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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Jul 1, 2020 • 55min
Day Two Cloud 055: Securing Cloud Infrastructure And Applications
Security is difficult and tricky, but we've got an amazing guest on today's Day Two Cloud podcast to help you improve your security posture and manage your cloud risk. Our guest is Tanya Janca, Founder, Security Trainer, and Coach at She Hacks Purple. We discuss key security areas including the network, identity, and applications; taking advantage of cloud visibility; securing SaaS apps; and more.
Jun 24, 2020 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 054: Real Life VMware Cloud On AWS
We discuss the reality of running VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS with Adam Fisher, Cloud & DevOps Engineer at RoundTower. Adam's been deploying VMC on AWS in the real world for customers since the product's early days, and has plenty of insights. VMC on AWS presents a VMware software defined data center (SDDC) hosted on bare metal in AWS data centers. If you're trying to vacate your own data centers or colos, but aren't going to refactor your applications to do it, VMC on AWS presents a compelling technical solution.
Jun 17, 2020 • 1h 5min
Day Two Cloud 053: Effectively Monitoring Cloud-Native Applications
Monitoring is the topic for Day Two Cloud. Before you skip because you think it's boring, this conversation may change your mind. We dig into what's necessary to effectively monitor cloud-native and microservices applications to help you run infrastructure smoothly, improve troubleshooting, and anticipate issues before they affect performance or services. Our guest is Josh Barratt, Senior Principal Engineer at Twilio.
Jun 10, 2020 • 57min
Day Two Cloud 052: Moving Back Home From The Cloud
Today's Day Two Cloud episode is a frank conversation about cloud migration, multicloud, cloud repatriation, and more. If you're here for rainbows and unicorns, prepare for disappointment. We talk about what's real, how expensive it can be to move to cloud, why people bring workloads back on premises, and more. Our guest is Bobby Allen, CTO at CloudGenera.
Jun 4, 2020 • 52min
Day Two Cloud 051: Building And Running A Cloud User Group
On Day Two Cloud we talk about how to start and participate in a cloud user group. We explore logistics, money, sponsors, a venue--in other words, the nuts and bolts of running and engaging with a cloud community. Our guest is Chris Williams, an AWS Community Hero and participant in a variety of user groups.
May 27, 2020 • 47min
Day Two Cloud 050: Nerding Out On GitHub Actions With Chris Wahl
Today's Day Two Cloud podcast gets into the nerdy details of how an infrastructure professional can use GitHub Actions. Actions lets you chain together steps or instructions and trigger them to run as a workflow. Our guest and guide to GitHub Actions is Chris Wahl.
May 20, 2020 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 049: The Gritty Details Of Designing And Running A Private Cloud
On today's Day Two Cloud we tackle the practical aspects of private cloud, including designing the infrastructure and creating policies before you start racking gear, and why thinking about services is critical. Our guest is Brett Johnson, a Senior Consultant at VMware.
May 13, 2020 • 47min
Day Two Cloud 048: Migrating Your Data Center To The Cloud
If you're thinking about migrating applications from your data center to the cloud, prepare to do a lot of planning. Today's Day Two Cloud podcast delves into the gritty details with guest Sarah Lean, a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. We discuss migration business drivers, what apps are better off staying on prem, tips to minimize migration pain, and more.
May 6, 2020 • 59min
Day Two Cloud 047: Highlights And Analysis From Cloud Field Day 7
Today's Day Two Cloud podcast storms into your podcast player with product news from VMware, SolarWinds, and startup Pensando. Ethan Banks attended a virtual Cloud Field Day event where vendors with cloudy products showcased their wares. Ethan and Ned share highlights from those presentations, discuss pros and cons of the products, and tease out a theme: solving problems related to distributing computing.
Apr 29, 2020 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 046: A Cloud Checkup During Covid-19 With ThousandEyes (Sponsored)
Day Two Cloud dives into the health and performance of the global cloud during the pandemic. Sponsor ThousandEyes measures, collects, and reports on Internet performance, giving it a unique perspective into how cloud providers are faring region by region, provider by provider, and service by service. Our guests are Archana Kesavan, Director of Product Marketing; and Angelique Medina, Director of Product Marketing.
