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Resourcing the Metaverse (+ Feedback aaS)

What resources does the Metaverse require? In this episode, we think of the metaverse as a distributed environment and ask if it could be owned by the people who are hosting the environments instead of centralized.

One of the complicating factors is figuring out if the Metaverse is AR, VR, augmented or virtual systems. Consensus was that the augmented reality (AR) version of the Metaverse is probably the most valuable and the most accessible for building these systems out. But we kept mixing physical assets and intellectual property assets: the virtual furniture, environments, decorations and things that you would actually put in the virtual environment. While the infrastructure and software that will run the Metaverse is more necessary, the real estate is also interesting.

Stay tuned for a bonus at 48 minutes where we had a good discussion about testing products and giving product feedback as a service

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the March 10th Cloud 2030 Podcast discussion on resourcing the metaverse, Rob Hirschfeld explores the challenge of decentralizing control from major companies like Facebook to empower individuals within the web three movement. The key concern is not only the infrastructure for augmented reality and virtual reality but the expensive intellectual property, such as software and content creation. There’s a critical need for an open and democratic approach to property management in the virtual reality and augmented reality spaces, mirroring the public and open domain management for the internet. To engage in these discussions and contribute your voice, visit the2030.cloud and subscribe to the podcast.

Is Complexity Real?

Today’s episode is about measuring complexity. Complexity is a topic that we cover a lot. And in this case, we really went past the idea that we could measure complexity, and into looking at the causes and costs of complexity.

We had a remarkable conversation about what it means to say something’s too complex? What are the consequences of complexity? And what should we do about them? Ultimately, it’s about how how we measure the cost or the risk of complexity?

In the end, we are reframing complexity in business terms and human terms. That is the important approach to looking at complexity.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the March 3rd Cloud 2030 Podcast discussion on complexity, Rob Hirschfeld delves into the notion that measuring or fully understanding complexity might be challenging, leading to an exploration of its sources and causes. The conversation shifts towards viewing complexity through the lenses of risk and change management, reframing it as a challenge rather than inherently negative. The nuanced discussion emphasizes the importance of mitigating complexity-related risks for more productive outcomes. To engage in these conversations and enhance your understanding of complexity, visit the2030.cloud.

Is Web3 Legit?

Today’s episode is about Web3. By now hopefully you’ve heard of Web3, but… what is Web3 really!?!

That’s exactly what this conversation is about! We really talked about how Web3 is more than tech bros marketing Bitcoin. There actually are real legitimate business interests around Web3. Uses like breaking transaction log jams when a small number of providers are actually controlling and running the internet. Or looking at ways to decentralize infrastructure and remove bottlenecks within transactions flows.

You will be surprised at how much of the evolution of the Internet is captured in what Web3 could be.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the February 10th episode of the Cloud 2030 Podcast, Rob Hirschfeld explores the concept of web3, initially skeptical but finding it to be a potential evolution of the Internet toward its decentralized roots. Acknowledging the current dominance of a few major players in shaping the Internet, web3 aims to reclaim control and decentralize influence. Hirschfeld emphasizes the importance of shifting the balance of power back to consumers, fostering discussions beyond cryptocurrency investments, and invites engagement at the2030.cloud to delve deeper into these transformative conversations.

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Scaling Continuous Delivery

We went beyond what the Continuous Delivery Foundation is doing to talk about how to scale Continuous Delivery. Especially around the continuous reconciler pattern.

So what does CD take beyond committing something in git? To make scalable continuous delivery systems and cross team continuous delivery systems means building things beyond GitOps that really scale and work for enterprise teams. The use cases are not just cloud native technologies, but really useful for established enterprise tech too.

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The Real Augmentation Leading AR/VR

This discussion is about the infrastructure behind augmented reality. We really dive into how augmented reality will take place in our environment. And the spoiler is it AR is already here!

We are actually building augmented reality systems everywhere and they’re showing up in our daily lives. The group believes very strongly that the automotive space is already leading AR for a whole bunch of reasons, including ease, progress so far, and profit motives.

We also talked about why it’s so hard to build the networks of infrastructure that need to be consumed or make augmented reality so much easier.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

Hello, I’m Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN, hosting the Cloud 2030 Podcast. In the February 8th episode, we explored augmented reality infrastructure, emphasizing the need for embedded sensors and beacons rather than traditional server and network components. The discussion highlighted challenges in creating ubiquitous sensor networks for augmented systems, especially in municipal settings. The conversation delved into the complexities of building such networks, crucial for the future of augmented reality interactions. Explore this topic and more on the2030.cloud; join the conversations shaping the future.

Migrating Long Term Applications

How should we think about migrating legacy workloads to new infrastructure and modernize them?

The group addresses this question methodically incuding how databases get linked, how they get used, how they get migrated, how important it is to maintain languages and what it would take to migrate in language. In the end, we look back on that conversation apply lessons learned to what we are building today,

This is absolutely essential because new designs will become tomorrow’s legacy! We’ll be struggling to migrate those in 10 or 15 years too. So everything we can learn helps prevent that cycle.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

Hello, I’m Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN, providing a hot take on the January 25th discussion about migrating legacy applications to the cloud. While the topic may seem limited, the reality is that today’s legacy was once a cutting-edge application, underscoring the importance of designing with future migrations in mind. The key challenges identified in the conversation were complexity and coupling, emphasizing the need for clean, referenceable APIs to facilitate smoother migrations. To delve into these insights further, listen to the full episode on January 25th and join the ongoing discussions at the2030.cloud.

Can We Measure Complexity?

We seem to be very worried about complexity in technology, but how bad is it really? Do we have a way of measuring complexity? Figuring out how to actually quantify it could help eliminate and manage it.

We started by discussing mathematical concepts to capture the systemic nature of complexity. That turns out to be really hard, so we got into some really interesting thoughts about what it takes to manage and understand complexity. Is it even possible to measure complexity? The group is mixed.

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Can Machines Update Themselves?

We know that humans have trouble keeping systems updated, but… how can we address the challenge of knowing which updates are required and, critically, if the updates with break other systems? Even knowing if they worked is a really thorny problem!

In this episode, we focus on actions about what’s going on and why this problem has persisted in industry for so long. Starting from the news of the day about CentOS 8 mirrors being taken down. That’s exactly the type of challenge we are facing when we think about where updates and repos are coming from.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN, discusses the challenges of system maintenance and lifecycle in the Cloud 2030 podcast. He emphasizes the difficulty of keeping systems up to date and understanding dependencies, leading to a lack of confidence in system updates due to the fear of breaking or degrading them. Hirschfeld advocates for a change in the industry to prioritize test and verification practices, enabling more effective and confident system updates.

What’s up with Containers for 2022

This discussion sifts into tactical concerns for containers in the near term. We’ve gotten far with containers and Kubernetes. But what about process controls that we need to wrap around containers?

We talked through how we need to be thinking about containers now that we have good control surfaces around them to make things work. If you were using containers and Kubernetes, this podcast will certainly inform your thinking.

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Reliable License Models

We talk about software licensing in open source, and what it means to the broader market. In fact, we cover how it’s changing what the market actually is!

This is not not just open source licensing in general because at the end we didn’t care about the license. We are more concerned about utility, serviceability and operability of the products we use. We need to understand whether or not we can rely on them!

In short, the supply chain of the software was much more important than the licenses of the software

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Rob’s Hot Take:

Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN and host of the Cloud 2030 Podcast, reflects on the October 28th discussion about software licensing. He highlights the industry’s indifference towards software licensing as a critical battleground and questions the necessity of open source for good software, asserting that system support, maintenance, and trusted partners are more crucial. While acknowledging the importance of community goods like Kubernetes for creating abstraction layers, Hirschfeld emphasizes that the ultimate focus should be on the supply chain and invites listeners to explore the extended conversation at the2030.cloud.