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Software Defined InterviewsThe Business and Ethics of Open Source, with Emily OmierIn this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Emily Omier, a consultant specializing in open source strategy and product management for businesses. They discuss the initial reactions and learning curve of new tech entrants to open source, the advantages and potential disadvantages of building a business around open-source software, and the ethical considerations in this space. Emily also goes over her experiences running a conference for open source founders and her insights into the challenges of commercializing open-source projects. They also discuss the importance of security, maintaining a balance between open source ideals and business interests, and practical advice f...
2025-04-021h 22Software Defined InterviewsThe Business and Ethics of Open Source, with Emily OmierIn this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Emily Omier, a consultant specializing in open source strategy and product management for businesses. They discuss the initial reactions and learning curve of new tech entrants to open source, the advantages and potential disadvantages of building a business around open-source software, and the ethical considerations in this space. Emily also goes over her experiences running a conference for open source founders and her insights into the challenges of commercializing open-source projects. They also discuss the importance of security, maintaining a balance between open source ideals and business interests, and practical advice f...
2025-04-021h 22
Podcast Projets LibresStratégies pour Startups Open Source - Emily OmierMonter une startup, ce n’est pas facile. Mais une startup Open Source, c’est encore plus dur !
Notre invitée, Emily Omier, est consultante en stratégie business Open Source.
Avec elle nous parlons de la relation entre produit et projet, du rôle de la communauté et des modèles économiques.
Nous parlons aussi de son podcast, The Business of Open Source, et de la conférence Open Source Founders Summit, dont elle est la co-fondatrice.
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2024-10-031h 00
The Business of Open SourceOpen source as a privilege of successful businesses with Tom WilkieThis week on The Business of Open Source, I talked with Tom Wilkie, CTO at Grafana Labs. We talked about how he had a 10-month run building a startup before ultimately joining Grafana in an acquisition — why he thought that was the right move at the time and how it’s developed since then. But Tom has also had a long career in open source businesses, and we had plenty to talk about. My favorite quote: “I’ve always seen open source as a privilege of successful businesses, so I want to be a successfu...
2024-07-3144 min
Tech.Rocks - "Paroles de Tech Leaders"L'Open Source, une stratégie de croissance - Emily OMIER (Emily Omier Consulting) et Guillaume GRILLAT (Adevinta) - #S06EP20🎤 Nouvel épisode de notre série thématique dédiée à nos speakers de notre prochain Tech.Rocks Summit, qui se tiendra les 2 et 3 décembre 2024 à Paris.Nous avons le plaisir d'accueillir aujourd'hui Emily OMIER, consultante en positionnement, au micro de Guillaume GRILLAT, Lead Tech Community Advocate chez Adevinta.Spécialiste de l'écosystème Open Source, Emily aide les fondateurs de logiciels libres à accélérer la croissance de leur chiffre d'affaires.Emily partage ses précieuses connaissances sur l'interaction complexe entre les projets Open Sourc...
2024-07-2821 min
Open Source UnderdogsEpisode 66: Open Source Founders Summit 05f524, with Emily Omier, FounderOSFS Website: https://05f5.com/
Intro
Michael: Hello and welcome to Open Source Underdogs! I’m your host Mike Schwartz, and this is a special episode to promote the inaugural Open Source Founder Summit, which is happening in Paris, May 27th and 28th.
Talking about this event is Emily Omier, host of The Business of Open Source Podcast, and along with Luxembourg Passbolt, is providing the initial activation energy to get this new institution of open-source entrepreneurial collaboration off the ground.
If you haven’t heard of Emily’s podcast, you should...
2024-02-2615 min
Tech.Rocks - "Paroles de Tech Leaders"Opportunités et défis des produits basés sur l’ open source - Emily OMIER (Emily Omier Consulting) et Philippe ENSARGUET (Orange) - #S06EP03🎤 Dans ce nouveau podcast, Emily OMIER, consultante indépendante et experte dans l’accompagnement des fondateurs de startups open source dans l’accélération de la croissance de leur chiffre d'affaires, s'entretient avec Philippe ENSARGUET, vice-président de l'ingénierie logicielle chez ORANGE.Emily OMIER dispose d’une vraie vision d'ensemble dans l’écosystème Open Source software. Elle a un vrai talent pour aider les fondateurs et les équipes à prendre du recul et à réfléchir à la manière dont leur projet/produit contribue aux résultats des clients...
2024-02-2523 min
The Business of Open SourceEmily Omier and Remy Bertot Talk About Open Source Founders SummitHow can we get founders of open source companies together to share ideas, share strategies and tactics and build a community not just of open source practitioners, but of open source business owners? We create a conference/summit/retreat to bring them together to learn and to work on their businesses together. At least that is the bet that Remy Bertot and I are makingIn this episode, I talked with Remy about Open Source Founders Summit, a summit they're organizing on May 27th and 28th, 2024 in Paris, France — we each shared our motivations for organizing the ev...
2024-01-2912 min
The Soloist LifeWhy We Need To Take More Risks with Emily OmierYou’ve made bold moves to get where you are, including having the guts to buck the norm and go solo. But are you still taking new (calculated) risks to build the business and life you’ve imagined? Consultant to open source start-ups—and confirmed risk taker—Emily Omier believes we need to take more risks.Emily shares her gutsy story and what it’s taught her about risk:What happens when you hit rock bottom in your life (while running your business) and must pull yourself out of it.The difference between something...
2023-12-0741 min
Mechanical Ink PodcastThe Strategic Edge of Open Source as a Growth Strategy: Emily OmierIn the latest episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, host Schalk Neethling welcomes Emily Omier, known for her expertise in elevating open source startups from modest beginnings to flourishing ventures. Emily, renowned for her ability to "take revenue streams from a trickle to a flood", shares her invaluable insights on the complex interplay between open source projects and commercial success. She delves into the strategies startups can employ to align their open source initiatives with their financial objectives, emphasizing the importance of balancing open source community ethos with commercial viability.The conversation with Emily is rich with...
2023-11-1854 min
SustainEpisode 208: FOSSY 2023 with Emily OmierGuest
Emily Omier
Panelist
Richard Littauer
Show Notes
Hello and welcome to Sustain! Richard is in Portland at FOSSY, the Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference that is held by the Software Freedom Conservancy. Today, we chat with Emily Omier, a revenue strategy and positioning consultant who helps open source startups accelerate revenue and community growth. Based in Paris, Emily lends her expertise to primarily European startups, helping them navigate their unique challenges and carve out a profitable strategy. We discuss her approach, which connects perfectly with her...
