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Get With IT90: The history of Kubernetes (with Nutanix' Dan Ciruli)In this episode, Dave interviews Dan Ciruli, senior director of product management at Nutanix (and ex-Googler), about the history of Kubernetes. They discuss:What was going on at Google that led to the creation of KubernetesThe importance of getting the industry to agree on a non-vendor-specific way of deploying workloadsInitial concerns from VM vendors about being replaced by containersThe story behind Kubernetes' name and logo2025-05-0818 minGet With IT89: What's new in Linkerd 2.18 (with Buoyant's William Morgan)In this episode, Dave Rubinstein interviews William Morgan, CEO and founder of Buoyant, the company behind the open source project Linkerd.They discuss:What's new in Linkerd 2.18What service meshes areWhy Buoyant brought Linkerd to the CNCF2025-04-2412 minGet With ITListen Again: Meeting the energy demands of AI workloads through nuclear power (with Flexential's Jason Carolan)This episode originally aired July 19, 2024, but it's still relevant today as we figure out how to meet the demands AI is placing on the power grid. In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein interviews Jason Carolan, chief innovation officer at Flexential, about the increased energy demands created by AI. Jason believes nuclear energy might be the solution to meeting the growing power needs. Key talking points include:Why there's increased demand on the grid nowThe role nuclear power could playThe challenges to taking a nuclear approachFiguring out where to put new nuclear plants 2025-04-1014 minGet With IT88: Breaking down the barriers to serverless adoption (with DBOS' Jeremy Edberg)In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Jeremy Edberg, CEO of DBOS, about the current state of serverless.They discuss:Why serverless adoption has stagnatedThe complexity of serverless architectureWhat needs to change to increase adoption2025-03-2709 minGet With IT87: The state of passkey adoption (with FIDO Alliance's Andrew Shikiar)In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Andrew Shikiar, CEO and executive director of FIDO Alliance. They discuss the state of passkey adoption in the industry today and how organizations can prepare for adopting them.Key talking points include:Why passkeys are more secure than passwordsHow widespread their adoption is Ways organizations can prepare for broader passkey adoptionVisit Passkey Central for more resources on passkeys: https://www.passkeycentral.org/home Read transcript here: https://www.itopstimes.com/itsec/qa-the-state-of-passkey-adoption/2025-03-1314 minGet With IT86: Why legacy SIEMs are falling behind (with CrowdStrike's Ajit Sancheti)In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Ajit Sancheti, general manager of next generation SIEM at CrowdStrike, about why legacy SIEMs are struggling to keep up with the speed and sophistication of modern threats.They discuss:The limitations of legacy SIEMsWhat factors are prompting the need for new solutionsThe role of AI in next-gen SIEMs2025-02-2713 minGet With IT85: The complexity of managing distributed Kubernetes (with Sidero Labs' Andrew Rynhard)In this episode, Dave Rubinstein interviews Andrew Rynhard, founder and CTO of Sidero Labs. They discuss:How operating system architecture plays a role in the complexity of managing distributed KubernetesThe importance of avoiding accidentally introducing unnecessary complexityTalos Linux, and how it helps reduce complexity 2025-02-1314 min
The Internet ReportThe Show Must Go On: ITOps Lessons From the Events IndustryWhat does it take to deliver successful digital experiences at major events like concerts and conferences? With special guest Dominic Hampton—Managing Director at attend2IT—we’ll explore the dynamic world of event IT and key takeaways ITOps teams at enterprise companies can apply to their own events as well as in their day-to-day operations.We’ll also discuss insights from recent incidents that impacted Azure, Microsoft 365, and more.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:34 Behind the Scenes of Event IT: Lessons for Enterprise ITOps22:42 Microsoft Azure Incident24:15 Microsoft 365 Disruption25:31 Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud Outage2025-01-3131 min
Cisco Podcast NetworkThe Show Must Go On: ITOps Lessons From the Events IndustryWhat does it take to deliver successful digital experiences at major events like concerts and conferences? With special guest Dominic Hampton—Managing Director at attend2IT—we’ll explore the dynamic world of event IT and key takeaways ITOps teams at enterprise companies can apply to their own events as well as in their day-to-day operations.
