Best Tech Team At Moonpig Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 30 - Hacking for Inclusion: Making Moonpig More Accessible 16:14

10h ago16:14

16:14

In this episode of the Moonpig Tech Podcast, host Ariella is joined by our new co-host Rob and guests Julia Castillo Trujillo and Ross Lockhart to discuss their recent hackathon focused on accessibility. The team shares their personal motivations and highlights the work they did to improve accessibility on the Moonpig website—releasing eight impact…

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Europe in the Dark: Cyber-attack Suspicions, Meta’s New AI, Qwen 3 & Earths rotation changes 37:38

1d ago37:38

37:38

In this 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis delve into the root causes of Europe’s recent Spain, France and Portugal blackouts, scrutinising grid-failure reports and probing whether a sophisticated cyber-attack might have been to blame. They then analyse Meta’s newly unveiled AI alongside the arrival of Qwen 3 and Google's AgentSpace update, and how J…

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Google AI Agentspace Workflows, Oracle Cloud Breach and OpenAI’s New Features 35:39

5d ago35:39

35:39

In this fact-busting 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis explore Google’s AI AgentSpace technology and how it could let business teams run complete workflows without ever leaving the agent environment. They then test the marketing claims behind Openai’s latest model features, before dissecting Oracle’s cloud data breach. Finally, they map out the pote…

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CTO/Co-founder Thomas Boltze: Why Your Engineering Team is Slow - and How to Fix It | Episode 40 1:10:13

16d ago1:10:13

1:10:13

In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon talks with Thomas Boltze—CTO at Santander’s PagoNxt, former CTO of Funding Circle, Agile Coach, and cloud/fintech leader with 15+ years experience—about fixing broken tech teams. They cover rebuilding systems from scratch, cutting through technical debt, and why culture trumps code every time. Lessons from fi…

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Episode 29 - Event Driven Architecture 14:58

28d ago14:58

14:58

In this episode of the Moonpig Tech Podcast, hosts Sam and Richard sit down with Principal Engineer Alexis Lowe to explore the intricacies of event-driven architecture (EDA) and how it's been implemented at Moonpig. Alexis dives deep into how events—such as order creation or user registration—are used to decouple systems, improve scalability, and b…

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Episode 28 - Keep Calm And Carry On: Incident Management @ Moonpig 21:37

8M ago21:37

21:37

Join Sam, Ariella, Richard Pearson, and Soph Yiangou as they explore the world of incident management, sharing insights and strategies for effectively handling unexpected challenges. Discover how we stay prepared and turn surprises into opportunities for growth.

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AI Monopoly Madness: Microsoft’s Moves and the Future of ChatGPT! | Episode 39 58:23

9M ago58:23

58:23

In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Lewis and Jon explore the latest in AI and cloud computing, discussing Microsoft's board changes and the evolving AI landscape. They also examine the practical applications of ChatGPT and its impact. Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged https://www.tiktok.com/@UCkCxcw9tJHd_sPtDveunGsQ https://twitter.com/clo…

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Episode 27 - Data Science @ Moonpig 22:13

10M ago22:13

22:13

Data Science Manager Francis Barrett joins Leon & Sam to explain what Data Science is, and how we use it at Moonpig.

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CIO of Sportradar, Ian Poland: How to manage your cloud spend well, career journey to CIO | Episode 38 1:09:46

10M ago1:09:46

1:09:46

Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged https://www.tiktok.com/@UCkCxcw9tJHd_sPtDveunGsQ https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's start-up: https://www.appvia.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaykeshur/ Podc…

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GitOps: The gaps it has and what can be done about it! | Episode 37 44:29

11M ago44:29

44:29

In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Mark and Lewis join Jon to discuss the challenges of the Gitops model, what's good about it and where it is lacking! Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged https://www.tiktok.com/@UCkCxcw9tJHd_sPtDveunGsQ https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: ht…

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Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines with Lewis Marshall and Mark Hughes Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines | Episode 36 39:43

