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Sascha Siekmann
open cloud infrastructure covers the cloud native industry space from the perspective of a newbie. Every two weeks, we take the mystery out of cloud-native and build the things that make up modern, secure infrastructure. In every episode, we take a concept or a part of production infrastructure and implement it using cloud native technology. From dedicated servers, virtual machines and containers to server-less, from cats to cattle. Join us and hear from the teams and individuals that create the systems and products that build secure cloud native businesses that grow and become more efficient.
Kubernetes 1.29 Mandala is outSWA – one year onCockroach on KubernetesA podcast recommendation Kubernetes 1.29 Mandala is out Hard to believe, but here we are, at the end of the year and we have a new K8 point release. This time, the thing is big. Lots of so-called KEPs, Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals. SWA – one year on I started this podcast one year ago and SWA at the time happened to have the largest meltdown of any airline on record. Subsequently, not only did they lose the business of passengers looking for more reliable airlines, they also had to pay a hefty settlement amount to the Dept. of Transportation. Cockroach on K8 A great article by Charlie Custer was published on the Cockroach blog. I keep coming back to talk about Cockroach because it’s a great database and my own installation experience when I tried it out a few years…
K8 1.28 is out – release name “Planternetes”Waleed Magdy’s Step-by-Step DevOps projectAWS shuts down EC2-ClassicAwesome Kubernetes ResourcesA podcast recommendationApropos of nothing – Netbox K8 Planternetes 1.28 is out Back in in April, 2021, the Release Team merged a Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal (KEP) changing the Kubernetes release cycle from four releases a year (once a quarter) to three releases a year and that was basically both an admission that 4 releases a year was too fast for folks to keep up and also that COVID had an impact on people’s ability to contribute. So here we are with the third and last release of K8 for 2023! Waleed Magdy’s Step-by-Step DevOps project I don’t know about you, but when I read the following I’ll say out loud – “let’s go and do this!”. “Let’s embark on a journey that transforms theoretical understanding into practical mastery. It’s time to connect the dots,…
K8 misconfig exposes Fortune 500s’ data Professionally, I work in the security space, and because of that, I’m always interested in hearing about security issues, risks, attacks, or anything really going on in that space. So right now my Infosec exchange feed is full of people traveling to Vegas, of course and a lot of activities directed towards finding and reporting on security issues. One of the most forward companies in the K8 security space is Aqua Security. The Reluctant Sysadmin’s Guide to Securing a Linux Server Since we’re talking about security already, why not cover the basics in case you’re someone using a Linux server or workstation somewhere in your network. I am a huge fan of revisiting basics over and over again, just to make sure everyone is getting the same message, consistently and frequently. It deepens and freshens knowledge of any topic. Some call it wax on,…
Linux forklore everywhereA K8 book club500 Portainer templatesA podcast recommendation Linux forklore everywhereIn the last episode I talked about a change Red Hat is making, specifically not releasing RHEL sources like they used to. There are some nuances to that, so I would not have expected a careful take from Red Hat’s competitors, but what Oracle did was definitely surprisingly low. A K8 book clubWhen I see or hear of a good idea, I make a note in my Apple Notes and drag it out when the time comes. So with this, I present the K8 bookclub, hosted at https://www.santana.dev/book-club. The Kubernetes Book Club is a community group that discusses books about Cloud Native 500 Portainer templatesGo have at it. A podcast recommendationGive a listen to “For the long run” with Jonathan Levitt. He’s a runner, cyclist and podcast host from Boston, MA. This podcast is exploring the why behind…
Red Hat to Docker – hold my beer.Google accuses Microsoft of unfair practices in Azure cloud unitGoogle’s State of Kubernetes Cost Optimization reportA podcast recommendation Red Hat to Docker – hold my beer.In episode 7 I talked a little bit about the mishaps in communication that Docker had when they announced a switch to the subscription model. Corporate communications are hard, especially in the open source world. So now Red Hat has been in the news recently due to some communication missteps, as I am going to call them. Google accuses Microsoft of unfair practices in Azure cloud unitIt kind of always was obvious, but now Google made an official complaint. It goes something like this: “Hey, it’s kind of unfair that we need to pay a license fee to Microsoft for a VM running Windows on Google Cloud, but on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft does not need to pay itself…
