Systems, Platforms, and Infrastructure

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Systems, Platforms, and Infrastructure is a weekly podcast focused on practical discussions around modern infrastructure design and operations. Each episode explores how teams plan and operate dedicated servers, bare metal and virtualized environments, monitoring and observability stacks, and self-hosted open-source platforms used in real production systems. The podcast is designed for SaaS founders, DevOps engineers, and platform teams who want clear, experience-driven perspectives on infrastructure trade-offs, system design, and long-term operational thinking.

Episodes

  1. Open Source in Production: What to Consider Before You Commit

    3 DAYS AGO

    Open Source in Production: What to Consider Before You Commit

    Open source software forms the backbone of modern infrastructure, but moving it into production requires more than technical enthusiasm. In this episode, we take a thoughtful look at what truly matters before committing open-source technologies to mission-critical environments. From governance models and community maturity to release cadence, operational responsibility, and long-term sustainability, the discussion focuses on the practical realities that shape production systems over time. Rather than focusing on specific tools, this episode explores decision frameworks that help teams evaluate open source beyond features. It examines the balance between flexibility and ownership, transparency and responsibility, and innovation and stability. If you are designing systems meant to scale, remain secure, and operate reliably for years, this conversation offers a calm and strategic perspective on adopting open source with clarity and long-term intent.

    8 min

  2. 9 FEB

    Infrastructure Abstraction Explained: Bare Metal, VMs, and Containers

    Infrastructure abstraction is one of those concepts everyone uses, but few stop to examine deeply. In this episode, we explore how infrastructure has evolved from bare metal servers to virtualization and containers, and why each abstraction layer exists. We discuss the practical problems abstraction solves, the trade-offs it introduces, and how these choices affect performance, isolation, scalability, and long-term reliability. Drawing from real operational experience, this conversation explains how teams typically progress through abstraction models, what changes operationally at each layer, and why higher abstraction is not always the right answer.

    8 min

  3. 6 FEB

    Bare Metal vs Virtualized Environments

    In this episode, we explore one of the most important infrastructure decisions modern teams face: bare metal or virtualized environments. Rather than comparing features, we focus on planning. When does performance predictability matter more than flexibility? When does operational simplicity outweigh scalability? And how should SaaS founders, DevOps engineers, and CTOs think about long-term growth when choosing their infrastructure foundation? We break down performance behavior, isolation models, scalability trade-offs, and operational considerations from a real-world perspective.

    8 min
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Systems, Platforms, and Infrastructure is a weekly podcast focused on practical discussions around modern infrastructure design and operations. Each episode explores how teams plan and operate dedicated servers, bare metal and virtualized environments, monitoring and observability stacks, and self-hosted open-source platforms used in real production systems. The podcast is designed for SaaS founders, DevOps engineers, and platform teams who want clear, experience-driven perspectives on infrastructure trade-offs, system design, and long-term operational thinking.

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