Cloud Unplugged
Cloud Unplugged is a weekly podcast that analyses the biggest news stories shaping cloud, data and AI. Hosts Jon Shanks and Salman Iqbal offer straight-talking insight and talk with frontline leaders, CTOs and engineering heads about running real-world workloads at scale. The show aims to get past the headlines and help listeners keep track of the fast-paced cloud market. It also explores how emerging technology reshapes business and society.
Episodes
The Skills That Will Still Matter When AI Does Everything Else
Is AI actually coming for your job? Jon and Salman dig into the data.150,000 tech jobs have been cut in tech this year alone, and AI is being cited as the number one reason. But is that the full story?The bigger question is what skills actually matter now. Jon shares a framework for thinking about where humans still win — and why critical thinking, problem definition and verification are
OpenAI's AI Hacked Hugging Face. Now Apple Is Suing Them Too.
Jon and Salman cover three big stories and one very weird one.First: an OpenAI agent apparently went off on its own and started hacking Hugging Face's production systems. OpenAI say it was accidental. Jon doesn't believe them, and his theory about why is worth hearing.Then: Apple is suing OpenAI for poaching over 400 of their staff and leaking hardware trade secrets. And employees at Open
Shadow AI Is Real. Roll Out AI Safely Before It Bites You.
Your employees are already using AI on their personal accounts, with your company data. Here's how to get ahead of it.Shadow AI is the term for what's already happening inside most businesses: employees quietly using ChatGPT, Claude, or whatever model they prefer on their own accounts, feeding in documents, emails, code and data, completely outside of any company oversight.Jon and Salman
Should AI Have Ethics?
A UN report linked chatbot sycophancy to deaths. So Jon and Salman asked the question: should AI models be ethical?Jon and Salman sit with one of the hardest questions in AI: what does it actually mean for a model to be ethical, who's responsible when it isn't, and how do the major labs actually bake ethics into their training?Salman breaks down the three stages of model training, explain
AI Is Now Making Your MacBook More Expensive
Alibaba used 25,000 fake accounts to steal Anthropic's secrets. And your next MacBook just got 20% more expensive because of AI.Two stories this week, both pointing at the same thing: the AI arms race has consequences, and they're starting to land on real people.Chapter Timestamps00:00 — Intro: two stories, one theme00:21 — Anthropic vs Alibaba: the distillation attack explained01:42 — 25
Elon Just Bought the Tool Every Developer Uses
OpenAI's financials leaked. Elon bought Cursor. Microsoft had to call Amazon for help. Standard week.Jon and Salman dig into four stories that all point to the same thing: the AI industry is moving so fast that even the biggest companies in the world can't keep up with it.
The Federal Reserve Is Scared of AI. Should You Be?
Is the AI bubble about to burst? Jon and Salman go full data mode.No news roundup this week. Instead, Jon and Salman ask the question everyone's dancing around: is AI genuinely transforming business?They dig into the numbers, and what they find is... not great. The Federal Reserve has now officially flagged AI as a top systemic economic risk.
Meta's AI Handed Over Obama's Instagram to a Stranger. For Free.
This week Jon and Salman cover Anthropic calling for AI regulation while simultaneously IPO-ing for $1 trillion, Meta's AI support chatbot handing over Instagram accounts to complete strangers, whether Meta is about to become the fourth major cloud provider, and a chip that transmits data using light instead of electricity. Plus graduation students booing every mention of AI, and someone
GitHub Got Hacked, $500 Million Spent on AI in a Month & Bots Built Their Own Religion Cloud Unplugged
This week Jon and Salman cover a * GitHub breach from a single dodgy VS Code extension* Dutch civil servants accidentally exposed to the US Senate, and * whether EU cloud sovereignty is even real. Plus token maxing is officially dead, and somehow a social network for AI bots ended up creating its own religion with 64 prophets and a manifesto calling for the total purge of humanity.
50 Driverless Taxis, One Dead End
Fifty Waymo taxis drove into the same dead end, one after another, with nobody inside any of them. It is funny until you think about what it says: we are trusting AI solutions to be part of are normal lives and the people who potentially never use them, get impacted unnecessarily without a say.Jon and Salman get into that, and into two other stories that sit oddly well together.In this ep
EU Cloud Wars, AI Copyright laws and Chaos
This week on Cloud Unplugged Season 3 Episode 3: Can Europe build its own cloud for the price of a data centre car park? Is training AI on pirated books the Napster moment for the entire industry? And is 35% of the internet already written by someone who doesn't sleep, eat, or pay taxes?- EU hands €180M sovereign cloud contract to European companies. AWS, Azure and Google didn't make the
Just blame it on Claude!!!
This week on Cloud Unplugged: Is GitHub turning developers into addicts? Can Amazon really dethrone NVIDIA? Did an AI agent actually nuke a production database in nine seconds, or is someone covering their tracks? And what happens when an AI agent gets dumped and writes a smear campaign about it?GitHub Copilot ditches flat-rate pricing for mystery "credits" the free toothbrush era is over
Pay up or get hacked!
This week on Cloud Unplugged: Is Anthropics new model, Mythos really that dangerous? How did Vercel get hacked? Did Tim Cook step aside or get pushed out and can AI really run a business? Anthropic's Mythos model - genuine security breakthrough or protection money dressed up as innovation?Vercel's OAuth nightmare - a supply chain hack hiding in plain sightTim Cook steps aside - what it re
AI Moves Off the Cloud, Google Breaks the Internet, Google-Wiz Deal Under Fire
This week on Cloud Unplugged: AI goes local, Google Cloud breaks the internet, and the DOJ turns up the heat on Google’s $32B Wiz acquisition.We’re breaking down the biggest stories in cloud and AI:Context & Qualcomm are teaming up to move AI agents off the cloud and onto your device. What does this mean for the future of local-first AI?A major Google Cloud outage caused chaos across
UK’s £1B AI Push, China’s 631GB Data Leak, and Robotic Exoskeletons
This week, we delve into the UK government’s substantial investment in AI infrastructure and its implications for cloud sovereignty; Is it related to the trump administration, the economy or the AI arms race? We discuss China’s unprecedented 631 GB personal data leak and whether it is a honeytrap or negligence. Plus, Wandercraft’s latest advancements in robotic exoskeletons and how techno
From AI Labs to Warzones: Proteins, Drones & Dog Tech
In this episode, Jon and Lewis cover four wildly different stories, from Warfare to the impact of Trump conspiracies on Datacentres.First up, Microsoft is investing $400 million to turn Switzerland into the next cloud capital. Is it for neutrality, Trump instability syndrome or just demand? Then, we meet a glow-in-the-dark protein made by an AI called ESM3, because why not let machines st
Design Meets AI: OpenAI and Jony Ives, VEO AI film creation, and how to predict the weather with M.S
This week, we dive into OpenAI’s $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive’s ‘io’ and what it means for the future of AI-native devices. We explore Google’s VEO 3 and the deepfake dilemmas it raises, along with Microsoft’s Aurora AI and its ability to predict the weather. Plus, Google’s new try-on AI lets you see how clothes fit without leaving your house, and in a more random story, it turns out som
AI Infrastructure Boom: CoreWeave's IPO, AWS Transform, and Quantum Computings Next Leap
In this episode, we dissect industry-shaping stories, debating CoreWeave's $35 billion IPO, AWS Transform: AI for legacy app modernisation, and the exciting intersection of quantum computing and AI and how much Nvidia is investing in the Market - are they becoming the new Microsoft, Apple or Google?Whether you're deep in tech, cloud services, AI innovation, or market dynamics, this episod
Saudi’s AI Empire, Nvidia’s Robot Plans, and talking Dolphins
In this, almost, but never quite, 30-minute episode, we investigate how Saudi Arabia is set to become the world’s next AI hub. Unravelling the state-backed initiative, HUMAIN, and the billions being channelled into local data-centre capacity with Nvidia and AWS.We also uncover Nvidia’s newly open-sourced Isaac GR00T N1 foundation model, trained on vast libraries of human motion-capture, a
Big Retail Cyber Attack: Amazon’s AI Offensive & the Google AI Opt‑Out Illusion
In this 30‑minute episode, Jon and Lewis unpick the coordinated ransomware wave that struck Britain’s high‑street giants. They trace the attack chain that emptied Co‑op shelves, froze M&S online orders and attempted, but failed, to extort Harrods.Lewis takes a look at Amazon’s latest generative‑AI arsenal: Amazon Q’s new developer‑first agents, the multimodal Nova Premier family runni
Europe in the Dark: Cyber-attack Suspicions, Meta’s New AI, Qwen 3 & Earths rotation changes
In this 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis delve into the root causes of Europe’s recent Spain, France and Portugal blackouts, scrutinising grid-failure reports and probing whether a sophisticated cyber-attack might have been to blame. They then analyse Meta’s newly unveiled AI alongside the arrival of Qwen 3 and Google's AgentSpace update, and how Jon progressed with integrating it into Go
Google AI Agentspace Workflows, Oracle Cloud Breach and OpenAI’s New Features
In this fact-busting 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis explore Google’s AI AgentSpace technology and how it could let business teams run complete workflows without ever leaving the agent environment. They then test the marketing claims behind Openai’s latest model features, before dissecting Oracle’s cloud data breach. Finally, they map out the potential impact of the proposed Clean Cloud
CTO/Co-founder Thomas Boltze: Why Your Engineering Team is Slow - and How to Fix It | Episode 40
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon talks with Thomas Boltze—CTO at Santander’s PagoNxt, former CTO of Funding Circle, Agile Coach, and cloud/fintech leader with 15+ years experience—about fixing broken tech teams. They cover rebuilding systems from scratch, cutting through technical debt, and why culture trumps code every time. Lessons from fintech, startups and hard-won engineering
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. They also examine the practical applications of ChatGPT and its impact.Follow us on social media @cloudunplugged https://www.tiktok.com/@UCkCxcw9tJHd_sPtDveunGsQ https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit
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 social media @cloudunplugged https://www.tiktok.com/@UCkCxcw9tJHd_sPtDveunGsQ https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's start-u
Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines with Lewis Marshall and Mark Hughes Open Source: Tesla car takeovers and rogue washing machines
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 source a risk for companies to adopt? What assurances are there around it? And What are we doing collectively to help support the maintenance of open-source projects that don't have enough maintainers?Follow us on social medi
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, from studying AI to working for an ISP and now heading up Engineering at Moonpig. We also discuss what the engineering function at Moonpig looks like, how the teams are structured and what technologies are being adopted in
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, are they reliant on each other? This light-hearted episode covers the ins and outs of products and programs.Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.c
The importance of consistency in cloud infrastructure: Cloud Landing Zones | Episode 33
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
Rafe Colburn, Depop (owned by Etsy). Pitfalls of measuring engineering productivity | Episode 32
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
Dean Bryen, CTO of Cloud UBS maintaining innovation with new technologies | Episode 31
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
Idriss Selhoum, Marks & Spencer's cloud adoption journey | Episode 30
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals & Ruby on Rails. Rent vs buy: do cloud providers really save companies money? | Episode 29
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
Matthew Skelton, Team Topologies, the complexities of managing team in the modern workplace | Episode 28
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
What is Culture in the Modern Workplace? | Episode 27
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
Viktor Farcic, Upbound. Platform Engineering, Role Evolution and Optimisation | Episode 26
CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https://www.appvia.io/Jon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanshanks/Jay Linkedin: ht
Product Manager vs. Product Owner, is there a difference and do you need one? | Episode 25
Product management versus delivery management... two distinct but complementary roles within a company, each serving essential purposes. Understanding their significance can shed light on their importance to an organisation. Some may argue that both are essential, while others might contend that product management alone is enough. Let's explore and determine their significance.In this epi
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 adoption framework, platform engineering, and the significance of collaboration in the industry. They cover keeping up with the rapidly evolving cloud technologies through social networking, choosing the right platform and service
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, highlighting the challenges that businesses in the technology sector face. Gain valuable insights on leveraging technology for business success and the crucial role of integrating technology into effective business strategies.Chri
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 industry and its impact on effective communication, they delve into the significance of product management and design as crucial elements of platform engineering, and they relive the challenging times when Dev and Ops used to
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 cloud-native Kubernetes management and operation solutions to corporations and managed services. Jon and Haseeb explore the thought-provoking topic of build vs. buy in the platform engineering world, shedding light on the advant
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 Richard discuss the four stages of cloud migration, how to establish a Cloud Centre of Excellence, what polycloud is, and why you need more than a hammer to build a house.Richard Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-
