Brandon Whichard

Episode 397: Mark as Unread

January 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

This week we discuss DHH’s quest to cut HEY’s cloud costs, Chick-fil-A’s use of Kubernetes and some hot takes on Unlimited PTO. Plus, thoughts on champagne….

Episode 396: Aloha to your strategy

January 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

This week we discuss digital transformation at Southwest and Delta Airlines, Shopify cancels all meetings, Salesforce’s M&A strategy, and A.I. is everywhere. Plus, thoughts on bike lanes…

Episode 395: Should you start a podcast?

January 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

This week Brandon is joined by Brian Gracely cohost of the The Cloudcast and they discuss starting a podcast. They cover the Who, What Why and How of launching a podcast and recommend podcast recording gear, editing software and hosting services.

Episode 394: 2022 Year in Review

December 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

This week we revisit the major cloud news and tech trends of 2022. Topics include: hyperscaler growth, remote work, missed opportunities and what were watching in 2023. Plus, we buy or sell: Serverless, Blockchain, Crypto, Twitter and Cloud Repatriation/FinOps.

Episode 392: Success is going to Day 2

December 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

This week we discuss the Pentagon’s new C loud Contract, Day 2 at Amazon and Nutanix acquisition rumors. Plus, some thoughts on kids and headphones…

Episode 391: Anton Grishko on managing Cloud Costs with FinOps

December 13th, 2022  |  50 mins 27 secs

interview

Brandon is joined by Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at ProfiSea Labs and they discuss DevOps adoption and the rise of FinOps. Plus, Anton offers practical tips on implementing FinOps and reducing your cloud spend.

Episode 390: It’s just a bunch of programming

December 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

This week we discuss Werner’s AWS Keynote, Event-Based Architectures and the potential of ChatGPT. Plus, some thoughts on International Condiments.

Episode 389: The Miscellaneous Keynote

December 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

This week we recap the news from AWS re:Invent and discuss application vendors mandating use of specific Kubernetes distros. Plus, some thoughts on dog boarding…

Episode 387: Trust and Incentives

November 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

This week we discuss the Gartner MQ for CIPS and all the happenings at Twitter. Plus, more thoughts on passwords and calendars.

Episode 386: I’ve been to VMware Media Training

November 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

This week we recap VMware Explore Europe and discuss the Battery Ventures 2022 State of the OpenCloud report. Plus, some thoughts on cologne…

Episode 385: Armchair Strategist

November 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

This week we discuss Cloud Growth Rates, Corporate Security, Meta’s Strategy and Elon’s Twitter Takeover. Plus, some thoughts on bike locks and a parenting post mortem.

Episode 384: KubeCon NA 2022 Recap

November 1st, 2022  |  47 mins 5 secs

conference

Matt reports in from Detroit with all the news at KubeCon NA 2022. Plus, some tips on proper etiquette when stretching on International Flights.

Episode 383: My bag did not make the flight

October 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 secs

This week we discuss Twitter’s Workforce, DHH leaves the cloud and Tech Earnings. Plus, some thoughts on International Travel.

Episode 382: The Ultimate Dogfooding

October 21st, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

This week we discuss Aboard.io, cutting cloud costs, commute hours and final thoughts on Google Next. Plus, Matt Ray goes car shopping.

Episode 381: Aspiration Fatigue

October 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

This week we discuss Platform Engineering and compare the Microsoft Ignite and Google Cloud Next Keynotes. Plus, some thoughts on legs in the Metaverse.

Episode 380: No Free Lunches or Haircuts

October 7th, 2022  |  53 mins 54 secs

This week we discuss why Google abandons products, the 2022 State of DevOps Report and Elon’s texts. Plus, some thoughts on glasses…