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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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.
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.
