2GT Podcast
The 2GT podcast is a conversational podcast from 2GuysTek focused on a variety of #homelab, #selfhosting, and general #datacenter and #technology topics. We strive to get these out monthly, but you know...sometimes that's hard. Find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@2guystek
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Episodes
20 episodes
It's time for a Datacenter Mixed Bag!
Occasionally we like to just talk shop, after we cover the month's news. Lucky for you, this month is another one of our Datacenter Mixed Bag podcasts where Rich and Branden get together, talk about all things #datacenter, #homelab, #2GuysTek v...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:17:42
Can you de-Google, de-Apple, or de-Microsoft yourself or your business?
There has been a lot of talk on tech Youtube about De-”Google” or “De-Microsoft” yourself and your company. While we completely agree that you as a user or a business should have complete control over your data, we find that some of the solutio...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:03:45
The Crowdstrike Apocalypse, one last time.
This month's episode is dedicated to discussing Crowdstrike (yeah, we know—we promise this is the last one!) In this pod, Rich and Branden talk tech news and then dive deep into the Crowdstrke Falcon drama now that (most of) the dust has settle...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:00:12
When to Containerize and when to not in the homelab
In this episode of the 2GuysTek Tech Chats podcast, Rich and Branden dig through the news and then discuss containers in the homelab, why it's not always the right decision to containerize applications, and microservice versus monolithic archit...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:17:55
SPECIAL: A Discussion on SCALE Computing and the Future of Virtualization with CEO Jeff Ready!
I had the INCREDIBLE opportunity to sit down and chat with Jeff Ready, CEO and Co-founder of SCALE Computing about the business, their enterprise virtualization platform, HyperCore, and the future of virtualization. Jeff shares some fantastic i...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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45:32
Cloud Providers Should Provide All Security Tools For Free
In this month's Tech Chats Podcast, the guys cover the news. Rich rants about cloud providers like Azure and AWS not freely providing the security tools necessary to protect their customers and companies like Microsoft upselling security tools ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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57:54
The Double-edge Sword of Open Source Software
This month's Tech Chat podcast is all about the risks and benefits of open-source software. From the Red Hat and Redis licensing changes to the XZ backdoor attempt, there have been some pretty significant events in the open-source landscape, an...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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59:07
The Case for Open Source Hypervisors with Special Guest Tom Lawrence
In the post-vmware world we live in today, many people are evaluating where to turn next for their virtualization needs. In this video, I sat down with Tom Lawrence to discuss the viability of open-source hypervisors as an alternative to ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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44:14
Life After VMware
Welcome to our first podcast of 2024! (yes, it's a little late...that's my fault.) Anyway, we're changing up the podcast a bit in terms of format. That's right! We're trying something a little different! We've added a short news section to the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:21:08
VMware by Broadcom - Tech Chats
This month, Rich is doing the pod solo, Branden will be back next month! In this episode, Rich talks about the changes to VMware Broadcom has made, his thoughts and feelings on the switch from perpetual licensing to subscription, the potential ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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28:46
A Day in the Life of: Senior Security Engineer
This episode is all about what it's like being a Senior Security Engineer for a living. If you're interested in a career in #cybersecurity and want to know some of the inside scoop on what Rich does on a typical day, here's your chance! A...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:23
Taking your #Homelab to Production - Tech Chats
The genesis of this podcast came from a question posed by one of the members of our Discord server (you really should join it!) In this podcast, Rich and Branden talk about what it takes to elevate your #Homelab infrastructure to a production s...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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58:06
Your company is spying on you! - Tech Chats
Rich and Branden tackle companies' abilities to spy on their employees, the tools and methods at their disposal to spy, and the steps you can take to protect yourself. Gone are the days of needing specialized corporate spyware to monitor employ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:50
Are homelabs as we know it going away? - Tech Chats
It's time for another 2GT Tech Chats with Rich and Branden! In this podcast episode, we dive into the very real possibility that the homelab as we know it is going away in the very near future! **Consider supporting us by becoming ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:45
Backup and Disaster Recovery - Tech Chats
In this video pod Branden and Rich talk about backup and disaster recovery, what they're using at home and professionally, and how the channel protects and secures its data from disaster!**Join this channel to get access to perks!**...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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44:36
Datacenter and Homelab Mixed Bag Pt2 - Tech Chats
This is the second half of the Datacenter and Homelab Mixed Bag chat from last month! - This tech chat is all about data center hardware in the enterprise and in the homelab! Rich and Branden have spent a ton of professional time working on inf...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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40:39
Datacenter and Homelab Mixed Bag Pt1 - Tech Chats
This tech chat is all about data center hardware in the enterprise and in the homelab! Rich and Branden have spent a ton of professional time working on infrastructure for business and in the #homelab. This show is all about the different serve...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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45:01
Let's talk about ESXi and vCenter! - Tech Chats
Rich and Branden are pretty big fanboys of #vmware #esxi, and this podcast is about ESXi and vCenter.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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48:25
Section 230 and potential changes to the Internet as we know it? - Tech Chats
In this episode of the podcast, Rich and Branden talk about Section 320 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, its impact on the Internet as we know it today, and what would happen if it were to be repealed. There are big court cases ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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27:51