2023-11-1715 min
The Craft Of Open SourceEmily Omier, Positioning Strategy Consultant for Open Source StartupsPositioning for open source startups is directly connected not just to their free resource but also their commercial strategy. How should business leaders approach this to yield the best results and maintain a well-performing team? In this episode, Positioning Strategy Consultant for open source startups Emily Omier talks about keeping teams in alignment and in the same feedback loop. She explains how this approach can help them navigate through the complex mind games involved in these projects and why she considers the government as the best open source clients out there. Emily also shares how she sees the industry...
2023-11-1447 min
Fireside with VoxgigEpisode 105 Emily Omier, Open Source Consultant, Podcast Host and AdvisorTune in for an in-depth chat about how companies can improve their revenue through fully understanding their open source project and software. Emily speaks truthful sense. This is a tough message for the overly optimistic among you. As Richard so rightly points out – knowing the right thing to do vs doing it are two different things!
Emily outlines the many, many ways a company can leverage open source in their offerings and is beautifully frank about source available vs open source… So where does DevRel come in to this? Well – unless a company has clearly identified its positioning, then how can De...
2023-07-2736 minThe Business of Open SourceExploring the World of Product-Led Growth with Sam RichardSam Richard, Head of Growth at ngrok, joins me to talk about product-led growth in open source and ngrok’s history in open source.In this episode, Sam and I discuss product-led growth - how it differs from a traditional sales model, what metrics founders can use to track their development, and how to find your activation metrics. We also review what kind of companies would benefit from a product-led approach, who might not, and how companies can avoid mistakes others have made in implementing the strategy. Highlights:Sam introduces herself and shares her def...
2023-01-2527 minThe Business of Open SourceServerless, Cloud Native, and Koyeb with Yann LégerToday I talk with Yann Léger, CEO of Koyeb, the serverless developer platform that allows businesses to safely and easily deploy applications. We begin by talking about Yann’s decision to base the company on serverless, and the true meaning of cloud native. Yann then discusses Koyeb’s relationship with Kuma, and Koyeb’s posture towards open source projects. The conversation concludes with Yann sharing mistakes he’s learned from in the process of building Koyeb and offering advice to other potential technical founders. Highlights:Yann talks about the decision to leave his positi...
2022-06-1526 minThe Business of Open SourceMarketing and Open Source with Kiersten GaffneyToday I chat with Kiersten Gaffney, CMO of Codefresh, a software delivery platform. Kiersten begins by defining her role as CMO. We then discuss the unique challenges of product strategy with open source projects. Kiersten talks about the importance of maintaining both a top-down and bottom-up approach when taking a project from open source to enterprise, and then explains some of the most common mistakes she’s seen when companies undergo this process. We discuss how technical a team should be when marketing open source and conclude the conversation by talking about analysis paralysis in start-ups and how to av...
2022-05-1829 minThe Business of Open SourceThreat Mapping and Striking with Sandeep LahaneToday I sat down with Sandeep Lahane, founder and CEO of Deepfence, a security preventive and detective solution for cloud and container native environments. Sandeep began by explaining both the open source and enterprise components of Deepfence. Threatmapper is a multi-cloud platform for scanning, mapping, and ranking vulnerabilities in running containers, images, hosts, and repositories, and Threatstryker is a commercial product that offers runtime attack analysis, threat assessment, and targeted protection for infrastructures and applications. We then talk about the inexhaustibility and the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity. Sandeep explains the impetus for launching Deepfence and the process of getting...
2022-05-1136 minThe Business of Open SourceTechnical Marketing and Open Source with Eric HendricksToday I sit down with Eric Hendricks, the technical marketing director at Red Hat. Red Hat delivers open source solutions that make it easier for enterprises to work across platforms and environments. Eric begins the conversation by discussing his start as a technologist and how he decided to make the move to marketing. Eric then discusses the challenges of bringing marketing savvy into the devops space, including the unintended consequences of marketing buzzwords. I ask Eric about the relationship between marketing and open source, and Eric talks about how many of Red Hat’s community marketing efforts are driven th...
2022-05-0435 minThe Business of Open SourceCloud Native Authorization with Omri GazittToday I’m joined by Omri Gazitt, founder of Aserto, an authorization company that offers cloud native authorization as a service. We discuss the differences between ID authorization and authentication and the problems associated with educating developers on the distinctions. Omri also talks about the evolution of authorization from server software all the way to cloud native authorization. He then expounds on the strategic nature of the decision to open source or not, and offers advice to developers based on his experience as both an engineer and an executive. Highlights:The beginnings of Ase...
2022-04-2732 min
Tiny DevOpsEmily Omier — How to "sell" open-sourceDoes your company produce open-source software? Are you considering doing so? Emily Omier helps open-source startups with product positioning, and today she joins me to discuss how you can position your open-source project, if you have one, and help you decide if you should have one.In this episode:What are the reasons to contribute open-source, as a company?What are the differences and siilarities between open-source and non-open-source software products.How to market your product to both technical and non-technical people.Why to focus on outcomes before featuresWho are the buyers/stakeholders for your product?U...
2022-02-2241 min
The Recognized AuthorityAccelerating Revenue Growth with Killer Positioning with Emily OmierHow do you give yourself the maximum chance of winning your ideal clients? What are the characteristics of clients that you are uniquely able to help? How do you know if your messaging is right?
In this episode, Emily Omier and Alastair McDermott discuss the differences between strategy, positioning and messaging, how to get more referrals, and how to make it easier for your clients to make a purchasing decision.
They also discuss being authentic, contrarian and developing a point of view.
“If you can't say what your product is in...
2021-12-2749 minThe Business of Open SourceAchieving the Impossible with Laurent GilLaurent Gil is by no means a novice when it comes to founding companies. As the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at CAST.AI, Laurent marks this as his fourth company. As a repeated entrepreneur, Laurent comes with valuable insight, which he brings to this conversation on Cloud Native Startup.In this episode, we discuss Laurent’s entrepreneurial journey, which has taken him across the globe and he shares his opinion on why entrepreneurs should hear the word “no.” We also discuss the importance of simplifying product features, the bond he’s built with his co-founders, product...
2021-11-2431 min
DevOps For EveryoneEmily Omier - I help Kubernetes start-ups accelerate revenue growth with killer positioningHello and welcome back to DevOps For Everyone, the Kubernetes office kitchen.
I recently chatted with Emily Omier all the way from the sunny west coast of America.
