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December 17, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S7|Ep2: FlexPod 101

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In this episode, Emad Younis (@Emad_Younis) and Melissa Palmer (@vmiss33) give us the highlights of the FlexPod solution, from the parts to the implementation, with plenty of real world examples. This is Engineers Unplugged, where technologists talk to each other the way they know best, with a whiteboard. The rules are simple: Episodes will publish weekly […]

December 9, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S7|Ep1: SAP HANA 101

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In this episode of Engineers Unplugged, Tony Harvey (@tonyknowspower) and Craig Sullivan (@craigsullivan70) discuss the role of storage in SAP HANA. How does big data impact you? Watch and learn.   This is Engineers Unplugged, where technologists talk to each other the way they know best, with a whiteboard. The rules are simple: Episodes will publish […]

November 12, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep15: DevOps Defined (Goat Edition)

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In this Season Finale of Engineers Unplugged, Joe Onisick (@jonisick) and Michael Ducy (@mfdii) discuss GoatOps. Yes, you read that right. What is GoatOps? What does this have to do with DevOps? This is all about process and the necessary changes to make Enterprise workflow flow in modern IT. This is a can’t-miss episode! This […]

October 29, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep14: Policy-Based Management and VVols

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In this episode of Engineers Unplugged, Nick Howell (@datacenterdude) and Gabriel Chapman (@bacon_is_king) discuss policy-based management and VVOLs. This is a storage deep-dive for the modern age, don’t miss it! Not only has storage evolved, so have the unicorns. This is Engineers Unplugged, where technologists talk to each other the way they know best, with a […]

October 22, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep13: #OpenStack and Cinder

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In this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged, John Griffith (@jdg_8) and Kenneth Hui (@hui_kenneth) discuss Cinder–a way to abstract and give you block storage services inside of OpenStack. Great info with practical applications in this second of our series on OpenStack leading up to OpenStack Summit in Paris. And let there be whiteboards and unicorns! […]

October 8, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep12: OpenStack the Project, the Product, and the Service

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Curious about OpenStack? Don’t miss this episode of Engineers Unplugged, where Kenneth Hui (@hui_kenneth) and Gabriel Chapman (@bacon_is_king) explain the difference between OpenStack the project, product, and service using bacon as an analogy. Don’t watch hungry. Cue the unicorns. **Want to be Internet Famous? Act now! Join us for our next shoot: VMworld Barcelona. Tweet […]

October 6, 2014

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Call for #CiscoChampion(s) Nominations 2015!

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Perhaps you’ve seen the shirts. Maybe you’ve joined in or listened to an episode of Cisco Champion Radio. Or maybe you can not resist learning new things and having access to experts in your area of technical expertise.   No matter the reason, if you are curious about the Cisco Champion program, now is the […]

October 1, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep11: #UCSGrandSlam from Admin View

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In this week's episode of Engineers Unplugged, Roving Reporter Lauren Malhoit (@malhoit) talks to Adam Eckerle (@eck79) about #UCSGrandSlam and UCS as a platform. Great view of the tech from...

September 25, 2014

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#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep10: Enterprise Cloud

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In this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged, Intel’s Damion Desai and Cisco’s Frank D’Agostino  (@fdagosti) discuss cloud in the enterprise with the challenges modern applications bring. Don’t miss it! **Want to be Internet Famous? Join us for our next shoot: VMworld Barcelona. Tweet me @CommsNinja!** This is Engineers Unplugged, where technologists talk to each other the […]