Latest Cloud adoption Podcast Episodes
Episode 34 | Product vs. Program, what's the difference and do you really need them?
Cloud Unplugged - December 13, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Jay sit down to discuss what a program is, what a product is and what the difference between the two is. Are they company-specific and completely unrelated, or, are they reliant on each other? This light-hearted episode covers the ins and outs of products and programs.
Episode 33 | The importance of consistency in cloud infrastructure: Cloud Landing Zones
Cloud Unplugged - November 29, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Jay sit down to discuss the importance of consistency when structuring cloud setups.
Episode 32 | Rafe Colburn, Depop (owned by Etsy). Pitfalls of measuring engineering productivity.
Cloud Unplugged - November 15, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Rafe sit down to discuss how things changed for Depop, after the Etsy acquisition, what the CPTO role comprises and when makes sense for an organisation to have one. They also cover how to avoid the pitfalls of measuring engineering productivity.
Episode 31 | Dean Bryen, CTO of Cloud UBS maintaining innovation with new technologies
Cloud Unplugged - November 01, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsDean and Jon discuss Cloud adoption and the trials and tribulations of implementing new technologies while maintaining best practices and not hindering innovation! Dean Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanbryen/
Episode 30 | Idriss Selhoum, Marks & Spencer's cloud adoption journey
Cloud Unplugged - October 18, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Idriss sit down to discuss Marks and Spencer's cloud adoption journey, from hosting on-prem to Microsoft Azure. Landing zones and developer self-service were critical to the transformation and modernisation of Marks and Spencer's datacentre exit.
Episode 29 | David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals & Ruby on Rails. Rent vs buy: do cloud providers really save companies money?
Cloud Unplugged - October 04, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsDavid Heinemeier Hansson, is a Danish programmer, entrepreneur, and author, best known as the creator of web development framework, Ruby on Rails. Co-founder and CTO at Basecamp, a web-based project management tool, David is also recognised for his strong opinions on software development, busines...
Episode 28 | Matthew Skelton, Team Topologies, the complexities of managing team in the modern workplace
Cloud Unplugged - September 20, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon and author Matthew Skelton discuss the book Team Topologies and the complexities of team management in the modern workplace. Matthew Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewskelton/
Episode 27 | What is Culture in the Modern Workplace?
Cloud Unplugged - September 06, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Jay discuss the challenges involved in creating and maintaining culture in the modern workplace.
Episode 26 | Viktor Farcic, Upbound. Platform Engineering, Role Evolution and Optimisation
Cloud Unplugged - August 23, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon and Viktor discuss how the role and responsibilities of a platform engineer have developed over time. Viktor Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/
Episode 25 | Product Manager vs. Product Owner, is there a difference and do you need one?
Cloud Unplugged - August 09, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of the Cloud Unplugged podcast, Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur share their thoughts on product management and delivery management. They discuss how these roles contribute to efficient product development and when they become crucial, the challenges and importance of having a clear visi...
Episode 24 | Nicholas Chang & Steve Nicholl, Kainos. Navigating Cloud Adoption
Cloud Unplugged - July 27, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of The Cloud Unplugged Podcast, Nicholas Chang, and Steve Nicholl, from Kainos, join Jon to share insights on the challenges of navigating cloud adoption framework, platform engineering, and the significance of collaboration in the industry. They cover keeping up with the rapidly ...
Episode 23 | Chris Stura, PwC UK. Platform Engineering & Business Success
Cloud Unplugged - July 12, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon sits down with Chris Stura, Director of Financial Services at PwC. Together, Jon and Chris delve into the realm of cloud computing and software development, highlighting the challenges that businesses in the technology sector face. Gain valuable insights on leveraging technology for business ...
Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way - Colin Humphreys, CEO of Syntasso
Cloud Unplugged - June 28, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon Shanks sits down with Colin Humphreys, the Co-Founder and CEO of Syntasso, the platform-as-a-product company dedicated to bridging the platform gap between low-level infrastructure and delivering value to customers. During their conversation, Jon and C...
Episode 22 | Colin Humphreys, Syntasso. Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way
Cloud Unplugged - June 28, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon sits down with Colin Humphreys, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntasso. The two tackle the confusing jargon prevalent in the cloud industry and its impact on effective communication, they delve into the significance of product management and design as crucial elemen...
Bridging the Gap: Challenges in Cloud-Native Development and the Developer Experience Gap - Haseeb Budhani, Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems
Cloud Unplugged - June 14, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. During their captivating conversation, Jon and Haseeb delve into the core focus of Rafay Systems, addressing the problems they aim to solve and the specific audience they serve. They...
Episode 21 | Haseeb Budhani, Rafay Systems. Bridging the Gap: Development and Developer Experience
Cloud Unplugged - June 14, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. Rafay Systems is at the forefront of delivering cloud-native Kubernetes management and operation solutions to corporations and managed services. Jon and Haseeb explore the thought-pr...
Every Cloud Migration Has a Silver Lining: Richard Simon - Cloud Transformation at T-Systems
Cloud Unplugged - May 31, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jay Keshur is joined by Richard Simon, the CTO of Cloud Transformation at T-Systems, a business that drives digital transformation for companies by offering integrated end-to-end IT solutions. Jay and Richard’s discussion encompasses the four stages of clo...
Episode 20 | Richard Simon, T-Systems. Every Cloud Migration Has a Silver Lining
Cloud Unplugged - May 31, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJay is joined by Richard Simon, CTO at T-Systems, a business that drives digital transformation for companies by offering integrated end-to-end IT solutions. Jay and Richard discuss the four stages of cloud migration, how to establish a Cloud Centre of Excellence, what polycloud is, and why you n...
Episode 19 | Charles Humble, Container Solutions. Technical Writing in the Cloud Era
Cloud Unplugged - May 17, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, Jay is accompanied by Charles Humble, the Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions, a cloud native consultancy. Having the benefit of being a writer in such a technical field, Charles brings a fascinating perspective to cloud discussion. Together, Jay and Charles discuss working re...
Technical Writing in the Cloud Era with Charles Humble, Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions
Cloud Unplugged - May 17, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, host Jay Keshur is accompanied by Charles Humble, the Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions, a cloud native consultancy. Together, Jay and Charles discuss working remotely in the cloud space, why some companies fail at cloud adoption, and draw parallels between programming and w...
Episode 18 | Kasper von Grünberg, Humanitec. What it Means to be a Platform Engineer
Cloud Unplugged - May 03, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsThis time on Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon and Jay are joined by Kaspar von Grünberg, the Founder and CEO of Humanitec. Working as a platform orchestrator, Humanitec is a product that enables companies to build internal developer platforms. In the episode, Jon, Jay and Kaspar discuss what it means t...
What it Means to be a Platform Engineer with Kaspar von Grünberg, Founder and CEO of Humanitec
Cloud Unplugged - May 03, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsThis time on Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon and Jay are joined by Kaspar von Grünberg, the Founder and CEO of Humanitec. In the episode, Jon, Jay and Kaspar discuss what it means to be a platform engineer, if the industry has a measure of what ‘good’ looks like, and whether having strong opinions of ...
Platform Team Sizes
Cloud Unplugged - April 19, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur discuss the ideal sizes for platform engineering teams. During the course of their conversation, the pair talk through ways to optimise team size to ensure business efficiency, what an ideal platform team size ratio would be, why some platform teams have...
Episode 17 | Optimal Platform Engineering Team Sizes
Cloud Unplugged - April 19, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, Jon and Jay discuss the ideal sizes for platform engineering teams. During the course of their conversation, the pair talk through ways to optimise team size to ensure business efficiency, what an ideal platform team size ratio would be, why some platform teams have become bloate...
Enabling Developer Self-Service with Existing Technologies
Cloud Unplugged - April 05, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur explain how platform engineers can enable developer self-service with existing technologies. Jon and Jay touch on the evolution of self-service, and how cloud technology has made it easier to provide self-service and open-source ...
Episode 16 | Enabling Developer Self-Service with Existing Technologies
Cloud Unplugged - April 05, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, Jon and Jay explain how platform engineers can enable developer self-service with existing technologies. They touch on the evolution of self-service, and how cloud technology has made it easier to do well.
Episode 15 | The State of DevOps Report 2023
Cloud Unplugged - March 22, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Jay analyse the findings of Puppet’s recent report on the state of DevOps and platform engineering. The pair discuss what they thought was lacking from the report, the difference between platform teams and platform engineering teams, and Jon finds an excuse to have a rant about the term '...
The State of DevOps Report 2023: What Can We Take From It?
Cloud Unplugged - March 22, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur analyse the findings of Puppet’s recent report on the state of DevOps and platform engineering. The pair discuss what they thought was lacking from the report, the difference between platform teams and platform engineering teams,...
Episode 14 | Teams and Talent: Unlocking Team Potential with OKRs
Cloud Unplugged - March 15, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsJon and Jay discuss the best ways to manage and lead platform engineering teams. Sharing what they've learnt from running their own business, Jon and Jay talk through setting objectives and key results (OKRs) that are anchored to business goals, the importance of diversity and collaboration, and ...
Teams and Talent: Unlocking Team Potential with OKRs
Cloud Unplugged - March 15, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, Jon Shanks and Jay Keshur discuss ways to best manage and lead platform engineering teams. Sharing what they've learnt from running their own business, Jon and Jay talk through setting objectives and key results (OKRs) that are anchored to business goals, the importance of divers...
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