Emily is a positioning consultant and works with Kubernetes startups all over the world.
On this episode we find out exactly what a positioning consultant is, we talk about the link between Emily’s day job and mine as a Kubernetes Recruiter and we discuss trends in the cloud native world from both of our perspectives.
It you’re a startup in the highl...
2021-11-2234 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Keys to Creating Your Masterpiece with Marco PalladinoAs the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Kong Inc., Marco Palladino takes great pride in the company he has built from the ground up. Marco’s story begins with his move from Italy to San Francisco with no money and a 3-month visa. Today, he and his fellow Co-Founder, Augusto Marietti, have undoubtedly earned that pride.In this episode of Cloud Native Startup, we explore Marco’s life journey, and he reflects on how his obsession with building Kong led to its innovative success. We also discuss why Kong’s pivot was a risk w...
2021-11-1732 minThe Business of Open SourceContributing Your Open Source Project to CNCF with Ihor DvoretskyiIn this episode of Cloud Native Startup, Ihor Dvoretskyi, Developer Advocate at Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), joins me for a conversation about contributing a project to CNCF. We discuss the benefits of contributing an open source project and Ihor shares insight on the key metrics for success. Ihor also defines each of the three project stages; sandbox, incubating, and graduated, and takes a deep dive into the history of this fascinating open source foundation. Highlights:A closer look at the history of CNCF and the benefits of contributing a project for both c...
2021-11-0326 minThe Business of Open SourceUsing Technology to its Fullest with Justin BorgmanIn this episode of Cloud Native Startup, Justin Borgman, Chairman and CEO of Starburst Data, takes us through Starburst’s evolution as it speedily makes its mark in the enterprise software space. As a two-time startup founder, Justin illustrates his journey towards founding Starburst, alongside his fellow co-founders, and we explore how they built this unique company. He also shares his advice and lessons learned and we discuss what’s in store for Starburst as the company ventures into its next phase.Highlights:Exploring how Starburst came into being and what led to the...
2021-10-2739 minThe Business of Open SourceFueling Innovation Through Open Source with Tobi KnaupThis week on Cloud Native Startup, I’m joined by Tobi Knaup, CEO & Co-Founder of D2iQ.In this episode, Tobi provides insight on how D2iQ helps its customers change the world through open source and how it is reflected in their core mission. We also explore what led to the creation of this pioneering technology company and how the cloud native space has changed since. Highlights:Tobi provides an overview of D2iQ and how it came to be - and he walks through their pivot fro...
2021-10-2030 minThe Business of Open SourceBuilding a Vibrant Open Source Community with Armon DadgarHashiCorp’s Co-Founder and CTO, Armon Dadgar, joins me for a conversation on Cloud Native Startup.In this episode, we focus on open source and how it serves as the core to HashiCorp’s identity. We also explore Armon’s journey towards founding HashiCorp with Mitchell Hashimoto and what the future holds as they both lean into their respective passions. Learn a few keys to cultivating a successful open source community, why some companies don’t rely on this success, his lessons learned, and more.Highlights:A look at Armon’s role as Co-Founder and Chief T...
2021-10-1334 minThe Business of Open SourceEmbracing the New Paradigm with Neil CresswellNeil Cresswell, co-founder of Portainer, joins me this week on Cloud Native Startup. In this episode, we talk about the evolution of Neil’s fascinating career, which began at age 17, and how it led to Portainer. We also discuss Portainer’s core ethos of simplicity, open source product, Neil’s predictions on Kubernetes, and more.Highlights:Neil recounts how he went from self-employed to co-founding Portainer. (00:19)A look at who Portainer was originally built for and the moment he realized it would be a commercial entity. (08:09).Neil dives into the three elements to succes...
2021-10-0632 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Power of Computing with Michael HyattMichael Hyatt joins me on this episode of Cloud Native Startup. Not only is Michael a leading tech investor and philanthropist, but he also ranks as one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs. In this episode, Michael provides a wealth of knowledge as he shares invaluable tips for aspiring, new, and current founders. We also discuss the early stages of founding companies with his brother Richard, the mentality behind hiring your weakness, the phenomenal impact of computing, and much more. In this episode, we cover:Michael’s take on why st...
2021-09-2939 minThe Business of Open SourceFilling the Gap In the Market with JJ GuyJ.J. Guy, Co-founder and CEO of Sevco Security, joins me this week on Cloud Native Startup. In this episode, J.J. breaks down Sevco Security and the IT security ecosystem. We also discuss challenges, lessons learned, building a solid team culture and more.Highlights:Introduction to Sevco and how it fits into the security product ecosystem. (:0016)What creates friction across the entire IT organization and why it is taken for granted. (5:05)J.J. shares ideas that he considered but then ultimately rejected and what he would have done differently. (10:39)The fascinating challenges...
2021-09-2236 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Core Value of Your Business with William MorganThis week on Cloud Native Startup, I am joined by William Morgan, CEO of Buoyant, Inc. In this episode, William talks about his beginnings as a software engineer at Twitter and his transition towards starting and running his own company. We also discuss how rewriting Linkerd enhanced its core value of simplicity, the blessing and curse of open source, his advice to his younger self, and more.In this episode, we cover:Who is the CEO of Buoyant? William Morgan shares his background. (00:14)The story behind Linkerd and how it came into existence. (1:40...
2021-09-1534 minThe Business of Open SourceConducting Your Business Orchestra with David FriendDavid Friend, co-founder and CEO of Wasabi Technologies, Inc. writes the rules of his own success. With 7 companies under his belt, David continues to be an impactful maverick entrepreneur. In this episode, David and I talk about the evolution of his journey, which started off in the music industry, and how it led him to found a cloud data storage company. Join us for more on this week’s episode of Cloud Data Startup.Highlights:The evolution of David’s companies from the very beginning of his entrepreneurial journey. (00:30)David compares running a synt...
2021-09-0732 minThe Business of Open SourceCreating an Open Source Business Model with Swaroop JagadishThis week, Swaroop Jagadish, co-founder of Acryl Data, takes us through his journey from quitting his day job as an engineer to founding his first startup company alongside Shirshanka Das. Swaroop also shares his insights on Acryl Data’s business model and the advantages and challenges of building an open source project-based company. Tune in for more on Swaroop and Acryl Data in this episode of Cloud Native Startup.HighlightsHow Swaroop created Acryl Data and the story behind the name. (00:42)Lessons Swaroop learned on his journey towards becoming a startup founder. (6:52)Swaroop re...
2021-08-3131 minThe Business of Open SourceBuilding the Next Layer of Innovation with Dhiraj SharanDhiraj Sharan, CEO and founder of Query.AI, joins me this week on Cloud Native Startup. With a career that spans over 20 years in cybersecurity, Dhiraj has seen the swift adoption of multi-cloud environments and SaaS apps. In this episode, Dhiraj discusses the importance of evolving your product as the world changes and why you should ask yourself, “How can I be innovative for the next layer?” Dhiraj also gives his younger self advice on the cybersecurity game of chess and much more. HighlightsWhat led Dhiraj to pursue Query.AI? (0:23)Dhira...
2021-08-2526 minThe Business of Open SourceTransitioning Your Career Focus with Anurag GoelAnurag Goel, Founder and CEO of Render, joins me on this episode of Cloud Native Startup. Learn about his beginnings at Stripe as employee #8, the birth of Render and how it solved a gap in the market, and his lessons learned while transitioning roles. We also discuss how open source fits into business strategy and much more.In this episode, we cover:Anurag and how he founded Render (00:27) Lessons learned while transitioning professional focus from engineering at Stripe to strategic business (05:42)Anurag’s advice for people who want to transition into larger business roles (11:11)The evo...
2021-08-1829 minThe Business of Open SourceStarting and Scaling a K8s Security Company with Wei DangThis week on Cloud Native Startup, I talked with Wei Dang, founder of cloud native security company StackRox which was acquired by RedHat in 2020. Highlights: How Wei met his co-founder and how the two of them saw the need for new types of security tools. Why talking to people throughout the Kubernetes ecosystem led to a series of a realizations that security in a cloud native world was going to me an increasingly important part of the conversations as more people ado...
2021-07-2828 minThe Business of Open SourceIntroducing Cloud Native StartupThe Business of Cloud Native is now Cloud Native Startup. Going forward, I'm moving away from talking to end users and focusing instead on what it takes to build a startup in the cloud native ecosystem. I'll be talking with startup founders, startup advisors and others in the ecosystem about making the transition from software engineer to startup founder, the stories behind companies we read about in the tech press and how to increase your odds of success in the cloud native startup world.
2021-07-1402 min
The DevRelX Podcast (ex Under the Hood of Developer Marketing)Positioning your product with Emily OmierTheme of the week:How important is the positioning of your product or OSS project?Ask any marketer and they will tell you positioning is K-E-Y. Sure, that is true for consumer or B2B products and services. Is it that important for an audience that is very technical and cares about solving problems?Spoiler alert: it is important, especially when your consumers can actually look under the hood and see what it is you are offering to them (pun intended). Emily Omier joined us to talk positioning and w...
2021-07-0837 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Changing Role of Tech in the Enterprise with Abby KearnsThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I spoke with Abby Kearns, CTO at Puppet, about the changing role of technology in the enterprise and how that changes things for software companies like Puppet. HighlightsWhatever the exact definition of cloud native, ultimately it is a way to improve scaling and resilience. The increasing importance of software for enterprises, because customers simply expect to use software to connect with companies of all sizes. Why cloud nat...
2021-07-0726 minThe Business of Open SourceUnderstanding the Kubernetes Journey with Kelsey HightowerThis week on the Business of Cloud Native, I talked with Kelsey Hightower, principle engineer at Google and Kubernetes expert. We talked about how technology like Kubernetes helps engineers focus more on solving business problems instead of constantly solving the same low-level problems. Highlights: How the evolution of technology — and the evolution of customers’ expectation — have made cloud native practices table stakes. The more established a company is, the more layers it likely has in its technology stacks. Unless a company is under...
2021-06-3030 minThe Business of Open SourceTurning IT into a Profit Center with Mark ThieleThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I spoke with Mark Thiele of Edgevana about the definition of cloud and cloud native, where the line is between cloud and edge and situations where edge is the best option. Highlights: A discussion of situations where edge is the most appropriate option and how edge can help solve problems related to latency, data transfer costs, data sovereignty and network access. Why the right architecture depends on your business needs — there is no one size fits all w...
2021-06-2331 minThe Business of Open SourceBuilding Community with Jana BorutaThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I spoke with Jana Boruta, Director of Global Events at HashiCorp, about building community — for startups, for big companies and for open source projects with no budget. We also touched on digital-first events and how they differ from in person events. Highlights:What is community and why does it matter for companies building commercial tools for developers. Why community building is for everyone — from Nike to volunteer organizations to enterprise software. ...
2021-06-0227 minThe Business of Open SourceSecurity Forensics in a Cloud Native Environment with James CampbellThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I spoke with James Campbell, CEO of Cado Security, about his background in the security world and why he felt like there needed to be a better way to manage security forensics in a cloud native environment. Highlights: Why it’s important to get better information about security incidents — or potential security incidents — to make better decisions. Why security has to be relatively easy because otherwise people will ignore it — at their peril. How clo...
2021-05-2625 minThe Business of Open SourceBuilding on the Edge with Samy FodilWhat is edge? What is cloud? What is the difference and what are the different requirements for each use case? I talked to Samy Fodil, CEO and founder of Taubyte, about edge computing, industrial IoT and how the edge requires a dramatically different approach from the cloud. Highlights:Why edge is a truly distributed system, unlike the cloud. What inspired Fodil to start Taubyte and why he thinks the edge will be the default computing platform in the years to come....
2021-05-2123 minThe Business of Open SourcePositioning Open Source: RookThis week on The Business of Cloud Native I spoke with Travis Nielsen and Sebastien Han about how Rook has evolved over the years, beginning as a way to build a cloud native storage platform but before anyone was talking about cloud native or Kubernetes. Links: Travis on LinkedInSebastien on LinkedInThe Rook project page
2021-05-1229 minThe Business of Open SourceMoving Between Market Categories in Cloud Security with Augusto BarrosThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I talked with former Gartner Analyst, current VP of Solutions at Securonix Augusto Barros. We talked about how Securonix’s positioning has evolved over the years as it has move between market categories as well as how to evaluate and test cloud native security solutions. Links:Augusto on TwitterAugusto on LinkedInSecuronix
2021-05-0535 minThe Business of Open SourceChoosing a Cloud Provider for Strategic Business Reasons with Evan ReiserIn this episode with Evan Reiser, CEO of Abnormal Security, we explored how positioning and an understanding of who your ideal customers are and what their needs are can influence technology choices, including which cloud provider you build on. HighlightsHow a seemingly pure technology choice like cloud provider can have serious implications for customer experience. The difference between having a board-level discussion about cloud providers is different from gathering the engineering team to talk about cloud infrastructure Why bei...
