Cloudcast Basics
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsFrom the creators of the #1 Cloud Computing podcast, "The Cloudcast" (@thecloudcastnet), comes Cloudcast Basics. Each season will teach you the basics of Cloud Computing, in an easy to learn format. Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely bring over 10 years of Cloud experience, and they can help anyone get up to speed on Cloud Computing quickly!
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Episodes
Other Considerations for Cloud Economics
April 27, 2021 21:00 - 10 minutes - 7.11 MBSHOW: Season 3, Show 4 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLOUD ECONOMICS Introduction & Explanation: Read up on how other people have engaged with the cloud and their experiences from an economic perspective - both good and bad. Baseline your usage with early applications and usage models. Focus early-on ...
How Cloud Economics Impacts Business Thinking
April 27, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 7.91 MBSHOW: Season 3, Show 3 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. HOW CLOUD ECONOMICS SHIFTS BUSINESS THINKING Introduction & Explanation: Let’s start with a simple concept - annual budgeting. Every company does it, and it’s partially based on data and partially based on guessing (a.k.a. “forecasting”). Nearly every business project is goin...
Basics of Cloud Economics
April 27, 2021 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.54 MBSHOW: Season 3, Show 2 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. THE BASICS OF CLOUD ECONOMICS Introduction & Explanation: Payment Flexibility (Free Tiers, Per-user (SaaS), On-Demand, Reserved-Instances, Usage-Credits, Spot Markets, Capacity Usage); Can Mix & Match as needed Immediate access to different parts of the stack, at different pri...
Traditional IT Economics
April 27, 2021 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBSHOW: Season 3, Show 1 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. TRADITIONAL IT ECONOMICS Introduction & Explanation: Dominated by proprietary hardware and software. 3yr, 5yr, 7yr hardware refresh cycles - required to depreciate assets 1yr, 3yr, 5yr software contracts - often include in “Enterprise License Agreements” (ELAs) Successful P...
Cloudcast Basics - Season 3 - Trailer
April 27, 2021 16:00 - 1 minute - 1.01 MBSHOW: Season 3, Trailer OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. In this season of Cloudcast Basics, we’re going to focus on how the Economics of Cloud Computing have evolved from Traditional IT to the newer Cloud Computing environments. We look at how to create efficient economics models for your business, how Cloud evolves your thinking abou...
5 Business Questions for Cloud Newbies
February 28, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 8 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. If Cloud Computing has been around for 10+ years, why are the majority of business applications still not in the cloud? Do all cloud providers essentially charge the same prices? Are there any metrics or baselines we should consider for different aspects of cloud usage? Do a...
Enabling Business Transformation with Cloud Computing
February 28, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 7 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION This show is sort of a culmination of the previous Season 2 shows - Innovation, Cost Reduction, Risk Reduction, Competitive Awareness, Managing Staffing, etc. For a long time, companies liked to say “we’re not a <xyz company>, we’re a software company ...
The Impacts of Cloud Computing on IT Staffing
February 28, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 6 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION Even though there are some similar technologies between what you do today and in the cloud, how you interact with them can be very different. Do you have people on staff that are curious about technology? Want to learn new things? Be prepared to inv...
The Impacts of Cloud Computing on IT Staffing
February 28, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 6 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION Even though there are some similar technologies between what you do today and in the cloud, how you interact with them can be very different. Do you have people on staff that are curious about technology? Want to learn new things? Be prepared to inv...
Tradeoffs in Cloud Computing Architectures
February 28, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 5 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION This has always been a contentious topic, with varying options and quite a bit of evolution in the industry over time. The reality (in today’s world) is that most companies use a variety of cloud services, whether that’s IaaS. PaaS or SaaS-level. Doe...
Creating a Business Advantage with Cloud Computing
February 28, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.15 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 4 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION Does your technology impact your customers? Does your technology improve or degrade your teams? Do your competitors better leverage technology than your company? Do you use technology “excellence” to help recruit new talent? Do you actively market...
Reducing Risk with Cloud Computing
February 28, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 3 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION This episode is going to focus on both how you can reduce risk (overall, vs. what you had before), but also look at what risks you need to consider when using the cloud. Risk of Innovation: We’d like to try something new, but will we be successful? (s...
Reducing Costs with Cloud Computing
February 28, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 2 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION Payment Flexibility (Free Tiers, Per-user (SaaS), On-Demand, Reserved-Instances, Usage-Credits, Spot Markets, Capacity Usage); Can Mix & Match as needed CAPEX vs. OPEX (although this isn’t always a benefit, or the preferred way to pay) Immediate acc...
How to use Cloud Computing for Innovation
February 28, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBSHOW: Season 2, Show 1 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION Access to technology (immediacy) Access to technology you might not have had previously (opportunity) Ability to experiment (on-demand, lack of CAPEX) Location independence REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS: In 2000, when a startup went to get VC funding,...
Season 2 - Trailer - Cloud Computing for Business Leaders
February 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBSHOW: Season 2, Trailer OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. In this season of Cloudcast Basics, we’re going to shift from focusing on the core technologies to focusing on the business considerations for Cloud Computing. In Season 2, we’re digging into Economics, Experimentation, and Gaining Competitive Advantages in your industry. We’ll a...
