2GT Tech Chats
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings2GT Tech Chats 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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The Case for Open Source Hypervisors with Special Guest Tom Lawrence
March 07, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBIn 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 #vmware and other closed-source hypervisors available today. We touch on #XCP-ng and #Proxmox, their viability in business, the #homelab, whether a Broadcom-style takeover could happen to them, and much more! A very special thank you to Tom Lawrence for ta...
Life After VMware
February 05, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWelcome 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 beginning of the pods, followed by our deep-dive topic. This month's podcast is all about 'Life after VMware', where we talk about options and discuss the realities of moving to a different hypervisor for your #homelab and/or business! Visit our websi...
VMware by Broadcom
December 23, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThis 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 end of Carbon Black, and VMware's EUC (End-user compute) products like Horizon VDI. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT 2GT! LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024! **Join this channel to get access to perks!** 😁 https://youtube.com/@2guystek/join **FIND ALL THINGS ...
VMware by Broadcom - Tech Chats
December 23, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThis 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 end of Carbon Black, and VMware's EUC (End-user compute) products like Horizon VDI. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT 2GT! LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024! **Join this channel to get access to perks!** 😁 https://youtube.com/@2guystek/join **FIND ALL THINGS ...
A Day in the Life of: Senior Security Engineer
November 07, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBThis 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! Also, if you enjoyed this particular episode, please let us know! We can make it a regular thing to interview other technology professionals to learn more about their work and what it's like! #security Would you rather watch the video podcast? Find it here...
Taking your #Homelab to Production - Tech Chats
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBThe 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 state! Would you rather watch the video podcast? Find it here: https://youtu.be/db-fY5xAuWg **Join this channel to get access to perks!** 😁 https://youtube.com/@2guystek/join **FIND ALL THINGS 2GT ON OUR WEBSITE** 💻 https://2guystek.tv/ **GET SOCI...
Your company is spying on you! - Tech Chats
September 11, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBRich 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 employees. These days, practically every security tool provides a glimpse into user behavior. We'll talk about EDRs like Crowdstrike, micro-segmentation tools, and Microsoft and their 'gentler approach' to spying on employees. Would you rather watch the vi...
Are homelabs as we know it going away? - Tech Chats
August 14, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIt'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 a member!** 😁 https://youtube.com/@2guystek/join **FIND ALL THINGS 2GT ON OUR WEBSITE** 💻 https://2guystek.tv/ **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Join our Discord server! It's a great way to chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S **Please consider ...
Backup and Disaster Recovery - Tech Chats
July 06, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn 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!** 😁 https://youtube.com/@2guystek/join **FIND ALL THINGS 2GT ON OUR WEBSITE** 💻 https://2guystek.tv/ **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Join our Discord server! It's a great way to chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S **Please consider subscribin...
Datacenter and Homelab Mixed Bag Pt2 - Tech Chats
May 08, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis 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 infrastructure for business and in the #homelab. This show is all about the different server, network, firewall, and data center hardware we've had experience with, what we think about them, what we liked, and what we didn't! **IF YOU'D RATHER LISTEN TO...
Datacenter and Homelab Mixed Bag Pt1 - Tech Chats
April 18, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBThis 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 server, network, firewall, and data center hardware we've had experience with, what we think about them, what we liked, and what we didn't! **THIS IS ONLY PART ONE DUE TO THE RUNTIME! BE SURE TO WATCH FOR THE NEXT PART NEXT MONTH!** **IF YOU'D RATHER LIS...
Let's talk about ESXi and vCenter! - Tech Chats
March 20, 2023 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBRich and Branden are pretty big fanboys of #vmware #esxi, and this podcast is about ESXi and vCenter. Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!
Section 230 and potential changes to the Internet as we know it? - Tech Chats
February 27, 2023 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn 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 currently in front of the US Supreme Court that could change the Internet as we know it. Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!
