A podcast about cloud native software, enterprise IT and the people
pushing change through it, mostly hosted by Coté. It ran as Pivotal Conversations, then
Tanzu Talk, from June 2015 to November 2024.
For newer discussions from Tanzu people, see
Tanzu
Catsup hosted by Coté and others.
276Keep it small to make big changes, with Betty Junod20 Oct 2023 · 45:53 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtYou always hear that making a series of small changes is better than BIG BANG change. How does this really play out though? Doesn't that seem a little...naive when it comes to large organizations doing the BIG and MISSION CRITICAL work?
274What is a Service Mesh? And Why Would You Want One?15 Sep 2023 · 31:44 · mp3 · transcript · srtThe three of us are back to discuss what a service mesh is and why it exists as a stand-alone thing. The result we come to is that you want this kind of network control and management as its own layer, not something that’s built into the…
268Changes in the RHEL Streams, and, what is Crossplane?30 Jun 2023 · 34:53 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtBen and Ed try to help Coté understand what the changes in RHEL open source development mean. We don't figure it out completely, but get close enough. Also, Ed tells us what Crossplane is.
267Cloud Foundry Day 202323 Jun 2023 · 22:15 · mp3 · transcript · srtRight after Cloud Foundry Day 2023, Nick and Coté do a quick re-cap of the day. Taking place in Germany, there were many people from the German community, and elsewhere of course.
265What’s a ”Platform Maturity Model”?7 Jun 2023 · 53:59 · mp3 · transcript · srtCora and Coté talk with Abby Bangser about the platform maturity model draft that the platform working group at the CNCF has been working on.
262The Smells of the Kubernetes Community5 May 2023 · 45:26 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe 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 management.
255Cloud Repatriation and Low CI/CD Usage8 Mar 2023 · 29:33 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtThere'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.
252State of Spring 2022 Survey, Kubernetes in the Wild7 Feb 2023 · 37:09 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWe 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 top languages used in kubernetes, and how is on-premises use…
2502023 Predictions and Hopes13 Dec 2022 · 37:56 · mp3 · transcript · srtIt’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.
246The Vibe at Cloud Foundry Day14 Nov 2022 · 39:18 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWhat’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.
242Networking in Kubernetes, and, The SpringOne Missing Track18 Oct 2022 · 33:45 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtConferences are a great chance, sometimes the only change, to discuss your peculiar problems with peers and experts. In the case of SpringOne, the topics range from programming, operations, and even management.
241The Best Developer Conference, Platform Engineering, FinOps11 Oct 2022 · 39:20 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWe give a little previous of what will be at the SpringOne conference, then cover some recent conferences. We then discuss the sudden emergence of "platform engineering" as a thing, and finish out by discussing what the kids are calling…
235Operations new customers: developers29 Aug 2022 · 42:56 · mp3 · transcript · srtHow does operations change when you’re supporting developers? That’s what Barton George and I discuss in this episode. We recorded this at DevOpsDays Dallas 2022. Check out the video of this discussion if you’re into that.
234Platform as a Product with Bryan Ross16 Aug 2022 · 1:02:19 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWhat is Platform as a Product? As Bryan Ross and Coté discuss, it's how operations people shift their mindset to be more customer-centric as they help developers out.
233What is a ”Service Mesh”? with Oren Penso9 Aug 2022 · 54:46 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtIstio! Service Mesh! Netflix OSS! The technologies and concepts for doing API-driven architectures have existed for longer than most of us have been alive, at least, able to program.
230Outrunning the Bear - a tale of Digital Transformation in Government IT2 Dec 2021 · 46:57 · mp3 · transcript · srtGovernments run on just as much software as the private sector, sometimes it can seem like even more! Government agencies feel the need to run their processes on software like any other organization and are starting to prioritize custom…
The Best of Cloud & Culture5 Oct 2021 · 42:10 · mp3This episode features highlights from every episode so far, including a mix of VMware Tanzu Labs experts and clients. Because of the show's focus, the topics here range from building your first product as a startup to scaling Kubernetes…
Kubernetes: When You Need It and How to Scale It (from Sept. 14, 2020)15 Sep 2021 · 36:37 · mp3Which first aired in September 2020, VMware's Josh Rosso explains when organizations and teams should look at adopting Kubernetes (hint: it's much more accessible than even a couple years ago), as well as some of the tricks to doing it…
225Opening up healthcare with FHIR & other healthcare innovations12 Jul 2021 · 24:11 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtRight now there’s no end of possibilities for technology-driven innovation in healthcare. Coté and JT Perry discussed this state in part one of the conversation, and it part two they go over examples of those innovations.
222Secure Supply Chain, with Henri van den Bulk24 Jun 2021 · 32:28 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtDevSecOps alert! Container security alert! Coté talks with Henri van den Bulk about the ideas of a “secure software supply chain.” When you’re building, running, and managing your own software, how you secure your software goes all the way…
App Modernization 101: Intro to the Swift Method10 Jun 2021 · 40:20 · mp3Shaun Anderson of VMware Tanzu Labs walks us through the Swift method—a successful approach to application modernization that he helped create.
221Find Customer Friction, with Bernard Golden and Jesse Bean9 Jun 2021 · 34:41 · mp3Coté is joined by Bernard Golden and Jesse Bean to talk about how companies they’re talking with are thinking through and approaching digital transformation and modernizing their software strategy.
Shopify VP on Innovation, Culture, and Remote Work26 May 2021 · 42:13 · mp3Shopify VP of Engineering Farhan Thawar shares his thoughts on a variety of topics related to managing software teams. He discusses fully remote software teams, pair programming, how to innovate within a company of Shopify's scale, and the…
185Managing remote working, strategy & people1 Dec 2020 · 35:19 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtCoté is joined by Rick Clark and Sophie Seiwald to discuss management challenges of remote working. You know the drill: everyone has been working from home since the spring, taking away all the advantages and habits of working face-to-face.
182Sympathy for the Platform Team with Adam Furtado of Kessel Run27 Oct 2020 · 30:24 · mp3 · transcript · srtAs the saying goes, before you judge or criticize someone (or a team), you should walk a mile in their shoes. In this week's episode, Dormain sits down with Adam Furtado (Twitter: AdamSFurtado), who recently went from leading product…
180State of Spring 2020, survey9 Oct 2020 · 50:33 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWe cover interesting finds from the 2020 survey: popular Spring Frameworks in us, how many apps are containerized, and kubernetes plans.
178Kubernetes as enterprise architecture, with Rick Clark17 Sep 2020 · 33:40 · mp3 · transcript · srtRick and I discuss something I've been thinking about recently: kubernetes as an enterprise architecture. As we open up with, kubernetes people like to call it an "API," which always seems weirds to me as a former programmer.
177Responsible Microservices, with Nate Schutta10 Sep 2020 · 46:51 · mp3 · transcript · srtSometimes you feel like a microservice, sometimes you feel like a monolith. In this episode, Coté talks with Nate Schutta about his new book Responsible Microservices: when to use them, when to use a service mesh, the (false?) hope of…
176SpringOne 2020 Talk Picks2 Sep 2020 · 37:45 · mp3 · transcript · srtThis year's SpringOne conference is packed with great talks. In this episode, Rita and Coté tell you their picks. Go to SpringOne.io to register and attend for free!
174Learning product management by managing Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys21 Aug 2020 · 42:50 · mp3 · transcript · srtCoté talks with Jen Handler about two of the sessions she’ll be in at the SpringOne conference. They’re both on product management walking through some of the key functions product managers do with a few real world examples.
172DataOps and home haircuts, with Bob Glithero15 Jul 2020 · 35:42 · mp3 · transcript · srtWith all the attention on application development, it’s easy to forget about data. Just as agile, DevOps, and cloud native have changed app development, those improvements have changed the world of data as well.
170It’s all about containers now23 Jun 2020 · 31:43 · mp3 · transcript · srtContainer usage is finally getting big time in the enterprise. Gartner is estimated a 34% growth rate, going up to $1bn by 2024. With new co-host, Rita, we look at what “containers” and “cloud native” has become as a market.
167Tour De Tanzu Milestones16 Apr 2020 · 41:46 · mp3 · transcript · srtDormain and Richard take turns with Jared Ruckle and Scott Buchanan to describe a flurry of recent milestones across the Tanzu portfolio, as well as another round of work-from-home tips.
166A Tale of Two Digital Transformations1 Apr 2020 · 48:36 · mp3 · transcript · srtSo, you're digitally transforming... what does "good" look like? "Getting developers to the point where developers want to change." In this episode, Dormain sits down with Paul Pelafas (@paulpelafas) and Jonathan Regehr (@jonathanregehr) to…
165Accidental universal control plane, with Joe Beda25 Mar 2020 · 45:17 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe talk with Joe Beda about, of course, kubernetes, but also about an organization's platform, the roles that work in the software supply chain in enterprises, types of developers, and other topics like what DevOps "is" now.
163Developer Experience is a Team Effort at Liberty Mutual11 Mar 2020 · 40:37 · mp3 · transcript · srt"The more we can get into our [developers'] hands [...] the faster we've seen adoption, the faster we've seen growth, the more we've seen folks understand the tools because they're diving in and taking ownership" - Miranda LeBlanc…
159A Checklist for API Security with Wim Remes31 Dec 2019 · 41:01 · mp3 · transcript · srtAs a security expert and consultant, Wim Remes (@WimRemes), was fed up with clients using security products that had lacking API security themselves. But he knew that it was a multi-faceted problem that couldn't be addressed in one place.
212Highlights episode No. 1 (cloud-native architecture and technologies)12 Dec 2019 · 19:51 · mp3 · transcript · srtOriginal episodes and blog posts: Learn the 'whats' and 'whys' of Apache Kafka in 15 minutes Learn about Kubernetes and digital transformation in 15 minutes Learn about the nexus of MongoDB and microservices in 15 minutes How to navigate…
157Developer services and platform operations at AirFrance-KLM11 Dec 2019 · 21:35 · mp3 · transcript · srtCoté talks with AirFrance-KLM's Fabien Lebrere about starting AirFrance-KLM's platform group. They discuss how and why the platform team started, how they determined what they needed to do, and how they're working with developers.
155Demetrious Robinson, Labs, and Learning Tech26 Nov 2019 · 41:47 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe talk with Pivotal's Demetrious Robinson about his experience becoming a programmer, starting with RPG games, learning in Last Mile while in prison, and then through a General Assembly coding Boot Camp and into Pivotal.
154Modernizing from Mainframe to .NET Core at Travelers Insurance21 Nov 2019 · 53:06 · mp3 · transcript · srtAhead of their January 23 webinar (https://content.pivotal.io/webinars/jan-23-app-modernization-with-net-core-how-travelers-insurance-is-going-cloud-native-webinar), Dormain sat down with Viraj Naik, Lead Solutions Architect at Travelers…
152Candy corn teeth, or, SpringOne Platform re-cap15 Oct 2019 · 55:47 · mp3 · transcript · srtWith SpringOne Platform over, Danielle Burrow and Bryan Friedman join us to re-cap the conferences, esp. their favorite sessions and some notable fun findings.
150Richard & Coté’s SpringOne Platform Pre-Romp30 Sep 2019 · 47:09 · mp3 · transcript · srtSpringOne Platform is in just one week! Richard and Coté talk about the conference, some of their highlights, and some quick food recommendations (burgers!).
148Unwinding Folklore to Modernize at Northern Trust with Len Hardy24 Sep 2019 · 47:24 · mp3 · transcript · srtWhile many organizations want to use the public cloud, they aren't in a position to do so. With applications written decades ago and an offshoring strategy, companies need to invest in re-engineering applications for the cloud era.
146A preview of two talks on CI/CD and Reactive, Cora Iberkleid11 Sep 2019 · 24:41 · mp3 · transcript · srtMark Heckler talks with Cora Iberkleid about two of her SpringOnePlatform talks: "Square Pegs, Square Holes: CI/CD That Fits" and "Reactive Architectures with RSocket and Spring Cloud Gateway." SpringOne Platform is Oct 7th and 10th in…
144How to Get Productive with Spring Boot, Madhura Bhave5 Sep 2019 · 24:08 · mp3 · transcript · srtMark Heckler talks with Madhura Bhave about her talk at SpringOne Platform 2019, "How to Get Productive with Spring Boot." SpringOne Platform is Oct 7th and 10th in Austin, Texas.
143Hello, Spring Security 5.2 with Ria Stein3 Sep 2019 · 17:57 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtMark Heckler talks with Ria Stein about her talk at SpringOne Platform 2019, "Hello, Spring Security 5.2." SpringOne Platform is Oct 7th and 10th in Austin, Texas.
138Making Chaos Engineering Real for PCF at T-Mobile8 Aug 2019 · 33:14 · mp3 · transcript · srtIn our last podcast on chaos engineering with Tammy Butow , we learned about the basic concepts of chaos engineering, failure injection, and "game days." This time, Derrick Harris interviews Karun Chennuri (@karunchennuri) and Ramesh…
137PAS, PKS,and RabbitMQ on kubernetes1 Aug 2019 · 58:12 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe talk about Pivotal's recent announcements about alphas for running several parts of PCF on kubernetes. We also discuss proper taco eating technique and why Coté is part of the global warming problem, probably.
133Product design, with Alex Tran3 Jul 2019 · 52:42 · mp3 · transcript · srtValidating your assumptions about app features is one of the core benefits of proper product thinking. This means testing out your design theories, but also testing out higher level, strategic questions.
131Running the platform at The Home Depot, with Tony McCulley20 Jun 2019 · 46:16 · mp3 · transcript · srtThe platform team at The Home Depot has many years of experience running Pivotal Cloud Foundry. Returning guest Tony McCully tells us how it's being used and managed now, plus some compliance automation and process tuning the team has been…
130Making the Right Thing Easy with Jon Ravenscraft and Nick Kuhn of Kroger11 Jun 2019 · 15:33 · mp3 · transcript · srtAt CF Summit 2019 in Philadelphia, I sat down with Jon Ravenscraft (@Jon_Ravenscraft) and Nick Kuhn (@tehkuhnz ) from Kroger to see what was interesting to them from the event and what was on their list to play around with once they got…
128Speedback and The Recommit with Bryon Kroger21 May 2019 · 22:50 · mp3 · transcript · srtCaptain Bryon Kroger of the U.S. Air Force's Kessel Run dispells myths about the so-called "frozen middle," and finding resistance—and support—from all levels in an organization.
123Not standing still in Secure DevOps with Jai Schniepp of Liberty Mutual30 Apr 2019 · 23:46 · mp3 · transcript · srtFive years into their journey with Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Liberty Mutual is not standing still. Talking with Jai Schniepp, Senior Product Owner of Secure DevOps Platforms at Liberty Mutual, Dormain learns how the team keeps iterating.
