Tag Archives: Cloud2030

Balancing Architecture and Ease of Use

What is the architectural balance between learning curve, architecture, building things that can scale while acknowledging overhead, and the attitude of just get it done? Don’t make my tools complex and let me be very productive quickly. If it doesn’t scale, then we see this as an ongoing challenge.

Two engineers from RackN led today’s discussion in which we really talked about the balance that we try to achieve at RackN as we design our product, with the understanding that, ultimately, scale really does matter.

If users have trouble understanding how the product works, at first, that learning curve can push people away, so that they never actually get into the product. That’s where finding the right balance is absolutely essential to success.

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2030 Forecast for 2023

We do a 2022 retrospective slash 2023 prediction episode – a sort of end of the year classic for us, except our predictions and look ahead are different from most people’s.

We’re looking at some broader trends around software, build materials, impact of GPT (which will be a future episode), edge Technology, cloud adoption, security, faults and failures.

Not your garden variety look back look ahead type of show.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the Cloud 2030 Podcast’s December 15th retrospective on 2022, Rob Hirschfeld discusses the significant momentum and necessity behind the adoption of Software Bill of Materials (SBoMs) for describing deployed software in a structured, programmatic manner. While emphasizing the immediate security and resilience benefits, Hirschfeld also highlights the broader economic advantages of SBoMs, drawing parallels with their use in manufacturing to provide controls and structure for normal activities. The conversation delves into various insights about the industry’s direction in 2023, making it a valuable episode beyond the focus on SBoMs. Those interested in these discussions are encouraged to check out the full episode on the2030.cloud and participate in the ongoing conversations.

Platform Engineering Makes You Angry?

Platform engineering is a topic that seems to be generating a lot of interest going into 2023. It’s sure to be one of those things that enterprises spend a lot of time arguing about and telling each other that they’re doing it wrong.

In this podcast, we dissect why platform engineering seems to be so controversial, and what we can do to help make it more understandable.

We break it down into DevOps components, team components, Dev components, operations components, and ultimately talk about long term trajectories of how all this stuff is going.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the December 13th DevOps Lunch and Learn on the Cloud 2030 podcast, Rob Hirschfeld explores the concept of platform engineering emerging from enterprises grappling with the challenges of enabling developers while rationalizing operations. The discussion introduces the idea of operational entropy or infrastructure entropy, emphasizing how platform engineering teams can effectively manage the constant changes, security vulnerabilities, and evolving environments, relieving developers of this burden. By shifting entropy management to a shared and collaborative task, platform engineering teams have the potential to enhance how they function, offering opportunities for improvement across the industry. For those intrigued by these discussions, the full episode is available at the2030.cloud, inviting participation in ongoing conversations.

Picking up Web3 after FTX

There’s a lot to the evolving world of web three, crypto, and distributed infrastructure blockchain, jump and distributed ledger.

That environment has changed dramatically in the last several weeks with the crypto winter followed by the ft x implosion. It has really changed people’s perception of the market, which is much broader than just crypto but yet they are very closely coupled.

In this podcast, we’re going to discuss what happened and what the ramifications are, why things like this do happen and how the industry around web three and smart contracts and various applications for this technology can or should pick up the pieces and continue.

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Explaining Kubernetes Controller Architecture

How does the Kubernetes admission controller work, what are the failure modes and what do we need to guard against?

Today, we discuss almost everything that you need to know to understand the admission controller process better and to think about it in a secure, robust and resilient way.

I can’t think of a better primer on today’s topic and Kubernetes architecture more generally, I am certain you will enjoy the discussion.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the November 15th Cloud 2030 Podcast episode, Rob Hirschfeld delves into the intriguing topic of Kubernetes admission controllers, emphasizing how Kubernetes architecture fosters innovation by allowing admission controllers to function as a generic property, avoiding the need for direct embedding into Kubernetes itself. The discussion explores the open system created by admission controllers, which, while offering valuable capabilities, introduces complexity, overhead, and performance considerations. Kubernetes appears to have successfully balanced these factors, contributing significantly to the industry. For those interested in this fascinating conversation, the entire podcast is available at the2030.cloud, inviting participation in ongoing roundtable discussions.

