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Screaming in the CloudReplay- A Conversation between Cloud Economists with Amy Arambulo NegretteOn this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we look back at our conversation with Amy Negrette. Before she joined DigitalOcean Senior Development Advocate, she was a cloud economist at The Duckbill Group. Prior to that, Amy worked as a cloud architect at Trek10, Inc., a cloud software engineer lead at Cloudreach, a software developer at ASRC Research and Technology Solutions, and a software engineer at Yahoo, among other positions. She’s also an organizer of Write/Speak/Code, an organization committed to helping Under Represented Genders sharpen their technical speaking and writing capabilities. Join Corey and Amy as they di...
2025-01-2133 min
GovClose | Start Winning Government ContractsJim Abercrombie & Trek10's DoD contract journey! (Episode #74)Jim Abercrombie is the President of Trek 10 and has won multiple phase 1 and phase 2 SBIRs! They help design, build and support cloud based solutions and Jim has an amazing government contract journey that you don't want to miss! Learn more about Trek10: https://www.trek10.com If you want personalized assistance from my team and I to help you start selling to the US government, increase the number of contracts you are winning or optimize the contracts you currently have please reach out to us at: https://www.dodcontract.com/ If you have comments or w...
2022-12-0150 min
Backpacker Radio#129 | Renee & Tim, TikTok's First Hiking CelebritiesIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by CDT thru-hikers and TikTok celebrities, Renee and Tim. The duo gives us a rundown on their recent CDT trek, the trail and backpacking scene around Germany, where they currently reside, and we go in-depth about their rise to fame on TikTok, including how the platform's culture differs from Instagram, their methodology in posting catchy content, and how their fame impacted their CDT thru-hike. We wrap the show with a triple crown of childhood crushes, Chaunce and Badger give a quick update on our...
2021-12-071h 38
Backpacker Radio#124 | Ice Age Trail + Wisconsin RecapIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, Badger, Chaunce, and Sauce give you the full recap of our recent Wisconsin Ice Age Trail Road Trip Extravaganza. We give you a play-by-play of the highlights from the trail, town, the live events, and all the TMI inside stories and embarrassing moments in between. Casual warning to listeners- you will walk away from this one wanting to hike the Ice Age Trail and/or gorge yourself on fried fish. We wrap with a very brief segment discussing the new rebrand of Guthook Guides. Organifi...
2021-10-311h 32Backpacker Radio#123 | Pete McBrideIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by world-renowned photographer and director, Pete McBride. We learn about Pete's entry into photography, including what advice he'd offer to aspiring adventure journalists, what it's like to work for NationalGeographic, the ongoing conservationist threats to the Grand Canyon and the Navajo Nation, and we learn all about his new book "Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World's Most Quiet Places". We wrap the show with a triple crown of our favorite sounds from nature, another gross or not gross aimed at hazing...
2021-10-251h 34
Backpacker Radio#122 | Fancy Feast + Hot Ones (Hiker Trash Edition)In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we open the show with a Hiker Trash edition of "Hot Ones", where Chaunce and Badger are grilled by Elise while eating incredibly hot wings. Tears, fear, and slamming beers ensues. We also feature our most impromptu interview to date with our new pal, Fancy Feast. Fancy Feast just wrapped a thru-hike of the Colorado Trail, after having her SOBO PCT plans thwarted by California's fires. In addition to giving us the unenviable story of finding Badger's dirty socks, she shares her experiences of working a variety...
2021-10-142h 19Backpacker Radio#116 | Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we have a lively conversation with the crew at Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E., a diverse coalition working to ensure that nature's transformational powers are accessible to all of our nation's youth. We chat about the organization's goal of a federal equity fund, why you can't plug your ears and demand that politics stay out of the outdoors, how inequality affects outdoor access, and much more. We wrap the show with a bizarre story of a former professor being suspected of starting several fires in...
