The podcast discusses the concept of platform engineering, the challenges in providing services, and simplifying developer workflows. It also explores the role of Dapper at Diagrid and the challenges of working with Kubernetes.

Ville Aikas and Matt Moore from Chainguard discuss open-source projects, distroless containers, and software security. They talk about improving vulnerability scanners, the significance of the APK format, and maintaining vulnerability-free software environments with Wolfi. They also explore the concepts of static linking in containerization and keyless signing for identity resolution.

In this episode, Marino Wijay discusses the evolution of service mesh, advantages of open-source solutions, and the differences between sidecar and sidecar-less models. The podcast also covers implementing service mesh across distances, exploring the proxy functionality in service mesh, and implementing policy and waypoint proxies.

Viktor and Whitney Lee, attendees of KubeCon NA 2023, discuss their experiences at the conference, including a failed keynote presentation and improvements compared to previous years. They also touch on productivity improvement, Silium networking in Kubernetes clusters, the project pavilion area, and media companies' functions. The hosts share their key takeaways from KubeCon US and discuss upcoming security-related projects.

Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at Profisea Labs, discusses efficient cloud cost optimizations and the importance of proactive cost optimization in the cloud. They explore the financial aspect of driving changes and saving money, as well as the role of tools like Finob's in providing advisory services. They also talk about challenges with managing large instance images and introduce their tool Uniskye for DevOps and FinOps.

The podcast discusses the challenges of implementing the 'you build it, you run it' philosophy. It explores the evolution and commercial interests of platform engineering. The abuse of the 'shift left' mentality in software development is examined, highlighting the importance of specialization. The influence of AI, funding, and valuations in the tech industry is discussed, along with building long-term value in a company. The podcast also explores upcoming improvements in platform features and documentation.

#234: The shift to cloud computing has greatly increased the popularity of infrastructure as code. But think about it. Cloud is nothing more than an abstraction on top of bare metal servers. Why can't we just as easily manage our bare metal servers as code as well? In this episode, we speak with Rob Hirschfeld, founder and CEO at RackN, about the challenges and opportunities of managing bare metal servers as code.   Rob's contact information: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zehicle LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhirschfeld/ Website: https://robhirschfeld.com/   YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/devopsparadox   Books and Courses: Catalog, Patterns, And Blueprints https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/catalog/   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast/   Slack: https://www.devopsparadox.com/slack/   Connect with us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact/

The podcast discusses the benefits of using a simulated environment like Wilco for training in software engineering. They explore the concept of building quests and the impact of AI on upskilling. They also discuss the use of yaml files in creating quests and the importance of realistic interactions in a simulated environment.

#232: More than eighteen months in, Log4J appears to still be a huge problem for many organizations. What if there was a way to make sure those types of problems could be easily bubbled out to the right people at the right time in the tools they are already using? In this episode, we talk with Nir Valtman, CEO and co-founder at Arnica, about how protecting your source code, applications and people will help you minimize your risk.   Nir's contact information: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValtmaNir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valtmanir/   YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/devopsparadox   Books and Courses: Catalog, Patterns, And Blueprints https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/catalog/   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast/   Slack: https://www.devopsparadox.com/slack/   Connect with us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact/

#231: We never thought that exposing our databases to the public internet was a good thing. However, when we started creating middleware API services that sat in front of those databases, we probably ended up doing almost the exact same type work that we did when we created the database schemas themselves. Somehow or another, we thought this was good, but in reality, it was not the right solution. In this episode, we speak with Tanmai Gopal, CEO and co-founder at Hasura, about how modern web APIs are developed and the role of modern databases in making development more efficient and scalable.   Tanmai's contact information:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanmaigo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanmaig/   YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/devopsparadox   Books and Courses: Catalog, Patterns, And Blueprints https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/catalog/   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast/   Slack: https://www.devopsparadox.com/slack/   Connect with us at:  https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact/