – Distributed Block Storage for Kubernetes Install and ConfigureLonghorn is a lightweight, reliable and easy-to-use distributed block storage system for Kubernetes and like MetalLB for LoadBalancing, it has become part of my on-premises Kubernetes stack for storage.
Blog Link: https://anthonyspiteri.net/longhorn-storage-kubernetes-install-configure
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2021-08-0906 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 33 - SnykIn this episode I talk with Lawrence Crowther, Head of Solution Engineering APJ at Snyk. Snyk are the cloud native application security leader, enabling 2.2 million developers to build securely, with a vision to empower every modern developer in the world to develop fast and stay secure. They provides a platform to secure all of the critical components of today's cloud native application development including the code, open source libraries, container infrastructure and infrastructure as code. Lawrence and I talk about how Snyk has boomed into the market leader in this relatively new space being driven by open source software, c...
2021-08-0542 min
Thoughts on X... A Virtualization is Life! PodcastVirtualization is Life! is now a Podcast!The sister podcast to the blog, Virtualization if Life! by Anthony Spiteri (https://anthonyspiteri.net). The idea is to marry up blog posts to podcast episodes. As blog posts are created, there will be accompanying podcast to give some verbal context around what is contained in the blog post.
In this first episode, I talk a little about the idea behind this, how i was inspired by the Acquired Podcast (https://acquired.fm) and the reason behind trying something new in this ever changing world of content and content creation!
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2021-08-0408 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 32 - ManagecastIn this episode I talk with Nathan Golden, Owner at Managecast Technologies. Managecast are 100% focused around the cloud backup, disaster recovery and business continuity space, managing over 1 Petabyte of customer data and have customers across virtually every industry vertical. Nathan and I talk about how Managecast pivoted away from IT consultancy to help their customers improve their data protection strategies. Along the way, the decision to specialise in backups paid dividends as Nathan was able to scale the business with the help of resellers and a strong web portal that was built from the ground up with multi-tenancy in...
2021-07-2241 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 31 - ShapeBlueIn this episode I talk with Giles Sirett, CEO and Founder at ShapeBlue. ShapeBlue is the largest independent integrator of CloudStack technologies globally. They design and build complex cloud, network and storage infrastructure with globally leading skills in Apache CloudStack. Their technical team are all active contributors to the Apache CloudStack project and a good percentage are also project committers. Giles and I talk about how ShapeBlue provides consulting, integration, training and infrastructure support for enterprises, telcos, IaaS and MSPs which allows them to deliver true, utility-based IaaS to theirs customers that is platform and hyper-visor agnostic.
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2021-06-2448 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 30 - VOYRIn this episode I talk with David Siles, CEO at VOYR. VOYR is one of the first decentralized content platforms for creators, artists, musicians, celebrities, and fans. It integrates blockchain functionality into a comprehensive ecosystem with unique interactive features and monetizing tools for the creators. Dave and I talk about the ability to tap into the innovative new world of decentralized finance (DeFI), Web3 and the Binance SmartChain where the $VOYRME token is available. This new world opens up a ton of possibilities for this new social media platform looking to disrupt the market while leveraging new technical innovations f...
2021-06-1734 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 29 - RafayIn this episode I talk with Haseeb Budhani, Co-Founder and CEO at Rafay. Rafay enables developers to automate the distribution, operations, scaling and lifecycle management of containerized microservices across public and private clouds, and service provider networks. Rafay’s Managed Kubernetes platform is built around foundational elements that together deliver an optimal abstraction layer across disparate infrastructure, making it easy for developers to scale and operate applications across any number of locations or regions. Haseeb and I talk about how Rafay’s platform significantly simplifies the deployment of containerized apps anywhere and how organizations can achieve desired levels of reli...
2021-06-1045 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 28 - Tape ArkIn this episode I talk with Guy C. Holmes, President and CEO at Tape Ark. Tape Ark pride themselves on being the global experts in Tape to Cloud Migration. Guy and I talk about how he saw an opportunity with the early emergence of cloud computing to drive an innovative approach to data storage and management, which would enable organizations to liberate their data from legacy media to the cloud en masse. This is a fascinating discussion around global data that was locked away in tape (and paper archives) and the ability to re-activate data for innovative new use...
