web01.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 04:02:58 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) DataCentric - Episodes Tagged with “Interview” https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/tags/interview Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis. en-us episodic Enterprise IT Trends and Technologies NAND Research Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis. no datacenter, technology, enterprise, IT, storage, servers, convergence, hyperconverged, infrastructure, HCI, composable infrastructure, enterprise compute, information technology, data, observability, cybersecurity, AI NAND Research datacentric@nand-research.com HCI & vSAN with VMWare's Lee Caswell https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/208 c772e4ba-ef17-40bd-8b1e-09e156a2afc5 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2020 NAND Research HCI continues to demonstrate exceptional growth, and there's no technology company doing more to fuel that growth than VMWare, with its leading VSAN solution. The face of VSAN for VMWare is Lee Caswell, and this week Lee joins Matt & Steve to talk about what's behind the growth of HCI as a technology, what's happening in that world today, and where it's all heading. 42:24 no <p>HCI has become a rare success story, a technology that continues to grow at 25-30% year-over-year. There isn't a technology company doing more to fuel that growth than VMware, with its leading vSAN solution. vSAN almost defines HCI, owning nearly 40% of the all HCI installations (with Nutanix hot on its heels with 27% of the market). </p> <p>The face of vSAN for VMware is Lee Caswell, and this week Lee joins Matt &amp; Steve to talk about what's behind the growth of HCI as a technology, what's happening in that world today, and where it's all heading. </p> <p>Lee talk with Matt &amp; Steve about what's behind the continued growth of HCI, why it's become nearly ubiquitous in the enterprise, and how the technology is evolving the serve the needs of the modern hybrid-multicloud world. </p> <p>Lee also shares his thoughts about the future of HCI. This is a great conversation -- don't miss it.</p> <p>Special Guest: Lee Caswell .</p> datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO HCI has become a rare success story, a technology that continues to grow at 25-30% year-over-year. There isn't a technology company doing more to fuel that growth than VMware, with its leading vSAN solution. vSAN almost defines HCI, owning nearly 40% of the all HCI installations (with Nutanix hot on its heels with 27% of the market).

The face of vSAN for VMware is Lee Caswell, and this week Lee joins Matt & Steve to talk about what's behind the growth of HCI as a technology, what's happening in that world today, and where it's all heading.

Lee talk with Matt & Steve about what's behind the continued growth of HCI, why it's become nearly ubiquitous in the enterprise, and how the technology is evolving the serve the needs of the modern hybrid-multicloud world.

Lee also shares his thoughts about the future of HCI. This is a great conversation -- don't miss it.

Special Guest: Lee Caswell .

]]> HCI has become a rare success story, a technology that continues to grow at 25-30% year-over-year. There isn't a technology company doing more to fuel that growth than VMware, with its leading vSAN solution. vSAN almost defines HCI, owning nearly 40% of the all HCI installations (with Nutanix hot on its heels with 27% of the market).

The face of vSAN for VMware is Lee Caswell, and this week Lee joins Matt & Steve to talk about what's behind the growth of HCI as a technology, what's happening in that world today, and where it's all heading.

Lee talk with Matt & Steve about what's behind the continued growth of HCI, why it's become nearly ubiquitous in the enterprise, and how the technology is evolving the serve the needs of the modern hybrid-multicloud world.

Lee also shares his thoughts about the future of HCI. This is a great conversation -- don't miss it.

Special Guest: Lee Caswell .

]]> Storage-made-Simple with IBM's Eric Herzog https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/204 245dcb63-3462-4221-a436-1b4d23928729 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:00 -0500 NAND Research full 2020 NAND Research On the heels of a big set of announcements from IBM Storage, Eric Herzog, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Worldwide Storage Channels for IBM, joins Moor Insights & Strategy senior technology analyst Steve McDowell for a conversation about what's new and different from IBM as the company both simplifies its non-mainframe storage offerings with top-to-bottom FlashSystem products, and continues its efforts to bring that simplicity to a hybrid-multicloud world. 14:25 no <p>On the heels of a big set of announcements from IBM Storage, Eric Herzog, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Worldwide Storage Channels for IBM, joins Moor Insights &amp; Strategy senior technology analyst Steve McDowell for a conversation about what's new and different from IBM as the company both simplifies its non-mainframe storage offerings with top-to-bottom FlashSystem products, and continues its efforts to bring that simplicity to a hybrid-multicloud world. </p> <p>Matt Kimball is away this week on special assignment. <br> Special Guest: Eric Herzog.</p> datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO On the heels of a big set of announcements from IBM Storage, Eric Herzog, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Worldwide Storage Channels for IBM, joins Moor Insights & Strategy senior technology analyst Steve McDowell for a conversation about what's new and different from IBM as the company both simplifies its non-mainframe storage offerings with top-to-bottom FlashSystem products, and continues its efforts to bring that simplicity to a hybrid-multicloud world.

Matt Kimball is away this week on special assignment.

Special Guest: Eric Herzog.

