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Sausages and Cycling - Coding with AI/LLMs, microservices vs. monoliths, kubernetes vs. application developers
This week, Coté and Ben talk about using AI for software development, and general text use. They check in on Kubernetes usability for application developers, and give their takes on the recent...
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The Smells of the Kubernetes Community
We discuss what we did at KubeCon, the recent VMware State of Kubernetes 2023 survey, and the smells of platform engineering maturity. Also, some tips on daily logging and to do list...
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How to change mainframe apps into microservices, modernizing mainframe applications with Fouad Hamdi
In this episode, Coté is joined by Fouad Hamdi, to discuss a project he worked on to modernize of a 30-year-old mainframe app. Fouad provides a comprehensive breakdown of how he and his team at...
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Creating the business case for platform engineering, Kerry Schaffer
A lot goes into getting a platform up and running. Before you even get to that point, though, you’ll need to put together a business case and the plans for your platform. In this episode, Coté...
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What’s in the Tanzu Application Service 4.0? With Nick Kuhn
With Backstage, more Windows support, support for MySQL 8.0, and numerous other improvements, the new release of the Tanzu Application Service is packed. In this episode, Nick Kuhn walks us...
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The 3 Types of Kubernetes, and, Better Developer Productivity Improves Everything
We should start distinguishing between on-premises kubernetes and public cloud kubernetes. Also, it looks like improving developer productivity improves everything. That’s what Ben and Coté...
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orly? ops people actually talking with developers. Also: Spring talk.
In the DevOps, cloud, platform world we're told that operations people starting working closely with developers. This week @thecote been asked "does that really happen?" several times. We discuss...
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DevSecOps in Practice with VMware Tanzu - A Discussion with the Authors
What is VMware Tanzu? I get asked this question a lot and, you know, I try to explain it. If you want a really good explanation, you should check out a new book on the topic, DevSecOps in Practice...
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Cloud Repatriation and Low CI/CD Usage
There's been a lot of talk about controlling cloud costs by bringing workloads back to the datacenter, you know, private cloud. The three of us discuss what's going on here. Also, surveys...
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You were told to install kubernetes, now what? A talk with Robert Kloosterhuis of ITQ
You've been asked to build a cloud native cloud platform. The developers need some containers, probably some orchestration. So, what do you now? In this episode, Coté talks with ITQ's Robert...
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The more kubernetes you use, the more frequently you release software
The CNCF has a new kubernetes survey out and it has some interesting findings. We discuss several of them and our takes on them. Also, fresh back from cfmgmtcamp in Ghent, Coté talks about a new...
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State of Spring 2022 Survey, Kubernetes in the Wild
In this episode, we check in on the Spring community by looking at the most recent State of Spring survey. While in survey land, we look at the Dynatrace Kubernetes in the Wild study: what are the...
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When low code is good, when it’s dangerous, and $4.5 trillion worth of computer stuff
What's the deal with low code? After discussing current IT spending forecasts, Ed, Ben, and Coté discuss some recent thinking on how low code seems to fit into your business. We also discuss the...
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2023 Predictions and Hopes
It’s the last episode of the year so the three of us go over not only predictions in the cloud native space, but also our hopes for what happens. Also, there’s special guest ChatGPT on its...
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Developer templates and secure software supply chains for kubernetes with the Tanzu Application platform. Also: developer tools at AWS re:In
In this episode, we discuss the use of accelerators in the Tanzu Application Platform to help developers start programming quickly and efficiently. We also touch on some of the developer-focused...
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What is GraalVM? What is Spring Native? And why do you need native Java?
Ben educates Coté on what exactly native Java is and goes over GraalVM. They also discuss what Spring Native is and why it exists. You can also watch the video version of this episode. Links More...
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Highlights from #VMwareExplore; Backstage/DX/platform engineering checkin; new IaaS+PaaS MQ; learning from Twitter
There was a lot going on at VMware Explore Europe last week, so we focus in on the Tanzu related stuff. Then: we do our usual check-in on platform engineering; a brief magic quadrant tour; see if...
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The Vibe at Cloud Foundry Day
What’s going on in the Cloud Foundry community? In this episode, Ben and Coté are joined by Nick Kuhn (a return guest!) to talk about the recent Cloud Foundry Day at KubeCon. They discuss Cloud...
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What’s is Backstage? How are people using backstage to improve developer productivity
Coté talks with Charles Lowell and Taras Mankovski about the Backstage work they've been doing with clients. First, they talk about what Backstage is in the first place. Obviously, it's an...
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The people side of platform engineering, and, what is platform engineering?
Coté talks with Darran Rice about his experience and other's with building and sustaining platform engineering teams. If you haven’t already, check out our conference SpringOne, Dec 6th to 8th....
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