2021-08-232h 14Backpacker Radio#115 | Scott Carney on Wim Hof, Summiting Kilimanjaro, and Debunking CharlatansIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Scott Carney. Scott's early career as an investigative journalist had him debunking fake gurus and charlatans. When he was put on assignment by Playboy Magazine more than a decade ago to do the same with a Dutch daredevil- named Wim Hof- Scott assumed this would be more of the same. What ensued was Scott being enthralled by Wim, his famous breathing and cold exposure techniques, as well as the circus that surrounded the Wim Hof experience. We talk all about Scott's time with Wim, what...
2021-08-122h 12Backpacker Radio#113 | Rachael "Rabbit" Delano: Triple Crowner and YogiIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Rachael "Rabbit" Delano. Rabbit is a triple crowner, yogi, trail junkie, and currently in an ongoing battle with the Colorado Trail. We learn about how the discovery of thru-hiking was a true fork in the road for Rachael, as the other path was leading toward a very dark place (much like our episode with Second Chance, for those who are triggered by talks of suicide, we encourage you to skip to about 15 minutes into the interview). We talk about the highs and lows of each...
2021-07-232h 57Backpacker Radio#112 | Beginner Backpacking MistakesIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are trying new things! In lieu of an interview, myself alongside Chaunce and Sauce (Elise), cover some of the most common beginner backpacking mistakes. Because we here at Backpacker Radio can occasionally steer off-topic, we wanted to experiment with an episode dedicated to what the show's title implies. Backpacking stuff. These pointers run the full spectrum, from massive mistakes, to minor gaffes. Regardless of where you are in your backpacking evolution, we think you'll walk away from this one with some very useful insight. But first.
2021-07-141h 13
Backpacker Radio#110 | Alison Young: Thru-Hiker, Producer, Podcaster, and Classic Music AficionadoIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Alison Young. Alison has a world-class radio voice, is a super accomplished backpacker, with a long list of thru-hikes, a former professional flutist and classic music aficionado, and the host and producer of The Trek's newest podcast, Walking Distance. We get a crash course in all things classical music, including how Lizzo ranks alongside some of the historical greats, we talk in depth about Alison's many treks, especially her international hikes (prepare to expand your bucket list), we talk about what it's like to do...
2021-06-241h 59
Backpacker Radio#109 | The Real Hiking Viking on The HaydukeIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by the show's third co-host at this point, the real hiking viking. We do a deep dive on every inch of Jabba's recent hike of the Hayduke, including the challenges of long water carries, regular exposure to 100-plus degree days, navigating the route, and some truly epic stories, including a trail magic rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. Whether you want to learn about the Hayduke or are simply craving some more Jabba time, this one will not disappoint. We wrap the show with a triple...
2021-06-152h 27
Screaming in the CloudThe Cloud Bard Speaks with Forrest BrazealAbout Forrest BrazealForrest is an enterprise cloud architect, speaker, and community advocate. Currently a senior manager at A Cloud Guru, he spent years designing applications for the cloud at Infor and Trek10. One of the original AWS Serverless Heroes, Forrest was also named one of Jefferson Frank's Top 7 Global AWS Experts in 2019. His first book, "The Read-Aloud Cloud", is coming from Wiley in September 2020.Links ReferencedBook: https://www.amazon.com/Read-Aloud-Cloud-Innocents-Inside/dp/1119677629Cloud Irregular: https://cloudirregular.substack.com/ works. Note that this is the link behind some text that is “forrestBrazeal.com/ma...
2020-07-2136 min
Talking Serverless#17 - Forrest Brazeal Cloud BardWhat is a "Cloud Bard"? Why it's someone who shares with the community tales of the Cloud, and who better to do it than Forrest Brazeal?
Forrest is not only an enterprise cloud architect, speaker, and community advocate-- he is also the Sr. Manager at A Cloud Guru and spent years designing applications for the cloud at Infor and Trek10. One of the original AWS Serverless Heroes, Forrest was also named one of Jefferson Frank's Top 7 Global AWS Experts in 2019. In this episode we pick Forrest's brain about the opportunities of Cloud Computing, how to get started, and...
2020-07-0934 min
Cloud Native MXS01-E29: CNCF Events, projects releases and What are runbooks?# Podcast S01-E29: CNCF Events, projects releases and What are runbooks?
