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The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP332: 2025 Re:Invent Predictions Draft – May The Odds Be Ever In Your FavorWelcome to episode 332 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s Thanksgiving week, which can only mean one thing: AWS Re:Invent predictions! In this special episode, Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matt engage in the annual tradition of drafting their best guesses for what AWS will announce at the biggest cloud conference of the year. Justin is the reigning champion (probably because he actually reads the show notes), but with a reverse snake draft order determined by dice roll, anything could happen. Will Werner announce his retirement? Is Cognito finally getting a much-needed overhaul? And just...
2025-11-2831 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP2025 Re:Invent Predictions Draft – May The Odds Be Ever In Your FavorWelcome to episode 332 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s Thanksgiving week, which can only mean one thing: AWS Re:Invent predictions! In this special episode, Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matt engage in the annual tradition of drafting their best guesses for what AWS will announce at the biggest cloud conference of the year. Justin is the reigning champion (probably because he actually reads the show notes), but with a reverse snake draft order determined by dice roll, anything could happen. Will Werner announce his retirement? Is Cognito finally getting a much-needed overhaul? And just...
2025-11-2831 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP331: Claude Gets a $30 Billion Azure Wardrobe and Two New Best FriendsWelcome to episode 331 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Jonathan, Ryan, Matt, and Justin (for a little bit, anyway) are in the studio today to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news. This week, we’re looking at our Ignite predictions (that side gig as internet psychics isn’t looking too good) undersea cables (our fave!), plus datacenters and more. Plus Claude and Azure make a 30 billion dollar deal! Take a break from turkey and avoiding politics, and let’s take a trip into the clouds!
Titles we almost went with this...
2025-11-271h 24
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPClaude Gets a $30 Billion Azure Wardrobe and Two New Best FriendsWelcome to episode 331 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Jonathan, Ryan, Matt, and Justin (for a little bit, anyway) are in the studio today to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news. This week, we’re looking at our Ignite predictions (that side gig as internet psychics isn’t looking too good) undersea cables (our fave!), plus datacenters and more. Plus Claude and Azure make a 30 billion dollar deal! Take a break from turkey and avoiding politics, and let’s take a trip into the clouds!
Titles we almost went with this...
2025-11-271h 24The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP2025 Re:Invent Predictions Draft – May The Odds Be Ever In Your FavorWelcome to episode 332 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s Thanksgiving week, which can only mean one thing: AWS Re:Invent predictions! In this special episode, Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matt engage in the annual tradition of drafting their best guesses for what AWS will announce at the biggest cloud conference of the year. Justin is the reigning champion (probably because he actually reads the show notes), but with a reverse snake draft order determined by dice roll, anything could happen. Will Werner announce his retirement? Is Cognito finally getting a much-needed overhaul? And just...
2025-11-1831 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPClaude Gets a $30 Billion Azure Wardrobe and Two New Best FriendsWelcome to episode 331 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Jonathan, Ryan, Matt, and Justin (for a little bit, anyway) are in the studio today to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news. This week, we’re looking at our Ignite predictions (that side gig as internet psychics isn’t looking too good) undersea cables (our fave!), plus datacenters and more. Plus Claude and Azure make a 30 billion dollar deal! Take a break from turkey and avoiding politics, and let’s take a trip into the clouds!
Titles we almost went with this...
2025-11-181h 24
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPFocus on Value: How FinOps Transformed from Cost Cops to Business EnablersFor this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley is joined by four distinguished guests from the FinOps Foundation following the recent FinOps X conference in San Diego. Rob Martin, Mike Fuller, Graham Murphy, and the TCP team dive deep into the evolution of FinOps from pure cloud cost management to the broader “Cloud Plus” world, the rapid adoption of Focus 1.2, and how AI is transforming both what we manage and how we manage it.
About Our Guests
Rob Martin has been with the FinOps Foundation for four years, currently focusing on the AI working grou...
2025-08-0647 minTCP TalksFocus on Value: How FinOps Transformed from Cost Cops to Business EnablersFor this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley is joined by four distinguished guests from the FinOps Foundation following the recent FinOps X conference in San Diego. Rob Martin, Mike Fuller, Graham Murphy, and the TCP team dive deep into the evolution of FinOps from pure cloud cost management to the broader “Cloud Plus” world, the rapid adoption of Focus 1.2, and how AI is transforming both what we manage and how we manage it.
About Our Guests
Rob Martin has been with the FinOps Foundation for four years, currently focusing on the AI working grou...
2025-08-0647 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPFocus on Value: How FinOps Transformed from Cost Cops to Business EnablersFor this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley is joined by four distinguished guests from the FinOps Foundation following the recent FinOps X conference in San Diego. Rob Martin, Mike Fuller, Graham Murphy, and the TCP team dive deep into the evolution of FinOps from pure cloud cost management to the broader “Cloud Plus” world, the rapid adoption of Focus 1.2, and how AI is transforming both what we manage and how we manage it.
About Our Guests
Rob Martin has been with the FinOps Foundation for four years, currently focusing on the AI working grou...
2025-08-0647 min
TCP TalksTCP Talks: The David vs. Goliath of Cloud Storage: Chris Opat from Backblaze on Challenging HyperscalersFor this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Matthew Kohn are joined by Chris Opat, SVP of Cloud Operations at Backblaze, to discuss how the cloud storage innovator is reshaping the industry landscape. From their origins as a consumer backup company to becoming a major player in enterprise cloud storage, Chris shares insights on AI workloads, the true cost of egress fees, and why your data doesn’t have to live in a walled garden.
About Backblaze
Backblaze started in 2007 with a simple mission: make storage so affordable it’s almost free. The comp...
2025-07-2236 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPTCP Talks: The David vs. Goliath of Cloud Storage: Chris Opat from Backblaze on Challenging HyperscalersFor this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Matthew Kohn are joined by Chris Opat, SVP of Cloud Operations at Backblaze, to discuss how the cloud storage innovator is reshaping the industry landscape. From their origins as a consumer backup company to becoming a major player in enterprise cloud storage, Chris shares insights on AI workloads, the true cost of egress fees, and why your data doesn’t have to live in a walled garden.
About Backblaze
Backblaze started in 2007 with a simple mission: make storage so affordable it’s almost free. The comp...
2025-07-2236 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPTCP Talks: The David vs. Goliath of Cloud Storage: Chris Opat from Backblaze on Challenging HyperscalersFor this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Matthew Kohn are joined by Chris Opat, SVP of Cloud Operations at Backblaze, to discuss how the cloud storage innovator is reshaping the industry landscape. From their origins as a consumer backup company to becoming a major player in enterprise cloud storage, Chris shares insights on AI workloads, the true cost of egress fees, and why your data doesn’t have to live in a walled garden.
