In episode 047 we spoke with Varghese Philipose about VMware's sustainability efforts and how they help our customers meet their sustainability goals. Features like the green score help many of our customers understand how they can lower their carbon emissions and hopefully reach net zero.Topics discussed:Creating sustainability dashboards - https://blogs.vmware.com/management/2019/06/sustainability-dashboards-in-vrealize-operations-find-how-much-did-you-contribute-to-a-greener-planet.htmlSustainability dashboards in VROps 8.6 - https://blogs.vmware.com/management/2021/10/sustainability-dashboards-in-vrealize-operations-8-6.htmlVMware Green Score - https://blogs.vmware.com/management/2022/11/vmware-green-score-in-aria-operations-formerly-vrealize-operations.htmlIntrinsically green - https://news.vmware.com/esg/intrinsically-evergreen-vmware-earth-day-2023Customer success story - https://blogs.vmware.com/customer-experience-and-success/2023/04/tam-partnerships-make-customers-the-hero.htmlFollow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Last but not least, make sure to hit that subscribe button, rate where ever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!

In this episode we have Frances Wong joining to discuss a new VMware offering, which currently is in Tech Preview, called VMware Cloud Flex Compute. VMware Cloud Flex Compute is a new offering as part of the VMware Cloud on AWS portfolio which lowers the entry barrier for our customers. Frances shares a lot of interesting use cases and details with us in this episode! Make sure to follow Frances on Twitter (https://twitter.com/frances_wong) to keep up to date with her adventures, and check out the VMware website for more details on the Cloud Flex Compute offering!Additional resources can be found here:Announcement - https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud/2022/08/30/announcing-vmware-cloud-flex-compute/Deep Dive - https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud/2022/08/30/vmware-cloud-flex-compute-deep-dive/Early Access Demo - https://vmc.techzone.vmware.com/?share=video2847&title=vmware-cloud-flex-compute-early-access-demoFollow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Last but not least, make sure to hit that subscribe button, rate where ever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!

In this special episode, we jump into the VMware User Group and how it adds value to members, with not just one, but four guests:Prateek Dugul - VMUG ChandigarEric Kubla - VMUG PittsburghJoris Adriaanse - VMUG NL   Tony Gonzalez - Denver VMUG We dive into the benefits of the VMUG membership, personal development, the uniqueness of the different VMUG geos, and we also share our personal stories.Follow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Make sure to hit that subscribe button, rate wherever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!

We complete the VMware Cloud Services overview series with an overview of Azure VMware Solution with Jeremiah Megie.Make sure to follow Jeremiah on Twitter (https://twitter.com/vMegie) to keep up to date with his adventures, and check out the VMware website for more documents and whitepapers on VMware Azure Solutions: https://vmc.techzone.vmware.com/azure-vmware-solution Additional resources can be found here:VMware Explore AVS SessionsAzure VMware Solution DocumentationFollow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod.Other podcasts in this series:#013 - Exploring VMware Cloud on AWS with Adrian Roberts#016 - Introducing Google Cloud VMware Engine, featuring Dr. Wade Holmes!#023 - Introducing Oracle Cloud VMware Solution with Richard GarsthagenLast but not least, make sure to hit that subscribe button, rate where ever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!

In episode 043, we talk to Cato Grace about the various VMware Disaster Recovery offerings, and zoom in on Site Recovery Manager! Make sure to follow Cato on Twitter.  Also, check the following resources Cato mentioned in the episode.https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/06/22/srm-array-based-replication-vs-vsphere-replication/https://core.vmware.com/vmware-site-recovery-managerhttps://core.vmware.com/resource/stretched-clusters-and-vmware-site-recovery-managerFollow us on Twitter for updates and news about upcoming episodes: https://twitter.com/UnexploredPod. Last but not least, hit that subscribe button, rate where ever possible, and share the episode with your friends and colleagues!