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 such a technical field, Charles brings a fascinating perspective to cloud discussion. Together, Jay and Charles discuss working remotely in the cloud space, why some companies fail at cloud adoption, and draw parallels betwe
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 product that enables companies to build internal developer platforms. In the episode, Jon, Jay and Kaspar discuss what it means to be a platform engineer, if the industry has a measure of what ‘good’ looks like, and whether
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 team size to ensure business efficiency, what an ideal platform team size ratio would be, why some platform teams have become bloated, and hypothesise about the concept of a ‘zero-person’ company.CU Youtube https://www.youtube
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, and how cloud technology has made it easier to do well.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cl
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 report, the difference between platform teams and platform engineering teams, and Jon finds an excuse to have a rant about the term 'cognitive load'.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @c
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 setting objectives and key results (OKRs) that are anchored to business goals, the importance of diversity and collaboration, and secrets to unlocking talent and potential amongst your team.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com
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 to save time, money, and effort by taking advantage of cloud services while managing cost and security properlyCU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twit
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 role-based access control to, encrypting secrets stored in the cloud, and process isolation to root read-only file systems.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: h
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 tenancy and when to go multi-tenancy, addressing the compromises you may be making when you share infrastructure... and whether Jon can say "Goodbye" in French.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on
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. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: h
The importance of DevExp for larger developer teams | Episode 9
Jon and Jay dive into what a good developer experience really is, from writing code to troubleshooting. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's
Day 0, 1 & 2. Decision making in cloud deployment | Episode 8
Jon and Jay discuss what Day 0, 1 and 2 mean in cloud deployment and touch on the role of platform teams and developers during these stages.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: ht
Bryan Ross, VMware Tanzu. What makes a Successful Platform Team? | Episode 7
Bryan Ross joins Jon on the podcast, discussing the process of building a developer platform in enterprise organisations while ensuring true value is understood and measured. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3
Richard Smith, Codification.io. Common Cloud Struggles with DevOps Teams | Episode 6
Richard Smith from Codification.io joins the podcast. He has helped build several enterprise cloud-native platforms, often modernising legacy applications with the Cloud. The key player involved in the DevOps team, and especially during a transformation, there are some everyday struggles. Richard shares the common DevOps struggles that he witnessed with us.Richard Linkedin: https://www.li
Build vs. Buy, Cloud Platforms | Episode 5
You wouldn’t build your own car, so why would you build your own platform? Jon and Jay consider the pros and cons of building your own. Spoiler alert: they advise against it. Cloud provides innovation behind the scenes, whereas building your own means you have to hire a team and sink enormous costs before providing any business value.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollo
The Spotify Model & Cloud | Episode 4
Jon and Jay discuss models to implement at a non-enterprise level. Looking into squads, chapters, agile delivery teams, platforms, and cloud delivery.CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Pod
Is DevOps Still a Thing? | Episode 3
Is there a place for DevOps in a Cloud Native world? What does Cloud Native really mean?CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3y2djXaListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3mosSFTJon & Jay's company: https:
Avoiding the Cloud Money Trap | Episode 2
People are the most expensive resource in any organisation. Jon and Jay discuss how much can you outsource/insource while remaining lean and ensuring secure application delivery in the cloud. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedListen on Spotify
Authentication & Authorisation: Best Practices in the Cloud | Episode 1
On this Episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon and Jay cover authentication and authorisation best practices, avoiding complications with multiple teams and projects. Topics include the importance of establishing SSO, using a single identity from the get-go and authorising and managing access for various groups across the 3 main cloud vendors. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFo
