Episode Followup – Use Python’s async and await to boost DevOps by Michael Kennedy (@mkennedy)

Michael Kennedy (@mkennedy), host of the Talk Python To Me Podcast (@TalkPython) continues our Python For DevOps series with a presentation on how to use the async and await keywords to increase performance! Resources: https://github.com/mikeckennedy/async-await-jetbrains-webcast https://github.com/mikeckennedy/wakeup https://training.talkpython.fm/ https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

Episode Followup – Python Pandas for Excel Presented by Katie Kodes

Katie Kodes (@KatieKodes) continues our Python For DevOps series with an amazing discussion on methods for using Python and the Pandas Library to more easily get to the data you need! Resources: https://katiekodes.com/vbb19 https://repl.it https://codebunk.com/ https://katiekodes.com/setup-python-windows-anaconda https://jvns.ca/blog/good-questions

Episode Followup – Learning & Teaching Python with Sean and Kelly! Presented by Sean Tibor & Kelly Schuster-Paredes

Sean Tibor & Kelly Schuster-Paredes (@smtibor @kellyPared) continue our Python For DevOps series and discuss methods for learning more effectively, increasing retention, and stuffing more info into your head! Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19hVYKQKMAOv6wN5lgu6tVh3G3xJndgd2mMqqxIRtzcs/edit https://realpython.com/ https://codechalleng.es/ https://codecombat.com/ https://www.fast.ai/ https://nostarch.com/pythoncrashcourse2e https://nostarch.com/automatestuff https://www.youtube.com/user/sentdex https://pybit.es/special-100days.html https://www.udemy.com/the-modern-python3-bootcamp/

Episode Followup – Building Small, Sharp Tools with Python by Keith Thompson @keiththomps

Keith Thompson continues our Python for DevOps series and shows us one of his upcoming projects that he’s written as an instructor for LinuxAcademy.com Resources: linuxacademy.com coderjourney.com *About vBrownBag* SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/vBBYoutube Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vBrownBag Facebook: https://facebook.com/vBrownBag iTunes: http://bit.ly/vbrownbagitunes Google+: google.com/+vBrownBag https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we work
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VMware Infrastructure as Code with Brett Johnson (@brettjohnson008)

Brett Johnson introduces the concept of infrastructure as code, CD/CD pipeline, and Git best practices. Git Resources: Commitmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlY_hqvCmqY&list=PL2rC-8e38bUXloBOYChAl0EcbbuVjbE3t Git Documentation: https://git-scm.com/doc

VMware and Terraform Infrastructure as Code with Grant Orchard (@grantorchard)

https://youtu.be/ag36WCKrq5g Grant Orchard demonstrates using Terraform to deploy VMware VMs as code. He starts simple then introduces variables and shows how to deploy a complete application stack leveraging Terraform modules. Check out Grant’s blog series at https://grantorchard.com/infrastructure-as-code-vsphere-admin-part1/ Follow Grant on twitter at https://www.twitter.com/GrantOrchard 3:00 – Brief introduction to Terraform 16:00 – Dependency Resolution/graphviz 19:00 –
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VMware APIs as a Service using OpenFaaS and VIO Kubernetes w Cody De Arkland (@codydearkland)

A vBrownBag “speed-round” where we saw how much Kubernetes, OpenFaas, and vSphere API’s we could cram into! VMware APIs as a Service using OpenFaaS and VIO Kubernetes Video We take an empty vSphere Integrated OpenStack Kubernetes cluster, and deploy OpenFaaS on it. In it’s normal state, it deploys to single node, behind a port. Traditional
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Using RESTful APIs w Peter Milanese @pmilano1

Rubrik’s Peter Milanese discusses: – Authentication – Calling a ReSTful API – Writing Code Using RESTful APIs Video *About vBrownBag* SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/vBBYoutube Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vBrownBag Facebook: https://facebook.com/vBrownBag iTunes: http://bit.ly/vbrownbagitunes Google+: google.com/+vBrownBag https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we work in IT infrastructure and we help other people in
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In support of #VMworldHackathon @vmwarecode and @carlcapozza #PGHLittleHack