We’ll also discuss insights from recent incidents that impacted Azure, Microsoft 365, and more.
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00:00 Intro
01:34 Behind the Scenes of Event IT: Lessons for Enterprise ITOps
22:42 Microsoft Azure Incident
24:15 Microsoft 365 Disruption
25:31 Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud Outage
27:22 TikTok’s Shutdown
30:41 Get in Touch
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Dominic Hampton...2025-01-3131 minGet With IT84: From Wireshark to Stratoshark: A conversation with the co-creators of both (Gerald Combs and Loris Degioanni)In this episode, we speak with Gerald Combs, director of open source at Sysdig, and Loris Degioanni, founder and CTO of Sysdig. They both co-created Wireshark and are now releasing a new tool called Stratoshark for inspecting cloud-native environments.We discuss: What the technology landscape looked like when they created Wireshark in the 90sWhy they created StratosharkThe connection between the two toolsThe future of StratosharkYou can learn more about Stratoshark and get a demo of it at SharkFest'25 in Richmond, VA from June 14-19. Register here: https://sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfus/2025-01-3017 minGet With IT83: Containers in 2025: Bridging the gap between software and hardware (with Red Hat's Scott McCarty)In this episode, we interview Scott McCarty, senior principal product manager of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, about what we can look forward to in 2025 when it comes to containers. Key talking points include:Cross-platform use cases for containersBending containers to do more for usAn overview of bootc and how it fits into the future of containers2025-01-1611 minGet With IT82: Diving into the CNCF Technology Landscape Radar report (with CNCF's Taylor Dolezal)In this episode, editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Taylor Dolezal, head of ecosystem at the CNCF, about the organization's recent Technology Landscape Radar report. Recorded the week following KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, the conversation covers: The key findings from the reportThe different levels of project maturity at the CNCFThe importance of interoperability Note: This will be the final episode of Get With IT released in 2024. We'll be back in early January 2025! 2024-12-0513 minGet With IT81: How AI is driving innovation in Kubernetes (with Nutanix' Tobi Knaup)In this episode, editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Tobi Knaup, VP and general manager of cloud native at Nutanix. They discuss how AI is driving innovation in Kubernetes, and also how AI adoption is driving people to Kubernetes. 2024-11-2109 min
The Internet ReportDORA & ITOps Best Practices; Plus BMO, Google OutagesThe Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) goes into effect on January 17, 2025, and financial institutions serving the EU will need to meet an enhanced set of requirements related to risk management, network resilience, and incident reporting.While DORA is directly applicable to EU financial institutions, it prompts important discussions about resilience and ensuring digital experiences that are relevant for all IT operations teams, regardless of industry or region.Tune in to the podcast to hear The Internet Report team and special guest Bernie Clairmont, Product Solution Architect at ThousandEyes, dive deeper into DORA.As...2024-11-0830 minGet With IT80: Defining Open Source AI (with Mozilla's Ayah Bdeir)In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Ayah Bdeir, senior strategic advisor at Mozilla, about the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) effort to define Open Source AI.Key talking points include:Why there's a need to have a definition for open source AIThe controversy over how to classify training dataMozilla's collaboration with OSI on this work Open Source AI definition: https://opensource.org/osd This episode originally appeared on our other podcast What the Dev?, where we cover topics related to software development. 2024-11-0713 minCisco Podcast NetworkDORA & ITOps Best Practices; Plus BMO, Google OutagesThe Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) goes into effect on January 17, 2025, and financial institutions serving the EU will need to meet an enhanced set of requirements related to risk management, network resilience, and incident reporting.
While DORA is directly applicable to EU financial institutions, it prompts important discussions about resilience and ensuring digital experiences that are relevant for all IT operations teams, regardless of industry or region.
Tune in to the podcast to hear The Internet Report team and special guest Bernie Clairmont, Product Solution Architect at ThousandEyes, dive deeper into DORA.
