Episodes

In this episode I talk with Nathan Golden , Owner at Managecast Technologies. Managecast are 100% focused around the cloud backup, disaster recovery and business continuity space, managing over 1 Petabyte of customer data and have customers across virtually every industry vertical. Nathan and I talk about how Managecast pivoted away from IT consultancy to help their customers improve their data protection strategies. Along the way, the decision to specialise in backups paid dividends as Nathan w...

In this episode I talk with Giles Sirett , CEO and Founder at ShapeBlue. ShapeBlue is the largest independent integrator of CloudStack technologies globally. They design and build complex cloud, network and storage infrastructure with globally leading skills in Apache CloudStack. Their technical team are all active contributors to the Apache CloudStack project and a good percentage are also project committers. Giles and I talk about how ShapeBlue provides consulting, integration, training and in...

In this episode I talk with David Siles , CEO at VOYR. VOYR is one of the first decentralized content platforms for creators, artists, musicians, celebrities, and fans. It integrates blockchain functionality into a comprehensive ecosystem with unique interactive features and monetizing tools for the creators. Dave and I talk about the ability to tap into the innovative new world of decentralized finance (DeFI), Web3 and the Binance SmartChain where the $VOYRME token is available. This new world ...

In this episode I talk with Haseeb Budhani , Co-Founder and CEO at Rafay . Rafay enables developers to automate the distribution, operations, scaling and lifecycle management of containerized microservices across public and private clouds, and service provider networks. Rafay’s Managed Kubernetes platform is built around foundational elements that together deliver an optimal abstraction layer across disparate infrastructure, making it easy for developers to scale and operate applications across ...

In this episode I talk with Guy C. Holmes , President and CEO at Tape Ark . Tape Ark pride themselves on being the global experts in Tape to Cloud Migration. Guy and I talk about how he saw an opportunity with the early emergence of cloud computing to drive an innovative approach to data storage and management, which would enable organizations to liberate their data from legacy media to the cloud en masse. This is a fascinating discussion around global data that was locked away in tape (and pape...

In this episode I talk with Paul Butcher , Co-Founder at HostedBizz . HostedBizz is a 100% Canadian-based and 100% Canadian-hosted integrated technology service provider. Born out of a need to offer VDI, they now offer managed services spanning Infrastructure, Backup, DR, Storage as a Service and more. Paul and I talk about how HostedBizz removes the burden of technology management and reduces cost of ownership to a predictable monthly expense turning your technology costs into investments. They...

In this episode I talk with Jeff Denworth , Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder at VAST Data . VAST Data is a software company bringing an end to complex storage tiering and unlocking the ability to use flash across the enterprise. Jeff and I talk about how VAST Data is a radically different architecture built upon disaggregation and shared everything compute and storage leveraging containers, Optane 3D Xpoint-based memory, NVMe-OF and QLC based SSDs for fast storage no matter what the worklo...

In this episode I talk with Clinton Keeler , Chief Technology Officer and Co-Found at Zella DC . Zella DC is a next-generation datacenter provider disrupting traditional server rooms and enabling the Edge. Born from the need to service challenging remote sites plus solving the problems related with the explosion of data at the edge, Zella DC offer micro datacentres that replace traditional onsite facilities. Clinton and I talk about how Zella DC's Micro Data centers are built for high levels of ...

In this episode I talk with Brad Bastow , Chief Operating Officer at AUCloud . AUCloud provides highly secure, standards based, sovereign cloud IaaS to Australian Government and Critical National Industry communities. This includes Federal, State and Local Governments and CNI organisations such as telecommunications, electricity, energy, financial services and similar utility providers. With high levels of certified services hosted out of IRAP rated facilities, I talk with Brad about how AUCloud...

In this episode I talk with William Bell , EVP of Products at PhoenixNAP. PhoenixNAP was evolved from the need to consolidate network connectivity and offer colocation and cloud to Phoenix. From there it grew world wide by offering scalable, secure, and reliable, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. PhoenixNAP uses a custom portal and their own set of APIs to enable the rapid creation of cloud services. Strong in IaaS, Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service, I talk with William about...

In this episode I talk with Sirish Raghuram , , CEO and Co-Founder at Platform9. Platform9 provides SaaS based Managed Kubernetes, Openstack and Serverless for public, private and edge platforms. They deliver cloud-native technologies with SaaS simplicity that are easy to install, operate and scale, while supporting broad cloud capabilities that run on any infrastructure. Sirish and I talk about his early days working as one of the early VMware Engineers and how the paradigm of what cloud was li...

In this episode I talk with Hamish Tedeschi , CEO and Founder at Mechanical Rock . Mechanical Rock's mission is to deliver better software, faster while helping clients transform the way they deliver. Their methodology is based on DevOps, modern code-driven infrastructure and test first development. DevOps is what they do. Hamish and I talk about what DevOps really is all about and how he saw a space in the market around modern application development focused on public cloud platforms and a do e...

In this episode I talk with Justin Thomas , Managing Director and Founder of DCTwo . DCTwo offer world class cloud and hosting services, delivered from their own custom designing and built datacentres. They have recently had a successful IPO on the Australian Stock Market and have started making waves in the Modular, eco-friendly renewable DC space. Through partners and resellers they offer a suite of managed and vertically integrated cloud services delivered from their datacentres. Justin is ve...

In this episode I talk with Tim Davis , Developer Advocate at env0 . env0 does awesome stuff with awesome automation tools! They develop a SaaS based Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management platform that helps businesses master cloud infrastructure with environment provisioning, cloud governance, and workflow tools. Tim and I discuss how the env0 platform is the first cloud management platform built to enable self-service with complete governance and cost control while offering separation and co...

In this episode I talk with Samira Tollo , Chief Technology Officer at Elbaite . Elbaite do crypto different! They are the worlds most advanced and comprehensive P2P digital assets marketplace, allowing buyers and sellers to trade without ever risking their cryptocurrency with a central exchange wallet. Samira and I talk about how inherent mistrust in current Crypto Exchange platforms drove Elbaite to come up with a more secure way to trade digital currency... starting with Elbaite hosting no di...

In this episode I talk with Clint Wyckoff, Principal Tech Marketing Engineer at Nebulon. Nebulon is a recently out stealth startup redefining storage for Hybrid IT. The company is developing and providing a new and unique approach to storage. Clint and I talk about how their Cloud-Defined Storage looks to compete with SAN arrays and HCI and how a focus on APIs delivers a self-service, cloud managed, server-based approach to storage for critical applications. Nebulon was founded in 2018 with all...

In this episode I talk with Dirk Arends , President at Virtual Systems. Virtual Systems has evolved as a group of problem solvers, who believe in leaving the world better than we found it. While their first priority is creating a new standard for delivering great technology, they stand for more than that. Dirk and I talk about how Virtual Systems specialized in VDI and Application delivery in the early days and how having a Backup and Disaster Recovery plan has become something insurance compan...

In this episode, I chat with special return guest Ben Young as we talk about the first 16 episodes of Great Things with Great Tech. We talk about our episode highlights as well and the topics, trends and narratives discussed through the season. A big thankyou to all my guests who featured in the first 16 episodes and looking forward to returning in 2021! For now, have a listen to the wrap-up and make sure to catch-up with existing episodes. A reminder to subscribe to Great Things with Great Tech...

In this episode I talk with Jim Freeman , Head of Solutions at OnApp . OnApp provides a complete Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) software platform for hosting companies, cloud providers, managed service providers and telecoms companies. Service Providers can create a wide range of cloud, dedicated hosting, CDN, DNS and storage services on top of commodity datacenter infrastructure; automate them completely through a central control panel. Jim and I discuss the early days backing Xen as a com...

In this episode I talk with Liran Zvibel , Co-Founder and CEO at Weka. Weka has built the world's fastest parallel file system, designed to solve the performance challenges in AI deep learning and technical computing. WekaFS delivers high performance, low latency storage. Weka provides a seamless hybrid cloud solution between on-premises data centers and the public cloud. With customers in several high performance markets including autonomous vehicle AI training, genomics, financial modeling, ED...

In this episode I talk with Niraj Tolia , President, GM and Co-Founder at Kasten. Kasten simplifies the operational management of stateful cloud-native applications for Kubernetes. The K10 Platform for Kubernetes Backup and DR provides an enterprise operations teams an easy-to-use, scalable, and secure system for backup/restore, disaster recovery, and mobility of Kubernetes applications. Niraj and I talk through the brief but eventful history of Kasten leading up to and beyond the Veeam acquisit...

In this episode I talk with Alan Zurakowski , CEO at HyAlto. HyAlto delivers a revenue focused Cloud Management Platform designed for MSPs and CSPs focusing on VMware IaaS and BaaS platforms. Those in the VMware Service Provider space might remember them as AirVM who were an early innovator in the cloud market in 2008, delivering a white-label, IAAS cloud platform for resellers. As demand for cloud services grew, a strong pivot took place to developing SaaS based software to enable service provi...

In this episode I talk with Yves Sandfort , CEO and co-founder at comdivision. comdivision have built a strong reputation over the past 25 years as a leading Professional Services company, spanning architecture, design, implementation as well as education and enablement primarily with VMware Technologies. They enable enterprises and service providers to do great things with great technology with a strong focus on emerging technologies. Yves and I talk about current industry trends such as intrin...

In this episode I talk with Brad Jervis , Senior Cloud Architect at OffsiteDataSync (ODS). OffsiteDataSync is a leading cloud services provider, recognized as a global provider of highly available and secure cloud data protection solutions, including Infrastructure (IaaS) , Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) and Backup (BaaS) . Brad an I talk about how the company was founded for break/fix but quickly filled a growing niche in becoming one of the first true backup and DR focused providers. Technology and...