@arielsanchezmor here again. Humor me while you read this long post. I wanted to share some of our internal discussions and mindset here at vBrownBag 🙂   TL:DR vBrownBag is excited with what VMware Code has achieved with the Hackathons and we want to help keep the energy flowing by helping local hackathons happen. We
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Introduction to RESTful APIs with Chris Wahl (@chriswahl)

Chris Wahl from Rubrik kicks off the API Zero to Hero series with an introduction to RESTful APIs. Introduction to RESTful APIs Video Show Notes: – Imperative vs Declarative (2:20) – Avoid building by hand (4:25) – Learning a RESTful API is really easy (7:10) – What is REST (7:55) – Why learn RESTful APIs?
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Containers and Persistence with Kendrick Coleman @kendrickcoleman

Kendrick Colmen discusses how the changing application landscape impacts containers, and persistent storage. Containers and Persistence Video Show Notes: – Applications are changing (6:50) – Dev/Test/App life cycle (8:50) – Enter containers (9:25) – Why you should care (12:00) – Demo (17:50) – Demo recap – what just happened? (23:50) – Containers vs VMs –
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Docker Swarm Clustering, High Availability and Scheduling Services w Kenny Garreau @kennega

Kenny Garreau discusses Docker Swarm to provide clustering, HA, and scheduling services. Docker Swarm Video *About vBrownBag* SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/vBBYoutube Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vBrownBag Facebook: https://facebook.com/vBrownBag iTunes: http://bit.ly/vbrownbagitunes Google+: google.com/+vBrownBag https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we work in IT infrastructure and we help other people in the IT industry
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Docker for Virtualization Admins with Kenny Garreau @kennega

In this Docker 101 episode, Kenny Garreau provides you with the basics on Docker and containers. Docker for Virtualization Admins Video *About vBrownBag* SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/vBBYoutube Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vBrownBag Facebook: https://facebook.com/vBrownBag iTunes: http://bit.ly/vbrownbagitunes Google+: google.com/+vBrownBag https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we work in IT infrastructure and we help
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VMware Integrated Containers (VIC) Install and Configure w Cody De Arkland (@Codydearkland)

Cody De Arkland shows you how to install and configure VMware Integrated Containers (VIC). VMware Integrated Containers Installation and Configuration Video Show Notes: – Installing and consuming VMware Integrated Containers (VIC) (1:25) – Container ecosystem at VMware (3:10) – Demo (4:15) *About vBrownBag* https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people.
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API Series Coming Soon – Dear Infrastructure People, Time To Learn Some Coding Practices!

**Updated 6/20/17** Awesome news! Lior Kamrat and Byron Shcaller will be presenting on Terraform APIs on 11/15!! Hey vBrownBag Readers, I wanted to let you know about a series we are kicking off on September 6th after VMworld 2017 – think of it as a Zero to API Hero sort of thing – okay, maybe
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vBrownBag Follow-Up Non-Technical Talk About DevOps Culture Jon Hildebrand (@snoopj123)

Jon Hildebrand talks about what a DevOps culture looks like on this episode of vBrownBag. Non-Technical Talk About DevOps Culture Video Gust: Jon Hilderand Twitter: @snoopj123 Show Notes: The Non-Technical Talk About the Parts of A DevOps Culture – People, Process, & Technology (14:20) – Why are we here? (15:40) – “CAMS” The 4 Pillars
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vBrownBag Follow-Up Curating a group of people that build tools together w Matthew Brender @mjbrender

Founder and creator of Commitmas joins us in this episode to discuss how to curate a group of people to work on projects together. Guest: Matthew Brender Twitter: @mjbrender Curating a group of people that build tools together video Show Notes – Curating a group of people that build tools together – Reminiscing about all
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vBrownBag Follow-Up Lessons Learned Writing the DevOps Handbook w Gene Kim (@realgenekim)

Gene Kim joins the vBrownBag to discuss the leasons learned while writing the DevOps Handbook. Top Lessons Learned Since The Phoenix Project, Researching And Writing The DevOps Handbook Video Guest: Gene Kim Twitter: @realgenekim Show Notes: – DevOps Handbook Stats (2:00) – High performance teams out pace others w lower failure rate (3:15) – High
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