- Conducido por @_marKox, @domix
## Revisión de las noticias
- [Announcing Istio 1.6](https://istio.io/news/releases/1.6.x/announcing-1.6/)
- [Harbor 2.0 Released](https://goharbor.io/blog/harbor-2.0/)
- [Operators and Sidecars Are the New Model for Software Delivery](https://thenewstack.io/operators-and-sidecars-are-the-new-model-for-software-delivery/)
- [CNCF: 2020 Sponsorship Prospectus](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sponsor-cncf-20200522.pdf)
- [Observability and the Misleading Promise of AIOps](https://thenewstack.io/observability-and-the-misleading-promise-of-aiops/)
## Referencias y Recursos
- [Operations Runbooks: Putting the Ops in DevOps](https://octopus.com/blog/operations-runbooks)
- [The 10-Minute Read to Understanding D...
2020-05-291h 00
Serverless ChatsEpisode #49: Things I Wish I Knew Before Migrating to the Cloud with Jared ShortAbout Jared Short: Jared has been building and operating serverless technologies in production at scale since 2015, and is laser focused on helping companies deliver business value with a serverless mindset. Jared is currently Senior Cloud Engineer, Developer Accelerator, at Trek10, Inc. but was formerly Head of Developer Experience and Relations at Serverless, Inc. and an early contributor to the Serverless Framework. In his current role, Jared's day-to-day is serverless all the time, as he helps people build and operate cloud native architectures.
Twitter: twitter.com/ShortJared
Email: jaredlshort@gmail.com
Website: jaredshort.com/
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2020-05-181h 10
Trail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #24 | An Interview with Your Former SelfToday marks the final episode of our second season. Although this news is melancholy, this episode is too good to be down. At the beginning of this year, before embarking on their thru-hikes, I asked our Correspondents to interview themselves. Specifically, their future selves. I wanted a way to capture both the metamorphosis a hiker goes through during their journey, as well as hit on the pressure points of what was driving our wonderful correspondents onto the trail in the first place. This episode features both the questions fielded before their journey, along with their answers a coup...
2019-12-242h 03Trail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #23 | Readjusting After a Thru-HikeWhen prepping for a thru-hike, aspiring trekkers spend countless hours stressing the transition to their new existence, one spent on the other side of walls. Within just a few days, the adjustment to living amongst the trees, on mountains, and under stars is all but complete. If only the transition back inside were so easy. That's the subject of today's episode. Our correspondents share how the adaption back to their former worlds has been, and what elements of their on-trail worlds they've brought with them- or at least hope to. FIND US ON ITUNE...
2019-12-051h 03Backpacker Radio#49 | Matt "Pretzel" Mason on Shaking Down New Thru-Hikers, Gear Advice, Wildland Firefighting, and Also EverythingMatt "Pretzel" Mason is a triple crowner, trail runner, sober hiker, former Mountain Crossings employee, wildland firefighter, gear snob, and bona fide character. His beard game is strong, and his opinions are stronger. This is our longest episode to date, and it promises to entertain throughout. Use code "ATDrink15" at GossamerGear.com to save 15% Gossamer Gear The One Gossamer Gear Gorilla Gossamer Gear Liteflex Umbrella Gossamer Gear Giveaway on Instagram Sawyer Picaridin Packets Use code "Trek10" at Greenbelly.co Take the 2019 AT Thru-Hiker Survey! San Diego Backpacker Radio Meetup Matt "Pretzel" Mason...
2019-10-183h 35Backpacker Radio#48 | Legend on His Long Trail FKT, Corpse Feet, and New BookIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are once again joined by our pal, Jeff Garmire, aka Legend. We catch up on all of his trail feats since he was last on the show including his ridiculous sub 6 day unsupported FKT on the Long Trail, how he messed around and set the Pinhoti FKT, his new book, Free Outside: A Trek Against Time and Distance, and much more. We have some Trek Propaganda and introduce a brand new segment- Trail Trivia, the drinking game. Crack open a PBR and play along, if you dare.
