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Manual regression testing isn't going away—yet most teams still struggle with deciding what actually needs to be retested in fast release cycles. See how AI can help your manual testing now: https://testguild.me/parasoftai In this episode, we explore how Parasoft's Test Impact Analysis helps QA teams run fewer tests while improving confidence, coverage, and release velocity. Wilhelm Haaker (Director of Solution Engineering) and Daniel Garay (Director of QA) join Joe to unpack how code-level insights and real coverage data eliminate guesswork during regression cycles. They walk through how Parasoft CTP identifies exactly which manual or automated tests are impacted by code changes—and how teams use this to reduce risk, shrink regression time, and avoid redundant testing. What You'll Learn: Why manual regression remains a huge bottleneck in modern DevOps How Test Impact Analysis reveals the exact tests affected by code changes How code coverage + impact analysis reduce risk without expanding the test suite Ways teams use saved time for deeper exploratory testing How QA, Dev, and Automation teams can align with real data instead of assumptions Whether you're a tester, automation engineer, QA lead, or DevOps architect, this episode gives you a clear path to faster, safer releases using data-driven regression strategies.

AWS Morning Brief for the week of December 1st, with Corey Quinn. Links:Protect sensitive data with dynamic data masking for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQLAmazon CloudFront announces support for mutual TLS authenticationAmazon EC2 announces interruptible Capacity ReservationsIntroducing guidelines for network scanningPractical implementation considerations to close the AI value gapEverything you don't need to know about Amazon Aurora DSQL: Part 4 – DSQL componentsSimplify data integration using zero-ETL from self-managed databases to Amazon RedshiftAutomatic quota management is now AWS Service Quotas adds support for automatic quota managementAnnouncing Amazon Route 53 Accelerated Recovery for managing public DNS recordsAnnouncing Unused NAT Gateway Recommendations in AWS Compute OptimizerAmazon EKS introduces Provisioned Control PlaneAWS Finally Lets You Find Your Idle NAT Gateways

Better late than never. Small Batches returns in 2025. In this episode, Adam shares his learnings over the past year through the works of the Zen master Kaizenji. This is special follow-up episode to the previous episodes on the Zen of Programming. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

BONUS: When AI Knows Your Emotional Triggers Better Than You Do — Navigating Mindfulness in the AI Age In this thought-provoking conversation, former computer engineer and mindfulness leader Mo Edjlali explores how AI is reshaping human meaning, attention, and decision-making. We examine the critical question: what happens when AI knows your emotional triggers better than you know yourself? Mo shares insights on remaining sovereign over our attention, avoiding dependency in both mindfulness and technology, and preparing for a world where AI may outperform us in nearly every domain. From Technology Pioneer to Mindfulness Leader "I've been very heavily influenced by technology, computer engineering, software development. I introduced DevOps to the federal government. But I have never seen anything change the way in which human beings work together like Agile." — Mo Edjlali   Mo's journey began in the tech world — graduating in 1998, he was on the front line of the internet explosion. He remembers the days before the internet, watched online multiplayer games emerge in 1994, and worked on some of the most complicated tech projects in federal government. Technology felt almost like magic, advancing at a logarithmic rate faster than anything else. But when Mo discovered mindfulness practices 12-15 years ago, he found something equally transformative: actual exercises to develop emotional intelligence and soft skills that the tech world talked about but never taught. Mindfulness provided logical, practical methods that didn't require "woo-woo" beliefs — just practice that fundamentally changed his relationship with his mind. This dual perspective — tech innovator and mindfulness teacher — gives Mo a unique lens for understanding where we're headed. The Shift from Liberation to Dependency "I was fortunate enough, the teachers I was exposed to, the mentality was very much: you're gonna learn how to meditate on your own, in silence. There is no guru. There is no cult of personality." — Mo Edjlali   Mo identifies a dangerous drift in the mindfulness movement: from teaching independence to creating dependency. His early training, particularly a Vipassana retreat led by S.N. Goenka, modeled true liberation — you show up for 10 days, pay nothing, receive food and lodging, learn to meditate, then donate what you can at the end. Critically, you leave being able to meditate on your own without worshiping a teacher or subscribing to guided meditations. But today's commercialized mindfulness often creates the opposite: powerful figures leading fiefdoms, consumers taught to listen to guided meditations rather than meditate independently. This dependency model mirrors exactly what's happening with AI — systems designed to make us rely on them rather than empower our own capabilities. Recognizing this parallel is essential for navigating both fields wisely. AI as a New Human Age, Not Just Another Tool "With AI, this is different. This isn't like mobile computing, this isn't like the internet. We're entering a new age. We had the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Industrial Age. When you enter a new age, it's almost like knocking the chess board over, flipping the pieces upside down. We're playing a new game." — Mo Edjlali   Mo frames AI not as another technology upgrade but as the beginning of an entirely new human age. In a new age, everything shifts: currency, economies, government, technology, even religions. The documentary about the Bronze Age collapse taught him that when ages turn over, the old rules no longer apply. This perspective explains why AI feels fundamentally different from previous innovations. ChatGPT 2.0 was interesting; ChatGPT 3 blew Mo's mind and made him realize we're witnessing something unprecedented. While he's optimistic about the potential for sustainable abundance and extraordinary breakthroughs, he's also aware we're entering both the most exciting and most frightening time to be alive. Everything we learned in high school might be proven wrong as AI rewrites human knowledge, translates animal languages, extends longevity, and achieves things we can't even imagine. The Mental Health Tsunami and Loss of Purpose "If we do enter the age of abundance, where AI could do anything that human beings could do and do it better, suddenly the system we have set up — where our purpose is often tied to our income and our job — suddenly, we don't need to work. So what is our purpose?" — Mo Edjlali   Mo offers a provocative vision of the future: a world where people might pay for jobs rather than get paid to work. It sounds crazy until you realize it's already happening — people pay $100,000-$200,000 for college just to get a job, politicians spend millions to get elected. If AI handles most work and we enter an age of abundance, jobs won't be about survival or income — they'll be about meaning, identity, and social connection. This creates three major crises Mo sees accelerating: attacks on our focus and attention (technology hijacking our awareness), polarization (forcing black-and-white thinking), and isolation (pushing us toward solo experiences). The mental health tsunami is coming as people struggle to find purpose in a world where AI outperforms them in domain after domain. The jobs will change, the value systems will shift, and those without tools for navigating this transformation will suffer most. When AI Reads Your Mind "Researchers at Duke University had hooked up fMRI brain scanning technology and took that data and fed it into GPT 2. They were able to translate brain signals into written narrative. So the implications are that we could read people's minds using AI." — Mo Edjlali   The future Mo describes isn't science fiction — it's already beginning. Three years ago, researchers used early GPT to translate brain signals into written text by scanning people's minds with fMRI and training AI on the patterns. Today, AI knows a lot about heavy users like Mo through chat conversations. Tomorrow, AI will have video input of everything we see, sensory input from our biometrics (pulse, heart rate, health indicators), and potentially direct connection to our minds. This symbiotic relationship is coming whether we're ready or not. Mo demonstrates this with a personal experiment: he asked his AI to tell him about himself, describe his personality, identify his strengths, and most powerfully — reveal his blind spots. The AI's response was outstanding, better than what any human (even his therapist or himself) could have articulated. This is the reality we're moving toward: AI that knows our emotional triggers, blind spots, and patterns better than we do ourselves. Using AI as a Mirror for Self-Discovery "I asked my AI, 'What are my blind spots?' Human beings usually won't always tell you what your blind spots are, they might not see them. A therapist might not exactly see them. But the AI has... I've had the most intimate kind of conversations about everything. And the response was outstanding." — Mo Edjlali   Mo's approach to AI is both pragmatic and experimental. He uses it extensively — at the level of teenagers and early college students who are on it all the time. But rather than just using AI as a tool, he treats it as a mirror for understanding himself. Asking AI to identify your blind spots is a powerful exercise because AI has observed all your conversations, patterns, and tendencies without the human limitations of forgetfulness or social politeness. Vasco shares a similar experience using AI as a therapy companion — not replacing his human therapist, but preparing for sessions and processing afterward. This reveals an essential truth: most of us don't understand ourselves that well. We're blind navigators using an increasingly powerful tool. The question isn't whether AI will know us better than we know ourselves — that's already happening. The question is how we use that knowledge wisely. The Danger of AI Hijacking Our Agency "There's this real danger. I saw that South Park episode about ChatGPT where his wife is like, 'Come on, put the AI down, talk to me,' and he's got this crazy business idea, and the AI keeps encouraging him along. It's a point where he's relying way too heavily on the AI and making really poor decisions." — Mo Edjlali   Not all AI use is beneficial. Mo candidly admits his own mistakes — sometimes leaning into AI feedback over his actual users' feedback for his Meditate Together app because "I like what the AI is saying." This mirrors the South Park episode's warning about AI dependency, where the character's AI encourages increasingly poor decisions while his relationships suffer. Social media demonstrates this danger at scale: AI algorithms tuned to steal our attention and hijack our agency, preventing us from thinking about what truly matters — relationships and human connection. Mo shares a disturbing story about Zoom bombers disrupting Meditate Together sessions, filming it, posting it on YouTube where it got 90,000 views, with comments thanking the disruptors for "making my day better." Technology created a cannibalistic dynamic where teenagers watched videos of their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers being harassed during meditation. When Mo tried to contact Google, the company's incentive structure prioritized views and revenue over human decency. Technology combined with capitalism creates these dangerous momentum toward monetizing attention at any cost. Remaining Sovereign Over Your Attention "Traditionally, mindfulness does an extraordinary job, if you practice right, to help you regain your agency of your focus and concentration. It takes practice. But reading is now becoming a concentration practice. It's an actual practice." — Mo Edjlali   Mo identifies three major symptoms affecting us: attacks on focus/attention, polarization into black-and-white thinking, and isolation. Mindfulness practices directly counter all three — but only if practiced correctly. Training attention, focus, and concentration requires actual practice, not just listening to guided meditations. Mo offers practical strategies: reading as concentration practice (asking "does anyone read anymore?" recognizing that sustained reading now requires deliberate effort), turning off AirPods while jogging or driving to find silence, spending time alone with your thoughts, and recognizing that we were given extraordinary power (smartphones) with zero training on how to be aware of it. Older generations remember having to rewind VHS tapes — forced moments of patience and stillness that no longer exist. We need to deliberately recreate those spaces where we're not constantly consuming entertainment and input. Dialectic Thinking: Beyond Polarization "I saw someone the other day wear a shirt that said, 'I'm perfect the way I am.' That's one-dimensional thinking. Two-dimensional thinking is: you're perfect the way that you are, and you could be a little better." — Mo Edjlali   Mo's book OpenMBSR specifically addresses polarization by introducing dialectic thinking — the ability to hold paradoxes and seeming contradictions simultaneously. Social media and algorithms push us toward one-dimensional, black-and-white thinking: good/bad, right/wrong, with me/against me. But reality is far more nuanced. The ability to think "I'm perfect as I am AND I can improve" or "AI is extraordinary AND dangerous" is essential for navigating complexity. This mirrors the tech world's embrace of continuous improvement in Agile — accepting where you are while always pushing for better. Chess players learned this years ago when AI defeated humans — they didn't freak out, they accepted it and adapted. Now AI in chess doesn't just give answers; it helps humans understand how it arrived at those answers. This partnership model, where AI coaches us through complexity rather than simply replacing us, represents the healthiest path forward. Building Community, Not Dependency "When people think to meditate, unfortunately, they think, I have to do this by myself and listen to guided meditation. I'm saying no. Do it in silence. If you listen to guided meditation, listen to guided meditation that teaches you how to meditate in silence. And do it with other people, with intentional community." — Mo Edjlali   Mo's OpenMBSR initiative explicitly borrows from the Agile movement's success: grassroots, community-centric, open source, transparent. Rather than creating fiefdoms around cult personalities, he wants mindfulness to spread organically through communities helping communities. This directly counters the isolation trend that technology accelerates. Meditate Together exists specifically to create spaces where people meditate with other human beings around the world, with volunteer hosts holding sessions. The model isn't about dependency on a teacher or platform — it's about building connection and shared practice. This aligns perfectly with how the tech world revolutionized collaborative work through Agile and Scrum: transparent, iterative, valuing individuals and interactions. The question for both mindfulness and AI adoption is whether we'll create systems that empower independence and community, or ones that foster dependency and isolation. Preparing for a World Where AI Outperforms Humans "AI is going to need to kind of coach us and ease us into it, right? There's some really dark, ugly things about ourselves that could be jarring without it being properly shared, exposed, and explained." — Mo Edjlali   Looking at his children, Mo wonders what tools they'll need in a world where AI may outperform humans in nearly every domain. The answer isn't trying to compete with AI in calculation, memory, or analysis — that battle is already lost. Instead, the essential human skills become self-awareness, emotional intelligence, dialectic thinking, community building, and maintaining agency over attention and decision-making. AI will need to become a coach, helping humans understand not just answers but how it arrived at those answers. This requires AI development that prioritizes human growth over profit maximization. It also requires humans willing to do the hard work of understanding themselves — confronting blind spots, managing emotional triggers, practicing concentration, and building genuine relationships. The mental health tsunami Mo predicts isn't inevitable if we prepare now by teaching these skills widely, building community-centric systems, and designing AI that empowers rather than replaces human wisdom and connection.   About Mo Edjlali   Mo Edjlali is a former computer engineer, and also the founder and CEO of Mindful Leader, the world's largest provider of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training. Mo's new book Open MBSR: Reimagining the Future of Mindfulness explores how ancient practices can help us navigate the AI revolution with awareness and resilience.   You can learn more about Mo and his work at MindfulLeader.org, check out Meditate Together, and read his articles on AI's Mind-Reading Breakthrough and AI: Not Another Tool, but a New Human Age.

This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/byFyPbe9HC0?si=DpOApdTKs9oh-bWl) 548 (https://www.youtube.com/live/byFyPbe9HC0?si=DpOApdTKs9oh-bWl) Runner-up Titles Mystery Knob Vegans are cursed vegetarians Skilled enough Defrag the dishwasher Design Intentions QR codes everywhere I don't know where we draw the line, but I know where we start SDT IoT CMBD, Home Edition. SDT Open Source Money Maker Lead with Nagware Stocks go up, stocks go down Safari's my naked browser Coté wanted to add periods to all of these but did not. 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Recorded live at AutoCon4, William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp join forces with John Capobianco for some in the moment thoughts and reflections on the AutoCon experience – from the in-person connections to the workshops to the stage presentations.  John gives us the inside story on his very own workshop and the latest version releases in... Read more »

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 24th, with Corey Quinn. Links:Announcing agreement EventBridge notifications for AWS MarketplaceNetwork Load Balancers now support Weighted Target GroupsAWS NAT Gateway now supports regional availabilityAWS Secrets Manager announces managed external secretsAccelerate infrastructure development with AWS CloudFormation intelligent authoring in IDEsAWS Cost Optimization Hub introduces Cost Efficiency metric to measure and track cloud cost efficiencyAWS Lambda announces new tenant isolation mode to simplify building tenant-aware applicationsIntroducing 18-Month Forecasting and Explainable AI Insights in AWS Cost ExplorerSimplified developer access to AWS with ‘aws loginAmazon DynamoDB now supports multi-attribute composite keys in global secondary indexesSimplify access to external services using AWS IAM Outbound Identity FederationImprove API discoverability with the new Amazon API Gateway PortalAWS Step Functions enhances Local Testing with TestState APIAmazon CloudFront announces 3 new CloudFront Functions capabilitiesRecycle Bin adds support for Amazon EBS VolumesAnnouncing Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) version 8.0AWS Lambda adds support for RustIntroducing Amazon MWAA ServerlessIntroducing flat-rate pricing plans with no overagesNew Amazon Bedrock service tiers help you match AI workload performance with costAmazon EC2 P6-B300 instances with NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs are now availableAmazon ECR introduces archive storage class for rarely accessed container imagesNew AWS Billing Transfer for centrally managing AWS billing and costs across multiple organizations

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Dan Clarke is a seasoned software consultant, Microsoft MVP, and founder of Everstack Ltd. Dan is widely known for his contributions to the .NET ecosystem and hosts the Unhandled Exception Podcast.  With a background in DevOps, Azure, and developer tooling, Dan brings a thoughtful, systems-level perspective to software craftsmanship. His work spans technical education, community leadership, and content creation—from blog posts and newsletters to YouTube tutorials and conference talks.  Dan resides in the UK and when he isn't programming, he enjoys daily weightlifting, playing the guitar, and a past life of skydiving and motorcycling. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Dan Clarke Website  Dan's Podcast  Dan's Newsletter  Dan's Youtube Dan's Blog  Dan's Linkedin  Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

This week, Whitney Lee joins us to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 54 (https://www.youtube.com/live/gBkzVSXZot8?si=jEreOaj-q6-NuMM0)7 (https://www.youtube.com/live/gBkzVSXZot8?si=jEreOaj-q6-NuMM0) Rundown Slutty Vegan (https://sluttyveganatl.com) Cloud Native Rejekts (https://cloud-native.rejekts.io) Maintainer Summit (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/features-add-ons/maintainer-summit/) Conference Parties (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://conferenceparties.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjBxMPVifqQAxVFmGoFHX48B6AQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw21TBO0Hu3TEQZqgF3NG7CT) Ingress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know (https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/11/11/ingress-nginx-retirement/) Linkerd Forever (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wmorgan_linkerd-forever-activity-7395871463464968192-9fg5?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAADVjQ8Btsl3lKfl-gEYa6_6hmjCdJyRJyw) Migrating from Ingress Resources (https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/docs/install/migrating-to-envoy/) Conferences DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x), March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. CFP open until Dec. 1st. SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com) Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk) Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Sponsor the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads): ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Recommendations Brandon: GE Attic Mount Digital TV Antenna (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DNJZ58M?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3) Whitney: O (https://obsidian.md)bsidian (https://obsidian.md), Wispr Flow (https://wisprflow.ai) Coté: MacWhisper (https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/selective-focus-photography-of-people-sitting-on-chairs-while-writing-on-notebooks-Hb6uWq0i4MI) Special Guest: Whitney Lee.

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee, and Rob wrap up their Ignite 2025 series with Yina Arenas, CVP of Microsoft Foundry, to discuss why Foundry is the go-to choice for enterprises and how it champions responsible development and innovation.  TLDR00:40 – Introduction to Yina Arenas01:14 – How the team is doing, keynote highlights, and insights from the Expo floor02:50 – Deep dive with Yina on the evolution of Cloud Foundry29:24 – Favourite IT-themed movie, human interaction, and our society31:56 – Personal (and slightly juicy) reflections on the week37:30 – Team reflections on Ignite 2025, including an executive summary per guest and appreciation for Dennis Hansen50:54 – The team's favorite IT-themed movies59:30 – Personal favorite restaurantGuestYina Arenas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yinaa/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podc

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee, and Rob continue their conversation with Alistair Speirs, GM of Global Infrastructure for Microsoft's Azure Business Group, exploring how to build and scale the AI and Cloud datacenters of the future worldwide—while also addressing sovereignty requirements.  TLDR00:40 – Introduction to Alistair Speirs04:42 – Keynote highlights and Expo floor insights06:50 – Deep dive conversation with Alistair36:36 – Favorite IT-themed movie, using your brain as compute storage, and why people still matter GuestAlistair Speirs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

In this episode we return after a couple of years in hiatus to talk about what we’ve been up to since we last recorded, including: LLMs; the differences between platform, DevOps, and sysadmin; and red tape. Show Notes: https://www.adminadminpodcast.co.uk/ep102sn/  

In today’s chat, Holly and Ethan consider a question from listener Douglas who asks, “How do you approach designing a network for high availability and redundancy?” They start by defining differences between redundancy and high availability, and talk about Holly’s experience with her own customers. Then they share examples of how to achieve redundancy in... Read more »

Join Du'An Lightfoot, AI Developer at AWS, as he dives deep into building AI agents with the strands framework. In this technical walkthrough, Du'An demonstrates how to create custom AI coding assistants and multi-agent systems in just a few lines of code. Learn how agentic AI frameworks have evolved from basic function calling to sophisticated systems that can rival tools like Cursor and Cloud Code. Du'An shares practical examples, including building content pipelines, preprocessing systems, and even generating a book outline from his own YouTube content. Whether you're looking to automate workflows or build your own AI-powered tools, this session covers the frameworks and techniques you need to get started with AI agents. Perfect for developers, DevOps engineers, and anyone interested in leveraging AI to enhance their development workflow. Subscribe to vBrownBag for more community-driven tech education! ⸻ Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction & Welcome 6:43 - AI Tools Discussion & Current Usage 9:33 - Technical Background & Getting Started with Agents 15:00 - Introduction to Strands Framework 25:00 - Building Custom AI Agents Demo 40:00 - Multi-Agent Systems & Workflows 55:00 - Content Pipeline & Preprocessing Examples 1:05:00 - Book Generation Demo 1:10:00 - Q&A & Wrap Up How to find Du'An: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanlightfoot/ Links from the show: https://s12d.com/vbrownbag-2025 https://github.com/strands-agents/samples https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-bedrock-agentcore-samples https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk https://modelcontextprotocol.io/llms-full.txt https://openai.com/index/whisper/ https://github.com/openai/whisper

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip.  Dave, Esmee and Rob, continue their discussion with John Link, Partner Product Manager at Microsoft, exploring Frontier organizations and how AI and quantum are reshaping R&D, all within the context of Microsoft Discovery. TLDR00:58 – Introduction to John Link (and some fun food spellings)03:55 – Keynote highlights and Expo floor insights06:42 – Deep dive conversation with John25:00 – Favorite IT-themed movie, thoughts on brain implants, and the simulation theory GuestJohn Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmlink/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave and Esmee continue their conversation with Rob Lefferts, CVP Threat Protection about the key security announcements and explore how we leverage agents to protect, defend, and respond at AI speed.  TLDR00:50 – Introduction to Rob Lefferts01:40 – Keynote highlights and insights from the Expo floor03:19 – In-depth conversation with Rob on why security is critical in the era of AI22:53 – Favorite IT-themed movie linked to the Asimov's principles and the Louvre password  GuestRob Lefferts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lefferts/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