As usual, we’ll also unpack recent outages fr...2024-11-0730 minGet With IT79: Cybersecurity Awareness Month (with Index Engines' Jim McGann)In this episode, Jenna Barron, news editor of ITOps Times, interviews Jim McGann, vice president of strategic partnerships at Index Engines, a company that detects data corruption from ransomware. They discuss:What Cybersecurity Awareness Month is and why it's celebratedThe biggest security threats IT teams are dealing with todayHow IT teams can stay up-to-date on the latest security threatsResources: CISA's Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024 Guide2024-10-2414 minGet With ITREPLAY: Preventing massive traffic spikes for Black Friday and beyond (with Cockroach Labs' Spencer Kimball)What do Taylor Swift concerts and Black Friday have in common? Both events can overwhelm systems when those platforms are built on legacy technology. Join David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times, as he talks with guest Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, about using cloud technology and planning to make sure massive spikes in traffic don't swamp your systems. 2024-10-1118 minGet With IT78: Why we need post-quantum cryptography algorithms (with IBM Research's Vadim Lyubashevsky)Quantum computers may one day be able to break our current data encryption algorithms, so quantum researchers today have been researching new algorithms that could be used that can withstand these advanced computers.Recently, NIST approved the first three of many such algorithms, and IBM Research developed two of those. So, for this episode, we spoke with Vadim Lyubashevsky, a cryptography researcher at IBM Research, about these algorithms.Key talking points include:Why quantum computers will be able to break our current algorithmsWhat's unique about the new algorithmsThe benefits of having multiple algorithms approvedIBM's...2024-09-2612 minGet With IT77: Preparing for 90-day TLS certificates (with Venafi's Sitaram Iyer)In this episode we interview Sitaram Iyer, VP of emerging technologies at Venafi, about Google's proposed change to shorten TLS server certificate validity to 90 days.We discuss: The rationale behind shortening the validity timeframeWhat impact this would have on IT teams and organizationsPotential security downsides of a shorter certificate windowHow companies can prepare for shorter certificates2024-09-1217 minGet With IT76: Distinguishing between monitoring and observability solutions (with Cribl's Nick Heudecker)In this episode (rebroadcast from earlier this year), ITOps Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein talks about observability data with Nick Heudecker, senior director, Market Strategy & Competitive Intelligence at Cribl.They discuss:The difference between data observability and observability dataWhy observability feels like too broad of a termCribl's approach to a customizable data infrastructure2024-09-0515 minGet With IT75: Extending OpenTelemetry to the mobile ecosystem (with Embrace's Andrew Tunall)This episode of Get With IT was originally recorded and published in June for our other podcast, What the Dev?, and since it's a topic that ITOps teams will be interested in too, we are rebroadcasting it here. Enjoy!In this episode, Jenna Barron, news editor of ITOps Times, interviews Andrew Tunall, head of product at Embrace, a mobile observability company. They talk about:What it takes to get mobile observability rightThe challenges companies might face when trying to get observability into mobile appsOpenTelemetry's role in mobile observability Access Embrace's open source mo...2024-08-2914 minGet With IT74: Hurdles to AI implementation (with Red Hat's Tushar Katarki)In this episode, we spoke with Tushar Katarki, senior director of product for Red Hat's GenAI Foundation Model Platforms Portfolio, about some of the issues companies may run into when trying to implement generative AI. Key talking points include: The rush to AIChallenges companies run intoThe human factor of AI implementation and use2024-08-2216 minGet With IT73: How platform engineering teams manage infrastructure and security (with Solo.io's Keith Babo)In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Keith Babo, head of product at Solo.io, about how platform engineering teams manage the underlying infrastructure needed to build their platforms. They discuss:What goes into enabling self-service capabilities in a safe and secure wayWhy mTLS is an important piece of the puzzleAdvice for new platform teams on best practices for getting started successfully Transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/qa-how-platform-engineering-teams-manage-infrastructure-and-security/ 2024-08-1514 minGet With IT72: Measuring the impact of cloud computing on carbon footprints (with Kubecost's Kai Wombacher)In this week's episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Kai Wombacher, product manager at Kubecost, a company that provides cost monitoring for Kubernetes. They discuss: How sometimes we forget about the environmental effects of softwareCost-cutting