Screaming in the Cloud

Corey Quinn

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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Updated June 25

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Apr 24, 2019 · 29 min
Episode 57: Building the Cloud: The logistics and practicality of going serverless in 2019
Today, data service is becoming more like a utility and that affects the expectations and practical uses of the cloud in almost every form. Today we are talking to Richard Hartmann about the logistics of serverless infrastructure from how data centers
Apr 17, 2019 · 35 min
Episode 56: Bringing Open Source to the Cloud
While cloud architecture has many forms from container to serverless, the value of open source infrastructure never changes. Today we talk to Jess Frazelle of Twitter fame about role of GitHub in the cloud and how open source is beneficial to the commu
Apr 10, 2019 · 28 min
Episode 55: Get More out of the Cloud with AWS Training and Certification
While a valuable investment, the value of AWS training is still not always well understood. With a library of free digital training and a variety of certifications validating baseline as well as more specific expertise, there are many reasons to look at i
Apr 3, 2019 · 31 min
Episode 54: Rethinking the Robot: How AWS Robotics is helping shape the future of domestic and commercial robotics
What if every time you washed your dishes, your dishwasher got smarter? Now imagine your dishwasher getting smarter every time someone else washed their dishes. Today, we are talking to Roger Barga, the General Manager of AWS Robotics. We discuss the
Mar 27, 2019 · 36 min
Episode 53: Company Migration On Two Fronts: AWS and the Career Paths of Software Engineers
Today we are talking with Silvia Botros, Principal Engineer at SendGrid. They specialize in email marketing that is trusted by developers and marketers for time-savings, scalability, and delivery expertise. Our discussion centers around SendGrid’s migrati
Mar 20, 2019 · 40 min
Episode 52: AWS as a Career Finding Clarity in the Ever-changing Job Market of the Cloud
The job market in the AWS world is complex and often confusing to both employers and employees. Wouldn’t it be great to have over 43,000 data points to draw a larger picture of the market and where you fall in line? Today, we are talking to Kate Powers wh
Mar 6, 2019 · 42 min
Episode 51: Size of Cloud Bill: Not About Number of Customers, but Number of Engineers You've Hired
Years ago, if you wanted to launch an Internet company or Web application, you had to own necessary hardware. Now, the economics have changed drastically with the ease of Cloud computing. It’s still a new industry that people are trying to figure out, esp
Feb 27, 2019 · 37 min
Episode 50: If You Lose Data, Your Company is Having a Very Bad Day
If you use MongoDB, then you may be feeling ecstatic right now. Why? Amazon Web Services (AWS) just released DocumentDB with MongoDB compatibility. Users who switch from MongoDB to DocumentDB can expect improved speed, scalability, and availability. Toda
Feb 20, 2019 · 36 min
Episode 49: Open Source Software: Slipping Beneath the Surface of Awareness
Does operating system (OS) choice even matter anymore to most people? Especially with the emergence of serverless and containers? Debian may not see its name up in lights much these days, but it’s still very much front, center, and relevant to what people
Feb 13, 2019 · 34 min
Episode 48: Nobody Gets Rid of Anything, Including Data
Companies can find working in the Cloud quite complicated. However, it’s a lot easier than it used to be, especially when trying to comply with regulations. That’s because Cloud providers have evolved and now offer more out-of-the-box services that focus
Feb 6, 2019 · 26 min
Episode 47: Racing the Clouds
More and more enterprises and on-prem applications are moving to the Cloud. Therefore, flexibility, agility, time-to-market, and cost effectiveness need to be created to address a lack of visibility and control. Today, we’re talking to Archana Kesavan, se
Jan 30, 2019 · 34 min
Episode 46: Don't Be Afraid of the Bold Ask
If you’re looking for older services at AWS, there really aren’t any. For example, Simple Storage Service (S3) has been with us since the beginning. It was the first publicly launched service that was quickly followed by Simple Queue Service (SQS). Still
Jan 23, 2019 · 32 min
Episode 45: Everybody Needs Backup and Recovery
Do you have to deal with data protection? Do you usually mess it up? Some people think data protection architecture is broken and requires too many dependencies. By the time a business needs to backup a lot of data, it’s a complex problem to go back in ti
Jan 9, 2019 · 24 min
Episode 44: Disagree In Commits Console Recorder for AWS
Do you have some spare time? Can you figure out an easier way to do something? Then, why not build some software?! Today, we’re talking to Ian Mckay of Kablamo, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) consultancy. He is the author of Console Recorder, which is a br
Jan 2, 2019 · 31 min
Episode 43: Here’s a Document on How to Best Deal with My Foibles
A Manager README is a document designed to establish clarity between a manager and those who report to them. These documents are especially useful for onboarding content. For example, if you have someone new starting on your team, there's so many things y
Dec 26, 2018 · 55 min
Episode 42: SCREAMING WITH CHAOSSEARCH: A reInvent reTrospective
Would you like access to unlimited retention of your data within your Amazon S3, which costs far less than online storage on disc? Well, the next time you’re at re:Invent, visit CHAOSSEARCH’s booth. Today, we’re talking to Pete Cheslock, vice president of
Dec 19, 2018 · 31 min
Episode 41: Open Source is Not a Business Model
Have you ever had high expectations about a new software product? Did you think it was going to be spectacular? Instead, did it become less about solving a problem for you and more about reaching a bunch of billable consultants? The dynamics of open sourc
Dec 12, 2018 · 44 min
Episode 40: Wave of Innovation Breaking Ahead of the Bow of the Ship that is Amazon
You can't make money selling to developers! The bottleneck of getting business requirements and creating business value used to mean waiting for the next waterfall release. That’s not the case anymore in the venture community. There’s programmatic access
Dec 5, 2018 · 44 min
Episode 39: Give 10 Bad Talks All in a Row and Then Get Fired
Do you like to hear yourself talk? Especially while on a stage and in front of a lot of people? How do you come up with ideas to talk about? What process do you use to build a conference talk or presentation? Today, we’re talking to Matty Stratton of Pag
Nov 30, 2018 · 44 min
Episode 38: Must be Willing to Defeat the JSON Heretics
Do you understand how tabs work? How spaces work? Are you willing to defeat the JSON heretics? Most people understand the power of the serverless paradigm, but need help to put it into a useful form. That’s where Stackery comes in to treat YAML as an ass