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) Administration Part Trois w Cody De Arkland (@Codydearkland)

Cody De Arkland is back with a vengeance to wrap up the unintended VIC trilogy. As you can/have seen in part two many of the demos did not go as intended (not the worst thing to happen from a learning perspective by the way). In this episode, Cody “fixed the glitch” with the demos –
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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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Serverless Infrastructure with Keith Townsend @CTOAdvisor #vBrownBag

The CTO Advisor, Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor on Twitter) joins the vBrownBag to discuss serverless infrastructure. Serverless Infrastructure Video Show Notes: – Intro (3:35) – But wait, there are servers! (4:20) – Developer needs (5:05) – Decision points (19:30) – Event driven computing (21:40) – Code overview (29:25) – Available solutions (40:20) – Hybrid Concerns (46:15)
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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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VMware NSX Edge Gateway & Distributed Firewall with Tim Davis @aldtd #vBrownBag #vExpert

Tim Davis wraps up the mini NSX ninja series discussing Edge Gateways (ESG) and Distributed Firewall (DFW). VMware NSX Edge Gateway & Distributed Firewall Video Show Notes *About vBrownBag* – Edge Integrated Network Services (3:00) – Edge network palcement – (4:50) – Edge Summary (6:00) – Edge vs Distributed Firewall (10:30) – Edge Sizing (11:30)
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VMware NSX Switching and Routing with Tim Davis @aldtd #vBrownBag #RunNSX

Tim Davis talks VMware NSX switching and routing in this #vBrownBag episode. VMware NSX Switching and Routing Video   Show Notes: – VXLAN logical switching with NSX (1:45) – VXLAN protocol overview (6:40) – VDS and VXLAN (11:10) – Traffic flow on VXLAN backed VDCS (14:00) – VLXAN for NSX system architecture (22:30) – Cluster
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VMware NSX Component Overview w Tim Davis @aldtd #vBrownBag #RunNSX

Tim Davis from VMware kicks off the mini-NSX ninja series with a focus on the components used by NSX to enable virtual networking. NSX Component Overview Video Show notes: – Network virtualization (2:35) – Without network virtualization (3:27) – Data center virtualization (4:10) – Operational model of a VM (4:49) – Demo – NSX and
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vBrownBag vRealize Network Insight Deep Dive with Sean O’Dell (@theseanodell)

Sean O’Dell provides a vRealize Network Insight deep dive and 40 minutes of demo/hands on examples! vRealize Network Insight Deep Dive Video Show Notes: – Achitecture and components (6:22) – Deployment / scale out (9:55) – Use cases (16:20) – Demo (19:30 – 60:00) *About vBrownBag* https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in
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vBrownBag Follow-Up vSAN Sizing and Design with Jase McCarty (@jasemccarty)

Jase McCarty discuss vSAN sizing and design considerations. vSAN Sizing and Design Video Show Notes: Presenter: Jase McCarty – Traditional storage solutions (2:10) – VMware vSAN storage (2:45) – vSAN objects and components (4:25) – vSAN vs traditional storage (6:30) – Next gen hardware (8:00) – Boot devices (9:50) – Storage controllers (11:20) – Controller
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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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vBrownBag Follow-Up Git Ops in Shape for DevOps w Taylor Riggan (@triggan)

Taylor Riggan (@triggan on Twitter) kicks off Commitmas 3 with how to get ops people on board with DevOps and how Git can help them in their day to day jobs. Git Ops in Shape for DevOps Video Show notes: – Handy git cheat sheet – Base commands to learn in git – On premises
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2016-ago-18 #vBrownBag LATAM – Docker: Primeros Pasos con Sergio Muñoz @mrserch

The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El 18 de Agosto tuvimos a Sergio Muñoz presentando una sesion introductoria de Docker. Sergio nos explica desde cero los conceptos basicos de la tecnologia de contenedores, nos ensena como hacer nuestro propio ambiente y nos da un live demo que
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#vBrownBag TechTalks at OpenStack Barcelona

Conference season is in full swing and the vBrownBag crew is on the road. The OpenStack Summit in Barcelona is our sixth OpenStack summit and we expect to make a heap of great content. While the schedule is almost full right now, we are still accepting submissions using the summit speaker registration system.

If you cannot make it to Barcelona you can follow along with the TechTalks from home on our TechTalks Live page. Once the TechTalks are uploaded to our YouTube channel, the schedule below will have links to each video.

Also critically important to the TechTalks is the support we receive from the OpenStack summit and our sponsor.

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Focus on the expert – VMworld US 2016

Hi Everyone! If you’ve attended VMworld you know it’s massive (20,000+ vPeeps every year) and, even though it’s several days and there’s lots of extra-curricular activities, you have to make the effort to spend some quality time with others. The phrase I tell my friends is “You get 5 quality minutes with someone – spend
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