AI is the future, right? - Tech Chats
January 30, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this tech chat, we're talking about Artificial Intelligence! We'll cover ChatGPT, Dall-e, and AI art and talk about the MOISES music app. We'd love to hear what you think, so let us know and please rate our podcast! Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - February 11th, 2022 - S02E03
February 15, 2022 01:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this week's hangout we talk about changes in our #homelabs, Jon's new home network build, #Intel getting into #CryptoMining (yes, really), Where Elon's Tesla Roadster is 4 years after it's launch - it's it's anniversary, MSI's absolutely ridiculous $2,100 motherboard, #AMD's Ryzen 7000 announcement, and so much more!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - February 4th, 2022 - S02E01
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this podcast: Backblaze tells us which drives the the most reliable in 2021, Tesla sells Karaoke mics for Chinese Tesla owners, The world's best Guitar Hero player is a fake, Sony buys Bungie, and we get a look at the back of the PCB of the Intel Arc 'Alchemist' GPU!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - February 4th, 2022 - S02E02
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this podcast: Backblaze tells us which drives the the most reliable in 2021, Tesla sells Karaoke mics for Chinese Tesla owners, The world's best Guitar Hero player is a fake, Sony buys Bungie, and we get a look at the back of the PCB of the Intel Arc 'Alchemist' GPU!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - January 28th, 2022 - S02E01
January 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBWelcome to 2022 and the first episode of season 2 of our show-turned podcast! In this episode we talked about: @Elonjet owner gets contacted by Elon Musk Microsoft Azure DDoS fends of the largest DDoS attack to date Steam Lunar New years sales is on! VMware finally re-releases vSphere 7U3 Branden talks about cool stuff from CES (yes, we know it was a while ago) And more! Good to be back! HAPPY NEW YEAR YA'LL!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - December 10th, 2021 S01E11
December 15, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBSorry it's late folks, Rich is terrible at doing things on time it seems. In this video we talk about human-looking robots, Log4j and the Internet on fire, PUBG going free to play, and the guy's catch-up on the most recent video release.
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - December 3rd, 2021 S01E10
December 06, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWe're back! This week Jon and Rich catch up on what's been going on and talk about the Ubiquiti inside job hacker, the possibility we might see 4000-series Nvidia cards sooner than expected, A donut-shaped drone that costs waaay more than it should, and the possibility of an all-glass iPhone!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - November 12th, 2021 S01E09
November 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIn this week's show we talk about MSI's Z690 GODLIKE MEGA-BOARD, Visio makes more on on ad sales in their TVs than the TVs they sell, Microsoft engineer salary 'leak', Steamdeck is delayed, and so much more!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - November 5th, 2021 S01E08
November 07, 2021 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWe're back this week with MOAR hangout! In this pod we talk about EVGA's stolen GPUs, Intel Alder Lake CPU launch, and more!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - October 22nd, 2021 S01E07
October 25, 2021 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this episode Branden and Rich talk about the new Apple M1 Pro and M1 MAX, the cost of DDR5 RAM, maybe we know how much the new Intel GPUs will cost and more!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! - October 15th, 2021 S01E06
October 18, 2021 02:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week we talk about William Shatner's trip to space, Call of Duty's new anti-cheat software, Alienware's ugly ass chair, Windows 11 still sucks on (older) AMD chips, and so much more!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! Oct 8th 2021 S01E05
October 10, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBWelcome to Friday! In this episode Rich talks about the Khazak who's willing to trade a Russian space shuttle for a specific human skull, Facebook going offline, Valve's torn apart their Steam Deck for everyone to see, and SO MUCH MORE!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! Oct 1st 2021 S01E04
October 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBIt's the start of October! Welcome to SPOOPY season! (Seriously, BK hates when Rich says that). In this show Rich challenges Jon and Branden to guess the sounds from video games from the past. We talk about Amazon's little robot dog, Asus and Noctua's overpriced GPU collaboration, the James Webb telescope, and so much more!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! Sept 24th 2021 S01E03
September 26, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBWelcome to our 3rd podcast! In this video we catch up with Jon after his time off, we talk about the Billi Eilish Amazon echo, Captain Kirk is going to space, Ikea selling Asus ROG furniture, 30TB HDDs, and SO MUCH MORE!
2GT Friday Hangout Live! Sept 18th 2021 S01E02
September 19, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode: IT Supervisor mining bitcoin on the taxpayer's dime, Rumors: AMD's got new GPUs coming 2nd half of 2022, Apple drops some new hardware, we talk about Jensen Huang being in Time magazine!
2GT Friday Hangout Live Podcast Edition S01E01
September 13, 2021 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBThis is our first podcast, how 'bout that?! This is the live show that aired Friday September 10th, 2021. Here are some highlights: Rich loses his editing drive, almost quits YouTube Jon builds his very own mechanical keyboard We released a video on how to install pfSense yourself: https://youtu.be/CmEYf1W3EqQ We talk about Apple vs. Epic and the wins and losses We talk about Tesla's patent to use frick'in lasers to blast bird poop off your windshield We talk about widescreen and Diablo 2 r...