About Backblaze
Backblaze started in 2007 with a simple mission: make storage so affordable it’s almost free. The comp...
2025-07-2236 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPI Can Sum Up 2024 - AI AI AI AI and uhh… MLWelcome to episode 286 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Welcome to the final show of 2024! We thank you for joining us on our cloud journey over the past year. During this last show of the year, we look back on all the tech that changed our jobs and lives, and make predictions for an AI filled 2025. Join Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matthew as they look forward to even more discussions about undersea cables. Happy New Year!
Titles we almost went with this week:
We thought 2024 would never end
I can sum up 2024 – AI AI...
2025-01-0259 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPI Can Sum Up 2024 - AI AI AI AI and uhh… MLWelcome to episode 286 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Welcome to the final show of 2024! We thank you for joining us on our cloud journey over the past year. During this last show of the year, we look back on all the tech that changed our jobs and lives, and make predictions for an AI filled 2025. Join Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matthew as they look forward to even more discussions about undersea cables. Happy New Year!
Titles we almost went with this week:
We thought 2024 would never end
I can sum up 2024 – AI AI...
2025-01-0159 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP286: I Can Sum Up 2024 – AI AI AI AI and uhh… MLWelcome to episode 286 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Welcome to the final show of 2024! We thank you for joining us on our cloud journey over the past year. During this last show of the year, we look back on all the tech that changed our jobs and lives, and make predictions for an AI filled 2025. Join Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matthew as they look forward to even more discussions about undersea cables. Happy New Year!
Titles we almost went with this week:
We thought 2024 would never end
I can sum...
2025-01-0159 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAmazon Q uses machine learning to get smarter, but Bond's Q can turn a wristwatch into a laser beam. Your move, AI.Welcome to episode 284 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Everybody is in the house this week, and it’s a good thing because since we’ve last recorded re:Invent happened, and we have a LOT to talk about. So let’s jump right in!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Amazon Steals from Azure…. We Are Doomed
The Cloud Pod Can Now Throw Away a lot of Code
The Cloud Pod Controls the Future
The Cloud Pod Observes More Insights
We Are Simplicity
X None of the Above
Stop Trying to Make Bedr...
2024-12-191h 03
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP284: Amazon Q uses machine learning to get smarter, but Bond’s Q can turn a wristwatch into a laser beam. Your move, AI.Welcome to episode 284 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Everybody is in the house this week, and it’s a good thing because since we’ve last recorded re:Invent happened, and we have a LOT to talk about. So let’s jump right in!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Amazon Steals from Azure…. We Are Doomed
️The Cloud Pod Can Now Throw Away a lot of Code
The Cloud Pod Controls the Future
The Cloud Pod Observes More Insights
We Are Simplicity
❌X None of the Above
Stop Trying to M...
2024-12-191h 03The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAmazon Q uses machine learning to get smarter, but Bond's Q can turn a wristwatch into a laser beam. Your move, AI.Welcome to episode 284 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Everybody is in the house this week, and it’s a good thing because since we’ve last recorded re:Invent happened, and we have a LOT to talk about. So let’s jump right in!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Amazon Steals from Azure…. We Are Doomed
The Cloud Pod Can Now Throw Away a lot of Code
The Cloud Pod Controls the Future
The Cloud Pod Observes More Insights
We Are Simplicity
X None of the Above
Stop Trying to Make Bedr...
2024-12-191h 03
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPYou’ve Got Re:Invent PredictionsWelcome to episode 283 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Break out your crystal balls and shuffle those tarot decks, because it’s Re:Invent prediction time! Sorry we missed you all last week – the plague has been strong with us. But Justin and Jonathan are BACK, and we’ve got a ton of news, so buckle in and let’s get started!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Not My Snowcones!
Lambda at 10: Still Better Than Windows Containers
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
We’re sponsorless! Wa...
2024-11-271h 13The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPYou’ve Got Re:Invent PredictionsWelcome to episode 283 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Break out your crystal balls and shuffle those tarot decks, because it’s Re:Invent prediction time! Sorry we missed you all last week – the plague has been strong with us. But Justin and Jonathan are BACK, and we’ve got a ton of news, so buckle in and let’s get started!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Not My Snowcones!
Lambda at 10: Still Better Than Windows Containers
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
We’re sponsorless! Wa...
2024-11-271h 13
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAI: Now with JSON Schemas!Welcome to episode 272 of The Cloud Pod! This week, Matthew and Justin are bringing you all the latest in cloud and AI news, including new updates to the ongoing Crowdstrike drama, JSON schemas, AWS vaults, and IPv6 addresses – even some hacking opportunities! All this and more, this week in the cloud.
Titles we almost went with this week:
The cloud pod is now logically air-gapped
The Cloud Pod has continuous snark
The Cloud Pod points the finger at delta
AI now with JSON SCHEMAS!!!
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
We’re spons...
2024-08-2450 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP272: AI: Now with JSON Schemas!Welcome to episode 272 of The Cloud Pod! This week, Matthew and Justin are bringing you all the latest in cloud and AI news, including new updates to the ongoing Crowdstrike drama, JSON schemas, AWS vaults, and IPv6 addresses – even some hacking opportunities! All this and more, this week in the cloud.
Titles we almost went with this week:
️The cloud pod is now logically air-gapped
The Cloud Pod has continuous snark
The Cloud Pod points the finger at delta
AI now with JSON SCHEMAS!!!
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
...
2024-08-2450 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAI: Now with JSON Schemas!Welcome to episode 272 of The Cloud Pod! This week, Matthew and Justin are bringing you all the latest in cloud and AI news, including new updates to the ongoing Crowdstrike drama, JSON schemas, AWS vaults, and IPv6 addresses – even some hacking opportunities! All this and more, this week in the cloud.
Titles we almost went with this week:
The cloud pod is now logically air-gapped
The Cloud Pod has continuous snark
The Cloud Pod points the finger at delta
AI now with JSON SCHEMAS!!!
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
We’re spons...
2024-08-2450 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPCrowdstrike: Does Anyone Know The Graviton Of This Situation?Welcome to episode 269 of the Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Matthew and Ryan are your hosts this week as we talk about – you guessed it – the Crowdstrike update that broke, well, everything! We’re also looking at Databricks, Google potentially buying Wiz, NY Summit news, and more!
Titles we almost went with this week:
You can’t take Justin down; but a 23-hour flight to India (or Crowdstrike updates) can
Google wants Wiz, and Crowdstrike Strikes all
Crowdstrike, does anyone know the Graviton of this situation?
We are called to this summit to tal...
2024-07-301h 12The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPCrowdstrike: Does Anyone Know The Graviton Of This Situation?Welcome to episode 269 of the Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Matthew and Ryan are your hosts this week as we talk about – you guessed it – the Crowdstrike update that broke, well, everything! We’re also looking at Databricks, Google potentially buying Wiz, NY Summit news, and more!
Titles we almost went with this week:
You can’t take Justin down; but a 23-hour flight to India (or Crowdstrike updates) can
Google wants Wiz, and Crowdstrike Strikes all
Crowdstrike, does anyone know the Graviton of this situation?
We are called to this summit to tal...
2024-07-291h 12
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAWS Billing Finally Comes into FOCUSWelcome to episode 265 of the Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s a full house this week – Matthew, Jonathan, Ryan and Justin are all here to bring you the latest in cloud news – including FOCUS features in AWS Billing, Magic Quadrants, and AWS Metis. Plus, we have an Andoid vs. Apple showdown in the Aftershow, so be sure to stay tuned for that!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Tech reports show Gartner leads in the BS quadrant
Oracle adds cloud and legal expenses to their FinOps hub
AWS Metis: Great chatbot, o...
2024-07-031h 06
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP266: AWS Billing Finally Comes into FOCUSWelcome to episode 265 of the Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s a full house this week – Matthew, Jonathan, Ryan and Justin are all here to bring you the latest in cloud news – including FOCUS features in AWS Billing, Magic Quadrants, and AWS Metis. Plus, we have an Andoid vs. Apple showdown in the Aftershow, so be sure to stay tuned for that!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Tech reports show Gartner leads in the BS quadrant
⚖️Oracle adds cloud and legal expenses to their FinOps hub
AWS Metis: Great cha...
2024-07-031h 06The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAWS Billing Finally Comes into FOCUSWelcome to episode 265 of the Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s a full house this week – Matthew, Jonathan, Ryan and Justin are all here to bring you the latest in cloud news – including FOCUS features in AWS Billing, Magic Quadrants, and AWS Metis. Plus, we have an Andoid vs. Apple showdown in the Aftershow, so be sure to stay tuned for that!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Tech reports show Gartner leads in the BS quadrant
Oracle adds cloud and legal expenses to their FinOps hub
AWS Metis: Great chatbot, o...
2024-07-031h 06
Screaming in the CloudChallenges of AI in Cloud Computing with Justin BrodleyIn this episode of Screaming in the Cloud, Corey Quinn reconnects with Justin Brodley, Senior Vice President of Cloud and Technology at Blackline and host of the CloudPod podcast, to discuss the ongoing changes within cloud computing, specifically the intense focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and its repercussions on traditional cloud infrastructure. Justin shares insights from his recent experience at Google Cloud Next, discussing how the AI hype is reshaping cloud service strategies. Additionally, their conversation explores the cultural and strategic shifts within Google and Microsoft, examining their impact on the broader cloud computing landscape.Show...
2024-05-1643 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGuess What’s Google Next? AI, AI, and Some More AI!Welcome to episode 255 of the Cloud Pod podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! This week your hosts, Justin, Jonathan, Matthew and Ryan are here to tackle the aftermath of Google Next. Whether you were there or not, sit back, relax, and let the guys dissect each day’s keynote and the major announcements.
Titles we almost went with this week:
How About Some AI?
“The New Way to Cloud” is a Terrible TagLine (and is what happens when you let AI do your copy)
Welcome Google Cloud Next Where There is No Cloud, Just AI
Ok Google...
2024-04-1737 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP255: Guess What’s Google Next? AI, AI, and Some More AI!Welcome to episode 255 of the Cloud Pod podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! This week your hosts, Justin, Jonathan, Matthew and Ryan are here to tackle the aftermath of Google Next. Whether you were there or not, sit back, relax, and let the guys dissect each day’s keynote and the major announcements.
Titles we almost went with this week:
How About Some AI?
⛅“The New Way to Cloud” is a Terrible TagLine (and is what happens when you let AI do your copy)
Welcome Google Cloud Next Where There is No Cloud, Just AI
Ok...
2024-04-1737 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGuess What’s Google Next? AI, AI, and Some More AI!Welcome to episode 255 of the Cloud Pod podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! This week your hosts, Justin, Jonathan, Matthew and Ryan are here to tackle the aftermath of Google Next. Whether you were there or not, sit back, relax, and let the guys dissect each day’s keynote and the major announcements.
Titles we almost went with this week:
How About Some AI?
“The New Way to Cloud” is a Terrible TagLine (and is what happens when you let AI do your copy)
Welcome Google Cloud Next Where There is No Cloud, Just AI
Ok Google...
2024-04-1737 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe CloudPod is the SBOM!Welcome to episode 245 of The CloudPod podcast, where the forecast is always cloudy! This week is a real SBOM of an episode. (See what I did there?) Justin and Matthew have braved Teams outages, floods, cold, and funny business names to bring you the latest in Cloud and AI news. This week, we’re talking about Roomba, OpenTofu, and Oracle deciding AI makes money, along with a host of other stories. Join us!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Amazon Decides Roomba Sucks
AI Weapons: Will They Shift Cloud Supremacy
Oracle Realizes There is Money in...
2024-02-0743 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP245: The CloudPod is the SBOM!Welcome to episode 245 of The CloudPod podcast, where the forecast is always cloudy! This week is a real SBOM of an episode. (See what I did there?) Justin and Matthew have braved Teams outages, floods, cold, and funny business names to bring you the latest in Cloud and AI news. This week, we’re talking about Roomba, OpenTofu, and Oracle deciding AI makes money, along with a host of other stories. Join us!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Amazon Decides Roomba Sucks
⚔️AI Weapons: Will They Shift Cloud Supremacy
Oracle Realizes There is Mone...
2024-02-0743 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe CloudPod is the SBOM!Welcome to episode 245 of The CloudPod podcast, where the forecast is always cloudy! This week is a real SBOM of an episode. (See what I did there?) Justin and Matthew have braved Teams outages, floods, cold, and funny business names to bring you the latest in Cloud and AI news. This week, we’re talking about Roomba, OpenTofu, and Oracle deciding AI makes money, along with a host of other stories. Join us!
Titles we almost went with this week:
Amazon Decides Roomba Sucks
AI Weapons: Will They Shift Cloud Supremacy
Oracle Realizes There is Money in...
2024-02-0743 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPDoH: DNS over HTTPS - or One More Way For It To be DNS FaultWelcome to episode 242 of the The Cloud Pod podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy. This week your hosts Justin, Ryan, Matthew, and Jonathan are talking about DoH – or DNS over HTTPS, the Digital Ocean, CISO issues, and whether employee issues over at Amazon will impact user experience. It’s a quiet week, but some interesting conversations you’re not going to want to miss.
Titles we almost went with this week:
Tired of the Winter of Other Announcements, The Cloud Pod Hits the Digital Ocean
Breaking Through the Chill: The CloudPod Dives into Digital Ocean’s Latest
Fe...
2024-01-1344 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPDoH: DNS over HTTPS - or One More Way For It To be DNS FaultWelcome to episode 242 of the The Cloud Pod podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy. This week your hosts Justin, Ryan, Matthew, and Jonathan are talking about DoH – or DNS over HTTPS, the Digital Ocean, CISO issues, and whether employee issues over at Amazon will impact user experience. It’s a quiet week, but some interesting conversations you’re not going to want to miss.
Titles we almost went with this week:
Tired of the Winter of Other Announcements, The Cloud Pod Hits the Digital Ocean
Breaking Through the Chill: The CloudPod Dives into Digital Ocean’s Latest
Fe...
2024-01-1244 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPClean Your Crystal Balls - The Clod Pod Makes its re:Invent Predictions / WishlistWelcome to episode 237 of The Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s the most wonderful time of the year – it’s almost time for re:Invent! That means it’s also time for our wishlist and predictions. Follow along, and see which ones you think have the greatest likelihood of coming to fruition.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
Foghorn Consulting provides top-notch cloud and DevOps engineers to the world’s most innovative companies. Initiatives stalled because you have trouble hiring? Foghorn can be burning down your DevOps and Cloud backlogs a...
2023-11-2533 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP237: Clean Your Crystal Balls – The Clod Pod Makes its re:Invent Predictions / WishlistWelcome to episode 237 of The Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s the most wonderful time of the year – it’s almost time for re:Invent! That means it’s also time for our wishlist and predictions. Follow along, and see which ones you think have the greatest likelihood of coming to fruition.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
Foghorn Consulting provides top-notch cloud and DevOps engineers to the world’s most innovative companies. Initiatives stalled because you have trouble hiring? Foghorn can be burning down your DevOps and Cloud...
2023-11-2533 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPClean Your Crystal Balls - The Clod Pod Makes its re:Invent Predictions / WishlistWelcome to episode 237 of The Cloud Pod Podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! It’s the most wonderful time of the year – it’s almost time for re:Invent! That means it’s also time for our wishlist and predictions. Follow along, and see which ones you think have the greatest likelihood of coming to fruition.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsor:
Foghorn Consulting provides top-notch cloud and DevOps engineers to the world’s most innovative companies. Initiatives stalled because you have trouble hiring? Foghorn can be burning down your DevOps and Cloud backlogs a...
2023-11-2533 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPReplicator Isn’t a Real Product Because it isn’t Spelled with a KWelcome to The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! This week your hosts Justin, Matthew, and Ryan are here to fill you in on all the latest and greatest happenings in the cloud, including news about your SSL & TLS certificates, MSK Replicator, and the Azure Incubations Team. Did you know about them? Neither did we!
Titles we almost went with this week:
The Cloud Pod Replicator… Replicating Snark to all the Kafkas
Mirror Mirror on the wall, Which Events? We Want Them All.
The Radius of my Patience for my Developer Portals is Shrinking
Oracle...
2023-11-0234 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPReplicator Isn’t a Real Product Because it isn’t Spelled with a KWelcome to The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! This week your hosts Justin, Matthew, and Ryan are here to fill you in on all the latest and greatest happenings in the cloud, including news about your SSL & TLS certificates, MSK Replicator, and the Azure Incubations Team. Did you know about them? Neither did we!
Titles we almost went with this week:
The Cloud Pod Replicator… Replicating Snark to all the Kafkas
Mirror Mirror on the wall, Which Events? We Want Them All.
The Radius of my Patience for my Developer Portals is Shrinking
Oracle...
2023-11-0234 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP233: Replicator Isn’t a Real Product Because it isn’t Spelled with a KWelcome to The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! This week your hosts Justin, Matthew, and Ryan are here to fill you in on all the latest and greatest happenings in the cloud, including news about your SSL & TLS certificates, MSK Replicator, and the Azure Incubations Team. Did you know about them? Neither did we!
Titles we almost went with this week:
☁️The Cloud Pod Replicator… Replicating Snark to all the Kafkas
Mirror Mirror on the wall, Which Events? We Want Them All.
The Radius of my Patience for my Developer Portals is Shrinking
Oracle Java...
2023-11-0234 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAWS Puts Up a New VPC Lattice to Ease the Growth of Your ConnectivityAWS Puts Up a New VPC Lattice to Ease the Growth of Your Connectivity
AKA Welcome to April (how is it April already?) This week, Justin, Jonathan, and Matt are your guides through all the latest and greatest in Cloud news; including VPC Lattice from AWS, the one and only time we’ll talk about Service Catalog, and an ultra premium DDoS experience. All this week on The Cloud Pod.
This week’s alternate title(s):
AWS Finally makes service catalogs good with Terraform
Amazon continues to believe retailers with supply chain will give all t...
2023-04-1531 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPAWS Puts Up a New VPC Lattice to Ease the Growth of Your ConnectivityAWS Puts Up a New VPC Lattice to Ease the Growth of Your Connectivity
AKA Welcome to April (how is it April already?) This week, Justin, Jonathan, and Matt are your guides through all the latest and greatest in Cloud news; including VPC Lattice from AWS, the one and only time we’ll talk about Service Catalog, and an ultra premium DDoS experience. All this week on The Cloud Pod.
This week’s alternate title(s):
AWS Finally makes service catalogs good with Terraform
Amazon continues to believe retailers with supply chain will give all t...
2023-04-1431 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe TCP Podcast Ponders Security Copilot Or Vaporware - You Decide!This week on the podcast, Justin, Jonathan and Ryan are joined by Matt Kohn and can be found chatting about all things microservices and containers – including new Security Copilot features. In our cloud journeys, we discuss just what defines a microservice (spoiler: the guys actually agree for once) and whether or not those microservices require containers. Also on the agenda, IS Kubernetes the new Monolith?
News this Week:
@4:00 – HashiCorp has announced quite a few updates for Terraform, including a number of innovations for the cloud version. This includes:
-A *new version of the UI (*n...
2023-04-0558 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe TCP Podcast Ponders Security Copilot Or Vaporware - You Decide!This week on the podcast, Justin, Jonathan and Ryan are joined by Matt Kohn and can be found chatting about all things microservices and containers – including new Security Copilot features. In our cloud journeys, we discuss just what defines a microservice (spoiler: the guys actually agree for once) and whether or not those microservices require containers. Also on the agenda, IS Kubernetes the new Monolith?
News this Week:
@4:00 – HashiCorp has announced quite a few updates for Terraform, including a number of innovations for the cloud version. This includes:
-A *new version of the UI (*n...
2023-04-0558 min
TCP TalksThe Service Not the Software: Anthony Lye on Evolution and RevolutionIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Anthony Lye, Executive Vice President and General Manager of NetApp’s Public Cloud Services Business Unit. An industry veteran for over 25 years, Anthony has been at the forefront of cloud innovation for over half this time.
Anthony shares his insight on the importance of embracing disruption in the tech industry. He discusses how NetApp seized the right opportunities, got lucky, and came to dominate the Cloud space — even while younger app developers may have no idea what it was.
“They don’t comprehend — nor should...
2022-04-251h 02The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Service Not the Software: Anthony Lye on Evolution and RevolutionIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Anthony Lye, Executive Vice President and General Manager of NetApp’s Public Cloud Services Business Unit. An industry veteran for over 25 years, Anthony has been at the forefront of cloud innovation for over half this time.
Anthony shares his insight on the importance of embracing disruption in the tech industry. He discusses how NetApp seized the right opportunities, got lucky, and came to dominate the Cloud space — even while younger app developers may have no idea what it was.
“They don’t comprehend — nor should...
2022-04-251h 02
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGoodbye 2021, A log4j kinda yearEDITORIAL NOTE: Your Cloud Pod hosts are on vacation until early January!! Enjoy our 2021 wrapup and look ahead to 2022 and we’ll be back in your Podcast feed mid January!
Justin, Jonathan, and Ryan are minus Peter in this episode as they review the year in cloud computing.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
This week’s highlights
It’s the las...
2021-12-311h 17
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP147: Goodbye 2021, A log4j kinda yearEDITORIAL NOTE: Your Cloud Pod hosts are on vacation until early January!! Enjoy our 2021 wrapup and look ahead to 2022 and we’ll be back in your Podcast feed mid January!
Justin, Jonathan, and Ryan are minus Peter in this episode as they review the year in cloud computing.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
This week’s highlights
I...
2021-12-311h 17The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGoodbye 2021, A log4j kinda yearEDITORIAL NOTE: Your Cloud Pod hosts are on vacation until early January!! Enjoy our 2021 wrapup and look ahead to 2022 and we’ll be back in your Podcast feed mid January!
Justin, Jonathan, and Ryan are minus Peter in this episode as they review the year in cloud computing.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
This week’s highlights
It’s the las...
2021-12-221h 17
TCP TalksTCP Talks: Monolith to Microservices: Jonathan Heiliger on Modern IT Service ManagementIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Jonathan Heiliger, co-founder and partner at Vertex Ventures: an early-stage venture capital firm backing innovative technology entrepreneurs.
Earlier in his career, at just 19, Jonathan co-founded web hosting provider GlobalCenter and served as CTO. He went on to hold engineering roles at Walmart and Danger, Inc., the latter of which was acquired by Microsoft. He was also Vice President of Infrastructure and Operations at Facebook (now Meta), and a general partner at North Bridge Ventures. The latter firm’s portfolio included Quora, Periscope, and Lytro (which has...
2021-11-0349 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPTCP Talks: Monolith to Microservices: Jonathan Heiliger on Modern IT Service ManagementIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Jonathan Heiliger, co-founder and partner at Vertex Ventures: an early-stage venture capital firm backing innovative technology entrepreneurs.
Earlier in his career, at just 19, Jonathan co-founded web hosting provider GlobalCenter and served as CTO. He went on to hold engineering roles at Walmart and Danger, Inc., the latter of which was acquired by Microsoft. He was also Vice President of Infrastructure and Operations at Facebook (now Meta), and a general partner at North Bridge Ventures. The latter firm’s portfolio included Quora, Periscope, and Lytro (which has...
2021-11-0149 min
TCP TalksJosh Stella on How Security Automation is Changing the Game in the CloudIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Josh Stella, co-founder and CEO of Fugue, a cloud security company that helps businesses run faster on the cloud without breaking any rules.
Josh shares insights from Fugue’s State of Cloud Security 2021 Report, and highlights key themes, including preventative security measures, automation, and engineering-first compliance.
According to the report, within the next two years, all but 1% of security breaches will be caused by misconfiguration of cloud resources. Josh and his team at Fugue aim to minimize these mistakes by simplifying cloud security thro...
2021-10-2650 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPJosh Stella on How Security Automation is Changing the Game in the CloudIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Josh Stella, co-founder and CEO of Fugue, a cloud security company that helps businesses run faster on the cloud without breaking any rules.
Josh shares insights from Fugue’s State of Cloud Security 2021 Report, and highlights key themes, including preventative security measures, automation, and engineering-first compliance.
According to the report, within the next two years, all but 1% of security breaches will be caused by misconfiguration of cloud resources. Josh and his team at Fugue aim to minimize these mistakes by simplifying cloud security thro...
2021-10-2550 min
TCP TalksJustin is out, Peter’s distracted by his parents, Jonathan is just British and Ryan is probably tipsy…. But we had one job and we’re recording!This week on The Cloud Pod, Justin is away so the rest of the team has taken the opportunity to throw him under the bus.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
The Pentagon has had enough of the kids fighting so no one gets the toy.
Amazon has given developers the happy ending
2021-05-2144 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPJustin is out, Peter’s distracted by his parents, Jonathan is just British and Ryan is probably tipsy…. But we had one job and we’re recording!This week on The Cloud Pod, Justin is away so the rest of the team has taken the opportunity to throw him under the bus.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
The Pentagon has had enough of the kids fighting so no one gets the toy.
Amazon has given developers the happy ending they’ve always wanted.
Google is...
2021-05-2144 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP117: Justin is out, Peter’s distracted by his parents, Jonathan is just British and Ryan is probably tipsy…. But we had one job and we’re recording!This week on The Cloud Pod, Justin is away so the rest of the team has taken the opportunity to throw him under the bus.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
The Pentagon has had enough of the kids fighting so no one gets the toy.
