UPDATE: Please bookmark and visit the ‘ Tech Podcast Directory’ at the top of the page, I will be updating this going forward with all the latest podcast listings. 

Here are a list of popular virtualization, Cloud and tech related podcasts, many of which I try and listen to on a regular basis as they provide an effective way of keeping on top of what it happening in the industry, particularly in the areas of virtualization and Cloud.  How much time I get listen to podcasts is usually determined with how much travel I’m doing in the car or train to and from the office.

Over the past couple of years podcasts have come and gone though there are a few that have, and continue to, endure the test of time.  As this is a resource that could prove useful for future reference I will give this Virtualization and Cloud podcast directory its own menu at the top of the TechHead page.  Check back there regularly for updates.

If there are any podcasts that I have missed that you think worthy of inclusion then please let me know in the comments section below and I’ll get them added.  Happy Listening!

Virtualization Podcasts

	AdaptingIT	AdaptingIT brings you some great information on all subjects surrounding IT from some of the best women in the business. Some of the episodes are technical while others focus on some of the careers surrounding the technology.
	APAC Virtualization Roundtable	Similar to the VMware Communities Roundtable, but with a “down-under” twist, hosted by Craig Waters.
	Chinwag (MP3) Chinwag (Video)	Interviews with various people and vendors in virtualization industry from VMware Cloud evangelist, Mike Laverick.
	Microsoft Virtualization Podcast	Microsoft virtualization focused podcast, hosted by Carsten RachFahl. *Note: this podcast is in German.
	vBrownBag	I highly recommend you check this podcast series if you are studying for a VMware certification. vBrownBags are a series of online webinars held using GotoMeeting and covering various VMware & VMware Certification topics.
	vCatchup	vCatchups are a series of video/audio interviews with well known and less well known people who make up the virtualisation and VMware community. Hosted by Craig Waters.
	vChat (MP3) vChat (Video)	General VMware & Tech related chat, with David Davis, Eric Siebert and Simon Seagrave.
	Veeam Community Podcast	From blogging veteran Rick Vanover. Although a vendor podcast it offers decent vendor agnostic content and discussion.
	Virtualization Security Roundtable	Things virtualization security related, hosted by Edward Haletky.
	VMware Communities Roundtable	This is a regular VMware centric podcast hosted by John Troyer and has regular VMware guests from the various product and solutions divisions.
	VMware Product Podcasts	Various VMware product podcasts, created by VMware Corporate.
	vNews	Covers a monthly wrap-up of virtualization related news, hosted by Stu McHugh.
	vSoup	A from the trenches style podcast. A laid-back and fun format, hosted by Christian Mohn, Ed Czerwin and Chris Dearden.

Cloud Centric Podcasts

The Cloudcast

A must-listen podcast for anything Cloud related, hosted by Brian Gracely and Aaron Delp.

General Tech Podcasts

	Data Center Insiders	Covers the topic of Enterprise IT with a particular angle on things relating to EMC and its partners. Hosted by Simon Seagrave.
	Geek Whisperers	A podcast dedicated to social media and community. Covers topics including engaging with influencers, fostering community, and helping spread the word about cutting edge technologies and how to succeed with them. Hosted by John Troyer, Amy Lewis, and Matthew Brender.
	Speaking in Tech	Highly entertaining and informative podcast from Greg Knieriemen, Ed Saipetch and Sarah Vela, covering a range of Tech Industry related products. This is one to add to your list.

Networking Podcasts

Packet Pushers Podcast

Packet Pushers is about Data Networking – routing, switching, firewalls, security and much more. Hosted by Greg Ferro and Ethan Banks.

The post Virtualization & Cloud Podcast Directory appeared first on TechHead and was written by Simon Seagrave.

If you feel you have a fantastically interesting VMworld session in you and feel like throwing your hat in the middle for consideration then head on over the the VMworld page here for more details on how to submit your paper, along with some useful hints and tips to help you in this submission process.  Duncan over at Yellow-Bricks also has some useful pointers for when submitting your proposal.

If your paper gets selected then you will gain a complimentary full conference pass for VMworld (both or either Americas/Europe) along with the kudos of being selected and getting the opportunity to present.

So, if this sounds like something you’d like to do then don’t forget to get your proposal submitted by Friday 12th April 2013.  Good luck!

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To maintain a Top 25 position for next year I definitely need to raise my game with producing more regular quality content, so this sets a good challenge for me to find more time to blog.

Thanks again, and as always please get in touch with any recommendations on how to improve TechHead and also don’t forget to leave comments to any posts as I always enjoy talking with you all.

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The full results of the top blog survey from vSphere-Land.com can be found here.

vChat is a regular virtualization video chat covering VMware vSphere, Cloud Computing, Virtualization News, and maybe some geeky humor. Regular contributors are 3 vExperts – Simon Seagrave (TechHead.co), Eric Siebert (vSphere-Land.com), and David Davis (VMwareVideos.com).

You can now SUBSCRIBE TO vCHAT on iTunes!

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In this TechHead video I speak to Amy about Engineers Unplugged is and what type of content it covers.  As always, it was a pleasure to catch up with Amy and if you haven’t already I recommend you take a look at Engineers Unplugged – great community content!

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Download it and try it out on your device of choice from the following sources:

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Download your own copy today from VMware by clicking this link.

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How to Vote – it’s simple:

Voting for your favourite blogs couldn’t be simpler and will only take a minute or two of your time.  Simply click on the graphic below to be automatically taken over to the voting page – you can only vote once.    Then all you have to do is select your Top 10 favourite VMware related virtualization blog sites and then sort them in your order of preference (ie: 1 – 10) – it’s as easy as that!  There are also a few other categories such as favourite newcomer and podcast which you can also get to vote for at the same time.

Full credit and thanks to Eric for arranging this voting, as it’s no small task.

(Click on the image below to vote)

As always, if you gain value from my blog, TechHead, please consider sending a vote my way – it’d be much appreciated as it is a nice indicator for me that people enjoy and get value from the site,  though of course I also really like talking with readers via the comments of the various posts. Keep them coming!

Thanks for reading TechHead and as always feedback always welcome!.

Happy Voting! 

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They also offer an offline video viewer allowing you to access a course without a connection to the internet, useful if travelling.  There are also practice exams offered to further help with exam revision.

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For more information on the TrainSingal monthly subscription, click here.

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There is one area not currently covered in this latest vSphere hardening guide offering, and that is around the area of the new vSphere 5.1 SSO capabilities (as outlined by Mike Foley on the VMware Security and Compliance blog here). The SSO capabilities section will be added in an update to the guide soon.

Download the ‘draft’ version of the vSphere 5.1 hardening guide here, read it and stay secure.

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