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Carl and Brandon
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Conversations about building software and designing architecture in the cloud natively.

  1. Smooooth Operator: Configuring Your Architecture 🛠️

    OCT 7

    Smooooth Operator: Configuring Your Architecture 🛠️

    Episode 0014 - Smooooth Operator: Configuring Your Architecture 🛠️ In this episode, Carl and Brandon dive deep into the world of configuration, exploring various methods for system, app, and user-facing config. Starting with hard-coded values and whether there is ever a time for hard-coding, weighing the benefits and drawbacks. The conversation then shifts to configuration files, including web.config, app.config, and various environment-specific files such as .env files for backend and frontend uses. Carl and Brandon also explore feature flags, databases, and SaaS options for configuration, such as LaunchDarkly, and delve into DevOps patterns, including pipeline sourcing and configuration services like AWS AppConfig and Azure App Configuration. Finally, they cover secrets management with services like Azure Key Vault and AWS Key Management Service. Links Make hard-coding your default choice | Enterprise Craftsmanship Shared library vs Enterprise development | Enterprise Craftsmanship The Pitfalls of Hard Coding: Why Config Files Are Essential in Data Science Projects AWS AppConfig AWS CloudHSM AWS Key Management Service Azure App Configuration Azure Key Vault LaunchDarkly Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    50 min
  2. What is the Cloud☁️?

    SEP 9

    What is the Cloud☁️?

    Episode 0013 - What is the Cloud☁️? Carl and Brandon delve into the fundamentals of cloud computing, exploring its definition, history, key components, and the various “types” of clouds such as public, private, and hybrid. The hosts also highlight the numerous benefits of cloud computing, including cost efficiency, scalability, flexibility, and enhanced security. The episode also addresses common challenges like security concerns, compliance issues, and managing costs, while offering insights into the future of cloud computing with emerging trends like edge computing and AI integration. Links What is Cloud Computing? | Microsoft Azure What is Cloud Computing? | AWS What is Cloud Computing? | Google Cloud Advantages of Cloud Computing | Google Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery | Microsoft Azure Security | Microsoft Azure Shared Responsibility Model | AWS Shared Responsibility Model | Microsoft Azure Shared Responsibility Model | CrowdStrike Why We’re Leaving the Cloud | 37signals We Have Left the Cloud | 37signals Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    1 hr
  3. Words Mean Things

    AUG 26

    Words Mean Things

    Episode 0012 - Words Mean Things In our latest podcast episode, Carl and Brandon explored the fundamental aspects of cloud computing, focusing on Regions, Availability Zones, Quota, and Capacity. They discussed how regions are collections of zones, each with high-bandwidth, low-latency network connections, and the importance of deploying applications across multiple zones and regions to ensure fault tolerance and high availability. They also delved into the differences between logical and physical zones, and how regional resources can be accessed by any zone within that region. Additionally, they examined Azure’s approach to paired regions and the need for custom geo-redundant capabilities in newer regions. The conversation then shifted to the concepts of quota and capacity in cloud computing. Quotas, synonymous with limits, ensure that each service can offer a minimum amount of resources. Carl and Brandon discussed the different types of quotas, including soft limits that can be raised through support requests, and the architectural options available when more resources are needed. They highlighted the importance of diversifying resource types to overcome quota limits and enhance application resilience. Finally, they examined capacity limitations, the concept of capacity reservations in Azure, and the differences between on-demand capacity reservations and reserved instances. Links Regions vs Zones Logical vs Physical Zones Azure - Paired Regions Quota vs Capacity Google Cloud Quotas AWS Service Limits Capacity Reservation (Azure) Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    52 min
  4. m*cro-services

    AUG 12

    m*cro-services

    Episode 0011 - m*cro-services Carl and Brandon delve into the fascinating world of microservices, starting with a brief introduction and a comparison to macro-services like monolithic and modular monolith architectures. We explored the evolution from monolithic architectures to microservices, highlighting the advantages such as scalability, agility, resilience, and technology diversity. We also discussed the granular scalability of individual services, the independent development and deployment of services, and the use of different technologies for each service. However, we didn’t shy away from the challenges, addressing the increased complexity, operational overhead, and resource consumption associated with managing distributed systems. Links Macro-services to Nano-services: Evolution of Software Architecture Scaling up the Prime Video audio/video monitoring service and reducing costs by 90% Performing a Rolling Update | kubernetes Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    57 min
  5. Risky Bidness: Ripped from the Headlines