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]]> On the heels of a big set of announcements from IBM Storage, Eric Herzog, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Worldwide Storage Channels for IBM, joins Moor Insights & Strategy senior technology analyst Steve McDowell for a conversation about what's new and different from IBM as the company both simplifies its non-mainframe storage offerings with top-to-bottom FlashSystem products, and continues its efforts to bring that simplicity to a hybrid-multicloud world.

Matt Kimball is away this week on special assignment.

Special Guest: Eric Herzog.

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]]> Scale Computing CEO & Co-Founder Jeff Ready talks HCI https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/202 120ed853-cb5f-4913-9db1-fd115d0d614c Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:00:00 -0500 NAND Research full 2020 NAND Research Scale Computing is a pioneer in HCI (inventing, in fact, the very term). The company has just come off a record year demonstrating 90% growth. They also recently showed off a full HCI cluster running on an Intel NUC. Scale's CEO and Co-Founder Jeff Ready joins us on this episode of DataCentric. 24:55 no Scale Computing is a pioneer in HCI (inventing, in fact, the very term). The company has just come off a record year demonstrating 90% growth. They also recently showed off a full HCI cluster running on an Intel NUC. Scale's CEO and Co-Founder Jeff Ready joins us on this episode of DataCentric, where we talk about: The origins of Scale Computing, and HCI Where HCI fits into enteprise architecture Why HCI is a great fit for the edge, both as it exists today (ROBO, etc), as well as what will be enabled by 5G. What Scale Computing is doing differently in the world of HCI. Special Guest: Jeff Ready. datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO Scale Computing is a pioneer in HCI (inventing, in fact, the very term). The company has just come off a record year demonstrating 90% growth. They also recently showed off a full HCI cluster running on an Intel NUC. Scale's CEO and Co-Founder Jeff Ready joins us on this episode of DataCentric, where we talk about:

  • The origins of Scale Computing, and HCI
  • Where HCI fits into enteprise architecture
  • Why HCI is a great fit for the edge, both as it exists today (ROBO, etc), as well as what will be enabled by 5G.
  • What Scale Computing is doing differently in the world of HCI.

Special Guest: Jeff Ready.

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]]> Scale Computing is a pioneer in HCI (inventing, in fact, the very term). The company has just come off a record year demonstrating 90% growth. They also recently showed off a full HCI cluster running on an Intel NUC. Scale's CEO and Co-Founder Jeff Ready joins us on this episode of DataCentric, where we talk about:

  • The origins of Scale Computing, and HCI
  • Where HCI fits into enteprise architecture
  • Why HCI is a great fit for the edge, both as it exists today (ROBO, etc), as well as what will be enabled by 5G.
  • What Scale Computing is doing differently in the world of HCI.

Special Guest: Jeff Ready.

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]]> Live with Arm's Mohamed Awad, VP Infrastructure LOB https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/134 6b67b9c0-4d32-42dc-ab30-66d424cf270e Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:00:00 -0500 NAND Research full NAND Research Arm's Mohamed Awad, as VP in ARM's Infrastructure group, is front-and-center in their architecture's invasion into enterprise compute. Nearly every tier-1 OEM has an Arm server offering, every major public cloud vendor offers Arm instances, a Super Computer reference design was announced at SC19 this week, and Arm is finding itself ideally situated to play aggressively in the emerging edge-compute space. It's not about mobile processing anymore. Mohamed joins us to talk about what it all means, and where it's all going. 38:58 no Arm's Mohamed Awad, as VP in Arm's Infrastructure group, is front-and-center in their architecture's invasion into enterprise compute. Let's look at where ARM stands in the enterprise today: Nearly every tier-1 OEM has an Arm server offering Every major public cloud vendor offers Arm instances NVIDIA, Marvell, Fujitsu, &amp; Ampere jointed announced an Arm-based Super Computer reference platform at SC19 this week As we look forward towards a 5G-enabled edge, Arm is finding itself ideally situated to play aggressively in thatspace. It's not about mobile processing anymore. Mohamed joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell to talk about what it all means, and where it's all going. Special Guest: Mohamed Awad. datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO Arm's Mohamed Awad, as VP in Arm's Infrastructure group, is front-and-center in their architecture's invasion into enterprise compute. Let's look at where ARM stands in the enterprise today:

  • Nearly every tier-1 OEM has an Arm server offering
  • Every major public cloud vendor offers Arm instances
  • NVIDIA, Marvell, Fujitsu, & Ampere jointed announced an Arm-based Super Computer reference platform at SC19 this week

As we look forward towards a 5G-enabled edge, Arm is finding itself ideally situated to play aggressively in thatspace.

It's not about mobile processing anymore.

Mohamed joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell to talk about what it all means, and where it's all going.

Special Guest: Mohamed Awad.

]]> Arm's Mohamed Awad, as VP in Arm's Infrastructure group, is front-and-center in their architecture's invasion into enterprise compute. Let's look at where ARM stands in the enterprise today:

  • Nearly every tier-1 OEM has an Arm server offering
  • Every major public cloud vendor offers Arm instances
  • NVIDIA, Marvell, Fujitsu, & Ampere jointed announced an Arm-based Super Computer reference platform at SC19 this week

As we look forward towards a 5G-enabled edge, Arm is finding itself ideally situated to play aggressively in thatspace.

It's not about mobile processing anymore.

Mohamed joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell to talk about what it all means, and where it's all going.

Special Guest: Mohamed Awad.

]]> NetApp talks about Cloud Native, Containers, & HCI https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/131 ce8b2218-55ae-4250-894f-491ee8887603 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:00:00 -0500 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research NetApp is about more than just about on-prem enterprise storage. They are changing with the industry as it embraces HCI, Cloud Native, and Kubernetes as part of the Data Fabric. This is critical to the company's strategy. We had the chance to sit separately with NetApp's SVP & GM of Cloud Native (which includes its Kubernetes/Containers activity) Anthony Lye, as well as NetApp's Chief HCI Architect Adam Carter at the show to hear about how to think about each of those spaces. 36:32 no <p>NetApp is about more than just about on-prem enterprise storage. They are changing with the industry as it embraces HCI, Cloud Native, and Kubernetes as part of the Data Fabric. This is critical to the company's strategy. </p> <p>We had the chance to sit separately with NetApp's SVP &amp; GM of Cloud Native (which includes its Kubernetes/Containers activity) Anthony Lye to talk about how NetApp and its enterprise customers view that space, as well as how they are evolving from an "on-prem first" storage player into a multi-cloud and cloud-native solution. </p> <p>We also had a great conversation with NetApp's Chief HCI Architect Adam Carter at the show who talked about the philosophy behind NetApp's untraditional approach to HCI. </p> <p>This one is a great listen, and we owe a serious debt of graditude to both Anthony and Adam for making the time at a busy event, as well as the entire NetApp A/R and PR team who made it all happen. </p> <p>00:00 - 05:15 Matt &amp; Steve hit on some recent news &amp; travel, including Micron 3D XPoint and FujiFilm's IT Summit<br> 05:15 - 24:00 NetApp HCI with Adam Carter, as well as Matt &amp; Steve's post-interview discussion &amp; thoughts<br> 24:00 - 34:50 NetApp's Cloud Native and Container Strategy with NetApp GM and SVP Anthony Lye<br> 34:50 - 36:32 Wrapping Up Special Guests: Adam Carter and Anthony Lye.</p> datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO NetApp is about more than just about on-prem enterprise storage. They are changing with the industry as it embraces HCI, Cloud Native, and Kubernetes as part of the Data Fabric. This is critical to the company's strategy.

We had the chance to sit separately with NetApp's SVP & GM of Cloud Native (which includes its Kubernetes/Containers activity) Anthony Lye to talk about how NetApp and its enterprise customers view that space, as well as how they are evolving from an "on-prem first" storage player into a multi-cloud and cloud-native solution.

We also had a great conversation with NetApp's Chief HCI Architect Adam Carter at the show who talked about the philosophy behind NetApp's untraditional approach to HCI.

This one is a great listen, and we owe a serious debt of graditude to both Anthony and Adam for making the time at a busy event, as well as the entire NetApp A/R and PR team who made it all happen.

00:00 - 05:15 Matt & Steve hit on some recent news & travel, including Micron 3D XPoint and FujiFilm's IT Summit
05:15 - 24:00 NetApp HCI with Adam Carter, as well as Matt & Steve's post-interview discussion & thoughts
24:00 - 34:50 NetApp's Cloud Native and Container Strategy with NetApp GM and SVP Anthony Lye
34:50 - 36:32 Wrapping Up

Special Guests: Adam Carter and Anthony Lye.

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]]> NetApp is about more than just about on-prem enterprise storage. They are changing with the industry as it embraces HCI, Cloud Native, and Kubernetes as part of the Data Fabric. This is critical to the company's strategy.

We had the chance to sit separately with NetApp's SVP & GM of Cloud Native (which includes its Kubernetes/Containers activity) Anthony Lye to talk about how NetApp and its enterprise customers view that space, as well as how they are evolving from an "on-prem first" storage player into a multi-cloud and cloud-native solution.

We also had a great conversation with NetApp's Chief HCI Architect Adam Carter at the show who talked about the philosophy behind NetApp's untraditional approach to HCI.

This one is a great listen, and we owe a serious debt of graditude to both Anthony and Adam for making the time at a busy event, as well as the entire NetApp A/R and PR team who made it all happen.

00:00 - 05:15 Matt & Steve hit on some recent news & travel, including Micron 3D XPoint and FujiFilm's IT Summit
05:15 - 24:00 NetApp HCI with Adam Carter, as well as Matt & Steve's post-interview discussion & thoughts
24:00 - 34:50 NetApp's Cloud Native and Container Strategy with NetApp GM and SVP Anthony Lye
34:50 - 36:32 Wrapping Up

Special Guests: Adam Carter and Anthony Lye.

Links:

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