K8sGPT — SRE superpowers through AIKubeVirt – running VMs on KubernetesMicrosoft releases its own Linux distribution for AzureA podcast recommendation https://docs.k8sgpt.ai/getting-started/getting-started/https://anaisurl.com/k8sgpt-full-tutorial/https://killercoda.com/matthisholleville/scenario/k8sgpt-cliFabian Deutsch, and Andrew Burden | KubeCon CloudNativeCon EU 2023https://charlesarea.medium.com/how-to-integrate-legacy-vms-into-container-pipelines-on-kubernetes-with-kubevirt-555137fb3f4ahttps://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/e84dd80a-f3bb-4d3d-978e-ffd811e3bfe1?source=sessionshttps://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/podcast-904-how-emerson-can-help-you-become-a-stoic-nonconformist/
Be cloud agnostic – this is the way, according to Gartner When it comes to the Cloud, the magic quadrant has hits all over the box, well except for the […]
Datadog bills a single customer $65M and we just need to know who Every once in a while, earnings calls are interesting and when this popped up, I naturally was […]
So in the last episode I gave a nod to Docker turning 10 years old. A mere child compared to Red Hat. Sure, there are many software companies that are […]
Docker turns 10 – When in 2013 Solomon Hykes demoed on stage at PyCon nobody could anticipate how this would fundamentally change how software is built, composed and rolled out. […]
How Ahrefs Saved US$400M in 3 Years by NOT Going to the Cloud 37Signal wasn’t the first company to complain about the very high cost of cloud and they won’t […]
The on-prem cloud has its moment I’ve talked about it in episode 3. There is an interest in figuring out how to avoid huge cloud bills and if there’s a way to run workloads that make sense locally. There are some clear low-hanging fruits, like storage that causes a lot of charges for outbound traffic,…More
Hello and welcome to the open cloud infrastructure podcast. I am your host Sascha Siekmann and today is Wednesday, February 15th. 2023 and this is episode 4 with these topics that make this now a longer-lasting podcast than 44% of all podcasts. According to Amplifi and Podnews, 44% of podcasts have less than 3 episodes!…More
FAA makes some process adjustments to prevent another meltdown Reuters reports that Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen wrote in a letter dated Friday that the agency has made a change in the system to prevent a corrupt file from damaging a backup database. Most of Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure goes down Microsoft customers experienced an outage…More
The FAA came to a complete ground stop on Wednesday, January 11, when a critical system failed and had to be restarted, causing an outage that delayed 1300 flights and caused 100 cancellations. Ransomware is the bane of the existence of our times. IBM pegs the cost of an average cyberattack at $4.3M. You can…More
The year is 2022. It is late December, the busiest travel time of the year and we are experiencing one of the most significant weather events in recent history in the United States.
In Buffalo, New York, 39 people have died in one of the longest and fiercest blizzards ever. NPR reports that across the United States, 50 people died in other winter related calamities. The West Coast is drenched in water that an atmospheric river dumped over it. And one single air carrier, Southwest Airlines canceled 14,000 flights and more are expected over the next few days.
What do these events have to do with cloud native infrastructure you may ask yourself? Well, as it turns out, a lot! Let’s put aside the circumstances of this epic meltdown of Southwest and try not to make fun of them although that would be easy. After all, this show is all about having a laugh once in a while.
open cloud infrastructure covers the cloud native industry space from the perspective of a newbie. Every two weeks, we take the mystery out of cloud-native and build the things that make up modern, secure infrastructure. In every episode, we take a concept or a part of production infrastructure and implement it using cloud native technology. From dedicated servers, virtual machines and containers to server-less, from cats to cattle.
Join us and hear from the teams and individuals that create the systems and products that build secure cloud native businesses that grow and become more efficient.