Day Two DevOps
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Join hosts Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton as they dive deep into the challenges of DevOps from the perspective of seasoned practitioners. You'll hear from expert guests—technical leaders, trainers, and consultants with years of hands-on experience—discussing the nuances of DevOps. From AWS to Azure, networking to security, automation to modern cloud environments, each weekly episode equips you with the insights to confidently address tech and business challenges such as resilience, cost management, and performance. Whether you want to hone your skills today or prepare for what’s coming next, Day Two DevOps cuts through the vendor fog to guide you through a shifting IT landscape.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 54min
Day Two Cloud 184: Think Multiplatform, Not Multicloud
The podcast discusses the flaws of a 'cloud-first' approach, the role of analysts in shaping solutions, and the shift in cost models in IT. It also explores the future model of IT and multi platform architecture, and emphasizes the significance of developing the skill of multiplatform thinking.
Feb 22, 2023 • 58min
Day Two Cloud 183: How Did We Get To WebAssembly And What Is It For?
Peeling the onion on WebAssembly (Wasm), a bytecode format to execute code, its applications in solving memory safety issues, running code on constrained devices, and protecting users. Exploring CDN 77 and serverless computing with Wasm. Discussing its security model, simplified business logic implementation, and tools for experimenting. Highlighting its potential in streamlining serverless operations and connecting with the guest and podcast community.
Feb 16, 2023 • 35min
Day Two Cloud 182: Assembling The Multicloud Networking Puzzle To Operate At Cloud Speed (Sponsored)
Today's Day Two Cloud assembles a panel to discuss the challenges of multicloud networking. We're sponsored by Prosimo, and the recording took place live at AWS re:Invent 2022. We discuss how and why an org goes multicloud, cloud networking issues, integrating ZTNA, and more.
Feb 8, 2023 • 55min
Day Two Cloud 181: Implementing Patterns And Practices For Infrastructure as Code
On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we talk about Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and software practices you might want to put in place for the parts of your team who know what they're doing with infrastructure but may not be familiar with developer practices that can help make code more reliable and operational processes more repeatable. Our guest is author Rosemary Wang.
Feb 1, 2023 • 32min
Day Two Cloud 180: Understanding AWS EC2 At The Edge
On today's Day Two Cloud podcast, we speak with Jan Hofmeyr, a VP within Amazon Web Services (AWS). This show was recorded at AWS re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, and we discuss EC2 at the edge, AWS Outposts and how local zones work, connecting Outposts to the AWS cloud, and more.
Jan 25, 2023 • 48min
Day Two Cloud 179: Will CXL Make Composable Infrastructure Real?
On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we talk about Compute Express Link (CXL), a technology for composable infrastructure. The idea is to take all the peripherals in a system---network cards, memory, graphical processing units, and so on---and put them on a bus outside the chassis to share them among multiple hosts. Is this the dream of composable infrastructure coming true?
Jan 18, 2023 • 48min
Day Two Cloud 178: Implementing Zero Standing Privilege (Sponsored)
On today's sponsored Day Two Cloud podcast we talk about zero standing privilege with strongDM. Zero standing privilege goes beyond just-in-time credentials to a model where no credentials pre-exist, but are created in real-time and paired with appropriate permissions built from policy, also created in real-time. Can such a thing be accomplished technically---and without irritating all your end users? StrongDM's Sebastian Mankowski is here to make the case.
Jan 11, 2023 • 52min
Day Two Cloud 177: IT Security Is Broken; Here’s Ideas On How To Fix It
IT security is broken. Vendors ship insecure products, customers have to bolt on and then operate more and more security products, compliance and regulatory requirements don't necessarily make things safer, and getting business done always takes priority over securing systems and data. On today's Day Two Cloud podcast, guest Mick Douglas shares ideas on how to make security less excruciating and more effective.
Dec 14, 2022 • 39min
Day Two Cloud 176: Comparing Cloud Provider Network Performance (Sponsored)
Today on Day Two Cloud we examine global network performance of some of the biggest public cloud providers. Sponsor ThousandEyes shares key findings and surprising data points from its 2022 Cloud Performance Report on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Dec 7, 2022 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 175: Deploying Kubernetes And Managing Clusters
On today's Day Two Cloud we continue our Kubernetes conversation with guest Michael Levan. Today's show focuses on Kubernetes deployments and managing clusters once they're up and running. We discuss whether Kubernetes is really more complex than traditional application infrastructure; examine management options such as GitOps, manifests, and Kubectl; share useful tools, and talk about why Kubernetes is all about APIs.
