Episodes

  • Episode 24: IPO, Broadcom hijinks, and alternative hypervisors
    May 7 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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    34 mins
  • Shifts in workplaces and the value of certs
    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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    36 mins
  • Fiber-man to the rescue
    Mar 19 2024
    • Jim is visited by a West Virginian superhero
    • Ransomware groups are being taken down
    • Scams are abound

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    27 mins
  • Concluding Job Hunts, VMware, and 2023
    Dec 21 2023

    Topics:

    • Brian's joining Rubrik!!
      • https://knudt.net/2023/12/18/concluding-my-job-search/
    • Searching for jobs in 2023
      • https://knudt.net/2023/10/31/lessons-learned-from-a-layoff/ 
      • https://knudt.net/2023/12/20/wrapping-up-a-layoff-job-hunt/
    • The VMware/Broadcom acquisition closes
      • https://www.broadcom.com/blog/broadcom-announces-successful-acquisition-of-vmware 
    • Broadcom is already simplifying the VMware portfolio 
      • https://news.vmware.com/company/vmware-by-broadcom-business-transformation

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    33 mins
  • Getting On Track and Avoiding Career Derailments
    Dec 5 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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    33 mins
  • Ransomware and loathing in Las Vegas
    Sep 20 2023

    Topics:

    • MGM Ransomware
      • Caesar’s, too
      • https://cisoseries.com/cyber-security-headlines-caesars-mgm-attacks-weather-network-down-lockbit-dual-deployment/ 
      • https://www.engadget.com/hackers-claim-it-only-took-a-10-minute-phone-call-to-shutdown-mgm-resorts-143147493.html 
    • VMware/Broadcom
      • Oct 31
      • Layoff email - https://dataconomy.com/2023/09/15/vmware-leaked-email/#:~:text=VMware%20employees%20have%20found%20themselves,giant%20reaches%20its%20anticipated%20conclusion 
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    31 mins
  • We Don’t Edit Grievances (The one where we earn our Explicit Rating)
    Jul 7 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

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    43 mins
  • Episode 17: 99 Luftballoons
    Feb 27 2023

    Topics:

    • vExpert
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    • Looking for love in all the wrong AI
      • GPT oops
      • GPT Hutchins
      • Microsoft Love
      • Google faux pas
    • Balloons
      • Balloony!

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    29 mins