Hybrid Cloud Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, Chris chats to Anurag Gupta, co-founder at Calyptia about the requirements for system observability, specifically using Fluentd and Fluent Bit. Fluentd is a data collection tool, written in Ruby and C and used to collect data from multiple system types. Fluent Bit is a log collection tool written in C with an emphasis on efficiently collecting data from embedded Linux systems, including the IoT market. In this discussion Anurag explains the background to observability versus monitoring and how modern SaaS applications also need data to be collected and analysed. Data collection needs to be secure, filtered and obfuscated where necessary, to ensure PII or other sensitive data isn’t leaked inadvertently. Calyptia manages Fluentd and Fluent Bit deployments, providing a SaaS portal to establish rules and policies on data sources, filtering and storage.
For more information, check out https://calyptia.com/ and https://www.fluentd.org/.
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Timeline* 00:00:00 – Intros * 00:02:40 – Microsoft loves Linux! (Now) * 00:04:13 – What is Fluentd and Fluent Bit? * 00:06:23 – Modern app complexity requires a greater depth – observability * 00:08:30 – A filter system is required to highlight important metrics * 00:09:16 – What data are customers typically collecting? * 00:11:30 – SaaS applications also have observability requirements * 00:13:58 – Why Fluentd and Fluent Bit? * 00:16:08 – How much overhead does observability add? * 00:19:12 – Fluentd/Fluent Bit are light touch solutions * 00:19:40 – How are policies applied to data collection? * 00:22:00 – Calyptia adds on enterprise-class management functionality * 00:25:15 – Log data needs to be treated securely and safely, with “zero trust” * 00:28:45 – Are there any gaps in log data collection? * 00:32:15 – Calyptia supports Lua rules * 00:33:30 – How is collected data visualised? * 00:39:00 – Wrap Up
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In this podcast recording, Chris talks to Manjusha Gangadharan (VP of Customer Engagement) and Kshitish Soman (Head of Product and Operations), both from the Lyve Cloud division of Seagate. The discussion centres around the state of hybrid and multi-cloud adoption, specifically covering both the challenges and opportunities of a multi-cloud strategy. Seagate has researched and authored a multi-cloud maturity report, referenced as part of this discussion. It can be found here:
https://www.seagate.com/resources/multicloud-maturity-report
An interesting aspect of this discussion is whether IT organisations need Super Architects, individuals or teams that are capable of viewing all clouds and delivering consistent strategic usage across the landscape of platforms. The conversation concludes with a look at how end users and IT teams should approach the process of creating a hybrid cloud adoption strategy.
As mentioned during the podcast, Seagate has solution called Lyve Cloud. Learn more here – https://www.seagate.com/services/cloud/storage/
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Timeline* 00:00:00 – Intros * 00:01:30 – How does Seagate define hybrid and multi-cloud? * 00:04:15 – What adoption profiles have we seen with hybrid/multi-cloud? * 00:06:45 – How can end users avoid a multi-cloud sprawl? * 00:08:15 – IT departments tend to focus on infrastructure platforms, not data * 00:11:15 – We need to consider data security and observability requirements – and cost * 00:12:45 – What strategies do customers use for cost efficiency? * 00:15:40 – Can organisations really apply consistent policies across multiple clouds? * 00:17:30 – Platform choice is highly dependent on cloud capabilities * 00:19:45 – Silos have always been a problem since the mainframe days * 00:20:40 – Do we need Super Architects? * 00:23:00 – When does the Starbucks purchase become an in-house coffee machine? * 00:25:45 – Constraints should deliver efficient use of new technology, not hamper innovation * 00:26:25 – How should IT organisations build a strategy for hybrid cloud? * 00:29:15 – We must measure and quantify goals and plans * 00:30:30 – Lyve Cloud is Seagate’s object storage solution * 00:32:16 – One size doesn’t fit all when creating a strategy * 00:37:00 – Wrap Up
Manjusha’s BioAs the vice president of customer engagement for Seagate Lyve Cloud, Manjusha is responsible for every aspect of the customer’s journey with Lyve Cloud—business development, professional services, and cloud customer experience.
Manjusha has over 20 years of experience in tech, with exposure to a broad range of program management, pre-sales, sales, and marketing experience. Prior to joining Seagate in 2021, Manjusha served as the global head of strategy for Wipro Limited’s technology business unit, where she was responsible driving the transformation of the business mix towards digital, incubating a culture of innovation and diversity, and driving profitable growth.
Manjusha holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in architecture from the National Institute of Technology Calicut.
Kshitish’s BioAs the head of product and operations for Seagate Lyve Cloud, Kshitish is responsible for the product and operations teams of Lyve Cloud.
Kshitish has over 25 years of experience in tech with exposure to organizations of every size. He has led global technology organizations for both large and small companies as well as founded startups that have given him a wide lens on everything that makes modern digital organizations tick. Kshitish brings an ability to balance strategic and tactical goals with a mindset of curiosity-driven product development that has made his work successful.
Kshitish holds a Bachelor of Engineering in computing from University of Mumbai, India.
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In this Hybrid Cloud episode, Chris talks to Andrew Moloney, CMO at SoftIron. SoftIron recently announced HyperCloud, a bespoke hardware and software package for building scalable private clouds. In this conversation, Chris starts by discussing what private cloud means, over and above the immediate assumption of existing HCI solutions. Customers should expect, for example, self-service, multi-tenancy, tiered permissions and service catalogues.
What, exactly, has SoftIron developed? HyperCloud evolves the technology created by the company over the last ten years, including bespoke storage and networking. The unique features of HyperCloud manage hardware installation, maintenance and upgrades in place, enabling businesses to deploy infrastructure with IT generalists rather than specialists.