Amazon has given developers the happy ending
2021-05-2044 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod looks forward to rewriting Terraform code... againOn The Cloud Pod this week, the team admits to using the podcast as a way to figure out what day it is. Justin also relents and includes Azure news because he couldn’t handle any more Oracle mobile apps announcements.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
Social media influencers can breathe a sigh of relief.
Amazon is dangl...
2021-04-2751 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod looks forward to rewriting Terraform code... againOn The Cloud Pod this week, the team admits to using the podcast as a way to figure out what day it is. Justin also relents and includes Azure news because he couldn’t handle any more Oracle mobile apps announcements.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
Social media influencers can breathe a sigh of relief.
Amazon is dangl...
2021-04-2151 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod bots are in controlOn The Cloud Pod this week, the team discusses the future of the podcast and how they’ll know they’ve made it when listeners use Twitter to bombard Ryan with hatred when he’s wrong.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
Amazon gives Justin a long overdue birthday present.
Google wants to educate the people.
Azure has a new b...
2021-04-1752 min
TCP TalksSolutions Architect To SADA CTO: Miles Ward on how and why the Google Cloud has the edgeIn this episode of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Miles Ward, the founder of the Google Cloud’s Solutions Architecture practice. Currently, Miles leads the cloud strategy and solutions capabilities as the Chief Technology Officer for consulting and IT services company SADA.
Startups have helped increase the popularity of open source products among enterprise businesses. Changing systems can be a struggle for larger, more traditional companies. But legacy businesses also want to accomplish more in a shorter amount of time, which requires shedding clunky, legacy systems.
“Those building blocks make it so th...
2021-04-1357 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod bots are in controlOn The Cloud Pod this week, the team discusses the future of the podcast and how they’ll know they’ve made it when listeners use Twitter to bombard Ryan with hatred when he’s wrong.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
Amazon gives Justin a long overdue birthday present.
Google wants to educate the people.
Azure has a new b...
2021-04-0852 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod now available at 9600 bps, 8 bits and 1 stop bitOn The Cloud Pod this week, the team is feeling nostalgic and a little nerdy, as you can see from the show title — a throwback to Serial Console and its ability to add a ton of characters when you didn’t want it to.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
This week’s highlights
Amazon should be singing a different tune.
Google ha...
2021-04-0157 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPSolutions Architect To SADA CTO: Miles Ward on how and why the Google Cloud has the edgeIn this episode of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Miles Ward, the founder of the Google Cloud’s Solutions Architecture practice. Currently, Miles leads the cloud strategy and solutions capabilities as the Chief Technology Officer for consulting and IT services company SADA.
Startups have helped increase the popularity of open source products among enterprise businesses. Changing systems can be a struggle for larger, more traditional companies. But legacy businesses also want to accomplish more in a shorter amount of time, which requires shedding clunky, legacy systems.
“Those building blocks make it so th...
2021-03-0957 min
Security VoicesCloud Security Series Wrap-up w/ Justin Brodley: A look back at 2020, a glance ahead at 21's top threats & key trendsIn our 1st episode of ‘21, we cap off our cloud security series with a recap of the major milestones, key trends and surprises across 2020 through the eyes of cloud expert and podcaster, Justin Brodley. If you think you might have missed a few things that happened in the public cloud last year while waiting for news on COVID-19 vaccines, hitting refresh on election results or wondering when the four horsemen were finally going to show up, this episode is your chance to catch up and look ahead through the lens of both a practitioner and a pundit.Recorded dur...
2021-01-171h 06
TCP TalksTCP Talks with Mark Curphey from Open Raven: 4 Steps to get the birds-eye view of cloud data securityNote: This interview is part of a paid sponsorship between Open Raven and The Cloud Pod.
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Mark Curphey, Chief Product Office and Co-Founder of Open Raven, a fully integrated platform for security and privacy workflows.
Featured Guest
Name: Mark Curphey
What he does: Mark is Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Open Raven.
Where to find him: LinkedIn | Twitter
Listen to Mark discuss the Open Raven strategy for protecting your data, the use of serverless wo...
2021-01-1138 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPTCP Talks with Mark Curphey from Open Raven: 4 Steps to get the birds-eye view of cloud data securityNote: This interview is part of a paid sponsorship between Open Raven and The Cloud Pod.
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Mark Curphey, Chief Product Office and Co-Founder of Open Raven, a fully integrated platform for security and privacy workflows.
Featured Guest
Name: Mark Curphey
What he does: Mark is Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Open Raven.
Where to find him: LinkedIn | Twitter
Listen to Mark discuss the Open Raven strategy for protecting your data, the use of serverless wo...
2021-01-0538 min
TCP TalksGet Your Hands Cloudy with Forrest Brazeal from A Cloud GuruIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Forrest Brazeal, a Senior Manager at A Cloud Guru, a cloud education platform that has attracted more than two million students. A Cloud Guru offers full certification training and technical deep dives for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and more.
Forrest talks about why companies need to invest in training to reap the benefits of “cloud fluency,” and how A Cloud Guru is contributing to cloud adoption success at Fortune 500 companies.
While discussing knowledge gaps, Forrest highlights how important it is to...
2020-11-0636 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGet Your Hands Cloudy with Forrest Brazeal from A Cloud GuruIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Forrest Brazeal, a Senior Manager at A Cloud Guru, a cloud education platform that has attracted more than two million students. A Cloud Guru offers full certification training and technical deep dives for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and more.
Forrest talks about why companies need to invest in training to reap the benefits of “cloud fluency,” and how A Cloud Guru is contributing to cloud adoption success at Fortune 500 companies.
While discussing knowledge gaps, Forrest highlights how important it is to...
2020-09-1736 min
TCP TalksTCP-Talks: SAP Cloud Migrations with Protera CTO, Patrick OsterhausNote: This interview is part of a paid sponsorship between Protera and The Cloud Pod.
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Patrick Osterhaus, CTO and Founder of Protera Technologies, a preeminent provider for SAP and cloud managed services.
Patrick discusses how the cloud, COVID-19, and work-from-home are influencing SAP and legacy enterprise software packages today, and Protera’s goal to provide the very best SAP services available on the cloud.
Covering issues around migration to SAP, Patrick takes the opportunity to reflect on Protera’s history, while also...
2020-09-1538 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPTCP-Talks: SAP Cloud Migrations with Protera CTO, Patrick OsterhausNote: This interview is part of a paid sponsorship between Protera and The Cloud Pod.
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Patrick Osterhaus, CTO and Founder of Protera Technologies, a preeminent provider for SAP and cloud managed services.
Patrick discusses how the cloud, COVID-19, and work-from-home are influencing SAP and legacy enterprise software packages today, and Protera’s goal to provide the very best SAP services available on the cloud.
