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Committing to Cloud Native

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  • Join the Curiefense team — Justin Dorfman, Tzury Bar Yochay, and Richard Littauer as they explore the confluence of open source and cloud native. Our guests include members of CNCF projects, maintainers working on projects at scale at places like Google, Amazon, and NASA, and community members contributing back to awesome projects in the cloud native ecosystem. Explore with us!
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  • Episode 25: Maintaining OpenFaaS with CNCF Ambassador Alex Ellis

    Episode 25: Maintaining OpenFaaS with CNCF Ambassador Alex Ellis
    Oct 25 2021
    Sponsored by Reblaze, creators of Curiefense Panelists Justin Dorfman | Richard Littauer Guest Alex Ellis Show Notes Hello and welcome to Committing to Cloud Native Podcast! It’s the podcast by Reblaze where we talk about the confluence of Cloud Native technology and Open Source. Today, we are super excited to have as our guest Alex Ellis, who is the Founder of OpenFaaS, which is one of the most popular open source serverless projects, as well as a CNCF Ambassador. Alex takes us on his journey on how he Founded OpenFaaS. He talks about how important independence is to him, OpenFaaS, and other projects he’s worked on, and shares some influential books that he read that helped him in his journey of setting up a company. We also hear his views on how to build a sustainable open source community. Alex goes in depth about some of his other projects he created, recently being invited to join GitHub Stars program, and three eBooks he self-published that you should check out online! Go ahead and download this episode now! [00:01:47 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=107)] Alex tells us what OpenFaaS is, how adoption has gone, and how many people have used it and committed to it. [00:04:27 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=267)] Richard wonders how Alex funds the project, if there’s a business model, and if it’s big enough to have people afford to work on it. [00:07:31 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=451)] Justin brings up a keynote that Kelsey Hightower did on the benefits of Amazon’s Lambda at KubeCon and wonders if that or just other presentations in the community have an effect on OpenFaaS to become a project of its size now. [00:11:06 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=666)] How do people react to using OpenFaaS in their organization since it’s not in the CNCF as an incubation project? [00:12:52 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=772)] Alex talks about independence and how important it is to him, OpenFaaS, and all the other projects he’s worked on. He also talks about a few good books he read that helped him with his journey in setting up a company such as, Million Dollar Consulting. [00:17:22 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=1042)] We learn from Alex his views on how to build a sustainable open source community and another great book he learned from called, The Right It by Alberto Savoia, who is the Head of Innovation at Google. [00:22:42 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=1362)] Alex is known for creating other projects which seems to go against the idea of doing something small and seeing if it works, so we find out why he likes to create other projects. [00:27:51 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=1671)] Alex tells us about being very active on Twitter, he talks about Daniel Vassallo who created a course on how to create a Twitter following, and about writing his blog posts. [00:31:38 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=1898)] Alex got something from GitHub twenty-three hours ago. Find out what he got and why. [00:36:47 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=2207)] What is GrowLab? [00:39:07 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=2347)] Find out where you can follow Alex online and three eBooks he self-published. Quotes [00:04:46 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=286)] “Yeah, I mean it isn’t big enough to have people afford to work on it. That’s probably the biggest lie of open source is, the bigger something is that the more money is rolling into it.” [00:05:00 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=300)] “Even community contributions, as lovely as they are, there aren’t people with full-time jobs who said on their CV that says ‘Full-Time OpenFaas Contributor.’ That just isn’t the case with something like this.” [00:05:42 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=342)] “It basically says something like open source isn’t about you.” [00:06:52 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=412)] “In marketing framework, you’ll read is that a sustainable business has value exchange or value capture that is equal between all three parties: the consumers of it, the company or the creator behind it, and the community of partners, contributors, and sort of third parties.” [00:08:28 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=508)] “I actually think that managed Cloud functions are a really smart idea. They’re great to use. The cost cannot be beat in any way.” [00:10:35 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=635)] “What you don’t want to create, something I’ve really learned, is a commodity. And further than that, you don’t want to create something where there’s no capability for you to capture value from it.” [00:13:00 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=780)] “I mean, for me, what I mean by independence is not being employed by any one company.” [00:14:17 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/25?t=857)] “I had created some insights in the industry and the only way I could get the job that I wanted was by creating it myself.” [00:25:22 (https://...
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    41 mins
  • Episode 24: From Disney to AWS with Justin Garrison

    Episode 24: From Disney to AWS with Justin Garrison
    Oct 18 2021
    Sponsored by Reblaze, creators of Curiefense Panelists Justin Dorfman Guest Justin Garrison Show Notes Hello and welcome to Committing to Cloud Native Podcast! It’s the podcast sponsored by Reblaze where we talk about the confluence of Cloud Native technology and Open Source. Today, our guest is Justin Garrison, who is a Developer Advocate at Amazon. He also worked at Disney Animation and Disney Streaming Services, and we found out what he did there before going to Amazon. Justin created bashScheduler, and he tells us why he said, “This is a really bad idea!” We learn more about his book, Cloud Native Infrastructure: Patterns for Scalable Infrastructure and Applications in a Dynamic Environment, a blog post he wrote about “The Economics of Writing a Technical Book,” a talk he did for DevOpsDays Portland 2021 called TikTalk, and his cool “manpage” resume. Also, he shares some insight on how he sees recognition as something we could really bring into the software industry. Go ahead and download this episode now to find out so much more! [00:01:18 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=78)] Before Amazon, our guest, Justin, worked at Disney and he fills us in on what he did there and what he does now. [00:04:36 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=276)] Justin tells us more about his book, Cloud Native Infrastructure: Patterns for Scalable Infrastructure and Applications in a Dynamic Environment. [00:08:46 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=526)] What’s going on with remote conferences and talks? [00:11:17 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=677)] Find out more about a talk Justin recorded for DevOpsDays Portland 2021 called TikTalk. He also tells us if there is an open source community on TikTok. [00:14:27 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=867)] Justin created bashScheduler and we find out what it does and why he said, “This is a really bad idea!” [00:20:50 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=1250)] How did Justin get a Linux.com email address? [00:21:43 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=1303)] Justin Dorfman is impressed with Justin’s man-page resume and he fills us in on the details and some tips on doing a resume. [00:24:26 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=1466)] Justin mentions a brag document that he used by Julia Evans and her website called Wizard Zines. [00:26:25 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=1585)] Will Justin write a follow up book to the Cloud Native Infrastructure? [00:29:12 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=1752)] Justin tells us about a blog post he wrote three years ago called, “The Economics of Writing a Technical Book.” [00:30:43 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=1843)] When Justin was at Disney, he got a movie credit for working on Zootopia which won an Oscar, and he talks about recognition being something he could see bringing into the software industry. He also shares something interesting about movie credits and recognition. [00:34:33 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=2073)] The guys chat about how CNCF has done a great job about having the “Chop Wood Carry Water” Awards at KubeCon and the people behind the scene that have such a huge impact in the foundation. [00:36:46 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/24?t=2206)] All Things Open 2021 is coming up and Justin will be giving a talk called, “Internet Scale, Open Source with Kubernetes,” that you should check out. Links Curiefense (https://www.curiefense.io/) Justin Garrison Twitter (https://twitter.com/rothgar) Justin Garrison Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingarrison/) Justin Garrison Website (https://www.justingarrison.com/) Justin Garrison TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@justinleegarrison) Infrastructure for Entertainment-Justin Garrison (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtedIghTPzI) DevOpsDays Portland 2021- Justin Garrison- Ignite- TikTalk (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQJYlZUhBt8) Cloud Native Infrastructure: Patterns for Scalable Infrastructure and Applications in a Dynamic Environment by Justin Garrison (https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Native-Infrastructure-Applications-Environment/dp/1491984309) The Economics of Writing a Technical Book by Justin Garrison (Medium) (https://rothgar.medium.com/the-economics-of-writing-a-technical-book-689d0c12fe39) bashScheduler-GitHub (https://github.com/rothgar/bashScheduler) Committing to Cloud Native Podcast-Episode 22-Thoughts on Bash Becoming Interplanetary and More with Brian J. Fox (https://podcast.curiefense.io/22) Justin Garrison - man-page resume (https://www.justingarrison.com/resume.html) Wizard Zines (https://wizardzines.com/) Get your work recognized: write a brag document by Julia Evans (https://jvns.ca/blog/brag-documents/) All Things Open 2021 (https://2021.allthingsopen.org/) Credits Executive Produced by Tzury Bar Yochay (https://twitter.com/tzury) Produced by Justin Dorfman (https://www.justindorfman.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by ...
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    39 mins
  • Episode 23: Kubernetes and Cloud Security with Andrew Martin

    Episode 23: Kubernetes and Cloud Security with Andrew Martin
    Oct 10 2021
    Sponsored by Reblaze, creators of Curiefense Panelists Justin Dorfman | Richard Littauer Guest Andrew Martin Show Notes Hello and welcome to Committing to Cloud Native Podcast! It’s the podcast sponsored by Reblaze where we talk about the confluence of Cloud Native technology and Open Source. We have a great guest today, Andrew Martin, joining us from London. He is the CEO of Control Plane, a Cloud Native security consultancy training and pen test firm. We learn more about Andrew’s background, how he got involved in Kubernetes and Cloud security, and more about Cloud Plane. In 2019, Andrew made some Kubernetes predictions, and we find out today if any of them came true. We also find out how he keeps updated on what’s going on with open source in Cloud Native and other things. Since he has such a wealth of knowledge, Andrew fills us in on his book coming out soon called Hacking Kubernetes: Threat-Driven Analysis and Defense, and what chapter he’s most looking forward to people reading and why. We couldn’t let Andrew go without asking him for his “Predictions for 2023!” Go ahead and download this episode now to learn so much more from Andrew! [00:01:34 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=94)] Andrew tells us what Control Plane is, what does it does, and how many people they have working there. [00:02:13 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=133)] What is the average size of company in this space and why would someone need extra security on top of Cloud Native? [00:06:58 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=418)] Andrew tells us how he got involved with Kubernetes, Cloud security, and more about his background. [00:10:22 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=622)] We find out why Andrew thinks Kubernetes succeeded and Docker Swarm didn’t. [00:11:57 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=717)] In 2019, Andrew made some predictions and Justin wants to see if any of them came true. First prediction, did hosted services catch up with GKE? [00:12:59 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=779)] Second prediction, did non-container VM-based isolation improvement happen? [00:16:39 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=999)] With Andrew’s vast knowledge Richard wonders what he uses to keep updated on how open source works in Cloud Native and if there’s a Medium Blog that he’s subscribes to. Also, he shares which conference he will be attending this year and others he recommends. Justin gives a shout-out to TAG Security and their meetups. [00:20:05 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=1205)] Andrew’s book he co-wrote with Michael Hausenblas, Hacking Kubernetes, is discussed and he tells us the chapter he’s most looking forward to having people read. [00:23:49 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=1429)] Justin wonders if any of Andrew’s colleagues reviewed the book or if it’s all done with O’Reilly. [00:25:26 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=1526)] Andrew explains what he does to make sure that people at Control Plane are actually getting the best of the open source world without which it wouldn’t exist. [00:29:03 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=1743)] Richard is curious to know what method Andrew uses to find an interesting problem and how does he do security research in a way that makes him feel really excited about doing that sort of work. [00:32:22 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=1942)] We hear one last 2019 Kubernetes prediction and that is, if the tangle of YAML was going to unravel by 2019? He also talks about image and build metadata security matures which was another prediction. [00:35:53 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=2153)] Richard asks Andrew if he’s worked with Dan Lorenc in the Sigstore Project and Justin gives a shout-out to Dan and Episode 20 on this podcast to check out. [00:36:14 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=2174)] Andrew shares his predictions for 2023. [00:39:27 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=2367)] Find out where you can follow Andrew and the work he does. Quotes [00:03:21 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=201)] “The shared responsibility model gives us a different level of interaction with our cloud provider based upon what is ultimately platform as a service or infrastructure as a service or software as a service as well.” [00:04:03 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=243)] “But when it comes to how we behave operationally the cloud provider can make no guarantees that we’re not shipping bad code to production.” [00:10:51 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=651)] “And service meshes were being shipped by Docker Swarm before they were cool.” [00:11:29 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=689)] “So, from a networking perspective, Docker Swarm was much better out of the box because it was batteries included, but changeable, and came with its own networking paradigm.” [00:11:40 (https://podcast.curiefense.io/23?t=700)] “However, the inability to run multiple containers in a pod meant that there was no flexibility of application ...
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