SHOW: 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 Podcas...
SHOW: 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...
SHOW: 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...
SHOW: 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...
SHOW: 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 ...
SHOW: 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 ...
SHOW: 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, NetworkingSecurityDatabasesPaaSSaaSHybrid Cloud, M...
SHOW: 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 compu...
SHOW: 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 i...
SHOW: 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 MeshHow...
SHOW: 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-DetectionHow is security allocated? “Defense-in-Depth”, many layers of protecting the network, protectin...
SHOW: 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 LocationHow were databases allocated before cloud computing? DBAsWha...
SHOW: 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 ...
SHOW: 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 ...
SHOW: 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 ...
SHOW: 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 connec...
SHOW: 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...
SHOW: 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’...
SHOW: 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 independenceREAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS: In 2000, when a startup went to get VC funding, nearl...
SHOW: 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 neededCAPEX vs. OPEX (although this isn’t always a benefit, or the preferred way to pay)Immed...