DABCC Radio: Cloud, Desktop, Mobility, Virtualization Podcasts (Citrix, VMware, Microsoft)

In episode 179, Douglas Brown interviews Richard Spurlock, CEO and Founder at Cobalt Iron.  Richard and Douglas discuss the Cobalt Iron adaptive data protection enterprise backup solution, how it works, its benefits, what makes it stand out over the competition, and much more.

In episode 178, Douglas Brown interviews Stephen O’Donnell, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer at GreenBytes and Danny Allan, Chief Technology Officer at Desktone. Stephen, Danny and Douglas discuss the Desktone / GreenBytes partnership to deliver on-premises, cloud-managed virtual desktops.

In episode 177, Douglas Brown interviews Sean Donahue, Sr. Director of Alliances Marketing for RES Software. Sean and Douglas discuss the impending Windows XP end of life and what companies risk by not migrating to Windows 7 and beyond.  Sean also talks about RES Software’s user virtualization and automation and how it can help when EOL comes true!  You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll learn something new.

In episode 176, Douglas Brown interviews Swarna Podila, Sr. manager with the Enterprise Mobility Group at Symantec. Swarna and Doug talk about what enterprises must keep in mind when designing their mobility strategy and about how the Symantec Mobile Management Suite delivers total mobile protection without compromising on information security or the user experience.

In episode 176, Douglas Brown interviews Swarna Podila, Sr. manager with the Enterprise Mobility Group at Symantec. Swarna and Doug talk about what enterprises must keep in mind when designing their mobility strategy and about how the Symantec Mobile Management Suite delivers total mobile protection without compromising on information security or the user experience. Mobility is everywhere and more enterprises are looking for solutions that can enable their mobile workforce with the right productivity tools without compromising security. Enterprises need a comprehensive approach to address diverse use cases with device protection, application management and protection, mobile device security and information protection. About Symantec Symantec protects the world's information, and is a global leader in security, backup and availability solutions. Symantec’s innovative products and services protect people and information in any environment – from the smallest mobile device, to the enterprise data center, to cloud-based systems. Symantec’s world-renowned expertise in protecting data, identities and interactions gives customers confidence in a connected world. More information is available at www.symantec.com or by connecting with Symantec at: go.symantec.com/socialmedia. For more information, please read the Security Response Publications: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp Stay up to date with the latest Symantec mobile news: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/symantec-mobile-management-suite-now-more-seamless-and-secure-single-sign-ssl-policing-and-sec About Swarna Podila Swarna Podila serves as a sr. manager with the Enterprise Mobility Group at Symantec, responsible for the messaging, positioning, go-to-market strategy and overall evangelism of mobile security and management products and services. In her role, Podila focuses on the enterprise routes to market, messaging the solutions for on-premise and cloud deployments. At Symantec, Podila has promoted the idea of user-centric and information-centric view and anytime, anywhere productivity. Prior to Symantec, Podila served a product marketing consultant at Citrix. There she was responsible for the messaging and launching of the company’s networking products. Prior to Citrix, Podila worked at a software startup and was responsible for their transition from stealth mode to a mid-sized company. She was responsible for product messaging, identifying routes to market and sales enablement. With over 10 years experience in the IT industry, Podila has held a number of roles in product strategy, marketing and engineering. Podila has an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

In episode 175, Douglas Brown interviews, Raj Parekh, CEO at CloudVolumes. Raj and Douglas discuss the launch of the new CloudVolumes instant workload management solution for VMware environments.

In episode 174, Douglas Brown interviews, Chris Fleck, Vice President Mobility Solutions and Alliances at Citrix Systems.  Chris and Douglas discuss what’s new in the mobile world at Citrix and within the industry.  Chris talks Google Glass, Apple iWatch, BYOD, nirvana phone, Citrix Mobile, and teases us a bit about what we can expect to see at the upcoming Citrix Synergy conference. 

