VMware vSAN Homelab with Tony Reeves (@importcarguy)

Tony Reeves joins us to close out the 2018 Home Lab series for vBrownbag. We look into methods to assemble gear, using NFR, trial, and free licenses to add more services into your home lab, and modernizing publicly available scripts to work with vSphere 6.5. Veeam NFR license details can be found https://www.veeam.com/blog/how-to-get-free-veeam-nfr-key.html

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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GCP Cloud Architect Certification Preparation with Raphael Soeiro (@raphaelsoeiro)

Raphael Soeiro (@raphaelsoeiro) joins us to talk about becoming certified on Google Cloud Platform. The GCP Cloud Architect certification tests your knowledge of the google cloud product set and also common sense architectural scenarios. Raphael introduces us to the wide world of GCP certification and describes all the resources available to become certified and prove
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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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vSphere 6.5 RESTful APIs with Kyle Ruddy (@kmruddy)

Kyle Ruddy reviews the RESTful APIs available with vSphere 6.5 *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 to better their carreers by
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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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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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Mock Job Interview with Rebecca Fitzhugh (RebeccaFitzhugh) and Thom Greene (@tbgree00)

Interviewing for a job is tough. It’s the equivalent of deciding if you want to get married during the first date. In this episode, Rebecca Fitzhugh (mock) interviews Thom Greene to help you understand interviewing strategies. Mock Interview Video *About vBrownBag* https://vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we
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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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VMware vSAN 6.6 Deep Dive with Jase McCarty (@jasemccarty) #vBrownBag

Jase McCarty dives into the nerd nobs of vSAN 6.6 in this deep dive episode. VMware vSAN 6.6 Video *About 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 to better their carreers by educating. Most
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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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