Covering issues around migration to SAP, Patrick takes the opportunity to reflect on Protera’s history, while also...
2020-08-3138 min
TCP TalksCloud Wisdom with Bart CastleIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Bart Castle, an AWS and cloud computing trainer and media personality. Bart works with IT training company CBT Nuggets and also does cloud-migration consulting projects.
Bart shares the patterns he seems based on training demand and also advises how to decide which certification to go for next. He discusses the importance of solving business problems that will help achieve the business’ goals while retooling and transforming systems.
“At this point in my career, every technical conversation that I have is always paired up with...
2020-08-1149 min
TCP TalksTCP Talks with Aqua Security’s Liz RiceIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker chat with Liz Rice, VP of open source engineering for Aqua Security, which provides tools to secure cloud-native deployments.
Liz describes Aqua’s evolution over the years: From a provider of container security to its acquisition of CloudSploit and its development of open-source security solutions. Most customers are using cloud native software, and Aqua wants to secure those workloads and engage that community.
“As a business, we have to be where the discussions are. Having open-source tools that are genuinely useful gives us a good way to...
2020-07-2633 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPTCP Talks with Aqua Security’s Liz RiceIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker chat with Liz Rice, VP of open source engineering for Aqua Security, which provides tools to secure cloud-native deployments.
Liz describes Aqua’s evolution over the years: From a provider of container security to its acquisition of CloudSploit and its development of open-source security solutions. Most customers are using cloud native software, and Aqua wants to secure those workloads and engage that community.
“As a business, we have to be where the discussions are. Having open-source tools that are genuinely useful gives us a good way to...
2020-07-2633 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGoogle Next Prediction ShowGoogle Cloud Next Predictions
Your show hosts come to you with their cloudy crystal balls to give us Google Cloud Next Prediction show for Thomas Kurian’s keynote.
Justin
CloudSQL/Firebase/BigQuery via Anthos
More Granularity in Stackdriver reports/analytics around status reports (Thanks /u/casper_man)
Cloud endpoint Security Protection (Antivirus, Endpoint DLP, HIDS)
Jonathan
New Collaborations & Productivity tools Google Meet, New or Improved
Price reduction (token for Anthos (Small cut pacify the haters)
Thomas Kurian will speak about community governance
(Peter) Matt
GCP will launch a new region so...
2020-07-0922 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod Stays Home to Enjoy the FireworksRyan Lucas (@ryron01) fills in for Peter again as we practice social distancing on this week’s episode of The Cloud Pod.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading monitoring and analytics...
2020-03-2548 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod Automatically RedactedRyan Lucas (@ryron01) fills in for Peter as we cover all the news you can use on this week’s episode of The Cloud Pod.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading mon...
2020-03-171h 02
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod Automatically RedactedRyan Lucas (@ryron01) fills in for Peter as we cover all the news you can use on this week’s episode of The Cloud Pod.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading mon...
2020-03-171h 02The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod Stays Home to Enjoy the FireworksRyan Lucas (@ryron01) fills in for Peter again as we practice social distancing on this week’s episode of The Cloud Pod.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading monitoring and analytics...
2020-03-1248 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod Automatically RedactedRyan Lucas (@ryron01) fills in for Peter as we cover all the news you can use on this week’s episode of The Cloud Pod.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading mon...
2020-03-051h 02
TCP TalksTCP Talks: Bring Order to your Monitoring with Mike KellyJustin Brodley and Jonathan Baker kick off our new TCP Talks bonus episodes with a chat with Mike Kelly, CTO at Blue Medora. Monitoring can be hard on-premises or in the cloud. As a result, it can be downright scary with multi-cloud strategies, hybrid cloud, and legacy tools. Bring order chaos, by centralizing the management of metrics and logs. From solving out of disk space alerts to building observability techniques, Stackdriver and Bindplane can help. Adopting these practices and principals will help your Observability and SRE teams in the cloud.
2020-02-0424 min
The Cloud PodTCP Talks: Bring Order to your Monitoring with Mike Kelly - Bonus Ep1Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker kick off our new TCP Talks bonus episodes with a chat with Mike Kelly, CTO at Blue Medora. Monitoring can be hard on-premises or in the cloud. As a result, it can be downright scary with multi-cloud strategies, hybrid cloud, and legacy tools. Bring order chaos, by centralizing the management of metrics and logs. From solving out of disk space alerts to building observability techniques, Stackdriver and Bindplane can help. Adopting these practices and principals will help your Observability and SRE teams in the cloud.
2020-02-0424 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod: A Masterclass in Cloud ArchitectureYour co-hosts move from the atmosphere to DigitalOcean as they recap the week in Cloud on this episode of The Cloud Pod.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading monitoring...
2020-01-2247 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPGCP puts the Cloud Pod on IceYour co-hosts kick off their first regular news episode of the year with Consumer Electronics Show 2020, Google Cloud Next 2020 and Justin’s Oracle adventure.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system health and performance data — no matter its source — with the world’s leading mon...
2020-01-0745 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP2019: We hardly knew thee.Your co-hosts recap 2019 and make predictions for the year ahead on the first episode of 2020. We’re skipping the Lightning Round this week to focus on a collaborative Q&A segment pulled from our Slack channel.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
Blue Medora, which offers pioneering IT monitoring integration as a service to address today’s IT challenges by easily connecting system...
2020-01-021h 03
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPYou had one Job while I was awayJustin is back from vacation and gets the podcast back on track. Justin, Peter and Jonathan talk about their guest spot on roaring elephants and Justin’s AWS lambda fireside chat video. Elasticsearch sues AWS over trademark infringement, AWS gets its IQ raised, Oracle gets fedramp certified cloud regions and Google enhances their github app for cloud build. Plus the world famous lightning round.
Sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting – fogops.io/thecloudpod
Follow Up
Topics
Roaring Elephant https://roaringelephant.org/2019/10/08/episode-161-the-cloudpod-weather-report-part-1/
AWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Aq2DIM...
2019-10-1830 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPYou had one Job while I was away – Ep 42Justin is back from vacation and gets the podcast back on track. Justin, Peter and Jonathan talk about their guest spot on roaring elephants and Justin’s AWS lambda fireside chat video. Elasticsearch sues AWS over trademark infringement, AWS gets its IQ raised, Oracle gets fedramp certified cloud regions and Google enhances their github app for cloud build. Plus the world famous lightning round.
Sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting – fogops.io/thecloudpod
Follow Up
Topics
Roaring Elephant https://roaringelephant.org/2019/10/08/episode-161-the-cloudpod-weather-report-part-1/
AWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Aq2DIM...
2019-10-1830 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPYou had one Job while I was awayJustin is back from vacation and gets the podcast back on track. Justin, Peter and Jonathan talk about their guest spot on roaring elephants and Justin’s AWS lambda fireside chat video. Elasticsearch sues AWS over trademark infringement, AWS gets its IQ raised, Oracle gets fedramp certified cloud regions and Google enhances their github app for cloud build. Plus the world famous lightning round.
Sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting – fogops.io/thecloudpod
Follow Up
Topics
Roaring Elephant https://roaringelephant.org/2019/10/08/episode-161-the-cloudpod-weather-report-part-1/
AWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Aq2DIM...
2019-10-1330 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod Re:inforces SecurityWe recap the AWS Reinforce conference from Boston Massachusetts. Draft results, overall impressions of the conference and we break down each announcement.
Sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting – fogops.io/thecloudpod
Turbonomic – turbonomic.com/cloudpod
Reinforce Results
Justin
DLP Cloud solution on AWS
SIEM for AWS
Endpoint Security Tools
Jonathan
Redlock or Trusted Advisor for security
VPC Security Group Improvements
Lists of Source IP’s
IP/Name matching/Tag sources for Security Groups
Machine Learning around Flowlogs and Payload data
Peter – Wins!
L7 Egress Firewall/proxy
Flowlogs with Payload data/Packet Capture – ...
2019-06-2647 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod - Metal EditionIt is the week before AWS Re:Inforce and that means it is time for the draft! Cloud Endure migrate is now free of charge, Azure has a shared image gallery and Mongo comes to Google Cloud this week on the podcast.
Sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting – fogops.io/thecloudpod
Turbonomic – turbonomic.com/cloudpod
Topics:
Cloud Endure Migration is now available at no charge
Azure Shared Image Gallery now GA
Microsoft FHIR server for Azure extends to SQL
15 Highlights from the 2019 AWS Public Sector Summit Keynote
Amazon S3 Update – SigV2 Deprecation Period Extended & Modified
Github acquires Pull P...
2019-06-1830 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod now 100% open sourceEpisode 17
Azure announces new data and discovery classification features, AWS APN changes go into effect, and Chef goes 100% Open Source. Jonathan, Justin and Peter draft their Google Next 2019 predictions and more on the cloud pod. #thecloudpod
Sponsors
Foghorn Consulting: fogops.io/thecloudpod
Audible: audibletrial.com/thecloudpod
Follow Up
KubeCTL – Cuttle or Control or C-T-L
Mitigating Risk in the hardware Supply Chain
Topics
Now Go Build #2
Channel 9 releases information on Global Azure Bootcamp
Azure has announced preview of Data Discovery and Classification for Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure Search has new sto...
2019-04-0730 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPThe Cloud Pod now 100% open sourceEpisode 17
Azure announces new data and discovery classification features, AWS APN changes go into effect, and Chef goes 100% Open Source. Jonathan, Justin and Peter draft their Google Next 2019 predictions and more on the cloud pod. #thecloudpod
Sponsors
Foghorn Consulting: fogops.io/thecloudpod
Audible: audibletrial.com/thecloudpod
Follow Up
KubeCTL – Cuttle or Control or C-T-L
Mitigating Risk in the hardware Supply Chain
Topics
Now Go Build #2
Channel 9 releases information on Global Azure Bootcamp
Azure has announced preview of Data Discovery and Classification for Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure Search has new sto...
2019-04-0230 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPEpisode 3 – 2018 RecapThe podcast has just started, but we’ve reached the end of 2018 already. To recap 2018 Justin, Jonathan and Peter scoured the AWS, Azure, GCP and General Cloud news to find their favorite stories, features and capabilities from 2018. Run through their top stories and see if you agree!#3Jonathan – https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-lambda-use-any-programming-language-and-share-common-components/ Peter – https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/06/the-high-stakes-battle-for-the-pentagons-winner-take-all-cloud-contract/Justin – https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/#2Jonathan – https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ec2-update-additional-instance-types-nitro-system-and-cpu-options/ Peter – https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/23/snap-barely-met-its-cloud-spending-commitment-last.aspx Justin – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018...
2018-12-2839 min
The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP2018 RecapThe podcast has just started, but we've reached the end of 2018 already. To recap 2018 Justin, Jonathan and Peter scoured the AWS, Azure, GCP and General Cloud news to find their favorite stories, features and capabilities from 2018. Run through their top stories and see if you agree!
#3Jonathan - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-lambda-use-any-programming-language-and-share-common-components/ Peter - https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/06/the-high-stakes-battle-for-the-pentagons-winner-take-all-cloud-contract/Justin - https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/
#2Jonathan - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ec2-update-additional-instance-types-nitro-system-and-cpu-options/ Peter - https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/23/snap-barely-met-its-cloud-spending-commitment-last.aspx Justin - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018...
2018-12-2839 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP2018 RecapThe podcast has just started, but we've reached the end of 2018 already. To recap 2018 Justin, Jonathan and Peter scoured the AWS, Azure, GCP and General Cloud news to find their favorite stories, features and capabilities from 2018. Run through their top stories and see if you agree!
#3Jonathan - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-lambda-use-any-programming-language-and-share-common-components/ Peter - https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/06/the-high-stakes-battle-for-the-pentagons-winner-take-all-cloud-contract/Justin - https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/
#2Jonathan - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ec2-update-additional-instance-types-nitro-system-and-cpu-options/ Peter - https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/23/snap-barely-met-its-cloud-spending-commitment-last.aspx Justin - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018...
2018-12-2639 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPJustin is out, Peter’s distracted by his parents, Jonathan is just British and Ryan is probably tipsy…. But we had one job and we’re recording!This week on The Cloud Pod, Justin is away so the rest of the team has taken the opportunity to throw him under the bus.
A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
This week’s highlights
The Pentagon has had enough of the kids fighting so no one gets the toy.
Amazon has given developers the happy ending they’ve always wanted.
Google is...
1970-01-0144 minThe Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCPCloud Wisdom with Bart CastleIn this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Bart Castle, an AWS and cloud computing trainer and media personality. Bart works with IT training company CBT Nuggets and also does cloud-migration consulting projects.
Bart shares the patterns he seems based on training demand and also advises how to decide which certification to go for next. He discusses the importance of solving business problems that will help achieve the business’ goals while retooling and transforming systems.
“At this point in my career, every technical conversation that I have is always paired up with...
1970-01-0149 min