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The Cloudcast

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The Cloudcast (@cloudcastpod) is the industry's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, and the place where Cloud meets AI.  Co-hosts Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) & Brian Gracely (@bgracely) speak with technology and business leaders that are shaping the future of business. Topics will include Cloud Computing | AI | AGI | ChatGPT | Open Source | AWS | Azure | GCP | Platform Engineering | DevOps | Big Data | ML | Security | Kubernetes | AppDev | SaaS | PaaS . 

Episodes

An Analogy for App Modernization

Just as ChatGPT gave AI a simple user interface, Meta’s new Thread application is going to make it easy to explain app modernization to your management team. SHOW: 734 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: GCore - Global Hosting, CDN, Edge and Cloud Services Use promocode “CLOUDCAST” to receive a €100 credit on Gcore services Equinix Global Data Centers and Networking Learn more and signup at https://deploy....

Jul 09, 202326 min

2023 MidYear Update

Brian and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Co-Host @SoftwareDefTalk) talk about the major trends in the 1st half of 2023, plus some predictions for the rest of 2023. SHOW: 733 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring : Frontend and Backend Modern Monitoring Ensure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by detecting user-facing issues with API and browser tests with a free 14 day Da...

Jul 05, 202358 min

Kudos to Kelsey Hightower

Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower) announced his retirement from Google this week. What comes next is unknown, but let’s take a few moments to appreciate the lessons he passed along to everyone. SHOW: 732 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: GCore - Global Hosting, CDN, Edge and Cloud Services Use promocode “CLOUDCAST” to receive a €100 credit on Gcore services CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings...

Jul 02, 202331 min

Understanding the Snowflake Data Cloud

Jeff Hollan (@jeffhollan, Director of Product @SnowflakeDB) talks about bringing apps to data, how orgs manage AI/ML, and the “enterprise” needs of Generative AI. SHOW: 731 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Kubernetes Solution: Maximum Visibility into Container Environments Start monitoring the health and performance of your container environment with a free 14 day Datadog trial . Listeners of The ...

Jun 28, 202334 min

Passions, Emotions, Friendships and Teams

For most people, you're not always associated with a winning team. But for those moments when you are, it's so important to embrace it, enjoy it, and share it, because it often doesn't last long. SHOW: 730 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend Find &...

Jun 25, 202328 min

Second Wave of DevOps

Adam Jacob (@adamhjk, Founder/CEO of @thesysteminit) talks about the potential for DevOps 2.0. What’s new, what needs to be started from scratch, and the formation of new ecosystems. SHOW: 729 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Equinix Global Data Centers and Networking Learn more and signup at https://deploy.equinix.com/ . Use the coupon code CLOUDCAST to get $500 in credits to get started. Datadog Securit...

Jun 21, 202349 min

Nobody wants to own Security

Developers don’t want to be told “NO” by the Security team. They also don’t want to be responsible for security. Is Shift Left the right or wrong answer? SHOW: 728 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides ...

Jun 18, 202321 min

Developer Security

Randall Degges (@rdegges, Head DevRel & Community @snyksec) talks about best practices of how to integrate security into application development environments. SHOW: 727 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Monitoring : Modern Monitoring and Analytics Start monitoring your infrastructure, applications, logs and security in one place with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will ...

Jun 14, 202336 min

The Hollowing Out of the Software Middle

'Software companies taste like chicken,' says private-equity mogul. 'They’re selling different products, but 80% of what they do is pretty much the same' SHOW: 726 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Equinix Global Data Centers and Networking Learn more and signup at https://deploy.equinix.com/ . Use the coupon code CLOUDCAST to get $500 in credits to get started. Find "Breaking An...

Jun 11, 202326 min

The Economics & Beyond of Object Storage

Jon Toor (CMO @CloudianStorage) talks about the history and evolution of object storage, the rise of enterprise class object storage, and the changing economics of cloud storage. SHOW: 725 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend Datadog Application Monitoring : Modern ...

Jun 07, 202336 min

How to Build a Tech ROI Model

They get requested all the time; a technology ROI model. But how do you build one, what does it tell you, and how are they relevant for technology purchases? SHOW: 724 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE ​​CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero pro...

Jun 04, 202334 min

DevOps, OSS Communities & WASM in the Public Cloud

Bridget Kromhout (@bridgetkromhout, Principal PM @Azure) & Ralph Squillace (@ralph_squillace, Principal PM @Azure) talk about DevOps, Public Cloud involvement with OSS communities, CNCF, WASM and OSS Communities. SHOW: 724 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring : Frontend and Backend Modern Monitoring Ensure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by detecting user-facing i...

May 31, 202352 min

AI is the new Bi-Modal IT

As AI begins to go mainstream in IT, we’re now at the stage where projects will either be AI-enabled or not, creating the new Bi-Modal IT for the 2020s. SHOW: 722 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE SHOW NOTES: Why Digital Business needs BiModal IT (Gartner 2015) Sla...

May 28, 202319 min

The Rise of Platform Engineering

Luca Galante (@luca_cloud, Product @humanitec_com & PlatformCon Organizer) talks about the latest trends in Platform Engineering, what to expect at PlatformCon 2023, and how to get engaged and join the community. SHOW: 721 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend Da...

May 24, 202341 min

The Cloud-Native Trough of Disillusionment

Are some of the flaws of the Cloud-native ecosystem and architectures starting to get exposed? Or is this just the natural evolution of new technologies? SHOW: 720 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides ...

