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A 2022 Mid-Year Cloud Update
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Aaron, Brian and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Co-Host of @SoftwareDefTalk) talk about all the big stories, trends and transactions in the cloud in the first half of 2022. SHOW: 630 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - VMware WTF!?
Topic 2 - I really liked the recent analysis on Clouded Judgement Substack about subscription vs. consumption in an economic downturn. (link) If SaaS is the future, does the consumption model really matter as long as value is there? Topic 3 - Is there any aspect of the crypto industry that hasn’t been proven to be a sham this year? Decentralized (no). DAOs for governance (no). Controlled by the community (no). Secure (no). Not linked to fiat currencies (no). Good technology (no). A16z propaganda (no). Topic 4 - Are passwords finally dying? Companies like strongDM/Teleport are pushing certificate based authentication and FIDO is gaining adoption in Windows and macOS. Will there be a time when we don’t need passwords? Topic 5 - We always talk about skills and keeping up with the industry waves on the show. SaaS is less about building skills and more about operating. How does you get/keep up to speed about SaaS and what’s the future? Is the Cloud Architect going the way of the Infrastructure Admin? Topic 6 - Did the big 3 cloud providers all fire their marketing teams? I feel like there hasn’t been one big announcement from any of them this year. FEEDBACK?
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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What VMware might look like under Broadcom
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Dave Vellante (@dvellante, CEO/Co-Host of @theCube) talks about the VMware acquisition by Broadcom and the potential future of the combined organization. SHOW: 629 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. Lets jump right into it - did you expect VMware to get sold this quickly after finally being “free” of a parent company? Topic 2 - “Accretive acquisition bringing $8.5B of EBITDA by Year 3” - this seems to be the statement (headline) that really has people talking. What does it mean, and what does it say about the future plans that Broadcom might have for VMware? Topic 3 - Let’s walk through their slide “Multiple Levers to Increase VMware’s Profitability Topic 4 - We all know that vSphere/ESX is the cash cow and Dev InterruptedBehind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify LeanCast: Product Innovation & UX DesignCreated by Bonanza Design, one of the best Innovation Studios in Germany, this podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify |
Jun 26, 2022 |
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2022 State of Cloud
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Kent Bennett (Venture Capitalist @bessemervp) talks about the 2022 State of Cloud report, the evolution of the SaaS business model, new monetization models, and the Great Resignation. SHOW: 628 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s talk a little bit about your background, and where you focus your attention these days at Bessemer. Topic 2 - The media headlines for Cloud aren’t great these days. What are the headlines from your State of Cloud 2022? Topic 3 - Help us understand how much money has come into the VC systems over the last couple years and where it’s being targeted. Topic 4 - Let’s talk about the $1 to $18 model in SaaS. How does that happen, and what separates the good companies ($18) from the good/mediocre companies ($7). Topic 5 - You talk about “First Act” and indirect models, focused on all their companies that deliver pieces of a monetization model. How long do we expect that approach to last, because we see a wave of consolidation? Topic 6 - A lot has been discussed about the “Great Resignation”. This has impacted both tech workers and non-tech. How do you see technology companies having an impact or influence on the global workforce? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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How Things will Change in a Tech Downturn
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It’s been 13 years since the last economic downturn impacted the tech industry. Many people don’t remember those days, or we’re part of it. Here’s what to expect. SHOW: 627 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE, THAT WEREN’T AROUND FOR 2008
HOW WILL THE CONVERSATION AROUND TECH CHANGE?
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Observability for Machine Learning
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Alessya Visnjic (CEO, WhyLabs) talks about MLOps, the concept of ML Observability and why AI models can fail. Alyessa talks about the differences between data health and model health and why post production analysis of ML is so important. SHOW: 626 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome Alessya! You are what is known in the AI/ML spaces as a veteran. For those who aren’t familiar with your previous work, how about a quick introduction and background. Topic 2 - Give everyone a background in MLOps as it is still an emerging market. We are seeing an emerging trend of trust in data to train models. How did we get to this problem? Is this a transparency and observability problem once in production? Topic 3 - How is model health different from data health? Post deployment of models can actually be a factor, things like data drift over time… Topic 4 - What does a typical tool chain look like? Under the covers is this a logging platform to provide visibility into the model behavior to ensure accuracy over time? I would think every model is different, how do you “standardize/rationalize” the data to detect anomalies and incorrect results? Topic 5 - Every new category of tools has leading use cases. Where are you seeing the most traction today and how can you best help practitioners? Topic 6 - How can folks get started if they are interested? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Visualizing the Cloud
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Priyanka Vergadia (@pvergadia, Staff Developer Advocate @GoogleCloud) talks about how to use creative visualization to convey complex cloud topics. CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’re one of our favorite follows on Twitter. Tell us a little bit about your background, and what you focus on these days at Google? Topic 2 - As someone who likes to whiteboard things, I’m drawn (no pun intended) to your style of communicating complex ideas. Where did this skill and style come from? Topic 3 - How was your style looked at by Google, and what types of feedback do you get from the broader community? Topic 4 - In the book, you cover A LOT of topics. How deep do you need to get into a topic before you start drawing it? How do you go about learning all the different technologies? Topic 5 - What tools do you use to create all the drawings, and more so, you turn a lot of these into videos. Are these tools that other people could easily use? Topic 6 - Any tips you’ve learned about how to communicate complex ideas, either to technical or business people? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Shared Responsibilities for Cloud Providers
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Miles Ward (@milesward, CTO @SADA) talks about managing the transition to public cloud, customer vs. provider responsibilities, and how to best leverage cloud provider innovations. SHOW: 624 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Dude, you’ve done some things. Tell us a little bit about your background at a few of these clouds that people have heard of. Topic 2 - Let’s talk about SADA. We’re really curious about the perspective of Google Cloud vs. AWS. Topic 3 - Based on the revenue numbers, companies are using public cloud services a lot these days. The clouds seem great, because they take a lot of people’s plates. Do you think they realize who is actually responsible for their cloud deployments? Topic 4 - Having build a number of best practices | well-architected designs, how do the cloud providers think about responsibility (let’s take security as an example) and how do they expect customers to take responsibility? Topic 5 - What are the most common mistakes companies make in this shared responsibility model? What are the biggest gray areas? Topic 6 - Let’s come back to Google Cloud. What are some of the cool things you’re able to uniquely do in Google Cloud that really add business value for your clients? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Finding or Becoming a Mentor
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During uncertain times, many people seek the help of a mentor. On today’s show, we look at how to find a mentor, and how to consider being a mentor. SHOW: 623 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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HOW DOES THE MENTOR-MENTEE PROCESS WORK? How to determine if you’re trying to find a job, or trying to find a mentor. And what does a good mentor-mentee relationship look like? HOW TO FIND A MENTOR, HOW TO BE A MENTOR
Behind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify |
Jun 05, 2022 |
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CyberSecurity, Economics and Policy in 2022
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Andy Grotto (@grottoandrew, Researcher @StanfordCyber) and Steve Weber (Professor Cal Berkeley I-School) talk about the big picture intersection of Cybersecurity, Global Economy and Government policy.
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a bit about both of your backgrounds. Topic 2 - You both focus on the intersections between Technology, Gov’t Policy and Economics. We tend to focus on technology, but obviously they are all interconnected. Where would you start in a 101 Technology-centric class to branch out from Security threats to how it impacts those other areas? Topic 3 - Sometimes individuals feel like they can’t impact macro-level issues. So how do you frame your areas of focus when speaking with Government or Business leaders to get them to understand the scope, the breadth, and what actions could be taken? Topic 4 - We talk a lot on this show about new security technologies, and we talk about companies having trouble keeping up to be able to manage their security. Do you think there are other factors involved that are preventing companies from remaining secure? Topic 5 - What are some of the security (technology) areas where you see opportunities to improve business and government security? Are these areas that need more implementations, or more funding, or more research? Topic 6 - We’re coming (mostly) out of COVID-19, there’s various levels of economic uncertainty around the world (supply chain, inflation). What are the headlines you’re writing today and what are some of the scenarios you see playing out over the next 12-18 months? FEEDBACK?
Behind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify LeanCast: Product Innovation & UX DesignCreated by Bonanza Design, one of the best Innovation Studios in Germany, this podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify |
Jun 01, 2022 |
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Enabling the Enterprise Financial Data Cloud
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Cory Albert (Global Head of Cloud Strategy, Bloomberg Enterprise Data) talks about delivering cloud services to the financial services industry, new cloud delivery models, and innovations on the horizon. SHOW: 621 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Bloomberg is one of the most recognized companies in the world. Let’s talk a little bit about your background and where your focus is today. Topic 2 - Help us understand the scope of Bloomberg’s role in the overall financial markets, in terms of delivering data to clients and partners. Topic 3 - The demands of financial markets (latency, data volume, security, etc.) have previously mandated that resources be local (on-prem, specialized co-lo facilities, etc.), but we’re hearing more and more about how financial services are leveraging the public cloud. Can you talk about how this hybrid cloud model might be impacting data management? Topic 4 - As we look out a few years, how do you see shifts in cloud delivery models potentially reshaping how financial services data is used, delivered, protected, etc? What are some of the future trends that you’re keeping your eyes on? Topic 5 - There is a ton of innovation happening around the financial services markets, from how services are delivered to who is using the services. How do these changes shape the way that Bloomberg has to partner with other companies to remain innovative and competitive? Topic 6 - You’re a veteran of the financial services industry. What are some of the interesting areas that you’re seeing for new people coming into the industry where they might have an opportunity to pot Dev InterruptedBehind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify |
May 29, 2022 |
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Scalable, Serverless Database Platforms
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Sam Lambert (@isamlambert, CEO @PlanetScaledata) talks about building a cloud-native SQL database from first principles, and how to eliminate the things people hate about database operations. This is cool stuff! SHOW: 620 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. In less than 10 years, you’ve had quite a career rise from “MySQL DBA” to some very high-profile roles. Tell us a little bit about your background, and where you focus now as CEO of PlanetScale. Topic 2 - There have been an explosion of “Internet-scale” databases over the last 5 years. Where is the market today for these technologies? Topic 3 - Scaling databases is difficult. Scaling them while still allowing compatibility with known skills is even harder. PlanetScale builds upon a project called Vitess. Walk us through the journey of how Vitress got started to where it is today. Topic 4 - What do developers want to know about databases? What do they wish they could ignore or not worry about? Topic 5 - In today’s world, what’s the right balance between what developers want and what’s needed under the covers (e.g. Ops, scaling, security, etc.) to make sure the data is always available? What are some of the quantum leaps that PlanetScale has taken to eliminate previous problems? Topic 6 - What are some (customer) examples of things that PlanetScale does now that you wish you had in your previous DBA roles? FEEDBACK?
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May 25, 2022 |
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Managing Thru Economic Donwturns
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As we wade into global economic uncertainty, let's look at what we can learn from previous (2001, 2008) economic downturns and how they impacted the tech industry. CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM PAST ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE TECH INDUSTRY LESSONS FROM PREVIOUS ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
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May 22, 2022 |
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Running a Large-Scale SaaS Platform
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Danny Fields (CTO/EVP @Avalara) talks about operating large SaaS environments, customizations for customer demands, and transitioning from traditional software. SHOW: 618 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve got a very broad background in engineering and leadership roles. Can you share with us a little bit of your evolution, and where you focus your time at Avalara? Topic 2 - Give us a little bit of background on Avalara (SaaS for Tax Compliance), and a little bit of details on what it means to run a SaaS platform for such a complex product offering? Topic 3 - You’ve been involved in a number of different SaaS platforms over the years. What are some of the biggest changes and challenges you face in running modern SaaS platforms today? Topic 4 - Taxes are a very complex ecosystem, especially with all the variants around the world. How does a product team think about balancing the desire to deliver a consistent experience (SaaS operations) and customer demands for uniqueness? Topic 5 - How do you think about balancing optimizations around Operations and taking advantage of all the new innovations happening in open-source, or from the cloud-providers, or just internal capabilities from your team? Topic 6 - Any tips for anyone looking to get into SaaS operations, or transitions from traditional data center software delivery? FEEDBACK?
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May 18, 2022 |
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Logging Governance and Sensitive Data
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Pranay Kamat (Prod Mgmt @datadoghq) talks about the challenges is protecting sensitive data, internal vs. external attacks, evolution of DLP, the role of Governance in DevSecOps. SHOW: 617 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s talk about your background and the areas where you focus at Datadog. Topic 2 - We continuing to see headlines about critical data being stolen, which is a trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Give us a picture of where we are with the problems that are still causing this, and what new things companies can do to prevent it. Topic 3 - Where are some of the differences between traditional Data Loss Prevent (DLP) strategies and strategies that proactively look at logs to identify data access and breaches? Topic 4 - We often think about attacks coming from the outside, but oftentimes attacks happen from inside the house (directly or indirectly). How important is it to be able to control access to logs and what is visible within logs to prevent internal attacks and vulnerabilities? Topic 5 - What are some of the more dynamic, modern ways to identify sensitive traffic and tag it properly so systems can act on it? Topic 6 - It’s often said that security is everyone’s issue. In modern teams (DevOps, DevSecOps, etc.), where are you seeing as the owner of this Governance and Sensitive data? Behind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify |
May 15, 2022 |
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Simplifying Cloud for Developers
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Raman Sharma (@rasharm_, VP Product & Programs Marketing @DigitalOcean) talks about the evolution of Digital Ocean, the right tools for developers, and managing simplicity and scale.
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Your career has followed a parallel path to the evolution of the cloud. Let’s talk a little bit about your background, and especially your involvement with developers. Topic 2 - It’s been a while since we last had DigitalOcean on the show. Before we dive into the technology stack, let’s talk about how DigitalOcean thinks about developer needs. Topic 3 - Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, Kubernetes, PaaS, Marketplace. Walk us through where DigitalOcean helps developers make it simple to use these primitives. Topic 4 - What do developers ask you for next? Is it more capabilities, or different pricing, or something else to make their lives easier? Topic 5 - What do your customer’s teams look like? Do they align to the primitives (e.g. cloud infrastructure teams), or is it more “you build it you run it”, or something else? Topic 6 - Where are some of the areas where DigitalOcean is focused or sees new opportunities in 2022 and beyond? FEEDBACK?
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May 11, 2022 |
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Explaining Technical Topics - Service Mesh
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In this new series, we’ll look at ways to explain complex technical topics. This week we’re looking at Service Mesh. SHOW: 615 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: HOW DOES A SERVICE MESH WORK? WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSIDER ONE? A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer for facilitating service-to-service communications between services or microservices, using a proxy. LET’S EXPLAIN HOW SERVICE MESH WORKS. We explain service mesh using a family household analogy, and how it changes over time. We relate this back to how an application evolves from a monolith to microservices. FEEDBACK?
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May 08, 2022 |
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Cloud Marketplaces
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John Jahnke (CEO of @Tackleio) talks about the rise of Cloud Marketplaces, the evolution of B2B purchasing for cloud products, and the relationship between software vendors and cloud providers. SHOW: 614 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background. And please give us a quick overview of Tackle. Topic 2 - Everybody knows about the 100s of services that get announced by the major hyperscalers each year, but not as many people are aware that there’s more to the cloud than native services. Where do cloud marketplaces fit into the cloud ecosystem, and how have they evolved over the years? Topic 3 - If we wanted to explain the value of a cloud marketplace to someone, what value does it provide to the various parties involved - the cloud, the marketplace owner, the software company using a marketplace, the customers using a marketplace? Topic 4 - Can you walk us through the process of how a software company engages with a marketplace? Are they working to get their software into 3rd-party marketplaces, or building their own marketplaces, or something else? Topic 5 - How do the Tackle marketplaces different from the AWS, Azure or GCP marketplaces? Topic 6 - What are the best ways for companies to create a plan to leverage cloud marketplaces to better reach customers and specific markets? FEEDBACK?
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May 04, 2022 |
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SLOs for Everyone
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No Brian (Gracely) for a Sunday Perspective this week. We have Brian Singer (@brian_singer, CPO @nobl9inc) talking about Service Level Objectives (SLO), what they are, why they matter, and how to use SLOs to focus on innovation vs. technical debt. SHOW: 613 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Brian, welcome to the show! We had Alex on the podcast last year and look forward to continuing the SLO conversation. Give everyone a brief introduction. Topic 2 - If someone isn’t familiar with SLO’s (Service Level Objectives), how do you define them? Why do they matter? What problem do they solve? How are they different from SLA’s? Topic 3 - Is this a transition from max reliability to instead look at errors as a “budget”? How can you manage a certain window of unreliability and keep customers happy? Topic 4 - How do you create SLOs? Who creates them? Is this an SRE connecting up to existing systems or new tooling and plumbing? Does it fit into an existing GitOps workflow for instance - SLOs-as-Code? Is there automation triggers that happen when conditions are met? Topic 5 - How does an SRE know which metrics matter? I would imagine not all downtime is equal? How does this correlate with business KPIs? Do you fine tune over time? Topic 6 - The big question is always the focus on technical debt vs. innovation. Does this help and if so how? FEEDBACK?
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May 01, 2022 |
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CI/CD Monitoring and Flaky Testing
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Borja Burgos (@borja_burgos, Director of Product @datadoghq) talks about monitoring and measuring CI/CD environments, “shift left” for security and test coverage, and understanding test coverage patterns. SHOW: 612 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve got quite an impressive track-record as an entrepreneur and founder. Tell us a little bit about your background, and some of the things you’re now focused on at Datadog. Topic 2 - You wrote that “Master is the new Prod, and Devs are the new Ops”. Can you help us unpack the concepts that you were trying to convey? Topic 3 -.How widespread is the understanding that it’s important to monitor CI/CD environments, vs. the more traditional focus of monitoring production environments? Topic 4 - What are some of the areas where CI visibility or synthetic CI/CD testing helps improve application quality and overall availability in production? Topic 5 - All of these efforts to test earlier, integrate earlier and have visibility earlier sound like the “shift left” movement. Are those things difficult to do, since many companies have siloed teams? Topic 6 - What are some of the ways that your team has been able to take the technology from Undefined Labs and bring it into the broader scope of capabilities that are available through Datadog? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Explaining Twitter to a 5yr old
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Could you explain Twitter to a 5yr old? Some things are just difficult to explain, and this week we look at the challenges of trying to explain complex technical concepts to everyday people. SHOW: 611 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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I GET HOW IT WORKS, BUT WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY DO? Many of us use Twitter on a daily basis, but if you had to explain it to someone, could you explain what it is and what value it provides? Many of us are tasked with a similar challenge in trying to explain our day-to-day work. EXPLAINING COMPLEX THINGS IS HARD. MAYBE THAT’S A SIGN THAT IT’S TOO TECHNICAL OR SHOULD BE BROKEN APART
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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DataCenter-as-a-Service
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Ian McClarty (President @PhoenixNAP) talks about the evolution of the CoLocation and DataCenter-as-a-Service market, cloud repatriation, how software has changed the economics and working closely with hyperscalers. SHOW: 610 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve run PhoenixNAP for more than a decade. Give us some sense of the evolution of the CoLocation | Managed Services market over that time. Topic 2 - Lots of people focus on the cloud hyperscalers, but there are a ton of business needs that they can’t satisfy - whether it’s location, or dedicated resources, or offloading skills, etc. What are the biggest challenges that your customers are facing these days? Topic 3 - The breadth of capabilities that you offer has really evolved - from locations, to capabilities, to flexibility you can offer customers. How much has the industry shift to software-defined-services enabled that to accelerate? Topic 4 - What is a typical relationship that your customers have between you and the hyperscalers? It seems like there are a lot of potential synergies that benefit everybody. Topic 5 - What differentiates the CoLocation | Managed Cloud providers these days? And where do you see that evolving? Topic 6 - What are some of the most common ways that your customers take advantage of the value you provide them - whether it’s technology, or people skills, or capacity planning or locations?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Transitioning from Engineering to Product
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Transitioning from a technical role to a “less” technical role can be scary. Let’s look at how you might evaluate a change, and some tips to succeed in the transition. SHOW: 609 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: I DON’T WANT TO LOSE MY TECHNICAL SKILLS OR REPUTATION It’s completely normal to be concerned about losing your technical skills, the thing that has established your current value to your employer, if you transition to a more product or business-focused role. HOW TO SUCCEED (OR AVOID FAILING) IN A TRANSITION
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Database Caching as a Service
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Ben Hagan (@ben_hagan, Founder/CEO @polyScaleAI) talks about the challenges of database performance, distributed data and applications, and how caching-as-a-service can improve performance.
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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The Unexpected Pace of Technology Adoption
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Every week we talk about new technologies and new trends. But studies show us that new technology adoption tends to be very slow, especially at high levels. What’s behind the inability of new tech to displace legacy tech? SHOW: 607 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT For existing companies, most of the budget (typically 70-80%) is spent maintaining existing systems. New technologies are rarely used to replace existing technologies, but are usually additive. New teams and new processes are created, and those teams are often expensive (rare skills). OUTSIDE OF CLOUD, THE COSTS OF CHANGE ARE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Multi-Cloud Networking
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William Collins (@@WCollins502, Principal Cloud Architect @AlkiraNet) talks about how to seamlessly build multi-cloud networks for any applications.
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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How DevOps is like Microsoft Excel
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DevOps mashes together two things, Dev and Ops. But in reality, it includes much more than that. But who owns DevOps? Does anyone use all of DevOps? And is DevOps a people, process or technology? SHOW: 605 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: WHEN DOES A TOOL STOP, AND A PROCESS BEGINS? How would you define DevOps? Who owns DevOps? MOST PEOPLE ONLY USE 30% OF THE FEATURES OF ANY TOOL
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Automating Decisions, Processes and ML without Code
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Loren Goodman (CTO @InRule) talks about the intersection of AI/ML, DevOps, and Low Code/NoCode and making complex decisions using automation.
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Did DevOps Ruin Everything?
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Making changes to applications has always been difficult. DevOps and Microservices introduced new techniques to simplify that, but also introduced new challenges that can be difficult to manage. Should things be easier for Devs or Ops? SHOW: 603 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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DEVELOPERS WANT MORE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE AND MAKE CHANGES Since the earliest days of PaaS, developers have wanted more freedom to choose how they build applications, and wanted less to distract them. But those trade-offs move the challenges of managing applications to different areas. HAS DEVOPS FIGURED OUT HOW TO BALANCE THOSE TRADEOFFS PROPERLY?
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Developing Multi-Cloud Skills
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Forrest Brazeal (@forrestbrazeal, Head of Content @GoogleCloud) talks about the realities of multi-cloud (intended and accidental), how to adapt skills to new cloud environments, and best vs. worst practices.
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. We first learned about your skills at A Cloud Guru, but you work on a bunch of really interesting projects. Tell us a little bit about your background, and what you now focus on at Google Cloud.
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Doing What Didn't Seem Possible
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There are transitional moments, often many, in your career when you just don’t think you can make the change. This week we look at the thought process of how to address those “don’t think I can” moments. SHOW: 601 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: SOMETIMES HARD DECISIONS ARE HARD There will be times in your life when you’d like to make a change, or take on a new skill or opportunity, but you tell yourself that you’ll never be able to do that. THE JOURNEY IS OFTEN MORE INTERESTING THAN THE DESTINATION At times it can seem like the new thing will take forever to learn, or that it’s too far out of reach. We talk about some examples of when changes happen, the thought process involved, and how to measure the next stage. FEEDBACK?
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Automating Crypto for Everyone
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Jesse Proudman (Makara, Co-Founder & CEO) talks about how he moved from infrastructure into the world of crypto. He gives advice on learning and his plans to make investing in this space more approachable for everyone. SHOW: 600 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome back Jesse! We’ve chatted multiple times over the years but most recently back in 2018 with your first crypto startup, Strix Leviathan. For those who haven’t heard from you before, how about a quick introduction and background. FEEDBACK?
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Technology and Teams Going in Different Directions
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We’re at an interesting crossroads. Technology is becoming more distributed, and yet the teams managing it are having to become more integrated. For successful companies, this is creating a different way to think about “platform” services. SHOW: 599 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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LOCATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS ARE BECOMING MORE DISTRIBUTED Data Center to Cloud. Zero-Trust Networks. Users (internal and external) are everywhere. Application Services are managed, or reached via an API. WHAT DOES THE LAYER ABOVE INFRASTRUCTURE LOOK LIKE NOW? We know that infrastructure is now “Cloud” and often managed by someone else, but what do we call the stuff about it? Some of it is Applications, some of it is Application-Services, and then there is a bunch of stuff that crosses boundaries between networking, security, API governance, application acceleration, etc..
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Managing the Business Impact of Data Quality
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Elliot Shmukler (@eshmu, Co-Founder/CEO @anomalo_hq) and Jeremy Stanley (@jeremystan, Co-Founder/CTO) talk about how data integrity and changes can impact both technology and business decisions. SHOW: 598 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s start with brief introductions and backgrounds. Elliot & Jeremy please introduce yourselves.
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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A Perspective on Fast Change and Slow Change
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Sometimes change happens fast, and sometimes change happens over a long period of time. Today’s show tries to put a few things in perspective around tech and non-tech change. SHOW: 597 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: WE WISH WE KNEW MORE ABOUT OUR AUDIENCE, AT A PERSONAL LEVEL We have listeners from 130+ countries. Unfortunately podcast tools don’t give us individualized information about our audience. Over the last 5 weeks, we had 19 listeners from Ukraine. This past week, we had 0. We hope that they are all safe. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A JOB WILL BE A GREAT JOB, GOOD JOB, OR BAD JOB Over the years, Aaron and I have changed jobs within the tech industry several times. Sometimes we stayed for a little while and sometimes much longer. You never know how a specific job will be going into it, and sometimes it’s hard to have perspective on it while you’re in the job. The best you can hope for is a few great teams, or great projects, or working with great people, to offset that lots of things in tech don’t pan out like they are expected.
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Security Access as Code
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Tim Prendergast (@auxome, CEO strongDM) talks about security access as code, the latest security trends including Zero Trust and taking a modern approach to security. SHOW: 596 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show! For those that don’t know, you were on the Cloudcast show #151 way back in the day and one of our first security guests. Hard to believe it has been almost 8 years since we’ve had you on the show. For those that don’t know, give everyone a brief introduction and what you’ve been up to since your evident.io days.
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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The Kubernetes Developer Experience?
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Kubernetes won the container wars and continues to grow in use across many industries. But how did something that was about Cloud-native Applications gain traction without a developer experience? SHOW: 595 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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HOW DID KUBERNETES WIN WHEN IT STARTED FROM BEHIND? Listening to this week's SDT show, and remembering listening to SDT years ago, @cote comments about why Kubernetes "won" were always interesting. In essence it was late to market, was lacking in features vs. competitors (Mesos, Swarm, CF), and had a terrible user-experience...so how did it "win"? It all seems ass-backwards. HOW HAS KUBERNETES CONTINUED TO WIN, WITHOUT A DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE?
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Data Observability
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Kevin Hu (@kevinzenghu, Co-Founder | CEO at @Metaplane) talks about the concepts behind Data Observability and the unique challenges for Data Engineers. SHOW: 594 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s talk about your background and what led you to start Metaplane. Topic 2 - Let’s start by talking about the concept of what is a modern data engineer. What is this person doing, what are they responsible for, and who are their typical “customers” within a business. Topic 3 - Beyond just huge volumes of data and trying to make the data usable (formatting, ETL, storage access, etc.), what sort of problems do data engineers encounter? How much is typically “first-party data” and how much comes from external systems? Topic 4 - Let’s talk about Data Observability. First off, what is it?. And second, how is it different from the Observability that we’ve seen from Datadog or Honeycomb or Observe or many others? Topic 5 - What are the types of Data Observability problems that Metaplane is focused on solving for Data engineers? Are these usually done independently, or in collaboration with the application or business analyst teams? Topic 6 - What are some of the immediate results (improvements) that companies see when adding Data Observability to their environments?
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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DevOps, what's in a name?
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DevOps is defined as, “Everything you do to overcome the friction created by silos … All the rest is plain engineering” Why is it so difficult to implement, but so easy to make up so many job titles surrounding it? SHOW: 593 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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IF EVERYTHING IS DEVOPS, THEN WHAT IS DEVOPS? Patrick Dubois, one of the original creators of the DevOps concept, recently published a framework to think about all the job titles that have emerged out of the original DevOps concept. Is this a good progression, or is it just hiding the cultural and organizational complexities that DevOps is trying to address? THE CHALLENGES OF TRYING TO ELIMINATE SILOED TECHNOLOGY FUNCTIONS
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Cloud Cost Intelligence
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Erik Peterson (@silvexis, Founder/CTO/CISO @CloudZeroInc) talks about how Cloud Cost Mgmt has matured, the importance of business context for cloud costs, and best practices for managing SaaS costs. SHOW: 592 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You have a very interesting background. Tell us a little bit how you’ve gone from Nuclear watchdog to Banking to Product guy to Security guy and now focus on Cloud costs.
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Lessons Learned from Shadow IT
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Shadow IT and start-ups were the original users of public cloud, over a decade ago. But as public cloud has become a multi-billion dollar business, let’s explore how the role of Shadow IT has evolved. SHOW: 591 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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DOES SHADOW IT STILL EXIST IF PUBLIC CLOUD IS MAINSTREAM? Shadow IT began as a way to be more productive in the office (server under the desk, WiFi in a conference room, etc.) and then it went to the cloud (SaaS, the IaaS/PaaS). But how did it evolve and what situations has it created now? WHAT DOES THE NEW DISTRIBUTED IT LOOK LIKE NOW?
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Understanding & Managing Committed Cloud Spend
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Tim Banks (@elchefe, Principal Cloud Economist @duckbillgroup) talks about how public cloud providers are offering committed spend programs, and ways to best use their programs to manage cloud spending. SHOW: 590 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve got a very interesting background of hands-on technical and being on the business side of things. Tell us a little bit about your background and what you focus on at Duckbill Group. Topic 2 - Let’s start by talking about this trend of long-term cloud contracts. Why are we seeing more and more announced, and who does it seem to benefit more (cloud provider or customer)? Topic 2a - How do companies typically size these deals? Is it some percentage of current spend forecasted forward, or some aspirational goal, or something else? Topic 3 - When a company signs up for one of these long-term committed spend contracts, what are the mechanics of the contract? Is it just “all-you-can-eat” technology, or do they tend to include additional capabilities/services, etc? Topic 4 - What have you found to be the behavior of companies that sign these contracts? Does it lead to more projects getting created, or more experimentation, or any other unintended consequences? Topic 5 - At what point do companies start re-evaluating the contracts? What happens if they find themselves way below expected spending expectations? Topic 6 - Have you seen any new behaviors from the cloud providers once they sign a contract, whereas one group (or service) is pushing hard to capture a bigger portion of the contract? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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The Parallel Lives of Kubernetes and Serverless
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Our industry is fascinated with the origin stories of founders and the end of technology trends. In between, we seem fine with learning curves and technical debt. SHOW: 589 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHEN ONE TECHNOLOGY ENDS, DOES ANOTHER TAKE ITS PLACE? During a recent interview, I was asked “How close to complete is Kubernetes?”. We also saw a survey saying that less people are interested in Serverless (knowledge/training). Kubernetes is far from complete, and Serverless was supposed to be the next thing. WHY DO WE WORRY MORE ABOUT THE END OF A TECHNOLOGY AND LESS ABOUT TECHNICAL DEBT?
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Building Cloud Services from Software
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Preeti Somal (@psomal, EVP Engineering @Hashicorp) talks about the evolution of Hashicorp Cloud Platform, creating cloud services from software projects, and the evolution of cloud SREs and SLAs. SHOW: 588 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. We’re always excited to have women leaders on the show. Tell us a little bit about your background and your focus areas at Hashicorp. Congrats on the UGA National Championship. FEEDBACK?
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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After the Great Resignation
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As the “Great Resignation” rolls along, many people are facing the prospect of a new role or a new company. What are some tips to be successful in the near-term in this new role? SHOW: 587 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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20-25% OF PEOPLE IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE CHANGED JOBS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS Lots of people are taking new jobs, and right now the industry is paying a premium for talent. So how can you stand out in your new role or company? How can you make an immediate difference? HOW CAN YOU STAND OUT IN YOUR NEW ROLE OR NEW COMPANY
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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2022 Look Ahead to SuperClouds
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Dave Vellante (@dvellante, Cofounder & Co-CEO SiliconANGLE Media, co-host of @theCUBE) talks about the emerging trends of powerful application services built for multiple public clouds. SHOW: 586 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. We’ve known each other for a while, but tell folks about your background. Topic 2 - Let’s talk about this term that you’ve been using at SiliconAngle, “SuperCloud”. You introduced it at AWS re:Invent 2021. Give us some context about what you think is new and what has changed? Topic 3 - The three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) now have 100s of services, but we’re seeing success from these companies built on top of them. Do you think the cloud providers have misjudged the importance of innovation vs. integration? Topic 4 - We now have a decade of knowledge in how to build technology on top of the public cloud (architectures, economics, partnership models, etc.). Do you think we’ll see an acceleration of these Supercloud services, and maybe even some unique new capabilities? Topic 5 - You highlighted that this isn’t just IT-centric services, but also industry-vertical services. We’ve seen SaaS services try and disrupt some vertical industries (FinSvcs, Health, Streaming Media, etc.). How do you see the industry-verticals accelerating with supercloud architectures? Topic 6 - Do you think that supercloud becomes the new normal for cloud providers, or do you think they double-down on trying to build their application portfolios? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Cloudcast Demos
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We’re looking for some listener feedback on a new idea to help make it easier to learn about new technologies, and bring more new ideas into The Cloudcast community. SHOW: 585 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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CAN WE MAKE IT EASIER TO SHOW MORE TECHNOLOGY We get 100s of requests to come on the podcast, but we struggle to find the best way to both highlight new technologies and fit them into 52 week in a year. So we'd like to try something new. #CloudcastDemos SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PRIORITIZE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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2022 Look Ahead to web3
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Chris Castiglione (@castig, Co-Founder One Month, Adjunct Professor @Columbia_Biz) talks about the fundamental concepts behind web3 (crypto, blockchain, decentralized applications and identity of resources), as well as smart contracts and how to get started with web3 apps. SHOW: 584 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’re a man of many skills. Tell us a little bit about your background, as an entrepreneur, an educator and as a developer. Topic 2 - Web3 is potentially a big concept. As someone who both builds web3, but also explains web3, how do you begin explaining the main concepts to newbies? Topic 3 - Many of the web3 discussions center around “distributed systems”. Can you help us understand what is distributed vs. these more centralized on-ramps like Coinbase or Openseas or a virtual world? Topic 4 - Is everything associated with web3 tied to cryptocurrencies? Is that the starting point for everything web3? Topic 5 - What are some ways to understand not only the broad set of crypto coins/tokens, but also the differences between currencies and smart contracts? Topic 6 - Is there a way to build a Hello World app for web3? Or how would you structure a One Month (to Code) for web3? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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If Remote Becomes the New Normal
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Ever since the pandemic started, remote work is trending up. Whether or not this becomes the new normal or just a more common option, let’s look at some ways to succeed in distributed environments. SHOW: 583 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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COVID HAS REDEFINED WHERE AND HOW PEOPLE WORK James Governor at Redmonk makes a great case for how remote work reshaped Silicon Valley and many companies around the world. His article has spurred much debate about whether or not the trend will last. WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS A REMOTE WORKER
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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2022 Look Ahead, Developer Careers
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Shawn Wang (@swyx, Head of Developer Experience @Temporalio) talks about the breadth of developer skills needed, how developers learn new technologies, and insights into important future trends for a broad set of developers. SHOW: 582 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You seem to be at the center of (or around) so many developer-centric conversations. Tell us a little bit about your background, and some of the areas you’ve been focused on. Topic 2 - You’re well known for The Coding Career Handbook. With so many options out there for developers, how do you frame conversations about where people should focus? Topic 3 - At some point, developers (like many engineers) get bored of working on the same things. Right now it seems like we’re in the middle of big changes. What should they think about the transition process?
Topic 4 - As a developer, what are some of the best ways to get visibility of your projects? How do you find the right balance of public projects, side projects, and whatever you’re currently getting paid for (main company job)? Topic 5 - Any tips or tricks that you’ve learned to accelerate your learning process? Topic 6 - How is WFH changing the developer work-life-balance? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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The People Episode
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As we kick off 2022, it’s important to remember that behind all the interesting technology is people. And those people have been living under extraordinary circumstances going into their 3rd year. SHOW: 581 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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LOTS OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED, AND PEOPLE DON’T LOVE CHANGE No matter where you are in life (or job), the New Year tends to make you self-reflect and re-prioritize the things that are important to you. And when this dynamic happens within teams, those two priorities don’t always align. SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PRIORITIZE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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2022 Look Ahead, VC Funding
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Aneel Lakhani (@aneel, Venture Partner @crane_vc) talks about the modern state of Tech VC investing, the changing pace of investment horizons, portfolio thesis, and helping founders. CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. You’ve changed roles. Tell us about what you’re working on these days. Topic 2 - You’ve worked at startups, been an advisor to startups, and an angel investor in the past. In 2022, what does a Venture Capitalist do? How has that evolved over the last 5 years? Topic 3 - It not only seems like there is a lot more money flowing into startups, but a lot more early. Is there sort of a “homerun” mentality happening across the VC world, or is that just one of the headlines? Topic 4 - How do you go about creating your investment thesis? Do you have a future horizon that you’re thinking about, or is it more about technology sectors, or founder personalities, etc.? Topic 5 - How do you balance between investing in something completely new, and seeing something that is just a much better version of a current mousetrap? Topic 6 - How involved do you get with the companies? How involved do you want to be? How much do the founders guide you vs. you guiding them? Topic 7 - At the macro-level, what areas are you most interested in (investing) vs. just areas where you’re doing a lot of research (personal interests)? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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2021 Year-End Reading Lists
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As we wrap up 2021 and have some down time, here’s a list of things we’re reading to try and make sense of the big changes happening in cloud computing and around the web. SHOW: 578 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES - "FUTURE OF CLOUD COMPUTING" and "WEB 3 vs WEB2" Other interesting Twitter Threads
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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2021 in Review, 2022 Predictions
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Aaron (@aarondelp) and Brian (@bgracely) discuss the biggest trends from 2021, and make bold cloud computing predictions in 2022. CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Dealing with Technology Failure
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Computers break. Software has bugs. Cloud services fail. And yet we don’t deal with failures very well. Why don’t we have better Plan B’s, for both personal and business uses of cloud? SHOW: 576 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHY DO WE EXPECT SO MUCH FROM COMPUTERS? While we have automated testing, test coverage, SLAs, redundancy best practices, etc - We still really don’t know when computers and software will break. So why do we get so frustrated when it happens, instead of having backup plans? SHOULD WE LOOK AT TECHNOLOGY FAILURES AS THE WORLD TRYING TO TELLING US SOMETHING?