11M ago39:43

39:43

In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Mark and Lewis join Jon in the unknown of Open Source, Cyber Security and the takeover of cars and rogue washing machines! Is Open source a risk for companies to adopt? What assurances are there around it? And What are we doing collectively to help support the maintenance of open-source projects that don't have e…

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Head of Engineering of Moonpig, Richard Pearson: Career Progression, Leadership and Enablement teams | Episode 35 58:24

12M ago58:24

58:24

Richard Pearson joins The Cloud Unplugged podcast to talk discuss his career journey to become Head of Engineering at Moonpig. We take a look at how he began his career, from studying AI to working for an ISP and now heading up Engineering at Moonpig. We also discuss what the engineering function at Moonpig looks like, how the teams are structured …

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Episode 26 - My journey to CPTO 36:58

12M ago36:58

36:58

CPTO Georgie Smallwood joins us to discuss her role as a technology exec at Moonpig Links FYI: For Your Improvement - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/847538

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Episode 25 - Supporting Women in Tech with Cajigo 27:51

1y ago27:51

27:51

Ariella and Richard are joined by the incredible Rav Bumbra - founder of Cajigo. Together, they'll be diving into Cajigo's mission to empower more women into tech and exploring how Moonpig supports this journey.

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Episode 24 - Five tips to boost innovation 36:42

1y ago36:42

36:42

Leon is joined by Principal Product Designer Hayley Cattlin-Weaver and Senior Software Engineer Jason Prouse who take us through five principles they formed during the build of one of Moonpig's recent innovative features.

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Product vs. Program, what's the difference and do you really need them? | Episode 34 34:22

1+ y ago34:22

34:22

Jon and Jay sit down to discuss what a program is, what a product is and what the difference between the two is. Are they company-specific and completely unrelated, or, are they reliant on each other? This light-hearted episode covers the ins and outs of products and programs. Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social medi…

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Episode 23 - AI Powered Messages 20:05

1+ y ago20:05

20:05

Join Alex & Ava as they take you on the journey of Moonpig's first AI powered feature. From hackathon idea to multilingual implementation, discover how we use AI to help our customers craft personalised messages for their cards, and what we learnt along the way.

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The importance of consistency in cloud infrastructure: Cloud Landing Zones | Episode 33 27:22

1+ y ago27:22

27:22

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Rafe Colburn, Depop (owned by Etsy). Pitfalls of measuring engineering productivity | Episode 32 51:55

1+ y ago51:55

51:55

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Episode 22 - Hackathon 29:55

1+ y ago29:55

29:55

Join Maeve - @MaeveScarry and Leon - @DocLeon as we introduce you to the world of Hackathons - what they are, how we run them at Moonpig and what benefits they bring. In this episode we will talk to the organiser of our most recent Hackathon (Ben - @riggydigs) and a few participants (Megan, Sam - @makesomenoiiise and Luke). Moonpig career's page: h…

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Dean Bryen, CTO of Cloud UBS maintaining innovation with new technologies | Episode 31 59:17

1+ y ago59:17

59:17

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Idriss Selhoum, Marks & Spencer's cloud adoption journey | Episode 30 42:28

1+ y ago42:28

42:28

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Episode 21 - AI Coding Assistants 27:57

1+ y ago27:57

27:57

In our latest podcast episode, we talk with Senior Software Engineer Jake Smith about the impact of AI programming assistants on the coding landscape. Jake discusses how these tools enhance efficiency by simplifying coding, providing instant error detection, and debugging. He also highlights their role in inspiring innovation and creative problem-s…

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David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals & Ruby on Rails. Rent vs buy: do cloud providers really save companies money? | Episode 29 40:16

1+ y ago40:16

40:16

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Matthew Skelton, Team Topologies, the complexities of managing team in the modern workplace | Episode 28 51:48

1+ y ago51:48

51:48

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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What is Culture in the Modern Workplace? | Episode 27 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

31:02

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Episode 20 - Enablement Teams 30:03

1+ y ago30:03

30:03

Head Of Engineering Richard Pearson (@catdevnull) joins Leon & Richard to reveal how we’ve enabled our development teams to focus on delivering business value. SPACE: https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3454124 DORA: https://www.leanix.net/en/wiki/vsm/dora-metrics Measuring Developer Productivity: https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/develope…

