Episode 106 – Automating the Future with Dan Blanco - Unpacking Infrastructure as Code

Feb 2, 2024

Dan Blanco, Senior Developer Advocate for the AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) team, discusses the transformative world of IaC, including innovations like AWS CloudFormation Git sync, CDK Migrate, and the IaC Generator. They also explore Dan's unique journey from being a cook to a developer, the evolution and impact of infrastructure as code, and exciting releases from the CloudFormation team. A must-listen for those interested in cloud infrastructure management and seizing new business opportunities.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Excitement, Theory, and Food History

02:12 • 2min

From Cooking to Programming

04:21 • 4min

The Evolution and Impact of Infrastructure as Code

08:09 • 18min

Exploring Language Models, CloudFormation Releases, and the Future of Gen AI

25:51 • 2min

Sharing a URL, Online Presence, and Innovating in the Cloud

28:17 • 2min

Join Dave in this enlightening conversation with Dan Blanco, Senior Developer Advocate for the AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) team, as they dive deep into the transformative world of IaC. In an era where manual processes no longer suffice, IaC emerges as a pivotal technology, enabling developers to provision and manage computing infrastructure through code, streamlining the setup, update, and maintenance of essential infrastructure components for application development, testing, and deployment. In this episode, Dan unveils the latest innovations from his team, including the groundbreaking AWS CloudFormation Git sync, CDK Migrate, and the IaC Generator. Discover how the IaC Generator revolutionizes template creation, allowing developers to automatically generate CloudFormation templates for resources in their accounts, enhancing efficiency and control over cloud environments. Beyond the technical, Dave and Dan explore the unique journey of being a developer in the gaming industry, the transition to cloud careers, and share a feast of food analogies along with insider knowledge from culinary school. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand the future of cloud infrastructure management, control costs, reduce risks, and seize new business opportunities with agility and speed. Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedanblanco Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedanblanco/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski [BLOG] AWS DevOps Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops [BLOG] Dan’s Blog Post on IaC Generator- Import entire applications into AWS CloudFormation: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/import-entire-applications-into-aws-cloudformation/ [BLOG] Announcing CDK Migrate: A Single Command to Migrate to the AWS CDK - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/announcing-cdk-migrate-a-single-command-to-migrate-to-the-aws-cdk/ [DOCS] Generating templates for existing resources - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/generate-IaC.html [DOCS] Working with AWS CloudFormation Git Sync - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/git-sync.html [TRAINING] AWS IaC Workshops: https://cdkworkshop.com and https://catalog.workshops.aws/cfn101/en-US Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss