Cloud Experts Unleashed

Cloud Experts Unleashed – Episode 20 In this episode, Dakota and Ryan talk about what services they offer for public cloud customers and then discuss the specific needs of 4 companies hosting in the public cloud (Azure/AWS) and currently being managed by xByte Cloud. Guests Dakota Clum – xByte Cloud CTO Ryan Brown – xByte Cloud CMO Topics Discussed What types of services does xByte Cloud offer for...

Cloud Experts Unleashed – Episode 19 In this episode, we are joined by Charlie and Adam from WRIS web services to talk about how to successfully move to the cloud and who shouldn’t even try. Guests Dakota Clum – xByte Cloud CTO Ryan Brown – xByte Cloud CMO Charlie Meyers – WRIS Web Services CEO Adam Euans – WRIS Web Services CTO Topics Discussed: Why make the switch Who should stay OnPrem (or requ...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 18 In this episode, we are joined by Charlie Arehart to discuss our real world experiences helping customers apply the recent updates that required code changes around unscoped variables and encryption algorithms. Guests Charlie Arehart - Independent Consultant Dakota Clum - xByte Cloud CTO Ryan Brown - xByte Cloud CMO Topics Discussed: How to correctly pronounce...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 17 In this episode, we reminisce about Adobe ColdFusion Summit East 2024 thinking about all the people we met, the amazing content, and the product updates. Guests Adobe ColdFusion Senior Technical Evangelist, Mark Takata xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown Topics Discussed: • How did this compare to previous Summit East conferences • How was...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 16 In this episode, xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss the latest ColdFusion 2023 Update 7 and ColdFusion 2021 Update 13. Topics Discussed: • What is in the update • New scope settings • Current exploit of the vulnerabilities (or lack of) • What can break • Temporary workarounds - when will flags be deprecated • Application leve...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 15 In this episode, xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss why various server clusters. Topics Discussed: • Why do you need more than a single server • When to expand beyond a single web or database server • Typical cluster configurations • Load balancer options • Benefits of Cloudflare beyond load balancing • How does Cloudflare lo...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 14 In this episode, Austin Shelton, xByte Cloud Senior Dev Ops Engineer, and Ryan Brown, xByte Cloud CMO, discuss a recent customer issue where session management was causing their ColdFusion to crash. Troubleshooting Steps • Collect ColdFusion thread dump and heap dump • Use eclipse memory analyzer to see regions of heap space being consumed • Found ColdFusion ru...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 13 In this episode, xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss adobe coldfusion troubleshooting quick tips. This is the last in the series derived from Dakota's presentation at the 2023 Adobe ColdFusion Summit in Las Vegas. Topics Discussed: • Errors in jvm.config • CFStart.bat Utility • Special arguments in jvm.config • Tomcat serv...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 12 In this episode, Senior ColdFusion Technical Evangelist, Mark Takata, and xByte Cloud CMO, Ryan Brown, discuss the upcoming ColdFusion Summits (ColdFusion Online Summit and ColdFusion Summit East). After talking about the Summits, Ryan and Mark dig into current tech trends around AI. Topics Discussed: • When are the summits? How do you register? How much are th...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 11 In this episode, I am joined by xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and we discuss how to analyze the data you saved before restarting your server after a ColdFusion crash. How to analyze a Thread Dump (jcmd $PID Thread.print ＞ThreadPrint.tdump) * Search for .cfm * Look for multiple references * What is happening when it crashed * Any patterns with tags, files How t...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 10 In this episode, I am joined by xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum, and we discuss what to collect when ColdFusion crashes before you restart your server. In this video, we discuss: * Why not restart your server right away * Reviewing ColdFusion Log Files * How to collect Thread Dumps (jcmd $PID Thread.print ＞ThreadPrint.tdump) * How to collect Heap Dumps ( jcmd $PI...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 8 In this episode, I am joined by xByte Cloud CTO, Dakota Clum and we discuss his gold standard for getting your ColdFusion updated and tuned. This is the first in a series of videos inspired by Dakota's presentation at the Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2023. Link to blog with all of the information outlined in the video and more: https://blog.xbytecloud.com/coldfus...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 5 In this episode, I go into one of the most asked questions we get.... "When deploying a new VPS environment, should I separate my web and sql server?". Except for very fringe cases, you should also separate them. Here are the high level reasons why. - Tailored Resource Allocation - SQL Licensing - Independent Scalability - Reduced Resource Competition...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 4 In this episode, I get interviewed by ChatGPT. We worked on a special prompt to have ChatGPT ask a question, wait for a response, and then ask a follow up question based on the response. They did this for 5 questions. We also experimented with multiple plugins to find one that made the conversation more realistic. You get to hear the voices just like a real conv...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 3 In this episode, I interview xByte Hosting COO Jeremy Ennis and we walk through how to configure and react to a CPU alert. To learn more about the cloud services from xByte Cloud, visit us at https://www.xbytecloud.com .

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 2 In this episode, we walk through the latest ColdFusion vulnerability and how to update your system to prevent it. Useful Links https://blog.xbytecloud.com/critical-adobe-coldfusion-updates-released-for-2021-update-6-2018-update-16/ https://help.xbytecloud.com/t/how-to-apply-coldfusion-updates-hotfixes/28 https://community.adobe.com/t5/coldfusion-discussions/rele...

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 1 In this episode, I interview xByte Hosting CTO Dakota Clum and we discuss the tips you need to best manage your own cloud infrastructure. To learn more about the cloud services from xByte Cloud, visit us at https://www.xbytecloud.com .