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Tools for the Business Engineer
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Gil Hoffer (@gilhoffer, Co-Founder / CTO @salto_io) talks about the challenges of managing and integrating SaaS applications, the blurring line between business and technical engineer, and software supply-chain for SaaS integrations. CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 2 - There is a big trend happening, where companies are using more and more technology outside of the “central IT” groups. This includes quite a bit of SaaS usage. But it also requires more than just vanilla SaaS. Let’s talk about this concept of a “business engineer”. Topic 3 - How often do SaaS applications need customizations? How often does a business application require integrations across multiple SaaS services? Topic 4 - Walk us through a day in the life of a business engineer, and what’s involved in some of the integrations? How much is being able to code, and how much Topic 5 - Integrations can be complicated, not only to build, but also to maintain. How does Salto simplify the creation and life cycle of these integrations? Topic 6 - Salto is available as OSS, software and SaaS. What seems to be the best usage model for certain use-cases or types of businesses? FEEDBACK?
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Thoughts on Cloud Outages
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AWS had an outage in a region and many people responded. What did we learn about outages, responses, and dealing with cloud services going forward? SHOW: 574 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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CLOUD OUTAGES ARE A PART OF USING A SHARED SERVICE This week another major cloud service had an outage. They happen frequently enough, for some period of time (usually measured in hours), that we really notice them and then move on. Their impact is felt across many sites and dependent services,
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Reviewing AWS re:Invent 2021
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We review the new strategic directions of AWS under CEO Adam Selipsky, as well as major announcements from AWS re:Invent 2021. SHOW: 573 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Lessons learned from Dell-VMware
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In 2015, Dell acquired EMC and VMware for a record-setting $67B. In 2021, Dell spun out VMware as an independent company. What lessons were learned? SHOW: 572 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHAT WERE THE GOALS OF THE DELL ACQUISITION OF EMC? Dell was trying to recover from having to go private in 2013. Wanted to consolidate the Enterprise infrastructure market. Wanted to have a one-stop-shop from desktop to enterprise infrastructure to security to applications to hybrid cloud. WHAT VALUE DID DELL BRING TO VMWARE?
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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See How Your Code Works
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Shanea Leven (@ShaneaLeven, Founder/CEO @CodeSeeio) talks about enabling development teams to better understand the complexities and interdependencies of their code throughout the lifecycle. CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve had an interesting background prior to CodeSee. Tell us a little bit about your journey, and what led you to create CodeSee. FEEDBACK?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Old Man Yells at the Metaverse
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You’ve been hearing about Web3 and metaverse and crypto, and everything is changing. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? Let’s yell at the metaverse and see what echoes back. SHOW: 570 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHY IS EVERYONE TRYING TO CHANGE THE EXISTING INTERNET? The metaverse is part of a bigger evolution called “Web3”, which is looking at new interaction models, new payment models, and new ways to represent life in a fully digital world. How did we get here? What lessons from the past can we learn? HOW MIGHT THE METAVERSE CHANGE THE INTERNET, FOR GOOD OR BAD?
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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The Evolution of Serverless Databases
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Jim Walker (@jaymce, Principal Product Evangelist at @CockroachDB) talks about how serverless has moved from compute to backing data services, and focuses on improving application developer productivity. CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s start by talking a little bit about your background, and where you focus your attention at Cockroach Labs. Give us a quick overview of CockroachDB. Topic 2 - We’ve covered “Serverless” quite a bit on the show, mostly focused around compute services, but there seems to be a growing trend around serverless as it relates to data services. Can you give us some background on what’s driving these new capabilities? Topic 3 - Implementations of Database-as-a-Service have been around for quite a while now. What’s new or different around service database offerings? Topic 4 - CockroachDB is fairly unique in its ability to span locations (e.g. in essence be multi-cloud). Help us connect the dots between the core elements of CockroachDB, and where the new serverless capabilities enhance that (for an application, for a DB team, for an Operations team, etc.) Topic 5 - What are some of the new use-cases that can potentially be unlocked with the new serverless offering? Topic 6 - How do you expect the new serverless offering to change the way that application teams and operations teams interact with systems going forward? FEEDBACK?
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Being a Technical Product Marketer
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Many people ask us about technical product marketing - the skills needed, the challenges, the career rewards - and how to work in those jobs. This week we explore what’s needed to be a successful technical product marketer. SHOW: 568 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A TECHNICAL PRODUCT MARKETER Is marketing just lies and double-speak? If a product or technology is great, does it even need marketing? These are the questions that people often ask themselves before exploring roles that have some aspect of “marketing” in their name. WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL TECHNICAL PRODUCT MARKETER
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Reviewing Microsoft Insight & GitHub Universe
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In October and November, Microsoft hosted the GitHub Universe and Ignite 2021 conferences, focused on Developers and Cloud Computing. We review the important announcements and analyze the future directions for Azure, GitHub, etc CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Azure - Bigger Announcements
GitHub - Bigger Announcements
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Lessons from Hashicorp S1
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Hashicorp has been on The Cloudcast more than any other company. As they prepare for their upcoming IPO, we look back at what makes them successful vs. other OSS-centric companies. SHOW: 566 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHAT MADE HASHICORP UNIQUE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE SPACE? Hashicorp was not alone in the Infra-as-Code space, or the Security space, but they have been successful in building a commercial business based on OSS projects. Let’s look at what made them unique and successful. HOW DID HASHICORP GET HERE?
Funding - $350M | NRR 124% | Operating Margin 22% Funding - $350M
GitLab - $179M | Gross Margin 88% | Revenue Growth (LTM) 72% | Funding $414M | NRR 152% | Operating Margin 50%
Pivotal - $509M | Gross Margin 55% | Revenue Growth (LTM) 22% | $1.7B Pivotal (Subscription/ARR) $300M
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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SD-WAN, SASE and the new Virtual Edge
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Mike Rockwell (Global Head of Solutions @Megaport) talks about the evolution of Cloud connectivity, SD-WAN, SASE, and how Megaport is helping companies adapt to more needs for virtual edge networking. SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us about your background. Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about the breadth of ways Megaport helps businesses connect to the cloud. Topic 3 - Can you walk us through some of the various ways that businesses use to connect to the cloud and why they choose to use Megaport? Topic 4 - Megaport recently launched a product named Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE), which helps businesses connect branches to clouds within their SD-WAN and SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solutions. You’ve announced some major partnerships with Cisco, Fortinet, and Versa. Tell us a little bit about MVE and these partnerships and how they’ll help customers. Topic 5 - From a bigger picture perspective, how do companies think about modernizing their enterprise WAN - do they use MPLS, do they use SD-WAN, and what role does the cloud play in their network - what considerations do they need to make? Topic 6 - Why do you think it’s so important for businesses to enable their SD-WAN or SASE solutions for multicloud? Tell us about a sample use case.
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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How to Become a Product Manager
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Many people ask us about technical product management - the skills needed, the challenges, the career rewards - and how to work in those jobs. This week we explore what’s needed to be a successful product manager. SHOW: 564 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A PRODUCT MANAGER Many people in the tech industry believe that they know how to build a better mousetrap. But what does it really take to be a product manager? How is the job challenging, how is it difficult, and what does it take to be successful? WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT MANAGER
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Networking the Hybrid Cloud
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Nick Davey (Sr. Product Manager, Cloud & SDN @JuniperNetworks) talks about the evolution of SDN networking for Kubernetes, cross-cluster and cross-cloud networking, and Tungsten Fabric. SHOW: 563 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, and where you focus at Juniper? Topic 2 - There’s lots of talk about Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud, but it’s often in the context of Kubernetes or an application running in multiple places. Let’s talk about how we interconnect clouds. Topic 3 - How should we think about the networking interconnections between end-users, the service providers, and the public cloud providers? Topic 4 - Help us understand the similarities and differences between the orchestration of workloads (e.g. containers and Kubernetes) and orchestration of networks (e.g. SDN, Contrail, etc.). Who needs to know about each system? Topic 5 - How does this all evolve as things like Kubernetes, KubeVirt (VMs) extend out to the edge? Topic 6 - What are some of the newer use-cases or application-types that are starting to push the need for new cloud networking technologies?
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Developer Platforms aren't Repeatable
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While developers are the new kingmakers, it’s rare that any two companies will use the same systems, the same platforms, or the same models to enable developers to be successful. Let’s explore why. SHOW: 562 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES:
DEVELOPERS HAVE NEVER HAD MORE ACCESS TO TOOLS Between open source tools, improved local hardware (laptops), online tutorials, free tiers, cloud-based tools, SaaS-based platforms and public repositories, there has never been a better time to be an application developer. Yet we still hear complaints about developer productivity, and developers feeling like too many things are in their path to success. AND DEVELOPERS HAVE NEVER HAD MORE ACCESS TO PLATFORMS
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Real-life Digital Transformation in Banking
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Ken Meyer (EVP & CIO Consumer Technology at Truist Bank) talks about the 2yr transformation of Truist Bank (SunTrust and BB&T), managing multiple tech stacks, enabling a multi-cloud strategy, and internal communications and learnings. SHOW: 561 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s start by talking about your background, and the scope of the transformation you’ve been driving at Truist Bank. Topic 2 - Beyond the merger of two large banks, how did you think about the business challenges that you were trying to solve? Topic 3 - Walk us through how you tried to rationalize two technology stacks, and how you’ve been planning for a more cloud-centric future? Topic 4 - Every transformation has to balance existing (“old”) and new. How did you work through priorities, leveraging new technologies, maintaining existing systems, learning curves, etc? Topic 5 - Have you been able to create any unique ways to manage through the transition of so many technology stacks? Topic 6 - How are you measuring progress, success, alignment to business goals, etc? Topic 7 - How are you communicating the evolution to the teams, as well as management and stakeholders? Any lessons learned?
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Embrace Your Inner Maker
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Many tech workers are struggling with the repetitive effects of the COVID pandemic (work from home, constant video calls, longer hours, etc.). But there’s never been a better time to explore new ways to be a “maker”. SHOW: 560 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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CREATIVITY GETS THE BRAIN ENGAGED We (The Cloudcast) frequently discuss the need to have a “learning mindset” in the IT industry, since the only constant is changing technologies. But learning requires a specific time commitment and a specific type of mind engagement. It’s important, but at times can feel very mentally draining. Finding a way to be creative, to be a “maker”, can be a good balance to learning. MAKERS FIND, ENGAGE and EXPAND via COMMUNITIES
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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WebAssembly and wasmCloud
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Kevin Hoffman (@KevinHoffman, CTO at @Cosmonic_com, wasmCloud creator) talks about WebAssembly and wasmCloud, and how this new development paradigm can simplify application development. CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s start by talking a little bit about your background, and what led you to create wasmCloud. Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about Webassembly. What is it (a language, a framework??), and what problems does it solve for developers? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about wasmCloud. Once you’ve built something leveraging Webassembly, how does it interact with wasmCloud? Topic 4 - Everything in application development tends to be a progression from something prior. How did Webassembly evolve? Docker’s Solomon Hykes said that if wasm+wasi existed 7yrs ago, he never would have created Docker. Topic 5 - Yesterday was WASM Day at Cloud Native Con. What were some of the highlights and focus areas? Topic 6 - What are some of the early uses and usage patterns of Webassembly? Topic 7 - What are some of the ways to get started with Webassembly and wasmCloud? FEEDBACK?
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Technical Debt isn't Free
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While many computing systems mirror systems in nature, one aspect that doesn’t is technical debt. The majority of spending is maintaining the existing systems, and yet very little attention is paid to how to reduce the on-going costs. SHOW: 558 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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IN NATURE, THE FALL BEGINS THE PROCESS OF RESETTING In many parts of the world, Fall (or Autumn) gives us a last glimpse of the beauty of nature, but then it resets for another cycle of recuperation and regeneration. This is one of the aspects of nature that the tech industry doesn’t seem to emulate in their systems. WE ACCEPT RESETS AND CHANGES ALL AROUND US, EXCEPT IN IT
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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A New Distributed Cloud Architecture
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Jonathan Seelig (@j_seelig, Co-Founder/CEO of Ridge) talks about building the distributed cloud, remotely managing cloud resources, and the evolution of the edge. CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s start by talking a little bit about your background, and what led you to trying to create a new vision of “the cloud”. Topic 2 - What types of problems exist with the current (mostly centralized) cloud architectures today? Or where are there new opportunities to rethink and introduce a new architecture? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about the main concepts behind the Ridge architecture. How much does it borrow from your experience at Akamai, and how much of it is your team looking at the world differently? Topic 4 - What are the core primitives of Ridge? How do companies engage with it? Topic 5 - What are some of the near-term and long-term impacts that you expect companies would see in using the Ridge architecture vs. more centralized cloud architectures? FEEDBACK?
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Innovator's Dilemma Part 2
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Part 2 (of 2) looking at a recent example of how The Innovator’s Dilemma is playing out between the biggest clouds and the challenging upstarts. SHOW: 556 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: MAKING A MAJOR CHANGE IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT Understanding the transition to cloud means understanding that almost everything about your technology stack and business stack will likely have to change, get re-invented, or built from scratch. A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS OR FAILURE THROUGH THE TRANSITION
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Evolutions in Security Monitoring
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Huxlee Barbee (@huxley_barbee, Head Security Prod Mktg @DataDogHQ) talks about the challenging odds of preventing security attacks, managing configuration mistakes, scaling security through monitoring, and security feedback loops in production. SHOW: 555 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Let’s start by talking a little bit about your background, and where you focus your attention these days. Topic 2 -According to many reports, configuration mistakes tend to lead to the most security breaches. Who is typically making the mistakes? Topic 3 - Can you dig deeper on the dynamics between security on the one hand and developers and SRE engineers on the other hand? Topic 4 - So what are some of the strategies and tactics for achieving optimum balance between these opposing interests? Topic 5 - Should we think about platform (infra) security apart from workload (application) security? Topic 6 - Can you talk to us about the differences between applying security to things that happen pre-production (e.g. CI/CD, software-supply chains) and things that happen in production?
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Innovator's Dilemma Part 1
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Part 1 (of 2) looking at a recent example of how The Innovator’s Dilemma is playing out between the biggest clouds and the challenging upstarts. SHOW: 554 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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ONE COMPANY’S PROFIT IS ANOTHER COMPANY’S OPPORTUNITY As AWS transitions from long-time leaders to a new leadership team, many industry upstarts are looking for ways to pick away at their most profitable (and customer-problematic) services, with new capabilities that may unlock completely new business models for companies. CHEAPER NETWORKING, AGILE COMPUTING, and NEW COMPANY MODELS
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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The State of Cloud Security
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Josh Stella (@joshstella, Founder/CEO of @FugueHQ) talks about the differences between cloud security and data center security, the value businesses place on security implementations, and enabling governance in the cloud. SHOW: 553 CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. It’s been a complicated world for security the last 12-18 months. Tell us a little bit about your background and the State of Cloud Security 2021 report. Topic 2 - Between the SolarWinds hack, Microsoft database hack and daily breaches of 100M users, where are we with security these days? It seems as messy as ever, and yet it also seems like people aren’t that concerned anymore. Topic 3 - Misconfiguration still seems to be a major issue. Isn’t Automation and Infra-as-Code and GitOps catching on? Policy-as-Code. Topic 4 - We now have DevSecOps, which combines all these functions together. Who is ultimately responsible for Security? Topic 5 - When companies move to the public cloud, they still have regulatory requirements. The cloud providers have “certifications” (e.g. SOC 2, NIST 800-53, GDPR, and HIPAA, so are they responsible now? Topic 6 - How do we start matching the level of motivation the bad guys (hackers) have with the level of concern companies should have? FEEDBACK?
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Developing New Habits in COVID
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COVID has changed the world over the past two years. But how many of the technology changes we’ve made will remain, and which ones may revert back to pre-COVID standards? SHOW: 552 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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CLOUD GROWTH THROUGH GLOBAL PANDEMIC This week I had a discussion about the amount of change that happened over the past 18-24 months and whether or not that's normal (across industries)? WHAT STAYS, WHAT CHANGES, and WHY?
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Managing Tech Burnout
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Michael Cucchi (VP of Product @PagerDuty) talks about the challenges of increased hours, more frequent incident responses and overall tech burnout as a result of the 2020-21 pandemic. CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background. Topic 2 - PagerDuty recently published the 2021 State of Digital Operations report. What were some of the high-level takeaways? Topic 3 - Obviously the pandemic has disrupted where people work for the last 18 months. But what are some of the other factors that are causing so much disruption for Operations teams? Topic 4 - We’re seeing the number of critical incidents per month increase (average 105/month). Do you think that’s more a factor of companies having to change so much so quickly, or technical debts just continue to accumulate and the overall foundation is less stable? Topic 5 - There are tools (ChatOps) that are augmenting how we collaborate, but do you think the lack of face-to-face interactions between teams is causing some of the increased challenges we’ve seen this past year? Topic 6 - Any tips or tricks that you can give to Operations teams that are trying to manage this increased workload and may be struggling to keep up, or find the right balance between life and work? FEEDBACK?
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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The Evolution of MongoDB
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The transition of @MongoDB from an open source project to commercially successful public company to cloud provider has been an interesting transition. One that many other software companies are looking to emulate. SHOW: 550 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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FROM OPEN TO COMMERCIAL TO IPO TO CLOUD Many software companies are trying to make the evolution from customer-operated to cloud-operated business models. MongoDB is an early lighthouse is showing the blueprint for success. CHANGING (OR GROWING NEW) MARKETS IS VERY DIFFICULT
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Remotely Managing All The Things
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Ev Kontsevoy (@kontsevoy, Cofounder/CEO @GoTeleport) talks about the state of the art in remote management, especially for Kubernetes environments, and how Teleport simplifies security for remote access. SHOW: 549 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background and what led you to create Teleport. FEEDBACK?
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Cloud Jobs - Stay, Leave or Quit
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There’s been quite a bit of debate recently on whether or not to stay in a role, look around for something new, or just quit tech all together. What’s the right choice? Let’s explore some options and strategies. SHOW: 548 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED A LOT OF PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVE Remote work; lots of job prospects, and some new perspective on life has many people considering alternatives to their current situation. SO SHOULD YOU STAY, LOOK FOR SOMETHING NEW, OR QUIT ALTOGETHER? When to Stay
When to Look Around
When to consider quitting (usually as a last resort)
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Backing Up into the Cloud
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David Hill (@davidhill_co, Product Strategy, Office CTO) and Sam Nicholls (Public Cloud Principle) @Veeam talk about the evolution of managing data in the cloud, and backup and security strategies. SHOW: 547 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your backgrounds. Topic 2 - We live in a world of software, and clouds, and ransomware attacks and security threats and frequent changes to applications. Let’s start by talking about the big picture of what backup looks like these days. Topic 3 - In a world that’s becoming increasingly more DevOps-centric, who now owns all of the elements around backups (testing plans, compliance, retention and cost-mgmt, etc.) Topic 3a - What are some of the unique things Veeam does to make things simpler for those teams? Topic 4 - We used to live in a world of redundant, cold hardware in a remote facility, and truck rolls to Iron Mountain, and manual steps. What has public cloud and automation done to the backup landscape? Topic 5 - How does the economics change now that public cloud is such a critical piece of backup strategies? (saving data, faster recovery times, agility, etc.) FEEDBACK?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Clouds, Chaos and Change
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The next 12-18 months are going to be all about changes, chaos and a three-ring circus between the major cloud providers. The status quo is likely going to change, as plenty of new names and faces, and big money, try to steer these giant ships. SHOW: 546 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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ARE THE BIG CLOUDS TOO BIG TO DISRUPT? It’s very difficult to sustain success in business, especially in highly competitive markets. And the market dynamics of today are ripe for change. HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN FOR THE MARKET LEADERS
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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We’ve All Become The Cloudcast
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Aaron and Brian discuss how the on-going pandemic is creating a permanent habit of working remotely, and the challenges of trying to learn technology with less free time. SHOW: 545 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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Topic 1 - Origin story of The Cloudcast (brief) Topic 2 - It’s now been 529 days since the world shut down (in the US). How many Zoom calls have you attended in that time? Topic 3 - “It can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and an average of 66 days for a new behavior to become automatic.” What new, work-related habits have you formed? Topic 4 - How do you expect people to keep up with new technologies? Topic 5 - We’re at a weird stage, where lots of people say that they want to work-from-home (full or part-time), for various reasons (e.g. avoid commutes, cube-mates chews too loud, etc.), but also claim to be more burned out. Do you think people will take the time to learn new stuff? Topic 6 - Has the pandemic changed anything about how you’re effective? Do you think it’ll be permanent, or do you still have the “we’ll get back to normal” mindset? Topic 7 - Any tips or tricks to be an effective remote worker and tech leader? FEEDBACK?
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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What does Security even mean anymore
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Security has been in the news quite a bit lately, both for failures and funding. But does security even matter anymore? Nobody knows. SHOW: 544 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT SECURITY? “This is the worst cloud vulnerability you can imagine.” WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR BEING BAD AT SECURITY? The State of Cloud Security 2021 Report highlights several alarming facts, including:
Every company makes security a massive part of every purchasing decision. And yet the market doesn’t seem to do anything when a massive breach happens. How is this still the state of security? FEEDBACK?
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Hiring a VP of Engineering
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Jason Warner (@jasoncwarner, MD @redpointvc), a veteran of GitHub, Heroku and Canonical, talks about the process and challenges of hiring a VP of Engineering. SHOW: 543 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background prior to Redpoint VC and what you’re now focused on in the VC world. Topic 2 - Let’s start with “Why do you need to hire a VP of Engineering?” When does it matter as an early-stage startup, and why does it matter when a company is larger? {high leverage} Topic 3 - What are you looking for in that hire? What is your process for creating a potential list of candidates? What criteria are most important for you to evaluate? {curve bender} Topic 4 - We hear a lot about “engineering interviews” (technical). How much of that is involved in your hiring process, and how are you measuring the other disciplines that are needed for this role? Topic 5 - If you’re hiring from the outside, how much do you involve the engineering and product teams, and how do you think about the value of internal-knowledge vs. external-knowledge? Topic 6 - Once you identify the candidate, what steps do you take to encourage early success? How do you measure on-going activities? Topic 7 - What advice do you have for people that are interviewing for these roles?
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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The End of the Cloud Honeymoon
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Cloud Computing has been around for more than a decade. It has generated tremendous growth and reshaped the tech industry. But is the “Cloud Honeymoon“ about to be over? SHOW: 542 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHAT HAPPENS IF THE HONEYMOON IS ACTUALLY OVER? A recent article claimed that (public) Cloud Computing is moving into the next phase of maturity, and it will cause challenges for “the big three” cloud computing companies (AWS, Azure, GCP). WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, AS CLOUD COMPUTING MOVES INTO THE NEXT PHASE?
MARKET DYNAMICS
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Making Front-End Development Simpler
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Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg, CEO at @vercel) talks about simplifying life for front-end developers, the Next.js JavaScript framework, and the balance between great developers, great teams and great collaboration. SHOW: 541 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background as a developer and entrepreneur. How did you eventually get to be leading Vercel? Topic 2 - Vercel is a platform that’s designed to make life better for front-end developers. As a developer, how do you get in the head of what other developers want and need? Topic 3 - With so many choices of languages, frameworks, clouds, etc., what do you find are the most important things about your platform to focus on? Topic 4 - Is the goal to create great developers, or great collaborative environments, or do you primarily focus on the end result (e.g. great websites) and work backwards? Topic 5 - Let’s talk about Next.js and why it’s grown in popularity with developers. Topic 6 - What are some of the areas that are evolving or exciting for front-end developers over the next couple years? |
Aug 18, 2021 |
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Looking for a new Cloud job
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This time of year, many people in the tech industry look to change jobs. What are some tips and tricks if you’re looking for roles in Cloud Computing? SHOW: 540 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS:
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING: Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.
SHOW NOTES: WHY DO PEOPLE CHANGE JOBS THIS TIME OF YEAR? Many companies are in Q3/Q4. Oftentimes they are re-adjusting for the year, or planning for the next year. The fall trade shows (VMworld, re:Invent, etc.) are happening. TECHNICAL SKILLS, PEOPLE SKILLS, and PICKING PRIORITIES
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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The Opportunity for Data at the Edge
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Simon Crosby (@simoncrosby, CTO @Swim) talks about how to understand the new business models and application uses of data capture and analytics at the edge. SHOW: 539
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. Former founder of XenSource and Bromium, now the CTO at Swim. You’ve always been at the forefront of solving complex challenges, so where is your focus these days? Topic 2 - We’ve been covering “real-time” with a number of guests this year, but we don’t always connect the technology to the business outcomes. Where are we today, as an industry, of connecting this more fast-moving data with our ability to understand it in the context of business? Topic 3 - As you’re seeing real-time data and persistent data mixed together, how are those teams organized for success (or failure)? Topic 4 - What are some of the common misperceptions that you see about how to best handle either data at the edge, or streaming data? Topic 5 - Swim is helping companies create real-time representations of their environments. What are some of the unique capabilities that you’ve seen this enable for companies? Topic 6 - How are some of the most important things that companies can do to enable the opportunity with real-time data? FEEDBACK?
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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The Cost of App Modernization
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There’s lots of talk about application migration and modernization, often in the context of digital transformation. But what all is involved in an application transformation, and how do you measure success? SHOW: 538 SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHY DO COMPANIES MODERNIZE OR MIGRATE APPLICATIONS When we look at Application Modernization or Migrations, it’s too easy to look at the technologies involved. But what is the business motivation for the change?
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Application Modernization and Migration
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James Labocki (@jameslabocki, Sr. Dir. Product Mgmt @RedHat) talks about Application Modernization and Migrations, the Konveyor OSS community, and moving apps towards cloud-native. SHOW: 537
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background and how you got focused on Application Modernization? Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about the basics of Application Modernization and Migration. How do companies think about it, rationalize it, and ultimately act on it? Topic 3 - There are many ways to modernize applications. Let’s talk about the Konveyor community and the associated projects. Topic 4 - Walk us through some of the experiences you’ve seen or heard from companies going through these migrations. Topic 5 - What are some of the lessons learned over the past year of focusing on this? Topic 6 - How can people get engaged with the Konveyor community? |
Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Surge in Tech VC Funding
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VC investment has been skyrocketing lately, but why? Let’s discuss some of the trends that are driving bigger investments in today’s startups. SHOW: 536 SHOW SPONSORS:
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WHEN AN A-ROUND IS THE NEW C-ROUND Why is so much money being invested by VCs over the last 12 months, and what trends are pushing them to make bigger bets? LET’S FOLLOW THE MONEY AND THE NUMBERS
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Digging into GitOps
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Christian Hernandez (Sr.Principal Tech Mktg Mgr @RedHat) talks about how GitOps works, it's relationship with DevOps, how it's implemented, and applying it to Infra and Apps.
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background and how you got focused on GitOps? Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about the basics of GitOps. What is it, and what problems is it trying to solve? Topic 3 - Let’s walk through a day in the life of how GitOps is actually used? Is it infrastructure specific, or can it also be used for applications, security, etc.? Topic 4 - What are some of the common ways that companies get started using GitOps? Do they typically have to create a GitOps team, or is it an extension of existing groups/skills? Topic 5 - Is GitOps specific to a certain technology (e.g. Kubernetes) or a specific type of application (e.g. 12-factor), or can it be applied to a wider set of technologies? Topic 6 - What are some of the best resources you’ve found for getting started or being successful with GitOps?
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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The Boss Says We're an Innovation Company Now
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Your leadership states that you’re no longer in an <xyz> company, but instead you’re now an innovation company. How will that transition play out over the next few years? SHOW: 534
SO THE BOSS DECIDES THAT YOU’RE AN INNOVATION COMPANY For large companies, how do you manage a major transformation, which extends across both technology and culture? WHAT WORKS, WHAT BREAKS, WHO STAYS and WHO LEAVES?
Gracely’s Theorem #2 - Digital Transformation is drawing a straight line between your company and your customers, via the Internet.
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Identity Management for Developers
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John Pritchard (@indiapeloale, VP of Product & DevEcosystem @Okta) talks developer concerns with authentication and identity, and how to manage 3rd-party integrations and cloud services. SHOW: 533
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw SHOW NOTES:
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us about your background. Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about the breadth of ways that Okta can now secure things for companies, applications, and developers. How do the pieces from Okta and (previously Auth0) fit together? Topic 3 - As an application developer, where and when do I need to think about identity and authentication, and when is it a function of the infrastructure? Topic 4 - Can you walk us through some common access and application patterns, so we have a better understanding of how many places that authentication, identity, access-mgmt come into play? Topic 5 - From a bigger picture perspective, how do companies think about ownership and operations of these functional areas - do they own it, do they offload it to the cloud - what considerations do they need to make? Topic 6 - How do developers typically engage with your teams and products/services? Do they need to be security experts first, or do you guide them through what to own and how Okta can offload core elements?
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Comparing Public and Private Cloud Costs
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Comparing cloud costs between different environments can be complicated. Let’s look at the different factors that should be considered when comparing costs between clouds. SHOW: 532 SHOW SPONSORS:
SHOW NOTES: IS IT POSSIBLE TO COMPARE COSTS ACROSS CLOUDS? A listener was asking for some guidance on how to build some tools to help them compare costs across clouds. COMPARING COSTS IS VERY COMPLICATED, BECAUSE THE USE-CASES VARY SO MUCH.
Things to Consider:
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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State of Containers in the Public Cloud
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Michael Gerstenhaber (@mikezvi, Sr.Director Prod Mgmt @Datadog) talks about the public cloud container usage, the evolution of Kubernetes adoption, application usage patterns and what's next. SHOW: 531
SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background and your transition from engineer to product manager. Topic 2 - Let’s talk out container usage in the public cloud. Beyond the rapid pace of growth/usage, what trends are you following the most closely? Topic 3 - What are some of the unique things that you have to do to monitor container usage, or provide unique data insights to containerized applications? Topic 4 - We were surprised that only 50% of container usage is associated with Kubernetes. It’s been the de facto standard for the past several years. What else is orchestrating containers, or is it lots of one-off containers? Topic 5 - Large clusters are dominated by large nodes. That seems somewhat counter-intuitive. What do you think drives this pattern? Topic 6 - Lots of users are running older versions of Kubernetes. The CNCF has moved back to 3 releases a year. Do you expect that we’ll see longer life cycles supported in the future? Topic 7 - Since the report was released, are you beginning to see any new trends that people should be keeping an eye on?
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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The Transformation of Microsoft
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Since Satya Nadella became CEO in 2014, the transformation of Microsoft has been incredible. Let’s explore how he evolved the company from many previously missed opportunities. SHOW: 530
AREAS OF STRUGGLE FOR MICROSOFT pre-2014
AREAS OF TRANSFORMATION UNDER SATYA NADELLA (since 2014)
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Teach the Geeks to Speak
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Neil Thompson (@teachthegeek, Teach the Geek) talks about educating geeks and engineers in all fields of STEM about how to become a better communicator, storyteller and influencer. SHOW: 529 SHOW SPONSORS:
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Today we’re going to teach our audience some valuable skills. Tell us a little bit about your background. Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about the intersection of geeks and how they communicate. In what ways do they feel comfortable communicating vs. uncomfortable communicating? Topic 3 - We find that oftentimes geeks will focus more on their technical skills early in their career, and only later in their career do they recognize the importance of a broad set of communication skills. Do you find this to be a common pattern? Topic 4 - What are some tips, tricks and ways to get better at communication? Which modes of communication (written, oral, story-telling, influence) are the most important? Topic 5 - What are some ways that geeks can get the practice or experience needed to improve their communications?
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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GitHub CoPilot, AWS Infinidash and the New Hotness
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Let’s explore if our audience can tell the difference. SHOW: 528
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SOMETIMES SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW COMES ALONG... It might be 5yrs, 10yrs or 100yrs, but eventually (sometimes) things change and they might be awesome! CAN WE EVER FIGURE OUT IF THE NEW STUFF IS REALLY NEW AND AWESOME? GitHub CoPilot suggests lines of code or entire functions, within the context of your GitHub Codespace. It’s built on OpenAI Codex.
AWS Infinidash is designed to address the one major issue that AWS hasn’t addressed yet - using their network is really expensive and it never gets cheaper. [NOTE: Pure Speculation, might not be 100% (or 1%) correct]
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Low Code meets Professional Developers
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Sanjiva Weerawarana (@sanjiva, CEO of @wso2) talks about the intersection of low-code and business applications, the Ballerina language, and the WSO2 iPaaS platform Choreo. SHOW: 527
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background as an inventor, prior to founding WSO2. Topic 2 - We are at a stage where every business opportunity requires new applications, and every application requires integration with multiple systems. Let’s begin by talking about your philosophy behind the Choreo iPaaS platform. Topic 3 - How do you view the intersection between low-code visual coding and the needs to get under the hood of the code for professional developers? Topic 4 - What are some of the common application-types or usage-patterns you’re seeing with early users of Choreo? What are some of the patterns that have surprised you? Topic 5 - Organizationally, do you see the iPaaS platform as being operated by an integrated team, or did you design it to be flexible about which teams/groups are engaged with or around the platform? Topic 6 - There is quite a bit of intelligence and self-service built into the platform. Where do AI-driven guidance and self-service marketplaces fit into the way developers do their day-to-day jobs? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Listener Mailbag Questions
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We get a lot of questions from our audience each week, so we thought that it would be useful to answer some listener questions that aren’t easily answered during one of the podcasts. SHOW: 526
CLOUDCAST LISTENER QUESTIONS
Question 1 - Do you expect to see any significant changes to the top public clouds over the next few years? - Sam A.
Question 2 - How is the open source world keeping up with the public cloud? - Melissa L.
Question 3 - Any opinions on the better way to reduce technical debt - lift and shift apps to the cloud, or modernize existing apps? - Sanjay R. Question 4 - Is the recent consolidation in the IT training market a good thing or a bad thing? - Thomas A. Question 5 - Are you seeing any post-COVID trends accelerating or gaining more traction? - Michelle T. Question 6 - Does it seem like less people are making big money after working for a tech startup than in the past? - Nadir M.
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Mid-Year Cloud Hot Takes
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Brandon Whichard (@@bwhichard) joins us to talk about the @awscloud leadership transition, the future of @VMware, developer preferences, the return of live events, and OSS licensing strategies. SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. How are things going over at Software Defined Talk? Topic 2 - Following a legendary leader has historically been very difficult. Do you foresee any issues with the transition from Besos to Jassy, and Jassy to Selipsky at Amazon/AWS? Topic 3 - Has any tech company been more influential, and yet not completely controlled their own destiny than VMware? Topic 3a - How do we bring gambling to the tech industry? The stock market moves too slow and too many interesting companies are private. For example, can we bet on the next ransomware target, or the next acquisition, or the next company to claim to be Observability? Topic 4 - Is there a market segment more fragmented than “tools for developers”? There’s the “everyone is recreating Heroku” crowd; the “Serverless or die!” crowd, the “VSCode + GitHub” crowd, the Jamstack crowd, the iOS vs. Android crowd, Data Scientists crowd, etc... Topic 5 - Between Clubhouse collapsing and all virtual events being snoozefests, has the last year essentially killed our desire in tech to get together in anything resembling “in person”? Topic 5a - What are the lasting and fading changes from the pandemic? Topic 6 - Does it make complete tech-karma sense that the only two uses of Blockchain have turned out to be cryptocurrencies and NFTs? Topic 7 - We’ve seen a number of “OSS companies” try and change their licensing model to deal with competitive challenges from the public cloud. What do you predict will be their next move? Did that previous move do anything? Topic 8 - How disappointed are you that (seemingly) no big tech company took advantage of their growing stock price to take over their market via acquisitions? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Improving the Adoption Rate of New Tech
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A common question we often hear is, “How to improve our adoption rate of new technology?” SHOW: 524
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WHY DO WE HAVE ALL THESE IN-THE-MIDDLE JOBS? DevRel, Advocates, Evangelists, Strategists. We’ve all heard about these job titles, but what do people in those roles actually do? And are they necessary? WHAT DO DEVREL, ADVOCATES, EVANGELISTS, TECHNICAL MARKETERS, STRATEGISTS DO, AND DO WE ACTUALLY NEED THEM?
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Automated Data Labeling for AI Apps
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Alex Ratner (@ajratner, Co-Founder/CEO @SnorkelAI) talks about Snorkel’s evolution from Stanford AI Labs, the challenges of labeling data for AI modeling, and simplifying how AI applications can be built. SHOW: 523 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us about your background, the origins of the company, and a little bit about the founding team. Topic 2 - Let’s start by framing the day in the life of a data scientist. There’s raw data, there’s a data sorting/organizing process, there’s model building, there’s results and analysis, and the cycle continues, etc. What parts are solved problems, what parts are commoditized, and where is there still room for improvement? Topic 3 - Now that we understand today’s AI/ML/DataScience landscape, let’s talk about how Snorkel Flow and automated data labeling is able to evolve those environments Topic 4 - Application Studio seems like the intersection of Low-Code and Industry-specific templates and the Python toolkit that data scientists understand. Walk us through the mindset of today’s data scientists in how they think about the “developer” part of their jobs. Topic 5 - What are some of the frequent use-cases or business problem areas that you’ve seen drive early adoption of the Snorkel platform? Topic 6 - Where do you see Snorkel fitting into the broader ecosystem of AI capabilities that companies may already have in place? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Tips for Identifying Tech Trends
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For more than 10 years we’re interviewed the people that changed the tech world. What are some tips and tricks to identify which trends emerge, survive and fail? SHOW: 522
SHOW NOTES: IDENTIFYING TRENDS TO HIGHLIGHT ON THE PODCAST
VC TRENDS vs. TECHNOLOGY TRENDS vs. CUSTOMER BUYING TRENDS
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Building Private 5G Networks
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Rob Parsons (Practice Director, Network and Integrated Security, Insight Enterprises) talks about advances in edge computing, connections to edge using 5G, and CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) as an emerging use case. SHOW: 521 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Before we dive into today’s focus, tell us about your background and how you’ve come to focus on CBRS. Topic 2 - Let’s talk about the basics of CBRS. What are the underlying technologies, how does it work? Topic 3 - What are some of the most common use-cases for CBRS technologies? What are some of the problems it solves that can’t be solved with 5G/LTE or WiFi? Topic 4 - What are some of the design considerations that companies need to make in deploying and maintaining CBRS systems? Topic 5 - Is there an ecosystem of applications that are specifically built to run on CBRS systems, or are they more specific to the use-case (e.g. municipalities, manufacturing, etc.)? Topic 6 - How much of a learning curve does CBRS present to teams that have networking and security background? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Repatriation and Cloud Cost Management
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While there are scenarios where public cloud is much less expensive than data centers, there are times when it’s much more expensive. Is repatriation a viable way to manage cloud costs? SHOW: 520
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ARTICLE QUOTES: Repatriation results in one-third to one-half the cost of running equivalent workloads in the cloud You’re crazy if you don’t start in the cloud; you’re crazy if you stay on it. infrastructure spend should be a first-class metric THE CASE FOR REPATRIATION
THE REALITIES OF REPATRIATION
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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No Code vs. Low Code
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Gary Hoberman (@GaryHoberman, Founder / CEO of @Unqork) talks about No Code vs. Low Code, Bringing No Code into the Enterprise, and evolving industry experience. SHOW: 519 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Before we dive into today’s topic, let’s talk about your background and what motivated you to found Unqork. Topic 2 - There are a ton of ways that some technologies get positioned as silver bullets or catch-all. First of all, how do you think about this space from the perspective of a business user? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about the distinction between “low-code” and “no-code” and how the tradeoffs or differences actually impact users of the system. Topic 4 - With systems like these, there is an expectation that the system has quite a bit of knowledge, which creates these “highly opinionated” workflows. You’ve worked at large companies, which also have opinions based on existing culture or experience. How do you work groups through adopting these newer concepts? Topic 5 - This segment of the market is extremely “hyped” at this stage, with lots of companies. Help us understand how to put a frame around understanding the various options that are available in the market. FEEDBACK?
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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The State of Serverless
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Stephen Pinkerton (@spnktn, Product Manager @datadoghq) talks about the latest trends that Datadog has observed from monitoring serverless applications in the public cloud, adoption rates, as well as how serverless is deployed along with containers SHOW: 518 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. Before we dive into the latest serverless trends, let’s talk a little bit about your background and focus at Datadog. Topic 1a - This is the 2nd year of the State of Serverless report. Tell us about the scope and the methodology used. Topic 2 - Let’s begin by talking about the growth (by breadth) of the overall Serverless market. Who is using serverless, and where are they consuming it from? Topic 3 - Your data shows that AWS Lambda is evolving in a couple different ways - both shorter lived usage (average) and involved in a broader set of use-cases (via Step Functions). It sounds like Serverless is becoming more mainstream as it branches out. Topic 4 - Language popularity is always an area of interest - what are the most popular languages for building serverless apps? Topic 5 - Given how granular Lambda billing has become, and how frameworks like Serverless and Step Functions are being used, were you surprised at the low rate of automation around serverless functions? Topic 6 - This year it seems like Edge use-cases for Serverless have really grown. I’d expect this to continue as we’re seeing both CloudFlare and AWS recently expanding their Serverless edge capabilities within their CDN offerings. FEEDBACK?
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May 26, 2021 |
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Build More Features or More Services
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The tradeoff between building more features on existing platforms vs. building more new individual services is always a complex decision. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each. SHOW: 517
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PLATFORMS vs. SERVICES vs. INCREMENTAL CHANGE
DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO MAINTAIN A SERVICE FOREVER?
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May 23, 2021 |
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Serverless Trends within AWS
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Julian Wood (@julian_wood, Sr. Developer Advocate @AWSCloud) talks about the evolution of serverless from niche to mainstream applications, and how the technology stack has evolved to a broad set of use-cases. SHOW: 516 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Before we dive into the work you’re doing with Serverless, let’s talk about your background. Topic 2 - Let’s begin with “What is Serverless at AWS in 2021?” Sometimes it’s Lambda, sometimes it's a database, sometimes it's a CDN edge service. When is it App-Centric and when is it NoOps-centric? Topic 3 - AWS Lambda has expanded in functionality quite a bit over the years. Walk us through how it’s evolved across languages, event-sources, functions vs. containers, etc. Topic 4 - How do you think about Serverless use-cases? What are common usage patterns? Topic 5 - For a while, Lambda was mostly focused within the AWS ecosystem. Is it expanding to include 3rd-party services, or custom-built tools from customers/companies? Topic 6 - We’ve done a couple recent shows about event-driven applications. I tend to think about Serverless (or FaaS) as mostly event-driven apps. How is that space evolving? FEEDBACK?
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May 19, 2021 |
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Technology never has an off-season
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Technology never stops evolving. But people needs breaks to recharge, re-evaluate and re-establish goals. So how can we balance the two? SHOW: 515
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WHY DOESN’T THE TECH-INDUSTRY HAVE AN OFF-SEASON?
HOW TO MANAGE THE LACK OF AN OFF-SEASON
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May 16, 2021 |
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ksqlDB Database for Streaming Events
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Michael Drogalis (@MichaelDrogalis, Product Manager @Confluentinc) talks about the evolution of Kafka, the challenges of data management with event-driven systems, and the ksqlDB Database. SHOW: 514 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Let’s first talk about Kafka. What is it,. what does it do, and what are common use-cases that use Kafka? Topic 3 - Kafka handles all these streams of data / events, but there are a bunch of other pieces needed to connect the data to the applications. What are those pieces, and where are their often challenges? Topic 4 - Let’s talk about this new project - ksqlDB. It’s real-time, it’s Kafka and it’s SQL. Walk us through how it was created and the types of challenges it solves for. Topic 5 - How is ksqlDB different from using other SQL databases? Topic 6 - What are some of the initial ways that you’re seeing ksqlDB being used? Is it beginning to allow new use-cases to emerge? FEEDBACK?
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May 12, 2021 |
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Lessons learned...Mother's Day Edition
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In honor of International Mother's Day, we focus today's show on the lessons learned from moms, and how they can impact and influence your life in tech (and beyond). Don't forget to call you mom.
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May 09, 2021 |
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Running Databases on Kubernetes
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Anil Kumar (@anilkumar1129, Director of Product Mgmt @Couchbase) talks about how Kubernetes has evolved to support stateful applications, enabling Couchbase to run on Kubernetes, the advantages of Operators, and NoSQL adoption models. SHOW: 512 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Kubernetes started with a focus on “cloud-native apps”, then it became a blurring of infrastructure. How does Couchbase see the market evolving around Kubernetes, especially as a stateful service? Topic 3 - There is frequently a debate about whether or not to run data services on Kubernetes, or run them off-cluster. How does Couchbase view this, and what are some things that Kubernetes does to improve how Couchbase runs? Topic 4 - Let’s talk about some of the common use-cases you’re seeing for Couchbase, whether it’s on Kubernetes, or in the cloud, or out at the Edge. Topic 5 - Do you see any multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud use-cases where Couchbase is a good fit, or is it too difficult to span databases across clouds? Topic 6 - What areas around Kubernetes do you see evolving to help use-cases for Couchbase (i.e. other CNCF projects, etc.)? FEEDBACK?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Is the Public Cloud growing fast enough?
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Public cloud is expected to grow 23% (overall) in 2021. Is that a fast enough pace of growth, or are there still significant barriers to adoption and faster growth?
CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES:
WHY ISN"T THE PUBLIC CLOUD GROWING FASTER?
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May 02, 2021 |
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Expanding Open Source in the Cloud
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Heikki Nousiaine (@hnousiainen, Founder/CTO at @aiven_io) talks about how Aiven delivers a broad set of open source data and messaging services via the public cloud, as a managed service. SHOW: 510 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Let’s talk about Aiven and the services it provides - all the most popular open source “data-centric” projects (Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, InfluxDB, Grafana), on top of AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean and UpCloud - plus a bunch of popular integrations (logging, monitoring, authentication, etc.)
Topic 3 - How do you typically engage with customers / developers? How much work is typically needed to get those teams initially successful with a given service? Topic 4 - How does Aiven think about the cloud “shared responsibility model”, in terms of where Aiven’s service stops and the customer's engagement starts? Who is responsible for the data? Topic 5 - What open source projects are on your radar for adding new services? Topic 6 - As more technology companies are migrating applications to the cloud, or creating SaaS offerings, are there opportunities for companies to partner with Aiven on the breadth of services you offer? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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If Kubernetes is Boring, What's Next
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As Kubernetes evolves beyond 5yrs of adoption, many say that it is becoming “boring”. So where does the popular open source project and community go next? SHOW: 509 SHOW SPONSORS:
CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: If Kubernetes is boring, what’s next for Kubernetes?
So what might be next?
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Why Silicon Matters in the Cloud
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Garry Binder (@garrybinder, Chief Security Architect @Intel) talks about the challenges of public cloud scale, performance and security. SHOW: 508 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - We’ve done quite a few shows with Intel over the years. This is where we were first introduced to how much work Intel does directly for the largest public cloud providers. Can you give us a sense of how much Intel has evolved to help the cloud providers deliver the scale and performance they do today? Topic 3 - A few months ago we spoke about Confidential Computing. We all know that security is a challenge best solved with defense-in-depth. Can we talk a little bit about the intersection of embedded security in silicon, and being able to keep up with new performance challenges with the new Ice Lake architecture? Topic 4 - How do we raise awareness that these native capabilities are available across all the cloud providers - AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle, etc., when software features tend to dominate the headlines? Topic 5 - What do you see as some of the next-generation security challenges that the cloud is well-positioned to (maybe) better handle that we could in data centers? Topic 6 - Sometimes people see Intel as being one-step removed from the technology companies they directly engage with. What are some of the ways that people can more directly engage in all the programs (developer tools, reference architectures, etc.) that Intel creates? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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10 Lessons for Surviving the Tech Industry
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Over the course of a career, you'll have to make critical decisions about jobs, managers, salaries, technical vs. business focus, and career paths. These 10 tips can help to make better decisions. SHOW: 507
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES:
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Managing Unstructured Data in the Cloud
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Paige Hinckley, (Sr. Director Global Alliances & GTM @Qumulo) talks about the evolution of scalable file and unstructured data in the public cloud. SHOW: 506 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Let’s start by understanding how the use of file data has changed over the years. So many applications involve video, or huge data lakes for analytics, or massive content repositories for research. How has the scale evolved over the years? Topic 3 - Qumulo does some very unique things around scalability and performance that are very critical for industries like media/entertainment, healthcare, research. What are some of the use cases that best take advantage of Qumulo Q Cloud? Topic 4 - As you work with companies moving file data to the cloud, what are some of the tips and lessons you’ve seen that lead to faster success? Topic 5 - How does Qumulo work with partners in the tech industry to bring your innovation to customers? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Lessons Learned from docker
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The docker project evolved out of the PaaS movement, unlocking polyglot cloud-native applications. But it was only a piece of the puzzle to enable platforms, applications and a broader ecosystem. What lessons can be learned from the docker ecosystem? SHOW: 505
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES:
HOW DID docker/DOCKER EVOLVE? Between 2008 and 2013, dozens of PaaS platforms emerged. Within the platform, they all had a model for allocating compute resources, mostly through the use of Linux LXC and cGroups -- what would become containers. dotCloud was the PaaS company started by Solomon Hykes that eventually became Docker. LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE FUTURE
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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DevOps Efficiency through Integration
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Brendan O’Leary (@olearycrew, Sr. Dev Evangelist @GitLab, CNCF Board) talks about Developer Productivity, how to improve flow, integrated tool chains, and tips to improve organizational dynamics. SHOW: 504 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Let’s talk about “the State of Developer Productivity” in 2021. What are developers able to do well, and where are their big bottlenecks today? Topic 3 - I constantly get questions of “do we fix this with better tools, or better organizations. I’m pretty sure the answer is a combination of both, but do you see one side or the other having a bigger impact? Topic 4 - GitLab does a very good job bringing together the tools developers need across the software-supply chain. When do you see an integrated “platform” gain more adoption, and when does the developer desire for “pick our tools” tend to stay in place? Topic 5 - Is the Solarwinds hack making a lot of companies rethink how they build software? Topic 6 - What are some of the best tips you have to help developer teams get more efficient, more productive? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Simpler Clouds on the Horizon
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Cloud was supposed to make computing easier, but it’s now as complicated or more complicated than legacy data centers and apps. Is there any future in a simpler cloud? SHOW: 503
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: SIMPLIFYING CLOUD APPLICATIONS - SaaS, RPA, Low-Code and PaaS v2
PRICING - Cost Management has its own complex ecosystem
INTERCONNECTING SERVICES - Are the APIs easy enough to integrate
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Reliability as a Service
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Alex Hidalgo (@ahidalgosre, Director of SRE at @nobl9inc) talks about the evolution of SRE teams, implementing SLOs, and enabling AppDev and Ops teams to better manage reliability. SHOW: 502 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - We’ve spoken about the role of SRE quite a bit the last few years, but not as much about SLOs - and how to achieve them. Paint us some broad brush strokes about the world of SLOs today, and how they are different from SLAs or other commonly used measurements and metrics. Topic 3 - So how do we start taking the SLO concepts and start making them actionable? Topic 4 - How does a move to a SLO-centric model change the AppDev or the Ops teams? Topic 5 - Is there a “low-hanging fruit” in an adoption of SLO-centric capabilities, or does it take quite a bit of top-down and bottom-up change? Topic 6 - What’s a good way to get started with the Nobl9 platform? FEEDBACK?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Three Types of Technology Leaders
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Technology leaders have many different focus areas and motivations. On today’s show, we’ll discuss three common types of leaders - Visionaries, Maintainers and Resume-Builders. SHOW: 501
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THREE TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY LEADERS VISIONARIES | TRANSFORMERS
MAINTAINERS | PROTECTORS
RESUME BUILDERS
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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From Engineer to Technology Leadership
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Nick Weaver (@lynxbat, VP Architecture, Innovation, Data/Analytics at @Dicks) talks about the journey from engineer to technology leader within large corporations, the challenges of leading teams during COVID, and the realities of digital transformation. SHOW: 500 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - The last 5-6 years, you’ve really embraced moving from being a hard-core, hands-on engineer to being a leader of very large technology teams, projects and initiatives. Walk us through some of the new muscles developed, some of the unexpected, and some of the stuff you still need to figure out. Topic 3 - When you were at Nike, you lived through a legitimate “digital transformation”, both in how the company engaged with the market, but also how you dealt with suppliers/vendors. Help us understand some of the dynamics in going through those changes. Topic 4 - We all know lots of people on the vendor side of things, and how those dynamics work as people compete, collaborate or change companies. How does that work amongst “customers”, either in the same industry or cross-industry? Topic 5 - You’re still a technologist at heart. What technologies are interesting to you these days? Topic 6 - From where you are today, how would you mentor a young Nick Weaver that just did a 5 minute demo during an EMCworld keynote in 2008-2009? FEEDBACK?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Did COVID transform Tech?
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The COVID-19 pandemic will last ~18 months, but how long will the impact to the technology industry last? SHOW: 499
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HOW WILL COVID CHANGE THE TECH INDUSTRY? REMOTE WORK and COLLABORATION
MORE RAPID ADOPTION OF THE PUBLIC CLOUD
WHY DIDN’T THE CLOUD PROVIDERS DO MORE?
WHERE IS THE “NEXT BIG THING”?
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Understanding SaaS Financial Models
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Ben Murray (@br_murray, Founder of SaaS CFO and SaaS Academy) talks about how to understand the financial models behind successful SaaS companies, the tradeoffs on profit vs. growth, and how to spot the health of SaaS businesses. SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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Topic 2 - The more we study SaaS companies, the more it seems like everyone needs to understand the financial model and associated metrics (executives, product managers, marketing, customer service, etc.). How do you go about teaching best practices to SaaS companies? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about the core financial concepts that SaaS companies need to think about (CAC, MRR, ACV, LCV, Churn, Gross Margin, etc.) Topic 4 - Are there some common financial patterns (metrics, ratios, etc,) to tell how a SaaS company is doing (good or bad)? If so, are there established best-practices to get them out of bad situations? Topic 5 - Can you help us better understand why some people get excited when a SaaS company has revenue growth and loses money, and others freak out? Help us understand that in growth stages vs. stable stages. (SaaS Rule of 40?) Topic 6 - Have you found that SaaS businesses are unique in their financial modeling, or can some of these best practices be applied to non-SaaS software businesses? Topic 7 - You just started SaaS CFO and SaaS Academy. Give us an overview of what people will learn.
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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The Complexities of Edge Computing
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It’s smaller computers, doing limited tasks. So why is Edge Computing so complicated, and why are there so many definitions?
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THE COMPLEXITIES OF EDGE COMPUTING No single definition of edge, because of so many use-cases
Hardware can dictate quite a bit about edge characteristics
Networking can dictate quite a bit about edge characteristics
Security can dictate quite a bit about edge characteristics
Maintenance can dictate quite a bit about edge characteristics
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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The Value of Value-Stream Mapping
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Steve Pereira (@SteveElsewhere, Value-Stream Whisperer @ Visible) talks about measuring, understanding business and technology process through Value-Stream Mapping. SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background and how you eventually became focused on helping companies improve their Value-Streams. Topic 2 - Let’s start by talking about Value-Streams and Mapping. What are they, why do we need them, what do they provide? Topic 3 - Walk us through a Value-Stream-Mapping exercise with a company. What is their pre-homework? What questions do you ask? How do you keep it focused on their language? Topic 4 - Do you need to fix everything at once, or can it be done in phases? How much of the improvement has to do with the application, and how much is adjusting existing processes? Topic 5 - Lots of people like to compare this to Lean Manufacturing (Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, etc.). Optimize the system, design for efficient flows, empower the workers to make changes and give feedback, etc. But does this break with software, where there isn’t really an end to a production line? Topic 6 - Once people understand it, what tends to work well and what tends to lead to on-going failures? FEEDBACK?
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Lessons Learned from Cloud Foundry
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Cloud Foundry was going to create an open source alternative to Heroku, as well as replace how Enterprise companies built software. But change is never easy. Looking back, what can we learn from the lessons of Cloud Foundry? SHOW: 495 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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HOW DID CLOUD FOUNDRY EVOLVE? An open source, programmable cloud application platform (PaaS). Heroku (2007), Google AppEngine (2008) existed before Cloud Foundry (April 2011). OpenShift launched in May 2011. Apcera was launched in 2012 by Derek Collison
Many large vendors got involved once it became a foundation.
