Interviews with developers and API technology leaders. Hosted by Sagar Batchu, CEO of Speakeasy. speakeasy.com
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Densify Talks is a podcast hosted by Andrew Hillier, Co-Founder and CTO of Densify, a cloud optimization software company. The podcast is focused on interviews with IT and technical leaders and innovators who have experience in delivering cloud and Kubernetes-based infrastructure within large enterprises. Each episode features in-depth conversations with guests about their careers and experiences in the industry, as well as their insights into the latest trends and best practices for cloud i ...
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James is welcomed back to Yet Another Podcast, this time to talk about Vibe Coding with Microsoft’s AI tools. Video https://developer.microsoft.com/blog/complete-beginners-guide-to-vibe-coding-an-app-in-5-minutes https://jamesmontemagno.github.io/podstats https://www.vscodepodcast.com https://www.vscodepodcast.com/6…
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14: Densify Talks - CNCF, OpenAPI, and Kubernetes with Dan Ciruli from Nutanix
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Andrew Hillier sits down with Dan Ciruli, who leads the cloud native product management team at Nutanix. Dan's got some great stories from his days at Google—back when cloud native and Kubernetes were just getting started, in addition to the knowledge and wisdom he picked up along the way. Andrew and Dan talk about founding a CNCF project, and what…
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Lance takes us through what MCP is, why it is important, and how to work with it. Video You can reach Lance here: https://bsky.app/profile/lance.boston https://twitter.com/l_anceM Https://dvlup.comBy Jesse Liberty
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Conversation with Scott Hunter (VP Microsoft) about Visual Studio, CoPilot Agents, MCP, Azure, Azure Functions and much more. Watch on YouTube Note: ZenCastr ate Scott’s links, but you can get started at https://learn.microsoft.comBy Jesse Liberty
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Visual Studio 2026 is here. Mads takes us through the highlights View this podcast on YouTubeBy Jesse Liberty
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Smithery Co-founders | Henry Mao (fmr Jenni AI) & Anirudh Kamath | Building AI-native services with MCP, developer distribution challenges & the future of agent tooling
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In this episode of Request Response, I sit down with Henry and Anirudh, co-founders of Smithery, the easiest place to build, deploy, and discover MCP servers. We dive into how Henry and Anirudh went from building custom chatbots for specific use cases to creating infrastructure that makes MCP development accessible to any developer. We explore the …
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Mads K of Microsoft talks about the targeting of Visual Studio and VSCode. Towards the end, I ask him about a few of his favorite plugins. View this podcast on YouTubeBy Jesse Liberty
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Jeff Fritz (Microsoft) joins me to talk about .NET Aspire, CoPilot Agents and Vibe programming. This is a show not to miss; his enthusiasm is catching and his knowledge is astonishing.By Jesse Liberty
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Scott Dietzen (CEO, Augment Code) | Context engineering & enterprise-scale AI coding
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In this episode of Request Response, I sit down with Scott Dietzen, CEO of Augment Code and former CEO of Pure Storage. We dive into why context selection has become more critical than prompt engineering, and how his team solved the fundamental challenge of giving AI agents just the right amount of codebase context to be effective without being ove…
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AI-friendly API design buy vs. build, and scaling DevEx | Tom Hacohen (CEO & Founder, Svix)
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In this episode of Request Response, I sat down with Tom Hacohen, founder and CEO of Swix, the Webhooks-as-a-Service platform. Tom shares the origin story of Swix—which started as a side project to escape the pain of webhook maintenance—and how it’s grown into essential infrastructure for API-first companies. We dive into why great developer experi…
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13: Effective Resource Optimization and Kubernetes Insights with Daniele Polencic
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Kubernetes, container resources, request and limits, sizing, the impact of getting things wrong, CPU limits, JVMs, HPA and VPA, does Karpenter fix the request and limit problem? We've got a great episode for you today! Thanks for joining us on Densify Talks! We welcome Daniele Polencic, one of the lead instructors at LearnK8s, which specializes in …
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Forage is an AI email assistant that sorts your mail into categories, provides a summary once or twice a day (your choice) and summarizes newsletters into bullet points. I talk with Richie Bonilla (CEO and co-founder)* about his startup, what lead him to create Forage and how it works. https://foragemail.com * Co-founder? Co-Founder? Cofounder?…
