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Screaming in the Cloud
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Screaming in the Cloud with Corey Quinn features conversations with domain experts in the world of Cloud Computing. Topics discussed include AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and the "why" behind how businesses are coming to think about the Cloud.
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×Andy Warfield joins Corey in this episode to discuss the evolution of storage technology at Amazon. This includes the evolution of S3 from archival storage to supporting modern AI and analytics. As Vice President and Distinguished Engineer at AWS, Andy is able to explain performance-enhancing innovations like S3 Tables and Common Runtime (CRT). On the other hand, challenges like compaction and namespace structuring are discussed. Reflecting on his journey from working on the Xen hypervisor to AWS, Andy shares insights into scaling S3, including buckets spanning millions of hard disks. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (1:09) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:43) Andy’s background (3:38) How AWS envisioned services being used vs. what customers actually do with them (6:54) The frustration of legacy applications not keeping up with the times (10:14) Why S3 is so accurate (15:29) S3 as a role model for how a service should be run (18:04) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (18:46) Why AWS made Iceberg into a native offering (23:50) Why S3 Tables is slightly more expensive (28:23) How Andy handled the transition from Zen to Nitro (32:22) What Andy is currently excited about About Andy Warfield Andrew Warfield is a VP / Distinguished Engineer at Amazon. As a senior technical leader at one of the world's largest technology companies, he plays a crucial role in shaping Amazon's engineering strategies and initiatives. Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andywarfield/ Email: warfield@Amazon.com Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
Ever wondered how Corey got to where he is today? You have Brian Weber to partially thank for that. On this episode of Screaming in the Cloud, Corey catches up with his old friend and mentor to talk about the ever-evolving world of tech. Brian’s been around the block a time or two having done significant stints at Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter (during the Elon acquisition no less)! As Corey and Brian catch up, you’ll hear them chat about the importance of empathy, coaching the next generation of tech workers, and their conspiracies surrounding Google and Kubernetes. So grab your tinfoil hats, it’s time to go Screaming! Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:53) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:27) When Brian took Corey under his win (3:21) Brian's experience coming to the cloud as an engineer (7:24) Why it's important to reinvent yourself in tech (8:54) How Brian reacted to the industry adopting Kubernetes over Mesos Marathon (10:31) Kubernetes conspiracy theories (12:30) The importance of empathy in tech (15:46) Trying to advise younger generations entering tech (19:19) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (20:02) Working at Twitter when jobs started getting cut and the site frequently went down (22:41) The best way to navigate certification expiration (26:08) Talking about "The Golden Path” (28:52) Why you should always plan ahead in tech (and life) (34:21) Where you can find more from Brian About Brian Weber Brian is a former FedRAMP DevOps Engineer for Coralogix. He’s also been a Site Reliability Engineer at Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook, where he has maintained large installations on-premises, building reliability, security, and developer efficiency. In my spare time, Brian skis, knits, cycles, bakes, and tries to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Links Brian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-weber-2423b55/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
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On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we look back at our conversation with Amy Negrette. Before she joined DigitalOcean Senior Development Advocate, she was a cloud economist at The Duckbill Group. Prior to that, Amy worked as a cloud architect at Trek10, Inc., a cloud software engineer lead at Cloudreach, a software developer at ASRC Research and Technology Solutions, and a software engineer at Yahoo, among other positions. She’s also an organizer of Write/Speak/Code, an organization committed to helping Under Represented Genders sharpen their technical speaking and writing capabilities. Join Corey and Amy as they discuss the pros and cons of remote work, what Duckbill’s organizational structure is like, remote work during the pandemic vs. remote work during the before times, why it’s nice to be able to work whenever you want to work instead of during fixed hours, why the future of travel in the tech industry should change, how Corey and Amy met, what makes cloud economics come natural to Amy, a tool that helps recreate physical events online more effectively than Zoom, and more. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:57) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:30) Amy’s experience working with The Duckbill Group during the pandemic (7:20) When Amy was the only cloud economist with a background in software engineering (12:36) Is it antiquated to go on-site to meet with clients? (16:23) Amy’s time spent working at NASA (17:55) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (18:38) What it’s like working IT for NASA (20:28) Amy’s background prior to cloud consulting (24:15) Amy’s view on public speaking events coming out of the pandemic (29:21) Corey’s qualms with re:Invent (31:51) Where you can find more from Amy About Amy Arambulo Negrette With over ten years industry experience, Amy Arambulo Negrette has built web applications for a variety of industries including Yahoo! Fantasy Sports and NASA Ames Research Center. One of her projects modernized two legacy systems impacting the entire research center and won her a Certificate of Excellence from the Ames Contractor Council. Amy believe that strong and consistent communication can produce the best product and overall customer experience, whether it's in gaming, educational outreach, or internal tools. Her long term goal is to lead people and have creative control over my projects. Links The Duckbill Group: http://duckbillgroup.com/ Amy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdypaws Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/a-conversation-between-cloud-economists-with-amy-arambulo-negrette/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by Microsoft's current Vice President of Developer Community, Scott Hanselman. They talk about how Scott is selling enthusiasm around free and open source software to empower the next generation of programmers, how technology can help you escape a suboptimal position in life, moving a blog that was hosted on a Windows Server 2008 server to Azure, using TikTok to encourage younger folks to get into coding, why there isn’t a wrong programming language to learn and why you should learn JavaScript, how the rise of SaaS and cloud computing has made Microsoft a “simpler” company, convincing banks to use open source in the 2000s, and more. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:29) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:13) What Scott did as Microsoft’s Partner Program Manager (2:05) Scott’s various passions and projects (4:37) Changes at Microsoft since Corey last kept track of the company (10:15) Why Corey struggles to get back into the Windows ecosystem (17:45) The convenience of having everything more accessible and hosted in Azure (24:36) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (25:19) The importance of the struggle when starting out in tech (30:55) Microsoft’s cultural transformation (34:32) Why Scott has turned to social media to reach the next generation of engineers (39:18) Where you can find more from Scott About Scott Hanselman Scott has been a developer for 30 years and has been blogging at https://hanselman.com for 20 years! He works in Open Source on .NET and the Azure Cloud for Microsoft out of his home office in Portland, Oregon. Scott has been podcasting for over 950 episodes of http://hanselminutes.com over 18 years and over 750 episodes of http://www.azurefriday.com . He's written a number of technical books and spoken in person to over one million developers worldwide! He's also on TikTok, which was very likely a huge mistake. Links Hanselminutes Podcast: https://www.hanselminutes.com/ Personal website: https://hanselman.com Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-devs-on-tiktok-with-scott-hanselman/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by James Governor, co-founder of RedMonk. In this throwback, they discuss how RedMonk is different from traditional analyst firms. You’ll also learn how Corey and James met, how James credentialed Corey as a bona fide industry analyst on Twitter, and how anyone can be an analyst in theory. Beyond that, James explains the mindset required to give advice as an analyst, what attracted him to becoming an analyst in the first place, and why RedMonk focuses on the qualitative instead of the quantitative. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:29) The Wiz sponsor read (1:31) What lead James to become an analyst and founding RedMonk (4:36) Why James believes developers are the “ new monarchmakers” (10:06) Recounting the time James credentialed Corey as an analyst on Twitter (12:24) Who and what are analysts? (17:44) The woes of rage-driven development (21:01) The Wiz sponsor read (21:55) Why Corey thinks James is a model Twitter user and advocate (25:23) What makes RedMonk’s industry events stick out from everyone else (35:15) Why James habitually changes his name on Twitter (36:45) Where you can find more from James About James Governor James Governor founded RedMonk in 2002 with Stephen O'Grady. They focus on developers as the real key influencers in tech. Understanding that people choose technology because of gut instincts not facts per se. As an ex-journalist, James has managed teams and news agendas in the weekly publication grind. He has also been IBM and MS watcher since 1995. Links RedMonk: https://redmonk.com/ James’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonkChips Monktoberfest: https://monktoberfest.com/ Monki Gras: https://monkigras.com/ Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/analyzing-analysts-with-james-governor/ Sponsor The Wiz: wiz.io/scream…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by Emma Bostian, an Engineering Manager at Spotify in Stockholm. Emma is also an author, co-host of the Ladybug Podcast, and has a strong following on social media. She goes into the details on her podcast and the varied nature of her and her co-hosts, she also discusses her book Decoding the Technical Interview Process, in which she breaks down the seemingly esoteric nature of interviewing for these highly technical jobs—but her focus is on the frontend. She and Corey discuss the general banality of these interviews and the direction they can, and should, go in to improve. Emma also loves to teach, to add even more to her portfolio! She goes into the five w’s of her work with LinkedIn Learning and Frontend Masters. Emma also has some excellent insights into her sizable Twitter presence. Tune in for Emma’s variegated offerings! Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:58) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:31) Hosting the Ladybug Podcast and teaching online courses (3:13) Why Emma wrote Decoding the Technical Interview Process (7:01) Corey’s qualms with how people interview in tech (12:03) Why Corey appreciates Emma's guidance on how to interview (14:50) Bizarre hiring practices that some interviewers use (18:20) Passion, work/life balance, and seeking out new employees (19:41) Turning side projects into revenue streams (22:23) Seeking out sponsors instead of monetizing your audience (26:06) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (26:49) Balancing customer service with piracy (29:35) Letting your online following become your resume (36:01) Where you can find more from Emma About Emma Bostian Emma Bostian is an Engineering Manager at Spotify in Stockholm. She is also a co-host of the Ladybug Podcast , author of Decoding The Technical Interview Process , and an instructor at LinkedIn Learning and Frontend Masters. Links Ladybug Podcast : https://www.ladybug.dev LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/emma-bostian Frontend Masters: https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/emma-bostian/ Decoding the Technical Interview Process : https://technicalinterviews.dev Emma's Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmabostian Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/changing-the-way-we-interview-with-emma-bostian/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
Corey Quinn welcomes Adam Zimman back to Screaming in the Cloud for a sponsored episode featuring Heroku by Salesforce. As Head of Product Marketing, Adam discusses after years of stagnation following its Salesforce acquisition. Recent investments and a dedicated team signal a renewed focus on developer experience. The duo explores Heroku's impact on modern app development, its role in popularizing the 12-Factor App model, and the decision to retire its free tier. Adam highlights key updates, including Kubernetes replatforming, .NET support, and AI tools for managed inference and agents. He also teases his upcoming book, Progressive Delivery, set for release next year. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (1:01) Heroku sponsor read (1:39) How Heroku became resurgent (5:46) Heroku’s legacy (9:53) Adam’s thoughts on people’s response to the free tier going away (10:55) Heroku’s target customer(s) (13:51) Heroku sponsor read (14:19) How Heroku saves organizations money and developed over time (20:08) Heroku’s re:Invent announcements (24:53) How modern-day developers have reacted to Heroku’s resurgence (27:47) Where people can learn more about Heroku About Adam Zimman Adam Zimman is Technologist and Author currently serving as the Head of Product Marketing at Heroku by SalesForce. Previously, he was a Venture Capital Advisor providing guidance on leadership, platform architecture, product marketing, and GTM strategy. He has over 20 years of experience working in a variety of roles from software engineering to technical sales. He has worked in both enterprise and consumer companies such as VMware, EMC, GitHub, and LaunchDarkly. Adam is driven by a passion for inclusive leadership and solving problems with technology. He is a co-author of Progressive Delivery: Build the right thing, for the right people, at the right time. His perspective has been shaped by a degree (AB) from Bowdoin College with a dual-focus in Physics and Visual Art, an ongoing adventure as a husband and father, and a childhood career as a fire juggler. Links Heroku’s website: https://www.heroku.com/ Adam’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/azimman.bsky.social Adam’s Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@az Adam’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamzimman/ Personal site: https://progressivedelivery.com/ Sponsor Heroku: http://heroku.com/…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by accomplished tech journalist Daisuke Wakabayashi to explore the world of tech reporting. The pair discuss Dai’s 2019 article on AWS while touching on a number of topics, including how AWS evolved from a platform everyone built on top of to one that runs everything built on top of it. Both explore why it’s incredibly difficult to capture all the nuances of the world of open source in a single article, the collaborative nature of writing the news, and how a journalist can tell when they’ve written a story that doesn’t have mistakes. Dai and Corey also unpack why Amazon as a trillion-dollar company should expect more scrutiny, what it was like to try to get people to go on the record talking about AWS, and more. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:29) The Duckbill Group Sponsor read (1:02) A brief look at Dai’s background as a journalist (2:00) Dai’s article covering AWS’s business practices (3:47) Unpacking the discussion around Dai’s article (6:09) The careful thought and nuance that goes into writing an investigative news article (8:59) How AWS insiders are responding to Dai’s article (11:50) The importance of disclosures in journalism (14:32) AWS’s blog post responding to Dai (18:41) The Duckbill Group Sponsor read (19:24) How criticism affects relationships with AWS (23:36) Corey’s reaction to getting mentioned in Dai’s article and the NYT style guide (27:18) Why it’s still important for journalists to speak truth to power (32:22) Where you can find more from Dai About Dai Wakabayashi Daisuke Wakabayashi was born in Singapore, lived in Tokyo, and spent the bulk of his childhood in New Jersey. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Daisuke’s journalism career started at Reuters in Tokyo. He also worked for Reuters in Boston and Seattle, covering everything from industrial conglomerates to natural disasters. He returned to Japan with The Wall Street Journal covering technology and then returned to the United States to cover Apple. Wakabayashi joined The New York Times in 2016 and covered Google from the paper’s San Francisco bureau. In 2022, he moved with my family to Seoul to take his current job as an Asia business correspondent for The Times. Links Dai’s 2019 article “Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World”: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/technology/amazon-aws-cloud-competition.html Twitter: @daiwaka LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwakabayashi/ Personal site: https://www.nytimes.com/by/daisuke-wakabayashi Company site: nytimes.com Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/speaking-truth-to-power-in-tech-with-dai-wakabayashi/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by Rich Burroughs, a former Staff Developer Advocate at Loft Labs. Rich is a great resource for all things Kubernetes, and he even hosts his own podcast (link in the description below) where he interviews people in the community. Rich and Corey discuss learning to work well with ADHD, which he has launched into the Twitter-verse for the sake of advocacy. Rich offers his perspective on how to do so, and to do it well. Rich talks about working at large companies, versus small and the various responsibilities of working with the latter. Tune in for Rich’s take! Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:50) The Duckbill Group Sponsor read (1:23) Loft Labs’s work with Kubernetes (3:15) Doing developer advocacy with Kubernetes (7:01) Is developer advocacy repetitive for Rich? (12:06) Going in-depth about Loft Labs (16:40) The Duckbill Group Sponsor read (17:22) The blessing (and curse) of being great at your job (24:38) Learning to live with ADHD (32:15) Where you can find more from Rich About Rich Burroughs Rich Burroughs is a tech professional focused on improving workflows for developers and platform engineers using Kubernetes. He's the creator and host of the Kube Cuddle podcast where he interviews members of the Kubernetes community. He is one of the founding organizers of DevOpsDays Portland, and he's helped organize other community events. Rich has a strong interest in how working in tech impacts mental health. He has ADHD and has documented his journey on Twitter since being diagnosed. Links Kube Cuddle Podcast: https://kubecuddle.transistor.fm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richburroughs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/richburroughs Polywork: https://www.polywork.com/richburroughs Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/helping-avoid-the-kubernetes-hiccups-with-rich-burroughs/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we’re taking you back to our chat with Nick Frichette. He’s the maintainer of hackingthe.cloud, and holds security and solutions architect AWS certifications, and in his spare time, he conducts vulnerability research at Hacking the Cloud. Join Corey and Nick as they talk about the various kinds of cloud security researchers and touch upon offensive security, why Nick decided to create Hacking the Cloud, how AWS lets security researchers conduct penetration testing in good faith, some of the more interesting AWS exploits Nick has discovered, how it’s fun to play keep-away with incident response, why you need to get legal approval before conducting penetration testing, and more. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:42) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:15) What is a Cloud Security Researcher? (3:49) Nick’s work with Hacking the Cloud (5:24) Building relationships with cloud providers (7:34) Nick’s security findings through cloud logs (13:05) How Nick finds security flaws (15:31) Reporting vulnerabilities to AWS and “bug bounty” programs (18:41) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (19:24) How to report vulnerabilities ethically (21:52) Good disclosure programs vs. bad ones (28:23) What’s next for Nick (31:27) Where you can find more from Nick About Nick Frichette Nick Frichette is a Staff Security Researcher at Datadog, specializing in offensive security within AWS environments. His focus is on discovering new attack vectors targeting AWS services, environments, and applications. From his research, Nick develops detection methods and preventive measures to secure these systems. Nick’s work often leads to the discovery of vulnerabilities within AWS itself, and he collaborates closely with Amazon to ensure they are remediated. Nick has also presented his research at major industry conferences, including Black Hat USA, DEF CON, fwd:cloudsec, and others. Links Hacking the Cloud: https://hackingthe.cloud/ Determine the account ID that owned an S3 bucket vulnerability: https://hackingthe.cloud/aws/enumeration/account_id_from_s3_bucket/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/frichette_n Personal website: https://frichetten.com Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/hacking-aws-in-good-faith-with-nick-frichette/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