    JUL 29

    Risky Bidness: Ripped from the Headlines

    Episode 0010 - Risky Bidness: Ripped from the Headlines In this episode, Carl and Brandon explored the recent CrowdStrike outage and the lessons to take from the event as it relates to high availability, business continuity, and disaster recovery (HA/BCDR) strategies in the cloud. The incident underscored the need for redundancy, swift response, and well-defined recovery procedures. Surprisingly, we drew parallels to the banana crisis of the 1950s. The monoculture of the Gros Michel banana left the industry vulnerable to Panama disease. The lesson? Diversity in dependencies matters—whether in tech or agriculture. Remember: HA/BCDR and diversity are key to resilience. 🎙️🍌🔒 Links: CrowdStrike IT Outage Explained by a Windows Developer | Dave’s Garage on YouTube CrowdStrike Update: Latest News, Lessons Learned from a Retired Microsoft Engineer | Dave’s Garage on YouTube Remediation and Guidance Hub: Falcon Content Update For Windows Hosts | CrowdStrike Build high availability into your BCDR strategy | Microsoft Docs, Azure Architecture Center Protect and recover in cloud management | Microsoft Docs, Cloud Adoption Framework Imperial Scaling Banana by smc | Printables Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    42 min
  6. Knowing Your (Cloud) Tools

    JUL 15

    Knowing Your (Cloud) Tools

    Episode 0009 - Knowing Your (Cloud) Tools In this episode, we delve into the world of “Cloud Tooling”. We explore how different cloud platforms take similar approaches to tooling, with a variety of tools such as command-line interfaces (CLIs), RESTful APIs (and even gRPC), as well as programming language-specific SDKs. We discuss the spectrum of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) and Command Line Interfaces (CLIs), comparing portals, CLI, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategies. We also cover the differences between various Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), and the trend of living in the terminal/shell to be “leetcoderz”. The episode also touches on the increasing popularity of the shell among coders and streamers, and the importance of achieving consistent experiences with different shells. Links Azure Developer CLI Overview AWS CLI AWS Shell (Interactive) CloudFormation CLI GCP CLI GCP Cloud API Overview API Design GCP SDKs - Client Libraries Shell Customizations Oh My Posh Brandon’s Oh My Posh Configuration zinit ohmyzsh How Terminals Work Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    48 min
  7. Container All the Things!

    JUL 1

    Container All the Things!

    Episode 0008 - Container All the Things! In this episode, Carl and Brandon delve into the world of containers, exploring their benefits and complexities. We discuss how containers compare to traditional server deployments and virtual machines, highlighting their advantages in development speed, reliable deployments, and consistency across different environments. However, we also touch on the challenges they present, such as complexity, networking, and security issues. We further explore the concept of container layers, the role of container runtimes, and the importance of container registries and orchestrators. Show links: Understanding Containers Best Practices for Building Containers Demystifying a Docker Image Open Container Initiative Containerd Migrating from Dockershim Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    58 min
  8. What the WASM? with Steven Murawski

    JUN 17

    What the WASM? with Steven Murawski

    Episode 0007 - What the WASM? In this episode, we are joined by our first guest, Steven Murawski, a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, who provides an insightful discussion on WebAssembly (WASM) and its role in enabling interoperability across programming languages. The conversation delves into Web Assembly’s objective of creating a portable execution format for multiple languages with near-native performance, and how it is designed to create a new interface when transitioning from the browser to the server-side. We also explore how WebAssembly can be leveraged to modify application behavior by publishing interfaces for scenarios such as incoming changes, logging, or composing rule components, and the potential standalone use cases in a cloud ecosystem. We also discuss the possibilites of SDKs as wrappers around REST APIs or other shared endpoints, the role of different runtimes like wasmtime and Spin, and the concept of “worlds” in WebAssembly. We would like to extend our gratitude to Steven for joining us and sharing his valuable insights! Show links: Web Assembly System Interface (WASI) Web assembly system interface WASI 0.2 Launched Azure AKS Use WASI Node Pools Component Model Component Model WIT WASM Runtimes Wasmtime Wamr JCO containerd shim Fermyon Fermyon - Spin Fermyon - SpinKube Getting Started with Fermyon Wasmcloud Wasmcloud .NET .NET WASI SDK C# (and .NET) in WebAssembly WASI Developer Experience Goals DeisLabs Hippo Yo Wasm Binding Generation Wit Bind Gen Additional Learning Resources WASM by Example VS Code and WASM VS Code Extensions and WebAssembly Hyperlight Microsoft Build 2023 Inside Azure Innovations - Hyperlight Extending Web Assembly to the Cloud Open Source Projects Cloudflare Cobweb Azure Samples - AKS Store Demo Visit us at: twitter.com/CloudChatTech discord.cloudchat.tech cloudchatpodcast@gmail.com linkedin.com/company/cloudchat

    43 min
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    Carl and Brandon
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