vBrownBag Build Day with Datrium

The last quarter of 2017 is going to be busy for the vBrownBag Build Day team. In November, we will be in Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley) at the offices of Datrium. Datrium is the pioneer of “Open Convergence” which aims to deliver the value of Hyperconverged without some of the scaling limitations of putting persistent storage
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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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“Meet the expert/author” interviews at #VMworld US 2017

Hi everyone! @arielsanchezmor here. Just wanted to report that the 2nd edition of “Focus on the expert” interviews recorded during VMworld US 2017 are now all uploaded and published in their own Youtube playlist! We were also able to get 4 authors who recently released books to tell us more about them! The list: Corey
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Alexa, tell me about my VMware with Cody De Arkland @codydearkland

Cody De Arkland talks about building integration for VMware with Amazon Echo using VMware’s APIs. Using Python, Flask, NodeJS, Echo Skills, and Visual Studio Code. Using Amazon Echo and VMware 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
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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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Pure Storage supports vBrownBag in the Schedule Builder

Today is a huge day for vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld. For the first time, our TechTalks are in the Content Catalog and the Schedule Builder application. The US sessions are live today. I would also like to welcome Pure Storage as a sponsor of the vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld US and EMEA. It is great
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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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