In this episode, we cover the following topics: Operating-system-level virtualization = containers Allows the resources of a computer to be partitioned via the kernel All containers share single kernel with each other AND the host system Depend on their host OS to do all the communication and interaction with the physical machine Containers don't need a hypervisor; they run directly within the host machine's kernel Containers are using the underlying operational system resources and drivers This...
Oct 23, 2019•58 min•Ep. 83
Sponsors Circle CI Episode on CI/CD with Circle CI Show Details In this episode, we cover the following topics: Hypervisor implementations Hyper-V Type 1 hypervisor from Microsoft Architecture Implements isolation of virtual machines in terms of a partition Partition is logical unit of isolation in which each guest OS executes Parent partition Virtualization software runs in parent partition and has direct access to hardware Requires supported version of Windows Server There must be at least one...
Oct 16, 2019•50 min•Ep. 82
Sponsor Circle CI Episode on CI/CD with Circle CI Show Details In this episode, we cover the following topics: VMs vs containers - why revisit? Originally talked about this in episode 1 Got most of it right, but some inconsistencies/holes Let's revisit to fill in the gaps, and dive a whole LOT deeper this time around Types of virtualization Full virtualization ("virtual machines") Simulates enough hardware to allow an unmodified "guest" OS to be run in isolation Resources of computer are partiti...
Oct 09, 2019•48 min•Ep. 81
Sponsor Circle CI Episode on CI/CD with Circle CI Show Details In this episode, we cover the following topics: Pillars in depth Performance Efficiency "Ability to use resources efficiently to meet system requirements and maintain that efficiency as demand changes and technology evolves" Design principles Easy to try new advanced technologies (by letting AWS manage them, instead of standing them up yourself) Go global in minutes Use serverless architectures Experiment more often Mechanical sympat...
Oct 02, 2019•55 min•Ep. 80
In this episode, we cover the following topics: Pillars in depth Security "Ability to protect information, systems, and assets while delivering business value through risk assessments and mitigation strategies" Design principles Implement strong identity foundation Enable traceability Security at all layers Automate security best practices Protect data in transit and at rest Keep people away from data Prepare for security events Key service: AWS IAM Focus areas Identity and access management Ser...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 79
In this episode, we cover the following topics: AWS Well-Architected Framework Provides consistent approach to evaluating systems against cloud best practices Helps advise changes necessary to make specific architecture align with best practices Comprised of 3 components: Design Principles Pillars Operational Excellence Security Reliability Performance Efficiency Cost Optimization Questions General design principles Cloud-native has changed everything. In cloud, you can: Stop guessing capacity n...
Sep 18, 2019•55 min•Ep. 78
The Twelve-Factor App methodology Drafted by developers at Heroku based upon their observations of what made good apps First presented by Adam Wiggins circa 2011 (then published in 2012) The Factors 1 - Codebase: one codebase tracked in revision control, many deploys 2 - Dependencies: explicitly declare and isolate dependencies 3 - Config: strict separation of config from code 4 - Backing services: foster loose coupling by treating backing services as attached resources 5 - Build, release, run: ...
Sep 11, 2019•52 min•Ep. 77
In Episode 76 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris finish our series on encryption by digging into AWS’ encryption services. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Sep 04, 2019•53 min•Ep. 76
In Episode 75 of Mobycast, we continue with part three of our series on encryption. In particular, we discuss end-to-end encryption in practice. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Aug 28, 2019•33 min•Ep. 75
In episode 74 of Mobycast, we continue with part two of our series on encryption. In particular, we'll discuss Transport Layer Security in practice. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Aug 21, 2019•37 min•Ep. 74
In episode 73 of Mobycast, we start a new series on encryption and dive into the essentials. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Aug 14, 2019•42 min•Ep. 73
In Episode 72 of Mobycast, we dive into part two of our discussion on growing high performing remote and international engineering teams. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Aug 07, 2019•43 min•Ep. 72
In episode 71 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris discuss lessons learned while working with remote and international engineering teams. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jul 31, 2019•30 min•Ep. 71
In Episode 70 of Mobycast, we wrap up our bootcamp on Microservices with the discussion on Micro Frontends. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jul 24, 2019•37 min•Ep. 70
In Episode 69 of Mobycast, we get hands-on with part two of our Microservices bootcamp and discuss sizing, decomposition, and dismantling monolith. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jul 18, 2019•42 min•Ep. 69
In episode 68 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris kick off part one of our Microservices bootcamp, answering the essential questions of what, why, and how. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about Cloud native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jul 10, 2019•37 min•Ep. 68
In Episode 67 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris discuss using custom CloudWatch metrics to monitor disk space. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jul 03, 2019•36 min•Ep. 67
In Episode 66 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris discuss using feature flags to increase velocity and decrease risk in your CI/CD pipeline. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jun 26, 2019•32 min•Ep. 66
In Episode 65 of Mobycast, Chris walks us through the setup of his personal blog using Ghost. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jun 19, 2019•30 min•Ep. 65
In Episode 64 of Mobycast, Jon shares his thoughts on Gluecon 2019 and then dives into one of his favorite sessions which focused on AWS’ Aurora Serverless. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jun 12, 2019•31 min•Ep. 64
In Episode 63 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris discuss service-to-service authentication for microservice APIs. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Jun 05, 2019•43 min•Ep. 63
In episode 62 of Mobycast, we recap another DockerCon 2019 session. This one focuses on Practical Istio by Zack Butcher. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
May 29, 2019•34 min•Ep. 62
In episode 61 of Mobycast, we recap another DockerCon 2019 session titled "Just What Is A 'Server Mesh,' And If I Get One Will It Make Everything OK?" by Elton Stoneman. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
May 22, 2019•31 min•Ep. 61
In episode 60 of Mobycast, we conclude our series on Bret Fisher's DockerCon session, Node.js Rocks in Docker for Dev and Ops. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
May 15, 2019•32 min•Ep. 60
In Episode 59 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris break down Bret Fisher’s DockerCon 2019 session which was titled, Node.js Rocks in Docker for Dev and Ops. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
May 08, 2019•26 min•Ep. 59
In episode 58 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris discuss the practical issues with RDS replicas. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
May 01, 2019•24 min•Ep. 58
In episode 57 of Mobycast, we look ahead towards DockerCon 2019, discuss what to expect and throw down a few predictions. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Apr 24, 2019•24 min•Ep. 57
In Episode 56 of Mobycast, we conclude our mini series on how to become a great software developer. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Apr 17, 2019•24 min•Ep. 56
In Episode 55 of Mobycast, we start a new miniseries on how to become a great software developer. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Apr 10, 2019•30 min•Ep. 55
In Episode 54 of Mobycast, Jon and Chris teach a primer on DNS and explain exactly what happens when you type the URL into the browser. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about cloud-native development, AWS, and building distributed systems.
Apr 03, 2019•26 min•Ep. 54
