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AI Monopoly Madness: Microsoft’s Moves and the Future of ChatGPT! | Episode 39
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Lewis and Jon explore the latest in AI and cloud computing, discussing Microsoft's board changes and the evolving AI landscape. The...
CIO of Sportradar, Ian Poland: How to manage your cloud spend well, career journey to CIO | Episode 38
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GitOps: The gaps it has and what can be done about it! | Episode 37
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Mark and Lewis join Jon to discuss the challenges of the Gitops model, what's good about it and where it is lacking!Follow us on so...
Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines with Lewis Marshall and Mark Hughes Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines | Episode 36
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Mark and Lewis join Jon in the unknown of Open Source, Cyber Security and the takeover of cars and rogue washing machines!Is Open s...
Head of Engineering of Moonpig, Richard Pearson: Career Progression, Leadership and Enablement teams | Episode 35
Richard Pearson joins The Cloud Unplugged podcast to talk discuss his career journey to become Head of Engineering at Moonpig.We take a look at how he began his career...
Product vs. Program, what's the difference and do you really need them? | Episode 34
Jon and Jay sit down to discuss what a program is, what a product is and what the difference between the two is. Are they company-specific and completely unrelated, or...
The importance of consistency in cloud infrastructure: Cloud Landing Zones | Episode 33
Jon and Jay sit down to discuss the importance of consistency when structuring cloud setups.
Rafe Colburn, Depop (owned by Etsy). Pitfalls of measuring engineering productivity | Episode 32
Jon and Rafe sit down to discuss how things changed for Depop, after the Etsy acquisition, what the CPTO role comprises and when makes sense for an organisation to hav...
Dean Bryen, CTO of Cloud UBS maintaining innovation with new technologies | Episode 31
Dean and Jon discuss Cloud adoption and the trials and tribulations of implementing new technologies while maintaining best practices and not hindering innovation! ...
Idriss Selhoum, Marks & Spencer's cloud adoption journey | Episode 30
Jon and Idriss sit down to discuss Marks and Spencer's cloud adoption journey, from hosting on-prem to Microsoft Azure. Landing zones and developer self-service were c...
David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals & Ruby on Rails. Rent vs buy: do cloud providers really save companies money? | Episode 29
David Heinemeier Hansson, is a Danish programmer, entrepreneur, and author, best known as the creator of web development framework, Ruby on Rails. Co-founder and CTO a...
Matthew Skelton, Team Topologies, the complexities of managing team in the modern workplace | Episode 28
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon and author Matthew Skelton discuss the book Team Topologies and the complexities of team management in the modern workplace. ...
What is Culture in the Modern Workplace? | Episode 27
Jon and Jay discuss the challenges involved in creating and maintaining culture in the modern workplace.
Viktor Farcic, Upbound. Platform Engineering, Role Evolution and Optimisation | Episode 26
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon and Viktor discuss how the role and responsibilities of a platform engineer have developed over time. Viktor Linkedin: https...
Product Manager vs. Product Owner, is there a difference and do you need one? | Episode 25
In this episode of the Cloud Unplugged podcast, Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur share their thoughts on product management and delivery management. They discuss how these ro...
Nicholas Chang & Steve Nicholl, Kainos. Navigating Cloud Adoption | Episode 24
In this episode of The Cloud Unplugged Podcast, Nicholas Chang, and Steve Nicholl, from Kainos, join Jon to share insights on the challenges of navigating cloud adopti...
Chris Stura, PwC UK. Platform Engineering & Business Success | Episode 23
Jon sits down with Chris Stura, Director of Financial Services at PwC. Together, Jon and Chris delve into the realm of cloud computing and software development, highli...
Colin Humphreys, Syntasso. Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way | Episode 22
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon sits down with Colin Humphreys, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntasso. The two tackle the confusing jargon prevalent in the cloud indus...
Haseeb Budhani, Rafay Systems. Bridging the Gap: Development and Developer Experience | Episode 21
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. Rafay Systems is at the forefront of delivering clou...
Richard Simon, T-Systems. Every Cloud Migration Has a Silver Lining | Episode 20
Jay is joined by Richard Simon, CTO at T-Systems, a business that drives digital transformation for companies by offering integrated end-to-end IT solutions. Jay and R...
Charles Humble, Container Solutions. Technical Writing in the Cloud Era | Episode 19
In this episode, Jay is accompanied by Charles Humble, the Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions, a cloud native consultancy. Having the benefit of being a writer in ...
Kasper von Grünberg, Humanitec. What it Means to be a Platform Engineer | Episode 18
This time on Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon and Jay are joined by Kaspar von Grünberg, the Founder and CEO of Humanitec. Working as a platform orchestrator, Humanitec is a...
Optimal Platform Engineering Team Sizes | Episode 17
In this episode, Jon and Jay discuss the ideal sizes for platform engineering teams. During the course of their conversation, the pair talk through ways to optimise te...
Enabling Developer Self-Service with Existing Technologies | Episode 16
In this episode, Jon and Jay explain how platform engineers can enable developer self-service with existing technologies. They touch on the evolution of self-service, ...
The State of DevOps Report 2023 | Episode 15
Jon and Jay analyse the findings of Puppet’s recent report on the state of DevOps and platform engineering. The pair discuss what they thought was lacking from the rep...
Teams and Talent: Unlocking Team Potential with OKRs | Episode 14
Jon and Jay discuss the best ways to manage and lead platform engineering teams. Sharing what they've learnt from running their own business, Jon and Jay talk through ...
Cloud Platform Engineering: Saving Time, Money and Effort | Episode 13
Jon and Jay tackle the complexities of cloud platform engineering, including cognitive load, the total cost of ownership, public and private cloud, and more. Learn how...
Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: Security | Episode 12
This time, Jon and Jay take a deep dive into the security decisions surrounding single and multi-tenancy on Kubernetes cluster architectures. Covering everything from ...
Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: When and Why | Episode 11
Jon and Jay get stuck into the concept of single versus multi-tenancy in Kubernetes cluster architectures. They talk through the decision criteria on when to go single...
Cloud Strategy: What Is It and Why You Need One? | Episode 10
In this episode, Jon and Jay dive into what exactly a cloud strategy is, how it differs from a business plan and how to measure its success.
