”What’s Spinnin’ with 45Drives”

Season 2 Episode 1 - What's Spinnin' with Raid Owl?

In our first episode of season 2, we will be talking to one of our long-time followers Raid Owl (Brett Duncan) to discuss how he got started in IT, his channel, his homelab influences including current and future channel projects, his experience so far with the 45HomeLab HL15, and much more!

 

Full video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27xHehM_FEo

Episode 8 (Season 1 Finale) - A Conversation with Zach & Jacob Smith (Founders of Packet) and Matt Anderson

In our final episode of 2023, we have not one, not two, but three very special guests. Zach & Jacob Smith, founders of Packet (acquired by Equinix), and tenacious technology and infrastructure pioneer, Matt Anderson joined us this week.

The topics discussed ranged from on-prem storage vs cloud, homelab products (including Matt's impressions of the HL15), talking about the acquisition, and of course, how hardware is shaping the future of technology.

 

Full video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDv9lyCdcHM

Episode 7 - A Conversation with Jeff Reinke

In episode 7, we will be talking to Jeff Reinke who is the Director of Content & Audience Development for Industrial Media. Jeff has over 15 years of experience creating and managing strategic B2B content. We wanted to chat with Jeff and talk to him about his favorite industries for content creation, his podcast hosting duties and talk strategies for cyberattacks (especially focusing on the manufacturing sector).

 

Full video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syPx2HCYyR8

Episode 6 - A Colorful Conversation with Techno Tim

In our sixth episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Tim Stewart (better known as Techno Tim) to chat about how he got started in the IT world, and some of the cool apps he's been responsible for developing over the years. We take a deeper dive into homelab products (including our newly released HL15), and share some war stories from the field!

 

Watch the full video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOC9X3xTiF0 

Episode 5 - A Conversation with Jeff from Craft Computing

In episode 5, we will be talking to Jeff from hashtag#CraftComputing. We will talk to Jeff about his adventures in technology, his career in IT, his weekly live show called "Talking Heads", and his most recent experience with our 45HomeLab HL15.

Did you know Jeff also professionally reviews beer too? You'll find out more interesting facts about Jeff in this week's episode of "What's Spinnin' with 45Drives". 

 

Full video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhNWMsm-w7s 

Episode 4 - A Conversation with Jeff Geerling

In our fourth episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Jeff Geerling to chat about how he got started in the IT world, and how creating home videos from the 90s sparked his passion for content creation. We take a deeper dive into homelab products that are currently available (including our newly released HL15), and share some war stories from the field!

Episode 3 - A Conversation with Wendell Wilson from Level1Techs

In our third episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Wendell Wilson from Level1Techs to chat about how he got started in the IT consulting world, a deeper dive into homelab products that are currently available (including our newly released HL15), and share some war stories from the field!

For more videos, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/45drives

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQN6MpWMwtg 

Episode 2 - A Conversation with Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems

In our second episode, Brett and Mitch sit down with Tom Lawrence from Lawrence Systems about how he got started in the IT consulting world and his thoughts on starting a content creation channel too.

 

For more videos, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/45drives 

 

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGsQ3t--GzI