Screaming in the Cloud

Kim Harrison, a freelance content marketing strategist and author, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to talk about asking the right questions to find your target demographic, why she has such a deep love for story telling, and how marketing extends after the product has been sold. Kim shares her unique experiences with solving urgently painful problems that customers are experiencing and subsequently building a relationship with those customers that allows her to solve more pain points down the line. About KimKim is a professional storyteller focused on strategic communications. She translates complex ideas into compelling narratives, helping teams share their perspectives. She enjoys building impactful stories, and using a range of mediums and channels to reach specific audiences.For 10+ years Kim has worked closely with teams focused on big data and developer tooling. They have brought new methodologies forward, impacted the language used to describe technologies, and even established new industry categories.Links Referenced:Personal/Company website: https://www.kimber.kim/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberh/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kittyriot

Jason Lengstorf, a developer media producer and host of the show Learn with Jason, joins Corey on this week’s episode of Screaming in the Cloud to layout his ideas for creative developer content. Jason explains how devTV can have way more reach than webinars, the lack of inspiration he experiences at conferences these days, and why companies should be focused on hiring specialists before putting DevRels on the payroll. Plus, Corey and Jason discuss walking the line between claiming you’re good at everything and not painting yourself into a corner as a DevRel and marketer.About JasonJason Lengstorf helps tech companies connect with developer communities through better media. He advocates for continued learning through collaboration and play and regularly live streams coding with experts on his show, Learn With Jason. He lives in Portland, Oregon.Links Referenced:Learn with Jason: https://www.learnwithjason.dev/Personal Website Links: https://jason.energy/links

Matthew Bonig, Chief Cloud Architect at Defiance Digital and AWS DevTools Hero, dives into the transformative power of the Cloud Development Kit (CDK). He shares insights on the challenges developers face with tools like TypeScript and DynamoDB, stressing the importance of careful planning. Matthew also discusses the limitations of relying on AI coding assistants, especially in complex environments like AWS, and critiques AWS's innovation pace, urging it to focus on true innovation rather than merely catering to existing customers.

Evelyn Osman, Platform Engineering Manager at AutoScout24, discusses the need for standardized tools in scaling projects. They explore the disconnect between industry needs and cloud computing products. Evelyn shares insights on viewing platforms as products to produce better outcomes.

Anna Belak, Director of the Office of Cybersecurity Strategy at Sysdig, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss the newest benchmark for responding to security threats, 5/5/5. Anna describes why it was necessary to set a new benchmark for responding to security threats in a timely manner, and how the Sysdig team did research to determine the best practices for detecting, correlating, and responding to potential attacks. Corey and Anna discuss the importance of focusing on improving your own benchmarks towards a goal, as well as how prevention and threat detection are both essential parts of a solid security program. About AnnaAnna has nearly ten years of experience researching and advising organizations on cloud adoption with a focus on security best practices. As a Gartner Analyst, Anna spent six years helping more than 500 enterprises with vulnerability management, security monitoring, and DevSecOps initiatives. Anna's research and talks have been used to transform organizations' IT strategies and her research agenda helped to shape markets. Anna is the Director of Thought Leadership at Sysdig, using her deep understanding of the security industry to help IT professionals succeed in their cloud-native journey. Anna holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Michigan, where she developed computational methods to study solar cells and rechargeable batteries.Links Referenced:Sysdig: https://sysdig.com/Sysdig 5/5/5 Benchmark: https://sysdig.com/555

Danilo Campos, proprietor of Antigravity, discusses his philosophy of building tools that enhance developer experience and improve the future of our world. Topics include the power of developer tools, frustration with late rule changes, complex dynamics of open source projects, and reflections on urgency and importance.

Founder and CEO of Vercel, Guillermo Rauch, joins Corey to discuss building a fast and reliable front-end tool that focuses on developer experience. They talk about the significance of JavaScript, the impact of generative AI on developers, and Vercel's higher standard of accuracy for their new AI product. They also discuss the importance of a good developer experience, the utility of Next.js, and the concept of immutable deployments.

Maya Kaczorowski, Chief Product Officer at Tailscale, discusses the unique features of Tailscale's product approach for users from free tier to enterprise. She talks about evaluating feature requests, transparency in security, new feature roll-outs, and change management. The podcast also explores Tailscale's evolution into a mesh overlay network, its various features like remote access and zero trust, and recent updates including a website refresh, telepathy, and availability in the AWS marketplace.

Dave Mangot, CEO and founder of Mangoteque, discusses leveraging DevOps, private equity firms, and infrastructure as code and monitoring. Topics include conveying issues to CEOs, the difference between venture capital and private equity, and the goal of creating better companies. The importance of positioning in a market segment and the cost of cloud infrastructure are also explored.

Laura Nolan, Principal Software Engineer at Stanza, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to offer insights on how to use SRE to avoid disastrous and lengthy production delays. Laura gives a rich history of her work with SREcon, why her approach to SRE is about first identifying the biggest fire instead of toiling with day-to-day issues, and why the lack of transparency in systems today actually hurts new engineers entering the space. Plus, Laura explains to Corey why she dedicates time to work against companies like Google who are building systems to help the government (inefficiently) select targets during wars and conflicts.About LauraLaura Nolan is a software engineer and SRE. She has contributed to several books on SRE, such as the Site Reliability Engineering book, Seeking SRE, and 97 Things Every SRE Should Know. Laura is a Principal Engineer at Stanza, where she is building software to help humans understand and control their production systems. Laura also serves as a member of the USENIX Association board of directors. In her copious spare time after that, she volunteers for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, and is half-way through the MSc in Human Factors and Systems Safety at Lund University. She lives in rural Ireland in a small village full of medieval ruins.Links Referenced:Company Website: https://www.stanza.systems/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauraliftsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-nolan-bb7429/