Cloud Unfiltered

We talked to Josh Berkus of Redhat on the importance of governance in projects! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

A conversation with Dan Wendlandt of Isovalent about all things eBPF and Cilium. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We discussed the new open source project external secrets operator with Carla Gaggini and Gustavo Carvalho of Container Solutions. Shhh! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We talked to Grant Gumina and Bassam Tabbara of Upbound about all things Crossplane. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

A conversation with Ariel Shuper about the need for Shift Left security and how Panoptica solves these challenges This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We've talked to Neil Cresswell about the need for less complicated platforms for Kubernetes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We talked to Jimmy Zelenskie about the evolving needs of authorization. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We talked to Emilio Salvador about the importance of Community. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We talked to Alex Ellis about the concepts of developer marketing and what is new in OpenFaaS. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

A conversation about what is new in eventing with Sebastien Goasguen, CTO of TriggerMesh. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

A conversation with Dejan Golubovic, Junior Fellow at CERN, about AI ML Platform. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Discussion on the nature of Chaos in Development with Julie Gunderson and Jason Yee of Gremlin. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

A great discussion on the need for API testing in the CI/CD pipeline with Mathew LeRay of SpeedScale. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

What is an API gateway? How does it relate to a service mesh? All these questions and more answered with Vik Gamov of Kong! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We talk to Brian Singer of Noble9 on everything SRE! The Site Reliability Engineer is becoming one of the most important roles in DevOps. Brian was formerly of Google and is authoritative on the subject! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode we have an illuminating chat with Sebastien Goasguen, the CTO of Triggermesh! Sebastien discusses the current state of serverless and event driven infrastructure.* Key takeaways:- Kubernetes is not as hard as people make it to be these days- A declarative API mindset is key to building distributed applications across Clouds.- Serverless is actually more about eventing then functions- Managing event flows allows people to build applications integrations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode our new co-host Justin Barksdale and Michael Chenetz sit down and have a chat with A10 Networks CEO, Dhrupad Trivedi on customer focused innovation.Social Media Links:A10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/A10NetworksA10 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a10networks/Dhrupad Trivedi’s LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhrupad-trivedi-505669/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode we discuss the challenges of moving your applications from a monolithic type workload to a cloud native workload. Moti Rafalin who is the CEO of vFunction discusses how his solution significantly helps and speeds up this transition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this Episode of Cloud Unfiltered we chat with Tristan Morel L'Horset who is a sr. managing director at Accenture and Dan Mellon who is the managing director of Accenture Security Cloud on their views around cloud security.Accenture@AccentureTechhttps://www.linkedin.com/showcase/3784470/admin/https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/technology/maximize-cloud-valueTristan Morel L'Horset, Senior Managing DirectorTwitter, IG: https://twitter.com/tlhorsetLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlhorset/Dan Mellen, Managing Director – Accenture Security CloudTwitter, IG: @danielmellenLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmellen This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

