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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Sep 19, 2024 · 33 min
Insights from a Vendor Insider with Ian Smith
It turns out, you don’t need to step outside to observe the clouds. On this episode, we’re joined by Chronosphere Field CTO Ian Smith. He and Corey delve into the innovative solutions Chronosphere offers, share insights from Ian’s experience in the industry, and discuss the future of cloud-native technologies. Whether you're a seasoned cloud professional or new to the field, this conversation with Ian Smith is packed with valuable perspectives and actionable takeaways. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:42) Chronosphere sponsor read (1:53) The role of Chief of Staff at Chronosphere (2:45) Getting recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant (4:42) Talking about the buying process (8:26) The importance of observability (10:18) Guiding customers as a vendor (12:19) Chronosphere sponsor read (12:46) What should you do as an observability buyer (16:01) Helping orgs understand observability (19:56) Avoiding toxicly positive endorsements (24:15) Being transparent as a vendor (27:43) The myth of "winner take all" (30:02) Short term fixes vs. long term solutions (33:54) Where you can find more from Ian and Chronosphere About Ian Smith Ian Smith is Field CTO at Chronosphere where he works across sales, marketing, engineering and product to deliver better insights and outcomes to observability teams supporting high-scale cloud-native environments. Previously, he worked with observability teams across the software industry in pre-sales roles at New Relic, Wavefront, PagerDuty and Lightstep. Links Chronosphere: https://chronosphere.io/?utm_source=duckbill-group&utm_medium=podcast Ian’s Twitter: https://x.com/datasmithing Ian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismith314159/ Sponsor Chronosphere: https://chronosphere.io/?utm_source=duckbill-group&utm_medium=podcast
Sep 17, 2024 · 39 min
Replay - GCP’s Many Profundities with Miles Ward
In this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we’re revisiting our conversation with Miles War — perhaps the closest thing Google Cloud has to Corey Quinn. With a wit and sharpness at hand, and an entire backup retinue of trumpets, trombones, and various brass horns, Miles is here to join the conversation about what all is going on at Google Cloud. Miles breaks down SADA and their partnership with Google Cloud. He goes into some details on what GCP has been up to, and talks about the various areas they are capitulating forward. Miles talks about working with Thomas Kurian, who is the only who counts since he follows Corey on Twitter, and the various profundities that GCP has at hand. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (1:38) Sonrai Security sponsor read (2:40) Reliving Google Cloud Next 2021 (7:24) Unlikable, yet necessary change at Google (11:41) Lack of Focus in the Cloud (18:03) Google releases benefitting developers (20:57) The rise of distributed databases (24:12) Backblaze sponsor read (24:41) Arguments for (and against) going multi-cloud (26:49) The problem with Google Cloud outages (33:01) Data transfer fees (37:49) Where you can find more from Miles About Miles Ward As Chief Technology Officer at SADA, Miles Ward leads SADA’s cloud strategy and solutions capabilities. His remit includes delivering next-generation solutions to challenges in big data and analytics, application migration, infrastructure automation, and cost optimization; reinforcing our engineering culture; and engaging with customers on their most complex and ambitious plans around Google Cloud. Previously, Miles served as Director and Global Lead for Solutions at Google Cloud. He founded the Google Cloud’s Solutions Architecture practice, launched hundreds of solutions, built Style-Detection and Hummus AI APIs, built CloudHero, designed the pricing and TCO calculators, and helped thousands of customers like Twitter who migrated the world’s largest Hadoop cluster to public cloud and Audi USA who re-platformed to k8s before it was out of alpha, and helped Banco Itau design the intercloud architecture for the bank of the future. Before Google, Miles helped build the AWS Solutions Architecture team. He wrote the first AWS Well-Architected framework, proposed Trusted Advisor and the Snowmobile, invented GameDay, worked as a core part of the Obama for America 2012 “tech” team, helped NASA stream the Curiosity Mars Rover landing, and rebooted Skype in a pinch. Earning his Bachelor of Science in Rhetoric and Media Studies from Willamette University, Miles is a three-time technology startup entrepreneur who also plays a mean electric sousaphone. Links: SADA.com: https://sada.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/milesward Email: miles@sada.com Original episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/gcp-s-many-profundities-with-miles-ward/ Sponsors Sonrai Security: sonrai.co/access24 Backblaze: backblaze.com
Sep 12, 2024 · 30 min
Keeping the Cloud Reasonable with Shlomo Dubrowin
