Best Infrastructure As Code (iac Podcasts (2025)

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Navigating Kairos: Immutable Operating Systems with a Cloud Native Twist

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Exploring Kairos: Turning Linux Distributions into Immutable Operating SystemsIn this episode, we dive into the Kairos project, a CNCF initiative aimed at converting any Linux distribution into an immutable operating system. Hosts David and Laura chat with Mauro and Dimitris, maintainers of Kairos, discussing the motivations, technical aspects, and…

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Simplicity at Scale: Cleaning House for Platform Teams with Brian Childress 40:46

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Why do so many “modern” platforms feel slow, fragile, and painful to work on? Platform engineer and fractional CTO Brian Childress joins Cory to discuss how over-engineering, resume‑driven development, and scattered tooling quietly block teams from shipping value. They explore why simplicity is a competitive advantage for platform teams, especially…

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BCS 4: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind 38:42

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Welcome back to our BCS (Book Club Series)! In this episode, we delve into the second habit of '7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' focusing on the importance of beginning with the end in mind. We explore how crafting a personal mission statement can guide us in making principle-centered decisions, even in emotionally charged situations. Join us …

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BCS 3: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Habit 1 Embracing Proactivity 30:54

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Welcome back to our BCS (Book Club Series)! In this episode, we dive into the first habit of '7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' focusing on the power of proactivity. We explore how taking control of our responses can transform our personal and professional lives. Join us as we discuss the shift from dependence to independence and the impact of …

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The New Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) with KubeVirt Integration 28:03

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In this month's installment, Sr. Product Manager for Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), Sergey Goncharov, will walk you through how to achieve full cloud native virtualization on top of Kubernetes-based infrastructure using MKE 4k (our latest release) and open source KubeVirt. By the end of this talk, you'll be able to run Kubernetes and/or Swarm-ba…

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Using Feature Flags to Tame Complexity with Mike Zorn 43:29

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What if changing a single flag could save you from a failed migration, a broken API, or a late-night rollback? Join us as we dive into how feature flags become a practical tool for changing application behavior at runtime, not just toggling UI elements. Cory talks Mike Zorn about real stories from LaunchDarkly and Rippling, covering how teams use f…

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BCS 2: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Redefining Habits 19:27

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Welcome back to our BCS (Book Club Series)! In this episode, we explore the second major section of '7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' focusing on the overview of the seven habits. We discuss the importance of understanding paradigms before diving into the habits themselves, and how redefining habits can lead to personal and collective growth. …

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BCS 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Paradigm Shifts 21:33

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Welcome back to our BCS (Book Club Series)! In this episode, we delve into the first major section of '7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' focusing on the concept of paradigms. We discuss how these paradigms shape our perceptions and actions, and the importance of a paradigm shift for personal growth. We invite you to buy the book and read along …

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Policy as Code: Kyverno and Securing Kubernetes at Scale with Jim Bugwadia 42:21

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Most Kubernetes security breaches don't come from zero-day exploits - they come from misconfigurations. While your team runs scanners and reviews reports, containers are already running as root, network policies are missing, and compliance violations are piling up across dozens of repositories. Jim Bugwadia, co-founder and CEO of Nirmata and creato…

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BCS 0: The Start of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 13:26

21d ago13:26

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Welcome to the start of our BCS (Book Club Series)! In this episode, we dive into our initial thoughts on the '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' and explore what's in store for the series. We invite you to buy the book and read along with us as we dedicate each episode to discussing a chapter and applying what we've learned to our experiences. J…

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Guest Host: Kelsey Hightower - Beyond Pipelines: Infrastructure As Data 48:51

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Is your Git repo really the source of truth for infrastructure - or just a suggestion? Guest host Kelsey Hightower sits down with Cory O’Daniel to unpack why many teams hit dead ends with CI/CD for provisioning, where GitOps struggles with drift, and when TicketOps helps or hurts. They explore a different model: infrastructure as data with typed co…

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OpenStack Storage Explained: From Hardware to Strategy 39:32

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In this month's installment, we're diving into OpenStack storage: the challenges, the solutions, and the best practices for securely and efficiently storing your bits when leveraging an OpenStack cloud. Proctored by Christian Huebner, Director of Services Architecture at Mirantis, this episode will build off his 25+ years of experience with cloud s…

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Episode 22 - When the Internet Takes a Sick Day: AWS Outage Stories 17:00

2M ago17:00

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Today we talk about the unexpected chaos caused by the AWS outage and how it impacted everything from smart beds to daycare doors. Join Joshua and Jesse as they delve into the intricacies of cloud dependency, the lessons learned from having all eggs in one basket, and the humorous yet eye-opening stories that emerged from a day when the internet to…