To learn more about HyperCloud, visit https://softiron.com/hypercloud/ and/or listen to episode #167 with SoftIron CEO Phil Straw and episode #223 on task-specific storage with Danny Abukalam.
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Timeline* 00:00:00 – Intros * 00:01:30 – HCI is not Private Cloud * 00:03:30 – Self-service, multi-tenancy, tiered permissions all form a private cloud * 00:05:00 – Private (and public cloud) has significant internal integration already done * 00:06:15 – What is HyperCloud? * 00:08:00 – We reached a point in the industry where hardware became too generic * 00:09:30 – IT has pushed itself into a corner with the evolution of computing * 00:10:45 – SoftIron built a private cloud solution from scratch * 00:12:30 – AWS Outposts is an example of private cloud (but extends AWS core) * 00:14:00 – What does the HyperCloud physical infrastructure look like? * 00:16:15 – Networking is just “pass the parcel” (hot potato if you prefer) * 00:19:00 – HyperCloud nodes are optimised for their specific purpose * 00:21:00 – Operating systems are too device-support heavy * 00:24:20 – Infrastructure should be optimised for management * 00:27:45 – AWS developed Nitro to engineer better hardware * 00:29:30 – Making power savings will become a critical decision making point * 00:32:45 – Hardware removal can be risky! * 00:34:00 – What happens when the system boots up? * 00:38:30 – HyperCloud can integrate with the Public Cloud * 00:42:00 – How does HyperCloud maintenance work? * 00:43:40 – HyperCloud supports mixed x86 & Arm compute servers * 00:47:00 – Infrastructure shouldn’t be like a swan below the surface * 00:51:00 – Wrap Up
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In this episode, Chris chats to Gina Minks, independent marketing consultant with Digital Sunshine Solutions. The latest buzzword to hit the technology world is “supercloud”, a term that is meant to encompass more than hybrid and multi-cloud solutions. What does the term actually mean, and are we at risk of being sucked into yet another marketing term that ultimately is a rehashing of what IT has done for years? Listen to Gina explain her view of the industry and how we should be focused on delivering what’s right for the business.
Following up on some housekeeping points, a cape is indeed a partial covering, whereas a cloak entirely covers the wearer. We also note that the @gina twitter handle is already taken (boo).
Follow our Gina at @gminks or check out https://digitalsunshinesolutions.com/
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Timeline* 00:00:00 – Intros * 00:03:45 – What is a “Supercloud”? * 00:07:40 – Isn’t cloud diversity just the new version of hardware diversity? * 00:10:20 – Kickstart & Anaconda – flaky software! * 00:13:00 – Is the Edge a real thing? * 00:14:45 – Shim layers are to be avoided * 00:17:00 – Prod/UAT/Dev, all can be divided into separate clouds * 00:19:45 – Tactical use of multiple clouds already exists in business * 00:21:00 – The data is the value, compute is ethereal * 00:22:15 – Cloud economics is huge challenge for enterprises * 00:27:15 – DevOps, DevSecOps, is there a DevFinOps? * 00:30:15 – Gina has never seen a chain printer * 00:31:30 – What should we do? Is there Cloud FOMO? * 00:35:00 – Cloud definitions – is VMware Cloud a cloud? * 00:37:30 – Maybe we need Super Architects with capes! * 00:38:40 – What conclusions have we reached? * 00:40:00 – Wrap Up
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On the face of it, public cloud seems like a great place for long-term retention of unstructured data. However, as volumes of data stored rise, the cost of exiting the cloud cloud become prohibitively expensive. What’s the right strategy to follow? In this discussion, Chris chats to Matt Starr from Spectralogic on how to build […]
The public cloud offers new ways to consume IT resources, but what does it mean for the way in which businesses look at the cost of IT? On-premises vendors need to get more flexible and creative in the way they offer services to their customers. In this podcast episode, Chris talks to Eran Brown, EMEA […]
As developers move to a model of continuous integration and delivery, it’s easy for sprawl to occur and vulnerabilities introduced through poor management of CI/CD infrastructure. Codefresh offers a solution for efficient CI/CD pipeline management using containers. Chris talks to Dan Garfield, Chief Technology Evangelist at Codefresh to learn more about how the company helps […]
Cohesity protects customer data through traditional backup, but also extends that model with file services and marketplace applications. In this episode, Chris talks to Rawlinson Rivera, Global Field CTO at Cohesity about what hybrid cloud really means and how customers are using the Cohesity technology to protect their data and deliver value-add services. Timeline 00:00 […]
Datrium provides application and workload mobility through tools and solutions that protect and migrate data between public and private clouds. In this episode, Chris talks to CEO Tim Page and CTO Sazzala Reddy about the realities of implementing hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. Tim provides some details on customer use-cases and the potential cost savings that […]
Sumo Logic provides log management solutions based in the public cloud. PAF is a Finnish gaming company that uses Sumo Logic technology for log analysis. In this episode, Chris talks to Clive McDonald from Sumo Logic and Lars-Göran Hakamo from PAF about the choice to move to a cloud-based model for log management services. Timeline […]
Object storage is a solution for managing large volumes of unstructured data. In the public cloud solutions such as AWS S3 and Azure Blob store provide massive scalability at predictable prices. However, is the public cloud the right place to store all of our data? When costs, lock-in, compliance and other factors are taken into […]
This episode was recorded at Dell Technologies World in April 2019, held in Las Vegas, USA. Chris talks with Brad Parks, VP Marketing and Business Development at Morpheus Data. Morpheus has created an automation and application deployment framework that allows customers to reduce the time and effort needed in managing Hybrid Cloud deployments. Rather than […]