Cloud Unfiltered

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

Hear what CNCF CTO Chris Aniszczyk and IBM Distinguished Engineer Phil Estes have to say about containerd and Fluentd graduating from incubation, the mini VM movement, the FaaS on Kubernetes movement, and the contributions to CNCF coming from China. 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

Vijoy is Cisco's Cloud CTO and prior to that he was the head of engineering for data centers and backbone networks at Google. He's got a lot of interesting things to say about the different phases of automation, the needs of different users (hyperscalers, SPs, and enterprises), the gap between off-prem and on-prem cloud solutions, and how the whole serverless story may or may not play 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

The Serverless Framework open source project had 150K downloads in 2016, 3.9 million in 2018, and 3.7 million so far this year. Something must be going on. We talk about it with Nick Gottlieb on this week’s episode. 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

Cisco introduced its container cluster management platform a year ago, and since then the product has evolved in a big way to meet the needs of a growing (and apparently vocal) customer base. Tune in to hear all about the new features, the release cadence, the typical use case, and more! 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

It's fun to talk about digital transformation. Lots less fun to actually do it. But in this interview, Sebastien explains how he successfully implemented a sweeping data center overhaul initiative that started with a $0 budget (and was really more of a future vision) with a little help from Cisco. He tells us what inspired it, how he got executives on board, how he has enticed users to try the new environment, and finally, which technologies were key to the transformation. It's an excellent episode. Check it 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