After years of trying, Corey has finally convinced a TAM to come on the show! In this lively episode, AWS Senior Technical Account Manager Shlomo Dubrowin takes the mic to share his fascinating experiences dealing with cloud complexities. Listen in as Shlomo recounts building AWS Reasonable Account Defaults from scratch, stresses the importance of writing a solid application, and shares the benefits of leveraging GenAI to help maintain his work. Don't miss this entertaining and insightful conversation that could save you a few bucks! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:42) Chronosphere sponsor read (1:15) Finally getting a TAM on the show (2:24) Providing quality customer service as a TAM (5:31) AWS Reasonable Account Defaults (11:01) What went into crafting AWS Reasonable Accounts Defaults (12:20) Chronosphere sponsor read (12:54) Writing a program that won't break easily (17:25) Optimizing billing data (19:53) Transparency in costs (21:27) Expanding AWS Reasonable Account Defaults (23:34) Further optimizing AWS Reasonable Account Defaults in the future (26:18) Building with GenAI (29:01) Where you can find more from Shlomo About Shlomo Dubrowin Shlomo Dubrowin has been a TAM for over 6 years supporting AWS customers from startups through to Fortune 100 companies. He has spoken at re:Invent twice and has specialized in Cost Optimization. Shlomo has been in the tech industry since 1994. And he lives with his wife, son and 2 dogs. Links Clouded Torah: https://www.clouded-torah.org/ Sponsor Chronosphere: https://chronosphere.io/?utm_source=duckbill-group&utm_medium=podcast
Sep 10, 2024 · 33 min
Replay - Letting the Dust Settle on Job Hopping with Brian Hall
In this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we revisit a spirited debated between Corey and the VP of Product and Industry Marketing at Google Cloud, Brian Hall. The topic — How much time should one spend in a job? But thankfully, their conversation doesn’t limit itself to just that! Corey and Brian chat about how social media’s failure to capture nuance and context can lead to some unfortunate misinterpretations. Brian offers some insight on his significant amount of time spent at Microsoft under various roles. He gives his perspective on how one should optimize their career path for where they want to go, and not just follow the money. Tune in to see how Corey and Brian let the dust settle, and develop what was a disagreement into a well-rounded conversation. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (1:02) Chronosphere sponsor read (1:36) Job hopping vs. job loyalty (6:14) Being in the right place at the right time (9:57) Investing in the job vs. the job investing in you (13:31) Weighing the cost of job hopping (20:14) Chronosphere sponsor read (20:47) Changing jobs to get a raise (24:02) How to attract people as a cloud employer (26:31) Changing paths into the industry (30:14) What's ahead for Brian (32:33) Where you can find more from Brian About Brian Hall Brian Hall leads the Google Cloud Product and Industry Marketing team - focused on accelerating the growth of Google Cloud. Before joining Google, he spent more than 25 years in different forms of product marketing or engineering. Brian is the father of three children who are all named after trees in different ways. He met his wife Edie at the beginning of their first year at Yale University, where he studied math, econ, and philosophy and was the captain of the Swim and Dive team my senior year. Edie has a PhD in forestry and runs a sustainability and forestry consulting firm she started, that is aptly named “Three Trees Consulting”. They love the outdoors, tennis, running, and adventures in Brian's 1986 Volkswagen Van, which is his first and only car, that he can’t bring myself to get rid of. Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsForAt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brhall/ Episode 10: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/episode-10-education-is-not-ready-for-teacherless/ Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/letting-the-dust-settle-on-job-hopping-with-brian-hall/ Sponsor https://chronosphere.io/?utm_source=duckbill-group&utm_medium=podcast
Sep 5, 2024 · 39 min
Replay - Navigating the Morass of the Internet with Chloe Condon
On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, we revisit our fall of 2021 conversation with Chloe Condon. At the time of recording, Chloe was a Senior Cloud Advocate for Microsoft, and today, she works for Google as a Senior Developer Relations Engineer. When we spoke to her, Chloe had recently started the Master Creep Theatre (yes, with the British spelling) which is a project to bring some more creative and artistic efforts into the tech world! Given Chloe’s non-traditional background she’s able to bring a lot of great perspective to weaving these two worlds together. Chloe also discusses the politics of navigating DMs as a woman on the internet, fun. Her and Corey discuss internet culture in general and how to make the most of it, in spite of all the baggage. Tune in for Chloe's take! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:47) Sonrai sponsor read (1:48) Master Creep Theatre (6:16) The wide world of creepy DMs (12:21) What's the root of the creep behavior? (15:52) Harassment and privilege in tech (20:00) The fight for privacy (27:58) Backblaze sponsor read (28:24) Designing things to be more inclusive and "jerk-free" (37:49) Where you can find more from Chloe About Chloe Condon: Chloe is a Bay Area based Developer Advocate for Google Cloud and AI. Previously, she worked at Microsoft, as well as Sentry.io where she created the award winning Sentry Scouts program (a camp themed meet-up ft. patches, s’mores, giant squirrel costumes, and hot chocolate), and was featured in the Grace Hopper Conference 2018 gallery featuring 15 influential women in STEM by AnitaB.org. Her projects and work with Azure have ranged from fake boyfriend alerts to Mario Kart 'astrology', and have been featured in VICE, The New York Times, as well as SmashMouth's Twitter account. Chloe holds a BA in Drama from San Francisco State University and is a graduate of Hackbright Academy. She prides herself on being a non-traditional background engineer, and is likely one of the only engineers who has played an ogre, crayon, and the back-end of a cow on a professional stage. She hopes to bring more artists into tech, and more engineers into the arts. Featured in the Grace Hopper Conference 2018 gallery featuring 15 influential women in STEM by AnitaB.org: https://vimeo.com/289762602/30c246c503 Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChloeCondon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gitforked/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChloeCondonVideos Sponsors Sonrai: http://sonrai.co/zombie Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/
Sep 3, 2024 · 29 min
Creating GenAI Teammates with Amit Eyal Govrin
Much of the discourse surrounding GenAI has centered on replacement, but what if tools focused on harmony instead? In this episode of Screaming in the Cloud, Kubiya CEO Amit Eyal Govrin explains why his company is flipping the script on AI. Amit and Corey discuss the perks and shortcomings of today’s automation, how Kubiya functions as a teammate alongside its human counterparts, and the GenAI trends that aren’t getting the attention they deserve. If you’re worrying about your job security in the current AI climate, this discussion may help put your fears at ease. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:47) Chronosphere sponsor read (1:21) What Amit and Kubiya are building (5:34) Pros and cons of automation (9:10) Building a virtual teammate (12:39) Implementing AI with nuance (16:16) Real world applications of the tech (18:09) Firefly ad read (18:43) The value of human review in the world of AI (21:10) Complexities (or lack thereof) of GenAI (24:36) What people are sleeping on when it comes to GenAI (28:08) Where you can learn more about Kubiya About Amit Eyal Govrin: Amit is the CEO of Kubiya, helping the industry Break through the Time-To-Automation Paradox. As an early pioneer in the FinOps domain - executive position at Cloudyn (currently Azure Cost Manager), Zesty (advisor, early investor) and leading DevOps partnerships at AWS. Links Referenced: Kubiya: kubiya.ai Sponsor Chronosphere: https://chronosphere.io/?utm_source=duckbill-group&utm_medium=podcast
Aug 29, 2024 · 33 min
The Power of Networking in the Cloud with Tom Scholl
A cloud service is only as good as the team of network engineers who keep it up and running. In this episode, AWS Vice President and Distinguished Engineer Tom Scholl breaks down the importance of security and legwork needed to support the company’s massive infrastructure. Corey picks Tom’s brain while singing the praises of the AWS DDoS Protection Team, marveling at the scale of the modern internet, and looking ahead to the next generation of network engineers that could land at AWS. If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of the AWS cloud, then this is the discussion for you. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (1:09) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:42) The importance of a good network for AWS (3:38) Evolution of networking (6:03) Efficiency of the AWS DDoS Protection Team (7:29) AWS Cloud and weathering DDoS attacks (10:03) Policing network abuse (12:08) Walking the SES tightrope and network attacks (15:00) Ensuring the security of the internet (17:53) The Duckbill Group sponsor read (18:37) Scale of the modern internet (20:47) Migrating the AWS network firewall (21:54) Internal network scaling (24:27) Preparing for DDoS disruption (29:14) Finding the next generation of network engineers (32:15) Where to learn more about AWS cloud security About Tom Scholl: Tom Scholl is a VP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the infrastructure organization. His role includes working on AWS’s global network backbone, as well as focusing on denial of service detection and mitigation systems. He has been with AWS for over 13 years. Prior to AWS, Tom was a Principal Network Engineer at nLayer and AT&T Labs (formerly SBC Telecom). He also previously held network engineering roles at OptimalPATH Digital Network and ANET Internet Services. Links Referenced: AWS Security Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/ How AWS threat intelligence deters threat actors: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-aws-threat-intelligence-deters-threat-actors/ Using AWS Shield Advanced protection groups to improve DDoS detection and mitigation: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/using-aws-shield-advanced-protection-groups-to-improve-ddos-detection-and-mitigation/ AWS re:Inforce 2024 presentation on Sonaris and MadPot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Z9csvyFDg NANOG 2023 presentation on AWS networking infrastructure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tcR-iQce7s AWS re:Invent 2022 presentation on AWS networking infrastructure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJNR_dX8g8c AWS re:Invent 2022 presentation on Scaling network performance on next-gen Amazon EC2 instances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYpWa7gf1A&t=1373s IEEE paper on Scalable Relatable Diagram (SRD): https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9167399 Sponsor The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 27, 2024 · 33 min
Battling Back Against Data Breaches with Maya Levine
Data breaches can throw countless lives into disarray. With massive leaks and compromises happening on what feels like a daily basis, what can be done to protect people and services? On this episode, Sysdig Product Manager Maya Levine joins us for a discussion on the current state of affairs in the world of cybersecurity. Why do these attacks keep happening? Are they becoming too frequent? What can we do to prevent them? Maya has all the answers as well as tips to help keep you and your organization safe. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:37) Sysdig sponsor read (0:58) Product management at Sysdig (2:09) Are cyber attacks becoming more frequent in the cloud? (5:58) Urgency (or lack thereof) while under attack (10:37) Motives and methods in modern data breaches (15:57) Sysdig sponsor read (16:20) The cost (and necessity) of audit logging (18:46) “If breach is inevitable, what can people do?” (22:36) Maya’s “I am Confused” talk (25:40) Stopping attacks before they spiral out of control (32:32) Where can find more from Maya and Sysdig About Maya Levine: Maya Levine is a Product Manager for Sysdig. Previously she worked at Check Point Software Technologies as a Security Engineer and later a Technical Marketing Engineer, focusing on cloud security. Her earnest and concise communication style connects to both technical and business audiences. She has presented at many industry conferences, including AWS re:Invent and AnsibleFest. She has also been regularly interviewed on television news channels, written publications, and podcasts about cybersecurity. Links: Maya’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-levine/ Sysdig: https://sysdig.com/ Sponsor Sysdig: https://sysdig.com/
Aug 22, 2024 · 38 min
Summer Replay - Innovations and the Changing DevOps Tides of Tech with Nigel Kersten
In this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our discussion with Nigel Kersten. When we spoke to him in 2021, he was the Field CTO at Puppet. Today, he works as the Chief Product Officer for Platform.sh. In this trip down memory, Nigel joins Corey to reflect on his time spent as a traveling contract trainer for Puppet, dive into the changes in DevOps since, and look back at how Docker handed over the keys and some of the attachments we have to a techno-social system. Nigel speaks on the innovations that have changed along the way and the impact they’ve had in the industry. Especially those who have a tendency to cling to “legacy.” Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (1:18) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:52) Corey's Puppet experience (3:49) What is Puppet? (5:04) Puppet’s role in DevOps (8:12) Challenges in technology adoption (12:36) Issues with legacy in tech (18:26) The misconception of “limited” skilled workers (23:16) Duckbill Group sponsor read (24:00) Corporate communication breakdowns (25:22) State of DevOps Report (32:02) Cloud adoption and missteps (37:46) More from the report and Nigel About Nigel Kersten: Nigel is a technical leader with 13 years of experience building teams and growing B2B startups as a CTO, VP of Engineering, and Head of Product, with substantial experience working with enterprise customers. Prior to that, he was recruited into the Google SRE org to develop an industry-leading infrastructure-as-code system. Links: Puppet: https://puppet.com 2020 State of DevOps Report: https://puppet.com/resources/report/2020-state-of-devops-report/ Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/innovations-and-the-changing-devops-tides-of-tech-with-nigel-kersten/ Sponsor: The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 20, 2024 · 39 min
Summer Replay - Building a User-Friendly Product with Aparna Sinha
On this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Aparna Sinha, the Head of AI Product at Capital One. As a former Director of Product Management at Google Cloud, Aparan joins Corey to talk about GCP and how Corey was surprised to find that, in some ways, it was “its own universe.” She offers up why folks can expect a developer user-friendly experience when using GCP, and how it differentiates them from the litany of cloud providers out there. From focusing on developing, to a vast array of customers, GCP is bringing their best forward. Check out their conversation on how GCP is keeping its focus on the user! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:48) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:21) Role of a Director of Outbound Product Management (2:43) Developer experiences on Google Cloud (8:47) The philosophy of courting developers (11:38) The shift to serverless (17:17) Cloud Run observations (22:59) Duckbill Group sponsor read (23:43) Customer involvement with Google Cloud (28:55) Cloud Build vs. Cloud Deploy (32:50) Google and cloud security (38:45) Where you can find Aparna About Aparna Aparna Sinha is Senior Vice President and Head of Enterprise AI/ML products at Capital One. She is also a startup investor / advisor at PearVC. Aparna has a track record of successful P&L ownership, creating new revenue streams and building $B+ businesses through technical and go-to-market innovation. She was Sr. Director of Developer Products at Google Cloud leading a 100+ member PM, UX, and DevRel Engineering team responsible for >40 cloud services and open source tools. She was an early contributor to Kubernetes, built the team and grew Google Kubernetes Engine 100x into a Top 3 revenue generator for Cloud. Prior to Cloud Aparna worked on Android, ChromeOS and Play. Previously at McKinsey & Company she was a leader in the business technology office, working with CIOs on server virtualization strategy, pricing, and SaaS. Aparna holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and a patent from Google. She served as Chair of the Governing Board of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Links: DevOps Research Report: https://www.devops-research.com/research.html Twitter: https://x.com/aparnabsinha Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/building-a-user-friendly-product-with-aparna-sinha/ Sponsor: The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 15, 2024 · 37 min
Summer Replay - That Datadog Will Hunt with Dann Berg
In this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Dann Berg. At the time, he was a Senior Cloud Analyst at Datadog, but he now provides community support for the FinOps Foundation. Dann and Corey go into the weeds of cost optimization, and each of them bring their respective experiences forward. Dann’s offers his take on multi-cloud and how Datadog is tackling its customer needs there. But the talent doesn’t end there, Dann is also an emerging thinker and influencer in the space, and to boot, an accomplished writer and playwright. Two of his plays have been produced in NYC and China. Check out their conversation! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (1:02) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:36) Transitioning to Senior Cloud Ops Analyst (5:12) The composition of Dann's team (6:54) Cloud cost optimization in the regular business cycle (10:43) Helping customers understand their cloud bills (17:42) Paying attention to pricing changes (21:06) The psychology of cloud economics (23:20) Working with multiple clouds (25:02) Duckbill Group sponsor read (25:46) Spending too much money to save too little money (31:12) The dangers of relying on third-party tools (34:01) Pricing woes (36:25) Where you can find Dann About Dann Berg Dann Berg currently works part-time with FinOps after spending more than a decade in the industry. He is also an active member of the larger technical community, hosting the monthly New York City FinOps Meetup, and has been published multiple times in places such as MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, and others. When he’s not saving companies millions of dollars, he’s writing plays, and has had two full-lengh plays produced in New York City and China., Dann is the Director of Community at Vantage. Previously, first FinOps Practitioner at Datadog and FullStory. Host of the NYC FinOps Meetup for almost three years. He also writes plays. Links: Datadog: https://www.datadoghq.com Personal Website: https://dannb.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannberg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dannberg Monthly newsletter: https://dannb.org/newsletter/ Previous SITC episode with Dann Berg, Episode 51: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/episode-51-size-of-cloud-bill-not-about-number-of-customers-but-number-of-engineers-you-ve-hired/ Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/that-datadog-will-hunt-with-dann-berg/ Sponsor: The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 13, 2024 · 33 min
Summer Replay - Heresy in the Church of Docker Desktop with Scott Johnston
In this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Scott Johnston, CEO of (the church) of Docker. Docker’s community and their fervor is well known, and Scott has much to say about it! Join the discussion as Scott goes into how he left Puppet after some exposure to Corey to become the CEO at Docker. Scott tells us what exactly Docker is, and where it starts, which is the community around it. Scott talks about the reset that Docker went through in November of 2019, where they decided to make the developer the focus of their mission. He also dives into Docker Desktop, which Scott goes into the details of. Check out this episode for more! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (1:15) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:48) What is Docker? (4:03) Returning to being a developer tool (5:56) Docker’s pricing changes and Docker Desktop (11:47) Community reaction to the pricing change (13:57) Building customer confidence (18:52) Duckbill Group sponsor read (19:36) Putting trust into user (22:04) Docker’s monetization strategy (29:28) Embracing change (32:16) Where to learn more about Scott and Docker About Scott Johnston Scott first typed ‘docker run’ in 2013 and hasn't looked back. He’s been with Docker since 2014 in a variety of leadership roles and currently serves as CEO. His experience previous to Docker includes Sun Microsystems, Puppet, Netscape, Cisco, and Loudcloud (parent of Opsware). When not fussing with computers he spends time with his three kids fussing with computers. Links: Docker: https://www.docker.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottcjohnston Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/heresy-in-the-church-of-docker-desktop-with-scott-johnston/ Sponsor: The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 8, 2024 · 35 min
Summer Replay - Spreading the Networking Vibes with Serena (@shenetworks)