2021-06-0346 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 27 - HostedBizzIn this episode I talk with Paul Butcher, Co-Founder at HostedBizz. HostedBizz is a 100% Canadian-based and 100% Canadian-hosted integrated technology service provider. Born out of a need to offer VDI, they now offer managed services spanning Infrastructure, Backup, DR, Storage as a Service and more. Paul and I talk about how HostedBizz removes the burden of technology management and reduces cost of ownership to a predictable monthly expense turning your technology costs into investments. They have focused on the channel and enabling them offer HostedBizz services at scale with streamlines billing options.
HostedBizz was founded in 2012 and is...
2021-05-2640 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 26 - VAST DataIn this episode I talk with Jeff Denworth, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder at VAST Data. VAST Data is a software company bringing an end to complex storage tiering and unlocking the ability to use flash across the enterprise. Jeff and I talk about how VAST Data is a radically different architecture built upon disaggregation and shared everything compute and storage leveraging containers, Optane 3D Xpoint-based memory, NVMe-OF and QLC based SSDs for fast storage no matter what the workload...with vast amount of usable space that scales and is highly resilient.
VAST Data was founded in 2016...
2021-05-1344 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 25 - Zella DCIn this episode I talk with Clinton Keeler, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Found at Zella DC. Zella DC is a next-generation datacenter provider disrupting traditional server rooms and enabling the Edge. Born from the need to service challenging remote sites plus solving the problems related with the explosion of data at the edge, Zella DC offer micro datacentres that replace traditional onsite facilities. Clinton and I talk about how Zella DC's Micro Data centers are built for high levels of resiliency, security and mobility all done with automations and monitoring technologies.
Zella DC started operations in 2010. The c...
2021-05-0638 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 24 - AUCloudIn this episode I talk with Brad Bastow, Chief Operating Officer at AUCloud. AUCloud provides highly secure, standards based, sovereign cloud IaaS to Australian Government and Critical National Industry communities. This includes Federal, State and Local Governments and CNI organisations such as telecommunications, electricity, energy, financial services and similar utility providers. With high levels of certified services hosted out of IRAP rated facilities, I talk with Brad about how AUCloud was born to fill a niche specialisation in the government IT market and how they offer BaaS, DRaaS, Storage, SaaS Backup and more through a fully automated web portal...
2021-04-2238 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 23 - PhoenixNAPIn this episode I talk with William Bell, EVP of Products at PhoenixNAP. PhoenixNAP was evolved from the need to consolidate network connectivity and offer colocation and cloud to Phoenix. From there it grew world wide by offering scalable, secure, and reliable, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. PhoenixNAP uses a custom portal and their own set of APIs to enable the rapid creation of cloud services. Strong in IaaS, Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service, I talk with William about how developing security products and looking ahead to the next wave of infrastructure hosting for cloud native workloads based on...
2021-04-1540 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 22 - Platform9In this episode I talk with Sirish Raghuram, , CEO and Co-Founder at Platform9. Platform9 provides SaaS based Managed Kubernetes, Openstack and Serverless for public, private and edge platforms. They deliver cloud-native technologies with SaaS simplicity that are easy to install, operate and scale, while supporting broad cloud capabilities that run on any infrastructure. Sirish and I talk about his early days working as one of the early VMware Engineers and how the paradigm of what cloud was lit the fire to join up with his co-founders and start Platform9. We discuss VMware Cloud Director, the early days of OpenStack...
2021-04-0150 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 21 - Mechanical RockIn this episode I talk with Hamish Tedeschi, CEO and Founder at Mechanical Rock. Mechanical Rock's mission is to deliver better software, faster while helping clients transform the way they deliver. Their methodology is based on DevOps, modern code-driven infrastructure and test first development. DevOps is what they do. Hamish and I talk about what DevOps really is all about and how he saw a space in the market around modern application development focused on public cloud platforms and a do everything as code mantra!
Their DevOps philosophy delivers better software, faster through Everything-as-Code under configuration management...
2021-03-1846 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 20 - DCTwoIn this episode I talk with Justin Thomas, Managing Director and Founder of DCTwo. DCTwo offer world class cloud and hosting services, delivered from their own custom designing and built datacentres. They have recently had a successful IPO on the Australian Stock Market and have started making waves in the Modular, eco-friendly renewable DC space. Through partners and resellers they offer a suite of managed and vertically integrated cloud services delivered from their datacentres. Justin is very down to earth and relatable, and we have a great conversation around the evolution of datacenters over the past twenty years and...
2021-03-0438 min
Tech InterviewsViva V11 – Michael Cade and Anthony Spiteri – Ep153As the world of technology and data continues to evolve, so must the solutions that we use to build our enterprise technology stacks, which of course means new versions of products and services from our leading vendors. At the end of February 2021 Cloud Data Management specialists Veeam released Version 11 of their highly successful availability suite. But what does that mean for those of us who deliver, manage and maintain enterprise infrastructure?
Because while the world we operate in continues to evolve are vendors listening to the challenges that their customers have? Understanding evolving trends and how they are likely to...
2021-03-0347 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 19 - env0In this episode I talk with Tim Davis, Developer Advocate at env0. env0 does awesome stuff with awesome automation tools! They develop a SaaS based Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management platform that helps businesses master cloud infrastructure with environment provisioning, cloud governance, and workflow tools. Tim and I discuss how the env0 platform is the first cloud management platform built to enable self-service with complete governance and cost control while offering separation and control of dev and ops.
env0 was founded in 2018. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley
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2021-02-2431 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 18 - ElbaiteIn this episode I talk with Samira Tollo, Chief Technology Officer at Elbaite. Elbaite do crypto different! They are the worlds most advanced and comprehensive P2P digital assets marketplace, allowing buyers and sellers to trade without ever risking their cryptocurrency with a central exchange wallet. Samira and I talk about how inherent mistrust in current Crypto Exchange platforms drove Elbaite to come up with a more secure way to trade digital currency... starting with Elbaite hosting no digital wallets... this is a marketplace!
Elbaite was founded in 2017 with launch in 2019. The company is headquartered in Melbourne...
2021-02-1141 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 17 - NebulonIn this episode I talk with Clint Wyckoff, Principal Tech Marketing Engineer at Nebulon. Nebulon is a recently out stealth startup redefining storage for Hybrid IT. The company is developing and providing a new and unique approach to storage. Clint and I talk about how their Cloud-Defined Storage looks to compete with SAN arrays and HCI and how a focus on APIs delivers a self-service, cloud managed, server-based approach to storage for critical applications.
Nebulon was founded in 2018 with all four co-founders where early employees at 3PAR. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in Fr...
2021-02-0432 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 16 - Virtual SystemsIn this episode I talk with Dirk Arends, President at Virtual Systems. Virtual Systems has evolved as a group of problem solvers, who believe in leaving the world better than we found it. While their first priority is creating a new standard for delivering great technology, they stand for more than that. Dirk and I talk about how Virtual Systems specialized in VDI and Application delivery in the early days and how having a Backup and Disaster Recovery plan has become something insurance companies are asking companies to prove and test for compliancy.
Virtual Systems was founded in...
2021-02-0438 min
Great Things with Great Tech Podcast2020 Wrapped and ReviewedIn this episode, I chat with special return guest Ben Young as we talk about the first 16 episodes of Great Things with Great Tech. We talk about our episode highlights as well and the topics, trends and narratives discussed through the season.
A big thankyou to all my guests who featured in the first 16 episodes and looking forward to returning in 2021!
For now, have a listen to the wrap-up and make sure to catch-up with existing episodes.
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2020-12-1729 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 15 - OnAppIn this episode I talk with Jim Freeman, Head of Solutions at OnApp. OnApp provides a complete Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) software platform for hosting companies, cloud providers, managed service providers and telecoms companies. Service Providers can create a wide range of cloud, dedicated hosting, CDN, DNS and storage services on top of commodity datacenter infrastructure; automate them completely through a central control panel. Jim and I discuss the early days backing Xen as a compute platform, the key partnership with VMware and OnApp's Federation service which is a true Cloud Computing Marketplace.
OnApp was founded in 2010 and is b...
2020-11-2636 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 14 - WekaIn this episode I talk with Liran Zvibel, Co-Founder and CEO at Weka. Weka has built the world's fastest parallel file system, designed to solve the performance challenges in AI deep learning and technical computing. WekaFS delivers high performance, low latency storage. Weka provides a seamless hybrid cloud solution between on-premises data centers and the public cloud. With customers in several high performance markets including autonomous vehicle AI training, genomics, financial modeling, EDA, software development, satellite imaging and media and entertainment.
Weka was founded in 2014 and is based San Francisco.
Technology and Technology Partners Mentioned
2020-11-1935 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 13 - KastenIn this episode I talk with Niraj Tolia, President, GM and Co-Founder at Kasten. Kasten simplifies the operational management of stateful cloud-native applications for Kubernetes. The K10 Platform for Kubernetes Backup and DR provides an enterprise operations teams an easy-to-use, scalable, and secure system for backup/restore, disaster recovery, and mobility of Kubernetes applications. Niraj and I talk through the brief but eventful history of Kasten leading up to and beyond the Veeam acquisition. We also spend a lot of time talking about how Kubernetes is changing the IT landscape and going deep into the WHY and HOW of p...
2020-11-1248 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 12 - HyAltoIn this episode I talk with Alan Zurakowski, CEO at HyAlto. HyAlto delivers a revenue focused Cloud Management Platform designed for MSPs and CSPs focusing on VMware IaaS and BaaS platforms. Those in the VMware Service Provider space might remember them as AirVM who were an early innovator in the cloud market in 2008, delivering a white-label, IAAS cloud platform for resellers. As demand for cloud services grew, a strong pivot took place to developing SaaS based software to enable service providers and white-label distributors to sell and deliver cloud services at scale. Find out how vCloud Director played a...
2020-10-1536 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 11 - comdivisionIn this episode I talk with Yves Sandfort, CEO and co-founder at comdivision. comdivision have built a strong reputation over the past 25 years as a leading Professional Services company, spanning architecture, design, implementation as well as education and enablement primarily with VMware Technologies. They enable enterprises and service providers to do great things with great technology with a strong focus on emerging technologies. Yves and I talk about current industry trends such as intrinsic security and the future of multi and hybrid cloud and how the commoditization of technology platforms enables the next wave of great technologies.
T...
2020-10-0839 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 10 - OffsiteDataSyncIn this episode I talk with Brad Jervis, Senior Cloud Architect at OffsiteDataSync (ODS). OffsiteDataSync is a leading cloud services provider, recognized as a global provider of highly available and secure cloud data protection solutions, including Infrastructure (IaaS), Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) and Backup (BaaS). Brad an I talk about how the company was founded for break/fix but quickly filled a growing niche in becoming one of the first true backup and DR focused providers.
Technology and Technology Partners Mentioned
VMware, Veeam, Zerto, Nimble, Dell, CEPH, Linux, Microsoft
Web: https://www.offsitedatasync.com
2020-09-2441 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 9 - FunctionlyIn this episode I talk with Tim Brewer, Co-Founder and CEO of Functionly. Functionly is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company focused on delivering a real time intelligent Organizational Chart. Tim and I talk about how his prior experiences within organizations and as an advisor lead him to believe that there was a better way to do organizational mapping and charting leveraging web based technologies. This is a great story about looking to fill a gap in the market through SaaS based tooling and automation for what was previously deemed to be only doable via manual functions and...
2020-09-1642 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 8 - PortainerIn this episode I talk with Neil Cresswell, Co-Founder of Portainer. Portainer works by hiding the complexity that makes managing containers hard behind an easy to use GUI. By negating the need for users to use CLI, write YAML or understand manifests, Portainer makes deploying apps and troubleshooting problems simple. Neil and I talk about how he saw an opportunity with containers that was well ahead of the current Kubernetes wave and how he focused on reducing complexity around containers.
Technology and Technology Partners Mentioned
Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, CNCF
Web: https://www.p...
