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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Aug 16, 2023 • 52min
Day Two Cloud 207: Making Sense Of SSE, SASE, And SD-WAN
On today's Day Two Cloud we examine the similarities and differences among SSE and SASE, which provide cloud-delivered security; and SD-WAN, which can provide connections to these services. We also discuss the drivers for cloud-delivered security, the role of networking, where and how zero trust can come into play, some of the big players in these spaces, and more.
Aug 9, 2023 • 51min
Day Two Cloud 206: Making The Most Of Red Teaming With Gemma Moore
Red teams attack a customer's security systems. The idea of a red team, whether consultants or in-house, is to approach the target like an attacker would. A red team includes technical and human-based exploit and attempts to test defenses, probe for weaknesses, and identify vulnerable systems and processes. On today's episode we look at how to get the most out of a red team engagement--it's much more than just an attack and a report.
Aug 2, 2023 • 42min
Day Two Cloud 205: States Of Quantum Computing With Abby Mitchell
Today's Day Two Cloud peers inside the box of quantum computing. We explore how it works, what qbits are and why they matter, the current state of quantum computing hardware, what problems could be solved with quantum computing, and how you can get involved with it via the Qiskit open-source project. Our guest is Abby Mitchell, Quantum Developer Advocate at IBM.
Jul 26, 2023 • 57min
Day Two Cloud 204: Deploying Cloud-Delivered Security With Cisco Secure Access (Sponsored)
Explore the evolution of remote access to a zero trust model with Cisco Secure Access. Learn about cloud-delivered security architecture, user experience enhancements, and evolving security protocols. Discover the simplified licensing and integration within the Cisco ecosystem for better security outcomes.
Jul 19, 2023 • 56min
Day Two Cloud 203: Becoming An SRE – It’s More Than Just Software Skills
If you want to be a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) you need strong software skills. You also have to be versed in observability, incident response, capacity planning, change management, performance, even security. But wait, there's more! Our guest on today's Day Two Cloud argues you need strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, personal resilience, and the ability to work with a team. Our guest is Amin Astaneh.
Jul 12, 2023 • 45min
Day Two Cloud 202: How Azure Embraces Terraform For Infrastructure As Code
On today's Day Two Cloud, we talk with Microsoft about how it's embracing Terraform to make it Azure-friendly, including the Terraform Export Tool, the AzAPI Provider, and a Terraform on Azure community. This is not a sponsored episode.
Jul 5, 2023 • 57min
Day Two Cloud 201: Building A Product That Uses LLMs
Today we talk about Large Language Models (LLMs) and writing products and applications that use LLMs. Our guest is Phillip Carter, Principal PM at Honeycomb.io. Honeycomb makes an observability tool for site reliability engineers, and Carter worked on a project called Query Assistant that helps Honeycomb users get answers to questions about how to use the product and get insights from it. We discuss taking natural language input and turning it into outputs to help SREs do their jobs.
Jun 28, 2023 • 50min
Day Two Cloud 200: Coaching For Accidental (And On-Purpose) Managers
Going from a tech role to manager is more than just a new gig---it's a full-blown career change. On today's Day Two Cloud we talk with management coach Steve Dwire about a manager's primary responsibilities, what new managers usually get wrong, management education vs. experience, and how to get better at the job. This episode goes places we didn't expect, so come along for the ride.
Jun 14, 2023 • 51min
Day Two Cloud 199: Platform Engineering With Suzanne Daniels
Suzanne Daniels, Developer Relations Lead at Port, discusses platform engineering and internal developer portals. Topics include treating technology as a product, incorporating fin ups and scorecards, integration and aggregation, choosing between building, open-source, and buying a product, and exploring developer resources.
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Jun 7, 2023 • 37min
Day Two Cloud 198: Modern Cloud Design Themes From CFD 17
Guest Michael Levan joins Ned Bellavance and Ethan Banks to discuss modern cloud design themes from CFD 17. Topics include platform engineering, data protection and recovery, the relevance of VMware, using Azure VMware solution for disaster recovery, navigating traditional vs new technologies in the cloud industry, and the importance of delegates at Tech Field Day.
