Ready, Set, Cloud Podcast!

Jeremy Daly, serverless expert and visionary, discusses the concept of a post-serverless era and the challenges faced in cloud development. They explore the dismissive attitude towards serverless, the need for standardization, and the future of cloud development. They also emphasize the significance of trust-building and seamless updates in the cloud industry.

Have you ever wondered how it works when you tell Alexa to turn off your lights and you're suddenly sitting in darkness? The Internet of Things (IoT) is all around us - from automating smart homes to alerting us when an industrial piece of equipment is malfunctioning. Join Allen and Rohan Desai as they discuss how SmartThings integrates hundreds of devices from different vendors to provide a robust, unified experience for consumers. The duo talk about the serverless nature of IoT and dive into the details of how it all works. About Rohan Rohan Desai is a Software Engineering Tech Lead at DoorDash, where he focuses on solving consumer problems at scale. His expertise lies in distributed systems, serverless computing and building Voice User Interfaces in the field of IoT. Prior to DoorDash, he worked at Yahoo and Samsung SmartThings and is also a Senior Member of IEEE. He is passionate about building highly scalable and available systems using serverless. He is also a speaker at conferences like the Samsung Developers Conference. Links LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-desai-73073225 SmartThings - https://www.smartthings.com

If you've been around the serverless community for any length of time, you've undoubtedly heard of Serverless Guru. But do you know what they do? Listen to Sam Lock and Allen discuss the day-in and day-out of being a serverless developer, cover the emerging importance of automating boilerplate code, and of course, dive into generative AI. About Sam Sam is a serverless developer for Serverless Guru and an AWS Educator on the Toptal freelance platform. He's passionate about keeping serverless simple and educating others on anything and everything AWS. When he's not surfing Stack Overflow and Google, Sam is busy surfing at his nearest point break, usually south-east England. Links Twitter - https://twitter.com/Serverless_Sam LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/serverless-sam/ Serverless Guru - https://serverlessguru.com Cloud GTO - https://cloudgto.com

What's the difference between developer advocacy, tech evangelism, and solutions architecture? A few years ago, all these job titles would have sounded made up. But in the mad rush we know as "cloud development", each of them have distinct roles and importance. Join Michael "Focus Otter" Liendo and Allen Helton as they dive into what makes developer advocacy unique and relevant. The two discuss "mid-funnel" advocacy, how teams should utilize DA's, and touch on imposter syndrome. About Michael Michael is a senior developer advocate for AppSync at AWS. He has a passion for educating others and does so via his blog, videos, and speaking at conferences. Michael focuses on fullstack development and is particularly interested in Micro-SaaS applications. He also goes by Focus Otter, which is his highly recognizable and influential tech brand. Links Twitter - https://twitter.com/focusotter LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/focusotter Focus Otter blog - https://blog.focusotter.com Hammock-driven development video -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc

Have you ever wondered why querying your data lakes were so slow? Or, if you're like Allen, did you ever wonder what a data lake actually is? Join Cliff Crosland as he explains how the Scanner team has changed data lakes forever by going serverless. This episode is a showcase of some brilliant engineering to solve a problem in a serverless manner. About Cliff Cliff is the CEO and co-founder of Scanner.dev, a security data lake product built for scale, speed, and cost efficiency. Prior to founding Scanner, he was a Principal Engineer at Cisco where he led the backend infrastructure team for the Webex People Graph. He was also the engineering lead for the data platform team at Accompany before its acquisition by Cisco. He has a love-hate relationship with Rust, but it’s mostly love these days. Links Twitter - https://twitter.com/CliftonCrosland LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliftoncrosland Scanner - https://scanner.dev Blog - Serverless Speed: Rust vs Go, Java, and Python - https://blog.scanner.dev/serverless-speed-rust-vs-go-java-python-in-aws-lambda-functions