DevOps practitioners — whether developers, operators, SREs or business stakeholders — increasingly rely on telemetry to guide decisions, yet face growing complexity, siloed teams and rising observability costs. In a conversation at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, IBM's Jacob Yackenovich emphasized the importance of collecting high-granularity, full-capture data to avoid missing critical performance signals across hybrid application stacks that blend legacy and cloud-native components. He argued that observability must evolve to serve both technical and nontechnical users, enabling teams to focus on issues based on real business impact rather than subjective judgment.AI's rapid integration into applications introduces new observability challenges. Yackenovich described two patterns: add-on AI services, such as chatbots, whose failures don't disrupt core workflows, and blocking-style AI components embedded in essential processes like fraud detection, where errors directly affect application function.Rising cloud and ingestion costs further complicate telemetry strategies. Yackenovich cautioned against limiting visibility for budget reasons, advocating instead for predictable, fixed-price observability models that let organizations innovate without financial uncertainty.Learn more from The New Stack about the latest in observability: Introduction to ObservabilityObservability 2.0? Or Just Logs All Over Again?Building an Observability Culture: Getting Everyone OnboardJoin our community of newsletter subscribers to stay on top of the news and at the top of your game.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Ever wonder what it takes to level up your career in data science? Senior Data Scientist Darya Petrashka joins Ned and Kyler to share her personal journey from management and linguistics into data science, the real difference between a junior and a senior role, and helps us get under the “data science umbrella” to see... Read more »

Ever wonder what it takes to level up your career in data science? Senior Data Scientist Darya Petrashka joins Ned and Kyler to share her personal journey from management and linguistics into data science, the real difference between a junior and a senior role, and helps us get under the “data science umbrella” to see... Read more »

Send us a textDive into the powerful world of mainframes! Chief Product Officer of IBM Z and LinuxONE, Tina Tarquinio, reveals the truth behind those eight nines of uptime and explores how mainframes are evolving with AI, hybrid cloud, and future-proofing strategies for mission-critical business decisions. Discover the cutting-edge innovations transforming enterprise computing—from on-chip AIU and Spyre AI accelerators enabling real-time inferencing at transaction speed, to how LinuxONE is redefining hybrid cloud architecture.  Tina discusses DevOps integration, AI-powered code assistants revolutionizing mainframe development, compelling AI use cases, and shares her bold predictions for the mainframe's next 100 years.  Plus, career advice from a tech leader and what she does for fun!00:46 Tina Tarquinio03:18 The Most Mainframe Surprise09:12 What IS the Mainframe Really?  8 Nines!14:40 On Chip AIU, Spyre Inferencing18:11 Mainframes with Hybrid Cloud19:11 The Linux One Pitch19:59 Exciting Mainframe Innovations22:09 DevOps23:36 Code Assistants26:03 AI Use Case27:49 Future Proofing Decisions37:17 Regulations38:45 Bold Prediction38:58 Mainframe 10040:48 Career Advice42:24 For FunLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tina-tarquinioWebsite: https://www.ibm.com/products/z#MakingDataSimple #IBMz #Mainframe #LinuxONE #AIInferencing #SpyreAccelerator #HybridCloud #EnterpriseAI #DevOps #AICodeAssistant #EightNines #TinaTarquinio #MainframeModernization #AIUChip #FutureProofing #TechLeadership #WatsonxCodeAssistant #CloudComputing #TelumIIWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

In this episode, we speak with Dan Williams, Partner at Delta-v Capital, an investment firm focused on growth-stage software and technology services businesses. Founded in 2009, Delta-v Capital has provided flexible growth capital solutions to innovative companies across infrastructure software, cloud services, CxO software, and vertical software sectors for more than a decade. The firm manages over $1.3 billion in assets and maintains offices in Denver, CO, and Dallas, TX. Dan leads Delta-v's infrastructure software practice, focusing on cybersecurity, AI, and DevOps. He has led investments in companies including Arctic Wolf, Claroty, Corelight, Teamworks, CloudBees, LogRocket, and You.com, with successful exits such as Socrata and Venafi. Before joining Delta-v, Dan held product, engineering, and corporate development roles at Cisco and worked in the buyout group at American Capital. He holds a BS in computer science from MIT and an MBA with honors as a Palmer Scholar from the Wharton School. Dan was recently recognized as a Top Software Investor of 2025 by GrowthCap. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.  

Send us a textDive into the powerful world of mainframes! Chief Product Officer of IBM Z and LinuxONE, Tina Tarquinio, reveals the truth behind those eight nines of uptime and explores how mainframes are evolving with AI, hybrid cloud, and future-proofing strategies for mission-critical business decisions. Discover the cutting-edge innovations transforming enterprise computing—from on-chip AIU and Spyre AI accelerators enabling real-time inferencing at transaction speed, to how LinuxONE is redefining hybrid cloud architecture.  Tina discusses DevOps integration, AI-powered code assistants revolutionizing mainframe development, compelling AI use cases, and shares her bold predictions for the mainframe's next 100 years.  Plus, career advice from a tech leader and what she does for fun!00:46 Tina Tarquinio03:18 The Most Mainframe Surprise09:12 What IS the Mainframe Really?  8 Nines!14:40 On Chip AIU, Spyre Inferencing18:11 Mainframes with Hybrid Cloud19:11 The Linux One Pitch19:59 Exciting Mainframe Innovations22:09 DevOps23:36 Code Assistants26:03 AI Use Case27:49 Future Proofing Decisions37:17 Regulations38:45 Bold Prediction38:58 Mainframe 10040:48 Career Advice42:24 For FunLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tina-tarquinioWebsite: https://www.ibm.com/products/z#MakingDataSimple #IBMz #Mainframe #LinuxONE #AIInferencing #SpyreAccelerator #HybridCloud #EnterpriseAI #DevOps #AICodeAssistant #EightNines #TinaTarquinio #MainframeModernization #AIUChip #FutureProofing #TechLeadership #WatsonxCodeAssistant #CloudComputing #TelumIIWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025!The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee and Rob kick off with Rob Cromwell, CVP of Engineering and explore the exciting evolution of Copilot and share insights on what's coming next. TLDR 00:50 – Back in San Francisco 02:45 – Highlights from the first keynote 11:08 – Intro and chat with Rob Cromwell 30:40 – Tackling tech and authentication challenges 32:28 – Favorite IT-related film and a glimpse into the near future GuestRob Cromwell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robcromwell/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee, and Rob continue their conversation with Jonathan Hunt, CVP of Business Solutions at Microsoft, diving into the differences between AI-driven business solutions and traditional business applications, and exploring how customers can learn where—and how—to get started with AI.  TLDR00:35 – Introduction and conversation with Jonathan Hunt, plus updates from the event floor22:15 – Favorite IT-themed movie starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerGuestJonathan Hunt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-hunt1/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Ever wonder what it takes to level up your career in data science? Senior Data Scientist Darya Petrashka joins Ned and Kyler to share her personal journey from management and linguistics into data science, the real difference between a junior and a senior role, and helps us get under the “data science umbrella” to see... Read more »

Neste Kubicast, recebemos o Chico (Francisco Rodrigues) e o França, da Qive, para um papo técnico e divertido sobre como instrumentamos uma aplicação legada em PHP com OpenTelemetry e destravamos visibilidade de ponta a ponta. Contamos como foi a descoberta, o desenho da arquitetura e as primeiras vitórias: da auto‑instrumentação às correções cirúrgicas que derrubaram a latência no p95 e eliminaram instabilidades intermitentes.Falamos de decisões práticas: por que escolher OpenTelemetry em um monólito Zend antigo, como alinhar a coleta com o ecossistema Grafana (Tempo, Loki, dashboards, alertas) e qual o impacto real em consumo de CPU/memória versus os ganhos na operação. Também abrimos o jogo sobre trade‑offs de transporte (gRPC/Protobuf), overhead na request e como padronizamos spans para tornar o tracing “quase APM”, mas com stack aberta.De quebra, exploramos experiência do time (SRE e Eng. de Software) para acelerar adoção, self‑service e developer experience. Se você quer entender auto‑instrumentação em PHP, custos/benefícios, stack de observabilidade com Grafana e boas práticas de tracing distribuído, este episódio é para você.Links Importantes: - Marcelo França - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marceloluizfranca - Francisco Rodrigues - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fcoedno - Artigo inspirador - https://medium.com/engenharia-arquivei/instrumente-sua-aplica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-php-com-opentelemetry-cb3460a64d04 - Conheça a Qive - https://qive.com.br/institucional/ - Opentelemetry PHP - https://opentelemetry.io/docs/languages/php/ - João Brito - https://www.linkedin.com/in/juniorjbn/O Kubicast é uma produção da Getup, empresa especialista em Kubernetes e projetos open source para Kubernetes. Os episódios do podcast estão nas principais plataformas de áudio digital e no YouTube.com/@getupcloud.

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 17th, with Corey Quinn.Links:Custom domain names for VPC Lattice resourcesAWS Lambda networking over IPv6AWS Control Tower supports automatic enrollment of accountsAmazon Braket Notebook Environments Now Support CUDA-Q NativelyAmazon MSK Express brokers now support Intelligent Rebalancing for 180 times faster operation performanceAmazon Keyspaces now supports logged batches for atomic, multi-statement operationsAmazon CloudWatch Composite Alarms adds threshold-based alertingAmazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) now supports Logged BatchesAmazon Elastic Kubernetes Service gets independent affirmation of its zero operator access designAWS Fault Injection Service (FIS) launches new test scenarios for partial failuresAWS CloudFormation Hooks adds granular invocation details for Hooks invocation summaryIntroducing structured output for Custom Model Import in Amazon Bedrock

An airhacks.fm conversation with Olimpiu Pop (@olimpiupop) about: Romanian developer's journey from 486 computers to Transylvania Java User Group, early programming with Turbo Pascal at age 9-10, playing games like Jazz Jackrabbit and Prince of Persia, influence of Star Trek and science fiction on career choice, mathematics olympiads participation, computer science high school education, learning C and FoxPro, Java vs .net ecosystem in Romania during 2000s, Microsoft's university infiltration strategy, first Java exposure with version 1.4, Siemens internship on telecommunications servers, neighborhood network building projects, working without home internet until 2005-2006, nearshoring company experience, EJB and Spring framework with XML configuration, master's studies at Johannes Kepler University Linz 2008-2011, working with fabasoft on observability systems, .NET development for two years with C#, attributes vs annotations comparison, Java ME micro edition development, implementing DTOs and service architectures, agile methodology adoption, iterative development practices, data gravity concept from Ruby on Rails, working for Uniqa with WebMethods, brueckner Group spin-off developing industrial software, DevOps implementation with Jenkins and Git, choosing between Mercurial and Git version control, Broadridge financial technology work, stock exchange monitoring systems, low-latency Java implementations, Mechanical Sympathy and Disruptor pattern, taking over Java User Group from Gabi Pop, managing Java Advent Calendar for 15 years, WordPress to Java migration plans using quarkus-roq, transition from coding to management roles, challenging microservices adoption, modular monolith advocacy, Java verbosity improvements and scripting capabilities, young developers returning to Java, typescript developers discovering Java patterns, Romanian tech scene evolution, Cluj coffee culture and steampunk bars Olimpiu Pop on twitter: @olimpiupop

This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when's the right time to put up the Christmas tree? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/Zmu61wJDuc8?si=vjtzyCGTvdOpUsIC) 546 (https://www.youtube.com/live/Zmu61wJDuc8?si=vjtzyCGTvdOpUsIC) Runner-up Titles Matt has a lot of room tone. I shut the kitchen door . You gotta just reboot all of Australia every morning. Did you see my water dragons? Didn't he die? I'm worried about the future. Quality of revenue. The spatula is higher than the plunger. This discussion has really raised my morale. I know what your API is. Rundown Meta estimates that it earns 10% of its revenue from scams, report says (https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/meta-estimates-that-it-earns-10-of-its-revenue-from-scams-report-says/) "Good engineering management" is a fad (https://lethain.com/good-eng-mgmt-is-a-fad/) When CEO pay exploded (https://www.npr.org/2025/09/17/nx-s1-5543496/when-ceo-pay-exploded) Yes (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/11/04/yes-really-curl-is-still-developed/), (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/11/04/yes-really-curl-is-still-developed/) really, curl is still developed (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/11/04/yes-really-curl-is-still-developed/) Relevant to your Interests Apple Nears $1 Billion-a (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/apple-plans-to-use-1-2-trillion-parameter-google-gemini-model-to-power-new-siri?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=apple-taps-gemini-for-siri-overhaul&_bhlid=f3b07e5cbf4d320ee5c9499c78df1c65a1d98608)- (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/apple-plans-to-use-1-2-trillion-parameter-google-gemini-model-to-power-new-siri?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=apple-taps-gemini-for-siri-overhaul&_bhlid=f3b07e5cbf4d320ee5c9499c78df1c65a1d98608)Year Deal to Use Google AI for Siri (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/apple-plans-to-use-1-2-trillion-parameter-google-gemini-model-to-power-new-siri?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=apple-taps-gemini-for-siri-overhaul&_bhlid=f3b07e5cbf4d320ee5c9499c78df1c65a1d98608) Sam Altman on Trust, Persuasion, and the Future of Intelligence (https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam-altman-2/) ‘Vibe coding' named Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year | CNN Business (https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/vibe-coding-collins-word-year-scli-intl) Automattic Inc. Claims It Owns the Word 'Automatic' (https://www.404media.co/automattic-automatic-trademark-matt-mullenweg-kevin-geary/) IKEA Debuts 21 HomeKit-Compatible Smart Bulbs, Sensors, and Controls (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/06/ikea-homekit-compatible-matter-products/) The wildest stuff Elon Musk said at Tesla's shareholder meeting (https://sherwood.news/tech/the-wildest-stuff-elon-musk-said-at-teslas-shareholder-meeting/) CNCF Launches Kubernetes AI Conformance Program (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2025/11/11/cncf-launches-certified-kubernetes-ai-conformance-program-to-standardize-ai-workloads-on-kubernetes/) Russia's grand reveal of humanoid robot couldn't have gone worse (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/russia-s-grand-reveal-of-humanoid-robot-couldn-t-have-gone-worse/vi-AA1QhJo4) How AWS is losing the younger generation with complexity (https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/aws_genz_misery_nope/) OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/technology/openai-finances-debt-data-centers.html) 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry accuses AI hyperscalers of artificially boosting earnings (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/big-short-investor-michael-burry-accuses-ai-hyperscalers-of-artificially-boosting-earnings.html) Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft (https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/?ref=ed-zitrons-wheres-your-ed-at-newsletter) Apple Announces Launch of U.S. Passport Feature in iPhone's Wallet App (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/12/apple-launches-digital-id-passport-feature/) Nonsense Interview with Dying Company's VP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCivp2qnhr8) As Seen on TV (https://youtu.be/UWRyj5cHIQA?si=fc1qwhZNEC62rJLy) Conferences Wiz Wizdom Conferences (https://www.wiz.io/wizdom), November 17-19, London The good hospitality from Keith Townsend (https://x.com/CTOAdvisor/status/1988456002425933930). 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Over the last few years, I've worked a lot with various customers on finding better ways to build database software, often using the principles of DevOps to drive the change. A lot of managers and leads want to see a smoother process to help their teams become more efficient. DBAs often want less overhead and friction in the process, while developers just want to deliver code. In many cases, however, what lots of management wants is speed, and they're looking for ways to increase their current speed and deliver more software. Their current rate of development might be quick enough if you can reduce your bottlenecks. Making communication easier, limiting the slowdowns from handoffs, and reducing the risk of mistakes are everyone's goals. However. Read the rest of Being Mindful of Design Time

André Arko, CEO of Spinel Cooperative and longtime Bundler maintainer, joins Corey Quinn to introduce RV, a new Ruby tool that installs Ruby in one second instead of 10-40 minutes by using precompiled binaries. Inspired by Python's UV, RV aims to simplify Ruby dependency management without the complexity of older tools like RVM and rbenv. They talk about why Ruby isn't actually dead, Apple's problem with shipping a five-year-old end-of-life Ruby in macOS, and the challenges of writing dependency managers in the language they manage. André also shares how he transitioned from a struggling nonprofit model to a cooperative that charges companies for expertise, proving that open source maintainers can build sustainable businesses without relying on donations.Show Highlights:(03:50) Introducing RV(05:12) The RVM vs rbenv Wars and Why They All Break Bundler(09:00) Why Your Mac Still Shows Ruby 3.0.0 in Your Prompt(11:00) The Chef vs Puppet Philosophy Divide(16:30) Installing Ruby in One Second vs 40 Minutes(18:13) Apple's Ancient System Ruby Problem(22:20) RV's Incremental Approach (24:23) Is Ruby Dead? (28:44) Why RV Is Written in Rust, Not Ruby(31:10) The Bundler Problem(32:15) The Financial Reality(38:00) Spinel's Plans to Make Money(39:23) How to Stay In Contact with AndréLinks:André Arko: https://arko.netBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/indirect.ioSpinel Cooperative: https://spinel.coopSponsor: Duckbill: https://www.duckbillhq.com/

Digital intelligence is reshaping how organizations work, and success depends on integrating multiple domains, using real-time analytics, and ensuring strong cyber protections as data grows and risks increase  This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob talk with Chris Carter, Director - Key Accounts and Australia at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, to explore the fast-moving world of digital intelligence, data, and analytics and dive into the complexities of the work, how rapidly the landscape is evolving, and the major challenges organizations face today.  TLDR:00:41 Introduction of Chris Carter03:00 Rob is confused by the idea of renting out brain capacity for compute power07:13 Chris discusses the fusion of data, AI, and human judgment in complex environments34:30 Are we giving enough attention to human cognitive capacity?42:34 Rugby tickets with the family  GuestChris Carter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscarter3/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini 

Do you actually need a Release Engineer to manage Salesforce DevOps? Ana Moreno joins Jack to share her incredible (and truly accidental) journey from the world of art history to the heart of tech. Before they dive into release management, Jack derails the conversation to hear all about the fascinating world of art fraud, including tales of Man Ray's lost negatives and fake Victorian photographs.Once back on track, Ana pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to manage a complex, high-stakes Salesforce release process at a company that lives and breathes DevOps.Tune in to learn:- What the day-to-day life of a dedicated Release Engineer actually looks like.- How GitLab manages weekly Salesforce releases with a 30+ person team across five pods.- Strategies for handling merge conflicts as a "necessary evil."- Ana's top advice for teams looking to overhaul their process (Hint: It's not just about buying a tool).- The practical role AI is playing in their DevOps cycle today.About DevOps Diaries: Salesforce DevOps Advocate Jack McCurdy chats to members of the Salesforce community about their experience in the Salesforce ecosystem. Expect to hear and learn from inspirational stories of personal growth and business success, whilst discovering all the trials, tribulations, and joy that comes with delivering Salesforce for companies of all shapes and sizes. New episodes bi-weekly on YouTube as well as on your preferred podcast platform.Podcast produced and sponsored by Gearset. Learn more about Gearset: https://grst.co/4iCnas2Subscribe to Gearset's YouTube channel: https://grst.co/4cTAAxmLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gearsetX/Twitter: https://x.com/GearsetHQFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gearsethqAbout Gearset: Gearset is the leading Salesforce DevOps platform, with powerful solutions for metadata and CPQ deployments, CI/CD, automated testing, sandbox seeding and backups. It helps Salesforce teams apply DevOps best practices to their development and release process, so they can rapidly and securely deliver higher-quality projects. Get full access to all of Gearset's features for free with a 30-day trial: https://grst.co/4iKysKWChapters:00:00 Welcome Ana Moreno, Salesforce Release Engineer at GitLab02:36 Ana's journey: The "Accidental Admin"03:30 From art history to tech09:33 Let's talk about art fraud!15:14 From Admin to Release Engineer22:35 What does a Release Engineer actually do all day?25:48 Inside GitLab's weekly Salesforce release cycle28:09 The challenge of managing 1,000+ Apex tests33:07 Taming the "necessary evil" of merge conflicts38:41 Key advice for teams overhauling their DevOps process46:12 The real-world future of AI in the DevOps pipeline50:57 Ana's Final Mantra

Today we delve into the tech expertise deficit and why technical depth and decades of doing the work matter more than social media followers and content creation hype. Our guest is Russ White, engineer, author, teacher, and certification developer. We begin with current events in AI, and then investigate the differences between career and influence... Read more »

Enter the mind of Amar Sonik - a DevOps engineer, community builder, and lifelong technologist whose journey spans from the help desk to the heart of cybersecurity. Known for shaping BSides Singapore and now lending his voice to The Borg Radio Hour, Sonic reveals how curiosity fueled his evolution, how mentorship from Len Noe helped him command the stage, and why community, creativity, and calm remain the true superpowers in tech. From meditation to zero days, from tabla rhythms to threat research - this conversation reminds us that behind every exploit, every innovation, and every line of code, lies a deeply human story.00:00 Introduction and Background01:43 The Journey into Public Speaking03:58 Experiences at CyberSecCon06:26 The Impact of the Documentary 'I Am Machine'08:58 The Role of Community in Technology10:04 The Importance of Informal Networks12:36 The Launch of Borg Radio Hour14:55 Personal Connections and Daily Affirmations19:23 Daily Affirmations and Positive Mindset23:21 Journey into Cybersecurity31:03 The Intersection of Music and Technology33:18 Creating a Cybersecurity Coffee ShopSYMLINKS[CyberSecCon] –CyberSecCon | Bringing Business & Tech Together A cybersecurity conference referenced as a major event in the guest's professional community. The guest helped organize this event, and it serves as a hub for security professionals to collaborate and share insights.[B-Sides Singapore] – https://bsidessg.org/ A community-driven cybersecurity conference organized by the guest (“Sonic aka Kenosa”) for the past six years. B-Sides events are known globally for offering inclusive, grassroots spaces for learning and networking in information security.[I Am Machine Documentary] – https://i-am-machine.com/ A cybersecurity-themed documentary filmed in Las Vegas and released in August. It features interviews with industry professionals and was picked up by two film festivals, highlighting stories of technology, identity, and resilience in cybersecurity.[The Borg Radio Hour] – https://www.youtube.com/@TheBorgRadioHour An online radio program the guest is now an associate of. It appears to be connected to the cybersecurity or hacker community, serving as a creative platform for tech discussions or related storytelling.

Your gross margin might not be telling the truth. In episode #327, Ben Murray exposes the seven “dirty secrets” that distort SaaS gross margins — from incorrect COGS coding to missing allocations for shared resources and misclassified expenses. Whether you're a CFO, finance lead, or operator, you'll learn how to clean up your P&L and get accurate unit economics that reflect your true performance and valuation. What You'll Learn The 7 big offenders that make SaaS gross margins misleading. How to correctly code payment processing fees (Stripe, ACH, wire) under DevOps in COGS. The difference between internal-use software and third-party apps embedded in your product. How to classify customer success — adoption-focused vs. account management. Why demo and test environments must be allocated properly between departments. How to ensure fully burdened expenses (wages, taxes, benefits, bonuses) are coded correctly. The impact of co-mingled headcount on margins by revenue stream. Why department leaders belong in the departments they manage. Why It Matters For Founders: Clean accounting drives higher (or preserved) company valuation and investor confidence. For Finance Teams: Accurate COGS and gross profit ensure your SaaS metrics are reliable. For Operators: Clear expense allocation helps identify efficiency opportunities in support, services, and DevOps. For Investors: Properly structured financial systems and accounting practices make due diligence faster and cleaner. Key Takeaways Misclassified expenses can make your gross margin appear stronger or weaker than it really is. Always differentiate between OpEx and COGS — the foundation of credible financial modeling. Track margins by revenue stream (subscription, usage, services) for true business insight. Ensure your P&L reflects fully burdened costs per department — including contractors. Clean financial data = higher trust from investors and buyers. Resources Mentioned SaaS Metrics Foundation Course: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/the-saas-metrics-foundation Quote from Ben “Your P&L doesn't lie — but bad coding does. If your COGS and OpEx aren't clean, your gross margin isn't either.”

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 10th, with Corey Quinn. Links:AWS PrivateLink now supports cross-region connectivity for AWS ServicesAWS announces new partnership to power OpenAI's AI workloadsPrompt engineering with PartyRock: A guide for educators New whitepaper available – AI for Security and Security for AI: Navigating Opportunities and ChallengesFrom Business Logic to Working Code: How AWS Kiro Changes Who Can BuildCVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881 - runc container issues Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals adds AI-powered Synthetics debuggingInside Amazon Connect: The evolution of a disruptorHow Indeed scaled Governance across 1,000+ AWS accounts with AWS Trusted Advisor Improper authentication token handling in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for LinuxHow Omnissa saved millions by migrating to Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2The Swift AWS Lambda Runtime moves to AWSLabsCVE-2025-12815 - RES web portal may display preview of Virtual Desktops that the user shouldn't have access to

Software development is undergoing rapid change as AI, DevOps, and data science reshape how teams build and scale products. In this interview, Particle41 CEO and technical co-founder Ben Johnson explains what modern software teams must do to stay competitive. He shares practical insights on boosting developer productivity with AI, building reliable systems through infrastructure-as-code, and adopting modern data architectures that move beyond simple dashboards. Ben also discusses how to lead remote teams effectively and apply OKRs in both work and personal life to stay aligned on what truly matters. If you're involved in building software or leading technical teams, this conversation offers clear, actionable strategies for thriving in the AI-driven era.Check out the full series of “Career Sessions, Career Lessons” podcasts here or visit pathwise.io/podcast/. A full written transcript of this episode is also available at https://pathwise.io/podcasts/ben-johnson.Become a PathWise member today! Join at https://pathwise.io/join-now/