May 21, 202326 min

Simplifying FinOps for AI Workloads in the Cloud

Sam Clark (Technical Account Manager, @doitint) and Miguel Mendao (CTO @Recognyte) talk about managing the cloud costs of AI services, FinOps implementations, and spinning out new business services. SHOW: 719 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE Datadog Security Solut...

May 17, 202345 min

Recognizing the Adults in the Room

Can we take the lessons we learned from our mothers (on Mothers Day), and apply some of those lessons to the known challenges of generative AI? SHOW: 718 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE SHOW NOTES: Rise of AI also Raises Demand for Creative Skills An Early Look a...

May 14, 202320 min

Nautobot Network Source of Truth

Jason Edelman (@jedelman8, Founder/CTO @networktocode) talks about the challenges of managing complex networks in a world of DevOps and automation. SHOW: 717 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Monitoring : Modern Monitoring and Analytics Start monitoring your infrastructure, applications, logs and security in one place with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a ...

May 10, 202329 min

How AI will impact Cloud-Native

AI is at the center of many tech conversations these days. How will it potentially impact the Cloud-native ecosystem now, and into the future? SHOW: 716 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Upland Software : Modern, secure fax solutions for businesses of all sizes. Digital transformation that safeguards sensitive information. Upland Software’s got the goods. Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Ve...

May 07, 202329 min

Behind the Scenes of a Major OSS Release

Leonard Pahlke (@LeonardPahlke, CNCF Ambassador & K8s 1.26 Release Team Lead) talks about the behind the scenes activities of releasing a major open source project. SHOW: 715 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend Datadog Application Monitoring : Modern Applicatio...

May 03, 202332 min

Kubernetes Community and Career Building

Steve Buchanan (@buchatech, Principal PM @Azure, Author @Pluralsight) talks about his journey in Kubernetes community, building a personal brand through education and sharing, content creation and maintaining a healthy work life balance SHOW: 714 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring : Frontend and Backend Modern Monitoring Ensure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by det...

Apr 26, 202342 min

Reviewing KubeConEU 2023

KubeConEU 2023 in Amsterdam had over 10,000 attendees. What were the highlights and new trends happening in the CNCF ecosystem? SHOW: 713 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE Upland Software : Modern, secure fax solutions for businesses of all sizes. Digital transform...

Apr 23, 202324 min

Fax to the Future

Shawn Freligh (SVP/GM, Content Lifecycle Automation @UplandSoftware) talks about cloud delivery, AI and Security in managing document workflows and fax integrations. SHOW: 712 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spend Datadog Kubernetes Solution: Maximum Visibility into ...

Apr 19, 202333 min

How Incumbents Thrive and Survive

How much of an impact has Digital Transformation really had on major markets? How often do unicorns disrupt incumbents? Let’s dig into the data over the last 30 years. SHOW: 711 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Upland Software : Modern, secure fax solutions for businesses of all sizes. Digital transformation that safeguards sensitive information. Upland Software’s got the goods. Find "Breaking Anal...

Apr 16, 202332 min

SBOM and Software Supply Chain

Rob Szumski (@robszumski, Founder/CEO @Edgebitio) talks about the evolution of software supply chains, SBOMs, and managing software dependencies in the age of cloud-native apps. SHOW: 710 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Datadog Security Solution : Modern Monitoring and Security Start investigating security threats before it affects your customers with a free 14 day Datadog trial . Listeners of The Cloudc...

Apr 12, 202329 min

A Framework for Making Sense of AI Chaos

AI is either having its 15 minutes of fame, or completely reshaping every aspect of technology (and maybe every aspect of life), right now. How is everyone comprehending this shift? SHOW: 709 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple , Google and Spotify Keep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBE Upland Software : Modern, secure fax so...

Apr 09, 202326 min

The Evolution of SaaS Business Models

Jamin Ball (@jaminball, Partner @ Altimeter Capital, author Clouded Judgement) talks about SaaS business models, common SaaS terminology in judging financials, models for multiples, the impact of interest rates, vision vs. product SHOW: 708 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings ​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total ...

Apr 05, 202341 min

Free Lunches Don't Last for Long

Free is great, until it isn’t. Now that the unicorn buffet of VC funding has less cheap money, expect to see more announcements about free stuff no longer being free. SHOW: 707 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Upland Software : Modern, secure fax solutions for businesses of all sizes. Digital transformation that safeguards sensitive information. Upland Software’s got the goods. Datadog Monitoring : Mode...

Apr 02, 202327 min

Open Telemetry

Gordon Radlein (@maascamp, Engineering Director at @Datadoghq) talks about the evolution of Open Telemetry (OTel), Logging, Metrics and Observability. SHOW: 706 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Solve your IAM mess with Strata's Identity Orchestration platform Have an identity challenge you thought was too big, too complicated, or too expensive to fix? Let us solve it for you! Visit strata.io/cloudcas...

Mar 29, 202340 min

Stop Investing in IT Skills

The managers vs. workers leverage pendulum is swinging back again. Will management continue investing in IT Skills, or hollow out the IT future? SHOW: 705 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: Make Cloud Native Ubiquitous with Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Join the foundation of doers, CNCF is the open source, vendor-neutral hub of cloud native computing , hosting projects like Kubernetes and Prom...

Mar 26, 202328 min