For Businesses today it's more than recovering from a Disaster or failed systems. Businesses want and need to be operating seamlessly when issues strike. It's about Business Continuance. Keeping the operations running, weathering severe storms, failed datacenters and continuing operations for events like a Pope visit or riots, without interruption to the business. This episode we will chat with Jay Gagne, CTO of Razor Technology, to discuss the challenges Business face with business continuance plans and what they can do to overcome them to maintain operations. We will also hear how Philadelphia businesses have used Business Continuance plans to prepare for the Pope's visit.

Episode 27 - How is the Pope's visit impacting IT Operations

During this Episode of Current Status co-hosts Theresa Miller, Phoummala Schmitt talk with guest Ruben Spruijt (@rspruijt), CTO of Atlantis Computing and Citrix CTP.   The IT landscape is always evolving and changing. History has shown that the technology trends of the past are not the trends of the future.

Let’s take a time travel trip and go “Back to the Future” to see a CTO’s thoughts on the future of IT. What will be the Hoverboards and spaceships of the organizational workspace in 2020? 


Episode 28 - The CTO Perspective on Workspace 2020

During this Episode of Current Status co-hosts Theresa Miller, Phoummala Schmitt talk with guest Laz Vekiarides (@lazvek), co-founder and executive at ClearSky Data. 

The organizational race to the cloud is a slow and steady one. Can organizations really get enterprise-level storage in the cloud? Learn more about whether or not this reality or a virtual reality on this week’s Current Status.

Episode 30 - Can You Really Get Enterprise-Level Cloud Storage

In this era, most of us have managed to make multiple copies of our business critical data, but how do we best use them?  How do we adjust our methods for the massive data growth we have all been experiencing?  Do you really need 50 copies of those cat pictures? Steve Kenniston (@skenniston), The Storage Alchemist,  joins us to talk about data management of the future, and how this is key to future data center flexibility.

Episode 12 - Controlling Grumpy Dog Pics on Your SAN with Data Copy Management

Virtualization has become a part of our everyday IT lives, with almost everything being virtualized. Rawlinson (@punchingclouds) will join us to discuss the latest on storage virtualization, VVols from VMware.  What is this new storage virtualization technology and why is the V capitalized? #GrabLifeByTheVVOLs

Episode 7 - Grab Life By The VVOLs

2016 Predictions

It's no secret that the field of IT is a predominantly male industry.  Currently there is an active movement of support towards Women in IT. During the Nutanix .NEXT 2016 conference in Las Vegas; during an after hours conference event, Nutanix may have appeared that they were not supportive of women in IT.  There has been a lot of community backlash, join us to get the truth about what happened, and how we move forward in the industry.

Episode 41 - Nutanix and Women In IT

During this episode of Current Status, co-hosts Theresa Miller and Phoummala Schmitt talk with guest J. Peter Bruzzese (@jpbruzzese), Office Servers and Services MVP.

Office 365 since inception has constantly been evolving.  For some organizations it been a wild roller coaster ride and for other organizations it's been smooth sailing.  Let's catch up on it's current state, and then dive into uncovering the remaining gaps.  From there we can plunge into the value of moving towards and implementation.

Episode 35

Join us as we recap the highlights of the Diversity Technology Roundtable hosted by Nutanix during VMworld 2016.  Our guests include @skenniston and John Vella, Virtualization Engineer, where we discuss key points of the roundtable and what kind of actions can be done to improve diversity in tech. 

Episode 42 - Recap of Diversity in Technology Roundtable

Exchange Uncut - As the tech conferences makes the round through 2016 we sat down with several Microsoft Exchange MVPs to discuss the highlights from Microsoft's Ignite conference and IT/Dev Connections, live from Vegas. Join us with @ExchServPro ( Paul Cunningham) @vanhybrid ( Michael Van Horenbeeck) @SuperTekBoy (Gareth Gudger) to find out what's new, what's exciting and what aren't we looking forward to from the conference announcements. Since we are live from the Vegas floor anything is expected...

Episode 43 - Exchange Uncut

Tech Meets Quarantine - today we go off the standard tech topics and discuss how to DIY your salon needs for men and women during quarantine.  We are joined by Linda Meunsaveng from Beauty Artistry.

Episode 50 Tech Meets Quarantine DIY Hairstyles

Join Hosts Theresa Miller and Phoummala Schmitt with co-host Holly Lehman and Guest Patrick Hubbard to discuss WFH tips. Lights, home distractions and more.  Join us!

Episode 51 Work From Home Tips

Join Theresa Miller and Phoummala Schmitt in a discussion with Ross Smith and Al Rasheed about home network options that can improve your experience and extend your network.

Episode 52 Home Networking Options

Are home labs still a thing with the cloud around? Join us while we discuss the pro's and con's of a home lab.

Episode 53 Home Labs

Join us the next episode for a rundown of the Latest on VMware on Azure with Microsoft Cloud Advocate Shannon Kuehn!

Episode 54 VMware On Azure

Episode 56 Data Protection

Join us on July 16th when we speak with Melissa Sass on her efforts with the Code The Curve.

Episode 55 Code The Curve

Join the gang as we discuss with Yadin Porter Leon the application gaps exposed by COVID.

Episode 58 Data Gaps Found during Covid

#Current Status: How to make a successful event virtual with Jason Keath

During the times of this pandemic, events are cancelled and most in-person events have turned virtual. Going virtual and being successful at it is easier said that done. There are many logistics to consider which make it cumbersome. Join team as they discuss with Jason Keath how to make a event virtual but also make it successful.

Episode 57 Virtual Events Success

#59 The Current Status:  Citrix and Microsoft Partnership

Episode 59 Citrix And Microsoft Partnership

#60 Current Status - What's happening in Identity and Security with Ryen Macababbad

Episode 60 What's happening in Identity and Security

#61 The Current Status - Azure Stack and Lisa at the Edge Podcast

Episode 61 Azure Stack and Lisa at the Edge Podcast

Join us today to talk with Jim Moyle while he give the The Current Status trio of hosts all the updates on WVD!

Episode 62 Windows Virtual Desktop WVD

Join Phoummala Schmitt, Theresa Miller and Melissa Palmer as they discuss technology and IT trends in a way that will not have you hitting the snooze button. 

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