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Guest Host: Kelsey Hightower - Are CI/CD and GitOps Just Making Things Harder? 30:18

2M ago30:18

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What if your production environment had a live, trustworthy blueprint you could zoom in and out of on demand? Kelsey Hightower guest-hosts a candid conversation with Cory about why CI/CD pipelines and GitOps often break down for cloud infrastructure. They explore a simpler operational model: treat infrastructure as data, lean on clear checkpoints i…

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Episode 21 - Finding Fulfillment: Balancing Passion, Skills, and Income in Tech Careers 19:08

2M ago19:08

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Today, we dive into the intricate balance of passion, skills, and income in our tech careers. Join us as we explore the concept of finding fulfillment in what we do, discussing the importance of loving aspects of our work while also recognizing the need for financial stability. We'll share personal insights and stories about how we've navigated our…

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Flatcar Linux: A Modern OS for the Always-On Infrastructure 51:20

2M ago51:20

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In this episode, we dive deep into Flatcar Linux, an immutable Linux distribution designed for always-on infrastructures. The discussion covers the architecture and features of Flatcar, including its self-updating capabilities and minimal attack surface. We explore the use of Ignition for provisioning, the role of Systemd and its extensions, and th…

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Episode 20 - AI and DevOps: Redefining the Modern Developer's Role 24:01

2M ago24:01

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Today, we dive into the evolving landscape of software development, exploring the shift from traditional developer roles to full stack engineering. Join us as we discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by DevOps and AI integration, and how developers can adapt to these changes. Our conversation covers practical advice on skill developmen…

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Platform Engineering: Asking "Why"? with Evelyn Osman 43:56

2M ago43:56

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Today we had some long conversations about Arc Bash and the future of scripting as well as platforms and the rise and fall of Kubernetes.\nThe fall of Kubernetes. Hmm. I'll have Claude write a new oneBy Rawkode Academy

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Guest Host: Kelsey Hightower — Why IaC Alone Isn’t Enough 39:40

2M ago39:40

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Ever wonder why strong Terraform modules still lead to long review queues and fragile pipelines? From hand-built scripts and early data center migrations to cloud sprawl and Kubernetes, configuration management has changed a lot - but the core struggle remains: too many decisions, not enough guardrails. Guest host Kelsey Hightower sits down with Co…

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Episode 19 - Navigating Your First Week: Starting a New Job with Confidence 22:55

2M ago22:55

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In todays episode, we dive into the exciting journey of starting a new job. Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities that come with entering a new workplace, from understanding company culture to making a strong first impression. Our hosts share personal experiences and insights on how to navigate the first week, build relationships, …

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Open Web Alliance Framework + amazee.io's Lagoon = Fully Open Source Web Hosting 25:04

2M ago25:04

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In this month's installment of Radio Cloud Native, Bryan Gruneberg, Solutions Architect from amazee.io (now a Mirantis company), walks you through everything you need to know about the Open Web Alliance (OWA) and open source web hosting. He will cover some background in the beginning to set the stage for amazee.io's Lagoon, a fully open source appl…

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How to Ship Faster with Feature Flags: Insights from Unleash 43:58

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Still freezing code before Black Friday and hoping nothing breaks? Feature flags can help you ship smaller, safer changes continuously—without the “big bang” risk or painful rollbacks. Cory O’Daniel talks with Unleash VP of Marketing Michael Ferranti about how modern teams use flags as a core delivery primitive alongside CI/CD and trunk-based devel…

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The 7 Best Open Source Tools to Deliver Infra-as-Code (IaC) 33:43

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In this month's episode of Radio Cloud Naitve, Sr. Solution Architect, Kevin Ng, of Mirantis is back to share his findings related to 7 common open source-based tools that relate to cloud native infrastructure and configuration management. He will present some background on each of the 7 tools he researched before diving into an in-depth comparison…

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GraphQL, MCP, and the Future of APIs with Apollo CEO Matt DeBergalis 43:07

3M ago43:07

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**UPDATE** - Apollo GraphQL has kindly offered us a few free passes to join them at the GraphQL Summit in San Francisco, October 6-8, 2025. If you are interested in going, the code is: PodcastSummit25 What if your API layer could help you ship faster today and make tomorrow’s AI workflows safer and easier to build? Apollo CEO Matt DeBergalis explai…

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Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview with Mike Mroczka 1:08:35

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Ever wondered how many “perfect” candidates simply learned the test—or how many great engineers get filtered out by bad interview design? Mike Mroczka, interview coach and ex-Googler, shares what really goes on behind technical hiring and how to navigate it to your advantage. What you’ll learn: How leaked question banks and standardized puzzles can…

