Cloud Unfiltered

Do you have to choose between a serverless architecture and one featuring containers? If you want to do serverless, when is it appropriate? What is so great about Fargate? And how could "disposable applications" possibly be a good thing? Krishnan discusses these things and more on this week's episode of Cloud Unfiltered! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Carlos Campos Torres is WorldWide Data Center Switching Technical Lead for Cisco. So why ask him about the cloud? Because cloud now impacts everything in the data center--and profoundly impacts the way our products are designed. In this episode Carlos talks about ACI Anywhere, about cloud adoption in Latin America, about the concept of Zero Trust, and much much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

The CloudDon is the analyst that enterprises around the world turn to when they're seeking expertise on AI/ML, IoT, and of course every variety of Cloud deployment. In this episode Sriram, Pete, and Ali discuss serverless vs. microservices, hybrid vs. multicloud, the importance of starting with the problem instead of the product, and much, much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Should you be containerizing your monolithic applications? If so, which ones, and how? Where do you get started with an IT modernization initiative? Who should lead it? How important is cultural transformation? And which principles should guide you? Robert answers these questions for a living in his job as Cloud Advisor and Founding Partner of Kumulus Technologies, and he very generously shares his wisdom on these topics and more on this episode of Cloud Unfiltered.Note: At one point in the show Robert mentions a book about micro services, but can't recall the name of the author. He later provided that information: The book is "Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems" and it was written by Sam Newman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Get the low-down on KubeCon Copenhagen, the preview of KubeCon Shanghai, and insight into what CNCF is doing to help developers and member companies succeed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Involved in the open source community? Then there's a very strong chance Lisa-Marie Namphy is touching your life in one way or another. As Community Architect for the SF Bay Area Open Infrastructure User Group (formerly the Bay Area OpenStack User Group), she has actively driven the growth of the group for years, and has had her hand in the creation and management of at least a dozen other open source user groups. In this episode, hear how she has made her user groups so successful, learn what you should and shouldn't put in a presentation if you're ever invited to present at one, and find out how carefully curated user groups can be a perfect complement to large industry conferences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

We heard SAP was working with Cisco to deliver one of their newest solutions (SAP Data Hub) on Cisco Container Platform. So we invited Dr. Lars Dannecker on to explain what the solution does and why the partnership made sense. He also shared a big data case study with us, gave us a great explanation of how Kubernetes works, and joined us in debating the difference between hybrid cloud and multicloud. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Patrick was a "dyed-in-the-wool" deep packet inspection guy until the day he had an epiphany and realized that pretty soon existing security approaches were going to run into unsolvable problems. His response to that ultimately became Observable Networks, which Cisco acquired last year. In this episode Patrick explains what sustainable security technology looks like (hint: a lot like Stealthwatch Cloud), how it works, how it fits into the larger Cisco security portfolio, and how it protects "the time and attention of its users." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

OpenStack Summit Vancouver is officially in the books, and one of the most exciting elements of the week was undoubtedly the release of Kata Containers, v1.0. In this episode, Anne Bertucio of the OpenStack Foundation, also Community Manager for Kata, explains where Kata came from, what Kata does, why the 1.0 release is such a big deal, and how it fits into the larger mission of the OpenStack Foundation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com

Ross has worked at Compaq, HP, and Sandia Labs. He knows a whole lot about cloud and has a great reputation for building loyal, effective technical teams. Tune in to catch his insights and best practices. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com