2019-10-081h 48
Think FaaS with Trek10Serverless In The Cloud With DiamondsSpecial guest Sean Mare from the Gemological Institute of America discusses the serverless architecture GIA and Trek10 built for the high-stakes world of diamond grading.
2019-10-0114 minBackpacker Radio#47 | Peter Bakwin of FastestKnownTime.comToday's guest is Peter Bakwin, co-creator at fastestknowntime.com. We dive deep on all things FKT related, including his take on some of the more controversial FKTs, the proper way to document a speed record, and how he spearheaded this community. We also talk about Peter's long and impressive background in backpacking and ultra running, including his unmatched Rock-hard Hard Rock run. We also have a new unpopular opinion segment, a patent pending and much more. [divider] Subjects discussed in the episode include: Use code "ATDrink15"...
2019-09-291h 40Serverless ChatsEpisode #14: Serverless CI/CD for the Enterprise with Forrest BrazealAbout Forrest BrazealForrest Brazeal is an AWS Serverless Hero and a Senior Cloud Architect at Trek10, where he hosts the Think FaaS serverless podcast and contributes to their open source efforts. He understands the challenges faced by enterprises moving to the cloud and loves building solutions that provide maximum business value for minimal cost. Outside of his day job, he interviews the top names in cloud for his “Serverless Superheroes” series at A Cloud Guru and also creates the FaaS and Furious webcomic. He is the co-chair of ServerlessConf and regularly speaks at workshops and other even...
2019-09-1635 minBackpacker Radio#46 | Anish is Back(!), the Impact of Vloggers on the Trail Community, and Cinnamon Court 2.0In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, we sit down to chat with, record holder, trail legend, author, and Backpacker Radio repeat offender, Heather "Anish" Anderson. We go into depth on her new book, Thirst, which chronicles her 2013 Fastest Known Time on the Pacific Crest Trail, including her lowest moments from the hike, mountain lion encounters, and dealing with extreme heat in the southern california desert. Also, per your request from our last chat, we talk gear. We have a trek propaganda featuring the impact of vloggers in thru-hiking, a brand new Cinnamon Court, and a...
2019-09-051h 24Backpacker Radio#45 | Chaunce Hiked the AT (Drink), Badger's WRHR Hike, and Upcoming Road TripThe Cinnamon is Connected for good. Or for bad. But undoubtedly, for the foreseeable future. Chaunce and Badger go deep on the rest of Chaunce's Appalachian Trail thru-hike, including untold poo stories, her take on New Hampshire and Maine, her legendary chafing, how she gained weight while thru-hiking, suggestions for the ATC, and how she plans to combat post thru-hike depression now that she's back in the "real world". We chat about Badger's recent hikes on the Wind River High Route and Pfiffner Traverse. We introduce a brand new segment, Unpopular Opinions and have a Patent Pending. This is...
2019-08-202h 21Think FaaS with Trek10Rap Battle: Serverless vs ContainersYou can call me crazy but it's how my momma raised me:Servers make me nervous but serverless never fazed me.
2019-08-1903 minBackpacker Radio#44 | Renee "She-ra" Patrick on Her Triple Crown, Establishing the Oregon Desert Trail, and Her Potent BearomonesRenee Patrick, known on trail as She-ra is a triple crowner, designer, and all-around Renaissance Woman. In addition to hiking pretty much every trail in the United States and some abroad, she's also served in the Peace Corps, interned at the Smithsonian, and presently serves as the coordinator at the Oregon Desert Trail. She shares stories of being caught in a military coup in Africa, having her pack stolen by a bear, being bitten by a brown recluse on the Appalachian Trail, and building and selling a merchandise company. Of course we've got some Trek Propaganda as well as...
2019-08-011h 30Backpacker Radio#43 | Clay Bonnyman Evans on AT Cults, YouTube Scam Artists, and Trail Murder StatisticsToday we are joined by Clay Bonnyman Evans, aka Pony, who's an author, long time Trek Writer, AT and Colorado Trail thru-hiker, and someone with a deep passion for the trail and its culture. We touch on a wide array of subjects in this episode, including some controversial topics such as the Twelve Tribes and Yellow Deli, Inchworm's tragic death on the AT, bringing a gun on a thru-hike, YouTube scam artists, how privilege pertains to thru-hiking, barfing on poo and way more. Clay is a ball of energy. This episode will likely stir up some fun debate.
2019-07-232h 20Trail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #13 | The Thru-Hiker Diet: Favorite Foods, Hiker Hunger, and Nutrition Strategies (Group 2)We hope you've got enough appetite to stomach another show about trail food, because today's edition is an all you can eat buffet of hiker fare. Our remaining PCT and CDT hikers weigh in on what their favorite trail foods are, what they're craving most, if they've been stricken with the notorious hiker hunger, how their food systems have evolved over the course of their hikes, and more. For anyone who's curious about how long distance backpackers manage their diets, this episode will provide plenty of food for thought. FIND US ON ITUNES | FIND US O...
2019-07-151h 03Backpacker Radio#42 | Clare GallagherIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio, I am joined by recent Western States 100 winner, Clare Gallagher. Not only is Clare a world-class ultra runner, she's also a very vocal and passionate environmental activist, Princeton graduate, Patagonia athlete, and all around powerhouse. She shares how she was able to pull off the most important victory in her young ultra running career, the two weeks she spent hanging out with Tommy Caldwell in the arctic leading up the race, all the while doing everything she can to save the world. Literally. I touch briefly on my hike of the Oregon Coast...
2019-07-111h 14Trail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #12 | The Thru-Hiker Diet: Favorite Meals, Snacks, and Philosophy (Group 1)Food. It's is a subject of endless fascination to just about everyone. Even the most experienced hikers stand room for improvement with their backcountry menus. Rarely do I go a long stint on trail without picking up some sort of tip for how to enhance my hiker fare. This episode will be appealing to those who want to improve their on trail culinary skills or who are simply curious about what a hiker eats, what the vaunted hiker hunger is all about, and how tastes evolve over the course of a thru-hike. FIND US ON ITUNES | F...
2019-07-011h 11Think FaaS with Trek10Serverless SmellsSome serverless designs just don't feel quite right. Forrest helps you develop an intuition for when it's time to go back to the drawing board.
2019-06-1709 minTrail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #11 | Thru-Hiking Gear: Regrets, Upgrades, and Best Advice (Group 2)Gear. For some people it's their favorite topic in the world, for others, it results in a shoulder shrug and an eye roll. But whether you love or hate gear talk, there's no way around it: what you carry on your back, plays a big role in how much you enjoy your hike. More precisely, getting it wrong the first time, can be emotionally and financially draining. -Check out the full list of what our hikers changed in the show notes below- Today our hikers share what they've sent home, what they've upgraded- really an...
2019-06-121h 12Trail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #10 | Expectations vs. Reality (Group 2)To prepare for a thru-hike is to spend months reading blog posts, watching videos, and following social media accounts trying to absorb as much information for your forthcoming journey as possible. But even the most type A person can't completely envision what lies ahead on the trail- and thank god for that. That is precisely the premise of today's show. Today our hikers let us in on how the journey has deviated from their expectations. FIND US ON ITUNES | FIND US ON GOOGLE PLAY | FIND US ON STITCHER Get a 10% discount off at north...
2019-06-0753 minBackpacker Radio#38 | Legend on his Arizona Trail FKT, The Great Western Loop, and Supergluing His Foot ShutIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio, myself plus a special guest co-host are joined by Jeff "Legend" Garmire. He's back, and oh boy does he have new stories to share, including the time he had to superglue his foot shut. We chat all about his previous year, which was arguably busier than anyone in the backpacking world, including his Great Western Loop, a 7,000 mile hike, and his recent Arizona Trail FKT. We go way deep on both of these hikes, when we're not filling the airwaves with laughter. We also unveil a new hiker of the week and a...
2019-05-241h 44Trail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #7 | Night Before the Trail + First Day on Trail (Group 2)As you likely recall, in episode 5, we got our first updates from the trail. Today we get our first trail update from our second group of hikers. More specifically we get a pair of updates. We first get a taste of where our hiker's minds are the night before they embark on their treks. This likely comes as no surprise, but this is a time when emotions are flowing like a fire hose. Whether it's excitement, anxiety, or a combination of the two, our hikers' long-awaited treks are just one bad night of sleep away. And the...
2019-05-0950 minTrail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #6 | Expectations vs. Reality (Group 1)To prepare for a thru-hike is to spend months reading blog posts, watching videos, and following social media accounts trying to absorb as much information for your forthcoming journey as possible. But even the most type A person can't completely envision what lies ahead on the trail- and thank god for that. That is precisely the premise of today's show. Today our hikers let us in on how the journey has deviated from their expectations. Today's updates come from the same hikers you heard in the previous episode. We're going to continue segmenting our hikers this...
2019-04-301h 10Think FaaS with Trek10Serverless In The BrownfieldCan you realize the benefits of serverless in a legacy system? Yes, says Forrest in our latest episode, where we break down some tried-and-true strategies for moving outdated architectures onto cloud-native services.
2019-04-1809 minTrail CorrespondentsS02 Episode #5 | Night Before the Trail + First Day on Trail (Group 1)The shows leading up to today's served a necessary role. They introduced us to our 2019 hikers. We got to meet the vast array of personalities trekking across the country, and learn a good deal about the motives behind these epic journeys. But, I like to think that these entries were just this season's hors d'oeuvres. Today's show begins our main entree. Today's show features our first updates from the trail. In this episode, you'll receive a pair of entries from our Correspondents. The first actually comes the night before they hit...
2019-04-1558 minBackpacker Radio#33 | Andrew SkurkaIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by adventuring legend, author, blogger and backcountry guide, Andrew Skurka. This is a very meaty show, we touch on a huge number of subjects including his ridiculous backpacking endeavors, his favorite backcountry routes, his bear bagging recommendations, the current state of rain gear, specific gear recommendations for an AT or PCT thru-hike, and so much more. Strap in, this is a fun interview filled with a ton of valuable insight. We also debut a new segment, featuring a popular YouTube personality by the name of Second...
2019-03-282h 01Backpacker Radio#32 | Peter Downing on Ultra Running, the Peace Corps, and Suffer BetterIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we're joined by Peter Downing, a modern day renaissance man. We chat about his history as an ultra runner (including his four wins at the Buena Vista 50), his time in the Peace Corps, his career as a lawyer, and now, his latest undertaking, Suffer Better, a community of ultra runners whose mission is to give back. It's a fun, freewheeling convo where Peter teaches us the ins and outs of the ultra world. We touch on what it's like to have cold feet before a thru-hike and we get into a...
2019-03-201h 37Backpacker Radio#31 | Justin "2Taps" Helmkamp on the Te Araroa and Wilderness Therapy GuidingIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we're joined by Justin Helmcamp, aka Two Taps, who was kind enough to extend his layover in Denver to record this show. We chat about his Flip Flop thru-hike of the AT, his hike on New Zealand's Te Araroa, and his work as a wilderness therapist. We do a patent pending. And we commence the #ChaunceDontChafe hashtag. [divider] Subjects discussed in today's show include: Gossamer Gear Anniversary Video Use code "TREK15" at GossamerGear.com to save 15% Sawyer Permethrin Sawer Micro vs. Sawyer Squeeze Use code "thetrek"...
2019-03-101h 20Backpacker Radio#30 | Gummy Bear on Being a Gay, Plus-Sized Hiker, PCT 2019 PSA, and Things to Freak Out About Before a Thru-HikeIn today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we are joined by Gummy Bear, a 2018 PCT hiker and all around awesome dude. We do a deep dive on his experience of being a gay and plus size hiker in the trail community. We chat some about his upcoming Arizona Trail hike. Chaunce and I deliver the PCT class of 2019 a warning for what they can expect to see in the Sierra this year and why you might want to consider hiking southbound. We do a triple crown of things to freak out about before leaving for a thru-hike. Basically we touch...
2019-03-012h 00Think FaaS with Trek10From DevOps to FinDevYan Cui joins Forrest to unpack the idea of FinDev. What should the finance department and the engineering org have in common, and why is serverless a catalyst for this transformation?
2019-02-2815 minThink FaaS with Trek10Bursting The Serverless BubbleYan Cui joins Forrest to discuss serverless adoption challenges and goals in 2019.
2019-02-2111 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless In ProductionYan Cui joins Forrest to share best practices for running serverless apps at production scale.
2019-02-1413 min
AWS re:Invent 2018SRV304: Trek10 Uses Datadog's Tracing to Improve AWS Lambda ProjectsTracing is always a challenge, no matter what your architecture is. Creating an application with serverless functions, such as with AWS Lambda, provides agility and scalability to your application, but it also creates an added challenge for code tracing. In this session, we review Datadog's distributed tracing capabilities and how Trek10 uses those capabilities to improve its customers' applications. Learn how to use AWS X-Ray in a serverless environment. Also, learn strategies for working with traces and logs that explain application errors. Finally, learn how Trek10 uses AWS X-Ray with Datadog to measure and improve its applications' performance. This session...
2018-12-0100 minThink FaaS with Trek10The Future of FaaSJared and Forrest return together for a special fifteen-minute episode discussing the future of FaaS and Jared's new gig at the Serverless Framework.
2018-11-1514 minThink FaaS with Trek10Scaling A Serverless ChatbotIn this, one of a series of Think FaaS talks recorded live at A Cloud Guru's ServerlessConf in San Francisco, Botcopy Lead Developer Mike Sylvester tells us how he scaled a serverless chatbot for two million fans.
2018-10-0405 minThink FaaS with Trek10The Irony of Server-Side-Rendered ServerlessRecorded live at A Cloud Guru's ServerlessConf in San Francisco, here's a special Think FaaS episode from Atlassian Statuspage's Ellie Day.
2018-09-2705 minThink FaaS with Trek10High Performance With ServerlessRecorded live at A Cloud Guru's ServerlessConf in San Francisco, here's a special Think FaaS episode from Walmart Labs engineer Leslie Pajuelo.
2018-09-2006 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless For RobotsTrek10's ThinkFaaS series (recorded live at A Cloud Guru's ServerlessConf in San Francisco) continues with special guest Emily Young from Cloudreach.
2018-09-0604 minThink FaaS with Trek10Going All-In With ServerlessRecorded live at A Cloud Guru's ServerlessConf in San Francisco, here's a special Think FaaS episode from Indevelo cofounder James Beswick.
2018-08-3005 minThink FaaS with Trek10The Non-Dev Who Codes -- Serverless-lyRecorded live at A Cloud Guru's ServerlessConf in San Francisco, here's a special Think FaaS episode from growth hacker Andrea Passwater.
2018-08-2305 minThink FaaS with Trek10How To Win Coworkers and Influence Organizations For ServerlessIn the wake of ServerlessConf, here's a special condensed version of Forrest and Jared's main stage talk, just for Think FaaS listeners!
2018-08-0904 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless in Summer 2018Let's look at the serverless landscape and changes we've seen!
2018-07-2603 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless Best Practices - OperationsYou've also heard some of the buzzwords in this area like structured logging, tracing, observability, anomaly detection... let's talk ops.
2018-07-1905 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless Best Practices - TestingForrest answers listener questions about testing serverless applications and breaks down some ways to streamline your test workflow in the cloud.
2018-07-1204 minScreaming in the CloudEpisode 18: Sitting on the curb clapping as serverless superheroes go byWhat’s serverless? Are you serverless now? Is going from enterprise to serverless a natural evolution? Or, is it a “that was fun, now let’s go ride our bikes” moment? Is serverless “just a toy?” Is it a wide and varied ecosystem, or is it Lambda plus some other randos? What's up with serverless vs. containers?
Today, Forrest Brazeal is here to answer those questions and discuss pros and cons of serverless. He was a senior Cloud architect prior to joining Trek10. Forrest spent several years leading AWS and serverless engineering projects at Infor. He understands the challeng...