Making Social Media Safe (for Brands?)

How do we make social networks safe? Who we make them safe for is really important, and today we talked about making them safe for brands, advertisers and communities. These groups want to organize in technical and professional ways, not just to prevent harm for the users or the safety of the users from persecution.

We drilled into Mastodon specifically as a haven for Twitter users and how the federated system that Mastodon uses could actually be a really fantastic commercial model for brands that want to go beyond advertising to focus on content generation and sharing.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the November 17th Cloud 2030 Podcast episode, Rob Hirschfeld explores the crucial aspect of making social media safe, particularly focusing on corporate brand and sponsorship considerations. The discussion highlights the significant interest of brands not only in advertising but also in ensuring a safe and supportive environment for their content. Mastodon’s federated system emerges as a potential solution, offering brands greater control over the content and interactions in a collaborative and targeted manner, potentially reshaping how advertising is approached on social media. The full podcast, available at the2030.cloud, delves into these intriguing insights, inviting listeners to join the ongoing conversations.

What’s After Twitter?

We dig into the news of the day instead of a scheduled topic on today’s podcast. This news was about Twitter, and what is going on in the social media landscape.

We have a fantastic 2030 style conversation, not specifically about Twitter, or even its new owner, but social media and its needs, how people think about social media, what societal purpose it serves, and how we construct the back ends to support those systems.

We talked about alternative platforms and historical platforms, as well as objectives and benefits of a social media platform including content moderation and who pays for it.

A fascinating conversation for everybody who’s consuming social media.

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Rob’s Hot Take:

In the November 3rd Cloud 2030 Podcast episode, Rob Hirschfeld reflects on the change of ownership on Twitter, emphasizing the critical role of content moderation in the success of a social network. The discussion underscores the importance of determining who bears the responsibility and cost of social content moderation, whether it’s advertisers with specific expectations or independent server owners investing time and resources. The evolving landscape of social media prompts a consideration of governance, responsibility, and enforcement of rules in ensuring a safe and effective virtual community. The full podcast, available at the2030.cloud, delves into these insights, inviting listeners to engage in the ongoing conversations.

Kubecon Retrospective

Klaus and I go through what happened at the Kubecon North America event in Detroit. Specifically, lessons learned in watching how the community reacts to new technologies like CRDs, declarative programming, and cluster APIs.

We also discuss the health of the community and the operators and vendors who were involved.

We give our impressions and insight – this conversation deep dives into practical use and futures in Kubernetes.

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Rob’s Hot Take:


In the November 1st DevOps Lunch and Learn, Rob Hirschfeld reflects on the Kubernetes KubeCon retrospective, highlighting the profound impact beyond a platform. The adoption of Custom Resource Definitions (CRD), operators, declarative programming, and GitOps represents a fundamental architectural shift, transforming how applications are built and architected. This shift, witnessed in cloud-native Federation and architectures, marks a significant departure in thinking and process, redefining how systems are addressed and services are communicated. The podcast encourages a broader understanding of the trend, inviting listeners to explore these transformative concepts and join the ongoing discussions at the2030.cloud.

Deep Dive into Distributed ID

Distributed ID is a web three concept of being able to use zero trust and identify users without having a central authority.

In this conversation, we talk about critical concepts like Open ID trust government actions, and how this could be influential and important in a web three and IoT context.

We really drill into how the system works, and I know you will enjoy the conversation

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Cloud Service Providers vs “The Supercloud”

How does the moniker Supercloud apply to how cloud providers are changing over time? Specifically when facing market pressures, trying to lock in, get bigger and become essential. Today we discuss the changing nature of service providers, specifically cloud providers.

This topic has been coming up on Twitter, and I know you will find this conversation fascinating. It talks both about the hypothetical and very practical drivers behind concepts like supercloud.

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