Hybrid Cloud Show

In episode 8 we talked about how to get started with Kubernetes, and this time we cover the next steps: How to set up ingress and east-west networking, options for restricting access, and the best ways to integrate with your favourite cloud provider.   Send your questions and feedback to show@hybridcloudshow.com       Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early...

We talk about infrastructure as code, what it is, what it isn’t, how it differs from configuration management, how to structure it, best practices to stay consistent between Dev/Test and Production, avoiding configuration drift, and some experiences trying to do infrastructure/configuration as code in a home lab.     Send your questions and feedback to show@hybridcloudshow.com &nbs...

How best to get started with Kubernetes and whether it is better to start with a low-touch option like MicroK8s/K3s, using a cloud-managed Kubernetes from the outset, or set up everything yourself “the hard way”   Kubernetes The Hard Way   Send your questions and feedback to show@hybridcloudshow.com       Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episode...

We get personal and explain our home IT setups, sharing tips on learning new technologies like networking and Kubernetes while keeping the family TV working, and consult on how to secure the root user of your cloud account.         Send your questions and feedback to show@hybridcloudshow.com       Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episo...

Google Cloud teaches us about eggs and baskets by losing a big customer’s data, and Microsoft’s carbon emissions are up significantly – probably because of AI. Plus compliance and best practices for hardening instances, web apps, and storage.   News/discussion Google Cloud accidentally deletes UniSuper’s online account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’ “Unprecedented”...

We look at OpenShift from an external perspective, including how it works in a multi-cloud environment, how it abstracts cloud resources, when administrators and developers still need to understand what is happening beneath the abstraction, combining OpenShift with cloud-managed services, some of the downsides of OpenShift, and where people should start if they want to learn.   OpenShift OKD...

Why AWS changed its policy on charging for HTTP errors on S3 buckets, how Bluesky dealt with an explosion in popularity by moving to on-prem, IBM buys Hashicorp, and our thoughts on cloud governance.   News/discussion How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode Jeff Barr responds on Twitter Update: S3 engineers are working to make unauthorized requests that customers did not initiat...

What “hybrid cloud” actually means to us. Where it works well, where it creates challenges, where the control plane should live, how to abstract differences between platforms to make workloads more suitable to be used in a hybrid setup, maintaining compliance across clouds, and guarding against security vulnerabilities in containerised dependencies.   Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security...

Redis is forked by cloud companies, how to manage modern cloud identity and access management, vendor lock-in for government cloud contracts, and cloud security best practices in the light of the xz vulnerability.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Shane’s platform engineering newsletter   News/discussion Redis Adopts Dual Source...

There’s a new show in the Late Night Linux Family! Industry professionals Aaron , Gary , Sean , and Shane talk about public cloud, private cloud, and everything in between. In this first episode: the big three public cloud providers have dropped egress fees, four years of lessons and regrets from running a startup, and avoiding surprise fees when learning cloud technologies with free tiers....