”What’s Spinnin’ with 45Drives”

In episode 6 (our season 2 finale), we chat with Jay LaCroix, the fearless leader of Learn Linux TV. With over two decades of experience supporting and educating users on Linux professionally, Jay provides a wealth of knowledge with over 600,000 YouTube subscribers. We also chatted with Jay about his published books and training training for Linux-related concepts.

In episode 4, we sit down to chat with Alex Tran, the founder of IMMICH. We wanted to ask Alex about the origin story of IMMICH, his extensive DISCORD community, and his experience with the #HL15 from #45HomeLab (among other interesting topics).   For full video version: https://youtu.be/sZIEu6u-3qo  https://immich.app/

In episode 3, Brett and Mitch sit down to chat with Alex and Stephen from the Self-Hosted Podcast. We talked about starting in IT and the early challenges of creating a podcast for the self-hosted community. Which episode has been their favorite so far? We're also excited to hear about their impressions of our new #HL15 product from #45HomeLabs. For full YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEwQaTwXeo4

In episode 2, we are going to dive into some pretty incredible education on hard drives! Brett & Mitch will be sitting down to chat with Alan Nagl, who has over 40 years of experience in the hard drive industry with extensive research on the technology. If you think you know everything about the past, present and future of hard drive technology - think again.    Full video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxIqle_sgJ0

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

In our inaugural episode, hosts Brett Kelly and Mitch hall will be breaking down our new product launch (#HL15) and discuss what went into the decision for a new enterprise storage company to start a #homelabs division.   For a full list of videos, visit: www.youtube.com/45Drives Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAzbURqVJaw&lc=UgxRKblueS5ND6MrBtl4AaABAg