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ustin Brodley & Jonathan Baker | Cloud Computing, FinOps & AI Interviews

Join Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker as they sit down with industry leaders, vendors, and technologists for in-depth conversations on Cloud Computing, AI, FinOps, and emerging technology. TCP Talks goes beyond the weekly news to explore the strategies, tools, and innovations shaping the future of cloud infrastructure — from AWS and Azure to Google Cloud and beyond.

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June 4 · 38 min
TCP-Talks: Keep the Raccoons Out: Service Mesh, MCP, and Securing Agentic Workloads.
Keep the Raccoons Out: Service Mesh, MCP, and Securing Agentic Workloads With William Morgan, CEO of Buoyant and creator of Linkerd Linkerd just turned 10, so we brought on the person who built it and coined the term “service mesh” in the fir
Aug 6, 2025 · 47 min
TCP-Talks: Focus on Value: How FinOps Transformed from Cost Cops to Business Enablers
For this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley is joined by four distinguished guests from the FinOps Foundation following the recent FinOps X conference in San Diego. Rob Martin, Mike Fuller, Graham Murphy, and the TCP team dive deep into the evo
Jul 22, 2025 · 36 min
TCP Talks: The David vs. Goliath of Cloud Storage: Chris Opat from Backblaze on Challenging Hyperscalers
For this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Matthew Kohn are joined by Chris Opat, SVP of Cloud Operations at Backblaze, to discuss how the cloud storage innovator is reshaping the industry landscape. From their origins as a consumer backup
May 26, 2024 · 37 min
TCP Talks: The evolution of Finops & Why you should attend Finops-X
Summary – Finops X In this conversation, Joe Daly and Rob Martin from the FinOps Foundation discuss the latest developments in the FinOps space and Finops-X. They talk about the evolution of FinOps practices, the growth of the FinOps community, and
May 7, 2024 · 40 min
TCP Talks with Rackspace CTO of Public Cloud – Travis Runty
For this special edition of TCP Talks, Justin and Jonathan are joined by Travis Runty, CTO of Public Cloud with Rackspace Technology. In today’s interview, they discuss being accidentally multi cloud, public vs private cloud, and cloud migration, and bes
Apr 11, 2024 · 39 min
TCP Talks: Sandy Bird, Sonrai Security
A bonus episode of The Cloud Pod may be just what the doctor ordered, and this week Justin and Jonathan are here to bring you an interview with Sandy Bird of Sonrai Security. There’s so much going on in the IAM space, and we’re really happy to have an ex
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Apr 12, 2023 · 28 min
TCP-Talks: Security & Observability with DataDog’s Andrew Krug
Andrew Krug from Datadog In this episode, Andrew Krug talks about Datadog as a security observability tool, shedding light on some of its applications as well as its benefits to engineers. Andrew is the lead in Datadog Security Advocacy and Datadog Secur
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Mar 24, 2023 · 37 min
TCP-Talks: Evolution of NoSQL with Couchbase CTO, Ravi Mayuram
In this episode, Ravi Mayuram highlights the functionality of Couchbase as an evolutionary database platform, citing several simple day-to-day use cases and particular advantages of Couchbase. Ravi Mayuram is CTO of Couchbase. He is an accomplished engin
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Mar 2, 2023 · 26 min
TCP-Talks: Revolutionizing Observability with New Relic featuring Daniel Kim
Revolutionizing Observability with New Relic In this episode, Daniel explains a new strategy towards observability aimed at contextualizing large volumes of data to make it easier for users to identify the root cause of problems with their systems. Danie
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Feb 15, 2023 · 32 min
TCP-Talks: A New Approach to Spatial Simulations with Rahul Thakkar
Spatial Simulations with AWS SimSpace Weaver In this episode, Peter sits with Rahul Thakkar to discuss the revolutionary AWS SimSpace Weaver, highlighting its unique function and applications across several industries. Rahul Thakkar is the Director and G
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Feb 14, 2023 · 26 min
TCP Talks: Applying and Maximizing Observability with Christine Yen
Applying and Maximizing Observability In this episode, Christine talks about her company, Honeycomb which runs on AWS, with the goal of promoting observability for clients interested in the performance of their code or those trying to identify problem ar
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Apr 25, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
TCP Talks: The Service Not the Software: Anthony Lye on Evolution and Revolution
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Anthony Lye, Executive Vice President and General Manager of NetApp’s Public Cloud Services Business Unit. An industry veteran for over 25 years, Anthony has been at the forefront of
Nov 3, 2021 · 49 min
TCP Talks: From Monolith to Microservices: Jonathan Heiliger on Modern IT Service Management
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Jonathan Heiliger, co-founder and partner at Vertex Ventures: an early-stage venture capital firm backing innovative technology entrepreneurs. Earlier in his career, at just 19, Jona
Oct 26, 2021 · 50 min
TCP Talks: Josh Stella on How Security Automation is Changing the Game in the Cloud
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Josh Stella, co-founder and CEO of Fugue, a cloud security company that helps businesses run faster on the cloud without breaking any rules. Josh shares insights from Fugue’s State o
Apr 13, 2021 · 57 min
Solutions Architect To SADA CTO: Miles Ward on how and why the Google Cloud has the edge
In this episode of TCP Talks, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Miles Ward, the founder of the Google Cloud’s Solutions Architecture practice. Currently, Miles leads the cloud strategy and solutions capabilities as the Chief Technology Officer
Jan 11, 2021 · 38 min
Mark Curphey from Open Raven: Getting the birds-eye view of cloud data security
Note: This interview is part of a paid sponsorship between Open Raven and The Cloud Pod. In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Mark Curphey, Chief Product Office and Co-Founder of Open Raven, a fully integrated platform
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Nov 6, 2020 · 36 min
Get Your Hands Cloudy with Forrest Brazeal from A Cloud Guru – Episode 11
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Forrest Brazeal, a Senior Manager at A Cloud Guru, a cloud education platform that has attracted more than two million students. A Cloud Guru offers full certification training and te
Sep 15, 2020 · 38 min
TCP Talks: SAP Cloud Migrations with Protera CTO, Patrick Osterhaus
Note: This interview is part of a paid sponsorship between Protera and The Cloud Pod. In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Patrick Osterhaus, CTO and Founder of Protera Technologies, a preeminent provider for SAP and cl
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Aug 11, 2020 · 49 min
TCP Talks: Cloud Wisdom with Bart Castle
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker talk with Bart Castle, an AWS and cloud computing trainer and media personality. Bart works with IT training company CBT Nuggets and also does cloud-migration consulting projects. Bart shares
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Jul 26, 2020 · 33 min
TCP Talks with Aqua Security’s Liz Rice
In this TCP Talks episode, Justin Brodley and Jonathan Baker chat with Liz Rice, VP of open source engineering for Aqua Security, which provides tools to secure cloud-native deployments. Liz describes Aqua’s evolution over the years: From a provid

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