The Cloudcast

It’s now been 3 years since the world was disrupted by COVID-19. How has the tech industry been impacted, changed, and altered? SHOW: 699CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Make Cloud Native Ubiquitous with Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)Join the foundation of doers, CNCF is the open source, vendor-neutral hub of cloud native computing, hosting projects like Kubernetes and Prometheus to make cloud native universal and sustainableGitOpsCon + CDCon Registration Code: PODCAST10 for 10% offCloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSHOW NOTES:Eps.499 - Did COVID change tech?Eps.552 - Developing New Habits in COVIDRemote Work Should be (Mostly) Asynchronous (HBR)GOOD PREDICTIONS, BAD PREDICTIONS, AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIESHow long the pandemic would lastHow much this would accelerate cloud adoptionHow efficient remote work would make companiesThe future of in-person events vs. virtual eventsGOOD HABITS, BAD HABITS, AND LESSONS LEARNEDToo many companies assumed that late 2020 through early 2022 would be the new normal The cloud providers all grew very fast, but none of them launched industry-changing new services, and have since laid off peopleSaaS services did not figure out how to be more profitable, and have laid off peopleRemove work hasn’t become more efficient, and it’s not creating new management / teamwork / collaboration challengesWe’ve created very unusual and awkward human interactions, and tried to normalize themA new round of layoffs and economic uncertainty will end up creating another new set of behaviors - still TBD.FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Zachary Smith (@zsmithnyc, Head of Edge Infrastructure @Equinix) talks about Edge Computing, the evolution of CoLocation, Cloud Interconnects and Emerging Trends.SHOW: 698CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Solve your IAM mess with Strata's Identity Orchestration platformHave an identity challenge you thought was too big, too complicated, or too expensive to fix? Let us solve it for you! Visit strata.io/cloudcast to share your toughest IAM challenge and receive a set of AirPods ProDatadog Monitoring: Modern Monitoring and AnalyticsStart monitoring your infrastructure, applications, logs and security in one place with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirtCloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSHOW NOTES:Equinix (homepage)Deploy in Minutes, not MonthsFuture First SustainabilityTopic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit of your background, and where you focus your efforts at Equinix?Topic 2 - Equinix is in a very interesting position in the market, because you have visibility to so many different trends - cloud interconnects, edge computing, application migrations, etc. As we move into 2023, what are some of the trends that you’re keeping an eye on?Topic 3 - You focus on Edge computing. It seems like a very fragmented market (many definitions, many use-cases, many business models). How do you think about the breadth of Edge? Topic 4 - What are some of the trends you’re seeing from the big cloud providers, and how does it impact different size businesses? Topic 5 - You also have a focus on bare metal computing. Is that still primarily a performance-centric play in the market, or are there new trends happening that expand what bare metal can be a part of?Topic 6 - Going forward, what role do you see the global Co-Location providers planning in Cloud, or Edge, or other major trends over the next 5+ years? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

The economics of the Internet are changing as the foundational ad-driven model is being disrupted. How will this impact the cost of things we’ve long enjoyed for free on the Internet?SHOW: 697CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Did you know that 87% of container images in production include a high or critical vulnerability? No wonder prioritization is difficult. Download the Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage report to dig into the state of cloud and container usage.CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSection is the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to run applications across multiple clouds.Cloudcast listeners can experience the benefits of unparalleled performance and uptime, plus the ability to scale as needed. There’s no risk to try it out – run one project for free with no credit card required!SHOW NOTES:ChatGPT-style search will cost 10x more for Google, MicrosoftStratechery on Apple ATTApple App Tracking TransparencyApple ATT change in IOS will have $10B impact on Facebook (Spotify)Is streaming really cheaper than the cable bundle?Google eliminates free Gmail accountsTwitter will start charging for SMS 2FABMW charging monthly for heated seatsTHE EVOLUTION OF HOW THE INTERNET WAS PAID FOROriginal Internet - Funded by the US Gov’t (ARPANET)Walled Gardens - AOL, CompuserveThe Rise of Web Browsers, Search Engines and the Open InternetThe Rise of Consumer Broadband and Over-the-Top ServicesAdvertising as the dominant business model, and building moatsTHE DISRUPTION OF THE AD-CENTRIC INTERNET AND ITS IMPACTSGoogle moats for ads/search - Maps, Gmail, Android, Weather, Flights, Stocks, etc.Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple have build huge ad businessesApple is disrupting mobile advertising with ATTMicrosoft is disrupting search with ChatGPT (and OpenAI)FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Michael Isbitski (@michaelisbitski, Director Cybersecurity Strategy @sysdig) talks about about Sysdig's 2023 Cloud Native Security and Usage Report. The latest trends, interesting findings and the latest on Cloud Native SecuritySHOW: 696CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:How to Fix the Internet (A new podcast from the EFF)Datadog Application Monitoring: Modern Application Performance MonitoringGet started monitoring service dependencies to eliminate latency and errors and enhance your users app experience with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.Solve your IAM mess with Strata's Identity Orchestration platformHave an identity challenge you thought was too big, too complicated, or too expensive to fix? Let us solve it for you! Visit strata.io/cloudcast to share your toughest IAM challenge and receive a set of AirPods ProSHOW NOTES:Sysdig (homepage)Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit of your background, and where you focus your efforts at Sysdig?Topic 2 - Let’s talk about the 2023 report. This is something that Sysdig has run for many years. What are some of the major Container Security and Usage trends you’re seeing this year (2022 to 2023)? Report is unique as it looks at real-world data or more than a billion containers 6th report, each year we build on the data collected previously Beyond the speed of containers and usage data, we also looked at things people care about right now Where are there cost savings How are we doing with implementing zero trustWhere can we save time and reduce riskTopic 3 - It seems like preparedness for attacks, via vulnerabilities, is on the rise? Why do you think we’re seeing things getting worse, rather than better?   Topic 4 - Talk to us about some of the best practices for managing all the vulnerabilities, and how to think about prioritization - such as Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).Topic 5 - It appears that Zero Trust is a big buzzword, but maybe companies have zero trust in zero trust. Did this surprise you? What do you think is causing this?Topic 6 - What are some of the operational best practices that you’re seeing companies doing to help mitigate these ever growing security threats? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Public cloud usage. Cloud-native application development. Developer relations. In a down economy, everything gets questioned. Expect a lot of naysayers and doubters. SHOW: 695CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSection is the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to run applications across multiple clouds.Cloudcast listeners can experience the benefits of unparalleled performance and uptime, plus the ability to scale as needed. There’s no risk to try it out – run one project for free with no credit card required!Did you know that 87% of container images in production include a high or critical vulnerability? No wonder prioritization is difficult. Download the Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage report to dig into the state of cloud and container usage.SHOW NOTES:Kubernetes is great, but it’s been a 7 year distraction (and this thread)Cloud players sound a cautious tone in 2023Is DevRel as an idea being abandoned?THE CURVE IS BENDING DOWN, SO QUESTION EVERYTHINGThe public cloud is no longer economically viableDistributed systems are not practicalKubernetes is now too difficult to useDeveloper relations (DevRel) is no longer needed by vendorsTHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EARLY ADOPTERS AND MAINSTREAMEarly adopters typically have a specific problem they are trying to solveNear-term and long-term goals don’t always alignThe ROI of technology doesn’t always happen immediatelyResume-driven-development is a real thing in good timesEconomic downturns shine a light on practicality and profitabilityGreed is a factor in good times and bad timesFEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Kyle Weller (@KyleJWeller, Head of Product @onehousehq) talks about the latest trends in  OSS Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and the evolution to “Data Lakehouses” with Apache HudiSHOW: 694CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Datadog Synthetic Monitoring: Frontend and Backend Modern MonitoringEnsure frontend issues don’t impair user experience by detecting user-facing issues with API and browser tests with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt. Solve your IAM mess with Strata's Identity Orchestration platformHave an identity challenge you thought was too big, too complicated, or too expensive to fix? Let us solve it for you! Visit strata.io/cloudcast to share your toughest IAM challenge and receive a set of AirPods ProHow to Fix the Internet (A new podcast from the EFF)SHOW NOTES:Onehouse (homepage)Onehouse raises $25M Series A fundingApache Hudi (homepage)Delta Lake (homepage)Apache Iceberg (homepage)​​Apache Hudi vs Delta Lake vs Apache Iceberg - Lakehouse Feature ComparisonTopic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit of your background, and where you focus your efforts at Onehouse?Topic 2 - Your focus is on an emerging open source project, Apache Hudi. Before we dive into the project and technologies, we’re always interested in the background of what drove the creation of new projects. What problems existed before Hudi? Topic 3 - Let’s dive into Hudi. Data lakes, Delta Lakes, Lake houses, Icebergs. What is going on with all these water metaphors?  Topic 4 - Hudi is focused on streaming data lakes. What are some of the things (types of applications) that need a streaming data lake? Where do transactions come into play? Where do data warehouse capabilities come into play?Topic 5 - Stitching together open source projects and platforms can be complicated. How does the Onehouse platform simplify all of this for either data scientists or platform teams?Topic 6 - What are some examples of how companies are using Onehouse and Hudi today? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Now that AWS, Azure, GCP earnings are slowing down across the board, let’s look at what this could mean in the near-term and long-term. SHOW: 693CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Section is the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to run applications across multiple clouds.Cloudcast listeners can experience the benefits of unparalleled performance and uptime, plus the ability to scale as needed. There’s no risk to try it out – run one project for free with no credit card required!Did you know that 87% of container images in production include a high or critical vulnerability? No wonder prioritization is difficult. Download the Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage report to dig into the state of cloud and container usage.CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSHOW NOTES:AWS earnings - $21.4B, up 20% (down from 27% QoQ)Microsoft Azure earnings - $21.5B, up 31% (down from 35% QoQ)Google Cloud earnings - $7.32B, up 32% (down from 38% QoQ)Google claims that Azure is losing moneyCloud leaders AWS, Azure, Google show the market is cooling down2022 CAPEX spend by the cloud providersCloud players being cautious in 2023THE GROWTH OF CLOUD PROVIDERS IS BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWNThe cloud providers are still growing at a high rateBut the rate of grow, and CAPEX investment is slowing downIs this the new normal?WHAT’S CAUSING THE SLOW DOWN?Increased interest rates, so slower overall spending across techCloud cost optimization tools and company-wide programsEnterprise companies managing to post-COVID “new normals”SaaS companies cutting back, especially VC-funded companiesLots of tech layoffs Concern about Google (and Azure?) being profitable?Will the new AI wars disrupt the focus of the cloud companies?Will we see services cut back by the cloud providers?Companies now have an opportunity to renegotiate costs?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Josh Patterson (@datametrician, Co-Founder & CEO @VoltronData) talks about the concept of composable data analytics and how it benefits our industry. What is it, why should be using it, and how to get started.SHOW: 694CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Solve your IAM mess with Strata's Identity Orchestration platformHave an identity challenge you thought was too big, too complicated, or too expensive to fix? Let us solve it for you! Visit strata.io/cloudcast to share your toughest IAM challenge and receive a set of AirPods ProHow to Fix the Internet (A new podcast from the EFF)Datadog Kubernetes Solution: Maximum Visibility into Container EnvironmentsStart monitoring the health and performance of your container environment with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirtSHOW NOTES:Voltron Data (homepage)Apache Arrow (homepage)CRN 10 Hottest Big Data Startups of 2022 (CRN)Voltron grabs 110M Series A (TechCrunch)Topic 1 - Hello Josh and welcome to the show. You have a very diverse and interesting background. Can you give everyone a quick introduction? As a follow up, tell everyone a little bit about your experience as Presidential Innovation Fellow.Topic 2 - Before we dig into Voltron Data, we need to tell everyone about Apache Arrow. Business and organizations tend to be overwhelmed by big data. Everything from the volume, to the tools, to the lack of data scientists and practitioners. Can you give everyone an overview of Arrow, how it came to be, what problem does it solve? Topic 3 - Arrow has companies like Snowflake, NetFlix, Meta, Databricks, Google and Microsoft all adopting it. Our listeners will be more familiar with Snowflake & Databricks and their business models, what makes Voltron Data different? How are you building a company on top of OSS?Topic 4 - Let’s talk about communities and standards. I’ve seen various numbers on Arrow and monthly downloads, always in the tens of millions per month. Your focus appears to be providing services for Arrow and other Apache projects to simplify open source for those that don’t have the skills or time, while also working towards the goal of community standards. Is that correct?Topic 5 - How will open source standards for data help the data analytics industry move faster? Is this a process problem? A data set problem? A tools problem?Topic 6 - Data Analytics has a reputation for a high barrier to entry. If our listeners are interested, how can they get started?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

The tech industry is going through an employment level downturn at the moment, so what should you do? What shouldn’t you do? SHOW: 691CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Did you know that 87% of container images in production include a high or critical vulnerability? No wonder prioritization is difficult. Download the Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage report to dig into the state of cloud and container usage.Solve your IAM mess with Strata's Identity Orchestration platformHave an identity challenge you thought was too big, too complicated, or too expensive to fix? Let us solve it for you! Visit strata.io/cloudcast to share your toughest IAM challenge and receive a set of AirPods Pro.Section is the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to run applications across multiple clouds.Cloudcast listeners can experience the benefits of unparalleled performance and uptime, plus the ability to scale as needed. There’s no risk to try it out – run one project for free with no credit card required!SHOW NOTES:An Analysis of Recent Layoffs2023 Tech Layoff TrackerFrom diversity and inclusion to adversity and expulsionThe five stages of griefLAYOFFS ARE NEVER FUN, AND THEY HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTSHiring tends to happen in waves, and layoffs happen in blastsSometimes layoffs happen for solid reasons, and sometimes for emotional reasonsHOW TO NAVIGATE A LAYOFF, OR BEING AROUND AFTER A LAYOFFEventually, everybody gets fired - whether they should or notTry not to make it too emotional, which is initially difficultCompanies never really take ownership, but they can be compassionateAllow yourself to go through the grieving processDecide if you still want to stay in the tech industryStay active in life - get up, find a routine, stay healthy, make a plan each dayBegin looking while you have financial buffersFind something creative - build thingsStay active with your skills - volunteer, side projects, etc.Stay active with your networksAt some point, be realistic - family needs, sunk costs, titles, etc.FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

Chris Aniszczyk (@cra, CTO of @CloudNativeFdn) talks about the evolution of CNCF projects, major cloud-native trends, and managing the intersection of projects, users and vendors.SHOW: 690CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:How to Fix the Internet (A new podcast from the EFF)CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendDatadog Monitoring: Modern Monitoring and AnalyticsStart monitoring your infrastructure, applications, logs and security in one place with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.SHOW NOTES:CNCF HomepageCNCF End-User Technology RadarCNCF Annual Report 2022CNCF LandscapeCNCF Project Velocity for 2022Predictions for 2023 (LinkedIn)Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit of your background, and what does a CTO of a foundation like the CNCF do? Topic 2 - What does the CNCF do these days, and what should various stakeholders, partners and consumers of CNCF “things” (projects, events, training, etc.) expect from the CNCF? Topic 3 - The CNCF has a number of ways to represent technologies under its governance - Landscape, Technology Radar, etc. As the CTO, how do you think about all the different ways there are to solve problems using CNCF technologies? Topic 4 - How much do you worry about the economy slowing down, in the sense of it impacting VC funding for companies that might be at the core of projects (especially new projects). Does the CNCF need a certain amount of volume of projects to provide value, or are you mostly focused on doing good governance to the projects in front of you?Topic 5 - As the CTO of the CNCF, do you feel like there are “core” projects that need more of your attention because of how many other projects have dependencies? Or are there key concepts that you try to infuse into projects, knowing how interconnected they become?Topic 6 - Every technologist has their areas of interest.  You recently did a post on your predictions for 2023 that everyone should check out. What are some of yours as you look out at 2023?  Topic 7 - What are some of the new things that the CNCF is working on this year? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet