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The Cloud Native Show

The Cloud Native Show

By Rackner

Insights from the tech industry's top leaders in this podcast about Cloud, IT Modernization, and Digital Transformation - hosted by Alex Raul and sponsored by Rackner. Listen to find out how organizations large and small are using cloud technologies to further their mission.

Topics discussed include Cloud Native technologies like Kubernetes, DevSecOps, Serverless, Cybersecurity, Hybrid Cloud, Private Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP, Open Source and much more.

The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.
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Running AdTech analytics workloads at scale on the cloud

The Cloud Native ShowJun 14, 2019

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How Descartes Labs built a cloud-based supercomputer to analyze data about our planet
Jan 07, 202018:06
How Notre Dame is using the Cloud to make the ideal student experience accessible to all

How Notre Dame is using the Cloud to make the ideal student experience accessible to all

In the first episode of Season 2 of the Cloud Native Show, Sharif Nijim, Assistant Professor at The University of Notre Dame, joined us to talk about how they are using cloud-based platforms like AWS Workspaces to improve the student experience and increase accessibility.  We also talked about the future of connected devices and technology as a companion and enabler.

The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Jan 06, 202016:22
How Sittercity's Engineering Evolved with the Cloud

How Sittercity's Engineering Evolved with the Cloud

We talk to Sam de Freyssinet about Sittercity's cloud journey - and how they evolved at scale by harnessing cloud capabilities like containers and Machine Learning.

The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Dec 11, 201935:53
How SAP NS2 supports U.S. Intelligence with secure cloud services

How SAP NS2 supports U.S. Intelligence with secure cloud services

Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP NS2 joins us to talk about how they use the cloud to support the United States Intelligence and Defense verticals.

The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Sep 12, 201919:57
Why Archer First Response Systems is building a cloud-powered drone platform

Why Archer First Response Systems is building a cloud-powered drone platform

In this episode of the Cloud Native Show, we interviewed Spencer Hehl from Archer First Response systems about how they're building a cloud platform which enables drone based first response, delivering life-saving help via speedy AED, Narcan, and EpiPen deliveries.

The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Sep 03, 201921:44
Federal Edition: How the Army uses the Cloud to maximize operational capabilities

Federal Edition: How the Army uses the Cloud to maximize operational capabilities

In this very special Federal Edition of the Cloud Native Show, we sat down with Major General John G. Ferrari to talk about how the U.S. Army uses cloud technologies to enhance its operational and data-focused capabilities.

The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.  www.rackner.com

Aug 12, 201926:07
How QuantConnect is building a backtesting behemoth on Kubernetes and Google Cloud.

How QuantConnect is building a backtesting behemoth on Kubernetes and Google Cloud.

Jared Broad, CEO and Founder of QuantConnect - joined us to talk about the infrastructure behind their financial backtesting platform, which mixes Kubernetes for their customer facing platform and the highest performing Google Cloud VMs for their backtesting engine.


The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.



Jul 22, 201923:04
Vitess at scale - how Nozzle.io runs MySQL on Kubernetes

Vitess at scale - how Nozzle.io runs MySQL on Kubernetes

An interview with Derek Perkins, Founder & CEO at Nozzle.io - an SEO Analytics company, and previous VP of Technology at SEO.com . We talk about running stateful workloads on Kubernetes with Vitess, differences between major cloud providers' managed Kubernetes services, and more.


The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Jul 19, 201924:05
Workday's Mike Arpaia on AIOps, Kubernetes and the future of Machine Learning

Workday's Mike Arpaia on AIOps, Kubernetes and the future of Machine Learning

A chat with Mike Arpaia, Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Workday (previously Facebook, CTO at Kolide) - about a variety of subjects including being involved with the Kubernetes release team, running ML workloads at scale, and the future of machine learning.


The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Jul 17, 201930:47
How the American Cancer Society is using the cloud to build intelligent digital services for patients

How the American Cancer Society is using the cloud to build intelligent digital services for patients

In this week's episode, I spoke with Ben Kaplan, Senior Director for Digital Products at the American Cancer Society.  Topics include digital services for patients, chatbots, ACS's children-focused VR initiative, and more.


The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Jun 24, 201925:58
 Running AdTech analytics workloads at scale on the cloud

Running AdTech analytics workloads at scale on the cloud

In this episode I sit down with Uzi Blum, VP of Technology at AppLift, to talk about how they enable high-throughput analytics for their AdTech platform using cloud services at scale.

Jun 14, 201926:38
How cloud & digital are changing the way a large equipment manufacturer does business

How cloud & digital are changing the way a large equipment manufacturer does business

In this episode we interview Sunny Sanyal, VP at Hyster-Yale group, one of the largest heavy equipment manufacturers. We talk about how they are transforming the way they do business with cloud CPQ capabilities, digital initiatives, and more.

Jun 06, 201924:59
How a 200-year old clothing company is moving their operations to the cloud

How a 200-year old clothing company is moving their operations to the cloud

In this episode, I sit down with Phillip Miller, the CISO & Head of Infrastructure at Brooks Brothers - to talk about the company's move to the cloud, organizational change to enable IT modernization, and a look forward to how they see cloud technologies helping further their customer experience.

May 28, 201931:12
Episode 2 - Dan Kohn @ Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Episode 2 - Dan Kohn @ Cloud Native Computing Foundation

We talk to Dan Kohn, Executive Director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, previously COO of the Linux Foundation. Topics include happenings in the greater Open Source and Cloud Native communities, fastest growing segments in the Cloud Native landscape, and much more.
Sep 18, 201823:06
Episode 1 - Stephen Orban @ Amazon Web Services

Episode 1 - Stephen Orban @ Amazon Web Services

Interview with Stephen Orban, GM at Amazon Web Services and author of Ahead In The Cloud. We discuss his recent book, the current state of enterprise IT modernization and what to expect from AWS in the next 48 months.


The Cloud Native Show is presented by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes.

Aug 04, 201832:46