"Over the next couple of episodes, we're taking a deeper look into the world of "cloud". As we transition from a new-normal (COVID) into the new-new-normal (post-vaccination), buinesses are rethinking their cloud strategies, which also means rethinking their security policies and technology stacks.Our first conversation is with Pam Brodt. Pam is a veteran cyber security entrepreneur, who has a strong reputation amongst Fortune 500 CISOs, technology vendors, and investors for providing value and results. Pam is the founder of The RoundTable Network, which is a orum for CISOs to exchange views and solve problems on the hottest topics in information security. For the last four years, Pam has dedicated her business to curating technology for an exclusive group 50 F-500 CISOs, saving them time and educating on solutions that solve their most pressing issues.This was an amazing and insightful conversation - we hope you enjoy the episode!"site: www.theroundtablenetwork.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Emil Sayegh is the President and CEO of Ntirety, one of the world’s largest managed cloud service platforms. He is an early pioneer of Cloud Computing, recognized as one of the industry’s cloud visionaries and "fathers of OpenStack," having launched and led successful cloud computing and hosting businesses for HP, Rackspace, Hostway, and Codero. In addition to his senior leadership roles, Emil spent more than 15 years in the IT industry developing, marketing, and managing products for Dell, RLX Technologies, and Compaq. Emil also holds nine patents. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode we are talking to Pini Reznik and Carla Gaggini of Container Solutions about the upcoming conference, "WTF is SRE". Additionally, we discuss the areas around SRE, SecOps and DevOps. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Honestly, it's almost impossible to talk about "cloud-native software development" without first acknowledging the most important building-block of application delivery ... Infrastructure! Join us this week as we discuss the Infrastructure-as-Code movement with Joe Duffy, CEO of Pulumi. Understanding the importance and evolution of IaC willl help IT Ops move at the speed of Dev, hopefully bringing synergy to your DevOps organization.https://www.pulumi.com/blog/pulumi-3-0/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Join us as we revist the topic of "big data" … but this time, Simon Crosby of Swim helps us understand the importance of identifiying data types and trends to more quickly find value, reducing your storage costs and allowing businesses to focus on insights and applications rather than infrastructure and integration. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Intersight is billed as the "world's simplest hybrid cloud operations platform". Come join us in this episode when we speak with Bhaskar Jayakrishnan, VP of Engineering of the Cloud and Compute organization at Cisco and the visionary behind the development of Intersight. We explore a variety of topics including Intersight's "origin story" from an infrastructure lifecycle management tool to a full-fledged, SaaS-delivered platform for managing and orchestrating assets across infrastructure, workload, and cloud services layers. Bhaskar discusses some of the engineering challenges the Intersight dev team faced in the early days while bringing Intersight from concept to execution. We also delve into the current and future use cases that will keep Intersight customers as happy and loyal users. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Come join us for an insightful conversation on the evolution of web development with Mathias Biilmann, CEO of Netlify. We explore how technologies like serverless , FaaS, and application frameworks are helping enterprises improve the way web content is delivered and hosted at the edge. Mathias helps us understand how enterprises can simplyify development, improve time to market, and up-level their web development frameworks.Twitter:@netlify@biilmann"LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/netlify/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Darshan is the CEO and Founder of Isima, builder of bi(OS), the world's first hyper-converged data platform. He has spent the last two decades in silicon valley, building products based on Applied AI, distributed systems, and open API principles targetting Fortune 1000 enterprises. Before Isima, he delivered telco-grade products used by 100's of millions of users at DataStax and Openwave Messaging. Earlier in his career, he deployed ML models in production to detect and improve Fraud Protection in search advertising at Yahoo. He has a Masters in Software Management from CMU.Twitter: @isimaioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/isimalabsWebsite: https://www.isima.io/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

If technology is supposed to get easier over time … then why do containers continue to be so difficult and confusing to implement? In this episode, Neil Cresswell, CEO of Portainer, joins us on Cloud Unfiltered to help us better understand container deployment and management. With over 25 years of experience, Neil is one of the adept resources in the industry to provide a “State of the Union” for containers.Homepage: https://www.portainer.io/Kubernetes Support: https://www.portainer.io/solutions/kubernetes-uiReddit Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/portainer/I3Product Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiNyx_qhUOQ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