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Viktor Farcic, Upbound. Platform Engineering, Role Evolution and Optimisation | Episode 26 43:41

1+ y ago43:41

43:41

CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFT Jon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/ Jon Linkedin: https://www.link…

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner, is there a difference and do you need one? | Episode 25 32:56

1+ y ago32:56

32:56

Product management versus delivery management... two distinct but complementary roles within a company, each serving essential purposes. Understanding their significance can shed light on their importance to an organisation. Some may argue that both are essential, while others might contend that product management alone is enough. Let's explore and…

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Episode 19 - AWS Lambda Optimisation 29:11

1+ y ago29:11

29:11

We already know AWS Lambdas are a great serverless way to run code and at Moonpig we take full advantage of that, with billions of function invocations per month. Principal Developer and AWS Community Builder Ryan Cormack (@ryancormack) joins Ariella & Maeve to share some top tips to keep them running fast and cost effectively, using some of the le…

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Episode 18 - We're Back! 17:12

2y ago17:12

17:12

The Moonpig Tech Podcast is back! We've got some new hosts too - join us to meet Ariella (@arriiiella), Maeve (@MaeveScarry) & Leon (@DocLeon). You can keep in touch with us via our Moonpig Tech twitter account (@moonpigtech)

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Nicholas Chang & Steve Nicholl, Kainos. Navigating Cloud Adoption | Episode 24 32:57

2y ago32:57

32:57

In this episode of The Cloud Unplugged Podcast, Nicholas Chang, and Steve Nicholl, from Kainos, join Jon to share insights on the challenges of navigating cloud adoption framework, platform engineering, and the significance of collaboration in the industry. They cover keeping up with the rapidly evolving cloud technologies through social networking…

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Chris Stura, PwC UK. Platform Engineering & Business Success | Episode 23 47:29

2y ago47:29

47:29

Jon sits down with Chris Stura, Director of Financial Services at PwC. Together, Jon and Chris delve into the realm of cloud computing and software development, highlighting the challenges that businesses in the technology sector face. Gain valuable insights on leveraging technology for business success and the crucial role of integrating technolog…

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Colin Humphreys, Syntasso. Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way | Episode 22 51:11

2y ago51:11

51:11

In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon sits down with Colin Humphreys, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntasso. The two tackle the confusing jargon prevalent in the cloud industry and its impact on effective communication, they delve into the significance of product management and design as crucial elements of platform engineering, and they relive the challe…

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Haseeb Budhani, Rafay Systems. Bridging the Gap: Development and Developer Experience | Episode 21 34:12

2y ago34:12

34:12

In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. Rafay Systems is at the forefront of delivering cloud-native Kubernetes management and operation solutions to corporations and managed services. Jon and Haseeb explore the thought-provoking topic of build vs. buy in the platform engine…

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Richard Simon, T-Systems. Every Cloud Migration Has a Silver Lining | Episode 20 34:02

2y ago34:02

34:02

Jay is joined by Richard Simon, CTO at T-Systems, a business that drives digital transformation for companies by offering integrated end-to-end IT solutions. Jay and Richard discuss the four stages of cloud migration, how to establish a Cloud Centre of Excellence, what polycloud is, and why you need more than a hammer to build a house. Richard Link…

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Charles Humble, Container Solutions. Technical Writing in the Cloud Era | Episode 19 45:26

2y ago45:26

45:26

In this episode, Jay is accompanied by Charles Humble, the Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions, a cloud native consultancy. Having the benefit of being a writer in such a technical field, Charles brings a fascinating perspective to cloud discussion. Together, Jay and Charles discuss working remotely in the cloud space, why some companies fail at…

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Kasper von Grünberg, Humanitec. What it Means to be a Platform Engineer | Episode 18 42:51

2y ago42:51

42:51

This time on Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon and Jay are joined by Kaspar von Grünberg, the Founder and CEO of Humanitec. Working as a platform orchestrator, Humanitec is a product that enables companies to build internal developer platforms. In the episode, Jon, Jay and Kaspar discuss what it means to be a platform engineer, if the industry has a measu…

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Optimal Platform Engineering Team Sizes | Episode 17 47:02

2y ago47:02

47:02

In this episode, Jon and Jay discuss the ideal sizes for platform engineering teams. During the course of their conversation, the pair talk through ways to optimise team size to ensure business efficiency, what an ideal platform team size ratio would be, why some platform teams have become bloated, and hypothesise about the concept of a ‘zero-perso…

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Enabling Developer Self-Service with Existing Technologies | Episode 16 38:05

2y ago38:05

38:05

In this episode, Jon and Jay explain how platform engineers can enable developer self-service with existing technologies. They touch on the evolution of self-service, and how cloud technology has made it easier to do well. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud…

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The State of DevOps Report 2023 | Episode 15 32:14

2y ago32:14

32:14

Jon and Jay analyse the findings of Puppet’s recent report on the state of DevOps and platform engineering. The pair discuss what they thought was lacking from the report, the difference between platform teams and platform engineering teams, and Jon finds an excuse to have a rant about the term 'cognitive load'. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@…

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Teams and Talent: Unlocking Team Potential with OKRs | Episode 14 45:41

2y ago45:41

45:41

Jon and Jay discuss the best ways to manage and lead platform engineering teams. Sharing what they've learnt from running their own business, Jon and Jay talk through setting objectives and key results (OKRs) that are anchored to business goals, the importance of diversity and collaboration, and secrets to unlocking talent and potential amongst you…

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Cloud Platform Engineering: Saving Time, Money and Effort | Episode 13 37:26

2y ago37:26

37:26

Jon and Jay tackle the complexities of cloud platform engineering, including cognitive load, the total cost of ownership, public and private cloud, and more. Learn how to save time, money, and effort by taking advantage of cloud services while managing cost and security properly CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social…

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Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: Security | Episode 12 45:13

2y ago45:13

45:13

This time, Jon and Jay take a deep dive into the security decisions surrounding single and multi-tenancy on Kubernetes cluster architectures. Covering everything from role-based access control to, encrypting secrets stored in the cloud, and process isolation to root read-only file systems. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow u…

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Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: When and Why | Episode 11 43:00

2y ago43:00

43:00

Jon and Jay get stuck into the concept of single versus multi-tenancy in Kubernetes cluster architectures. They talk through the decision criteria on when to go single tenancy and when to go multi-tenancy, addressing the compromises you may be making when you share infrastructure... and whether Jon can say "Goodbye" in French. CU Youtube https://ww…

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Cloud Strategy: What Is It and Why You Need One? | Episode 10 49:02

2y ago49:02

49:02

In this episode, Jon and Jay dive into what exactly a cloud strategy is, how it differs from a business plan and how to measure its success. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https…

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The importance of DevExp for larger developer teams | Episode 9 42:30

2y ago42:30

42:30

Jon and Jay dive into what a good developer experience really is, from writing code to troubleshooting. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXa Listen on Apple Pod…

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Day 0, 1 & 2. Decision making in cloud deployment | Episode 8 52:45

2y ago52:45

52:45

Jon and Jay discuss what Day 0, 1 and 2 mean in cloud deployment and touch on the role of platform teams and developers during these stages. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunplugged Listen on Spotify: https…

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Bryan Ross, VMware Tanzu. What makes a Successful Platform Team? | Episode 7 40:27

2+ y ago40:27

40:27

Bryan Ross joins Jon on the podcast, discussing the process of building a developer platform in enterprise organisations while ensuring true value is understood and measured. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunplugged Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloud…

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Richard Smith, Codification.io. Common Cloud Struggles with DevOps Teams | Episode 6 58:55

2+ y ago58:55

58:55

Richard Smith from Codification.io joins the podcast. He has helped build several enterprise cloud-native platforms, often modernising legacy applications with the Cloud. The key player involved in the DevOps team, and especially during a transformation, there are some everyday struggles. Richard shares the common DevOps struggles that he witnessed…

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