Screaming in the Cloud

Laurent Doguin, Director of Developer Relations & Strategy at Couchbase, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to talk about the work that Couchbase is doing in the world of databases and developer relations, as well as the role of AI in their industry and beyond. Together, Corey and Laurent discuss Laurent’s many different roles throughout his career including what made him want to come back to a role at Couchbase after stepping away for 5 years. Corey and Laurent dig deep on how Couchbase has grown in recent years and how it’s using artificial intelligence to offer an even better experience to the end user.About LaurentLaurent Doguin is Director of Developer Relations & Strategy at Couchbase (NASDAQ: BASE), a cloud database platform company that 30% of the Fortune 100 depend on.Links Referenced:Couchbase: https://couchbase.comXKCD #927: https://xkcd.com/927/dbdb.io: https://dbdb.ioDB-Engines: https://db-engines.com/en/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldoguinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ldoguin/

Mike Goldsmith, Staff Software Engineer at Honeycomb, discusses Open Telemetry, company culture, work-life balance as a remote employee, and the value of core values. He also compares Go and .NET programming languages. A focus on building strong relationships in a distributed organization and the challenges of changing company culture are covered.

Amir Szekely, owner of CloudSnorkel, talks with Corey about the importance of being pragmatic in cloud migration. They also discuss the differences in approaches to cloud development over the years. Amir shares his motivation for open-source projects and his satisfaction in fixing bugs for CloudSnorkel.

Chris Hill, owner of HumblePod and host of the We Built This Brand podcast, discusses the future of podcasting and the role of emerging technologies. Topics include AI's struggle in podcasting, the importance of authenticity and niche, where video podcasting works, content's significance over technical specs, and gauging podcast audience health with the Podcast Listener Lifecycle tool.

John Wynkoop, Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, discusses his career move to become an AWS billing consultant. They explore transferable skills among cloud providers and the post-pandemic trend of multi-cloud adoption. John emphasizes the need for cost control, even for VC-funded start-ups, and shares his fascination with cost optimization and engineering. They also shed light on the complexity of the AWS bill and the importance of making cost-conscious decisions.

Seif Lotfy, Co-Founder and CTO at Axiom, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss how and why Axiom has taken a low-cost approach to event data. Seif describes the events that led to him helping co-found a company, and explains why the team wrote all their code from scratch. Corey and Seif discuss their views on AWS pricing, and Seif shares his views on why AWS doesn’t have to compete on price. Seif also reveals some of the exciting new products and features that Axiom is currently working on. About SeifSeif is the bubbly Co-founder and CTO of Axiom where he has helped build the next generation of logging, tracing, and metrics. His background is at Xamarin, and Deutche Telekom and he is the kind of deep technical nerd that geeks out on white papers about emerging technology and then goes to see what he can build.Links Referenced:Axiom: https://axiom.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/seiflotfy

Adnan Khan, Lead Security Engineer at Praetorian, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss software bill of materials and supply chain attacks. Adnan describes how simple pull requests can lead to major security breaches, and how to best avoid those vulnerabilities. Adnan and Corey also discuss the rapid innovation at Github Actions, and the pros and cons of having new features added so quickly when it comes to security. Adnan also discusses his view on the state of AI and its impact on cloud security. About AdnanAdnan is a Lead Security Engineer at Praetorian. He is responsible for executing on Red-Team Engagements as well as developing novel attack tooling in order to meet and exceed engagement objectives and provide maximum value for clients.His past experience as a software engineer gives him a deep understanding of where developers are likely to make mistakes, and has applied this knowledge to become an expert in attacks on organization’s CI/CD systems.Links Referenced:Praetorian: https://www.praetorian.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/adnanthekhanPraetorian blog posts: https://www.praetorian.com/author/adnan-khan/

Joe Karlsson, Data Engineer at Tinybird, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss what it’s like working in the world of data right now and how he manages the overlap between his social media presence and career. Corey and Joe chat about the rise of AI and whether or not we’re truly seeing advancements in that realm or just trendy marketing plays, and Joe shares why he feels data is getting a lot more attention these days and what it’s like to work in data at this time. Joe also shares insights into how his mental health has been impacted by having a career and social media presence that overlaps, and what steps he’s taken to mitigate the negative impact. About JoeJoe Karlsson (He/They) is a Software Engineer turned Developer Advocate at Tinybird. He empowers developers to think creatively when building data intensive applications through demos, blogs, videos, or whatever else developers need.Joe's career has taken him from building out database best practices and demos for MongoDB, architecting and building one of the largest eCommerce websites in North America at Best Buy, and teaching at one of the most highly-rated software development boot camps on Earth. Joe is also a TEDx Speaker, film buff, and avid TikToker and Tweeter.Links Referenced:Tinybird: https://www.tinybird.co/Personal website: https://joekarlsson.comTinybird: https://www.tinybird.co/Personal website: https://joekarlsson.com

Jeff Geerling, owner of Midwestern Mac, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss the importance of storytelling, problem-solving, and community in the world of cloud. They delve into the value of beginner-friendly content and storytelling in cloud marketing. They also compare managed Nat Gateway's and Raspberry Pis and highlight the importance of community in technology. Being an independent content creator and the importance of a lasting point of contact are also discussed.

Dmitry Kagansky, State CTO for Georgia, discusses the importance of security and reliability in the public sector. He describes how he's employing a multi-cloud strategy and focusing on hiring and training for skills. They also talk about the challenges of sourcing cloud talent and making big changes in the public sector.