This Episode of Cloud Unfiltered is a transitional episode that introduces new hosts Michael Chenetz and Andrew Horrigan! We sadly say goodbye to host Ali Amagasu. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Ready for a juicy technical episode that doles out super-strategic advice at the same time? Excellent. Because in this half-hour Tolga explains what he meant when he said VMs are in fact becoming obsolete in a recent Forbes article. He and Pete also go deep into a discussion about whether or not "serverless first" is becoming a thing, and who serverless may not actually work for. We also talk about whether public cloud is cost effective, and what you might be doing wrong if it's not at your company; why you don't need to be worried about lock-in anymore, the right and wrong ways to move to the cloud, and the importance of embracing automation. Whew! It's a great episode. Technical goodness stacked near the front half--strategic discussion takes place in the back half. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Luca works for Cisco. He lives in Italy, and he wanted to help more people master the technologies and strategies that enable successful cloud implementations. So he started a local user group. In this episode he'll explain what he did right, what he would do differently, and how he's getting the group through remote meetups during the pandemic. If you're a member of a cloud user group or you're thinking about starting one, this is the episode for you! Link to the user group: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/multicloud-sw-user-group/ Luca's Twitter handle: @lucarelandiniLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucarelandini This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Are you on top of the non-human identities in your cloud environment? Do you know how many there are (really) and what kind of permissions they're set up with? In this episode we speak with Eric Kedrosky, CISO at Sonrai security about the rapidly escalating challenges surrounding the issue of non-human identities in the cloud. We talk about what they are, what kinds of problems they can cause, what mistakes orgs are most likely to make with them, and which best practices you can implement today in order to protect your data before a malicious actor makes your life a nightmare. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode we sit down and chat with Emil Sayegh--one of the pioneers of cloud computing and a true industry visionary--about what is happening in terms of cloud computing technology right now, and what's on the horizon in the next few years. A few of the questions we cover include: Will the Big 3 public providers have a price war? Will they consolidate the industry further? Are they currently differentiated, and if so, which elements of their offerings are unique? He also takes time to explain what kind of trends they're seeing at Ntirety--the managed solutions provider that he currently leading--and explains why we may want to take a minute to make sure our data is truly secure in the new everyone-works-from-home environment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In June the Cloud Native Computing Foundation announced that Dan Kohn would be stepping away from his role as the leader of the organization and Priyanka Sharma--a longtime contributor, speaker, and leader in the CNCF community--would be taking his place. So who is Priyanka? What are her plans for the Foundation? And what can we expect from the upcoming (virtual) KubeCon/CloudNativeCon? Tune in to this week's episode to find out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode we talk with John Heintz, Global Systems Engineering Manager at Cisco, about what Cisco Stealthwatch is, how it has evolved over the past year, and how it secures your environment in a way that is fundamentally different from other security technologies. We also discuss some recent security breaches, the "shared responsibility" model for securing the public cloud, and where Stealthwatch fits into the recently announced Cisco SecureX. Bio – John Heintz joined Cisco Systems from Observable Networks. Prior to Observable, he spent 10 years in the telecommunications space working for major ISPs, he jumped at the opportunity to join Observable Networks, a technology start-up in his hometown of St. Louis. At Observable Networks, he was Director of Solutions Engineering, focused on helping customers improve their security with entity modeling. At Cisco, John runs the Global Sales Engineering team for Stealthwatch Cloud. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

What do you know about WebAssembly? Have you used it outside the browser? Have you thought about how it might be used outside the browser? Tyler McMullen has. WebAssembly is his specialty, and he's got some pretty powerful ideas about how this versatile instruction format may evolve to do even more impressive things. In this episode we talk with him about how it works, what makes it compelling, and who is involved behind the scenes to advance the use of Wasm. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Ever get the feeling you might not be getting all the value you can out of the data your company generates? In this episode former Forrester Research principal analyst Paul Sonderegger explains why that feeling is probably right and what you can do to remedy the situation. Tune in to find out what kinds of data businesses often overlook, and hear real-world examples of companies that have tapped previously stagnant data pools to find considerable value. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Are microservices all upside? Is Kubernetes too complicated? Does Knative go far enough? Who is Knative right for? Are we headed to a "serverless first" world?This episode is truly the manifestation of our ideal "chatting with a friend over beers after a busy day at a conference" vision. Hope you enjoy the wide-ranging talk about many of the big issues that are hot in the cloud world today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We're in the midst of an application revolution. The number of applications in the average enterprise is exploding, and at the same time those applications are more interconnected than ever. So how on earth are you supposed to monitor them all and manage them all and move the right ones to the cloud while keeping the right ones on-prem? In this episode Cisco's own Fabio Gori shares insights about how different companies are addressing this revolution--both those that are struggling and those who have set the standard with best practices. He also explains three steps any organization can start taking right now in order to move in the right direction--no matter where they are with their application ecosystem today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Whether you're a seasoned IT pro, a total beginner, or any of the things in-between, there is always room to learn more in this industry. Maybe you need to wrap your brain around containers--or figure out Kubernetes specifically. Maybe you want to get your Google Cloud certification, or expand your understanding of blockchain. The list of things you could choose to learn is seriously never-ending. The question (for most of us) is where do we learn it? In this episode we chat with Christophe Limpalair and Ell Marquez of the Linux Academy about what they teach, who they teach, how they teach, and how just about anyone can get involved--for free! This is the last session in the KubeCon series. I swear. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Agile software development has inadvertently put security in the hands of developers--for better or for worse. Do your developers know this? Do they care? How do you and your security team ensure you're shipping secure software while still moving fast? In this episode we'll speak with Guy and Gareth about how we got where we are when it comes to security, which roles developers and the security team should play, and how to build security tools into the developer workflow in a way that is seamless.To learn more about Snyk--the company Guy and Gareth work for--visit www.snyk.io. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

How's your service mesh game? Do you feel like it's strong? Like you know what you need to in order to leverage it effectively within your company's IT environment? Whether it is or not, this is the episode to listen to if you want to learn more about service mesh.In it we talk to Idit Levine, founder and CEO of solo.io about some of the central benefits of employing a service mesh, some of the challenges you'll run into, solutions to those challenges, and her thoughts on where service mesh and Envoy are headed in the near future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In the third installment of our KubeCon San Diego series, Manifold co-founder Matt Creager explains his company's marketplace-as-a-service for developer tools and services, then discusses cloud workload portability, the importance of using the right tool for the job, and shares which KubeCon announcement he's found most exciting so far. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Wonder what Mesosphere has been up to? Find out on the second installation of our #KubeCon 2019 series, where we’ll talk about some of their new products—and their why they rebranded themselves to D2iQ. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

So many people. So much sound. So much to do in such a short time. Do you find yourself extremely stressed at conferences? Do you wonder if it's normal or if there's anything you can do about it? In this episode Dr. Jennifer Akullian, founder and psychologist at the Growth Coaching Institute describes what kind of mental health services specifically will be available at KubeCon San Diego. She'll also explain why the organizers decided to provide these services, what is happening at other conferences, and how attendees can practice self-care anytime they're out on the road or otherwise away from their typical work environment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We all know the cattle vs. pets analogy as it applies to servers, but have you ever considered that you may be doing the same thing with your Kubernetes clusters? In this episode Bill explains why it happens, why you want to correct the situation, and how to approach it. To read the article we reference in this episode, visit: https://thenewstack.io/how-to-treat-your-kubernetes-clusters-like-cattle-not-pets/To read an even newer post from Bill on the same topic, see: https://devops.com/from-pets-to-x-as-code-enabling-control-and-predictability-for-itops-at-scale/ To learn more about Loodse and Kubermatic, visit: https://www.loodse.com And to learn more about Cisco Container Platform, visit: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/container-platform/index.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

What do you really need to worry about when moving to the cloud and what's just not worth your time? In this episode, cloud security specialist Ian Tibble explains why many of the perceived challenges in the cloud are not actually unique to cloud at all. He also outlines some of the very real security issues you should be thinking about, explains the importance of the "attack mindset," and debates whether serverless is a more or less secure way to develop software. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

If IoT is your sweet spot, you’re already aware of RTOS and the Zephyr Project. If you’re not, now’s the time to find out why they’re important, what they enable, and what's in the Zephyr Project update announced today by the Linux Foundation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

How do you feel about the "No-code" concept? In this episode we talk to AppSheet co-founder and CEO Praveen Seshadri about what it is, how it works, who it's good for and who it's not so good for. Plus we explore the primary problem it solves and explore what it means for developers going forward. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

In this episode we're diverging from our regular cloud-centric conversations for a moment to get into the network. William B. Norton is the co-founder of NOIA (Network Optimized Internet Architecture) and he has some really interesting things to say about what they're doing to make the network smarter and ultimately faster. Again, it's not as cloudy as most of our content, but if you're a fan of technology advances in general, you'll enjoy this one tremendously.To learn more about NOIA, go to https://noia.network/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com