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vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we work in IT infrastructure and we help other people in the IT industry to better their careers through education. Most frequent activity is producing the vBrownBag podcast. vBrownBag also attends global conferences to produce TechTalks and theater sessions.

  1. 6D AGO · VIDEO

    Learn Infrastructure-as-Code [the FUN way] through Minecraft

    Join us for the final episode of 2025 as Mark Tinderholt (Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Azure, HashiCorp Ambassador, and author of "Mastering Terraform") teaches us Infrastructure as Code through Minecraft! If you've ever wanted to learn Terraform in a fun, visual way, this is the episode for you. Mark demonstrates how to use the Minecraft Terraform provider to build infrastructure in-game, making complex IaC concepts tangible and engaging. You'll see live demos of provisioning Minecraft resources, managing dependencies, handling state, and even importing existing structures into Terraform. This unique approach transforms abstract infrastructure concepts into something you can literally see and interact with—perfect for visual learners, educators, or anyone looking to make IaC training more engaging. Whether you're teaching your team Terraform or just want a creative way to understand infrastructure patterns, this episode shows you how gaming and cloud engineering can come together. Subscribe to vBrownBag for weekly tech education! ⸻ Timestamps 0:00 Welcome & Technical Difficulties 1:27 Last Episode of 2025! 4:41 Planning for 2026 5:37 Mark Tinderholt Joins 6:14 Introduction to Minecraft + Terraform 8:52 Why Use Minecraft for Teaching IaC? 12:35 Getting Started: Requirements & Setup 16:47 The Minecraft Terraform Provider 20:18 First Demo: Provisioning Basic Blocks 28:32 Managing State in Minecraft 35:41 Working with Dependencies 42:16 Advanced Patterns: For_each & Count 48:55 Importing Existing Structures 55:23 Real-World Applications & Teaching 1:00:17 Q&A: Provider Limitations & Features 1:05:24 Minecraft Level Building Tools Discussion 1:09:05 Final Giveaway & Wrap-Up How to find Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marktinderholt/ Links from the show: Marks repos: https://github.com/markti?tab=repositories Marks book: https://amzn.to/3N1rnuJ Mark's Ignite talk: https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/7fa5095f-9f65-46e3-9f82-9af6603ea903

  2. NOV 20 · VIDEO

    How to Build AI Agents with Strands

    Join Du'An Lightfoot, AI Developer at AWS, as he dives deep into building AI agents with the strands framework. In this technical walkthrough, Du'An demonstrates how to create custom AI coding assistants and multi-agent systems in just a few lines of code. Learn how agentic AI frameworks have evolved from basic function calling to sophisticated systems that can rival tools like Cursor and Cloud Code. Du'An shares practical examples, including building content pipelines, preprocessing systems, and even generating a book outline from his own YouTube content. Whether you're looking to automate workflows or build your own AI-powered tools, this session covers the frameworks and techniques you need to get started with AI agents. Perfect for developers, DevOps engineers, and anyone interested in leveraging AI to enhance their development workflow. Subscribe to vBrownBag for more community-driven tech education! ⸻ Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction & Welcome 6:43 - AI Tools Discussion & Current Usage 9:33 - Technical Background & Getting Started with Agents 15:00 - Introduction to Strands Framework 25:00 - Building Custom AI Agents Demo 40:00 - Multi-Agent Systems & Workflows 55:00 - Content Pipeline & Preprocessing Examples 1:05:00 - Book Generation Demo 1:10:00 - Q&A & Wrap Up How to find Du'An: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanlightfoot/ Links from the show: https://s12d.com/vbrownbag-2025 https://github.com/strands-agents/samples https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-bedrock-agentcore-samples https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk https://modelcontextprotocol.io/llms-full.txt https://openai.com/index/whisper/ https://github.com/openai/whisper

  3. NOV 11 · VIDEO

    KubeVirt for vSphere Admins with Eric Shanks

    Dive into KubeVirt with the vBrownBag crew and guest Eric Shanks! 🎤 Discover how vSphere admins can bridge their virtualization skills into Kubernetes, exploring practical architecture, live migration, and what it really takes to blend VMs and containers. Perfect for anyone facing VMware changes or curious about next-gen infrastructure. 💡🐧 Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome & Guest Intros 00:06:30 Why KubeVirt? Market Shifts & Motivation 00:15:00 KubeVirt Fundamentals for vSphere Admins 00:38:30 Storage and High Availability in Kubernetes 00:48:50 Live Migration Demo & Q&A Resources: https://kubevirt.io/ https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericshanks/ #KubeVirt #Kubernetes #vSphere #virtualization #cloudnative #DevOps #vBrownBag

  4. NOV 3 · VIDEO

    From Speech to Speech: A Tale about Amazon Nova Sonic

    In this week’s vBrownBag, Principal Software Engineer Dominik Wosiński takes us on a deep dive into Amazon Nova Sonic — AWS’s latest speech-to-speech AI model. Dominik explores how unified voice models like Nova Sonic are reshaping customer experience, DevOps workflows, and real-time AI interaction, with live demos showing just how natural machine-generated speech can sound. We cover what makes speech-to-speech difficult, how latency and turn-detection affect conversational design, and why this technology marks the next frontier for AI-driven customer support. Stick around for audience Q&A, live experiments, and insights on where AWS Bedrock and generative AI are headed next. 👉 Subscribe to vBrownBag for more weekly deep-dives with community experts and learn something new in cloud, DevOps, and AI every episode! ⸻ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro & catching up with Eric Wright 05:00 – Meet Dominik Wosiński & Halo Radius 06:15 – Why speech-to-speech matters 10:00 – Challenges with chatbots and customer experience 15:00 – Latency, realism, and the human connection 20:00 – Evolution of synthetic voices (“Jennifer” demo) 25:00 – Why speech is hard for computers 30:00 – Architecture of speech-to-speech systems 40:00 – Inside Amazon Nova Sonic 48:00 – AWS Bedrock integration & limitations 52:00 – Pricing, tokens, and performance 55:00 – Lessons learned from real customer projects 57:00 – Live demo of Nova Sonic in action 01:04:00 – Q&A and closing thoughts How to find Dom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-wosi%C5%84ski-b27535b7/

  5. OCT 24 · VIDEO

    OpenStack Demystified: A Practical Guide for VMware Admins with Damian Karlson

    Join the vBrownBag crew for an insightful session with guest (and host!) Damian Karlson as he breaks down OpenStack for VMware administrators. From Broadcom’s shake-up to cultural, operational, and technical migration differences, Damian offers a practical, grounded walk-through of what it means to move from VMware to OpenStack. ☕️ Chapters 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:07:10 – Why organizations are leaving VMware 00:20:45 – Technical differences 00:33:00 – Operational differences 00:43:30 – Culture shift and community resources Resources: https://www.openstack.org/vmware-migration-to-openstack/vmware-to-openstack-migration-guide https://www.openstack.org/coa/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/damiankarlson/ #OpenStack #VMware #OpenInfra #CloudMigration #vBrownBag

  6. OCT 22 · VIDEO

    Building FAST Channels with AWS MediaLive, MediaTailor, & MediaConvert

    Luis is an AWS Community Builder, CTO, and game developer! In this session, you'll learn how to build a live FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channel using AWS Elemental MediaLive. We'll walk through the end-to-end process: from ingest and transcoding, to dynamic ad insertion with MediaTailor and VOD integration via MediaConvert. This talk is perfect for engineers, architects, or media professionals looking to deliver scalable, serverless streaming solutions on AWS. 00:00 - Intro 04:50 - Building FAST Channels 06:20 - Key Concepts 18:10 - Architecture of the demo 21:00 - QRs for repo and player demo 22:25 - Building the demo live! 46:51 - Alternate Architectures 2 & 3 How to find Luis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-valdivia-humareda/ Luis' links: https://github.com/lvaldivia/vbrownbag2025

  7. SEP 30 · VIDEO

    AWS Heroes On Kiro

    Join an epic panel of AWS Heroes as they dive into their experiences with Kiro, the AI-powered IDE shaking up development workflows. From spec-driven coding to pricing discussions and game demos, this conversation mixes deep tech insights with fun moments. Whether curious about AI's impact on coding or just looking for some cloud community vibes, this session offers laughs, honest feedback, and expert viewpoints. 🎮💻🤖☁️ #AWSHeroes #Kiro #SpecDrivenDevelopment #CloudDev #TechTalk #vBrownBag Chapters 00:00 Welcome & AWS Heroes Introductions 08:00 Getting to Know Kiro 23:00 Spec-Driven Development Explained 35:00 Pricing Debate & Challenges 44:00 Multiplayer Voice-Controlled Game Demo 50:00 AI Coding Workflow & Feedback Loops 1:00:00 Wrap-Up & Future Thoughts on AI Coding Resources: https://kiro.dev/

  8. SEP 30 · VIDEO

    DevOps Without the "Oh, ****!" Moments with Shala Warner

    Ready to conquer DevOps fearlessly? Watch as Shala Werner walks through “DevOps Without the Oh, ****!” moments—sharing real-world stories, and her creative Terraproof sandbox for breaking things safely (without blowing up production)! Whether you're a seasoned engineer or just getting your feet wet, you’ll pick up new strategies and learn how to turn nerves into a superpower. Stick around for laughs, relatable tech tales, and some solid advice on experimenting and failing smart. 🦸‍♀️🛠️✨ #DevOps #Terraform #TechTalk #FailSafely #vBrownBag #Sandboxing Chapters 00:00 Meet Shala, Chris & Damian 08:00 Turning Fear into a Superpower 🚀 17:00 Break Stuff Safe: The Terraproof Way 🛡️ 28:00 Demo Time: Sandboxes & Real Stories 🏗️ 36:00 Q&A, Life Advice & Wrap-up 💬 Resources: https://events.giftedlane.com/links

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vBrownBag.com is a community of people who believe in helping other people. Specifically we work in IT infrastructure and we help other people in the IT industry to better their careers through education. Most frequent activity is producing the vBrownBag podcast. vBrownBag also attends global conferences to produce TechTalks and theater sessions.

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  • Creator
    vBrownBag
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2025
  • Episodes
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