2021-04-2827 minThe Business of Open SourcePositioning Open Source: The Evolution of CoreDNSThis week on The Business of Cloud Native I talked with Yong Tang, one of the maintainers of CoreDNS, about how the project started, how it’s evolved over the years and how the team decided to integrate it with Kubernetes. Links: CoreDNSYong Tang on LinkedIn
2021-04-2127 min
Sudo Show23: Positioning with Emily OmierOn this episode, Eric has a chat with Emily Omier, a startup consultant and public speaker. Hear Emily's thoughts positioning, open source, and what bad positioning can do to your community. Plus, get a sneak peak at what the Destination Linux Network is up to!
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2021-04-1541 minDestination Linux Network: All ShowsSudo Show: 23: Positioning with Emily OmierOn this episode, Eric has a chat with Emily Omier, a startup consultant and public speaker. Hear Emily's thoughts positioning, open source, and what bad positioning can do to your community. Plus, get a sneak peak at what the Destination Linux Network is up to!
Destination Linux Network
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Sponsor: Bitwarden
Sponsor: Digital Ocean
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Audio Editing by CastOS
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Website: Emily Omier
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2021-04-1541 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Edge, the cloud and Kubernetes with Brian GracelyThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I talked with Brian Gracely about using Kubernetes for edge workloads as well as the difference between “cloud” and “edge.” HighlightsIs edge part of the cloud, is cloud a part of edge or are they completely separate but slightly related environments? What makes something a data center vs what makes something an edge device? How enterprises think of edge vs how Telcos think about edge. How the edge...
2021-04-1428 minThe Business of Open SourcePositioning Open Source: PrometheusIn today’s episode of The Business of Cloud Native, I talked with Julien Pivotto and Richard Hartmann, two of the maintainers of Prometheus, about how the project started, how it’s evolved over the years (and how it’s stayed the same) as well as some novel ways Prometheus is used in the real world. HighlightsWhy both Julien and Richard got started with PrometheusSome surprising ways that Prometheus is used to monitor things beyond the software engineering worldHo...
2021-04-0729 minThe Business of Open SourceConnecting ‘legacy’ apps and cloud native apps with Chris HolmesIn this episode of The Business of Cloud Native, Chris Holmes talks about bootstrapping Decipher Technology Studies and their core product, intelligent service mesh Greymatter.io. He also talks about why it's so important for brownfield and greenfield apps to talk to one another and the many similarities between public sector and private sector organizations. Highlights: How Greymatter combines business intelligence and security controls.The difference between working with public sector customers and private sector / enterprise customers — and why there are more similarities than differences.
2021-03-3134 min
DiscoPosse PodcastEp 161 Emily Omier on the Challenge in Positioning for Open Source ProductsEmily Omier is a Positioning Consultant who helps companies confidently give their product a label and focus their marketing and sales on the types of companies and engineers that will value it most.
Emily's knowledge and experience in successful positioning and product market fit for open source platforms is something that makes this a real must-listen as we explore so much of the world of product management, product marketing, and much more.
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2021-03-301h 23The Business of Open SourceCutting through the Multicloud Hype with Chris PsaltisThis week on The Business of Cloud Native I spoke with Chris Psaltis, CEO and co-founder of mist.io. We spoke about why multicloud is necessary (and scenarios where multicloud is not necessary), where multicloud is headed in the future and the journey Chris and his co-founders have been on with Mist. HighlightsThe difference between using multicloud for legal / regulatory reasons or because of the company’s history and using multicloud strategically to improve developer velocity or improve customer experience. The complexity involved with...
2021-03-2426 minThe Business of Open SourceSecurity, Clouds and Open Source with Tzury Bar YochayThis week on The Business of Cloud Native, I talked to Tzury Bar Yochay, founder and CTO of Reblaze, about building a cloud native security company before twelve thousand people were going to KubeCon. Highlights:Why your security measures have to keep up with hackers’ sophistication.The moment when Tzury decided to go from being a contractor for the defense industry to founding a company.Why the default path for startups is failure.
2021-03-1735 minThe Business of Open SourceBuilding a reliable, transactional cloud native database with Karthik RanganathanThis week, I talked with Karthik Ranganathan about the challenges going from employee of a large company to startup frounder and why he founded Yugabyte because he wanted a database that both was transactional and still could be highly available.Highlights: Why the ability to scale is important for any cloud native application, including for a cloud native database.Why Yugabyte is still open source and why being open source is important to the company. Why enterprises wanted an op...
2021-03-1037 minThe Business of Open SourceHiring a Team for your Technical Startup with Natalie LedbetterThis week, I talked to Natalie Ledbetter, Head of People and Platform at Boldstart Ventures. We talked about how startups can approach team and culture building, including:How to prioritize your hiresCommon mistakes founders make when building a teamWhy you should always avoid brilliant jerks, even if they are very brilliantHow to divide responsibilities between foundersAnticipating growth and setting your team up so that it can scale as easily as possibleThe difference in skills sets between 'startup people' and employees you would want to hire later onLinks: Natalie on LinkedInNatalie on T...
