Blogs - Interview-with-an-MVP


Episode 77 - Migrating your NAS or Fileserver to OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online[MP4] [0:21:09] [2017/05/26]
In this episode Dave Kawula MVP @DaveKawula gave a presentation on OneDrive for Business at the Calgary Microsoft User Group. This presentation shows some use cases on how to Migrate your…


Episode 76 - An Absolute Beginners Guide to OneDrive for Business[MP4] [1:12:23] [2017/05/26]
In this episode Dave Kawula MVP @DaveKawula gave a presentation on OneDrive for Business at the Calgary Microsoft User Group. This presentation will help level set the technology use cases for…


Episode 75 - Interview with Kathy Obrien at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:06:18] [2017/05/20]
In this episode, MVP Cristal Kawula @SuperCristal1 myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Superstar Kathy Obrien. Kathy is an amazing one of the great Women in Technology…


Episode 74 - Interview with Craig Dalrymple at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:03:45] [2017/05/20]
In this episode myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Vanguard Craig Dalrymple. This was a quick interview and we chatted about some amazing tips for how to get the most out…


Episode 73 - Interview with Nick Furnell at VeeamON 2017 - SWAG Edition[MP4] [0:10:32] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Vanguard Nick Furnell. This show was a lot of fun we got a chance to check out all the…


Episode 72 - Interview with Rick Vanover at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:07:07] [2017/05/20]
In this episode, MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow MVP Rick Vanover "Rickatron". This was a particularly interesting interview…


Episode 71 - Interview with Charbel Nemnom at VeeamOn 2017[MP4] [0:08:48] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow MVP Charbel Nemnom. We discussed the community and what it means to be a Microsoft MVP and Veeam…


Episode 70 - Interview with Dean Lewis at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:08:57] [2017/05/20]
In this episode myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Vanguard Dean Lewis. Dean hails from UK and is a Virtualization Expert. We discussed the Keynote and some of the new…


Episode 69 - Interview with Matt Crape at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:12:26] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse and myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Vanguard Matt Crape. Matt hails from Canada and is an IT Manager by day and VMWare…


Episode 68 - Interview with Jorge de la Cruz at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:07:28] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse and myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Vanguard Jorge de la Cruz. Jorge currently works at Zimbra and is one of our Linux…


Episode 67 - Interview with John Nicholson at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:14:12] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse and myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with fellow Veeam Vanguard John Nicholson from VMWare. John is with VMWare Storage and Availability…


Episode 66 - Interview with Tim Smith at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:14:30] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse and myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with my good friend Tim Smith vExpert at the VeeamON 2017 Conference in New Orleans, LA. We had a chance…


Episode 65 - Interview with Ian Sanderson at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:13:08] [2017/05/20]
In this episode MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse and myself MVP Dave Kawula @DaveKawula sat down with my good friend Ian Sanderson vExpert at the VeeamON 2017 Conference in New Orleans, LA. We had a…


Episode 64 - Interview with Dean Lewis at VeeamON 2017[MP4] [0:07:42] [2017/05/20]
In this episode of Interview of an MVP we sat down at Veeam Vanguard Worldwide HQ - Aka - "My Hotel Suite" and had a chat with MVP Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse, Dean Lewis @saintdle, and myself…


Episode 63 - Interview with Nick Furnell at VeeamON New Orleans #VeeamON #MVPHour [MP4] [0:04:51] [2017/05/20]
In this episode fellow Microsoft MVP Allan Rafuse and myself Dave Kawula had a chance to have a quick sit down with Nick Furnell - vExpert, Veeam Vanguard, and Cloud Architect. We chat about…


Episode 62 - Live from New Orleans VeeamON Pre-Show[MP4] [0:18:40] [2017/05/20]
Welcome to our Pre-Show from the amazing VeeamON Conference in New Orleans, LA. May 15-19, 2017. MVP Allan Rafuse and myself MVP Dave Kawula chat about how to get involved in a technical…


