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Expanding GitOps Beyond K8s

GitOps is a really important way of collaborating and communicating about infrastructure.

But can GitOps escape from Kubernetes? While we did talk about Kubernetes too, we mainly talked about what it takes to implement GitOps outside of Kubernetes. We considered building a GitOps architecture and then having people understand and use it. We also cover the fundamental parts of GitOps like having a reconciler and a bunch of tools that drive clusters.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the March 8th DevOps Lunch and Learn session on GitOps, Rob Hirschfeld emphasizes the crucial role of immutability in operations. The concept of specifying a fixed state, configuration set, or resource transforms how automation, infrastructure building, and system maintenance are approached. The investment in immutable components enhances change resilience, making it easier to adapt and keep up with changes while ensuring stability. Join the ongoing conversations and roundtables at the2030.cloud to contribute to discussions on these transformative concepts.

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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Serverless vs Digital Twins

We discussed the intersection of serverless and digital twinning. These two concepts are really tightly intermingled!

We discarded the idea of a central single serverless hub managing everything; instead, we think sites would actually have a mesh of serverless, interconnected event processing and stream processing systems. This approach is much more function dependent, but really opens up a lot of interesting discussions and possibilities.

We also discussed how to manage all of this meshed, serverless subscription modeling eventing, and digital twinning.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN and host of the Cloud 2030 roundtable discussions, shares insights from the January 13th discussion on serverless and digital twinning. He emphasizes the significant overlap between modeling data through digital twinning and building serverless systems that subscribe to events for action, transformation, and control. Hirschfeld underscores the need for a joint discussion on these topics, highlighting that a sustainable serverless system requires a reliable model, and a useful digital twin system must connect inputs and outputs to the real world. Interested listeners are invited to explore the full episode at the2030.cloud for a comprehensive discussion on these critical industry aspects.