2021-03-0337 minThe Business of Open SourceWhat Does Cloud Freedom Mean with Sirish RaghuramIn this episode of The Business of Cloud Native, we talk about the hard business goals behind words like "freedom" as well as what it's like to go from engineer to CEO. My guest, Sirish Raghuram, is the CEO and co-founder of Platform9.Links: https://platform9.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sirishraghuram/
2021-02-2436 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Importance of Managing SaaS Applications with Shawn LanktonIn this episode of The Business of Cloud Native, Shawn Lankton talks about how Microsoft 365 and related applications fit into an organization's move to the cloud and why organizations need to pay attention to security for all their SaaS applications. Links: https://www.coreview.comShawn on Twitter
2021-02-1720 minThe Business of Open SourceOvercoming hosting challenges for OSS with Thomas MarkeyThomas Markey talks about how to remove some of the barriers to running an open source project with free hosting services. Links: https://fosshost.orgThomas on LinkedInFOSSHOST on TwitterDiscord
2021-02-1028 minThe Business of Open SourceSeparating Compute and Storage with Ranjan ParthasarathyRanjan Parthasarathy talks about why separating compute and storage makes it easier to operate at hyper scale and why he decided to found Logiq.ai to make it easier for companies to do so. Links: LinkedInLogiq.ai
2021-02-0324 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Business Implications of Open Source Licenses with McCoy SmithHave you thought about how your OSS license could impact your ability to grow your community and monetize your OSS in the future? Attorney McCoy Smith talks about what to be aware of at the beginning to avoid messy legal issues down the road. Links: McCoy on LinkedIn Lex Pan LawOpsequ.io
2021-01-2735 min
Ditching HourlyEmily Omier - Finding Clients On LinkedInPositioning consultant Emily Omier shares her secrets for finding clients on LinkedIn without being an annoying spammer. Emily's LinksEmily's articles: The New StackEmily's podcast: The Business of Cloud NativeEmily's blog: Positioning Open SourceEmily's LinkedIn Profile
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2021-01-2239 minThe Business of Open SourceConnecting Cloud Native Technology to Unique Business Goals with Bola RotibiAs an analyst at CCS insight, Bola Rotibi gets a birds-eye view of trends in how industries use software to advance their business goals. We had an incredible conversation about how companies use cloud native technology to meet business goals and how vendors in the cloud native space should pay more attention to the needs of specific industries. Links: https://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/author/bolarotibi/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolarotibi/https://twitter.com/bolarotibi
2021-01-2037 minThe Business of Open SourceManaging Data Locality with Oran SearsSaaS companies that handle customers' sensitive data need to worry about how they manage data locality. In this podcast, Canopy CTO and founder talks about how their business would not be possible without the flexibility and ability to easily spin up resources in regions across the world that a cloud native architecture offers. Links: https://www.canopyco.iohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/oransears
2021-01-1531 minThe Business of Open SourcePositioning for Startups in the Cloud Native EcosystemHere's what I covered in this episode: What positioning and market segmentation is and is notThe specific positioning challenges facing companies in the cloud native ecosystemWhy it's important to identify and talk about the types of application your product benefits the mostThanks for listening, and happy new year!
2021-01-0613 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Business of Cloud Native #30 with Jim BugwadiaJim Bugwadia, CEO and co-founder of Nirmata, talks about what has changed (and what has stayed the same) since the company started in 2013. Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbugwadia/https://nirmata.comhttps://kyverno.io
2020-12-1630 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Business of Cloud Native #29 with Krishnan SubramanianIn episode 29 of The Business of Cloud Native, I talked to Krishnan Subramanian of Rishidot Research about trends he sees in how end users use cloud native technologies and how startups in the space can meet end users where they are. Links: https://rishidot.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnansubramanian/https://twitter.com/krishnan
2020-12-1032 minThe Business of Open SourceSolving Application Networking Challenges with with Idit LevineThis conversation covers:Idit’s role at Solo.io, and what she typically does on a daily basis. Idit also talks about how her job duties have changed over the last two years, and the impact that COVID-19 had on the company.The common business reasons why customers come to Solo.io — and where they typically are in terms of cloud-native maturity. Some things that Idit has learned about customers over the last two years. In addition, Idit talks about her own journey at Solo.io and what she’s had to learn along the way.How Idit’s custome...
2020-12-0226 minThe Business of Open SourcePositioning Open Source Projects with Sam SelikoffThis conversation covers:Mirage’s role as an API mocking library, the value that it offers for developers, and who can benefit from using it.How Mirage empowers front end developers to create production-ready UIs as quickly as possible.How Mirage evolved into an API mocking library How Mirage differs from JSON Server Sam’s relationship to Mirage, and how it fits in with his business. Sam also talks about open source business models, and whether Mirage could work as a SaaS offering.One interesting use case for Mirage, which involves demoing software and driving sales.LinksMira...
2020-11-2538 minThe Business of Open SourceDiscussing Bloomberg’s Cloud Native Journey with Andrey RybkaThis conversation covers:How Bloomberg is demystifying bond trading and pricing, and bringing transparency to financial markets through their various digital offerings.Andrey’s role as CTO of compute architecture at Bloomberg, where he oversees research implementation of new compute related technologies to support kind of our business and engineering objectives.Why factors like speed and reliability are integral to Bloomberg’s operations, and how they impact Bloomberg’s operations . Andrey also talks about how they impact his approach to technology, and why they use cloud-native technology.How Andrey and his team use containers to scale and ensure reliab...
2020-11-1830 minThe Business of Open SourceHow Systematic Approaches Cloud-Native with Thomas VitaleThis conversation covers:An average workday for Thomas as senior systems engineer at Systematic.How Systematic uses cross-functional collaboration to solve problems and produce high quality software.How security and data privacy relate to cloud-native technologies, and the challenges they present. Systematic’s journey to cloud native, and why the company decided it was a good idea. Why it’s important to consider the hidden costs and complexities of cloud-native before migrating.What makes an application appropriate for the cloud, and some tips to help with making that decision.The biggest surprises that Thomas has encountered when moving applica...
2020-11-1123 minThe Business of Open SourceDiscussing Forter with CTO Iftah GideoniThis conversation covers:The value that Forter provides, and the types of companies that they work with. Iftah also explains what makes Forter so unique. The underlying technology that Forter is using, and how they quickly process hundreds of complex backend workflows. Iftah also talks about some of the tools that they are using, including AWS and Apache Storm.How Forter approaches the cloud, and how it’s helping them concentrate on the business of detecting fraud. In addition, talks about the types of cloud services that Forter is using.Forter’s ability to scale — including how they respond...
2020-11-0439 minThe Business of Open SourceAligning Open-Source and Business Goals with Tobie LangelThis conversation covers:Laying the groundwork for a successful open-source program office (OSPO).Why legal and engineering are usually the two main stakeholders in open-source projects.Why engineering teams tend to struggle at articulating their perspective on open-source. Tobie offers some improvement tips. How Tobie defines open-source strategy. Tobie also explains the risk of not having an open-source strategy, as well as his process for helping organizations determine the best strategy for their needs.Common challenges that businesses face when deploying open-source software. The secondary — or non-code — benefits of open-source, and why many organizations tend to overlook them.Tips f...
2020-10-2831 minThe Business of Open SourceExploring Open-Source and Cloud-Native with Tracy MirandaThe conversation covers: Tracy’s thoughts on how the relationship between open-source and cloud-native should be described.The advantages and disadvantages to an organization using open-source.Some of the major risks associated with using open-source, and why companies should approach with caution. Why CI/CD is a rising security concern for open-source organizations.Tracy also provides her thoughts on how businesses are handling the CI/CD pipeline today, and where the trend is heading.Some of the unresolved challenges related to continuous delivery that currently exist.Tracy’s advice for companies that are just starting to dev...
2020-10-2127 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Importance of OSPO with Nithya RuffThe conversation covers: The main function of an OSPO, and why Comcast has one.How Nithya approaches non-technical stakeholders about open-source. Where the OSPO typically sits in the organizational hierarchy.The risk of ignoring open-source, or ignoring the way that open-source is consumed in an organization.Why every enterprise today is using open-source in some way or another.The relationship between cloud-native and open-source.Some of the major misconceptions about the role of open-source in major companies. Common mistakes that companies make when setting up OSPOs.Why Nithya and her team rely heavily on the TOD...
2020-10-1435 minThe Business of Open SourceDisrupting the Cloud Storage Market with Ben GolubThis conversation covers:The advantages of using a distributed data storage model.How Storj is creating new revenue models for open-source projects, and how the open-source community is responding.The business and engineering reasons why users decide to opt for cloud-native, according to Ben.Viewing cloud-native as a journey, instead of a destination — and some of the top mistakes that people tend to make on the journey. Ben also talks about the top pitfalls people make with storage and management.Why businesses are often caught off guard with high storage costs, and how Storj is working to make it...
2020-10-0724 minThe Business of Open SourceSecuring the Cloud with Josh StellaThe conversation covers: Josh’s role as CTO of Fugue, a leading cloud security and compliance provider for engineers. The difference between cloud security and data center security — and why old school approaches to security don’t work in the cloud. How engineers and security specialists can best communicate with business leaders about how to approach security, and how Fugue can help. Who should be the person in charge of setting up Fugue, running reports, and communicating results across an oragnization.The people who tend to lose their job when a cloud security breach occurs. Why cloud security requires or...
2020-09-3039 minThe Business of Open SourceCloud-Native Considerations for SMBs with Apurva JoshiThe conversation covers: The difference between cloud computing and cloud-native, according to AJWhether it’s possible to have a cloud-native application that runs on-premise The types of conversations that AJ has with customers, as VP of product. AJ also talks about the different types of customers that DigitalOcean serves.How the needs of smaller teams tend to differ from the needs of enterprise users — and the challenges that smaller teams face when learning and implementing cloud-native applications. Making decisions when using Kubernetes, and how it can be overwhelming due to the sheer number of choices that yo...
2020-09-2332 minThe Business of Open SourceEnabling Cloud Native Environments with Gou RaoThe conversation covers: Gou’s role as CTO of Portworx, and how he works with customers on a day to day basis.Common pain points that Gou talks about with customers. Gou explains how he helps customers create agile and cost-effective application development and deployment environments.The types of people that Gou talks to when approaching customers about cloud native discussions.Why customers often struggle with infrastructure related problems during their cloud native journeys, and how Gou and his team help.Common misconceptions that exist among customers when exploring cloud native solutions. For example, Gou mentions moving to Kub...
2020-09-1629 minThe Business of Open SourceExploring Single Music’s Cloud Native Journey with Kevin CrawleyThe conversation covers: Why Kevin helped launch Single Music, where he currently provides SRE and architect duties.Single Music’s technical evolution from Docker Swarm to Kubernetes, and the key reasons that drove Kevin and his team to make the leap.What’s changed at Single Music since migrating to Kubernetes, and how Kubernetes is opening new doors for the company — increasing stability, and making life easier for developers.How Kubernetes allows Single Music to grow and pivot when needed, and introduce new features and products without spending a large amount of time on backend configu...
2020-09-0938 minThe Business of Open SourceNavigating the Cloud Native Ecosystem with Harness Evangelist Ravi LachhmanThe conversation covers: An overview of Ravi’s role as an evangelist — an often misunderstood, but important technology enabler. Balancing organizational versus individual needs when making decisions.Some of the core motivations that are driving cloud native migrations today. Why Ravi believes it in empowering engineers to make business decisions. Some of the top misconceptions about cloud native. Ravi also provides his own definition of cloud native.How cloud native architectures are forcing developers to “shift left.”Linkshttps://harness.io/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravilachHarness community: https://community.harness.io/Harness Slack: https...
2020-09-0232 minThe Business of Open SourceSimplifying Cloud Native Testing with Jón EðvaldThe conversation covers:Some of the pain points and driving factors that led Jón and his partners to launch Garden. Jon also talks about his early engineering experiences prior to Garden.How the developer experience can impact the overall productivity of a company, and why companies should try and optimize it.Kubernetes shortcomings, and the challenges that developers often face when working with it. Jón also talks about the Kubernetes skills gap, and how Garden helps to close that gap. Business stakeholder perception regarding Kuberentes challenges. The challenge of deploying a single service on Kubernetes in a sec...
2020-08-2627 minThe Business of Open SourceCERN’s Transition to Containerization and Kubernetes with Ricardo RochaSome of the highlights of the show include: The challenges that CERN was facing when storing, processing, and analyzing data, and why it pushed them to think about containerization. CERN’s evolution from using mainframes, to physical commodity hardware, to virtualization and private clouds, and eventually to containers. Ricardo also explains how the migration to containerization and Kubernetes was started.Why there was a big push from groups that focus on reproducibility to explore containerization. How end users have responded to Kubernetes and containers. Ricardo talks about the steep Kubernetes learning curve, and how they dealt...
2020-08-1934 minThe Business of Open SourceDiscussing the Latest Cloud Trends with Cloud Comrade Co-founder Andy WaromaHighlights from this episode include: Key market drivers that are causing Cloud Comrade’s clients to containerize applications — including the role that the global pandemic is playing. The pitfalls of approaching cloud migration with a cost-first strategy, and why Andy doesn’t believe in this approach. Common misconceptions that can arise when comparing cloud TCO to on-premise infrastructure.How today’s enterprises tend to view cloud computing versus cloud-native. Andy also mentions a key requirement that companies have to have when integrating cloud services.Andy’s thoughts on build versus buy when integrating cloud services at the enterprise level.Why clo...
2020-08-1224 minThe Business of Open SourceRVU’s Cloud Native Transformation with Paul InglesSome highlights of the show include:The company’s cloud native journey, which accelerated with the acquisition of Uswitch. How the company assessed risk prior to their migration, and why they ultimately decided the task was worth the gamble.Uswitch’s transformation into a profitable company resulting from their cloud native migration.The role that multidisciplinary, collaborative teams played in solving problems and moving projects forward. Paul also offers commentary on some of the tensions that resulted between different teams.Key influencing factors that caused the company to adopt containerization and Kubernetes. Paul goes into detai...