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On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by Nipun Agarwal, Senior Vice President of MySQL HeatWave Development at Oracle, to discuss the release of MySQL HeatWave and how it will benefit users among the sea of database offerings on AWS. Nipun reveals why Oracle decided to develop HeatWave, how HeatWave is providing meaningful cost savings to users, and how HeatWave has been optimized for the cloud. Nipun explains how they’ve lowered the barriers to entry for new users of HeatWave, and Oracle’s focus on implementing customer feedback when developing new offerings. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:55) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:28) The significance of HeatWave coming to AWS (2:20) What is MySQL HeatWave? (5:13) What jumped out to Corey during his conversations with Nipun on Oracle (8:40) What’s “under the hood” of MySQL HeatWave (14:12) How Oracle built out its pricing for MySQL HeatWave (16:41) Why MySQL HeatWave doesn’t show up on AWS bills (21:27) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (22:09) Oracle’s historical customer base and the company’s credit system (24:30) The point behind MySQL HeatWave (27:51) How MySQL HeatWave runs (33:53) Where you can find more from Nipun and Oracle About Nipun Agarwal Nipun Agarwal is a Senior Vice President, MySQL HeatWave and Advanced Development, Oracle. His interests include distributed data processing, machine learning, cloud technologies and security. Nipun was part of the Oracle Database team where he introduced a number of new features. He has been awarded over 170 patents., Nipun Agarwal is Senior Vice President of MySQL Database & HeatWave Development. He leads a global engineering organization responsible for Oracle’s MySQL innovations that enable organizations to use a single database for both transactional and analytical workloads. His interests include data processing, distributed systems, machine learning, cloud computing and security. Prior to his current position, Nipun was with Oracle Labs and the Oracle Database team, where he introduced a number of new features. He has been awarded over 175 patents. Links Oracle: https://oracle.com MySQL HeatWave info: https://www.oracle.com/mysql/ MySQL Service on AWS and OCI login (Oracle account required): https://cloud.mysql.com Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/heatwave-and-the-latest-evolution-of-mysql-with-nipun-agarwal/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
The tech industry is getting long enough in the teeth that now there are some bonafide old fogeys. Nevertheless there, fortunately, are plenty of younger tech folks out there pushing the thought and mentality of the industry forward. Andrew Brown, Co-Founder and Cloud Instructor at ExamPro Training Inc certainly is, but his presence in the community is so much more! On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Andrew talks about the various internet platforms that he stays active on, and his mission to provide education on the cloud. Importantly so, Andrew does so with an immense amount of generosity. As he puts it, he couldn’t imagine taking money for the courses that he has created. Andrew and Corey discuss at length their thoughts on cloud certifications, the worth of multicloud, and much more! Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:41) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:15) Why Corey struggles to keep up with Andrew’s impressive online presence (2:47) Explaining ExamPro (6:39) The troubles of online “experts” (13:01) Andrew’s thoughts on using certifications as proxies (18:14) The value of certification vs. your level of experience (22:47) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (23:30) Should engineers learn more than one cloud provider? (27:10) Is multi-cloud actually the way to go? (34:31) Where you can find more from Andrew About Andrew Brown Andrew Brown has been working in tech 15 years. Today, he creates free cloud certification courses where he teaches people Cloud, DevOps, Data, ML, Security, K8s and Serverless. Links ExamPro Training, Inc.: https://www.exampro.co/ PolyWork: https://www.polywork.com/andrewbrown LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-wc-brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewbrown Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/learning-to-give-in-the-cloud-with-andrew-brown/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
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Corey Quinn is joined by Paulus Schoutsen, creator of Home Assistant and president of the Open Home Foundation. What started as a Python script to control Hue lights is now a leading open-source smart home platform with 1.6M users. Unlike ad-driven devices, Home Assistant prioritizes privacy, user control, and customization. Backed by the Open Home Foundation, it stays independent from corporate influence. Paulus highlights their community-driven approach, with users sharing automations online. By focusing on open standards, privacy, and user-first development, Home Assistant empowers smarter, more sustainable home automation. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:33) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:45) What inspired Paulus to create Home Assistant (6:54) How Home Assistant developed from text files to its current incarnation (12:02) Duckbill Group sponsor read (13:42) How Home Assistant is able to detect different IoT devices (16:06) Why not having investors is a strength for Home Assistant (21:11) How Home Assistant acts as a unifier for communications protocols (24:22) Why Big Tech doesn’t have a lot of interest in Home Assistant (30:45) How to learn more about Home Assistant About Paulus Schoutsen Paulus Schoutsen is the creator of Home Assistant, the world’s most active open-source smart home platform, and president of the Open Home Foundation. What started as a Python script to control Philips Hue lights has grown into a global community of over 1.6 million users. Home Assistant stands out for its dedication to privacy, sustainability, and user control, offering a stable, customizable platform free from the ad-driven models of big tech. Paulus also leads Nabucasa, the commercial arm of Home Assistant, and champions the platform’s independence and community-driven ethos, ensuring long-term focus on open standards and user empowerment. Links Home Assistant website https://www.home-assistant.io/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group https://www.duckbillgroup.com/…
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we’re revisiting our conversation with Tobi Knaup, the current VP & General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix. At the time this first aired, Tobi was the co-founder and CTO of D2iQ before the company was acquired by Nutanix. In this blast from the past, Corey and Tobi discuss why Mesosphere rebranded as D2iQ and why the Kubernetes community deserves the credit for the widespread adoption of the container orchestration platform. Many people assume Kubernetes is all they need, but that’s a mistake, and Tobi explains what other tools they end up having to use. We’ll also hear why Tobi thinks that multi-cloud is the future (it is the title of the episode after all). Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:28) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:01) Memosphere rebranding to D2iQ (4:34) The strength of the Kubernetes community (7:43) Is open-source a bad business model? (10:19) Why you need more than just Kubernetes (13:13) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (13:55) Is multi-cloud the best practice? (17:31) Creating a consistent experience between two providers (19:05) Tobi’s background story (24:24) Memories of the days of physical data centers (28:00) How long will Kubernetes be relevant (30:18) Where you can find more from Tobi About Tobi Knaup Tobi Knaup is the VP & General Manager of Cloud Native at Nunatix. Previously, he was the Co-Founder and CTO of D2iQ Kubernetes Platform before Nutanix acquired the company. Knaup is an experienced software engineer focusing on large scale systems and machine learning. Tobi’s research work is on Internet-scale sentiment analysis using online knowledge, linguistic analysis, and machine learning. Outside of his tech work, he enjoys making cocktails and has collected his favorite recipes on his cocktail website . Links Tobi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/superguenter LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiasknaup/ Personal site: https://tobi.knaup.me/ Original Episode https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/multi-cloud-is-the-future-with-tobi-knaup/ Sponsor The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com…
Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, joins Corey Quinn to discuss the evolving challenges of database resilience in 2025. They discuss the State of Resilience 2025 report, revealing widespread operational concerns, costly outages, and gaps in failover preparedness. Modern resilience strategies, like active-active configurations and consensus replication, reduce risks but require expertise and investment. Spencer highlights growing regulatory pressures, such as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, and the rising complexity of distributed systems. Despite challenges, Cockroach Labs aims to simplify resilience, enabling organizations to modernize while balancing risk, cost, and customer trust. Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:36) Cockroach Labs sponsor read (3:14) The foundational nature of databases (3:55) Cockroach Labs’ State of Resilience 2025 report (8:55) CrowdStrike as an example of why database resilience is so important (11:04) What Spencer found most surprising in the report’s results (15:13) Understanding the multi-cloud strategy as safety in numbers (18:29) Cockroach Labs sponsor read (19:23) Why cost isn’t the Achilles’ heel of the multi-cloud strategy that some people think (23:52) Executives are blaming IT people for outages as much (28:21) The importance of active-active configurations (32:01) Why anxiety about operational resiliency will never fully go away (37:52) How to access the State of Resilience 2025 report About Spencer Kimball Spencer Kimball is the CEO and co-founder of Cockroach Labs, a company dedicated to building resilient, cloud-native databases. Before founding Cockroach Labs, Spencer had a distinguished career in technology, including contributions to Google’s Colossus file system. Alongside co-founders Peter Mattis and Ben Darnell, he launched CockroachDB, a globally distributed SQL database designed to handle modern data challenges like resilience, multi-cloud deployment, and compliance with evolving data sovereignty laws. CockroachDB is renowned for its innovative architecture, enabling consistent and scalable database performance across regions and clouds. Under Spencer’s leadership, the company continues to redefine operational resilience for enterprises worldwide. Links Cockroach Labs: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/ The State of Resilience 2025 report https://www.cockroachlabs.com/guides/the-state-of-resilience-2025/ Sponsor Cockroach Labs: cockroachlabs.com/lastweek…
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