Blog – Podcast – A Week Since The First Recording
Welcome to The Solutions Architect Experience Podcast, hosted by me, Jesse Boehm, where I bring over 20 years of technology industry experience to the table. This podcast dives into the stories of solutions architects from diverse backgrounds, uncovering what sets their work and experiences apart. Each episode provides a glimpse into their professional journeys, the challenges they tackle, and the figures who have guided their paths. We offer deep insights into the vital role of solutions architects and share essential tips for those looking to break into the field. Our conversations aim to inform and inspire, giving you a peek into both the professional and personal lives of our guests. For more information, visit our website at TheSAEP.com, learn more about me at jesseboehm.com, or contact us via email at podcast@TheSAEP.com.
In this episode, we sit down with Arnaud Pain, a French independent consultant and accomplished EUC Architect. Arnaud shares his journey from IBM to becoming a leading enterprise solutions architect with over 20 years of IT consulting experience. He discusses his recognition as a Citrix CTP (2019–2024) and VMware vExpert (2018–2022), along with his expertise in building and utilizing lab environments for innovation and troubleshooting.
Throughout the conversation, Arnaud discusses:
Career Path and Experience
- Starting at IBM and transitioning to independent consulting.
- Leading key projects, such as migrating NetScaler VPX from SDX to ESX.
- Addressing challenges posed by Citrix licensing changes.
Professional Skills and Insights
- The importance of maintaining a lab environment for testing and troubleshooting.
- Emphasizing flexibility and adaptability in the IT profession.
Work-Life Balance
- Balancing a successful IT career with his hobbies of traveling and photography.
- Insights from his recent six-month RV trips around the United States.
Tune in to gain insights from a seasoned expert and learn about practical approaches to complex IT challenges in Citrix, VMware, and beyond.
Connect with Arnaud:
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnaudpain/
- Blog:https://arnaudpain.com
- Email:arnaud.pain@arnaud.biz
Featured Articles:
- Citrix Provisioning on Windows Server Core
- Citrix VDA Upgrade Service PowerShell Commands
- Deployment Guide for Migrating Citrix VAD to Azure
- Tech Paper on Communication Ports Used by Citrix Technologies
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It’s been a week since recording the first episode of The Solutions Architect Experience Podcast with Owen Reynolds. Released the episode on Monday September 16th and been watching the stats on RSS.com, Blubrry.com and YouTube and it has been quite interesting. Views started off slowly, but I noticed an increase in traffic on both my personal website jesseboehm.com and the podcast website TheSAEP.com, which is the new URL. The original URL was replaced as it was too hard to pronounce a spell easily when being transcribed. Google Analytics was showing traffic from users all over the world.
I invested in a plugin for the TheSAEP.com called EasyPodcastPro which lets you add the RSS Stream URL into your site and capture statistics from the feed on RSS/Blubrry. Since doing that views have picked up immensely for a show with a very niche audience.
As of this writing we show 87 Downloads on RSS, 74 Downloads on Blubrry and 48 views on YouTube. We currently have users watching in the USA, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Philippines, Russia, and Germany streaming from every major platform and on the podcast site itself. Not bad for the first episode.
Can you do the thing? We have achieved more the 50 downloads which was my made-up goal of success for the first week. I am incredibly happy with the results and the amount of traffic it has driven to my websites from all over the world.
Next up I will be recording the next show with Citrix CTP Sam Jacobs and then Richard Faulkner with Ferroque Systems on back-to-back weekends.
Took this weekend off from recording as it is my daughter Karli Rae Boehm’s Thirteenth birthday, and we are celebrating this wonderful, witty, crafty, beautiful special kid. I don’t know how she is Thirteen as she was just two a year ago…
I want to thank Owen Reynold’s again for being on the first show and kicking this off with us. It is appreciated and was nice to reconnect with Owen.
Here is to Episode 2 which will be released the week of October 1st.
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