2GT Podcast

Is it time to go BACK to Bare Metal Servers? 16.06.2026 1год 17хв

This month, Rich and Branden revisit the ongoing debate: virtualization, containers, or bare metal? A lot has changed since they first tackled this topic, and the lines between these approaches have only gotten blurrier. The guys break down where virtualization still makes sense, when bare metal may be the better choice, and how containers fit into the modern infrastructure conversation. They weigh the benefits, tradeoffs, and pitfalls of each approach to help answer the bigger question: is i...

SPECIAL: The Founder Who Built a Cloud to Fit Your Business, Not the Other Way Around 25.05.2026 54хв

**Our listeners can get 30% off OpenMetal-hosted private clouds and bare-metal servers with the code below** Promo Code: RICHOMI30 Discount: 30% off clouds and bare metal hardware Promotion Page: 👉 https://openmetal.io/promos/2guystek-openmetal-intro/ What if the problem isn't your business, it's your cloud? Todd Robinson, founder and CEO of OpenMetal, built a hosted private cloud platform around a simple but powerful idea: your cloud should be architected to fit your business, not the othe...

Keep My Birthday out of my OS & Keep your DRM/Restrictions out of my 3D Printer! 20.04.2026 1год 27хв

This week's pod, we dive deep into two heavy topics around well-meaning government laws that have far-reaching negative effects on technology. Starting with the push to force the OS to be the arbiter of age controls for applications, followed by different bills and restrictions working their way through state and federal governments, and attempts to restrict 3D printers. But first, a quick recap of the tech news! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out ...

Exploring Homelab Colocation! 17.03.2026 1год 17хв

We're back in the saddle again, and this month, Rich and Branden explore what it would take to create a buddy colocation to share homelab infrastructure with your friends while talking through pitfalls or risks! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

AI, Kubernetes, VergeOS, and more with Special Guest: Dave Vincent 14.02.2026 53хв

We're back, people, did ya miss us?! This month, we're bringing you a special conversation I had with Dave Vincent, an IT professional, homelabber, AI Agent mastermind, and VergeOS user extraordinaire! Branden and I will be back next month with the same great pod. Until then, enjoy! Check out Dave's blog here: https://blog.homelabadventures.com/ Join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLa...

The 2025 Current State of Virtualization - Part 2 04.11.2025 1год 8хв

This is the second part of our deep dive into the current state of virtualization 2025. In this installment, we talk about VMware by Broadcom's VCF 9.0, Red Hat OpenShift, SUSE Harvester, and touch on this month's news topics! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

The 2025 Current State of Virtualization - Part 1 08.10.2025 1год 33хв

In this podcast, we dive deep into the current state of enterprise virtualization. We go deep into what's changed with Nutanix, VergeIO, Proxmox, XCP-ng, and Scale Computing, talk about where you should turn if you're trying to find your way out of the grips of Broadcom by VMware, and more! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you...

Inside VergeOS: AI and the Datacenter of the Future - w/ Special guest Jason Yaeger 04.09.2025 42хв

This is a special edition podcast this month! We'll be back next month with more great content! Enjoy! It's been nearly a year since I released my video on VergeIO's virtualization platform, #VergeOS. A lot has changed in a year, and I've been curious to see how things have been going for Verge, what new innovations they've been bringing to their platform, and where the #homelab version of VergeOS is! In this interview, I sit down with Jason Yeager, SVP of Engineering at VergeIO, to talk abo...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is coming, and it's bringing AI along with it. 16.08.2025 1год 13хв

In this episode, we tackle the news of Google and Meta forcing people to prove their age, the UK government asking people to delete their email and pictures to save water, AOL dial-up coming to an end, OpenAI's ChatGPT5's rough rollout and breaking up with their best friends, and SCALE Computing gets acquired by Acumera. This month's main topic is all about Red Hat's release of #RHEL 10 and the new features it brings (surprise, surprise... there's AI in it!) Send us Fan Mail Support the show ...

