Episodes
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Episode 25 - Jim's Airing of Grievances
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
- Jim increases his fiber, and we're all better for it
- Brian shares what it's like to live through a literal disaster
- Jim talks marketing to two marketing folks and the grief he feels
- Not letting the lack of a rule dictate what you can or can't do
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Tuesday May 07, 2024
Episode 24: IPO, Broadcom hijinks, and alternative hypervisors
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
- A view from the inside as Rubrik goes public
- Signs of trouble for VMC on AWS
- Broadcom shenanigans create an opportunity for alternative hypervisors
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Shifts in workplaces and the value of certs
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
- Return to office and the artificial limitations that come with it
- Will the push of return to office foster a renaissance in the startup world?
- Are there times in your career where certs are more worthwhile than others?
- Using certifications to prove what you know vs. using them as a learning path
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Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Fiber-man to the rescue
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
- Jim is visited by a West Virginian superhero
- Ransomware groups are being taken down
- Scams are abound
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Concluding Job Hunts, VMware, and 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Topics:
- Brian's joining Rubrik!!
- Searching for jobs in 2023
- The VMware/Broadcom acquisition closes
- Broadcom is already simplifying the VMware portfolio
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Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Getting On Track and Avoiding Career Derailments
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
- Beard-mic fails Matt
- Set yourself up for success with your network
- Silos are real between your security and backup teams
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Ransomware and loathing in Las Vegas
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Topics:
- MGM Ransomware
- VMware/Broadcom
Friday Jul 07, 2023
We Don’t Edit Grievances (The one where we earn our Explicit Rating)
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Topics:
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and why none of us are getting anything done
- Things that need to fuck off
- Time zones
- UTC to save a life
- Counterpoint UTC can fuck off
- People who can’t convert to save a life
- People that don’t use ISO 8601
- Why do schools schedule everything at once, be proactive!
- The 6 Ps still apply here
- Soda pop vs soda vs pop vs Coke (TX = Coke, nothing else)
- People who don’t use Oxford Commas
- “Y’all”
- Figuring our fiscal years between companies
- The British and their extra U and S
- IT for technical companies
- *GB in a laptop, fucking really???
- It’s been 20 years Outlook, why do you suck
- Counterpoint… Google Workspaces for work
- People who schedule meetings even though they see I am already busy
- At least your people try to look at your calendar!!!
- When people schedule meetings by email but don’t include calendar invites
- Workday.com
- Why don’t portable pressure washers exist, or why aren’t they allowed for international travel?
- Poll: Most moist exotic location where you missed your pressure washer?
- Flammable or inflammable or enflame .. why both?
- TiB vs TB
- My bits aren’t metric
- Measuring things in animals
- Time zones
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The Merry Crew
The vPirate Radio crew consists of Joe Houghes, Jim Jones, Matt Crape, and Brian Knudtson. We get together on occasion to have a good time and record it for you. We connected through the enterprise IT community, primarily around VMware, but have a diverse set of interests that we often discuss. Listen in as we discuss topics like IT news, the latest in cybersecurity, AI, consumer technology, business, and life in the digital age.