By 2016-17, most large Cloud Foundry vendors were shifting their focus to Kubernetes LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE FUTURE
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Solving Developers Security Challenges
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Shira Shamban (@ShambanIT, CEO @SolvoCloud) talks about easily bringing security to CI/CD pipelines and software development, the rise of DevSecOps and "Shifting Left. SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, you have a very interesting journey starting in cybersecurity for the Isreal Defense Force all the way to CEO of a newly funded startup. Topic 2 - The rise of CI/CD created some great benefits to software development, it also created some security challenges. Let’s start there, why do developers seem to have so many challenges with security, especially in production? Topic 3 - Increasingly we hear about the concept of DevSecOps, you introduced the term “Shifting Left”. What does that mean and how does this relate to the larger concept of DevSecOps? Topic 4 - When a developer pushes code, where is the friction from a security perspective? How does Solvo solve this problem as code is pushed and how do you integrate with the cloud providers to make sure a least-privilege model is used? You recently released a security tool for health checks of your cloud accounts? (link in the show notes) Topic 5 - We recently raised your first round of funding completely remotely. Tell us about the experience and challenges you faced. Topic 6 - You are passionate about empowering women and under-represented communities in our industry. Tell us about your ongoing partnerships with SheCodes, Cyber Ladies and other mentoring programs you are involved with. FEEDBACK?
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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How the Cloud is Changing OSS Licensing
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Brian looks at the recent changes in open source licensing, as it relates to managed cloud offerings, and how the perception of end-users towards free software vs. cloud services is changing. SHOW: 493 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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THINGS THAT WILL EVOLVE
UNKNOWNS AND UNCERTAINTIES
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Evolution of Commercial OSS
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Joseph “JJ” Jacks (@asynchio, Founder/General Partner OSS Capital) talks about how Commercial OSS has evolved, coopetition with cloud providers, and what's next for Commercial OSS business models and communities. SHOW: 492 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - You’ve been tracking the commercialization of open-source projects for quite a while now. What big trends have you seen evolve over the last two decades (from Red Hat to MongoDB) Topic 3 - Even in the face of new OSS-centric offerings from the cloud providers, we still continue to see companies getting funded. What is the sentiment in the VC-communities about what the new competitive landscape looks like? Are there new rules in the game? Topic 4 - We’ve recently seen MongoDB and Elastic changing their licensing model to SSPL. The stock of both companies continues to rise. Is what they are doing a short-term “fix” to a competitive threat, or a critical mistake? Does licensing need to evolve as a company matures? Topic 5 - Are there fundamental shifts in how OSS companies are created and eventually operationalized happening now? Topic 6 - Where do you see commercial OSS trending over the next 5 years, and what big changes need to happen to make those realities happen? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Public Cloud Look Ahead for the 2020s
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Looking forward at the biggest public clouds, what are the things we are sure of, the trends we expect to evolve, and the uncertainties that will shape the next 5+ years in cloud computing? SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
TRENDS THAT WILL EVOLVE
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Asynchronous Development for Remote Teams
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Dan Lines, (@linknfg182, COO @LinearB_Inc) talks about asynchronous development for remote teams, managing business-level discussions, bringing greater transparency and accountability to projects, and identifying early signs of developer burnout. SHOW: 490 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - We want to talk about remote teams today, but before we get started, let’s talk about how much this past year has changed the day-to-day life of application development teams. Topic 3 - You’ve spoken about Asynchronous Development (for Remote Teams) and how the pandemic sort of created the environment that has been evolving for years. Tell us about the concept and some of the things companies can do to embrace it? Topic 4 - LinearB is a tool/platform that gives teams visibility into what’s happening with projects (status/velocity), backlogs, bottlenecks, etc. How do you think about transparency and accountability for teams, since software projects can get fairly complex? Topic 5 - How much does it help in conversations with business leaders, who might not have as much understanding of how development teams work, to have the data trends right in front of them? Topic 6 - You make a point that you can see “burnout” happening within teams or around individuals. What are some tips to reduce that, or address it in ways that it can lead to better long-term conditions within teams? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Lessons Learned from OpenStack
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OpenStack was going to create an open source alternative to AWS, as well as displace VMware in the Enterprise. But change is never easy, and some things didn't go as planned. Looking back, what can we learn from the lessons of OpenStack? SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
API-driven, software-defined infrastructure Every vendor (HW and SW) was on-board: the anti-VMware project OpenStack Foundation was created - control was maintained by Rackspace (initially). Focus was split on building an AWS-alternative &/or a VMware-alternative Was it an integrated platform, or independent projects, or a combination? What defined something as “OpenStack”? How do you upgrade OpenStack? The scope eventually got too big - way behind an IaaS (PaaS, DBaaS, Hadoop, etc.)
VMware admins didn’t know how to use python. AWS admins wanted AWS APIs LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE FUTURE
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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The New Economics of Cloud Infrastructure
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Kevin Deierling (@TechSeerKD, SVP Marketing @NVIDIA) talks about the evolution of cloud and datacenter infrastructure, the new economics of computing, and how DPUs are redefining how data gets inspected and offloaded. SHOW: 488 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Before we dive into your specific area of focus, I want to see if we can get a big picture view of where we are in 2021 with cloud & the datacenter? Topic 3 - Everybody knows NVIDIA for GPUs (for gaming, or AI/ML/Analytics) and now ARM is part of the NVIDIA family. Your focus is on something called “DPUs”. Help us understand what a DPU is, and the core technical challenges it solves. Topic 4 - As we see DPUs start to come into use, design/architecture-wise or SmartNICs, what are the key things that architects need to think about? And who is thinking about DPUs - infra architects, AI teams, etc? Topic 5 - Where are the most common places where we’ll see DPUs / SmartNICs deployed today (how are they offered)? Can common applications take advantage of them, or do they need to be written to be DPU-aware? “Putting a computer in front of the computer” Topic 6 - Give us some perspective on what the next couple of years might look like as this amount of processing and throughput becomes available, affordable and distributed to different platforms and clouds. FEEDBACK?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Andy Jassy's Legacy at AWS
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As Amazon transitions to a new CEO, we look back at Andy Jassy's leadership at AWS from 2006 to 2021. SHOW: 487 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
HOW AWS SHAPED AND RESHAPED CLOUD COMPUTING (Andy's Influence)
WHAT COMES NEXT FOR AWS?
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Automating Analytics Teams
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Derek Knudsen (@dsknudsen, CTO at @Alteryx) talks about the differences between analytics and data science teams, critical analytics workflows, aligning culture and technologies, and best practices in presenting data. SHOW: 486 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Can we start by talking about how you think about Analytics teams vs. Data Science teams vs. AI/ML teams? Are these different only in name, or are their functional/skill differences, or places where one group is more appropriate than others? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about Analytics in the context of workflows. Are you seeing it still be mostly a business analyst “offline” function, or are more workflows and applications introducing more “real-time” analytics capabilities? Topic 4 - We talk a lot on this show about DevOps and Developer Productivity, in the context of more frequently changing applications. How does that apply to Analytics groups? Where do they have bottlenecks today? How do they get around those bottlenecks? Topic 5 - How do platforms like the Alteryx Analytics Platform help teams improve their analytics velocity and productivity? And how much do you find that the right tools help improve how teams organize, or do they need to be well organized to best take advantage of the right tools? Topic 6 - Can you give us some examples of the types of results that companies often achieve when they better align their analytics teams to self-service and automated environments? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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A Transformation Look Ahead for 2021
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Andrew Clay Shafer (@litteidea, VP Transformation @RedHat ) & John Willis (@botchagalupe, Sr.Dir. Transformation) talk about the importance of "learning organizations", aligning change to business value, and the evolution of self-service and automated governance. SHOW: 485 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Whether people are tired of the term “Digital Transformation” or not, change is a huge part of our industry, especially as it relates to corporate culture and organization. What’s the framing for that type of discussion in 2021? Topic 3 - I’ve heard you both say “technology is easy, people are hard”. How do you think about these conflicts of transformation, whether people’s individual motivations aren’t always aligned to a business goal? Topic 4 - One of the biggest differences between existing companies and start-ups is the level of self-service that they build around their systems. The self-service systems allow experimentation, allow automated deployments, etc. But is there a way to bring a concept of automated governance to these end-to-end models? Topic 5 - Oftentimes transformations are aligned with cloud-native technologies, cloud-native apps. The model of Ops in a cloud-native world is different. What are some of the areas you both focus on to make cloud-native Ops successful, or better aligned to the technology part of transformations? Topic 6 - What are some of the best and worst “getting started” steps that you see various groups (or companies) take in their transformation journeys? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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A Cloud-First Look Ahead for 2021
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Jeremy Burton (@jburton, CEO @Observe_Inc; board member @SnowflakeDB ) talks about the differences between traditional IT companies and Cloud-First companies, from product planning and roadmaps, to customer engagements and marketing messaging. SHOW: 484 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 1a - For people that aren’t familiar, what does Observe bring to the market? Topic 2 - We wanted to do a little “before-and-after”, and focus on what it means to be a “Cloud-First” company. What are the most obvious differences between a company like Observe and a company like Dell or EMC? Topic 3 - From a product perspective, how do you think about roadmaps and the ways in which you enable new features for customers? Since Observe runs only in the public cloud, how much do you need to think about integrating with the native cloud services? Topic 4 - You have deep expertise in creating marketing messaging, but so much of how customers learn about your products is no longer the company website. How do you think about reaching potential customers, or generally getting your message into the market? Topic 5 - Traditional IT was often aligned to centralized buying and architecture groups. How much does Cloud-First change the consumption models for companies - experimentation, on-demand usage, dealing with scaling issues, etc. Topic 6 - Overall, what are some of the biggest lessons you’ve learned about the Cloud-First approach as you’ve transitioned over the last 3+ years. FEEDBACK?
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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An Event-Driven Apps Look Ahead for 2021
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James Urquhart (@jamesurquhart, Global Field CTO @VMware, O’Reilly Author) talks about event-driven application architectures, how it's changing real-time business models, and technology stack driven the evolution. SHOW: 483 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Let’s talk about this concept of “event-driven” and flow. Where did it come from, what does it do, why is it valuable to application designers? Topic 2a - What is a “flow” and how is it related to event-driven? Topic 3 - Events are data. We’ve had relational databases for data, and then we had NoSQL or eventually-consistent databases for data. Are events a new type of data, or a new way to deal with data in a different context? (channels, replays, etc.) Topic 4 - Can we talk through an example of an event-driven application, or an event-driven integration between multiple organizations? How is it new/different? What unique capabilities does it bring now? (Kafka, IoT, API Gateways, etc.) Topic 5 - Cloud made IT self-service. Serverless made Ops become on-demand. If I’m a business leader, what does event-driven give us? Topic 6 - Where are we in the maturity of event-driven architectures? What might be some of the next stages coming in 2021 or 2022? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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A Hybrid Cloud Look Ahead for 2021
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Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Offer Manager @DXC + Co-Host of @SoftwareDefTalk) talks about the evolution of Hybrid Cloud, common deployment misperceptions and challenges, and major areas for improvement in 2021. SHOW: 482 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - 10yrs ago, the software and hardware vendors created the concept of hybrid cloud, partially as a defense against public cloud, and partially as a reality check for existing usage. Now we have the public cloud rolling out both hybrid and multi-cloud offerings. How did we get here? Topic 3 - As you talk to different companies, what’s the reality of Hybrid Cloud today? What is it, what do companies expect it to be, etc? Topic 4 - What’s the biggest misperception about Hybrid Cloud that you’ve seen over the years and that you seen now (could be different things)? Topic 5 - What parts of Hybrid Cloud do you expect to gain traction over the next couple of years? Topic 6 - What areas do you see missing from a Hybrid Cloud architecture/approach today that need to be addressed?
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Introduction to Cloudcast Basics
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SHOW: Season 0, Show 1 - Introduction CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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2020 in Review, 2021 Predictions
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Aaron and Brian discuss the biggest trends from 2020, and make bold cloud computing predictions in 2021 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
FORMAT CHANGES in 2021
TRENDS and MAJOR STORIES from 2020:
2021 PREDICTIONS: Our 2020 Predictions from last year Aaron’s Predictions
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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AzureStack for Hybrid Cloud
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Carmen Crincoli (@carmencrincoli, Sr. ProgMgr @Microsoft) + Todd Christ (@toadster, Ent. Solutions Architect, @IntelBusiness) talk about the evolution of AzureStack, how HCI is being extended as a cloud service, and how COVID is creating new use-cases for on-premises and public cloud. SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
Topic 2 - Let start by talking about AzureStack, in a broader context. The “brand” has been in the market for quite a while, but it really went through an evolution about a year ago - different services add, different buying options, etc. Help understand the broader AzureStack story. Topic 3 - When most people think of HCI, they think about Compute, Storage, and VMs - simplifying the complexity of those systems. Now the world is moving more to the cloud, but on-premises still remains. Let’s talk about the concept of HCI becoming an extended cloud service and how that’s evolving. Topic 4 - VMs, Containers, Backup/Recovery, Auto-Updates are now all built-in to AzureStackHCI. Which group (or groups) is managing AzureStackHCI in a typical company? Topic 5 - How important is it to support disconnected (from the cloud) AzureStack HCI instances? Can there be scenarios that are partially-disconnected? Topic 6 - Are you seeing any new or unexpected use-cases because of COVID-19, or now that HCI can be viewed as an extension of the public cloud?
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Reviewing AWS re:Invent 2020
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Brian provides some commentary on the state of AWS in 2020, and then reviews the highlights and announcements from AWS re:Invent 2020. SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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The State of Kubernetes
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Nigel Poulton (@nigelpoulton, Docker & Kubernetes training) talks about the current and future state of Kubernetes, who is using it and why, implementation and operational challenges, and how get started and what tools he recommends SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. Tell us about some of your most recent projects, and all the places where people can find your training? Topic 2 - Let’s talk about the State of Kubernetes, level of maturity of users/usage. Where do you think we are at the end of 2020? Topic 3 - Who do you find are trying to learn and use Kubernetes, more Infra/Ops, or AppDev, or somewhere in between (DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, etc.)? Topic 3a - Where do you see people succeeding, and where are they still struggling to adjust to the requirements of Kubernetes? Topic 4 - The ecosystem of projects around Kubernetes (immutable Linux, Operators, Service Mesh, Prometheus, OPA, Serverless/Knative, etc.) has gotten very broad. How do you find people are dealing with all these moving pieces? Topic 5 - There are a lot of ways to engage with Kubernetes these days - DIY (OSS), vendor distributions, Kubernetes on your laptop, web IDEs, Hosted Services (simple & complex). What do you recommend to people, or do you see trends about how people best engage with Kubernetes? Topic 6 - Do you think it’s OK that Kubernetes doesn’t have a “developer model”, but rather many different options? Do you think this evolves in 2021? FEEDBACK?
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Great Data Models Need Great Features
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Mike Del Balso (@mikedelbalso, CEO at @TectonAI) talks about lessons learned from Uber’s Michelangelo ML platform, enabling DevOps for ML data, and how Tecton enables features for data models. SHOW: 477
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. It’s always exciting to talk to new companies. You were doing some pretty interesting things at Uber prior to starting Tecton, so tell us a little bit about that experience and then what motivated you to start Tecton? Topic 2 - There are lots of Data/AI/ML tools and platforms out there. Tecton talks about “great models need great features”. Give us a high-level overview of the Tecton platform and the perspective you bring to solving complex business problems. Topic 3 - After reading the papers on the Uber Michelangelo platform, it’s clear that today’s interactions aren’t a bunch of individual “decisions”, but layers of decisions made on ever-changing data (the UberEATS example). Why does business need a new approach to how they interact with data? Topic 4 - When I think about earlier approaches for companies to “harness data for analytics”, there was always the problem of data silos. Do you find that companies need to organize themselves different, not just organize their data, to be able to overcome those silo challenges? Does it take a much more product-centric approach vs. the traditional “analyst” approach? Topic 5 - Every new company and platform needs to find product-market fit. What do you see as early “fits” for the Tecton platform? Topic 6 - How much data-science expertise does a company need today to be able to leverage Tecton, and how much does the platform lower the barrier to entry? FEEDBACK?
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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eBPF & Cilium Cloud-native Networking
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Dan Wendlandt (@danwendlandt, CEO/Co-Founder @Isovalent talks about the evolution of cloud networking, eBPF and Cilium for programmable infrastructure, and blurring the lines between networking, security and service-mesh. SHOW: 476
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. We’ve been following your work for a while (Nicira, OpenShift networking, etc), but tell our audience a little bit about your background. Topic 2 - A few years ago I wrote an article that said, “if you’re in networking, the #1 skill you should learn is Linux”. Why has there been so much shift from “traditional networking” to so many new capabilities being implemented in software, and specifically Linux? Topic 3 - Help us understand these two new concepts - eBPF and Cilium. It’s new packet filtering, it’s container networking, it’s multi-cluster networking, it can help with observability - lots going on here. Topic 4 - What are some of the gaps in today’s networking/filtering/observability stacks that can improve with eBPF/Cilium? Topic 5 - We’ve seen quite a few companies evolve from expertise in an open-source project to commercial offerings. What lessons have you learned from other companies that shape how Isovalent will both go-to-market and also engage with ecosystem partners? Topic 6 - What are some of the common use-cases or applications you see that highlight the value of the Isovalent stack? FEEDBACK?
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Managing SAP in the Cloud
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Eamonn O'Neill (@eamser, Founder/EVP @LemongrassCloud) talks about the five paths of SAP cloud migrations, how SAP is evolving beyond ERP, and the responsibility models for SAP in the cloud. SHOW: 475
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. The world of SAP has evolved quite a bit over the last decade. Tell us about your background and what led you to focus on bringing SAP to the cloud. Topic 2 - A decade ago, SAP was very focused on this new HANA database and most people still thought of them as an ERP company. Since then, they have bought a lot of companies, especially in the SaaS space (SuccessFactors, Concur, Hipmonk, Qualtrics, etc.). Can you give us a high-level overview of what relationship SAP has with their customers these days? Topic 3 - Lemongrass is focused on helping customers move SAP to the AWS Cloud. What types of applications are being moved, and why are customers moving them? Topic 4 - Lemongrass talks about 5 Waves of Innovations to get SAP into AWS (Migrate, FinOps/SysOps/DevOps, 4/HANA, Big Data, AI). Where are most customers on that journey today? Does it tend to be consistent across industries? Topic 5 - AWS often talks about a “shared responsibility model” for application-availability or security. How does that model apply to SAP applications, and what role does Lemongrass play for customers on an on-going basis? Topic 6 - Have you seen the pandemic change how companies are looking at their SAP environments and whether or not it makes them do more in the cloud? FEEDBACK?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Serverless Data APIs
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Evan Weaver (Co-Founder/CTO @Fauna) talks about FaunaDB, and enabling serverless, NoOps databases as new applications architectures emerge around APIs, Jamstack and other distributed systems. SHOW: 474
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 2 - Over the last few months, we’ve been digging into newer distributed architecture elements (Jamstack, GraphQL, Serverless, etc.). But we haven’t dug into the role of data in these architectures. Help us understand this 4th generation architecture, or client-serverless, and the role of data. Topic 3 - Data is still stored somewhere, but its usage is now made up of a bunch of data coming together in various contexts. How does Fauna fit into this new world when clients and APIs play as much of a role as “the database”? Topic 4 - As you talk to people that come from a SQL / Relational-DB background, how does the discussion go in terms of how things change and some of the common bottlenecks/problems that Fauna can solve for them? Topic 5 - Databases have traditionally been difficult to scale, protect, maintain, etc. How does you enable the data layer or API access to now follow a NoOps model? Topic 6 - Where are the best places for people to engage to learn more about how to not only use the Jamstack architecture, but apply the principles around Fauna for Data/API management? FEEDBACK?