In this Summer Replay, look back on Serena a.ka. @shenetworks’ mark on the digital sphere! Serena’s work on the social end of the spectrum is only a facet of her work. As a network engineer in the age of cloud, Serena has much to say about the work of data centers. Corey and Serena talk datacenters, cybersecurity, and the role that her social media presence plays into her work in that typically curmudgeonly world. She traces the rise of her content and how she intends to utilize that previously untapped space to spread the network “vibes”! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:50) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:24) Data centers in the era of the cloud (3:46) Establishing an online presence (7:00) Misconceptions of the industry and engaging content (11:12) Modern marketing campaigns (13:43) What data centers look like today (18:53) Today’s entry path in tech (20:58) Duckbill Group sponsor read (21:42) Is the future solely in the cloud? (26:00) Ramifications of putting all the eggs in the AWS basket (29:52) Aiming content at beginners (33:56) Where you can find Serena About Serena Serena is a Network Engineer who specializes in Data Center Compute and Virtualization. She has degrees in Computer Information Systems with a concentration on networking and information security. She is most known for her content on TikTok and Twitter as Shenetworks. Serena’s content focuses on networking and security for beginners which has included popular videos on bug bounties, switch spoofing, VLAN hoping, and passing the Security+ certification in 24 hours. Links: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shenetworks Twitter: https://x.com/shenetworks Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/spreading-the-networking-vibes-with-serena-shenetworks/ Sponsor: The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 6, 2024 · 34 min
Summer Replay - What GitHub Can Give to Microsoft with Jason Warner
In this Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Jason Warner, where he explained to us how to “Git” on it. Since this episode’s original airdate, Jason has since went on to become the CEO and co-founder at poolside, but his time at GitHub has given him the expertise to inform folks about all the exciting things GitHub has going on. Listen as Jason offers insight into GitHub’s successes which have led to their acquisition by Microsoft. He breaks down his own history at GitHub and its vision to become the “worlds most important software company.” Jason dives into some of the details of GitHub acquisition and the possibilities for what they want to achieve, and where they expect to go within Microsoft. Jason and Corey discuss how to talk about the cloud for its current, and importantly, future clients. Jason talks about what GitHub will bring to Microsoft, and perhaps how it’ll be for the better. Tune in, because the getting is about to “git” good. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:27) Duckbill Group sponsor read (1:01) The role of GitHub (4:46) How GitHub and Azure can coexist (7:08) When to adopt to the cloud (9:55) GitHub’s impact on Microsoft (13:24) Experiencing acquisition (19:34) Misconceptions of GitHub (21:36) Duckbill Group sponsor read (22:20) Practicality of Codespaces (25:34) Designing software with a purpose (28:40) Dispelling nerd culture in software (30:55) Starting in a non-technical direction (33:52) Where you can find more about Jason About Jason Warner: Jason Warner is the co-founder and CEO of poolside. He serves on the operating board of Bridgewater Associates. He has previously worked at GitHub as their CTO. Links: GitHub: https://github.com/ @jasoncwarner: https://twitter.com/jasoncwarner GitHub: https://github.com/jasoncwarner Jasoncwarner/ama: https://github.com/jasoncwarner/ama Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/what-github-can-give-to-microsoft-with-jason-warner/ Sponsor: The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Aug 1, 2024 · 41 min
Summer Replay - Breaking Down Productivity Engineering with Micheal Benedict
In this Summer Replay, we revisit our 2021 conversation Micheal Benedict. At the time, he was the Head of Engineering Productivity at Pinterest, and today, he’s Head of Infrastructure Engineering at Airtable. Micheal tells us what exactly it means to lead engineering productivity and divulges more details on productivity engineering. He traces the history of productivity engineering at Pinterest and offers some distinct observations on building out internal teams. Micheal talks about what it is like in his day-to-day complexities of working in AWS. Tune in for Micheal’s take on the specific details of productivity and the cloud. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:55) Panoptica sponsor read (1:36) What is product engineering? (2:44) The effectiveness of internal platforms (7:46) Solving AMI problems (10:23) Building foundations and learning woes (13:06) Micheal’s day-to-day at Pinterest (15:31) When engineering productivity starts to make sense (18:58) Changes Micheal would've made at Pinterest (20:56) Panoptica sponsor read (21:19) Biggest mistakes at Pinterest (23:46) Navigating outages in the cloud (30:51) Corey’s personal experiences with Pinterest (36:20) The legacy of code (40:31) Where you can find more from Micheal About Micheal Benedict: Micheal Benedict is an engineering leader with a decade of experience in building and scaling infrastructure for consumer and enterprise companies. He currently heads Infrastructure Engineering at Airtable. Previously, he led teams at Databricks, Pinterest, and Twitter, enhancing developer productivity, scaling infrastructure, and driving efficient use of multi-million $ cloud budgets. Micheal holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo. Links: Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/micheal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michealb/ Original Episode: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/breaking-down-productivity-engineering-with-micheal-benedict/ Sponsor Panoptica: https://www.panoptica.app/
