Akkie's Bar - Radio Peach: Recent Episodes
Paessler AG
Rupert Collier interviews Chris Dancy to find out more about how he became so connected and how humans and technology will coincide and cohabit in the future. Listen to the podcast to see how dystopian our future could be.
In this Christmas Special of The Geek and the Sales Guy, Rupert and Simon share their "love" for the big day by running through the typical Yuletide build-up process in the UK, compare that with some strange traditions from around the globe and confirm their all-time favourite Christmas things. Although it's safe to say one of the pair didn't quite read the script for that bit... As well as all of that, Simon confirms the official "Gifts for Geeks" compendium and considers the possibility of some seasonal recognition from his favourite Sales Guy. So, if you're not quite yet in the mood for "the most wonderful time of the year", get the Yuletide log crackling, the mulled wine warming and the fairy lights flickering. 40 minutes with these two cheerful chappies and your festive feelings will be flowing in no time!
In the second instalment of our PRTG podcast interview slot, "Paessler Rupert's Thorough Grilling" - a slightly more serious offshoot of "The Geek and the Sales Guy" - we take a look at the future of the IT channel. IT is the fastest moving industry in the world and, in this new dimension of cloud based computing delivery and vendors offering almost immediate access to their product through a web browser, we pose the questions many IT channel organisations might be facing in their ongoing quest to future-proof their businesses. Does this new paradigm spell the end for the mid-market reseller, selling thousands of partcodes off thousands of price lists, but with no real technical skills to offer on top? Without in-depth intellectual property, are you now effectively a zombie company? Will the experience and know-how of Managed Service Providers mean they dominate the market? And will the global licensing houses eventually gobble up so much market share that only insignificant scraps remain? Rupert talks to 3 experts from UK based MSPs - SICL, Krome Technologies and Wanstor - to get their take on where all this is going.
In the 6th instalment of The Geek and the Sales Guy, our two likely lads celebrate the 20th anniversary of Paessler AG by incorporating some questionable musical interludes - all fully licensed of course! They also discuss esoteric job titles, their favourite smells (seriously) and how not to handle a data security breach. And finally, the big reveal this time, is just what cunning linguists the boys are. German, Welsh, English - nothing fazes them, not even 79 letter long words or strange train station names. Listen now for a whole lot of wow!
Info: This is an episode that originally ran in May 2017.
Rupert talks to cyber security expert Carl Gottlieb about: The lowdown on the "WannaCry" incident earlier in May and how you go about cleaning up after a huge attack like that. What IT administrators need to do to prevent themselves (and their users) becoming a victim of these sort of things in the future.
The upcoming European-wide GDPR legislation and how it will affect you. Why traditional anti-virus just isn't cutting the mustard any longer. What a good security posture looks like for most small to medium sized customers.
Average broadband speeds around the world and the perils of email are the two main topics for the 5th episode of The Geek and The Sales Guy. Simon and Rupert wax lyrical on the dangers of not checking your email content (and recipients) and elaborate on why Simon’s tales of woe around the delayed provision of his beloved fibre broadband (that he was promised many months ago), continue unchecked. Even his MP can’t help! In other news, the guys reveal Bill Gates’ single biggest regret, they discuss the merits and drawbacks of the “disruptive” generation plus they explain why London ExCel exhibition centre is beginning to feel like a 2nd home for poor Rupert. Oh, and did we mention poor Simon and the mystery of his missing fibre? Diddums.
In the latest episode of The Geek and the Sales Guy, our two not-quite-legendary misfits end, once and for all, the argument as to which of them is more suited to run the world by taking the “Why is it that..?”-Off challenge, they reveal the not-so-exciting things to have happened down the years on Rupert’s birthday and why Scotland and Bavaria are basically the same. They also expose which swear words are acceptable any time of day, some little known facts about Twitter and, of course, what was actually in that strange-looking case…? Listen in for the latest half hour of “hilaritech”, straight outta Manchester airport.
An irreverent look at odd antics, timely demises, bizarre taxes and the tribulations of being a vegan. Oh, and some tech talk too, including 3D printing (finally!).
Our heroes(?) wax lyrical about some of the quirks of living in Britain, social media & the law of unintended consequences, drone photography and how PRTG can be used in IoT applications. We hope you enjoy the second episode. Let us know what you think on podcast@paessler.com!
We are very happy to announce the official pilot episode of our podcast! It's hosted by two of our very best: Rupert Collier (the eye candy), Senior Sales Manager UK and Simon Bell (the brains), Senior Presales Engineer here at Paessler. Feel free to subscribe if you fancy listening to their shenanigans on a regular basis. Also they won't only talk about PRTG, promise! ;) We hope you enjoy our pilot episode. Let us know what you think on podcast@paessler.com!