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Continuous Application Profiling
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Hugo Kaczmarek (Product Manager) and Markus Hirt (Director Engineering) @Datadoghq talk about continuous application profiling in production, having better visibility in application environments, and managing performance budgets. SHOW: 473
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 2 - Production used to be a pretty sacred and untouched environment. Now we’re seeing the need to create chaos in production, test in production, and know more about how things actually work in production. Let’s talk about this concept of “profiling”. Topic 3 - People often talk about having to “instrument their code” to be able to get feedback. How does that differ from profiling, and what unique things does an application need to be profiled in production? Topic 4 - On the surface, this seems like it would add quite a bit of overhead to the applications. How do you manage to find the right balance of performance and visibility? Topic 5 - Help us understand how profiling fits into the bigger picture of all the tools needs - Logging, APM, Observability, etc? Topic 6 - Is there a profile of who needs profiling? Is this every application team, or just for specific applications (e.g. event-streaming, etc.)?
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Confidential Computing
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Vikas Bhatia (@vikascb, Head of Product, Azure Confidential Computing) and Ron Perez (@ronprz, Intel Fellow, Security Architecture) talk about the technologies and architecture behind Azure Confidential Computing SHOW: 472
Topic 2 - Defense in Depth is a strategy that has long been in place in Enterprise computing. We’ve seen previous approaches that connected the OS or Application with the Hardware (e.g. Intel TXT). How has this space evolved over the last few years, and what are some of the reasons why we need another level of depth? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about the technology basics of Confidential Computing. What are the software elements (Application, OS, SDK) and what are the hardware elements? Topic 4 - What is the normal migration path for a company to move workloads into Confidential Computing environments? Is this primarily for new workloads, or does it apply to existing applications too? Topic 5 - Azure has the ability to deliver either Confidential VMs, or recently added Confidential containers along with AKS. When does it make sense to be confidential in one part of the stack vs. other? Topic 6 - What are some areas where you’re seeing the broader ecosystem (e.g. technology partners or end-user customers) beginning to expand out the functionality of Confidential Computing? FEEDBACK?
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Understanding the Jamstack
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Matt Biilmann (@biilmann, CEO/Co-Founder @Netlify) talks about the evolution of websites, the architecture of the Jamstack, the evolution of mobile + CDNs, and interacting with 3rd-party APIs. SHOW: 471
Topic 2 - Let’s start by talking about how the web is consumed these days; what’s broken, and how are you trying to make it better? Topic 3 - What is Jamstack? How much is language, how much is frameworks, how much is architecture, and how much is a different way to think about Websites/Content/CMS? Topic 4 - So we have this website content distributed out to the CDN, how to 3rd-party APIs interact with the system (e.g. Stripe, Agolia, Twilio, AWS Lambda, etc.)? Topic 5 - CDN’s just used to serve content, and now they are running code at the edge. How do those interactions work? Topic 6 - You recently wrote that we might be hitting an inflection point for Websites/CMS’. Is that just a natural evolution of the distributed internet, or has anything in 2020 accelerated that? FEEDBACK?
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Women of Color in Tech
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Susanne Tedrick (@SusanneTedrick, Author “Women of Color in Tech”, @IBM Technical Specialist) talks about the importance of STEM for young girls. the need for mentors and sponsors, and how to better create opportunities for women of color in tech. SHOW: 470
Topic 2 - For a lot of people, we’re trying to do more listening and learning these days. Let’s talk about women of color in tech. Topic 3 - As you now have this platform, what are some of the most common and most surprising conversations you’re having these days? Topic 4 - The book provides a number of examples of women in a variety of technical positions (leaders, engineers, pioneers, etc.). Tell us how important it is to see somebody that looks like you in positions you aspire to be in some day. Topic 5 - You do an excellent job of talking about women’s journey from early life to careers in tech. Every journey has hills and valleys and roadblocks. What are some of the roadblocks that other people could help women overcome and be more successful? Topic 6 - What are your favorite resources for people at different stages of their journeys - events, communities, mentors/sponsors, etc.? FEEDBACK?
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Learn Streaming from the Experts
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Chris Short (@chrisshort, Technical Marketing @RedHat, @CNCF Ambassador) talks about how to deliver compelling technical learning via streaming services, how to engage audiences and communities, and how to improve virtual events. SHOW: 469
Topic 2 - We’re all adapting to a COVID-19 world. You’ve been creating a ton of learning content for OpenShift.tv. Let’s talk about the basics of what streaming content looks like (where to watch, demos vs. discussions, etc.) Topic 3 - What have you learned about this new way people are learning and engaging? Topic 4 - What are some of the technical tips and tricks to keep viewers engaged? Is streaming mostly a 1-way medium, or is there 2-way / multi-way communications happening? Topic 5 - What do people need to get started, if they want to use streaming for a project, or teach their teams (or their customers)? Topic 6 - With so many events going virtual, what are some emerging things about streaming that could help make virtual events (or any events) better in 2021? FEEDBACK?
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Security Management & SIEM
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Ariel Assaraf (@ArielAssaraf, CEO at @Coralogix) talks about the evolution of SIEM technologies, today's common use-cases, how SaaS migrations impact SIEM, and how AI/ML is improving functionality. SHOW: 468
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Ariel, welcome to the show, tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got involved in the SIEM space? FEEDBACK?
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Identity Across Multiple Clouds
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Brian Johnson (SVP Cloud Security Practice @rapid7) talks about the evolution of the Managed Security Provider market, manage security without borders, and the complexities of multiple identity and trust models. SHOW: 467
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You were the CEO/co-founder of DivvyCloud, which was recently purchased by Rapid7. Give us an overview of the Managed Security Provider market and some of the ways it’s evolved since the pandemic started. Topic 2 - In today’s world, there no longer is a security perimeter for companies in the way they’ve known for years. What is replacing how companies define perimeters - is identity the new perimeter? Topic 3 - Can you talk about what kind of Identity management companies need today, and maybe talk through some of the nuances across the disciplines like Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). Topic 4 - Where does MFA (multi-factor authentication) sit within a strong IAM strategy? For example enforcing policies across cloud user accounts? Topic 5 - We’ve seen some data suggesting over 80%+ of organizations are using a multi-cloud strategy, can you talk about some of the challenges around trying to manage IAM acros clouds? For example (Different policies, tools and terminologies across clouds) Topic 6 - The security world is beginning to talk about “unified zero trust security models”. Can you talk about what that means and maybe give us a background about DIvvycloud/Rapid7 and how they are working to solve a lot of these topics around IAM.
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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How Tensorflow is Evolving
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Andres Rodriguez (Sr. Principal Engineer @Intel) talks about how Tensorflow v2 has evolved, use-cases and applications, frequent usage patterns, and the best ways to begin using Tensorflow. SHOW: 466
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve had a really interesting mix of industry, government and academic work around Deep Learning. Tell us a little bit about the areas you focus on. Topic 2 - Tensorflow is one of the most popular OSS projects on Github. Help us understand the types of data problems where Tensorflow is the best tool/framework (e.g. neural networks). What are some of the most popular capabilities? Topic 3 - Tensorflow is focused on looking at how data flows through graphs. Are there common types of ML problems that are more appropriate for using Tensorflow than other ML models? Topic 4 - Tensorflow is able to run on a broad set of hardware, but obviously there is a point where specialized hardware is needed for certain performance or scaling. What are some of the things that Intel is doing to help improve the experience with Tensorflow? Topic 5 - Tensorflow works primarily with the Python programming language. Beyond having some background with Python, what are some of the skills that are needed to get started and be successful with Tensorflow? Topic 6 - Having worked with Tensorflow for a while now, what are some of the learning paths that you’ve found successful (problems areas, communities of interest, tools, new skills, etc.)?
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Migrating to the Cloud
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Jeremy Winter (Partner Director of Azure Management at Microsoft) talks about what trends are driving migrations, how companies plan for success, useful tools & frameworks, and leading successful transitions. SHOW: 465
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve had the opportunity to work on a number of things at Microsoft. Tell us about your current role, as well as how it’s been to see the transition at Microsoft from software company to cloud company? Topic 2 - Lets start with the concept of migration. Is there a framework that companies use to think about what to migrate to the public cloud? Topic 3 - Transitions and Testing feel like they are critical for any migration to be successful. How do companies manage to get through an application being in one location vs. being in the cloud? Topic 4 - As companies think about the economics &/or ROI of migration, how do they think about all the elements involved (e.g. cost to change an application, cost savings of not owning a data center, cost to re-skill existing staff or hire new, etc..)? Topic 5 - COVID-19 has changed everything these past 6 months. Have you seen the profile of a migration change significantly since the pandemic started, or have well-known migration profiles already in place? (e.g. different applications to migration, different pace of migration, etc.) Topic 6 - Do you find that migrations are being driven top-down at companies, or are they decentralized by groups? How are they being organized these days?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Multi Cloud with Google Anthos
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Todd Christ (Sr. Solutions Architect @Intel) talks about Google Anthos, core elements, design considerations, mulitcloud, application modernization, and the latest services available. SHOW: 464
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve had a broad set of experiences in your career, how did you come into being focused on Cloud and Multi Cloud technologies and solutions?
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Robotic and Intelligent Process Automation
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Mike Kalinowski (@mxkalinowski, Senior Manager of Product at @Infor) talks about the basics of RPA, the challenges of automating diverse heritage systems, the emerging role of AI/ML in RPA, and the evolution of business analysts. SHOW: 463
Topic 2 - For anyone that isn’t familiar with the concept of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), can you give us a brief overview of the business problem it attempts to solve and the basic technology behind it? Topic 3 - We often hear about systems with APIs and how they can be automated and interacted with. But many back-end systems could be older, so how does RPA interact with these types of systems? Topic 4 - Oftentimes these automated workflows can involve inputs and outputs from various systems (applications). Who tends to be the owner of an RPA system, or does it blur the lines between groups? Topic 5 - As I look at what Infor OS provides around Intelligent Process Automation, very graphical, it seems like it overlaps with this “Low Code / No Code” trend/buzzword. Is there any reality to that, or are they very different things? Topic 6 - When I look at case-studies for RPA, the ROIs are usually incredible. How do companies often get started, and are there any gotchas you’d suggest people avoid?
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Introduction to GraphQL
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Tanmai Gopal (@tanmaigo, CEO Hasura) and Rajoshi Ghosh (@rajoshighosh, COO Hasura) talk about the evolution of GraphQL as an efficient way to engage with APIs and data models, and how Hasura Cloud helps simplify GraphQL for developers. SHOW: 462
Topic 2 - GraphQL is a technology that’s been around for a little while, but it might be new to our audience. Can you give us the basics of what it does, and what sort of problems it solves for application teams? Topic 3 - Many people are familiar with REST or RESTful APIs. Can you help us understand some of the reasons why we’re seeing a shift towards GraphQL for API interaction, or away from REST APIs? Topic 4 - What are some of the business trends that are driving the need for more data-modeled API queries? Topic 5 - Hasura Cloud is focused on helping companies query data across any cloud or any source. What are some of the unique things that Hasura does to help customers manage these hybrid/multi-cloud environments? Topic 6 - What are some of the easiest ways for companies to get started with GraphQL and positively impact their applications?
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Delegated Identity in the Cloud
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Christos Matskas (@ChristosMatskas, PPM Identity & Security) and John Patrick Dandison (@AzureAndChill, Principal PM Identity) at Microsoft talk about Identity in today's cloud, managing borderless environments, and how to best enforce identity. SHOW: 461
Topic 2 - Let’s start with some basics - in the world of Cloud, what is Identity? Topic 3 - Things get more complicated as we incorporate more things associated with people or accounts (e.g. multiple devices, VPNs) or distributed applications or 3rd-parties (e.g. contractors, etc..) How does that shift the Identity conversation? Topic 4 - How does a business attempt to not only keep track of all of this, but enforce it in various ways? (connected, disconnected, people leave, applications change, etc.) Topic 5 - What are some of the ways that Microsoft addresses all these complex Identity challenges? Topic 6 - Looking forward, what are some areas that are going to be the new frontier for Identity challenges, or some technologies that will make things easier?
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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How to Secure DevOps
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Dan “Pop” Papandrea (@danpopnyc, Field CTO @Sysdig Host @PopcastPop) talks about securing DevOps, how to secure containers and runtimes, and the cultural challenges of security in an agile world. SHOW: 460
Topic 2 - There’s a concept that’s now been around a couple years called “DevSecOps”. Originally it was “Sec” being jammed in there because it had been excluded from the early days of DevOps (at least in practice). Where are we with DevSecOps today? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about DevSecOps in the context of containers. We now have things like Container Scanning, Container Signing, and Immutable Infrastructure and yet security still concerns people. Isn’t the “software supply chain” supposed to weed out the vulnerabilities before they get into the production systems? Topic 4 - One of the challenges that companies have in adopting containers is that they were used to having root access to hosts, and containers live in the user space. How can security tools fit into a container world? Topic 5 - As you talk to lots of companies, how are they dealing with the cultural challenges that go along with implementing DevSecOps? Topic 6 - Any tips or suggestions you can share to help people avoid common DevSecOps mistakes, or accelerate best practices and wider adoption? FEEDBACK?
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Introduction to Data Mesh
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Zhamak Dehghani (@zhamakd, Portfolio Tech Director @ThoughtWorks) talks about the concepts behind Data Mesh, the challenges and problems of Data Lakes / Data Warehouses, and how Cloud-native principles can be applied to Data. SHOW: 459
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. We were introduced to you through the O’Reilly events, but you’ve been involved in software development and architecture for quite a while. Tell us a little bit about your background and your focus areas at ThoughtWorks. Topic 2 - About a year ago, you introduced this new concept called “Data Mesh”. Before we get into that, give us a little bit of background on the problems that previous generations of Data Warehouses or Data Lakes created. Topic 3 - Lets begin to walk through how Data Mesh is different from Data Lake. We’re not talking about just dumping all the various data sources into one “pool”, there’s a concept of “domains” within this big pool of data. What are the new concepts of source and consumption? Topic 4 - Explain the concept of how pipelines are tied into Data Mesh and how this allows the creation of new products/features from the Data Mesh. Topic 5 - You talk about the data being truthful, and then you bring an SRE concept of SLO into the truthfulness of the data. Explain how that might work? Topic 6 - Once a Data Mesh is in place, what are the “roles” (or teams) that have specific tasks, and who are the typical consumers of the Data Mesh platform? FEEDBACK?
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Natural Language Understanding with AI for IT Support
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Vaibhav Nivargi (CTO & Founder @Moveworks) talks about Natural Language Understanding (NLU), interacting with users using chatbots, and augmenting customer service with AI. SHOW: 458
Topic 1 - Vaibhav, welcome to the show. Tell everyone a little about yourself and what got you started in the AI space? Topic 2 - We’ve done a number of AI/ML shows over the years, but we haven’t talked much about Natural Language Understanding or NLU. Let’s start there, can you give everyone an introduction? Topic 3 - Based on that, is the primary interaction with the end user through a chatbot or something similar? What are the primary use cases and tools you are seeing in the industry? Is this a Slack and/or Microsoft Teams integration? Unsolicited plug, I’m a customer in my day job… Topic 4 - We’ve been talking a lot on the show recently about the migration to SaaS based products. What is the model here? Is the AI central (cloud hosted) or private and in-house? Do you have the concept of a template AI and then each customer AI is an instance or is this a central AI that is called? How does it get customized and updated over time? What training is typically required and is this training on-going? Topic 5 - How do you prevent user frustration from “loops” or unanswered questions? I think of the voice automated telephone systems I’m not a fan of as an example. How would you handle language that isn’t built into the AI? FEEDBACK?
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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2020 in Review - Midyear Edition
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Aaron and Brian review the first half of 2020, which feels like it’s lasted 6 years. SHOW: 457
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Back on March 18th, Aaron and Ken Hui did a show about “Working from Home Tips and Tricks”. Can you even remember your mindset back in March?
Topic 1a - Is 2020 the Year of Virtual Desktops? Have you seen any last shifts happening about people being remote? [are companies going to allow people to work remote?] Topic 2 - We’re starting to see the major clouds start to carve out some unique personalities:
Topic 3 - Should anybody be running their own software anymore?
Topic 4 - 2001 Internet Crash drove a ton of new innovation. 2008 Financial Crash led to the public cloud, but also lots of “cost savings” innovation. What does 2020 potentially bring? Topic 5 - We have to talk about conferences and tradeshows. Do they return in 2021? What have we learned from the virtual ones in 2020? Topic 6 - Any insights / predictions about the rest of 2020? FEEDBACK?
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Building a Next-Generation of Serverless
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Tim Zonca (@timzonca, CEO at @stackeryio) talks about the next evolution of the serverless developer experience, the maturity of customer adoption, how much customer appreciate not having to manage infrastructure, and how to manage the journey to serverless.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve had a pretty diverse career in terms of elements of making developers successful. Tell about your background and how you became CEO at Stackery almost a year ago. Topic 2 - It’s hard to believe that AWS Lambda launched about 5.5 years ago. Obviously the serverless ecosystem has grown and expanded quite a bit since then. Where do you see serverless in terms of both maturity of the technologies, and maturity of customer adoption? Topic 3 - Lets talk about what the Stackery platform brings to the serverless ecosystem. Topic 4 - As you talk to prospective customers, how much different is it to discuss not have to be burdened by underlying resources vs. previous conversations you’ve had about applications? How long does it usually take them to grasp the magnitude of the changes in development? Topic 5 - How much of a “traditional” developer experience still exists with serverless (write code, write tests, pipelines, etc.) and what are some immediate things they will see that’s different? Topic 6 - Having been at Puppet you obviously saw many DevOps transformations. What are some of the steps on a typical Serverless transformation for companies? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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MLOps, GPUs and AI Developers
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Dillon Erb (@dlnrb, CEO @HelloPaperSpace) talks about what exactly is MLOps, Serverless AI platforms, and how developers can utilize GPUs for AI/ML. SHOW: 455 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw PodCTL Podcast is Back (Enterprise Kubernetes) - http://podctl.com SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Dillon, welcome to the show, tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got involved in this space? Topic 2 - I’ve had a running joke on the show that a market doesn’t exist until you attach Ops to it. Today we’ll talk about MLOps. Give everyone an introduction for those not familiar. Topic 3 - What exactly is a Serverless AI Platform? How does this differ from traditional CI/CD platforms that our listeners would be used too? Is this abstracting away the infrastructure layer for MLOps teams? Topic 3a - Switching gears from Ops to Developers, what do you mean when you say that you make it easy for developers to use GPUs? What do developers need to know about hardware-level stuff like GPUs that they didn’t need to know with CPUs? Topic 4 - As with all things emerging tech, the use cases are constantly evolving. What are the early initial use cases that you are seeing? Are there unique things that emerge for gaming or media applications? Topic 5 - How does access to data models fit into all of this? Topic 6 - I noticed your company did some articles on Covid-19, can you explain what is going on there? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Security Visibility from Observability Data
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Marc Tremsal (@mtremsal, Director Product Management @datadoghq) talks about the intersection of observability and security, if SRE needs a DevSecOps transition, using security data for modeling, and tips to make immediate impacts on overall security.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve played a role in helping to design systems that secure some of the most critical environments in the world. Tell us a little bit about your background. Topic 2 - We’ve talked about monitoring, observability and in various ways “security”, but how do you see all those things beginning to come together more these days? Topic 3 - As we get into more distributed environments, especially for security (authentication, encryption, key-management, proxies, etc.), how should people think about a framework to have visibility and be able to take action across these distributed systems? Topic 4 - Is this visibility of security-related activities (or potentially security-associated) mostly useful for real-time security threats (e.g. “we’re being attacked”), or can it also be used for more long-term types of activities (planning, threat modeling, chaos engineering, etc.)? Topic 5 - Can you share with us any customer-centric stories of how this is helping companies deliver better services, or more uptime for their services? Topic 6 - What are some tips you can share with the audience today that would help them make immediate impacts to how them monitor for security? FEEDBACK?
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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AI for the Mainstream
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Venkat Rangan (Co-Founder & CTO @ Clari) talks about AI and application into more mainstream areas and revenue generation.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Venkat, you have a very interesting background as a technologist in our industry. Give everyone a brief introduction and if you don’t mind also tell everyone a bit about being a member of the Forbes Technology Council. I believe you are our first guest from there. FEEDBACK?
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Continuous Reliability
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Tal Weiss (@weisstal, Co-Founder/CTO of @OverOpsHQ) talks about the challenges of frequently deploying applications, understanding cloud-native patterns, and helping developers debug problems in production.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve been a software developer, an entrepreneur and worked on some pretty challenging technical areas - tell us a little bit about your background. What motivated you to start OverOps? Topic 2 - We are quickly moving to a world where software is no longer a “big bang” planning activity, but lots of continuous activities, loosely coordinated. What sort of challenges does that create for production applications? Topic 3 - OverOps talks about this concept of Continuous Reliability. What does this mean in a world where cloud-native patterns are teaching people that they should build systems that are designed around unreliable infrastructure? Topic 4 - How does OverOps begin to make it easier for developers to debug production problems, especially when there are many tools collecting lots and other information about systems? Topic 5 - Where do you see the most progress for companies that have these highly variable, fast-moving application environments improving the most? Is it the evolution of SRE teams, or visibility tools, or something else? Topics 6 - Any tips you can pass along to our audience for reaching continuous reliability? FEEDBACK?
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May 27, 2020 |
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Network Security with Adaptive DDI
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Andrew Wertkin (Chief Strategy Officer @ BlueCat) talks about Enterprise DNS, DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM), and the differences between Adaptive network security and public cloud security.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Andrew, tell everyone a little about yourself. FEEDBACK?
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May 20, 2020 |
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Cloud BI for Everyone
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Pedro Arellano (@DSSPedro, Head of Product Marketing, Looker) talks about the evolution of Business Intelligence (BI), how BI is used by more than data scientists, the importance of visualization, and creating new ways to correlate data sources.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve been around the data industry for a while, and were part of the Looker team that was acquired by Google Cloud in 2019. Tell us a little bit about your background, and what excites you about the Business Intelligence space. Topic 2 - We live in a world where we are presented with large amounts of data on a daily basis, but most of us aren’t data scientists. How does Looker’s approach to Business Intelligence appeal to the masses? Topic 3 - Usually BI requires a significant investment in ETL technologies to be able to bring together many different data sources. How does Looker overcome that, or apply “data models” across a variety of data sources. Topic 4 - Looker has always emphasized the visualization elements of data. Some data scientists live in spreadsheets or Jupyter notebooks. How important do you find it is to be able to visualize complex data, especially as it needs to be used to communicate across groups within a company? Topic 5 - Given that Looker allows many different types of data sources to be part of the analysis, do you do anything in working with customers to help them think about “new” data sources that could provide new correlations or viewpoints to their business? Topics 6 - What are some of the examples of new ways that you’re seeing companies use Cloud BI, either to enable new teams to have business insights, or collaborate better across teams? FEEDBACK?
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May 13, 2020 |
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Making Microservices Work at Scale
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Sarah Wells (@sarahjwells, Technical Director for Operations & Reliability at @FT) talks about how she's evolved her career with the changes at FT, how they chose to use microservices, how their internal culture has evolved and how they think about funding and maintaining service ownership.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. We often speak with experts working on the technology-vendor side of the industry, but you’re building in a much different way. Tell us about your background, and introduce us to the work you’re doing today at the Financial Times. Topic 2 - For the last 4 years, you’ve been talking a lot (publicly) about building and using microservices. Give us some background on your journey, and some of the reasons why your teams have chosen this architecture. (experimentation, A/B testing) Topic 3 - You work in a world that reports on the financial success (or failures) of other companies, but how do you measure your own success? How do you put them in perspective/ Topic 4 - Lets talk about service ownership. Who owns a service, how long do they own a service, do they ever go away? Topic 5 - Any tips or tricks that you’d be willing to share with our audience about driving successful culture within your team or across other teams? FEEDBACK?
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May 06, 2020 |
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Managing App Sprawl with SaaSOps
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Aaron talks to Jim Brennan (CPO @ BetterCloud) about SaaSOps and the challenges of managing SaaS applications in a world when IT is becoming decentralized.
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Jim, welcome to the show. tell everyone a little about yourself and what has you so passionate about making SaaS better? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Cloud Observability with ELK and Grafana
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Tomer Levy (@TomerLevy, Co-Founder/CEO of @Logzio) talks about how open source communities have evolved to enable Observability, how teams embed Security into their DevOps processes, and tips for managing better collaborations and communications in distributed teams. SHOW: 447
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Topic 2 - Observability is a hot topic these days, how are we seeing the open source community and open source tools evolve in this space? Topic 3 - We've seen an explosion of application traffic and data over the last few years. What are some of the things that tools like the ELK stack and Grafana have done to help with this scale, as well as making life easier for DevOps teams? Topic 4 - You have a background in security. Is it possible to have a DevOps team these days without it being DevSecOps? What are some of the things you’ve seen that are making security more manageable in these fast-changing environments? Topic 5 - None of us know when these work-from-home conditions are going to change, or how long the impact might be on a “new normal’. Any tips or suggestions for newly remote teams to be successful around operations? How important is it for engineers to better manage complexity and costs during this time? Topics 6 - What are some of the ways that Logz is using your experience in data collection and data visualization to give back to help during these trying times? Topics 7 - Can you tell us about your upcoming online event -- OpenObservability -- and how the agenda and speakers will cover some of these items in more detail with their unique insights? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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SRE Lessons from the Trenches
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Emil Stolarsky (@emilstolarsky) and Jaime Woo (@jaimewoo), co-founders of @IncidentLabsInc talk about experiences running web applications at scale, evolving into SRE roles, communicating SRE concepts across teams, and tips for initial success. SHOW: 446
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your backgrounds, and some of your experiences that lead you to focus on SRE. Topic 2 - SRE is still an evolving concept, and people are still learning about it. How do you frame a conversation with people about how SRE works? How much is technology-centric and how much is culture/process-centric? Topic 3 - We’re all living in an unusual time, given the current COVID-19 pandemic. How do you see SRE changing as work environments change (e.g. WFH) or volume or change-rate is dramatically impacted? Topic 4 - What have you found are successful communication and collaboration models for SREs engineers with their associated teams (or other stakeholders)? Topic 5 - How well do you find different groups understand the concepts around error budgets and SLOs? Topic 6 - If people are just now getting started with SRE, what are some early tips (or tools) that you recommend for them to have initial success (or avoid failures)? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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A Practical Approach to Cloud-native Patterns
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Ian Crosby (@IanDCrosby, Managing Director @ContainerSoluti) talks about how Cloud-native applications are as much about new technology patterns as they are about new organization patterns, collaboration patterns and risk-management patterns. SHOW: 445
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, as you’ve been around software development and this move to cloud-native for a little while now. Topic 2 - Lets begin by talking about patterns. What are some common application patterns, and how do they begin to change when we’re talking about cloud-native patterns? Topic 3 - What are some of the more commonly used cloud-native patterns? Are they more focused on the underlying technology (e.g. containers, Kubernetes, etc.) or more focused on the actual application (e.g. 12-factor, etc)? Topic 4 - Have you found that some patterns are easier for groups (or companies) to adopt than others? Topic 4a - “Why are patterns useful in Cloud Native?” or “How do you get started using patterns?” are two topics/questions which may be interesting. Topic 5 - Have you found that some patterns are easier or more difficult to maintain over time? Topic 6 - What are some common tips that you share with communities or your clients to help them find early success to build confidence? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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SecOps in the Cloud
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Nati Hazut (Co-Founder & CEO, Polyrize) talks about security in the cloud, ZeroTrust, SecOps, Non-Human Entities and why the old perimeter model no longer works. SHOW: 444
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - You have an interesting background in both the Israel military and cyber-security. Can you give a quick introduction for everyone please? FEEDBACK?
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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GitHub Actions and the DevOps Lifecycle
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Chris Patterson (@chrisrpatterson, Product Manager for GitHub Actions @GitHub) talks about the evolution of GitHub from a collaboration-centric platform to a DevOps-centric platform, as well as discussing the expanding role of GitHub Actions for developers, DevOps and SREs. SHOW: 443
Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, as you’ve been working on developer productivity for quite a while? Topic 2 - We’ve been watching this trend of GitHub moving from a place where developers put code, to a place where they collaborate around code, and now it’s expanding out to a full lifecycle around both the code and running applications. Let’s talk about that evolution. Topic 3 - Help us understand the basics of GitHub Actions and GitHub Packages. Topic 4 - What sort of feedback was coming in from developers that pushed GitHub to get more involved in the complete DevOps lifecycle? Topic 5 - Can you talk about the growth of Actions/Packages since they launched in early 2019? What are some of the interesting use-cases you’ve seen? Topic 6 - If you’re able to give us a glimpse into the future, what are some of the other areas where GitHub can expand Actions, or you’re starting to see users push it’s capabilities? FEEDBACK?
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Tips for Working from Home
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Aaron talks to Ken Hui (@kenhuiny - Solutions Architect, AWS) about advice on working from home. We've been working remotely for over 20 years and this may we offer some tips and tricks to stay productive. Stay safe everyone SHOW: 442
Topic 1 - No tech topic this week. We’re going to talk a bit today about working remotely. This may be new and unexpected to some of you. To talk about this I invited past guest and occasional co-host, Ken Hui. Between Ken and I, we have worked together at a few different places in the past and probably have 20+ years working from anywhere. Welcome back Ken! For those that live under a rock and don’t know you, tell everyone a little about yourself and what you’re up to these days. FEEDBACK?
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Next-Generation Developer Collaboration
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Aaron Upright (@IAmAaronUpright, Co-founder of @ZenHubHQ) talks about the challenge of developer collaboration and project prioritization, integrating tools within GitHub, best practices for teams, and the importance of making tools that technical and non-technical team members can understand. SHOW: 441
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, and ultimately what led you to co-found ZenHub? Topic 2 - Let’s start by talking about what ZenHub delivers. We’re very interested in the potential of GitHub and the things it’s doing directy, but we’re also interested in this ecosystem that’s enhancing GitHub. Topic 3 - What are some best-practices around road mapping and prioritizing activities that could be shared? Topic 4 - What are some best-practices around allowing greater transparency of roadmaps with multiple teams? (what are the pros and cons)? Topic 5 - ZenHub is an example of a toolset that's built entirely around GitHub capabilities. Do you think we'll begin to see more companies just built around GitHub and move away from externally-connected toolsets? Topic 6 - Are most of your interactions with software companies, or are you also interacting with businesses whose primary focus is something other than being a software company? FEEDBACK?
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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API Driven Edge Networking and 5G
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Sunay Tripathi (@SunayTripathi, Founder and CTO, @MobiledgeX) talk about Edge Networking, why 5G will be a huge leap forward, evolving use cases beyond AR/VR, and creating a clean developer experience by abstracting away the mobile transport layer SHOW: 440
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell everyone a little about yourself, you have been at the intersection of Network Virtualization, Cloud, and now Edge for quite some time. Topic 2 - Let’s start at the start. What is your definition of Edge and what are some of the historical problems you see there? In this instance we are talking about network edge devices and not edge computing, correct? Topic 3 - Tell us a little bit about device/identity security at the edge. Topic 4 - When I think about device based AR/VR, I think about gaming as the primary use case that I’m exposed to as a consumer but we are talking about much more than that. What are some of the prominent use cases you are seeing and are trying to solve for? Topic 5 - How does the increase in bandwidth at the transport layer, in particular worldwide 5G come in to play? Is this just a “bigger, faster pipe” or does it require a heavy implementation lift to adopt? How does world geography play into this? Some areas of the world are dominated with edge/handheld devices for almost all daily life now... Topic 6 - We don’t talk about PaaS as much on the podcast lately but would it be safe to characterize MobiledgeX’s technology as a development PaaS for edge devices? Topic 7 - Tells us about MobiledgeX’s upcoming initiative, Seamster. As I understand it this will bring vendors and developers together, correct? FEEDBACK?
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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DevOps and Incident Response Evolution
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Chris Riley (@hoardinginfo, DevOps Advocate, @Splunk) talks about the state of DevOps, the evolution of Incident Response with Machine Learning, Service vs. Site Reliability, and using Incident Response to increase quality of development SHOW: 439
CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell everyone a little about yourself, you’ve been active in the DevOps space for quite some time. FEEDBACK?
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Scalable Databases on Kubernetes
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Peter Mattis (@PeterMattis, Co-founder/CTO of @CockroachDB) talks about the evolution of scalable SQL databases, the challenges of globally scalable data management, how Kubernetes has evolved to manage stateful applications, and lessons learned running Kubernetes and CockroachDB. SHOW: 438
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Before we dive into our discussion, tell us a little bit about your background in working on scalable technologies. Topic 2 - Today we’re going to mash together a couple of popular (and complex) topics - the growing use-cases on Kubernetes, and the growing need to synchronize data for anywhere access. Let’s start with the data side of the equation - tell us about the basics of your creation, CockroachDB, and the challenges it solves. Topic 3 - What are some of the use-cases that are driving more scalable SQL usage vs. more traditional SQL database models? Topic 4 - When Kubernetes first got started, the focus was on scalable stateless (cloud-native) applications. How are you beginning to see the trend towards companies becoming more comfortable with stateful applications (e.g. databases) on Kubernetes? Topic 5 - One of the new technologies that’s making it easier to get databases onto Kubernetes is “Operators”. CockroachLabs has been one of the leading platforms supporting this technology. Can you talk a little bit about your experience with Operators and how it images the way Kubernetes teams (developers or platform teams) about databases on Kubernetes. Topic 6 - What are some of the lessons learned from deploying CockroachDB onto Kubernetes? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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A "AI & ML" Look Ahead for 2020
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Sam Charrington (@samcharrington, Host of TWIML & AI Podcast) talks about AI & ML trends in 2020, frameworks to understand usage patterns, hot new technology to explore, how long projects take to succeed, and the inherent bias built into every AI & ML model. SHOW: 437
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Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. Let’s start with the broad set of TWIML activities that you’re working on these days. Topic 2 - You focus on AI & ML every week, across a lot of different domains and usages. It’s a broad scope. If you had to focus it on Enterprise/Business leaders, how do you structure a conversation around how to align business opportunity and technology choices? Topic 3 - What are some of the most commonly used technologies being deployed around AI/ML systems? Any big shifts over the last couple of years? Topic 4 - You’ve been around Cloud Computing and DevOps communities, which required companies to go through some people/process change to achieve success. What are the people/process changes that you typically see with AI/ML environments? Topic 5 - If somebody asked you how they can put a timeline on when they’ll see value around their AI/ML, is that a realistic ask? What are the factors that go into achieving success in AI/ML projects? Topic 6 - What are some of the interesting usages of AI/ML that you’ve seen in use recently? Topic 7 - There has been quite a bit of discussion recently about bias in AI/ML algorithms. Can you explain what this means and how it could impact the system’s decision making? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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New Trends in Serverless
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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw Topic 1 - Welcome to the show; Tell us about your background, as you’ve worked for a number of interesting companies prior to Datadog. Topic 2 - Datadog recently released a report about trends in serverless usage. Before we dive into some of the highlights and insights, tell us about the scope of the report.
Topic 3 - Highlights from the State of Serverless report
Topic 4 - As you’re analyzing this usage data, what are some of the things you’re thinking about as a Product Manager for functionality that you can provide to help better monitor these rapidly changing environments? FEEDBACK?
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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A “API” Look Ahead for 2020
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SHOW: 435 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show; It’s been a while, let’s reintroduce you to our audience. Tell us about the types of things you work on. Topic 2 - There are so many things going on with APIs these days, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Do you have a framework that you use to help companies think about APIs? Topic 3 - Are there different perspectives that developers have if they are dealing with APIs for monolithic applications vs. microservices applications vs. external APIs? Topic 4 - What is some of thinking around dynamically changing environments (e.g. DevOps, Agile) and APIs (versioning, testing changes, etc.)? Topic 5 - What are some of the more critical things that you’re always reinforcing and educating people about APIs? Topic 6 - We’re seeing more companies emerge that just deliver APIs as part of an ecosystem of services. How has this changed application development? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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A “Service Mesh” Look Ahead for 2020
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SHOW: 434 SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:
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Topic 1 - Welcome to the show; you’ve been on PodCTL in the past. Tell us about your background, as you’ve been very active with application developers and distributed systems for quite a while. Topic 2 - A few years ago, Service Mesh came onto the scene as a big deal (Istio, Linkerd, etc.) and people were trying to figure out what it was, what it did, etc. The technology has evolved quite a bit, but people are still oftentimes confused. How should we think about what a Service Mesh does (or doesn’t do)? Topic 3 - What are the most common use-cases when Service Mesh is being used? What are some of the places where Service Mesh is discussed, but probably shouldn’t be used? (API-Gateway, code in an application, etc.) Topic 4 - Sometimes we have a technology space that has lots of implementations (e.g. Kubernetes, Swarm, Mesos, etc.) that eventually converge into a single industry choice. But Service Mesh still has lots of implementations. Are they all really different? Will we see industry convergence around a standard? Do we need a standard? Topic 5 - What are some of the areas where you expect that we’ll see advancements in Service Mesh in 2020? Topic 6 - What are some of the best ways for people to start either learning more about Service Mesh, or trying out the technology to see if it makes sense for them? FEEDBACK?
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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The Unicorn Project with Gene Kim
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![[Diagram] Compare a Service Mesh to a Growing Family](https://www.dropbox.com/s/pfvy7pgoj44to7i/ServiceMesh-FamilyGrowth.jpg?dl=0){kind=link}