2020-08-0537 minThe Business of Open SourceVodafone’s Cloud Native Journey with Tom KivlinSome of the highlights include: Why Vodafone moved to a cloud native architecture. As Tom explains, the company was struggling to manage operations across more than 20 markets. They also needed to improve the customer experience, and foster customer loyalty. Why their business and engineering teams were both in favor of cloud native.The benefits of deploying daily operational activities around a single cloud native platform. An overview of where Vodavone currently is in their overall cloud native journey. Tom also explains how cloud native conversations have changed inside of the company throughout their journey, as var...
2020-07-2927 min
Uncharted Podcast#33 Emily Omier, the importance of entrepreneurship and how to start being your own bossEmily Omier is a journalist turned business owner that helps companies in the Kubernetes ecosystem with marketing strategy, positioning and content.
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2020-07-2330 minThe Business of Open SourceCloud Costs: A Conversation with Travis RehlThis conversation covers: Why many businesses are shifting away from analyzing total cloud spend (CapEX vs. OpEX) and are now forecasting spend based around usage patterns.The difference between cloud-native, cloud computing, and operating in the cloud. The delta that often exists between engineering teams and business stakeholders regarding costs. Travis also offers tips for aligning both parties earlier in the project lifecycle.Common misconceptions that exist around cost management, for both engineers and business stakeholders. For example, Travis talks about how engineers often assume that business teams manage purely to dollars and cents, when th...
2020-07-2235 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Power of Aligning Engineering and Operations with Dave MangotSome of the highlights of the show include: The difference between cloud computing and cloud native.Why operations teams often struggle to keep up with development teams, and the problems that this creates for businesses.How Dave works with operations teams and trains them how to approach cloud native so they can keep up with developers, instead of being a drag on the organization. Dave’s philosophy on introducing processes, and why he prefers to use as few as possible for as long as possible and implement them only when problems arise. Why executives should striv...
2020-07-1538 minThe Business of Open SourceDiscussing Cloud Native Security with Abhinav SrivastavaThis conversation covers:How Frame.io was faced with the decision to be cloud native or cloud-enabled — and the business and technical reasons why Frame.io chose to be cloud native. How Abhinav successfully built a world class cloud-native security program from the ground up to protect Frame.io users’ sensitive video content. Abhinav also talks about the special security considerations for truly cloud native applications. Cloud native as a “journey without a destination.” In other words, there is no end point with cloud native transitions, because new technologies are always being developed.Why Abhinav is a firm believer i...
2020-07-0830 minThe Business of Open SourceScaling in the Cloud: A Conversation with Jon TirsenIn this episode of the Business Cloud Native, host Emily Omier talks with Jon Tirsen, who is engineering lead for storage at Cash App. This conversation focuses on Cash App’s cloud native journey, and how they are working to build an application that is more scalable, flexible, and easier to manage.The conversation covers:How the need for hybrid cloud services and uniform program models led Cash App to Kubernetes. Some of the major scaling issues that Cash App was facing. For example, the company needed to increase user cap...
2020-07-0126 minThe Business of Open SourceExploring 8x8’s Cloud Native Journey with Chief Product Officer Dejan DeklichEmily and Dejan cover the following points:8x8’s journey to a leading cloud technology provider.Why 8x8 decided to migrate to Kubernetes, a move that gave them the flexibility to run workloads wherever they want.Dejan’s thoughts on the Kubernetes migration, and how it’s helped the company improve its operations. For example, Kubernetes has helped 8x8 migrate away from several legacy systems.The biggest challenges and surprises that the 8x8 team experienced during their migration journey, such as getting engineering teams to embrace a culture built around monitoring, observability, and documentation.How 8x8 has avoided “feature...
2020-06-2427 minThe Business of Open SourceWhy Companies Go Cloud-Native with Austin Adams and Zach ArnoldSome of the highlights of the show includeThe diplomacy that’s required between software engineers and management, and why influence is needed to move projects forward to completion.Driving factors behind Ygrene’s Kubernetes migration, which included an infrastructure bottleneck, a need to streamline deployment, and a desire to leverage their internal team of cloud experts.Management’s request to ship code faster, and why it was important to the organization. How the company’s engineers responded to the request to ship code faster, and overcame disconnects with management.How the team obtained executive buy-in for a Kubernete...
2020-06-1740 minThe Business of Open SourceExploring Ant Financial’s Cloud-Native Journey with Haojie HangSome highlights of the show includeThe challenges of operating digital commerce at scale, including the need for resource pooling and resiliency — and how this caused Ant Financial to re-think their infrastructure. Ant Financial’s former approach to scaling, which was mostly manual, and highly resource-intensive. How Kubernetes is expediting cloud development for Ant Financial.Haojie’s thoughts on the global engineering skills gap, and China’s growing cloud computing market including driving factors and barriers. Why Ant Financial’s migration has largely been a success — and why achieving operational security is now a top priority for the company. How A...
2020-06-1033 minThe Business of Open SourceKey Factors to Consider During Containerization with Travis JeppsonSome of the highlights of the show includeHow containerization enabled Nav to spread roughly 250 virtual machines across multiple environments, while drastically reducing infrastructure spendTravis’s thoughts on buying cloud native software tools versus building them, and what engineers should consider during this processThe difficulty of finding security solutions that work inside of a cloud-native ecosystemWhy companies should expect to encounter unique challenges when migrating to KubernetesWhy companies need to understand their end goal, and determine an overall objective before beginning a migrationTravis’s must-have engineering tool, and why he can’t live without it LinksLinke...
2020-06-0343 minThe Business of Open SourceThe Kubernetes Learning Curve with Edgaras ApsegaSome of the highlights of the show includeWhy Adform decided to move to a cloud native architecture and Kubernetes specifically Who was the driving force behind the move to Kubernetes?Was the switch purely an engineering decision or did it involve people outside of engineering?Positive and less positive surprises that come with switching to cloud native Organizational and technical problems Edgaras has facedWhat’s next for Adform on their cloud journeyLinksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apsega/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApsegaTranscriptAnnouncer: Welcome to The...
2020-05-2721 minThe Business of Open SourceIntroduction to The Business of Cloud NativeAbout Emily OmierEmily Omier is a content strategy consultant who helps companies leverage content to build thought leadership, increase website traffic, grow their mailing list and book more demos. She has worked with CloudBees, Portworx, Plutora, Armory, and is a regular contributor for The New Stack. She graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and lives in Portland, Oregon.
2020-05-0802 min