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Tech Beats Unplugged Cloud Dude
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Welcome to Tech Beats Unplugged, the podcast where we dive into the dynamic world of technology, open source, cloud innovation, devops, Tech economics, and much more. Join us as we bring together experts, thought leaders, and innovators from diverse tech arenas and leading tech vendors.
Here, we believe in creating a safe space where guests can freely share their opinions, insights, and experiences without any strings attached. It's a platform dedicated to unlocking knowledge, fostering meaningful discussions, and exploring the latest trends that shape the tech industry.
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Ep04: "Networking in the Cloud Part 1" (with Jose Moreno)
👨🏽🚀 Welcome to Episode 04 of "Tech Beats unplugged"
This time, we dared to tackle the big, yet exciting topic which is "𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝", and to help us with this challenge we summoned our expert and networking GURU "Jose Moreno" all the way from Munich Germany.
As an Azure Principal Engineer at Microsoft, he comes to share his knowledge and demystify all those mysterious networking concepts, answering questions you never dared to ask in the universe of SDN and cloud networking😀( SDWAN, Hub&Spoke, migrations, Cloud lies, you name it).
🌟 We’re so excited to share our latest tech Beats show with you🧡!
We hope you'll enjoy it!!!
Topics discussed:
(00:00) Introduction
(04:00) How did you enter IT and the networking world ?
(06:14) What has really changed for network admins since Cisco golden years ?
(09:30) Core differentiators between on-prem and Cloud/SDN paradigm?
(15:29) IPV6 Doom day: Why are we so stuck with IPV6 adoption?
(21:58) What lab tools can students use to prep for cloud networking exams?
(28:30) What the heck is BGP & OSPF and are they still used in the cloud?
(38:09) Your cloud subnet constructs is fake😱😱???
(46:50) Difference between WAN & SDWAN, how it integrates with the cloud ?
(50:52) Hub & Spoke Versus Virtual WAN pros and cons?
(56:54) Biggest networking challenge stories when moving to the cloud ?
(1:00:43) I'm a small shop CTO moving Hybrid, help me out! #BestPractices ?
(1:05:41) What's the hype around IPSEC tunnels over Direct connect?
(1:12:9) Your most helpful contributions to the cloud networking community ?
Show Notes
IPV6 & IPV4: two-internets-both-flakey by Avery Pennarun
your cloud subnet constructs is fake: new-cloud-security-thinking(podcast)
Roggers BGP outage: Summary
BGP: BGP School for cloud people(podcast)
VPN Aviatrix insane mode: Article
Jose Moreno:
linkedin
Blog
Azure review checklists
Github: erjosito/azure-networking-lab
Microsoft Azure What The Heck k8 project -
Ep02: "The Open Source debate part2 " (Community strikes back ✊🏻)
👨🏽🚀 Welcome to Episode 02 of "Tech Beats unplugged"
After part 1 where we covered the Fundamentals of Linux distributions ,The RHEL DownStream/UpStream story
,who were the Freeloaders, Redhat's shenanigans behind the whole Open Source drama.
This time , we'll explore how, the open source community, and rebuilders are coping with Redhat's decision to close their source.. And what it means for the future of enterprise Linux?
To help us close this final part of this Open Source debate , we brought back our guest is Erik Benner, the VP of Enterprise Transformation at Mythics to explain how the community and the rebuilders are fighting back this hostile Era to ensure the continuity and freedom of the enterprise linux ecosystem for all its users .
Topics discussed:
(00:00) Introduction
(1:32) What are Rebuilders Workarounds
Rocky's Use of UBI or per per use Cloud instances
Alma Linux Use of Binary-compatible (ABI)
Is amazon linux really a EL distro?
Can RedHat block CIQ (Rocky) from accessing UBI
(11:20) Hot take:Is Oracle the new Batman of Open source linux🦸♂️ ?
(15:25) What's so special about UEK and what makes it a serious RHEL contender distro of the future?
Is it compatible with RHEL, how different is it ?
Unique features of Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) .
Is amazon linux really a EL distro?
Can RedHat block CIQ (Rocky) from accessing UBI
(33:52) Should I sell my kidney for Oracle Linux support?
How does Oracle support compare with RedHat's
What do I get for my money in terms of offering?
License Cost compare for servers/ansible tower/etc
(42:53) Candid Predictions for the Future of EL
Discuss the potential direction of community in response to these changes.
Justice league: Rocky, Oracle Linux, Alma, Suse & others.
(50:25) Erik's Key advice to junior folks interested to join the FORCE of Linux
Show Notes
Although OPEN LA announcements we're already known by the public we decided to keep the chronology of events in our talk because it was recorded 2 days after it happened.
Links:
Alma going a different route than full parity(Application binary Interface compatible)
Rocky linux will keep providing bug-for-bug rebuilds
AlmaLinux "Red Hat source changes won’t kill our RHEL-compatible distro
Comparing Amazon Linux 2 and AL2023
Erik's blog centos-and-the-bomb-that-ibm-red-hat-dropped
Open Enterprise Linux Association (OELA):
CIQ, Oracle and SUSE Create Open Enterprise Linux Association for a Collaborative and Open Future
"No subscriptions. No passwords. No barriers. Freeloaders welcome 😘🤟🏻" -
Ep01: "The Open Source debate part1" (With Erik Benner)
👨🏽🚀 Welcome to the first Episode of "Tech Beats unplugged" Today's session is all about the thrilling "Open Source Debate - Part One." Joining us as a special guest is Erik Benner, the VP of Enterprise Transformation at Mythics .
Erik brings a wealth of experience to our discussion, having used and sold RedHat over the years but also expert in another enterprise Linux distro and helped customers manage their license and migrate when needed.
💡Together, we'll venture into the heart of the recent
open source developments, that made a lot of noise igniting passionate debates among the OSS community. All that thanks to RedHat announcement to go closed source not so long ago.
Topics discussed:
(00:00) Introduction
Main Topic Teaser
(2:52) Explaining Linux OS Distribution like am 5 ?
(13:46) RedHat's Actions in the Last 3 Years
(18:52) Impact on the Community and why are they upset
(28:03) GPL and Legal Considerations
(39:29) Downstream Rebuilders and RedHat's Perspective
Show Notes
Although the most recent developments weren't completely covered in part 1 we decided to stay faithful to the chronology of events while keeping the episode under 50 minutes. Part 2 will cover the rest.
Links:
Linux distribution 101 (foss) what-are-the-components-of-a-linux-distribution
Erik's blog centos-and-the-bomb-that-ibm-red-hat-dropped
Rehat's Magnus Glantz blog The problem with Rocky Linux and free beer
Jeff Geerling I'm done with Red Hat (Enterprise Linux)
Mike McGrath - RH VP, Core Platforms - declarations : - reddit - redhat-Blog-response - podcast: https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/343
Open source definition and GPL:
OSI definition The Open Source Definition
Jim wright Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Is This Open Source?
FOSSY Keynote, RHEL Panel Discussion — Friday 14 July 2023 -
Ep03: "Journey into Tech with Kelsey Hightower (Uncut version) 🌠
👨🏽🚀 Welcome to Episode 03 of "Tech Beats unplugged"
This time, we have been incredibly honored and fortunate to host one of the most prolific speakers, storyteller, and thought leader of his generation. He was kind enough to bless us with his presence for an exclusive interview filled with priceless wisdom and life hacks💡.
Beyond his groundbreaking contributions to Kubernetes, Cloud Native and Open-Source software, he's been one the most influential figures in the tech industry over the past decade.
Today, despite his retirement, he continues to inspire engineers across the world to build smarter, scalable, and highly usable systems🌟.
We’re so excited to share our privileged exchange with the one and only, Kelsey HighTower🧡!
We hope you'll enjoy it!!!
Topics discussed:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:06) Day 0: Kelsey's early life up to his tech introduction
Fun facts, boyhood in Long Beach
Early hustles in Atlanta
First gig in Tech (08:20)
(14:40) If we had a dinner with 3 of your best friends and Asked them to describe you, What would we learn 🦸♂️ ?
The past lives of Kelsey in the show business
The impact of minimalism
(25:40) What did it take on a hindsight: Skills, talent, hard work, luck or all of them?
The revolution of the Open source mindset
Can do attitude, increase the luck surface
The most powerful language: "Human language"
(32:30) The CNCF landscape: How did we get there?
Limitless options; Is it a good or bad thing
(37:50) Monolith vs Microservices debate: is it still a thing today?
Stack Overflow & Prime Video examples
(48:40) Platform engineering vs DevOps! What's that all about ?
(53:38) At what time serverless stops making sense?
Beyond cost and process length.
(57:56) One day Kubernetes will die, what does life after K8 look like?
(01:05:42) What the heck is service mesh/istio and is eBPF is here to replace it?
keeping up with side cars vs ambient mesh and cilium.
(01:14:16) Dev consumerism, are we in a disposable Dev language era?
I'm a junior dev, should I pick the weekly hype or stick to my guns? (too many frameworks, APIs, runtimes).
(01:23:32) How to distinguish Right Abstraction from the Bloat Abstraction?
(1:27:20) Something called Empathetic engineering?
Your experience back at google improving usability.
(1:34:31) Tips for when you're obsessed with exciting new ideas but fail miserably to convey its potential to the higher ups?
(1:44:30) Startup CTOs conundrum- should we keep it simple (monolith/managed) or go all-in shiny framework?
(1:52:00) The state of the Black Community in Silicon Valley
(2:05:07) Career wisdom for Youngbloods
(2:11:50) Surprise Quiz😀: What Kind of Kelsey are you (Hip Hop version 🎵)
Show Notes
Monolithic success stories: (Stack Overflow - PrimeVideo)
Kubecon Keynote: Reflection Kelsey.H
The future of K8s, is that it has to go away(GitHub ReadMe)
Crunchbase news:
Black Founders continue to not be funded in Silicon Valley
Total VC funding in the US raised by black founders(1.2%)
Black Employees at top tech companies (5%) -