In this episode, Bill Kennedy interviews Ryan Ryke, founder of CloudLife Consulting, focusing on AWS and cloud computing. They discuss the challenges of understanding AWS billing, the importance of managing cloud storage, and the benefits of using services like Cloud Run and Fargate. The conversation also touches on the evolution of engineering perspectives on complexity, the shift towards simpler infrastructure solutions, and personal experiences with technology. 

00:00 Introduction

00:30 What is Ryan Doing Today?

9:00 Cloud Run Experience

13:00 Handling Complexity

21:00 Running Local LLMs

25:30 First Memory of a Computer

33:20 Entering University

36:30 Relevant Education

42:00 Early Industry

53:00 Trading Stocks

1:05:00   Discovering AWS 

1:10:00 Starting a Business

1:16:00 Maintaining Steady Clients

1:22:00 Contact Info 

Connect with Ryan: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanryke

X: https://x.com/itsacloudlife99

Email: ryan@cloudlife.io

Mentioned in this Episode:

CloudLife Consulting: https://www.cloudlife.io/

Fargate: https://aws.amazon.com/fargate/

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