2020-09-0239 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 7 - OrionVMIn this episode I talk with Sheng Yeo, CEO and Co-Founder of OrionVM. OrionVM are a wholesale Cloud Service Provider who designed their cloud platform for speed and distributed resiliency leveraging the InfiniBand networking standard as the core of their architecture. They where doing Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) before HCI was a thing! Sheng gives us an insight into their founding and we go through what makes them unique as a IaaS provider doing great things differently, creating their own niche in the market while continuing to learn and grow along the way.
Technology and Technology Partners M...
2020-08-2447 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 6 - ilandIn this episode I talk with Justin Giardina, (CTO) at iland. iland are one of the most innovative Cloud Service Providers in the world. This has been achieved by building their platform with usability and management as cornerstones. Justin and I talk about how iland's purpose built public API provides partners and customers with the ability to consume and manage their cloud services at scale with a focus on Infrastructure as Code. This API allows them to expose great technology platforms across 11 global locations offering IaaS, DRaaS, BaaS, Storage, Security and Compliance, and Office 365 backup.
Technology Partners...
2020-08-1341 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastShort Take 1This is Great Things with Great Tech Short Take 1. While we take a break from regular episodes, I spend a bit of time looking back at the first 5 episodes and talk a little bit about what sort of technology company I am looking forward to interviewing as the show grows. As mentioned, please have a listen to all the previous episodes and subscribe on YouTube and the Podcast platform of your choice.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGi-zNAjdtmILLDt0xH-8jg?sub_confirmation=1
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2020-08-0705 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 5 - WebairIn this episode I talk with Sagi Brody, (CTO) at Webair. Webair has grown into one of the leading IT Infrastructure and Cloud solutions providers based out of New York, offering a wide selection of IT solutions including DRaaS, BaaS, Dedicated Private Cloud, Managed Security, IaaS and more. Sagi and I talk about the company history spanning 20+ years and how they grew from a small web hosting company finding its way in the 90s and 2000s to an innovative Service Provider leveraging automation and trusted technology partners now with a commanding data center presence.
Technology Partners Mentioned
2020-07-3037 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 4 - RunecastIn this episode I talk with Stanimir Markov, (Founder and CEO) from Runecast. Runecast Analyzer’s patented AI engine converts industry sources of information into machine-readable data. The Runecast AI Knowledge Automation (RAIKA) technology gathers and parses information from publicly available sources of data, then uses Artificial Intelligence and human expertise to translate this into machine-usable data. Stanimir and I discuss his roots working in IBM where him and his co-founders saw a gap in the market in proactive issues management that has fueled Runecast's success today.
Technology Partners Mentioned
VMware, AWS, Kubernetes, Ubuntu, Elastic Sta...
2020-07-2238 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 3 - ProbaxIn this episode I talk with Kevin Allan, (Founder and CTO) from Probax. Probax offers a data protection platform for MSPs, offering intelligent and automated cloud solutions including Backup as a Service (BaaS), Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Archive as a Service (AaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) Protection for Dropbox, Microsoft Office 365 and more! Kevin and I discuss his roots in Perth where he saw a gap in the market that needed filling and how initial technology challenges contributed to Probax's success today.
Technology Partners Mentioned
Veeam, StorageCaft, Dropbox, Microsoft Office 365
2020-07-0936 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 2 - vBridgeIn this episode, I talk to Ben Young (Development Manager) at vBridge. vBridge is a cloud service provider based out of Christchurch, New Zealand with a secondary hosting presence in Auckland. Ben and I chat about how natural disasters helped shape the companies direction and how they built their own cloud management platform with a reseller first mentality which has made it one of the most powerful and unique in the IaaS world.
Technology Partners Mentioned
VMware, Veeam, Juniper, DELL|EMC, HPE, Pure Storage and Cloudian
Web: https://vbridge.co.nz
Services: h...
2020-07-0136 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 1 - ZettagridIn this first episode, I talk to Nicki Pereira (CTO) of Zettagrid. Zettagrid are an Australian based Cloud Provider who have lead the way in the ANZ IaaS market for a decade now. Nicki and I chat about how Zettagrid came to be, and how technology platforms like VMware vCloud Director and Veeam where central in them innovating on core technologies and how that led to them leading the market on their way to APJ expansion.
Technology Partners Mentioned
VMware
Veeam
Zerto
Juniper
DELL
Web: https://zettagrid.com
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2020-06-2533 min