The Cloudcast #352 - Considering New Hosts for The Cloudcast

Brian talks with Amy Lewis (@commsninja) about the World Cup, women in tech events, and brainstorming about potential new hosts and formats for The Cloudcast.

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• Man Who Has It All (Twitter Account)
• The 2 Robbies Podcast
• [PODCAST] @PodCTL - Containers | Kubernetes | OpenShift - RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and all your favorite podcast players
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• [FREE] eBook from O'Reilly

Show Notes

• Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show.
• Topic 2 - I want to talk about “women in tech” events, or sub-events at other events. I also want to talk about women on panel discussions.
• Topic 3 - I’d like to bounce an idea off you about having some new hosts on the show, and potentially a different format for shows.
• Topic 4 - How would you suggest we go about finding potential hosts?
• Topic 5 - Your kids play soccer. You’re starting to play soccer. Do you have a pick for the upcoming World Cup? Do you have a favorite soccer podcast?

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The Cloudcast #351 - Reviewing DockerCon 2018

Brian talks with Kendrick “Kenny” Coleman (@kendrickcoleman) about DockerCon 2018 - the announcements, the overall vibe of the event, and how the community is evolving around the event.

Show Links:

• Docker Announcement - Federated Application Management
• Docker Announcement - Kubernetes on Windows Server
• Kenny's Podcast - Bourbon Pursuit
• [PODCAST] @PodCTL - Containers | Kubernetes | OpenShift - RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and all your favorite podcast players
• [A CLOUD GURU] Get The Cloudcast Alexa Skill
• [A CLOUD GURU] A Cloud Guru Membership - Start your free trial. Unlimited access to the best cloud training and new series to keep you up-to-date on all things AWS.
• [A CLOUD GURU] FREE access to AWS Certification Exam Prep Guide - At A Cloud Guru, the #1 question received from students is "I want to pass the AWS cert exam, so where do I start?" This course is your answer.
• [FREE] eBook from O'Reilly

Show Notes

• Topic 1 - Welcome back to the show. First off, before we get into DockerCon, give us an update on Bourbon Pursuit.
• Topic 2 - Many years ago, when you first came on the show, you were attending one of the first Cloud Foundry Summits, so I guess you’re sort of becoming one of our official Cloudcast event correspondents. Give us an overview of DockerCon 2018 in San Francisco.
• Topic 3 - Last year (in the US) it was all about “Moby”. Then in Europe it was beginning to be about Kubernetes. This year it seemed to be, as Darren Sheppard (@ibuildthecloud, Rancher CTO) put it “an enterprise sales pitch”. Obviously a lot has changed with Ben Golub and Solomon Hykes leaving Docker.
• Topic 4 - What were some of the technologies or talks that interested you this week?
• Topic 5 - Docker has always tried to be the “Apple” of containers - focused on simplicity, clean design. Did you hear any feedback from attendees about how they are accepting the shift to Kubernetes, or other changes they are making?

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The Cloudcast #350 - Accenture Cloud Platform

Aaron and Brian talk with Michael Liebow (@mliebow, Global Managing Director, @AccentureCloud) about evolving the Accenture culture to deliver on-demand cloud services, working across multiple cloud platforms, managing complex cloud billing models, and leveraging serverless technology to improve operations.

Show Links:

• Accenture Cloud Platform
• Accenture Cloud Blog
• Michael Liebow on theCUBE at AWS:reInvent
• [PODCAST] @PodCTL - Containers | Kubernetes | OpenShift - RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and all your favorite podcast players
• [A CLOUD GURU] Get The Cloudcast Alexa Skill
• [A CLOUD GURU] A Cloud Guru Membership - Start your free trial. Unlimited access to the best cloud training and new series to keep you up-to-date on all things AWS.
• [A CLOUD GURU] FREE access to AWS Certification Exam Prep Guide - At A Cloud Guru, the #1 question received from students is "I want to pass the AWS cert exam, so where do I start?" This course is your answer.
• [FREE] eBook from O'Reilly

Show Notes

• Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. You’ve done some fairly significant things (Gov’t, VC/Board, CEO, International Business, Startups, etc.) prior to joining Accenture. Tell us about your background and some of your focus areas at Accenture.
• Topic 1a - Let’s start by talking about the Accenture Cloud Platform (ACP) and how it has adapted to the Accenture culture (consulting). How do you bridge a culture of broad projects to a cloud offering with defined services?
• Topic 1b - What do Accenture clients expect from the Accenture Cloud Platform both in terms of technology as well as culture/organizational shifts (e.g. DevOps, Digital Transformation, move into new markets, etc.)?
• Topic 2 - In large corporations, what are realistic timelines before technology changes or cultural changes start to make a material impact on the business?
• Topic 3 - Recently the ACP team was recognized for some new innovation around “tagging” cloud assets in multiple environments. How important is it to be able to bring basic concepts like tagging to corporations for consistency (terminology, asset management, compliance, billing, etc.)?
• Topic 4 - We’ve heard that there is some pretty unique technology behind the scenes of the ACP - e.g. the entire platform runs as a set of serverless functions. Is this true, or what other tidbits can you share with us about building a global, multi-tenant cloud platform?

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