What services we're running in our Homelabs, Part 2! 02.06.2025 1год 17хв

With quite a break in between, Rich and Branden are back to finish their conversation about what they're running in their #homelabs! Are there any that you didn't know about? Do you have one that the guys didn't mention? Head over to our Discord and let them know! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

What services we're running in our Homelabs! 01.03.2025 1год 29хв

This month's pod is a LOOOONG one! This month we begin to tackle what's running in our #homelabs, what we like about them, what we don't like about them and why! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

How we use AI and why it's going to change the world. 01.02.2025 1год 10хв

This month's pod is all about revisiting AI now that it's been a year since we talked about it last. Rich and Branden go over how they're using AI in the daily lives, the value each of them feel it provides for them, and then things take a turn as they discuss the advent of AI agents and the potentially disastrous effects it will have on engineering in the future. Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit...

2025 Homelab and Tech Predictions with special guest Tom Lawrence! 01.01.2025 53хв

What's next for homelab and tech in 2025? What does the future hold for #virtualization, #AI, and the #homelab? Join Rich and special guest Tom Lawrence as they discuss their predictions for 2025, from all things infrastructure to their plans for this coming year! Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so much for listening!

It's time for a Datacenter Mixed Bag! 21.10.2024 1год 17хв

Occasionally we like to just talk shop, after we cover the month's news. Lucky for you, this month is another one of our Datacenter Mixed Bag podcasts where Rich and Branden get together, talk about all things #datacenter, #homelab, #2GuysTek video releases, and more! Don't forget to rate us on your favorite podcast platform! 9 out of 10 doctors agree it'll do something! Check out our website at: https://2guystek.tv/ Check out HomeLab Gear at: https://homelabgear.shop/ And finally, subscrib...

Can you de-Google, de-Apple, or de-Microsoft yourself or your business? 13.09.2024 1год 3хв

There has been a lot of talk on tech Youtube about De-”Google” or “De-Microsoft” yourself and your company. While we completely agree that you as a user or a business should have complete control over your data, we find that some of the solutions provided have major pitfalls that either make it unattainable to the average user or missing major features. We wanted to give both sides of the argument since it seemed very one-sided from our point of view. Send us Fan Mail Support the show This...

The Crowdstrike Apocalypse, one last time. 03.08.2024 1год

This month's episode is dedicated to discussing Crowdstrike (yeah, we know—we promise this is the last one!) In this pod, Rich and Branden talk tech news and then dive deep into the Crowdstrke Falcon drama now that (most of) the dust has settled. This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: htt...

When to Containerize and when to not in the homelab 02.07.2024 1год 17хв

In this episode of the 2GuysTek Tech Chats podcast, Rich and Branden dig through the news and then discuss containers in the homelab, why it's not always the right decision to containerize applications, and microservice versus monolithic architectures and their relevance to containers. Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here: https://2guystek.tv/ for all things 2GT! And thank you so muc...

SPECIAL: A Discussion on SCALE Computing and the Future of Virtualization with CEO Jeff Ready! 20.06.2024 45хв

I had the INCREDIBLE opportunity to sit down and chat with Jeff Ready, CEO and Co-founder of SCALE Computing about the business, their enterprise virtualization platform, HyperCore, and the future of virtualization. Jeff shares some fantastic insights on the virtualization landscape post-Broadcom and the future of virtualization! This is a can't-miss conversation! Special **THANK YOU!** to Jeff for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk about all things SCALE, HyperCore, and virtua...

Cloud Providers Should Provide All Security Tools For Free 05.05.2024 57хв

In this month's Tech Chats Podcast, the guys cover the news. Rich rants about cloud providers like Azure and AWS not freely providing the security tools necessary to protect their customers and companies like Microsoft upselling security tools that should be provided for free to customers of their services. Don't forget to check out HomeLab Gear's shop for products to make your homelab better! Stop by the shop at: https://homelabgear.shop/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video i...

The Double-edge Sword of Open Source Software 08.04.2024 59хв

This month's Tech Chat podcast is all about the risks and benefits of open-source software. From the Red Hat and Redis licensing changes to the XZ backdoor attempt, there have been some pretty significant events in the open-source landscape, and in this podcast, we discuss the good, the bad, and the risk and rewards of using open-source software. Send us Fan Mail Support the show This video is brought to you by us! Check out HomeLab Gear here: https://homelabgear.shop/ Visit our website here:...