Listen "The Cloudcast #310 - The Mid-Year 2017 Update"
Episode Synopsis
Aaron and Brian talk about the new partnership with A Cloud Guru, as well as a 2017 Mid-Year update around all things cloud - VMworld ecosystem, Serverless Ecosystem, Kubernetes for All, etc.. Show Links:[Podcast] @PodCTL - Containers | Kubernetes - RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and all your favorite podcast players[Serverless] ServerlessConf in NYC (Oct. 8-11). 20% Discount on all passes[A CLOUD GURU] Get The Cloudcast Alexa Skill[A CLOUD GURU] DISCOUNT: Serverless for Beginners (only $15 instead of $29)[A CLOUD GURU] FREE: Alexa Development for Absolute Beginners[FREE] eBook from O'ReillyShow NotesTopic 1 - Something looks and sounds different from normal. Why don’t you tell our listeners what’s going on?Topic 2 - Impressions from the VMworld 2017 Keynotes and show floors?Topic 3 - In talking to the A Cloud Guru team, we’re starting to see a big trend of people getting cloud training and certifications. Should we be doubling back on fundamental technologies to supplement more complex shows?Topic 4 - Are we in a technology lull right now? We had containers a couple years ago, and serverless like 12-18 months ago, but right now it feels like an expansion phase. Thoughts?Topic 5 - Let’s talk about some of the trends we’re seeing at this point in 2017: All vendors supporting Kubernetes (AWS, Oracle, Microsoft) Is it strange that we’re heard almost nothing from Docker since DockerCon and their announcements of a new CEO and the “Moby” project?We’re beginning to see some funding in the serverless space (IOpipe, Skippbox acquired by Bitnami, Iron.io at Oracle) and that crazy $140M for Databricks and calling themselves “serverless data science and AI”Topic 6 - We saw Amazon acquire Whole Foods recently, as well as getting back into the retail markets (people-less stores). Do you think we’ll start to see their movement into all these adjacent markets impact customers adopting AWS? Apparently Target is now moving off AWS.Topic 7 - AUDIENCE QUESTION: We’ve never really focused on SaaS applications, outside of SaaS-based tool that help IT. Does our audience think we should focus on SaaS applications, and if so, which verticals should we target?Feedback?Email: show at thecloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet and @ServerlessCast
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