Software Defined Talk
A podcast about Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Displaying items 1-10 of 65 in total of Software Defined Talk with the tag "interview".
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Episode 581: Arjun Iyer on Shipping Faster with Ephemeral Environments and AI Agents
July 17th, 2026 | 51 mins 19 secs
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Brandon interviews Arjun Iyer, CEO & Co-founder of Signadot. They discuss how Ephemeral Environments eliminate developer toil by shifting validation earlier in the dev cycle, how Signadot's MCP server lets AI coding agents run end-to-end tests autonomously, and real-world results including Brex saving $2M in cloud spend. Plus, how Cisco bought AppDynamics for ~$4 billion the day before their IPO.
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Episode 580: Varlock: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Environment Variables
July 10th, 2026 | 54 mins 34 secs
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Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file.
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Episode 576: Observability's Next Phase
June 12th, 2026 | 48 mins 39 secs
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Brandon talks with OpenObserve's Prabhat Sharma and Shani Shoham: why observability is still broken, how they fixed it, and where AI takes it next.
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Episode 567: Building Voice and Streaming Apps for the Enterprise with Alberto
April 10th, 2026 | 55 mins 59 secs
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Brandon interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, about building voice and streaming applications for the enterprise. They dig into how developers can integrate WebRTC into their apps, the unique challenges it presents, and where AI fits in. Plus, Alberto shares tips on kitesurfing and why you should visit Barcelo
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Episode 558: Tara Raj on Amazon Nova Act
February 6th, 2026 | 46 mins 58 secs
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Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors.
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Episode 542: Yuriy Shyyan on owning your own Cloud.
October 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
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Matt Ray talks to Yuriy Shyyan, the Director of Cloud Systems Architecture for OpenMetal. They discuss the cost of running your enterprise in the public cloud, high school hacking, building a business on OpenStack, and recognizing that cloud credits are an invitation to purchase a timeshare.
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Episode 538: Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI
September 19th, 2025 | 48 mins 57 secs
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Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
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Episode 527: Victor Adossi on WebAssembly
July 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
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Brandon interviews Victor Adossi, an engineer at Cosmonic. They discuss the state of WebAssembly, wasmCloud, and why Wasm is poised for growth. Plus, Victor shares what it’s like to live as an expat in Japan.
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Episode 523: Sterling Chin on APIs, AI, and Building MCP Servers
June 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 9 mins
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Brandon talks with Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman, about building great APIs, why AI needs APIs, and what’s new at Postman. Plus, hear how he made the leap from 3rd-grade teacher to dev advocate.
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Episode 515: Rick Houlihan, MongoDB Field CTO on Document Databases
April 18th, 2025 | 43 mins 2 secs
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Brandon talks with Rick Houlihan, Field CTO at MongoDB, about why document databases are more important than ever, how MongoDB fits into modern app architectures, and where AI comes into play. Plus, Rick shares the story of how he helped deprecate 3,000 Oracle databases at Amazon.