Navigating the Cloud Journey

Operating in multi-cloud environments can create additional complexities around how you manage both human and machine identities. In this episode, Jim talks to Eric Olden , CEO from Strata. They discuss leveraging identity abstraction and resource management across both native and hybrid multi-cloud environments to minimize redundancy, reduce complexity, and understand exactly who is accessing what. Then, they dig into machine based identity orchestration and the new Identity Query Language which helps create a consistent representation of identity policy in different systems. If you're responsible for managing and securing multi-cloud environments, this is a must listen.Listen to other Navigating the Cloud Journey episodes here.

For enterprise organizations that are moving to the cloud, they often utilize multiple cloud solutions and vendors. This, naturally requires a different approach to planning. Furthermore, to secure these environments requires a comprehensive strategy that is well documented, flexible, performant, and meets your compliance needs. Recorded live at Cisco Live 2023, Stephen Goudreault and Nitin Negi from Micron Technology break all of this down.Listen to other Navigating the Cloud Journey episodes here.

At RSA this year, Kristi Thiele sat down with Tom Clavel from ExtraHop to talk about strategies and tactics to prevent ransomware attacks. They discuss threat hunting, remediation practices, considerations for cloud environments, and why it's critical to have the right level of visibility into your network traffic.Listen to other Navigating the Cloud Journey episodes here.

Zero Trust - we hear it all the time. However, when you've been asked to  implement Zero Trust for your organization, it takes on a whole new meaning. In this episode Jim and Chris Steffen from the Cloud Security Alliance, discuss what Zero Trust is and how to tackle it wherever you are in your journey.Listen to other Navigating the Cloud Journey episodes here.

We've invited back Arila Barnes (Ep 14) to  discuss her journey as a successful woman in tech.  There is something here for everyone including Arila's advice, learnings, what it means to be a mentor or sponsor to a woman, and  some specific actions that men can take in order to develop and grow a woman's tech career. We hope you enjoy this episode and share your own thoughts and experiences in our VÜE Community. Listen to other Navigating the Cloud Journey episodes here.

In the episode, Jim talks to Head of Software Innovation at Veloce Energy, Arila Barnes. Arila has extensive experience in enterprise software and product management. She is an expert in edge computing and IoT solutions. Jim and Arila discuss edge/IoT computing, multi-cloud deployments, Machine2Machine Zero Trust, Observability in the cloud and much more.Listen to other Navigating the Cloud Journey episodes here.

Jeremy is a real White Hat who has lived in the weeds of the cyber security industry for over a decade. In this episode he shares his experiences, best practices, and industry recommendations for all  the threat hunters and defenders who are on the front lines of protecting  networks.

When you hear the call  "We're migrating to the Cloud!" does your heart skip a beat? Lifting, shifting, migrating, and building new Apps for the Cloud can introduce  changes and  challenges to your current  development workflow and processes. In this episode, we hear from Drew Horn from Sumo Logic who has experience living in this world and will share best practices to consider and resources that you can use today to accelerate your journey to the Cloud.

Hybrid Cloud? Multi-Cloud? Cloud Native? Whether you're already there or planning to migrate, it's critical to understand the networking implications that can have a big impact on your happiness. In this episode, Jim talks to networking expert Aniket Daptari who shares key architectural considerations and best practices to help minimize the bumps you may encounter in your cloud journey.

AWS has LOTS to offer when it comes to cloud security. In this episode, Jim talks to Ranjit Kalidasan, a Senior Solutions Architect, who will discuss the Shared Responsibility Model for Cloud security and then review the key tools and  observability use cases you need to know about to ensure your AWS cloud solution is protected.

DevOps, CloudOps, DevSecOps, etc…what's in a name? All of these operational titles play a critical role in managing and securing your cloud. In this episode, Jim and Jeff Bozic, Principal Architect at Insight, untangle this alphabet soup and help us understand who the key operational roles, what they do, and why operating the cloud is a true team effort.

UPDATE: We have a new podcast host - Jim Mandelbaum! We will certainly miss Mike V as Jim takes over the reins and we know he will do a bang-up job. Just listen to his fist episode here! - JonNow ... about this episode ....Ensuring  that the right person, has the right access, to the right application(s), at the right time is essential to any organization's security and operational efficiency.  And - when you move to the Cloud, your identity footprint expands and becomes even more complex to manage.In the episode, Jim speaks with Diana Volere, a Senior Security Partner at Netflix. Diana walks us through best practices for identity automation, building authoritative sources, privileged access management, why LDAP and Active Directory are not enough and discusses the new reality of how identity changes when you're in the Cloud.

Ransomware is a hot topic these days. And the bad guys are often innovating faster than we are by easily evading traditional security controls. In this episode, industry expert Ben Stock  from Ordr, Inc. will tell us how both large and small healthcare organizations can prepare for and defend against ransomware attacks.

Meet Carson Sweet. He's the Chief Cloud Security Officer at Fidelis Cybersecurity and has been in the infosec business  for 30 years. In this episode, Carson shares some important best practices and advice that are key to understanding how to secure the Cloud whether your migrating, building new apps, or starting from scratch.

In this episode, Mike is joined by Anita Jindal,  Sr. Director of Engineering at VMware. Anita shares her experiences and advice around building, operating, and securing business applications that leverage Big Data and emerging cloud technologies. Mike and Anita will explore the evolution of Big Data, how the Cloud offers new opportunities for data analytics, what it takes to build and nurture a team of application and system reliability engineers, and Anita's passion for mentoring women and encouraging careers in STEM. 

Monsters in the Cloud? Yes! They do exist and if you're running apps in the cloud, it's likely that you've already been bitten by one and may not even know.Mike and Tobias Kunze from Glasnostic talk about the never-ending Day-2 in the cloud and what cloud operators and software developers need to pay attention to help identify and mitigate operational monsters that can cause havoc in your cloud environments.

We are so excited to have Zero Trust technical expert Chase Cunningham as our guest in this episode. Mike and Chase discuss a variety of topics around the origins of  Zero Trust, important considerations around crafting your Zero Trust strategy, how the US Government has begun to invest in ZT and even a bit about Chase's children's books that teach our next generation  about tech. Enjoy!

In our second Episode, Mike is joined by Ben Stineman, Vice President of Infrastructure and Security at Vinli Incorporated. Ben will explain what it takes to start from scratch or migrate to Cloud Native. As a networking expert, he shares his personal experience at Vinli along with helpful tips you need to understand the ins-and-outs of Cloud Native. 

In our first episode, Mike is joined by Ethan Banks networking expert, podcaster, blogger and co-founder of Packet Pushers Interactive. First, they will discuss what Hybrid Cloud means and then jump into a  lively conversation about important considerations for cloud adoption,  who's responsible for security,  adopting  new tech and processes,  organizational changes, gotchas, and much more.Enjoy!