measures go hand in hand with reducing environmental impactThe open source project OpenCost and how it can be used to tackle the issue2024-08-0810 minGet With IT71: The disconnect between the C-Suite and IT on AI (with Snyk's Randall Degges)In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein is joined by Randall Degges, head of developer relations and community at Snyk. They discuss: How C-Suite execs are dramatically underestimating the risk of using AI toolsSecurity issues in generative AI outputs How AI can amplify problems in bad code Partial transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itsec/qa-the-disconnect-between-the-c-suite-and-it-practitioners-on-ai-readiness/ 2024-08-0114 minGet With IT70: Software escrow's role in business continuity planning (With Escode's Wayne Scott)In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times, interviews Wayne Scott, regulatory compliance solutions lead at Escode, about software escrow, which is a practice that helps ensure continuity of service when companies shut down or remove their product. They talk about: What software escrow is and what role it plays in risk managementHow to assess software escrow deals Owning the risks of using SaaS productsUpcoming regulations related to business continuityTranscript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/qa-software-escrows-role-in-business-continuity-planning/2024-07-2515 minGet With IT69: Is nuclear energy the key to meeting the demands of AI workloads? (with Flexential's Jason Carolan)In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein interviews Jason Carolan, chief innovation officer at Flexential, about the increased energy demands created by AI. Jason believes nuclear energy might be the solution to meeting the growing power needs. Key talking points include:Why there's increased demand on the grid nowThe role nuclear power could playThe challenges to taking a nuclear approachFiguring out where to put new nuclear plants Transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/qa-is-nuclear-energy-the-key-to-meeting-the-demands-of-ai-workloads/ 2024-07-1814 minGet With IT68: What the consolidation of the SIEM market means for IT (with Sumo Logic's Chas Clawson)In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times interviews Chas Clawson, field CTO at Sumo Logic, about the security information and event management (SIEM) market following recent mergers and acquisitions (IE LogRhythm merging with Exabeam, Palo Alto Networks acquiring IBM's QRadar portfolio, Cisco acquiring Splunk, etc).They discuss:Why this consolidation of the SIEM market has been happeningHow AI will impact the SIEM marketHow SIEM tools today enable better collaboration2024-07-1113 minGet With IT67: Bad bots and their impact across the internet (with Kasada's Nick Rieniets)In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Nick Rieniets, field CTO at Kasada, about the prevalence of bots on the internets. Key talking points include: The impact of bots on different industriesHow can we tell what's real and what a bot?Are CAPTCHAs actually effective in stopping bots?2024-06-2715 minGet With IT66: Looking back at the last decade of Kubernetes for the project's 10th anniversary (with CNCF's Chris Aniszczyk)ITOps Times news editor Jenna Barron speaks to Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), about the history of the Kubernetes project, which celebrated its 10 year anniversary this month.They discuss:What the container landscape looked like back in 2013 when the idea for Kubernetes first came about at GoogleHow the CNCF was formed to be the home for KubernetesWhy the Kubernetes community has been able to remain so diverse and healthyThe most significant events in Kubernetes historyWhat's next for the projectReferenced in the episode: https://www.cncf.io...2024-06-2020 minGet With IT65: Filling the ITOps talent gap with AI (with Catchpoint's Mehdi Daoudi)David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times, speaks with Mehdi Daoudi, co-founder and CEO of Catchpoint, about how AI can help close the talent gap in ITOps. Key talking points:The areas that have the biggest talent gapsHow to utilize AI to deal with challenges associated with a lack of available talentBeing cautious about throwing AI at every problemWhere companies are seeing the most ROI on AI investments2024-06-1313 minGet With IT64: All about ASPM (with Apiiro's John Leon)In this episode we speak to John Leon, VP of partnerships at Apiiro, about ASPM.Key talking points:What is ASPM?How tools like SAST and DAST fit into an ASPM strategyUsing ASPM to make developers more efficient The future of ASPM2024-06-0613 minGet With IT63: An interdisciplinary approach to responsible AI advancement (with University of Maryland Professor Hal Daumé III)While we largely talk about AI's impact in the tech space at ITOps Times, the reality is that AI will impact nearly every discipline, from business to finance to education to journalism. The University of Maryland recently launched Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) as a collaborative hub for AI research across different departments and subjects.Hal Daumé III, AIM's inaugural director and a Volpi-Cupal Family Endowed Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, joins us in this episode to talk about AIM's formation, goals, and the role educators have in t...2024-05-3016 minGet With IT62: Is ITSM really dead? (with Charles Araujo and Alan Berkson)In this episode, moderated by ITOps Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein, Charles Araujo, author of The DX Report, and Alan Berkson, analyst at Intelligist Group, argue over whether ITSM is dead or not. HINT: It's not "really" dead, but it will be reimagined as new technologies (AI) emerge.2024-05-2318 minGet With ITHow DevOps can be applied to manufacturing processes (with Copia Automation's Adam Gluck) - Episode 61In this episode, ITOps Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein interviews Adam Gluck, CEO and founder of Copia Automation, about using DevOps practices in the manufacturing sector and how many of the principles transfer. 2024-04-1811 minGet With ITValue stream management in 2024 - Episode 60In this episode, ITOps Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses the current state of value stream in the industry and what organizations can do to improve their value streams. His guest is Laureen Knudsen, chief transformation officer at Broadcom. 2024-04-1213 minGet With ITAll about Winglang, the programming language for the cloud - Episode 59In this podcast episode, ITOpsTimes Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses the creation of Winglang, a programming language for the cloudHis guest is Shai Ber, co-founder and COO at Wing Cloud.2024-03-1215 minGet With ITKey findings in the AI field - Episode 58In this episode, we discuss how despite the wide adoption of AI coding assistants among developers, trust in the security of code suggested and general security politics around AI are lacking. Our guest is Simon Maple, head of AI advocacy at Snyk to talk about some of the key findings of Snyk’s 2023 AI Code Security Report. 2024-03-0721 minGet With ITEmbedding AI into security testing processes with GitHub's Deputy Chief Security Officer - Episode 57In this podcast episode, we discussed AI strategies needed to secure developer workflow, and the best practices for security leaders to embed AI into their security testing process together with Jacob DePriest, VP and Deputy Chief Security Officer at GitHub2024-03-0116 minGet With ITThe evolution of authentication - Episode 56This episode is about the latest advancements in authentication and also where the field needs some work. Multimedia Editor Jakub Lewkowicz speaks to Chris Niggel, the regional chief security officer of the Americas at Okta. 2024-02-2312 minGet With ITBest practices for Kubernetes disaster recovery - Episode 55In this podcast episode, ITOps Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein talks about best practices for Kubernetes disaster recovery. Joining him is Michael Cade, Global Field CTO at Veeam Software. 2024-02-0815 minGet With ITAll about observability data - Episode 54In this episode, ITOps Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein talks about observability data. Joining him is Nick Heudecker, Senior Director, Market Strategy & Competitive Intelligence at Cribl.2024-02-0515 min
Autonomous ITHands-On IT – ITOps Agility Recap, E01Dive into the world of IT tech with the Hands-On IT podcast, hosted by Landon Miles. Each episode uncovers the intricacies of IT technologies, real-life use cases, and practical guidance on their application. Tune in for your weekly dose of tech trends, user-friendly tutorials, and innovative solutions to transform your IT experience. This podcast is your road map to mastering the multifaceted nature of IT tech.Show Links:2024 State of ITOps Report: https://go.automox.com/itops-report-2024/Heroes of IT – Interview with James Sennet, Gong Director of IT Operations, Episode 01: https://listen.automox.com/episodes/he...2024-02-0109 minGet With ITDARPA's AI Cyber Challenge and using AI to battle cyber threats - Episode 53In this podcast episode, ITOps Multimedia Editor Jakub Lewkowicz will talk about how the software industry uses and plans to use AI to battle cybersecurity threats.Joining him is Omkhar Arasaratnam, the general manager of Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security Foundation. He is an advisor to DARPA’s “AI Cyber Challenge," also covered in this episode. 2024-01-2628 minGet With ITUsing open-source code to train AI - Episode 52In this podcast episode, ITOps Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein talks about using code to train AI, especially with open-source code.Joining him is Chris Wright, CTO and Senior Vice President of Global Engineering at Red Hat.2024-01-1113 minGet With ITAI's impact on the cloud - Episode 51In this episode, ITOPs Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses the impact of AI on the cloud. Joining him is Ugur Tigli, chief technology officer at MinIO. 2024-01-0413 min