Episode 61 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 9[MP4] [1:21:07] [2017/02/15]
Welcome to our Seventh in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 60 - The Happy Clicker vs. Captain PowerShell[MP4] [0:18:40] [2017/02/15]
Welcome to Interview with an MVP Episode # 60. In this Episode had a great MVP Discussion with: Allan Rafuse - "Captain PowerShell" Dave Kawula - "The Happy Clicker" SuperCristal…


Episode 59 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 8[MP4] [1:04:27] [2017/02/14]
Welcome to our Seventh in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 57 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 6[MP4] [0:59:57] [2017/02/13]
Welcome to our sixth in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 58 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 7[MP4] [1:10:34] [2017/02/13]
Welcome to our Seventh in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 56 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 5[MP4] [1:03:01] [2017/02/13]
Welcome to our fifth in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 55 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 4[MP4] [2:04:10] [2017/02/13]
Welcome to our fourth in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 54 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 3[MP4] [1:39:41] [2017/02/13]
Welcome to our third in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 53 - MVPDays Countdown Show Orlando[MP4] [0:10:03] [2016/11/24]
MVPDays was founded by Cristal and Dave Kawula back in 2013. It started as a simple idea; "There's got to be a good way for Microsoft MVPs to reach the IT community and share their vast knowledge…


Episode 52 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 2[MP4] [1:32:35] [2016/11/24]
Welcome to our second in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 51 - Hyper-V Operational Training Part 1[MP4] [1:30:17] [2016/11/24]
Welcome to our first in a series of Hyper-V Operational Training. This training started prior to the release of Windows Server 2016. Most of it is based on current technology on Windows 2012 R2…


Episode 50 - MVPDays Countdown Show[MP4] [0:08:18] [2016/11/23]
In this episode we had a chance to sit down with Clint Wyckoff @clintwyckoff MVP and Allan Rafuse @AllanRafuse Future MVP (PowerShell). We discussed a lot of this but most importantly we had some…


Episode 49 - Recap of Microsoft Ignite [MP4] [0:07:10] [2016/10/02]
In this episode Cristal Kawula @supercristal1 and Clint Wyckoff @clintwyckoff discuss their favorite sessions and experiences at Microsoft Ignite.


Episode 48 - Sami Laiho on Microsoft Ignite[MP4] [0:02:51] [2016/10/02]
During Microsoft Ignite we had a chance to bump into some of our good friends. We just happened to catch Sami Laiho in between his amazing sessions for this quick interview. Microsoft Ignite…


Episode 47 - A chat with Stephen Rose [MP4] [0:04:12] [2016/10/01]
In this episode @clintwyckoff and @davekawula has a chance to chat with Stephen Rose @stephenlrose on the expo hall floor of Microsoft Ignite 2016 #msignite. They chatted about the experience of…


Episode 46 - MS Ignite Keynote Recap[MP4] [0:04:46] [2016/10/01]
In this episode @clintwyckoff and @davekawula discuss the keynotes for the first day of #msignite 2016. There were some really cool announcements. One of our favorite new things was the Advanced…


Episode 45 - Women in Technology at Microsoft Ignite[MP4] [0:05:38] [2016/09/30]
This year at Microsoft Ignite Women in Technology (WIT) was a huge theme. In this episode Cristal Kawula and Clint Wyckoff sit down to chat about all the great things happening at Microsoft Ignite…


Episode 44 - The Ultimate MS Ignite Swag Guide[MP4] [0:07:40] [2016/09/30]
When attending events the most coveted pieces of SWAG are difficult to find! In this episode of Interview with an MVP Dave and Clint highlight their favorite pieces of SWAG LIVE from Microsoft Ignite…


Episode 43 - The Scripting Guys chat PowerShell [MP4] [0:11:19] [2016/09/26]
In this Episode we had a chance to Interview the one and only Ed Wilson @ScriptingGuys and Ken Hansen Principal Program Manager for PowerShell from Microsoft. We met up with them at www.mvpdays.com…


Episode 42 - MS Ignite Update Pre-Keynote[MP4] [0:06:00] [2016/09/26]
In this episode @clintwyckoff and @davekawula chat about the amazing week that is happening at #MSIgnite 2016 in Atlanta.