122Melting the Retail IT Ice-Tray at Dick’s Sporting Goods with Jay Piskorik23 Apr 2019 · 16:34 · mp3 · transcript · srtDick's Sporting Goods has been on an accelerated journey to "own their own destiny" when it comes to digital. But this isn't just e-commerce: this transformation includes melting the barriers between brick-and-mortar and e-commerce teams…
121The Clever Task of Product Managing Backing Services, with Laurel Gray18 Apr 2019 · 50:29 · mp3 · transcript · srtThere's a lot of "backing services" in Cloud Foundry: not only middleware like databases, but also operations services like auto-scaling. This week, Richard & Coté talk with Laurel Gray, the product manager for those services at Pivotal.
120What is Your Platform GTM strategy with James Urquhart11 Apr 2019 · 29:40 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe've touched on the mindset shift of treating your internal application platform as a product (or offering) for your developers. In this episode, Dormain talks to James Urquhart about defining the go-to-market strategy of that offering.
118Beyond the Sea of No’s, with Jon Osborn4 Apr 2019 · 45:44 · mp3 · transcript · srtDemonstrating the value of software, how it contributes to revenue, is no easy feat. Staffing can be difficult, especially with an eye to sustaining teams over the years.
117Why You Need a Dedicated Platform Team, with Pivotal’s Paula Kennedy27 Mar 2019 · 38:58 · mp3 · transcript · srtThere are a number of changes to process and culture needed to be good at software development, and one of the most challenging for many enterprises is creating a team dedicated to the platform and treating it as a product.
116A Preview of CF Summit 2019, with Dormain Drewitz21 Mar 2019 · 46:54 · mp3 · transcript · srtEach year, the CF Summit brings together users, customers, and other community members. Dormain gives us a tour of the conference with some highlights. Plus, we cover some recent news and talk about open source foundations.
114The Enterprise Event Loop, Multi-cloud, & more, with James Urquhart5 Mar 2019 · 54:27 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe talk with James Urquhart who joined Pivotal recently in the CTO group. We talk about some architectural ideas for converting the enterprise over to an event-driven flow, discuss the reasons for doing multi-cloud, and also what kinds of…
112Modernizing the Mainframe with Michael Minella12 Feb 2019 · 28:55 · mp3 · transcript · srtWhile they are both big and hulking, unlike the dinosaurs the mainframe still walks among us. In this episode of Pivotal Insights, our own Michael Minella makes the case for mainframe modernization and shares lessons learned from the field.
110Optimistic about innovation, with John Mitchell30 Jan 2019 · 25:33 · mp3 · transcript · srtDuke Energy has been working on their software capabilities for some time now. They've recently reached a milestone by opening a brand new innovation center in Charlotte.
105Predictions past and predictions future, 2018/2019 edition23 Dec 2018 · 45:14 · mp3 · transcript · srtHow's your year go? Pretty good? Well, regardless, it's almost over, so that means it's time for some predictions! Before Richard and Coté go over some hopes and dreams for 2019, they review some 2018 predictions.
104Improving Healthcare Data Interoperability with Cerner’s Greg Meyer11 Dec 2018 · 43:10 · mp3 · transcript · srtDormain and Jeff chat with Greg Meyer, a distinguished engineer at Cerner, a maker of healthcare software. Greg talks about a new specification he helped develop to achieve interoperability and easier data movement between healthcare…
102The Middle-management Bind19 Nov 2018 · 56:08 · mp3 · transcript · srtThere's few tasks harder than refactoring a large organization, but that's exactly what we're asking management to do in all this digital transformation hoopla.
098Product Management, with Jonathan Sirlin8 Sep 2018 · 47:29 · mp3 · transcript · srtYou often hear about the "product manager," but rarely about what they actually do day-to-day. This episode we talk with Pivotal's Jonathan Sirlin about product management using several examples of applications and organizations he's worked…
096Design, with Salomé Mortazavi14 Aug 2018 · 54:58 · mp3 · transcript · srt"As designers, we think about the why and understanding the human experience, empathizing, and observing, and being curious, and trying to understand what are those important touch-points between a person and technology." We finally talk…
095Magic Little Scripts & Favorite SpringOne Platform Talks5 Aug 2018 · 50:04 · mp3 · transcript · srtSpringOne platform is coming up quick - next month! - so Richard and Coté do their annual favorite talks review. There's talk on agile, pipelines, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Spring, case studies, and so many more they don't have time to…
094Pivotal Cloud Foundry 2.2 and Potpourri, with Jared Ruckle15 Jul 2018 · 47:07 · mp3 · transcript · srtThere's a lot of new features in Pivotal Cloud Foundry 2.2 from kubernetes updates to security. This week, we talk with Jared Ruckle about those features, plus a new white paper on the Open Service Broker API.
093Databasing with Greenplum, with Ivan Novick8 Jul 2018 · 46:03 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe talk databases in this episode. First, with the history of databases and why the relational database become king, for awhile at least, and then about how databases evolved, ending up talking about Greenplum.