Jul 30, 2024 · 45 min
Summer Replay - Cutting Cloud Costs at Cloudflare with Matthew Prince
In this Summer Replay of Screaming in the Cloud, Corey is joined by Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince. In this cost-cutting conversation from 2021, Matthew breaks down what exactly Cloudflare is up to, and how they are handling their clients' cloud cost needs. The pair focus on Cloudflare as a company and the options they are bringing to their clients. They discuss their mutual concerns with some AWS costs and why Cloudflare’s suite of tools has slowly been made available over time. Turn back the clock with this fan-favorite episode for more insight. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro (0:53) Backblaze sponsor read (1:20) Origins of Cloudflare (5:55) The Achilles Heel of the AWS cloud (10:09) What is Cloudflare R2? (12:26) Pricing philosophies in the cloud (17:35) Egress cost of the “static” internet (19:48) How Amazon’s pricing harms the overall market (24:34) Firefly sponsor read (25:10) Cloudflare’s endgame (28:32) Staying focused as a business (33:35) The value of providing a valuable service (37:17) “The internet is a fad.” (42:19) The strength of admitting you’re wrong (43:04) Where you can find out more about Cloudflare About Matthew Prince: Matthew Prince is co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. Cloudflare’s mission is to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks, which spans more than 200 cities in over 100 countries. Matthew is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, winner of the 2011 Tech Fellow Award, and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law. Matthew holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a George F. Baker Scholar and awarded the Dubilier Prize for Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Illinois Bar, and earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago and B.A. in English Literature and Computer Science from Trinity College. He’s also the co-creator of Project Honey Pot, the largest community of webmasters tracking online fraud and abuse. Links Referenced: The Cloudflare Blog: blogs.cloudflare.com Sponsors: Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/ Firefly: https://www.firefly.ai/
Jul 25, 2024 · 32 min
Generating AI Laughs with Daniel Feldman
Social media snark and rightfully criticizing industry trends? This episode of Screaming featuring Daniel Feldman must be a match made in heaven for Corey. Daniel’s wit is only matched by his engineering expertise, and his insights help us examine the current state of GenAI. This conversation breaks down how you can have fun with today’s AI tools, why product excitement can often hinder advancement, and even carries a tune with a bit of karaoke. As a bonus, Daniel indulges Corey about his signature conference attire. If you ever wanted to learn more about Mr. Quinn’s suit game, then this is the episode for you! Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro to episode (0:48) Who is Daniel Feldman (1:25) Backblaze sponsor read (1:51) Sounding off on social media (3:13) Having fun with AI (5:27) The origins of quackernews.com (6:36) Practical uses of AI (8:40) Enthusiasm vs. progress (12:30) AI’s online backlash (15:45) AI, slideshows, and karaoke (18:14) Firefly sponsor read (18:50) Tricks to prompting DALL-E (21:32) Markdown and software update naming (25:13) Exclusionary humor in tech (26:19) reInvent and Corey’s sense of fashion (28:32) Getting publicly recognized for Twitter posts (30:43) Where to find Daniel About Daniel Feldman: Daniel Feldman is working on new projects in the service identity space. He previously was an early engineer at Scytale and deployed SPIFFE service identity at over a dozen companies. Before that, he was a principal software engineer at Veritas. Links Referenced: quakernews.com Twitter: https://x.com/d_feldman Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dfeldman.bsky.social Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@dfeldman SPIFFE: https://spiffe.io/ Solving the Bottom Turtle: https://spiffe.io/book/ Sponsors Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/ Firefly: https://www.firefly.ai/
Jul 23, 2024 · 42 min
Piledriving the GenAI Grift with Nikhil Suresh
While we can’t repeat the title of his blog post here, Nikhil Suresh recently gained notoriety for his scathing takedown of the hype surrounding GenAI. On the surface, it appears his anger lies with the tech, but that’s not the case. In this episode, Nikhil explains to Corey why his frustrations are targeted at a predatory bubble swindling young professionals and investors. You’ll hear their thoughts on the correlation between AI and crypto grifts, why most tech keynotes are just fluff and buzzwords, and when industry catch-all terms start to lose meaning. While GenAI may still show some promise, this week’s episode breaks down why you shouldn’t believe the hype. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro to episode (0:41) Backblaze sponsor read (1:08) The origins of Nikhil’s viral article (4:20) The disconnect between buzzwords and work (5:26) Throwing money at AI (7:17) AI vs. craftsmanship (13:36) The rush to get AI tools out the door (16:12) The telltale signs of bad AI content (18:50) AI, crypto, and GPU grifts (20:33) The fallout of Nikhil’s blog post (22:34) Firefly sponsor read (23:10) The practicality of GenAI (26:24) GenAI presentations vs. reality (29:07) Predatory hiring practices and tech’s current barrier for entry (32:03) Sturgeon’s Law in the industry (35:22) Consequences of the hype cycle (38:48) The fantasy land of “conferenceware” (42:01) Where you can find Nikhil About Nikhil Suresh: Nikhil is one of the directors at an Australian data consultancy named Hermit Tech, though he’s probably most well-known for writing a blog titled Ludicity. Nikhil has a background in psychology and data science. Links Referenced: https://ludic.mataroa.blog/ https://www.hermit-tech.com/ Sponsors Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/ Firefly: https://www.firefly.ai/
Jul 18, 2024 · 31 min
Summer Replay - The Future of Kubernetes with Bryan Liles
Is there true value in using cloud optimization tools when they may be phased out in the near future? You may be surprised. In this Summer Replay of Screaming of the Cloud, Corey is joined by former VMware Senior Staff Engineer Bryan Liles. Since this episode was originally released, Bryan wasn’t just promoted to the Vice President of Principal Engineering at VMware, he’s also transitioned to a new role as a Senior Principal Engineer with AWS! Listen as the pair talk about the long-term viability of Kubernetes, what’s in a tech company’s name, flipping the script surrounding the discussion of diversity in the field, and why the words you use matter the most in criticism. If anything, this throwback will show the value of intention, whether in the tech industry or your everyday life. Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro to episode (0:30) Backblaze sponsor read (0:56) The struggles of setting up interview times (2:22) What Bryan does at VMware (4:14) What Kubernetes has accomplished (5:39) Corey’s qualms with Kubernetes (8:16) The shelf life of Kubernetes (10:36) Optimizing Kubernetes in the cloud (13:25) What is Project Pacific? (15:28) Firefly sponsor read (16:04) Woes of the multicloud (19:09) VMware’s branding and Tanzu (21:00) Mispronouncing company names (22:07) Punching down and diversity discourse in tech (25:18) Intentional language in company critiques (28:50) Learning lessons from getting fired (30:36) Where you can find Bryan About Bryan Liles Bryan Liles is a Senior Principal Engineer with AWS where his team oversees all of S3. When not working, Bryan builds and races cars and drones. Over the past 20 years, Bryan has worked around cloud technology and distributed systems. His approaches to technology are: simplify with fidelity and technology should give access to all. Links Referenced: https://vmware.com Sponsors Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/ Firefly: https://www.firefly.ai/
Jul 16, 2024 · 35 min
Summer Replay - Optimizing Cloud Spend at Airbnb with Melanie Cebula
Just because the AWS Cloud hangs above our heads, doesn’t mean your bill needs to be just as sky-high. In this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, Corey is joined by Airbnb Staff Software Engineer Melanie Cebula. Her job is to ensure they keep their monthly cloud bill low, and that the cost isn’t just there for a temporary stay. Hear Melanie and Corey chat about the vital role engineers play in helping balance the company books, tricks to optimizing your organization’s cloud spending, how inexperience can have a dangerous effect on cost-cutting, and the growing pains facing today’s world of data infrastructure. We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane (just be sure you checkout on time to avoid any fees). Show Highlights: (0:00) Intro to episode (0:27) Backblaze sponsor read (0:54) The role of a Staff Engineer (2:09) Working for a large company reliant on the cloud (3:59) Melanie’s Area of Expertise (5:58) Efficiently Managing AWS Bills (11:33) Optimizing cloud spend (14:50) The harmful hesitancy to turn things off (18:17) Inexperience and cost-saving measures (21:17) Firefly sponsor read (21:53) How to avoid snowballing cloud bills (23:40) Kubernetes and cloud billing (27:12) The perks of compounding microservices (29:19) Misconceptions about Kubernetes (31:10) Growing pains of data infrastructure (34:44) Where you can find Melanie About Melanie Cebula Melanie Cebula is an expert in Cloud Infrastructure, where she is recognized worldwide for explaining radically new ways of thinking about cloud efficiency and usability. She is an international keynote speaker, presenting complex technical topics to a broad range of audiences, both international and domestic. Melanie is a staff engineer at Airbnb, where she has experience building a scalable modern architecture on top of cloud-native technologies. Besides her expertise in the online world, Melanie spends her time offline on the “sharp end” of rock climbing. An adventure athlete setting new personal records in challenging conditions, she appreciates all aspects of the journey, including the triumph of reaching ever higher destinations. On and off the wall, Melanie focuses on building reliability into critical systems, and making informed decisions in difficult situations. In her personal time, Melanie hand whisks matcha tea, enjoys costuming and dancing at EDM festivals, and she is a triplet. Links Referenced: Twitter: https://twitter.com/melaniecebula Melanie Cebula’s website: https://melaniecebula.com/ Sponsors Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/ Firefly: https://www.firefly.ai/