Cloud Computing - 5 Tech Questions for Cloud Newbies
January 30, 2021 03:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 10 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. Are the “similar” technologies from each cloud provider the same? (e.g. Compute, Storage, Database) Should I get certifications in all the clouds, or is one good enough? Should I be concerned about cloud lock-in? What are the easiest ways to get started in using the public c...
Cloud Computing - Analytics, AI, ML, Big Data
January 30, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 9 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does AI/ML/Big Data mean in the cloud? The on-demand nature of public cloud really made sense, these capabilities require lots of data, lots of computing (various levels of capacity, variable amounts of time), and their ability to impact the business could be connected to h...
Cloud Computing - Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud
January 30, 2021 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 8 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud mean in the cloud? This is the concept of either running an application consistently across two (or more) clouds, or managing a set of applications across multiple cloud environments. This can also be a set of applications made up of multiple...
Cloud Computing - Software as a Service (SaaS)
January 30, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 7 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does SaaS mean in the cloud? The cloud manages the entire application and data, and the “end-users” just consume or interact with the application. How are SaaS services allocated? Typically by # of end-users, although it could be interacting with the overall service. Ho...
Cloud Computing - Platform as a Service (PaaS)
January 29, 2021 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.59 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 6 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does PaaS mean in the cloud? Developers write code and push it to production. Operations is managed by the platform. Simple way to get to all the services an application needs (database, queues, load-balancing, high availability, authentication, etc.) How are PaaS services...
Cloud Computing - Databases
January 29, 2021 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 5 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does database mean in the cloud? Relational, Non-Relational, Key-Value, In-Memory, Time Series, Document How are databases allocated? Purpose, Capacity, Performance, Availability, Geographic Location How were databases allocated before cloud computing? DBAs What does th...
Cloud Computing - Security
January 29, 2021 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 4 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does security mean in the cloud? Data Protection (Encryption), Key Management, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, IAM (Authentication, SSO, etc.), Monitoring/Threat-Detection How is security allocated? “Defense-in-Depth”, many layers of protecting the network, protecting data...
Cloud Computing - Networking
January 29, 2021 20:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 3 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does networking mean in the cloud? Connectivity between nodes, VPCs (private groupings), DNS, Load-Balancing and Auto-Scaling, CDN Services, Private Links (into the cloud), Internet Facing IPs, Private IPs, Data transfer within AZs, across Regions, Service Mesh How is netw...
Cloud Computing - Storage
January 29, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 2 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does storage mean in the cloud? How is storage allocated? What does the cloud computing provider do with a storage offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Why are there so many variations of storage? Does it matter where the storage is located? How ...
Cloud Computing - Compute
January 29, 2021 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBSHOW: Season 1, Show 1 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does compute mean in the cloud? CPU, Memory, Operating System (Linux/Windows), local Storage, GPUs, basic networking (I/O) How is compute allocated? Bare Metal, Virtual Machine, Container - the concept of “slicing” up a computer into various sizes. How was compute alloca...
Season 1 - Trailer - Cloud Technologies
January 29, 2021 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.78 MBSHOW: Season 1, Trailer OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. Season 1 will build a foundation of the technical pieces of Cloud Computing, including: IaaS - Compute, Storage, Networking Security Databases PaaS SaaS Hybrid Cloud,...
5 Frequently Asked Questions for people new to Cloud Computing
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 9 minutes - 6.84 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 6 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. What is Cloud Computing? Why should you care about Cloud Computing? How does Cloud Computing create business value? Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple P...
How to Get Started with Cloud Computing
December 28, 2020 22:00 - 7 minutes - 5.39 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 5 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. What is Cloud Computing? Why should you care about Cloud Computing? How does Cloud Computing create business value? Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple P...
Cloud Computing Advantages & Disadvantages
December 28, 2020 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.36 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 4 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. What is Cloud Computing? Why should you care about Cloud Computing? How does Cloud Computing create business value? Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple ...
How is Cloud Computing new or different?
December 28, 2020 20:00 - 7 minutes - 5.24 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 3 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. What is Cloud Computing? Why should you care about Cloud Computing? How does Cloud Computing create business value? Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple ...
What is Cloud Computing and who uses it?
December 28, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutes - 4.49 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 2 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. What is Cloud Computing? Why should you care about Cloud Computing? How does Cloud Computing create business value? Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple ...
What is Cloud Computing and who uses it?
December 28, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutes - 4.49 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 2 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. What is Cloud Computing? Why should you care about Cloud Computing? How does Cloud Computing create business value? Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple ...
Season 0 - Trailer - Welcome to Cloudcast Basics!
December 23, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 1 - Introduction OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is designed to help anyone new to Cloud Computing get up to speed quickly. Each season will cover a specific topic, from the basics to more intermediate levels of depth. Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spoti...
Season 0 - Trailer - Welcome to Cloudcast Basics!
December 23, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MBSHOW: Season 0, Show 1 - Introduction OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is designed to help anyone new to Cloud Computing get up to speed quickly. Each season will cover a specific topic, from the basics to more intermediate levels of depth. Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spoti...