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The Business of Open Source

Whether you"re a founder of an open source startup, an open source maintainer or just an open source enthusiast, join host Emily Omier as she talks to the people who work at the intersection of open source and business, from startup founders to leaders of open source giants and all the people who help open source startups grow.

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24:50

Discussing the Latest Cloud Trends with Cloud Comrade...

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/08/12

Highlights from this episode include: Key market drivers that are causing Cloud Comrade’s clients to containerize applications — including the role that the global pandemic is playing. The pitfalls of approaching cloud migration with a cost-first strategy, and why Andy doesn’t believe in this approach. Common misconceptions that can arise when comparing cloud TCO to on-premise infrastructure.How today’s enterprises tend to view cloud computing versus cloud-native. Andy also mentions a key

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37:32

RVU’s Cloud Native Transformation with Paul Ingles

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/08/05

Some highlights of the show include:The company’s cloud native journey, which accelerated with the acquisition of Uswitch. How the company assessed risk prior to their migration, and why they ultimately decided the task was worth the gamble.Uswitch’s transformation into a profitable company resulting from their cloud native migration.The role that multidisciplinary, collaborative teams played in solving problems and moving projects forward. Paul also offers commentary on some of the

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27:22

Vodafone’s Cloud Native Journey with Tom Kivlin

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/07/29

Some of the highlights include: Why Vodafone moved to a cloud native architecture. As Tom explains, the company was struggling to manage operations across more than 20 markets. They also needed to improve the customer experience, and foster customer loyalty. Why their business and engineering teams were both in favor of cloud native.The benefits of deploying daily operational activities around a single cloud native platform. An overview of where Vodavone currently is in their overall cloud

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35:20

Cloud Costs: A Conversation with Travis Rehl

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/07/22

This conversation covers: Why many businesses are shifting away from analyzing total cloud spend (CapEX vs. OpEX) and are now forecasting spend based around usage patterns.The difference between cloud-native, cloud computing, and operating in the cloud. The delta that often exists between engineering teams and business stakeholders regarding costs. Travis also offers tips for aligning both parties earlier in the project lifecycle.Common misconceptions that exist around cost management, for

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38:39

The Power of Aligning Engineering and Operations with...

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/07/15

Some of the highlights of the show include: The difference between cloud computing and cloud native.Why operations teams often struggle to keep up with development teams, and the problems that this creates for businesses.How Dave works with operations teams and trains them how to approach cloud native so they can keep up with developers, instead of being a drag on the organization. Dave’s philosophy on introducing processes, and why he prefers to use as few as possible for as long as

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30:00

Discussing Cloud Native Security with Abhinav Srivastava

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/07/08

This conversation covers:How Frame.io was faced with the decision to be cloud native or cloud-enabled — and the business and technical reasons why Frame.io chose to be cloud native. How Abhinav successfully built a world class cloud-native security program from the ground up to protect Frame.io users’ sensitive video content. Abhinav also talks about the special security considerations for truly cloud native applications. Cloud native as a “journey without a destination.” In other words,

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26:38

Scaling in the Cloud: A Conversation with Jon Tirsen

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/07/01

In this episode of the Business Cloud Native, host Emily Omier talks with Jon Tirsen, who is engineering lead for storage at Cash App. This conversation focuses on Cash App’s cloud native journey, and how they are working to build an application that is more scalable, flexible, and easier to manage.The conversation covers:How the need for hybrid cloud services and uniform program models led Cash App to Kubernetes. Some of the major scaling issues that Cash App was facing. For example, the

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27:57

Exploring 8x8’s Cloud Native Journey with Chief...

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/06/24

Emily and Dejan cover the following points:8x8’s journey to a leading cloud technology provider.Why 8x8 decided to migrate to Kubernetes, a move that gave them the flexibility to run workloads wherever they want.Dejan’s thoughts on the Kubernetes migration, and how it’s helped the company improve its operations. For example, Kubernetes has helped 8x8 migrate away from several legacy systems.The biggest challenges and surprises that the 8x8 team experienced during their migration journey,

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40:36

Why Companies Go Cloud-Native with Austin Adams and...

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/06/17

Some of the highlights of the show includeThe diplomacy that’s required between software engineers and management, and why influence is needed to move projects forward to completion.Driving factors behind Ygrene’s Kubernetes migration, which included an infrastructure bottleneck, a need to streamline deployment, and a desire to leverage their internal team of cloud experts.Management’s request to ship code faster, and why it was important to the organization. How the company’s engineers

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33:55

Exploring Ant Financial’s Cloud-Native Journey with...

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/06/10

Some highlights of the show includeThe challenges of operating digital commerce at scale, including the need for resource pooling and resiliency — and how this caused Ant Financial to re-think their infrastructure. Ant Financial’s former approach to scaling, which was mostly manual, and highly resource-intensive. How Kubernetes is expediting cloud development for Ant Financial.Haojie’s thoughts on the global engineering skills gap, and China’s growing cloud computing market including

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43:08

Key Factors to Consider During Containerization with...

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/06/03

Some of the highlights of the show includeHow containerization enabled Nav to spread roughly 250 virtual machines across multiple environments, while drastically reducing infrastructure spendTravis’s thoughts on buying cloud native software tools versus building them, and what engineers should consider during this processThe difficulty of finding security solutions that work inside of a cloud-native ecosystemWhy companies should expect to encounter unique challenges when migrating to

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21:26

The Kubernetes Learning Curve with Edgaras Apsega

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/05/27

Some of the highlights of the show includeWhy Adform decided to move to a cloud native architecture and Kubernetes specifically Who was the driving force behind the move to Kubernetes?Was the switch purely an engineering decision or did it involve people outside of engineering?Positive and less positive surprises that come with switching to cloud native Organizational and technical problems Edgaras has facedWhat’s next for Adform on their cloud journeyLinksLinkedIn:

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2:25

Introduction to The Business of Cloud Native

The Business of Open Source ·

2020/05/08

About Emily OmierEmily Omier is a content strategy consultant who helps companies leverage content to build thought leadership, increase website traffic, grow their mailing list and book more demos. She has worked with CloudBees, Portworx, Plutora, Armory, and is a regular contributor for The New Stack. She graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and lives in Portland, Oregon.

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