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. 00:00 …

Java for Serverless Functions 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…

Dapr: The Future of Microservices 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. Creators & Guests David Flanagan - Hos…

Struggling to Learn Kubernetes? Here’s How to Stay MotivatedIn this episode of Cloud Native Compass, host David Flanagan talks with Koray Oksay, a Kubernetes consultant, trainer at Kubermatic, CNCF Ambassador, and organizer of KCD Istanbul. From this episode, you’ll learn how to overcome the challenges of learning new technologies, how to find moti…

In this episode, David and Laura catch up with Mikkel Mørk Hegnhøj from Fermyon to break down the latest in WebAssembly. They’ll cover how it’s changing cloud computing, what’s new with Spin and WASI, and why devs should care. Tune in for some great insights! Click here to watch a video of this episode. Creators & Guests David Flanagan - Host Laura…

In this episode of Cloud Native Compass, hosts David Flanagan and Laura Santamaria dive deep into the complexities of the Kubernetes release cycle with guest Kat Cosgrove. Kat, a sub-project lead for SIGrelease in the Kubernetes project, shares her experiences and discusses issues such as burnout, handling drive-by PRs, and the nuances of managing …

Exploring Cloud Migrations & Infrastructure Strategies with Jason Hall of Chainguard Click here to watch a video of this episode. In this episode of the Cloud Native Compass podcast, hosts David Flanagan and Laura Santamaria chat with Jason Hall, Principal Engineer at Chainguard. They delve into Chainguard's migration from Kubernetes and Knative to…

InfluxDB 3.0 Rewrite InfluxDB, a time series database, underwent a major rewrite to create InfluxDB 3.0, also known as IOx. The decision to rewrite the database was driven by the need for strict control over memory management and high performance. The project started as a research endeavor and gradually gained traction within the company. The team …

Here are 5 key takeaways from this episode that you don't want to miss: 1️⃣ The People Problem: Laura Santamaria raises an important concern about verifying AI-generated outputs and tackling the challenge of the "people problem" in AI development. 2️⃣ Verifying Data Authenticity: JJ discusses the challenge of proving that a data blob originated fro…

We're back with an exciting new episode of Cloud Native Compass, and this time we're diving deep into the captivating world of eBPF. Join Laura Santamaria, David Flanagan, and special guest Liz Rice as they unravel the mysteries and explore the incredible potential of this powerful technology! In this episode, you will learn: 1. The two parts of eB…

In this episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about wei/pull and tea.xyz. wei/pull helps keep your forks up-to-date via automated PRs tea - the revolutionary, cross-platform package manager. Say goodbye to slow & clunky, and say hello to fast & smooth. From the creator of Brew. With tea, simply type commands and it takes…

In this episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about aquaproj and Dagger. aquaproj is a declarative CLI Version manager written in Go. Support Lazy Install, Registry, and continuous update with Renovate. CLI version is switched seamlessly Dagger is a programmable CI/CD engine that runs your pipelines in containers…

In this episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about podmansh and Infisical. podmansh is a container based login shell Infisical is a secrets management and automation tool with a ton of integrationsBy David Flanagan & Brian Ketelsen

Curious about Istio's new deployment mechanism, Ambient Mesh? It allows you to use Istio service mesh without relying on sidecar proxies, which brings a bunch of improvements that Marino and Matt share throughout this episode; as well as a ton of deep dive technical implementation details. Creators & Guests Laura Santamaria - Host David Flanagan - …

In the first episode of AlphaBits, Brian and David explain why they're excited about Universal Blue and System Intiative. Universal Blue is a collection of container images using Fedora's support for OCI/Docker containers as a transport and delivery mechanism for operating system content. This project's purpose is to be a "kit" for you to derive fr…

In this episode, hosts David and Laura, sit down with Laslo Fogas; a self proclaimed WebAssembly sceptic. They discuss the future of Cloud Native and improving the broken developer experience. Creators & Guests Laura Santamaria - Host David Flanagan - Host Laszlo Fogas - GuestBy Rawkode Academy

In this episode of the Cloud Native Compass, host David Flanagan interviews Natan from Wix Engineering about event-driven architectures. Natan shares his experience as a software engineer for almost 20 years and how working at Wix has improved his engineering skills. Wix has a powerful website building platform that has enabled people with differen…

I interview Marc Boorshtein, the CTO of Tremolo Security, an open-source identity management company that focuses on authentication, authorization, identity, and automation. Marc explains that their most popular tool is Open Unison, which allows users to log in to their Kubernetes clusters with whatever authentication system they have, such as LDAP…

In this episode, Rachel shares her journey into tech and how she ended up in the Kubernetes space. She did not have a traditional IT background, but she was always interested in computers and programming. As soon as she discovered the DevOps philosophy and movement, she knew that it was the right fit for her. She went down the rabbit hole of learni…

In this episode, David interviews Frank, a staff engineer at Personio, a big HR company based out of Germany. Frank has been in the industry for close to 15 years and has worked with various programming languages such as PHP, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, Go, and Rust. Frank's interest in event-driven architecture started when he worked on a project fo…

In this episode of the Cloud Native Compass podcast, the guests discuss WebAssembly and server-side WebAssembly. The guests include Kevin Hoffman, CTO of Cosmonic and creator of the WasmCloud open source project, Connor Hicks, founder and CEO of Suborbital, and Kate Goldenring, senior software engineer at Fermyon. They each share their experiences …

In the first episode of the Cloud Native Compass podcast, the hosts discuss a range of topics related to cloud, containers, and Kubernetes. The conversation begins with a discussion on the cost of cloud adoption, which is becoming increasingly challenging for many organizations. The guests share their experiences and offer advice on how to navigate…

DockerSlim is a tool for developers that provides a set of commands (build, xray, lint and others) to simplify and optimize your developer experience with containers. It makes your containers betters, smaller and more secure. Don't change anything in your Docker container image and minify it by up to 30x making it secure too! Optimizing images isn'…

New to DevOps? Today is another day for you to get started. Meet Rohit Ghumare, Founder of Keep Up, a community providing free training, Live and Recorded webinars, and various other educational resources across platforms like LinkedIn, Job portals, e-learning platforms and Developer communities for encouraging learning among enthusiastic learners …

kpt is a package-centric toolchain that enables a WYSIWYG configuration authoring, automation, and delivery experience, which simplifies managing Kubernetes platforms and KRM-driven infrastructure at scale by manipulating declarative Configuration as Data, separated from the code that transforms it. ★ Support this podcast ★…