Tech Focus - Through 2020 and 2021 businesses have had to adapt at pace which has left some gaps in performance, usability and security. However VMware are at hand to make sure businesses can close up these gaps quickly and easily.VMware Anywhe

Digital Workspace in 2021

Mar 25th, 2021 32m 24s

As an enabler of remote working, the digital workspace was the saviour of business in 2020 allowing businesses to keep operating and employees working. As the dust settles and organisations look forward to a world of flexible working, how can t

IT Security Priorities for 2021

Nov 27th, 2020 30m 2s

Secure to the Core with Menlo Security - Menlo Securitys Tom McVey explains what he believes to be the greatest security risks to organisations right now, how best to resolve them and how Xtravirt and Menlo’s partnership together can deliver be

Risk and Compliance in the Hybrid Cloud

Jul 15th, 2020 26m 20s

Actionable Insights for VMware and AWS - Every day software patches are released, new security risks are identified and vendor recommendations are updated with the expectation that business and IT stay on top of all these changes. But how do yo

Beyond IT Lifecycle Management in a Cloud Era

Jun 24th, 2020 17m 41s

Lifecycle management is an area that all businesses need to think about and plan for, and knowing what you manage and who manages it, structuring your plans to assign responsibility and achieving continuous development and improvement is extrem

The New Business as Usual

May 27th, 2020 40m 13s

In this very topical and timely podcast we are joined by Xtravirt Strategic Services Director, Robin Gardner. As an experienced CTO in change management and instrumental in a number of large scale infrastructure and virtualisation programmes, R

Supercharging VMware Cloud on AWS

Apr 15th, 2020 28m 18s

For this episode of Cloud Insiders we are returning to the rich world of VMware Cloud on AWS but this time we are looking at this cloud solution from an Amazon Web Services (AWS) point of view. We are joined by Chris Porter, a Specialist Soluti

VMware Workspace ONE

Mar 4th, 2020 18m 6s

Driving Innovative Employee Experiences - In this podcast from Cloud Insiders, VMware’s Workspace ONE is put under the spotlight. Digital workspace and EUC expert Curtis Brown provides answers to questions such as:What is VMware Workspace ONE?W

Rebooting Environments

Feb 5th, 2020 1h 4m

We are living in an age of increasing pressures on the environment and numerous social and economic challenges. Everyone is talking about sustainability, reducing emissions, recycling, re-using and becoming carbon neutral. But what does all thi

VMware Cloud on AWS

Jan 8th, 2020 28m 59s

This podcast takes a closer look at VMware Cloud on AWS from a consultants point of view. Having rolled up his sleeves and got under the bonnet of VMware Cloud on AWS, Xtravirt consultant, James Kilby, explains how his own views and opinions of

Application Transformation

Dec 17th, 2019 28m 1s

Application transformation, containers, Docker, Kubernetes – how are these enabling busineses?In this episode, Elton Stoneman (Docker architect, Pluralsight author, Microsoft MVP) takes us on a journey of understanding on what application trans

VMware vRealize Automation 8

Nov 27th, 2019 21m 19s

Automation has come a long way from the days of pen and paper, flowcharts, code and scripts, and now with the release of VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) 8 it’s moved to another level. Easy to deploy, streamlined, user friendly and faster – in

VMware Service-Defined Firewall

Oct 22nd, 2019 20m 28s

In February 2019 at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, VMware announced the launch of a new solution based on VMware’s NSX and AppDefense products called “VMware Service-Defined Firewall”. We’re joined in this podcast by Xtravirt Lea

The Rise of NSX

Sep 25th, 2019 34m 25s

The networking and security challenges of the modern enterprise are evolving fast, but are enterprises keeping on top of the threats? How can solutions like VMware NSX help enterprises to protect their networks? Looking ahead, what do those at

VMware NSX-T

Jul 24th, 2019 21m 52s

Break out of the data centre and into the cloud with VMware's latest Network Virtualisation offering NSX-T. Also known as VMware NSX Data Center, NSX-T delivers virtualised networking and security entirely in software making it a key pillar of

Data Availability

Jun 19th, 2019 21m 12s

Data back up and protection is essential to an organisation and ensures data is always available and managed. But once backed up, how confident are you that it can be restored?In this episode we talk to Xtravirt Senior Consultant and Veeam Vang

Analytics and Monitoring

Apr 3rd, 2019 17m 29s

IT has become an essential part of business and driving business success. In order to ensure effective IT operations and management, IT teams need to keep their finger on the pulse - this is where monitoring comes in. In this episode, Aylin Sal

VMware vRealize Operations

Feb 19th, 2019 13m 41s

How do you know if your infrastructure is working if you’re not monitoring it?This podcast is a Tech Focus on VMware vRealize® Operations™ - VMware’s operations management and monitoring product. In this episode, Xtravirt Senior Consultant Simo

VMworld Europe 2018 Special

Nov 19th, 2018 9m 54s

This podcast features a report on VMworld Europe 2018 from Gavin Jolliffe, CEO, Xtravirt. Xtravirt are VMware’s Global Services Partner of the Year and Gavin joined VMware on the VMworld stage for the General Partner Session. Hear how VMware ar

Docker

Oct 16th, 2018 7m 29s

In this Cloud Insiders episode, a Tech Focus on Docker - a tool designed to make it easier to create, deploy and run applications by using containers. Find out what containers are, why organisations are using them and why Docker is the most po

AppDefense

Sep 18th, 2018 8m 2s

In this episode, Cloud Insiders host Stuart Robinson talks to Xtravirt Senior Consultant Steve Wood about VMware® AppDefense - a datacentre endpoint security product that protects applications running in virtualised environments.Listen in to fi

Behind Automation

Aug 14th, 2018 35m 1s

In this podcast, Paul Davey and Sam Perrin from Xtravirt’s Cloud Automation Practice discuss automation, sharing their insight and learnings from having worked on dozens of automation projects.This episode outlines:What is automation?The common

VMware OS Optimization Tool

Jul 31st, 2018 10m 34s

In this episode of Cloud Insiders Tech Focus, we are looking at the VMware OS Optimization Tool with Xtravirt's Curtis Brown. Find out how you could be saving time and optimizing with this free tool. A product of a VMware fling, this is essenti

Managing Public Key Infrastructure

Jul 17th, 2018 28m 51s

In this podcast episode, Xtravirt Senior Consultant Matthew Tupper shares some of his learnings from helping many organisations to better manage their PKI environment. Tune in to find out:What is public key infrastructure and how does it work?W

Power vRA Module

Jun 12th, 2018 11m 20s

In this special Tech Focus podcast from Cloud Insiders, we speak to Jonathan Medd, co-creator of PowervRA – a PowerShell module for managing VMware vRealize automation. Jonathan created this tool, because in his role as a consultant, he kept en