This week, we discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/1FjknxuDc9Y?si=JH6rSQHErGMQQp9w) 545 (https://www.youtube.com/live/1FjknxuDc9Y?si=JH6rSQHErGMQQp9w) Runner-up Titles Stack the deck Pets and Chickens Blame it on Android They're fungible Are they going to have to introduce a new principle? Managers of rocks The world we live in Marketing wins We're the healthy skeptics Rundown Ex-NFL star QB Brady claims his dog is a clone (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46848973/tom-brady-says-dog-clone-family-previous-pet) Cloud Earnings AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025 (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html) Alphabet tops $100 billion quarterly revenue for first time, cloud grows 34% (https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/29/alphabet-google-q3-earnings.html) Google Cloud Q3 revenue surges 34% as backlog hits $155 billion (https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/google-cloud-q3-revenue-surges-34-backlog-hits-155-billion) Microsoft Azure sees 40% revenue growth in Q1 (https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/microsoft-azure-sees-40-revenue-growth-q1) Meta stock drops 10% as heightened AI spending overshadows strong results (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/meta-stock-earnings-ai-spend.html) Amazon revenues rise 13% on strength in cloud computing unit (https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/b798e937-c39d-4e40-84a6-aa9210774e49) Clouded Judgement 10.31.25 - Cloud Giants Report Q3 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-103125-cloud-giants?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=177617088&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2l9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email) 7m OpenAI work users (https://openai.com/index/1-million-businesses-putting-ai-to-work/) Amazon's culture went the wrong way (https://cote.io/2025/11/01/amazons-culture-went-the-wrong.html) Octoverse: A new developer joins GitHub every second as AI leads TypeScript to #1 (https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to-1/) What do we think of GitHub saying there are 180m developers in the world? (https://cote.io/2025/10/31/what-do-we-think-of.html) AWS and OpenAI announce multi-year strategic partnership (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-open-ai-workloads-compute-infrastructure) Amazon stock jumps on $38 billion deal with OpenAI to use hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-stock-jumps-on-38-billion-deal-with-openai-to-use-hundreds-of-thousands-of-nvidia-chips-145357373.html) Relevant to your Interests Azure outage: Microsoft still working on fix, says recovery expected in several hours (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/microsoft-hit-with-azure-365-outage-ahead-of-quarterly-earnings.html) Microsoft takes $3.1 billion hit from OpenAI investment (https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/29/microsoft-open-ai-investment-earnings.html) Meta Stock Slides After Earnings. (https://www.investors.com/news/technology/meta-stock-q3-2025-earnings-ai-meta-news-zuckerberg/) AWS to Bare Metal Two Years Later: Answering Your Toughest Questions (https://oneuptime.com/blog/post/2025-10-29-aws-to-bare-metal-two-years-later/view) Meta denies torrenting porn to train AI, says downloads were for “personal use” (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/meta-says-porn-downloads-on-its-ips-were-for-personal-use-not-ai-training/) Shocker! Reversal in AI ROI slide-wisdom: AI does works well (https://cote.io/2025/11/01/shocker-reversal-in-ai-roi.html) SaaS Monopoly | Khushi Lunkad (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/khushilunkad_saas-monopoly-activity-7390752595469914112-UWVw?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAADVjQ8Btsl3lKfl-gEYa6_6hmjCdJyRJyw&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link) The State of Developer Experience and Developer Productivity (https://lp.jetbrains.com/devex-productivity-report-full-2025-dataviz/?tab-OneOfTabWrapperBlock-1756889760421-44980=their-top-pain-points-) Why the “Free” Chef Version Could Be Your Most Expensive Mistake | Chef (https://www.chef.io/blog/chef-open-source-software-advice) Nonsense Disney yanks channels from YouTube TV after media giants fail to resolve carriage dispute | CNN Business (https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/media/disney-youtube-deal-biz-hnk) Traffic hits record high as commuters rewrite the rush hour - Texas A&M Transportation Institute (https://tti.tamu.edu/2025/10/traffic-hits-record-high-as-commuters-rewrite-the-rush-hour/) Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million (https://apnews.com/article/dennys-investors-deal-private-company-f626f6b8c27f29f698a5c823ba855fc3) Conferences SREDay Amsterdam (https://sreday.com/2025-amsterdam-q4/), November 7th, Coté speaking. 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If you've ever shipped an AI feature that looked great in testing — only to watch it behave unpredictably in production — you're not alone.In this episode of IT Visionaries, host Chris Brandt talks with Lawrence Jones, Founding Engineer at incident.io, about the critical gap between AI that demos well and AI that works under pressure. Lawrence shares how his team designs tools that help engineers respond faster, learn from failure, and build systems that don't crumble when it counts. CHAPTERS / KEY MOMENTS00:00 - AI Chaos & The Mike Tyson Rule00:58 - Meet Lawrence Jones of Incident.io03:14 - From FinTech Outages to Incident Response06:22 - The Biggest Mistake in Incident Management09:08 - Training for Chaos: Game Day Simulations10:31 - Inside the AI SRE System13:01 - What SRE Really Means16:23 - From Prototype to Production AI20:27 - Keeping Up with AI's Rapid Evolution22:50 - Understanding Vector Databases & Embeddings28:34 - The Architecture Problem: Chaining Prompts at Scale36:11 - Measuring AI Performance & Reliability44:02 - The Future of SRE Meets AI52:10 - Lessons from Real Incidents56:42 - Final Thoughts: Building AI That Works -- This episode of IT Visionaries is brought to you by Meter - the company building better networks. Businesses today are frustrated with outdated providers, rigid pricing, and fragmented tools. Meter changes that with a single integrated solution that covers everything wired, wireless, and even cellular networking. They design the hardware, write the firmware, build the software, and manage it all so your team doesn't have to.That means you get fast, secure, and scalable connectivity without the complexity of juggling multiple providers. Thanks to meter for sponsoring. Go to meter.com/itv to book a demo.---IT Visionaries is made by the team at Mission.org. Learn more about our media studio and network of podcasts at mission.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MACsec is a protocol for encrypting Ethernet frames on a local (though not always local) network. Ethan Banks and Holly Metlitzky have an ELI5 (explain like I’m 5) discussion as to what exactly is MACsec and how it differs from IPsec. They talk about when and whether you need to implement MACsec with all the... Read more »

 In this second episode of the special AI mini-series, we now explore the human side of transformation, where technology meets purpose and people remain at the center. From future jobs and critical thinking to working with C-level leaders, how human intervention and high-quality data drive success in an AI-powered world.This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob talk to Indhira Mani, CDO at Intact Insurance UK, about the Love for data, insights on leadership, resilience, and preparing the next generation for what's next.    TLDR:01:30 Introduction of Indhira Mani and Scotch whisky05:45 Explaining the State of AI mini-series with Craig07:12 Conversation with Indi about her boyfriend called Data 38:33 Umbrella Sharing in Japan and the trust on AI45:15 The British Insurance Award and Women in Tech finalist GuestIndhira Mani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/indhira-mani-data/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/with co-host Craig Suckling: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigsuckling/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

In this episode of IT Insiders, Maddie Regis speaks with Ryan Braunstein and Mat Lee from Automox's security team about the evolution of automation in security operations. They discuss their career backgrounds, the day-to-day use of Automox for security tasks, and the innovative strategies they employ to enhance automation. The conversation also covers various tools used for advanced automation and concludes with a fun game related to video games and security.This episode originally aired September 19, 2024.

If you think managing Kubernetes clusters is hard, what about managing Kubernetes clusters across three different public clouds? We dive into the challenges that arises from running multi-cloud Kubernetes workloads. These challenges include workload identity, DNS query resolutions, and security. Here to help us navigate this complexity and offer possible solutions is Goutam Tadi, Staff... Read more »

If you think managing Kubernetes clusters is hard, what about managing Kubernetes clusters across three different public clouds? We dive into the challenges that arises from running multi-cloud Kubernetes workloads. These challenges include workload identity, DNS query resolutions, and security. Here to help us navigate this complexity and offer possible solutions is Goutam Tadi, Staff... Read more »

AWS Morning Brief for the week of November 3rd, with Corey Quinn. Links:Beyond pilots: A proven framework for scaling AI to productionNew Amazon CloudWatch metrics to monitor EC2 instances exceeding I/O performanceProcessing Amazon S3 objects at scale with AWS Step Functions Distributed Map S3 prefixWhat's the difference between AWS ParallelCluster and AWS Parallel Computing Service?France Télévisions prepared for 2024 Olympic Games with AWS Countdown PremiumAmazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports 10x larger record sizesAmazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) announces upgraded query planner that can run queries up to 10x fasterAnnouncing AWS X-Ray SDKs/Daemon End-of-Support and OpenTelemetry MigrationAmazon S3 adds conditional write functionality to copy operationsIntroducing the Capacity Reservation Topology API for AI, ML, and HPC instance typesHow to deploy a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance across three Availability Zones using Storage Spaces Direct Reduce CAPTCHAs for AI agents browsing the web with Web Bot Auth (Preview) in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore BrowserUsing Kubernetes Labels to Split and Track Application Costs on Amazon EKSIntroducing AWS Lambda event source mapping tools in the AWS Serverless MCP Server Split Cost Allocation Data for Amazon EKS supports Kubernetes labels

As AI tools like Copilot, Claude, and Cursor start writing more of our code, the biggest challenge isn't generating software — it's trusting it. In this episode, JP (Jayaprabhakar) Kadarkarai, founder of FizzBee, joins Joe Colantonio to explore how autonomous, model-based testing can validate AI-generated software automatically and help teams ship with confidence. FizzBee uses a unique approach that connects design, code, and behavior into one continuous feedback loop — automatically testing for concurrency issues and validating that your implementation matches your intent. You'll discover: Why AI-generated code can't be trusted without validation How model-based testing works and why it's crucial for AI-driven development The difference between example-based and property-based testing How FizzBee detects concurrency bugs without intrusive tracing Why autonomous testing is becoming mandatory for the AI era Whether you're a software tester, DevOps engineer, or automation architect, this conversation will change how you think about testing in the age of AI-generated code.

Join William Collins and Evyonne Sharp as they catch up on all things AI. They discuss the AI bubble and how it relates to venture capital, stock, and company evaluations. They talk about the AI experience for the average person, the adoption rate of AI tools, and how the AI infrastructure buildout might affect the... Read more »