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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May 10, 2023 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 194: Unpacking Flexera’s State Of The Cloud Report With Keith Townsend
When you're deep in the trenches of operating your cloud, sometimes it's helpful to step back and get a broader view of what's happening in the industry. On today's Day Two Cloud we explore the results of an annual State of the Cloud survey to get a snapshot of trends impacting the cloud industry, including multicloud adoption, services used, cloud usage and spending, and the challenges of finding and training talent. Our guest to help us unpack the report is Keith Townsend.
May 4, 2023 • 57min
Day Two Cloud 193: Should You Get A Cloud Networking Cert?
On today's Day Two Cloud we explore cloud networking certifications. Who do these certs make sense for? Which clouds should you focus on? What do certifications typically cover? Where do third-party devices such as firewalls and load balancers fit into the certification picture? If you're an old-school CLI jockey coming into cloud networking, how should you approach concepts such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 2min
Day Two Cloud 192: OpenTelemetry – Getting From Visibility To Observability With Ben Hall
OpenTelemetry is an open-source project that brings together tools, SDKs, and APIs for collecting telemetry--that is, logs, metrics, and traces---in a standardized way. The goal of the project is to help developers and operators instrument highly distributed applications and services to understand dependencies, monitor performance, and quickly troubleshoot problems. On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we explore OpenTelemetry and how it works. We also discuss the difference between visibility and observability, and why this matters. Our guest is Ben Hall.
Apr 19, 2023 • 42min
Day Two Cloud 191: Modernizing Cloud Security And Optimizing Costs With Jo Peterson
Today's Day Two Cloud delves into cloud security and cloud cost optimization for SaaS and public clouds. Our guest is Jo Peterson. On the security front, we compare and contrast traditional on-prem and cloud security challenges, explore the shared responsibility model of cloud security, and more. For cost optimization we discuss the growing concern about cloud costs, why optimization tools still need humans, tips for tracking multicloud spending, and more.
Apr 12, 2023 • 45min
Day Two Cloud 190: Serious Public Clouds Invest In Infrastructure With Charles Fitzgerald
CapEx obsessive Charles Fitzgerald shares insights on evaluating public cloud investments, discussing capex significance in assessing cloud companies and investment trends of major providers. The future of Google Cloud Platform is analyzed, along with opportunities and challenges of edge computing. The impact of cloud vendors on cloud architects and engineers is explored, emphasizing the need to understand vendor investments and capex numbers in assessing reliability and competitiveness.
Apr 5, 2023 • 50min
Day Two Cloud 189: The Cloud Network Engineer Career Path With Kam Agahian
Kam Agahian, a cloud network engineer, shares insights on transitioning from traditional networking to a career in the cloud. He discusses the evolution and roles of a cloud network engineer, the expansion of cloud networking into on-premises environments, the debate on unified control plane, learning curve and network architecture for cloud network engineers, and the importance of hands-on experience and investing in a cloud engineering career.
Mar 29, 2023 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 188: Out-Of-Band Management And Infrastructure Automation With ZPE Systems (Sponsored)
This podcast discusses out-of-band management and infrastructure automation with ZPE Systems. They explore the importance of automation infrastructure, the advantages of using ZPE gear, and the different types of devices provided. The speakers also discuss the deployment process for a new edge compute site and the benefits of using out-of-band management and ZPE Systems in infrastructure automation.
Mar 22, 2023 • 48min
Day Two Cloud 187: The Back End Of Bear Blog With Herman Martinus
Developer Herman Martinus discusses his open-source blogging platform Bear, prioritizing simplicity and speed over complexity. He shares insights on handling scope creep, Markdown customization, the importance of empathy in user support, and the pitfalls of premature optimization.
Mar 15, 2023 • 46min
Day Two Cloud 186: A Day In The Life Of A Sales Engineer With Pete Robertson
Sales engineer Pete Robertson shares his journey from software developer to sales engineer, highlighting the importance of understanding business needs, work-life balance, and technical knowledge. He discusses the challenges of transitioning to pre-sales, aligning technical solutions with organizational goals, and the significance of listening in sales engineering. Pete also emphasizes the similarities between engineering and sales, advocating for hands-on experience in the data center.
Mar 8, 2023 • 51min
Day Two Cloud 185: Grappling With Cloud Strategies With Tim Banks
Tim Banks, Lead Developer Advocate at Dell Technologies, discusses cloud strategies, workload repatriation, costs, DevOps, Kubernetes, and more. The podcast also explores the strategic nature of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the importance of conversations and customer needs, training and support for Kubernetes, navigating job searches post-layoff, and concludes with listener appreciation and sponsor call.
