Engaging and Informative
Industry analysis, career advice, and in-depth tech guides. Come for the tacos, stay for the content.

Engaging and Informative
Industry analysis, career advice, and in-depth tech guides. Come for the tacos, stay for the content.

Engaging and Informative
Industry analysis, career advice, and in-depth tech guides. Come for the tacos, stay for the content.

TerraformTuesday
Terraform Basics: Input Variables
https://youtu.be/2f65JhfYmIo Getting information into Terraform is as simple as Input Variables. But Input Variables are not as simple as they first seem. In this video we'll take a look a syntax, referrals, scoping, and more with another installment of Terraform...
Using Checkov with Terraform and Azure DevOps
https://youtu.be/7wbhs7PFdoA Checkov is a static code analysis tool intended to work on Infrastructure as Code languages. One of the supported languages is Terraform! In this video we add Checkov to our existing Azure DevOps pipeline to analyze both the Terraform...
HashiCorpVault
Vault Certification: Vault API
https://youtu.be/Ur2cZBaC1gw Time to tackle some basics with the Vault API using our good friend curl. We are going to review how to authenticate, access a vault secret, and navigate the API in general.
Vault Certification: Vault Architecture – Part 1
https://youtu.be/n2aqUcAA51E Time to get into the internal guts of HashiCorp Vault by discussing its architecture. This is going to be the first of several videos on the objective. We're going to start with how data is encrypted in Vault, and...
TechAnalysis
Commvault and Kubernetes – Tech Field Day 22
https://youtu.be/fharpflP__M I was a delegate for Tech Field Day 22 going December 9th through the 11th of 2020. Commvault was the first presenter of the event, and they came out swinging for the fences. We looked at the updated Commvault...
Veeam Loves Mobility
https://youtu.be/TDuTGO1ICJo I was a delegate for Tech Field Day 22 going December 9th through the 11th of 2020. Veeam presented on December10th, and there was a focus on disaster recover and mobility. I found the mobility conversation really interesting. What...
ProfessionalDevelopment
Certified Kubernetes Administrator Planning
https://youtu.be/DofGvFE87xU The best way to motivate myself is to set a goal or a date and plan towards it. It worked for my first marathon, my first half iron man, and most of the certifications I've achieved. Now I've signed...
Pick Your Poison (Choose Wisely)
https://youtu.be/Z0BMYhAk2Mw When you start to create technical content, it's usually spurred on by an issue you encountered or a discovery you want to share. You're feeling passionate about the tech, for better or worse. The best content out there is...
BestCareerAdvice
Best Career Advice Ever with Keith Townsend
https://youtu.be/XQycZ87W0eU Keith Townsend joins me today to share what the best career advice he ever got was and how it changed his life. Keith's BCAE moments? It takes 10 years to get 10 years of career experienceYou don't like managementRemove...
Best Career Advice Ever with Jeremy Morgan
https://youtu.be/vj_-Ojb03AE Jeremy Morgan joins me today to share his three H's of career advancement: stay hungry, stay honest, and stay humble.
HomeLabbing
Home Lab Network Upgrade
https://youtu.be/IVJJD4LN_s8 After setting up my new lab gear, I discovered that my wireless router wasn't able to handle VLANs and NAT-P for the lab networks. Total bummer! That meant it was time to upgrade to a new router and get...
What is PXE Boot?
https://youtu.be/az1bNFxyoDc Let's talk about PXE booting! Before we set anything up, it's important to get a grasp on the fundamentals. In this video I am going to cover DHCP, the DORA process, and how PXE and TFTP fit into the...
ThursdaysOnTheEdge
Planning My Home Lab
https://youtu.be/8GzOcTOZWEQ After doing a bunch of Raspberry Pi things, I've been consider what I want to do with my home lab and what I want to get out of it. Here's what I've come up with. Let me know what...
USB Boot on Raspberry Pi 4
https://youtu.be/DabpUBfeF0Y SD cards have a pretty high failure rate on Raspberry Pi's. The Raspberry Pi 4 recently started supporting boot from a USB mass media device. Here's a little tutorial on how to get started. FYI - the boot from...
TerraformTuesday
Terraform Basics: Input Variables
https://youtu.be/2f65JhfYmIo Getting information into Terraform is as simple as Input Variables. But Input Variables are not as simple as they first seem. In this...
Read moreUsing Checkov with Terraform and Azure DevOps
https://youtu.be/7wbhs7PFdoA Checkov is a static code analysis tool intended to work on Infrastructure as Code languages. One of the supported languages is Terraform! In...
Read moreHashiCorpVault
Vault Certification: Vault API
https://youtu.be/Ur2cZBaC1gw Time to tackle some basics with the Vault API using our good friend curl. We are going to review how to authenticate, access...
Read moreVault Certification: Vault Architecture – Part 1
https://youtu.be/n2aqUcAA51E Time to get into the internal guts of HashiCorp Vault by discussing its architecture. This is going to be the first of several...
Read moreTechAnalysis
Commvault and Kubernetes – Tech Field Day 22
https://youtu.be/fharpflP__M I was a delegate for Tech Field Day 22 going December 9th through the 11th of 2020. Commvault was the first presenter of...
Read moreVeeam Loves Mobility
https://youtu.be/TDuTGO1ICJo I was a delegate for Tech Field Day 22 going December 9th through the 11th of 2020. Veeam presented on December10th, and there...
Read moreProfessionalDevelopment
Certified Kubernetes Administrator Planning
https://youtu.be/DofGvFE87xU The best way to motivate myself is to set a goal or a date and plan towards it. It worked for my first...
Read morePick Your Poison (Choose Wisely)
https://youtu.be/Z0BMYhAk2Mw When you start to create technical content, it's usually spurred on by an issue you encountered or a discovery you want to share....
Read moreBestCareerAdvice
Best Career Advice Ever with Keith Townsend
https://youtu.be/XQycZ87W0eU Keith Townsend joins me today to share what the best career advice he ever got was and how it changed his life. Keith's...
Read moreBest Career Advice Ever with Jeremy Morgan
https://youtu.be/vj_-Ojb03AE Jeremy Morgan joins me today to share his three H's of career advancement: stay hungry, stay honest, and stay humble.
Read moreHomeLabbing
Home Lab Network Upgrade
https://youtu.be/IVJJD4LN_s8 After setting up my new lab gear, I discovered that my wireless router wasn't able to handle VLANs and NAT-P for the lab...
Read moreWhat is PXE Boot?
https://youtu.be/az1bNFxyoDc Let's talk about PXE booting! Before we set anything up, it's important to get a grasp on the fundamentals. In this video I...
Read moreThursdaysOnTheEdge
Planning My Home Lab
https://youtu.be/8GzOcTOZWEQ After doing a bunch of Raspberry Pi things, I've been consider what I want to do with my home lab and what I...
Read moreUSB Boot on Raspberry Pi 4
https://youtu.be/DabpUBfeF0Y SD cards have a pretty high failure rate on Raspberry Pi's. The Raspberry Pi 4 recently started supporting boot from a USB mass...
Read more