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AI's impact on API integration patterns and building frictionless developer experiences | Anuj Jhunjhunwala (Director of Product, Merge)
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In this episode of Request // Response, I sit down with Anuj Jhunjhunwala, who leads product and design at Merge. We talk about how Merge is transforming integration pain into product velocity with their unified API approach. Anuj shares how his team helps developers avoid the complexity of maintaining dozens of APIs, and we explore the rising stra…
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Prepare to have your mind blown. Copilot Agents are powerful AI tools for Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio. Used to CoPilot? — you ain’t seen nothing yet! James Montemagno and Burke Holland of Microsoft discuss how to get it, and how to use it. https://code.visualstudio.com GitHub Copilot for Skeptics Who Still Think AI is Overrated | BRK124 Tw…
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Overcoming barriers to mobile dev, smoothing DevEx, and AI-driven coding shifts | Charlie Cheever (CEO, Expo)
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In this episode of Request // Response, I sit down with Charlie Cheever, CEO of Expo and co-founder of Quora, to unpack the evolution of mobile app development and how developer experience is adapting in an AI-assisted world. Charlie shares stories from scaling Quora's mobile presence, his frustrations with App Store complexity, and how Expo is aim…
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OpenAPI is the framework of choice for documenting APIs OpenAPI support in ASP.NET Core API apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/openapi/overview?view=aspnetcore-9.0 Generate OpenAPI documents at build-time https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/openapi/aspnetcore-openapi?view=aspnetcore-9.0&tabs=visua…
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12: Kubernetes Maturity, Cost Optimization, Automation & AI with Viktor Farcic
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Welcome to another episode of Densify Talks! Andrew Hillier has a fun and informative conversation with Viktor Farcic. Viktor considers himself a technology critic (think of the old muppet critics on the balcony) and rapscallion. We think he's also quite the thought leader and author, with some very bold insights on technology that are worth hearin…
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11: Exploring FinOps Strategies, AI, and Resource Optimization with Brent Eubanks of Wayfair
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Welcome to another episode of Densify Talks! We're excited and honored to welcome Brent Eubanks, FinOps Architect at Wayfair. Brent brings a wealth of knowledge and years of experience in the FinOps realm from his time at Ticketmaster, Citi, Box, and now Wayfair. Our host Andrew Hillier, CTO and Co-Founder of Densify, sits down with Brent to discus…
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Multimodal automation, API democratization, and the evolution of tool calling | Sinan Eren (CEO & co-founder Opnova)
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I sat down with Sinan Eren, co-founder and CEO of Opnova. Opnova is building AI-powered automation for enterprises—specifically targeting companies that rely on legacy systems and lack modern APIs. We talked about how automation can thrive even in systems that don't have APIs and discussed the challenges and opportunities of automating workflows in…
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Anthropic MCP, GraphQL vs REST, and API strategies for LLM dev tools | Ken Rose (CTO & co-founder OpsLevel)
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Ken Rose is the CTO and co-founder of OpsLevel. Ken shares the founding journey of OpsLevel and lessons from his time at PagerDuty and Shopify. We debate GraphQL vs REST, API metrics that matter, and how LLMs and agentic workflows could reshape developer productivity. Listen On Apple Podcasts | Spotify Subscribe to Request // Response If you enjoye…
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API design ergonomics, coding on airplanes, and the true signal of good DevEx | Robert Ross (CEO FireHydrant)
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Robert Ross (@BobbyTables) is the CEO of FireHydrant. We discuss the journey of building FireHydrant, the evolution of API design, and the impact of gRPC and REST on developer experience. We also talked about the role of LLMs in API design, the shift towards data consumption trends in enterprises, and how great developer experience is measured by a…
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Separating deployment from release, API-first development, and the future of developer experience | John Kodumal (co-founder & fmr CTO LaunchDarkly)
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On the first episode of Request // Response, I speak with John Kodumal, co-founder and former CTO of LaunchDarkly. We discussed how LaunchDarkly used feature flags to separate deployment from release, offering fine-grained control for safer rollouts and experimentation. LaunchDarkly was an early adopter of server-sent events, and was a pioneer of t…
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A fascinating discussion of building .Net MAUI applications with Blazor and JavaScript libraries. James’ enthusiasm is catching and he doesn’t disappoint in this interview. .NET Beginner Videos: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/videos Microsoft Learn Training: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/dotnet/ Workshops: http://github.com/d…
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10: Container Strategies and Cloud Migration with Vladimir Remenar of Raiffeisen Bank
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On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Vladimir Remenar, Director of IT Operations at Raiffeisen Bank in Croatia. Andrew Hillier and Vladimir Remenar dive into container optimization strategies and cloud migration, discussing Raiffeisen's processes and innovative practices. Raiffeisen Bank was early in the automation of optimization. Vladimir…
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9: Optimizing Cloud and Container Efficiency with Intel® Cloud Optimizer by Densify
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Andrew Hillier and Ashley Rodrigue from Intel Corporation have a wealth of fantastic information for you on this episode of Densify Talks! They start off by sharing the benefits of the connection and partnership between Intel and Densify, highlighting how it benefits not only the two companies but also their customers. Ashley discusses how Intel® C…
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8: Avoiding Sticker Shock with Gokul Naidu of SAP's SuccessFactors
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On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Gokul Naidu, Senior Manager, Cloud Operations for SAP's SuccessFactors Product Suite. Andrew and Gokul discuss an array of topics in the episode. The general theme of the discussion focuses on cost management and the importance of being prepared, aware, and executing the right planning in order to avoid …
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7: How Verisk Uses Data to Drive Optimization in the Cloud
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On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Lori Galella, Director of Cloud Cost Optimization and IT Finance at Verisk, and also Vinnie DeAngelis, Senior Director at Verisk. We dive into the importance of transparency, trust, automation, and optimization. Lori and Vinnie share their unique career paths and discuss the intersection of finance and t…
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6: Cloud Complexity: Understanding the Costs and Benefits of Cloud Computing with Mark Watson from ComplyAdvantage
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On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Mark Watson, CTO at ComplyAdvantage. Andrew and Mark get into a variety of topics, including cloud costs and optimization strategies. Mark shares his insights and experiences with cloud vendors, discussing the challenges of analyzing and predicting cloud growth and the importance of flexibility when choo…
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5: Building a Culture of Continuous Cloud Optimization with Luke Travers
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On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Luke Travers, FinOps Specialist and Principal Cloud Architect at a major South Korean e-Commerce company. Andrew and Luke discuss an array of topics surrounding building a culture of continuous cloud optimization. They delve into the importance of completeness and contextualization when making recommenda…
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4: Automated Cloud Instance Selection with Josh Hilliker from Intel
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On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Josh Hilliker, Principal Engineer and Senior Director Cloud Solutions Architect at Intel. Josh and Andrew discuss automated instance selection and the importance of letting machines make the resource decisions as cloud environments scale. Speaking from the perspective of a hardware manufacturer, Josh off…
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3: The Evolution of Cloud: Best Practices in Resource Optimization with Hitesh Chitalia
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On this episode of Densify Talks, Hitesh and Andrew discuss the evolution of the cloud and the best practices that have emerged in resource optimization. Having been involved in cloud from the start, Hitesh shares some of the "aha" moments he had along the way, including how to effectively engage engineering teams, the importance of data-driven app…
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2: Gamifying Cloud Optimization with AJ Wasserman from Liberty Mutual
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In this episode, AJ and Andrew talk about innovative ways to gamify the engagement with line of business application owners to drive cloud optimization. The number one challenge most FinOps programs have is getting engineers to take action on optimization. Liberty Mutual's "Optimization Bingo" is a refreshing take on the problem. ABOUT OUR GUEST: A…
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Welcome to Densify Talks! We're excited to launch this new podcast! In this first episode, we'll introduce and get to know our host, Andrew Hillier, the CTO and one of the co-founders of Densify. We'll also be discussing what this podcast is all about, what benefits you will receive from this podcast, and what you can take away from listening. If y…
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