092Modernizing Legacy Applications with the App Transformation Program28 Jun 2018 · 51:36 · mp3 · transcript · srtEvery successful organization is faced with a daunting task: modernizing your legacy applications and services. The benefits of cloud native are alluring, to be sure, but modernizing your existing applications can seem impossible.
089Working with Legacy Code, with Rahul Rajeev4 Jun 2018 · 40:08 · mp3 · transcript · srtAn enterprise application of any significance will end up needing to work with legacy systems. It's often legacy code itself! Dealing with legacy code brings its own challenges, which Coté & Rahul discuss.
087Conference, news, & white papers catsup with Jared Ruckle10 May 2018 · 48:08 · mp3 · transcript · srtWith all these conferences since last time, we have to bring in Jared Ruckle to help us sort out all the news that's happened since last time. There's Dell Technologies World, CF Summit, Kubecon, and Microsoft build.
086The Technologist’s Hippocratic Oath & #techethics, with Mariesa Dale9 Apr 2018 · 41:25 · mp3 · transcript · srtAll these "users" are actually people using our software. What designers, programmers, product managers, QA, and operations people put into the software and support in it has real impact on our actual life, here in the real world.
083The Twelve-Factor App, with Nate Schutta (Ep. 98)23 Mar 2018 · 1:12:48 · mp3 · transcript · srtPart of what defines an application as "cloud native" is an application and management style described by "the 12 factors." While these seem simple at first, each of them just the top of the iceberg of recommendations.
082Spring Tools 4 and IDE Innovation, with Martin Lippert (Ep. 97)5 Mar 2018 · 54:20 · mp3 · transcript · srtDeveloper tools have changed wildly over the past 10 years from build tools to IDEs. The IDEs available have not only increased, but usage of each has grown. In this episode, Richard & Coté talk with Martin Lippert about Spring Tools 4.
081Security processes & culture, with Molly Crowther (Ep. 96)28 Feb 2018 · 51:39 · mp3 · transcript · srtSecurity is more about more than finding holes and devising patches. For one, once you find those holes and have a patch, you have to make sure everyone not only knows about them, but applies them.
080Beyond stateless - DevOps & Databases, Robert Reeves of Datical (Ep. 95)9 Feb 2018 · 45:38 · mp3 · transcript · srtWhile much of the magic of cloud native apps comes from being stateless, state must exist somewhere. Not only does this data need to be stored and accessible, but just as with the source code and builds for your application, the backing…
077Open Source and the People Who Love It23 Jan 2018 · 49:40 · mp3 · transcript · srtOpen source has become one of the most popular - if not the most popular? - ways of producing and maintaining software. What are the advantages for developers, and how should organizations evaluate the long term viability of open source…
071SpringOne Platform 2017 Preview (Ep. 86)29 Nov 2017 · 44:19 · mp3 · transcript · srtThe best conference in cloud native is right around the corner, SpringOne Platform, Dec 4th to 7th. Chock full of actual end-users and enterprises (along with your friends from Pivotal), it'll be a great time to learn about new technologies…
070Learning Spring Boot, with Greg Turnquist (Ep. 85)22 Nov 2017 · 36:02 · mp3 · transcript · srtSpring Boot is unquestionably a popular framework and has been rising in popularity as the months flip by. In this episode we're joined by Greg Turnquist who talks about the second edition of his book, Learning Spring Boot.
068Concourse, with James Ma and Lyle Murphy (Ep. 83)31 Oct 2017 · 48:24 · mp3 · transcript · srtYour build pipeline is one of your most valuable assets in a cloud native organization. When you need to build and test your application, managing all the dependencies, branches, and, not to mention setting up your cloud environments is no…
067Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.12, with Jared Ruckle29 Oct 2017 · 35:06 · mp3 · transcript · srtAfter a brief overview of some recent kubernetes news (Docker has added support), we talk with Jared Ruckle about the new features and updates in Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.12.
059A hopeful view of cloud-native enterprise architecture (Ep. 73)23 Jul 2017 · 56:36 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtIt's probably a good idea to learn about enterprise architecture by talking to someone who's actually done it. In this episode, we talk with Stuart Charlton, now of Pivotal, but previously of roles where he EA's, even back in the SOA era!
058The Fat Baby in the Water: Cloud-Native Enterprise Architecture (Ep. 072)17 Jul 2017 · 1:02:03 · mp3 · transcript · srtIn the cloud-native and DevOps world, there's a lot of hand-wringing and snark around the role of "enterprise architect." At scale, the goals of this EA function seem to be valuable: understanding and translating to IT what the business…
057It’s private cloud all over again (Ep. 71)8 Jul 2017 · 51:25 · mp3 · transcript · srtThere's some exciting private cloud news on the horizon with Microsoft's Azure Stack coming out in September. We discuss the brief history of private cloud and several models people have tried, along with some other news from the…
055Cloud-native Ops, with Tony Hansmann (Ep. 69)28 Jun 2017 · 54:57 · mp3 · transcript · srtOperating IT in a cloud-native mindset requires changes up and down the stack, especially in operations. The degree of automation in the stack changes the need for much of the manual work and process-driven checks and balances in IT ops as…
052Cloud-Native Monitoring & PCF Metrics, With Todd Persen (Ep. 65)15 May 2017 · 49:23 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe talk with Todd Persen on the topic of monitoring cloud-native applications with Pivotal Cloud Foundry Metric. We discuss the changing nature of monitoring in cloud-native platforms, how developers can now turn black-boxes into…
049Cloud Foundry Myths Dispelled (Ep. 63)30 Apr 2017 · 51:09 · mp3 · transcript · srtThere's a whole slurry of myths about Cloud Foundry. With the platform updating so quickly, many of the issues behind these myths have long been addressed, and many were just false from the get-go.
048Container networking & storage with Usha Ramachandran (Ep. 61)25 Apr 2017 · 41:14 · mp3 · transcript · srtNetworking and storage are two of the most difficult and complex parts of a cloud-native platform. In this episode we talk with Usha Ramachandran who product managers containing networking and volume services in Cloud Foundry.
046The Google SRE Book With Andrew Shafer (Ep. 58)8 Apr 2017 · 57:08 · mp3 · transcript · srtThe Google SRE book is a great collection of Google's practices, approaches, and management priorities that form the basis of how Google operates and builds their overall platform.
045Always Be Shipping: Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.10 (Ep. 57)6 Apr 2017 · 39:56 · mp3 · transcript · srtA new release of Pivotal Cloud Foundry was announced today, version 1.10. We bring back Jared Ruckle to discuss the highlights of the release, namely: further .Net and Windows support, monitoring and tracing improvements, several security…
040Bringing Data to DevOps (Ep. 53)1 Mar 2017 · 28:17 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWe talk about the traditional and new relationship between data and application development, and, now, DevOps. The world of databases, data warehouses, and other DBAs is not starting to collide with DevOps.
038Thawing the frozen middle (Ep. 51)12 Feb 2017 · 20:15 · mp3 · transcript · srtImproving how you do software requires changing how every layer your organization's functions day-to-day, from executive leadership, to middle-management, and staff.
036A false choice: systems of record vs. systems of engagement (Ep. 49)31 Jan 2017 · 38:41 · mp3 · transcript · srtWhat's the best way to categorize and prioritize your IT projects? Splitting them up between systems of record (ERP) and systems of engagement (user-facing apps) is a popular mode of thinking, highly related to bi-modal IT.
031Cloud-native at Home Depot, with Tony McCulley (Ep. 45)5 Dec 2016 · 34:19 · mp3 · transcript · srtHome Depot has been using Pivotal Cloud Foundry and developing in the Pivotal way for over a year now. Thus far, they have roughly 150 applications running in Pivotal Cloud Foundry across all parts of their business.
030Step One: Build a Pizza Factory (Ep. 43)26 Nov 2016 · 52:06 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe're seeing more adoption of agile in large organizations than ever before. More interestingly, they're really doing it, totally transforming the multiple layers of process to boil down to the the leanest bucket of parts that ensure…
028Containers Ain’t No Sriracha Sauce (Ep. 41)6 Nov 2016 · 51:49 · mp3 · transcript · srtContainers are as big a deal in the Cloud Foundry world as anywhere else; what was once an obscure method of process isolation is a good way to boost developer productivity.
022Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.8 with Jared Ruckle (Ep. 35)25 Sep 2016 · 53:02 · mp3 · transcript · srtReleased a few weeks ago, Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.8 is chock full of new features and improvements. We talk with Jared Ruckle about them, delving into security, databases, and new services.
021Building DIY platforms: now you’ve got two problems, with Matt Walburn18 Sep 2016 · 55:31 · mp3 · transcript · srtBacked up into a corner, developers will start coding. It's little wonder then that as large organizations have been faced with modernizing their approach to software - all that "digital transformation" - developers in years past have been…
016Platforms as Contracts with John Feminella (Ep. 30)1 Aug 2016 · 28:34 · mp3 · video · transcript · srtWhile at SpringOne Platform I talked with John Feminella about his talk on platforms and contracts. He uses the legal metaphor of contracts to describe the beneficial trade-offs between things like 12 factor coding and continuous delivery.
015Partnering in the Cloud-Native Ecosystem, Guest Josh McKenty (Ep. 28)31 Jul 2016 · 29:28 · mp3 · transcript · srtWhile at SpringOne Platform, Richard and I talk with Josh McKenty, head of the partnering engineering team. With a general purpose application stack like Pivotal Cloud Foundry there's a lot of partner applications, services, and consulting…
014The Circle of Software (Ep. 27)24 Jul 2016 · 49:28 · mp3 · transcript · srtWhen you put all of the step needed to create good software up on the board, there's a lot of them. It's a lot more than just writing code, or even writing requirements and stories.
012.NET and Beyond 12 Factors with Kevin Hoffman (Ep. 25)4 Jul 2016 · 49:58 · mp3 · transcript · srtWe've seen a goodly spate of news in the container space recently which we cover in the episode. In the second half, we talk with Kevin Hoffman about the .NET world, Steel Toe, and his book, Beyond the Twelve-Factor App.
011Analyst Relations, How Does it Work? (Ep. 24)20 Jun 2016 · 56:53 · mp3 · transcript · srtYou've heard of "analysts," those people who cover the technology world with all sorts of quadrants, waves, and forecasts about how much money is spent on different types of software.
010Can ”PaaS” Be Saved, Or Is It Gibberish Now? (Ep. 23)13 Jun 2016 · 46:12 · mp3 · transcript · srtAfter all these years, what does "PaaS" mean? Most of the vendors in this space fight tooth-and-nail to avoid the term. Coté and Richard discuss a brief history of PaaS, starting in the mid-2000's to now and then discuss why "PaaS" may not…
007Cloud Native HR - talking with Pivotal’s Joe Militello11 Mar 2016 · 43:30 · mp3 · transcript · srtEpisodes from before the new format switch (where Coté & Richard MC each episode). These are episodes that come from libsyn. Their download numbers aren't total, just since being in SoundCloud.
005Data. Why did it have to be data?17 Nov 2015 · 46:25 · mp3 · transcript · srtEpisodes from before the new format switch (where Coté & Richard MC each episode). These are episodes that come from libsyn. Their download numbers aren't total, just since being in SoundCloud.
003Talking DevOps ROI with the finance department8 Sep 2015 · 42:20 · mp3 · transcript · srtA short while ago, I wrote up how to approach doing ROI cases for DevOps. The catch, of course, was that doing ROI for DevOps is often the wrong “question.” That said, we all live in the real world, so you need to tell the finance people…
002That Cloud Native Lifestyle18 Aug 2015 · 41:26 · mp3 · transcript · srtAndrew is back for a discussion of what cloud native means, and wood-paneling. We discuss what we see as "cloud native," the full stack: Cloud Native Application Frameworks Cloud Native Runtime Platform Cloud Native Operations Cloud Native…
001Operations Has Plenty To Do In A Cloud Native Enterprise10 Jun 2015 · 57:20 · mp3 · transcript · srtFrom sleepy storage admin jobs to MongoDB, there's no end of jobs operations people can be doing now-a-days. Fresh of many years being an operations person, Bridget Kromhout (@bridgetkromhout), now at Pivotal, talks with me in this episode…
283How executives can kick-start their enterprise AI strategies, also, what is "agentic AI," with Adib Saikali
Adib and Michael discuss the concept of 'Agentic AI' and its historical context within technology evolution. They talk about how new UX patterns and capabilities have defined different technological eras and examine where AI agents fit in…
282Data Gravity, Ecosystem Gravity, and Control - Private Cloud is Still the Best Choice for Many
Coté and Purnima Padmanabhan discuss the evolving landscape of private vs. public cloud infrastructure and the crucial role of developer platforms.
281Code to Production: From Cloud to DevOps to Platform Engineering, with Purnima Padmanabhan, VMware Tanzu by Broadcom
Purnima Padmanabhan, the general manager of Tanzu at Broadcom, talks with Coté about the evolution of DevOps and platform engineering. Purnima has worked at many interesting over the years LoudCloud, BMC Software, and VMware.
280Using AI in Healthcare: Diagnostics, Patient Records, Research, Revenue Management, with JT Perry
JT Perry is back to talk about enterprise AI in healthcare. They also talk about the status of new business models like "doc in a box" and Amazon Health. See the full show notes in the video version of this episode.
279Developer Platforms and Productivity, with Serdar Badem
Fresh from working on developer platforms at Uber, Serdar Badem tells us his experience working on improving developer productivity.
278What is ”waste” in software development? With Steve Pereira
The phrase "value stream" is used so often in software development that it's easy to forget exactly what it means. "Waste" is another word like that.
277Re-thinking tech debt, developer productivity, & better meetings, with Laura Tacho
Coté talks with Laura Tacho, the CTO of DX on several topics, starting with tech debt. Laura shares her viewpoint on how the concept and use of 'tech debt' changes based on perspective, and the need for better quantification of these…
276Keep it small to make big changes, with Betty Junod
You always hear that making a series of small changes is better than BIG BANG change. How does this really play out though? Doesn't that seem a little...naive when it comes to large organizations doing the BIG and MISSION CRITICAL work?
275What is Backstage? What does Backstage do? What does Backstage not do? Why would you use Backstage?
Ben educates Coté on what Backstage is. Coté is always thinking that new tech does more than it actually does, and he eagerly de-scopes his inflated expectations with Ben's wiseness.
274What is a Service Mesh? And Why Would You Want One?
The three of us are back to discuss what a service mesh is and why it exists as a stand-alone thing. The result we come to is that you want this kind of network control and management as its own layer, not something that’s built into the…
273Lessons from 5 years of agile transformation at Jaguar Land Rover
What does a car manufacture need to do to speed up their software delivery cycle? Manufacturing is often finely tuned following lean and other principles, but the software development and delivery process, oddly, is not.
272The Business Doesn’t Care About Kubernetes as a Kost Center. They Care About This, with Bryan Ross.
Coté talks with Bryan Ross about fitting Kubernetes (and it's use) into the business strategy. Check out Bryan's YouTube channel for more Bryan.
271A Developer Perspective on Developer Experience, also, COBOL, with Paul Kelly
"75% of IT and business executives say that their companies’ ability to compete is directly related to their ability to release quality software quickly" reads a recent Forrester Consulting report.
270Manage Kubernetes Clusters Anywhere, From Anywhere with Tanzu Mission Control, with Corey Dinkens
Coté talks with Corey Dinkens about Tanzu Mission Control. The most recent version can now run on-premises, meaning those who can't run it as a public SaaS now can run Tanzu Mission Control where ever they like, on or off the Internet.
269Platform marketing, advocacy, DevEx, documentation, and Backstage
So you've built an app platform. And those pesky developers aren’t showing up to use. Or, worse, they grumble about it! Did you remember to tell anyone about it, to convince them to use it?
267Cloud Foundry Day 2023
Right after Cloud Foundry Day 2023, Nick and Coté do a quick re-cap of the day. Taking place in Germany, there were many people from the German community, and elsewhere of course.
266Cloud Foundry: Community, Developer Experience, Kubernetes, and more, with Ram Iyengar
Cloud Foundry is one of the most mature, most proven platform as a service stacks. And it's open source! Ahead of CF Day on June 21st, 2023 (in person and live), Coté catches up with Ram Iyengar, Chief Evangelist at Cloud Foundry…
265What’s a ”Platform Maturity Model”?
Cora and Coté talk with Abby Bangser about the platform maturity model draft that the platform working group at the CNCF has been working on.
264Cloud Native Security & Compliance, with David Zendzian
We talk about getting PCI compliance into Kubernetes, and other security think in the cloud native world. Securing Tanzu Application Service and Tanzu Application Platform.
261How to change mainframe apps into microservices, modernizing mainframe applications with Fouad Hamdi
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 VMware Tanzu Labs approached this task, migrating a system…
259Creating 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.
260What’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.
256DevSecOps 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 with VMware Tanzu.
254You 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 Kloosterhuis about just this topic.
246The 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.
245What’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.
244The 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.
241The Best Developer Conference, Platform Engineering, FinOps
We give a little previous of what will be at the SpringOne conference, then cover some recent conferences. We then discuss the sudden emergence of "platform engineering" as a thing, and finish out by discussing what the kids are calling…
238Davanum ”dims” Srinivas on the CNCF and kubernetes SIGs at VMware Explore 2022
It's another interview from VMware Explore, this time about the kubernetes community and governance. Alex Williams and Coté talk with Davanum "dims" Srinivas.
The Best of Cloud & Culture
This episode features highlights from every episode so far, including a mix of VMware Tanzu Labs experts and clients. Because of the show's focus, the topics here range from building your first product as a startup to scaling Kubernetes…
227Reinventing Finance with Customer Experience, with Henri van den Bulk
Among other things, the banking world is looking for new revenue and ways to retain customers. Focusing on customer experience is one way to get there.
Modernizing Retail Apps: Deceptively Complex and Incredibly Valuable
Shaun Anderson and Brandon Blincoe of VMware Tanzu Labs share lessons they've learned while helping large retail clients modernize their online and in-store operations.
226Find Customer Friction, with Bernard Golden and Jesse Bean
Coté is joined by Bernard Golden and Jesse Bean to talk about how companies they’re talking with are thinking through and approaching digital transformation and modernizing their software strategy.
225Opening up healthcare with FHIR & other healthcare innovations
Right now there’s no end of possibilities for technology-driven innovation in healthcare. Coté and JT Perry discussed this state in part one of the conversation, and it part two they go over examples of those innovations.
224Now is the time for innovation in healthcare, with JT Perry
The US healthcare industry will likely see a lot of changes in the next five years - there's already a lot going on with mergers and new services forced by the pandemic.
Mainframes, Microservices, and Money: Modernizing Apps in Financial Services
Shaun Anderson and Felicia Schwartz of VMware Tanzu Labs explain the state of application modernization among financial services firms.
222Secure Supply Chain, with Henri van den Bulk
DevSecOps alert! Container security alert! Coté talks with Henri van den Bulk about the ideas of a “secure software supply chain.” When you’re building, running, and managing your own software, how you secure your software goes all the way…
220Spring Cloud Gateway, Services Mesh uses with Chris Sterling
What’s the difference between an API Gateway and a Service Mesh? How do they work together? Why would you use either? Christ Sterling joins Rita and Coté to discuss all that.
Shopify VP on Innovation, Culture, and Remote Work
Shopify VP of Engineering Farhan Thawar shares his thoughts on a variety of topics related to managing software teams. He discusses fully remote software teams, pair programming, how to innovate within a company of Shopify's scale, and the…
217Business transformation after COVID-19 (with Gautham Pallapa)