Screaming in the Cloud

Replay - Multi-Cloud is the Future with Tobi Knaup

Dec 12, 2024

Tobi Knaup, VP & General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix and co-founder of D2iQ, shares insights on the importance of multi-cloud strategies. He highlights the Kubernetes community's vital role in widespread adoption and warns against relying solely on Kubernetes. Tobi discusses the branding challenges of D2iQ's evolution from Mesosphere, and emphasizes that compliance and unique features are driving multi-cloud adoption. He also reflects on how tech founders adapt to shifting landscapes and regulatory requirements.

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Quick takeaways

The rebranding of Mesosphere to D2iQ highlights the company's shift towards comprehensive solutions in cloud operations and maintenance.

Adopting a multi-cloud strategy enables enterprises to optimize resources while ensuring compliance with varying data privacy regulations across jurisdictions.

Deep dives

Rebranding and Evolution of D2IQ

The company formerly known as Mesosphere underwent a rebranding to better reflect its current operations and market focus. Initially named after the Apache Mesos project, the name became a hindrance as the company expanded its offerings beyond that single technology. By adopting the name D2IQ, the focus shifted to helping customers succeed with operations and maintenance in production environments, emphasizing the critical 'day two' aspect of DevOps. This shift illustrates the company's adaptation to the evolving landscape of cloud technologies and its commitment to offering broader solutions.

Intro

3min

Branding Challenges in Tech: Mesosphere's Journey

10min

The Importance of Multi-Cloud Strategies in Enterprise Architecture

4min

Navigating the Challenges of Multi-Cloud Deployment

2min

Founders' Tech Journey: From Website Builders to Cloud Innovators

12min

On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we’re revisiting our conversation with Tobi Knaup, the current VP & General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix. At the time this first aired, Tobi was the co-founder and CTO of D2iQ before the company was acquired by Nutanix. In this blast from the past, Corey and Tobi discuss why Mesosphere rebranded as D2iQ and why the Kubernetes community deserves the credit for the widespread adoption of the container orchestration platform. Many people assume Kubernetes is all they need, but that’s a mistake, and Tobi explains what other tools they end up having to use. We’ll also hear why Tobi thinks that multi-cloud is the future (it is the title of the episode after all).

Show Highlights

(0:00) Intro

(0:28) The Duckbill Group sponsor read

(1:01) Memosphere rebranding to D2iQ

(4:34) The strength of the Kubernetes community

(7:43) Is open-source a bad business model?

(10:19) Why you need more than just Kubernetes

(13:13) The Duckbill Group sponsor read

(13:55) Is multi-cloud the best practice?

(17:31) Creating a consistent experience between two providers

(19:05) Tobi’s background story

(24:24) Memories of the days of physical data centers

(28:00) How long will Kubernetes be relevant

(30:18) Where you can find more from Tobi

About Tobi Knaup

Tobi Knaup is the VP & General Manager of Cloud Native at Nunatix. Previously, he was the Co-Founder and CTO of D2iQ Kubernetes Platform before Nutanix acquired the company. Knaup is an experienced software engineer focusing on large scale systems and machine learning. Tobi’s research work is on Internet-scale sentiment analysis using online knowledge, linguistic analysis, and machine learning. Outside of his tech work, he enjoys making cocktails and has collected his favorite recipes on his cocktail website.

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