In episode 174, Douglas Brown interviews, Chris Fleck, Vice President Mobility Solutions and Alliances at Citrix Systems. Chris and Douglas discuss what’s new in the mobile world at Citrix and within the industry. Chris talks Google Glass, Apple iWatch, BYOD, nirvana phone, Citrix Mobile, and teases us a bit about what we can expect to see at the upcoming Citrix Synergy conference. About Chris Fleck Chris Fleck manages Mobility solutions and alliances for Citrix Systems. In this role, Chris is responsible for expanding Citrix mobility offerings and developing strategic alliances. Chris is also part of the Citrix CTO Office driving the company mobility strategy. Previously, Mr. Fleck was CEO and a founder of 14 South Networks (OmniCluster Technologies), a pioneer in the application of Blade Technology for the IT industry. In addition Mr. Fleck served 20 years at IBM in a variety of sales, business development and engineering roles including Business Unit Executive for the IBM Industrial Computer Group. He was a NYS Licensed Professional Engineer and has filed four patents, graduated magna cum laude from Polytechnic University in NY and has an MBA from Union College, Schenectady, NY. You can follow is blog at Http://TechInstigator.com and on twitter @chrisfleck

In episode 173, Douglas Brown interviews, Leo Reiter Co-founder, CTO at Virtual Bridges.  Leo and Douglas discuss the Virtual Bridges desktop virtualization solution for online, offline, and in the cloud Windows and Linux desktops.

In episode 172, Douglas Brown interviews Stephen O’Donnell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at GreenBytes.  Stephen and Douglas discuss the GreenBytes vIO Virtual Storage Appliance for Desktop Virtualization.

In episode 171, Douglas Brown interviews Steve Kaplan, VP of Channel and Strategic Sales and Lane Leverett , Sr. Systems Engineer at Nutanix. Steve, Lane, and Douglas discuss Nutanix’ unique converged architecture, why we should care, how Nutanix changes the game in VDI and big data, what we can look forward to in the future, and much more.

In episode 170, Douglas Brown interviews Lynn LeBlanc, CEO & Founder at HotLink Corporation. Lynn and Douglas discuss HotLink’s new Microsoft SCVMM and Amazon EC2 integration to their heterogeneous virtualization management solution.

In episode 169, Douglas Brown interviews Dan Shappir, Chief Technology Officer at Ericom Software. Douglas and Dan discuss Ericom’s software portfolio, which includes solutions from HTML 5 clients to an RDP accelerator.

In episode 169, Douglas Brown interviews Dan Shappir, Chief Technology Officer at Ericom Software. Douglas and Dan discuss Ericom’s software portfolio, which includes solutions from HTML 5 clients to an RDP accelerator: AccessNow AccessToGo Blaze PowerTerm WebConnect About Ericom Ericom is the Access Done Right! company – aiming to empower users with access to any application, from any device, anywhere. Ericom enables the IT organization to deploy remote access fast, keep the IT environment simple and secure, and be cost effective and stay within budget. Ericom’s solutions increase the productivity of IT staff and users alike through ease of use, low learning curve, enhanced remote access user experience, and enabling BYOD. Ericom’s RDP access solution suite lowers IT costs and operational overhead through central management, asset/investment protection, savings on hardware and providing a cost-effective alternative to Citrix. Ericom Software is a leading global provider of Application Access, Virtualization and RDP Acceleration Solutions. Since 1993, Ericom has been helping users access enterprise mission-critical applications running on a broad range of Microsoft Windows Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops, legacy hosts and other systems. Ericom has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and EMEA, with an extensive network of distributors and partners throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Far East. For more information about Ericom and its products, please visit http://www.ericom.com About Dan Shappir Dan Shappir is the CTO of Ericom Software, the Access Done Right Company and a Microsoft Gold Certified partner. Ericom creates remote access solutions for a wide variety of platforms, including mobile devices, both as native apps and using HTML5. Dan has 20 years of experience in software development ranging from real-time, multi-user games to missile trajectory analysis. He has presented at several industry conferences, has published articles in various magazines, and has several software patents.

In episode 168, Douglas Brown interviews Maria Pressley, Chief Evangelist at Unitrends. Maria and Douglas discuss the Unitrends backup and recovery solution for both physical and virtual environments.