Episode 41 - MS Ingite Update live from Atlanta[MP4] [0:09:50] [2016/09/24]
In this episode of Interview with an MVP your hosts, Dave Kawula and Clint Wyckoff discuss their plans for Microsoft Ignite #MSIgnite. They were lucky enough to get some time in the #veeamlive…


Episode 40 - MS Ignite Must Attend Sessions[MP4] [0:15:34] [2016/08/24]
in this episode Clint Wyckoff and Dave Kawula review their top session picks for @MS_Ignite. They also review how to build your schedule using the Schedule Builder at https://Myignite.Microsoft.com.…


Episode 39 - MVPDays Atlanta Countdown Show 1[MP4] [0:16:59] [2016/08/13]
We're back again this time for a North American MVPDays Community Roadshow tour. Some huge announcements in this countdown show including: 7 new Cities for MVPDays Community Roadshow in 2016/2017…


Episode 38 - Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V All you need to know Part 4[MP4] [0:17:54] [2016/06/21]
In this episode of Interview with an MVP your hosts, Dave Kawula and Clint Wyckoff discuss many of the new features and answer questions from a recent webinar. …


Episode 37 - Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V All you need to know Part 3[MP4] [0:26:25] [2016/06/18]
In this episode of Interview with an MVP your hosts, Dave Kawula and Clint Wyckoff discuss many of the new features and answer questions from a recent webinar. …


Episode 36 - Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V All you need to know Part 2[MP4] [0:19:37] [2016/06/18]
In this episode of Interview with an MVP your hosts, Dave Kawula and Clint Wyckoff discuss many of the new features and answer questions from a recent webinar. …


Episode 35 - Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V All you need to know Part 1[MP4] [0:17:34] [2016/06/18]
In this episode of Interview with an MVP your hosts, Dave Kawula and Clint Wyckoff discuss many of the new features and answer questions from a recent webinar.…


Episode 34 - HyperV from Zero to Blackbelt - Live from MVPDays 2016[MP4] [0:49:16] [2016/03/30]
This was a great session that Client Wyckoff and myself did at MVPDays 2016 Easter Canada. We walk through a lot of common configuration items that everyone should know about Hyper-V.


Episode 33 - What the Heck is Nano Server - Live from MVPDays 2016[MP4] [0:42:59] [2016/03/18]
Are you Struggling with some basic concepts on Nano Server? We have not 1, not 2, but 3 x Microsoft MVP's that delivered this session on Nano Server at the www.mvpdays.com 2016 roadshow in 2016. There…


Episode 32 - MVPDays 2016 Countdown Show 1[MP4] [0:16:07] [2016/01/08]
Weeerreee Back with the MVP Days Countdown shows for MVPDays 2016 Eastern Canada. The show is running from February 29, 2016 to March 4, 2016 (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal). Cristal and I have some…


Episode 31 - A Beginners Guide to Windows 10 Deployment Essentials[MP4] [0:46:50] [2016/01/08]
In this episode I was luck enough to be joined by Deployment Guru Emile Cabot MVP. In this episode he walks through a Windows 10 Deployment Task Sequence and talks about how easy it is to now migrate…


Episode 30 - Dude Where's my Server?[MP4] [0:19:36] [2016/01/07]
In this episode I was lucky enough to be joined by my great friend Clint Wyckoff MVP. While recording this session we experienced an actual outage and had to restore a Hyper-V Guest in less than one…


Episode 29 - MVPHour Live from Redmond[MP4] [0:38:35] [2016/01/05]
in this episode we did our 2nd ever live #MVPHour live twitter chat. I was joined by fellow MVP's Emile Cabot and Clint Wyckoff in this episode.


Episode 28 - How HyperConverged Infrastructure and Hyper-V Changed my Life[MP4] [0:32:06] [2016/01/05]
In this great episode we discuss how HyperConverged infrastructure is making waves in the modern datacenter. I am joined by my good friend Clint Wyckoff MVP once again for this great session. We…


Episode 27 - Ultimate Tips for Certification and building your own Home Lab[MP4] [0:14:27] [2016/01/05]
In this episode I was lucky enough to sit down with Clint Wyckoff MVP and discuss many topics including: Tips for building your own Home Lab Tips for getting you certifications Tips for effectively…


Episode 26 - Coolest things about Windows 10[MP4] [0:14:35] [2016/01/03]
In this episode I was joined by Emile Cabot and we discussed some of the coolest new things about Windows 10. From Deployment to Serving this one has some amazing content.


Episode 25 - Can you say "FREE" tools for Hyper-V and more[MP4] [0:09:04] [2016/01/03]
In this Episode I am joined by fellow MVP Emile Cabot and we discuss some of our favorite free tools for Hyper-V. This quick episode is jam packed with nuggets and great information.


Episode 24 - Hyper-V Performance Blackbelt Notes from the Field[MP4] [0:53:31] [2016/01/01]
In this great episode I am joined by Clint Wyckoff from Senior Microsoft Evangelist for Veeam Software. We discuss some real world issues with monitoring and maintaining Hyper-V Performance in…


Episode 23 - Storage QoS and Me[MP4] [0:21:25] [2015/11/13]
In this episode Dave Kawula sat down with Kelly Murphy the CTO and co-founder of Gridstore to talk about Hyper-V, Storage QoS, and IOPS. It was very interesting to see this from the hardware…


Episode 22 - It's all about the Community[MP4] [0:18:43] [2015/11/13]
In this episode Clint Wyckoff and Dave Kawula discuss the value of community and certification. Both Clint and Dave are very active in the IT Community and it was interesting to hear their thoughts…


Episode 21 - What the heck is Nano Server[MP4] [0:42:06] [2015/11/06]
In this episode we sit down with Clint Wyckoff - Microsoft Evangelist from Veeam Software to talk about the future of the Data Center and where Nano Server fits in. This was a great episode recorded…


Episode 20 - MVPDays Countdown Show 5[MP4] [0:16:17] [2015/09/11]
In this Episode Cristal and I recorded this live from San Francisco, CA. We produce it using our Nokia Lumia 630 XL and it actually turned out great. We have some big logistical announcements for…


Episode 19 - The Future of Flash in the Data Center[MP4] [0:26:07] [2015/09/07]
In this Episode we sat down with George Symons (CEO of Gridstore). George has an immense amount of knowledge about storage and specifically flash. His company Gridstore is one of the market leaders…


Episode 18 - Hyper-V in Production 7 Years Later[MP4] [0:11:57] [2015/09/07]
In this Episode we talked to Chad Dixon - IT Manager who has been running Hyper-V in production for the past 7 years. We will hear about the evolution of his Data Center since he started with…


Episode 17 - Introduction to Hyper Converged Infrastructure[MP4] [0:33:38] [2015/09/05]
In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kelly Murphy CTO and Co-Founder of Gridstore. He is an expert on HyperConverged Infrastructure and an industry leader. He explains how Hyper…


Episode 16 - MVPDays Community Roadshow Countdown Show 4[MP4] [0:29:02] [2015/09/03]
In this Episode Cristal and Dave review the upcoming MVPDays Community Roadshow 2015. There are some big announcements including the confirmation of the Eastern MVPDays 2015 roadshow. We also…


Episode 15 - MVPDays Community Roadshow Countdown Show 3[MP4] [0:20:40] [2015/08/13]
In this Episode Cristal and Dave review the upcoming MVPDays Community Roadshow 2015. There are some big announcements including the confirmation of the Eastern MVPDays 2015 roadshow. We also…


Episode 14 - Black Belt Hyper-V Performance Troubleshooting[MP4] [0:55:15] [2015/08/13]
In this Episode you will learn about some Black Belt Hyper-V Performance Troubleshooting techniques. This episode was originally presented at the MVP Virtual Conference in May 2015. This has been…


Episode 9 - Introduction to PowerShell DSC[MP4] [0:37:08] [2015/07/30]
In this Episode Cristal and myself were lucky enough to catch Sean Kearney @Energizedtech live in action at the MVPDays community Roadshow. He was presenting an amazing session called - Introduction…


Episode 13 - Winning at Virtualization[MP4] [0:55:18] [2015/07/30]
In this episode Cristal Kawula @SuperCristal1 and myself were lucky enough to catch a session at MVP Days Community Roadshow. This session was presented by Rick Byrne @RickRByrne and Michael…


Episode 12-Business Mobility and Microsoft Intune[MP4] [0:49:14] [2015/07/30]
In this Episode Cristal and myself were lucky enough to catch Anthony Bartolo @Wirelesslife live in action at the MVPDays community Roadshow. He was presenting an important topic - Enterprise…


Episode 11 - Business Mobility and Microsoft EMS[MP4] [0:44:02] [2015/07/30]
In this Episode Cristal and myself were lucky enough to catch Anthony Bartolo @Wirelesslife live in action at the MVPDays community Roadshow. He was presenting an important topic - Enterprise…


Episode 10 - Managing Legacy Environments with PowerShell[MP4] [0:41:03] [2015/07/30]
In this Episode Cristal and myself were lucky enough to catch Sean Kearney @Energizedtech live in action at the MVPDays community Roadshow. He was presenting an amazing session called - Managing your…


Episode 8 - Introduction to DevOps with PowerShell[MP4] [0:37:30] [2015/07/30]
In this Episode I was lucky enough to catch Sean Kearney @Energizedtech live in action at the MVPDays community Roadshow. He was presenting an amazing session called - Introduction to DevOps with…


Episode 6 - MVPDays 2015 Countdown Show 2[MP4] [0:31:59] [2015/07/29]
In this episode we will have some very exciting announcements in regards to MVPDays 2015 Community Roadshow. I think it may have been leaked in this show that we will be doing an Eastern Canadian…


Episode 5 - MVPDays 2015 Countdown Show 1[MP4] [0:18:42] [2015/07/29]
In this Episode we will go through the logicistics around running MVPDays community Roadshow. There are many details that many people don't even think about when trying to run a show like this. …


Episode 7 - MVPHour 1 and 2 Recap show[MP4] [0:25:11] [2015/07/29]
In this episode we will review the previous 2 #MVPHour twitter chats. We had MVP's from all over North America logged on answering questions from the community. We will review the most popular…


Episode 4 - Advanced WIndows Deployments[MP4] [0:51:27] [2015/07/28]
In this video we discuss how to Deploy Windows Operating Systems with Advanced Techniques learned in the field. I was lucky enough to co-present this session with Emile Cabot - MVP @Ecabot at the…


Episode 3-Designing Hyper-V The Right Way[MP4] [0:54:43] [2015/07/28]
In this video we discuss the best practices when designing a Hyper-V Farm. I was lucky enough to be joined by Marcos Nogueira @mdnoga in this presentation. (Marcos and Dave are also known as…


Episode 2 - Windows2003EOL[MP4] [0:49:10] [2015/07/28]
In this video we discuss how to get rid of those pesky Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers once and for all. I was lucky enough to be joined by Rick Byrne @RickRByrne in this presentation. The video for…


Episode1-Hyper-V Security[MP4] [0:18:36] [2015/07/28]
In this video we discuss Hyper-V Security and some best practices for Virtualization.