Feature flags are much more than on/off switches to hide in-progress features. They separate releases from your deployments. They allow you to slowly roll out features to your user base. They give you access to easy A/B testing. Join Steve and Allen as they talk about the impressive capabilities of AWS AppConfig, a managed service that controls your feature flags and powers many of the AWS services. The two go over the types of feature flags, commonly seen anti-patterns, and how to implement them in your code. About Steve Steve is Principal Product Manager for AWS AppConfig, which is a feature flagging service that helps engineers move faster and more safely. His career has covered engineering and product management leadership roles at AWS, Coca-Cola, LivingSocial, and AOL, and has been using dynamic configuration to make things move faster for over a decade. He lives in the Northern Virginia area with his wife, kids, and two dogs. Links LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevejrice AWS AppConfig - https://go.aws/awsappconfig

Are you cloud certified? In this episode of the Ready, Set, Cloud podcast Ro Ndimofor stands his ground on a hard-hitting stance against certifications. Enjoy the classic debate of "practice vs theory" as Ro and Allen discuss alternatives to certifications and if there really is a place for them in your career. About RoRo is a software developer and an AWS Serverless Hero who loves creating technical content. Be it on his blog or on his current project, EduCloud Academy, Ro is determined to help educate others and push for a stronger serverless community. EduCloud Academy is a Serverless learning platform with a strong focus on “Learning by Doing”. Links LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosius Twitter - https://twitter.com/atehrosius Blog - https://phatrabbitapps.com EduCloud Academy - https://www.educloud.academy

Java is notorious for slow cold starts in Lambda. But why? What can you do to make them faster? Is it time to ditch Python and make your way to the JVM? Join Vadym and Allen as they talk about Java's journey in serverless and explore some of the optimization techniques developers use to mitigate cold starts like Snap Start, priming, and using GraalVM. About Vadym Vadym Kazulkin is Head of Development at ip.labs GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of the FUJIFLM Group, based in Bonn. ip.labs is the world's leading white label e-commerce software imaging company. Vadym has been involved with the Java ecosystem for over twenty years. His focus and interests currently include the design and implementation of highly scalable and available applications, Serverless and AWS Cloud. Vadym is the co-organizer of the Java User Group Bonn meetup and AWS Community Builder in the Serverless category. He's also a frequent speaker at various Meetups and conferences. Links Twitter - https://twitter.com/VKazulkin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadymkazulkin Java User Group Bonn - https://www.meetup.com/jug-bonn GraalVM - https://www.graalvm.org

Have you ever wondered how MidJourney or ChatGPT work? Generative AI has taken the world by storm with millions of adopters using it daily. But how does it work? How does it go from a question you type in a dialog box to a meaningful answer or perfectly drawn image on screen? Join Matt and Allen as they discuss how completion models work, explain the differences between Generative AI and "regular" AI, and dive into the possibilities of the not-too-distant future. About Matt Matt is a software developer at Aleios, creator of Orion Tools, maintainer at Quivr, and AWS Community Builder. He loves open-source, serverless, and Generative AI. He also publishes a newsletter, Building with GenAI, where he shares the learnings and news from his projects. Links Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattzcarey LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-carey-56b958181 Orion Tools - https://oriontools.ai Code Review GPT - https://github.com/mattzcarey/code-review-gpt Quivr - https://www.quivr.app

Many people say DevOps is dead with the introduction of serverless. Responsibilities change from infrastructure management to platform engineering. But what happens when you throw generative AI into the mix? How does this shake up what we now know as DevOps and what does it hold for the future? Is DevOps going to die? Omkar and Allen talk about the human aspect of DevOps and debate if this will still be something we're practicing in 5 years. About OmkarOmkar Kadam is a Lead DevOps Engineer at Cactus Communications, an AWS Community Builder, and a passionate problem solver with exceptional Solution Architecture skills. With a knack for simplifying complex concepts, Omkar's expertise in AWS/Cloud Computing allows him to deliver innovative and scalable solutions. In addition to his technical prowess, Omkar has a passion for mentoring others. He has been a mentor for the prestigious UNESCO India Africa Hackathon, an international event aimed at strengthening the bonds between India and African nations and solving real-life problems via technology. Through mentoring, Omkar has helped aspiring developers and technologists reach their full potential. He's also currently building something cool with Generative AI (checkout buildspace.so & Nights & weekends). And also won an AI Hackathon (organized by AWS Community Builders) for his project AWS Cost Advisor. Links   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkarokkadam Personal Blog - https://medium.com/@omkarokkadam