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Lift-and-Shift VMs from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack with Trilio and MOSK 28:00

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In this month's installment, Michael Tillman, Principle Solution Architect for Mirantis is back and is joined by Kevin Jackson, Sr. Director of Product Management for Trilio. They will both dive into key aspects of migrating off of VMware and onto an open source-based solution like OpenStack. Trilio's Kubernetes backup and recovery tools are the ba…

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From React to Dagster: Pete Hunt on Data, Infra, and AI-Ready Platforms 49:32

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Is Postgres actually a better message queue than Kafka? This provocative question is just one of many insights Pete Hunt shares in this conversation about data orchestration, platform engineering, and the evolution of infrastructure. Pete Hunt, CEO of Dagster Labs and former React co-founder at Facebook, brings his unique perspective from working a…

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Building Better Platforms with Dapr: Abstractions, Portability, and Durable Systems with Mark Fussell 48:39

5M ago48:39

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Cloud lock-in isn't just about where your data lives—it's about how deeply cloud-specific code permeates your applications. Mark Fussell, co-creator of Dapr and CEO of Diagrid, joins Cory O'Daniel to explore how Dapr provides clean abstractions for common distributed system patterns, enabling teams to build portable applications without sacrificing…

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How a SaaS Org Saved 60% Migrating from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack (MOSK) 28:14

5M ago28:14

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In this month's installment, Michael Tillman, cloud native workload expert from Mirantis, will walk you through a real world example of a SaaS company that worked with Mirantis to migrate over 3000 workloads off of VMware onto Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) - all in just a few short months. The migration was prompted by a massive price in…

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What CVEs Did for Security, CREs Are Doing for Reliability 47:36

5M ago47:36

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Did you know that software engineers often "learn things the hard way" because they lack a standardized system to share knowledge about reliability issues? While security professionals have CVEs to catalog vulnerabilities, reliability engineers have been left to reinvent the wheel with each new bug or outage. Tony Meehan, co-founder and CTO of Preq…

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AI-Augmented Programming 41:58

6M ago41:58

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Ever wondered how AI is changing the way we code? Laura and David break it down in this episode of Smart Coding. From real-world examples to the surprising environmental impact of AI tools, they cover it all—with a few personal stories thrown in. Tune in for a relaxed and eye-opening chat.00:00 Introduction to AI Augmented Programming01:32 David's …

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Observability for Developers: What You Need to Know? 48:42

6M ago48:42

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In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of observability in microservices with Adriana Villela, a principal developer advocate at Dynatrace and an OpenTelemetry maintainer. Adriana shares insights about the importance of properly instrumenting code, managing technical debt, and balancing the environmental impact of observability data. She also …

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The Future of Sustainability in Open Source 47:55

6M ago47:55

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Can open source ever truly be sustainable?In this mind-bending episode, Hazel Weakly guides us through the social, economic, and emotional layers of open source communities. We dig into governance, funding models, trust, burnout, and what it means to scale collective ownership—without losing your mind.Hazel Weakly: The Nivenly Foundation Fellow, Me…

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How Replicated Evaluated and Built Embedded Cluster with Open Source k0s by Mirantis 59:07

7M ago59:07

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In this month's episode, you will hear from Marc Campbell, CTO and Co-Founder of Replicated and his colleague Chris Sanders, Director of Customer Reliability Engineering, as they discuss their company's experience with evaluating various open source Kubernetes Distributions to use when building and launching their new product: Embedded Cluster. The…

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From DevOps to 'Vibe Coding': Gene Kim on AI-Assisted Development and Platform Engineering 56:32

7M ago56:32

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What if you could turn a five-year software project into a one-month endeavor? Gene Kim, co-founder of IT Revolution and author of The Phoenix Project, reveals how AI-powered Vibe Coding is transforming the way developers work. Kim shares insights from his upcoming book about how developers are achieving unprecedented productivity, including how hi…

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Legacy vs Cloud Native: Is Migrating Worth It? with Special Guest Alex Williams of The New Stack 55:39

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In this month's installment, you will hear from Nick Chase, Adam Parco, and Shaun O'Meara from Mirantis as well as our very special guest Alex Williams, Co-Founder and Publisher of The New Stack. They kick things off with some baseline definitions of both "Legacy" and "Cloud Native" architectures, before moving on to industry trends supported by re…

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Snyk’s Danny Allan on Making Security Developer-Friendly 45:26

8M ago45:26

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Security often feels like a roadblock to developers, but what if it could be seamlessly integrated into the development process? As software delivery becomes increasingly automated and self-service, the traditional approach to security needs a major overhaul. Danny Allan, CTO at Snyk, shares practical insights on transforming security from a bottle…

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vCluster with Lukas Gentele: Rethinking Kubernetes Multi-Tenancy 40:56

8M ago40:56

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Are your platform teams constantly saying "no" to requests for new Kubernetes clusters? The traditional approach to Kubernetes multi-tenancy forces organizations to choose between cluster sprawl or restrictive namespaces - neither of which fully meets the needs of modern development teams. Lukas Gentele, CEO and co-founder of Loft Labs, shares how …

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Interview with the Founder: Zero Trust Model founder, John Kindervag 31:59

8M ago31:59

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In this episode of Radio Cloud Native, former host John Jainschigg, Director of Open Source Initiatives for Mirantis, returns to provide a great interview with one of the founders of the Zero Trust model for cybersecurity, John Kindervag. He has authored many blog articles and much of the open source documentation of Zero Trust, and is one of the m…

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Atlantis: The Terraform Automation Powerhouse 39:31

9M ago39:31

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In this episode David and Laura explore the world of Atlantis, the Terraform automation tool, with special guest Jose (PePe) Amengual, a core contributor and maintainer of the Atlantis project. We discuss the origins, features, and future of Atlantis, along with its role in production engineering and its integration with various VCS systems.\n\n00:…

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Building Real-World Platforms: Abby Bangser on CNCF, Kratix, & Syntasso 53:54

8M ago53:54

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When organizations grow beyond using third-party platforms, they face a critical challenge: how to build internal platforms that enable teams to work efficiently while maintaining security and compliance. Abby Bangser, founding principal engineer at Syntasso, shares insights on creating real-world platforms that strike the right balance between sta…

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Mark Tinderholt: The Azure Terraformer on Cloud Strategy and IaC Tools 23:36

9M ago23:36

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Mark Tinderholt joins us to talk through practical cloud decision-making, why he prefers Terraform in multi-cloud setups, and the realities of working with Azure policies, Bicep, ARM templates, and more. Mark is an experienced technologist whose journey began in application development, spanning web and client-server applications to sophisticated d…

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Java for Serverless Functions 29:37

9M ago29:37

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In this episode of Cloud Native Compass, hosts Laura and David explore the world of Java for serverless functions with special guest Otávio Santana. Otávio, a seasoned Java developer and Kubernetes expert, shares his insights into the modernization of Java, its ecosystem, and its place in the cloud native landscape. We discuss Java's evolution, the…

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Dapr: The Future of Microservices 53:09

9M ago53:09

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In this episode of Cloud Native Compass, host David Flanagan is joined by Mark Fussell, co-founder and CEO of Diagrid, to discuss the intricacies of Dapr and its role in microservices and distributed systems. They delve into the actor model, the new Dapr Agents, and much more.(00:00) - Introduction(00:09) - Guest Introduction(00:14) - Overview of D…

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Smart TV Testing Made Simple with Dave Lucia of TV Labs 47:50

9M ago47:50

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Testing smart TV applications presents unique challenges that traditional web testing approaches can't solve. Dave Lucia, CTO and co-founder of TV Labs, shares how his team built a platform that virtualizes televisions and set-top boxes to help media companies test their smart TV apps on physical devices. Learn about TV Labs' innovative architectur…

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Simplifying Kubernetes Adoption Challenges 37:19

9M ago37:19

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Video content coming soon.By Rawkode Academy

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TechWorld with Nana and What’s Next for DevOps with Nana Janashia 33:57

9M ago33:57

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Nana Janashia, the force behind TechWorld with Nana, has helped millions learn DevOps. In this episode, we explore how DevOps has evolved from scripting and configuration management to platform engineering, the growing role of AI in cloud infrastructure, and the challenges engineers face in keeping up with rapidly changing technologies. Nana Janash…

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Interview with the Author: "Project Zero Trust" by George Finney 45:40

10M ago45:40

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In this episode of Radio Cloud Native, former host John Jainschigg, Director of Open Source Initiatives for Mirantis, returns to proctor a great interview with Zero Trust pioneer George Finney, CSO at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. George is the author of the recent IT-cybersecurity thriller Project Zero Trust with a forward written b…

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Cloud Server-Side WebAssembly 38:16

10M ago38:16

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Video content coming soon.By Rawkode Academy

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Trust, Lock-in, And Better Infrastructure Management 1:03:05

10M ago1:03:05

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Why do 70% of organizations still struggle to adopt infrastructure as code? Sören Martius, CPO and co-founder of Terramate, joins Cory O'Daniel to tackle the challenges of modern infrastructure management and the delicate balance between vendor trust and lock-in. The conversation explores practical solutions for common infrastructure challenges, fr…