2018-07-1136 min
Screaming in the CloudEpisode 18: Sitting on the curb clapping as serverless superheroes go byWhat’s serverless? Are you serverless now? Is going from enterprise to serverless a natural evolution? Or, is it a “that was fun, now let’s go ride our bikes” moment? Is serverless “just a toy?” Is it a wide and varied ecosystem, or is it Lambda plus some other randos? What's up with serverless vs. containers?
Today, Forrest Brazeal is here to answer those questions and discuss pros and cons of serverless. He was a senior Cloud architect prior to joining Trek10. Forrest spent several years leading AWS and serverless engineering projects at Infor. He understands the challeng...
2018-07-1136 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless Best Practices: SecurityServerless has huge strengths in the area of security. Forrest has some best practices to put that natural advantage to work for you.
2018-07-0504 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless Project Best Practices - Project Layout & OrchestrationOur topic for this episode is laying out a Serverless project and what we have seen work well in the real world for Trek10 and our clients.
2018-06-2804 minThink FaaS with Trek10Reasons Not To ServerlessServerless is not a silver bullet. Forrest explains several edge cases where serverless computing doesn't (yet) make sense, and introduces the principle of "least compute possible".
2018-06-2104 minThink FaaS with Trek10We Need To Talk About MulticloudThe Multi-cloud vision, since the early days of public cloud, has been built up to be a promised-land at the intersection of scale-economics and vendor-agnosticism.
2018-06-1404 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless Service DiscoveryForrest helps you navigate the murky waters of service discovery for serverless apps in AWS (and learn why Lambda environment variables can be so dangerous)!
2018-06-0704 minThink FaaS with Trek10Five Serverless Fallacies (And How To Avoid Them)Forrest looks past the hype to provide real talk on 'walled gardens', scalability, and more common misperceptions about serverless technologies.
2018-05-1004 minThink FaaS with Trek10Why We're Excited About AWS AppSyncForrest breaks down AWS AppSync, the death of the 'middle tier', and the future of back-end development in the serverless world.
2018-05-0304 minThink FaaS with Trek10View from the AWS San Francisco SummitAWS had about 9,000 people in house, a packed expo hall, and a whole slate of new feature and service announcements for the San Francisco Summit. Let's break down some key takeaways.
2018-04-1204 minThink FaaS with Trek10Serverless Use Cases: The REST of the StoryServerless is often used hand in hand with building APIs whether they be RESTful, GraphQl, or what have you. While this is a typical use case, let's look at other useful ways we can leverage serverless.
2018-04-0504 minThink FaaS with Trek10Zip It And Ship It - Serverless Deployments on AWSAWS SAM and the Serverless Framework go head to head in our latest five-minute episode, where we discuss the challenges of deploying complex serverless apps on AWS.
2018-03-2904 minThink FaaS with Trek10Performance Considerations of ServerlessCold starts, concurrency limits, traffic spikes, or database connection pooling, everyone at some point has to at least consider performance in serverless systems at scale.
2018-03-2204 minThink FaaS with Trek10The Cost of Doing BusinessIf you want to go serverless, you have to show why it helps your business win. And one way we can answer that question, not the only way, is by looking at cost.
2018-03-1504 minThink FaaS with Trek10We Can't "Contain" OurselvesAre containers dead, is FaaS a fad? It's a confusing world out there, with new abstractions for containers and container management only being out paced by the the releases of JavaScript frameworks.
2018-03-0804 minThink FaaS with Trek10Deploying Your Serverless TeamHow do you build the kind of team that will set your serverless projects up for success? What does a serverless team looks like?
2018-03-0104 min2018-02-2204 minThink FaaS with Trek10State of the StateYou'll often hear that FaaS "functions" are stateless. While this is somewhat true, there are caveats that can get you in to trouble in a hurry if you aren't aware of them.
2018-02-1504 minThink FaaS with Trek10Talkin' Lock-InVendor lock in. Scary words. You'll hear people hyperventilate about this a lot when it comes to the cloud in general and serverless in particular. So should you be concerned?
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