Cloud Unplugged
Each week, Jon Shanks, CEO of cloud-native consultancy and product business Appvia, and tech evangelist Lewis Marshall, senior developer and AI enthusiast, analyse the biggest news stories that week, that are shaping Cloud, Data and AI.
Alongside their insight, they invite frontline leaders, Chief Technology Officers and engineering heads from established, cloud-powered organisations to share candid lessons from running real-world workloads at scale.
Together, they take the headlines and get to the facts, helping you keep track of the fast-paced Cloud market.
Expect straight-talking conversation, sharp analysis as they explore how emerging technology reshapes business and society.
Tune in each week to stay a step ahead of the future of tech.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals & Ruby on Rails. Rent vs buy: do cloud providers really save companies money? | Episode 29
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Matthew Skelton, Team Topologies, the complexities of managing team in the modern workplace | Episode 28
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What is Culture in the Modern Workplace? | Episode 27
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Viktor Farcic, Upbound. Platform Engineering, Role Evolution and Optimisation | Episode 26
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Product Manager vs. Product Owner, is there a difference and do you need one? | Episode 25
Product management versus delivery management... two distinct but complementary roles within a company, each serving essential purposes. Understanding their significance can shed light on their impor…
Nicholas Chang & Steve Nicholl, Kainos. Navigating Cloud Adoption | Episode 24
In this episode of The Cloud Unplugged Podcast, Nicholas Chang, and Steve Nicholl, from Kainos, join Jon to share insights on the challenges of navigating cloud adoption framework, platform engineeri…
Chris Stura, PwC UK. Platform Engineering & Business Success | Episode 23
Jon sits down with Chris Stura, Director of Financial Services at PwC. Together, Jon and Chris delve into the realm of cloud computing and software development, highlighting the challenges that busin…
Colin Humphreys, Syntasso. Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way | Episode 22
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon sits down with Colin Humphreys, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntasso. The two tackle the confusing jargon prevalent in the cloud industry and its impact on effective …
Haseeb Budhani, Rafay Systems. Bridging the Gap: Development and Developer Experience | Episode 21
In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. Rafay Systems is at the forefront of delivering cloud-native Kubernetes management a…
Richard Simon, T-Systems. Every Cloud Migration Has a Silver Lining | Episode 20
Jay is joined by Richard Simon, CTO at T-Systems, a business that drives digital transformation for companies by offering integrated end-to-end IT solutions. Jay and Richard discuss the four stages o…
Charles Humble, Container Solutions. Technical Writing in the Cloud Era | Episode 19
In this episode, Jay is accompanied by Charles Humble, the Editor-in-Chief at Container Solutions, a cloud native consultancy. Having the benefit of being a writer in such a technical field, Charles …
Kasper von Grünberg, Humanitec. What it Means to be a Platform Engineer | Episode 18
This time on Cloud Unplugged, hosts Jon and Jay are joined by Kaspar von Grünberg, the Founder and CEO of Humanitec. Working as a platform orchestrator, Humanitec is a product that enables companies …
Optimal Platform Engineering Team Sizes | Episode 17
In this episode, Jon and Jay discuss the ideal sizes for platform engineering teams. During the course of their conversation, the pair talk through ways to optimise team size to ensure business effic…
Enabling Developer Self-Service with Existing Technologies | Episode 16
In this episode, Jon and Jay explain how platform engineers can enable developer self-service with existing technologies. They touch on the evolution of self-service, and how cloud technology has mad…
The State of DevOps Report 2023 | Episode 15
Jon and Jay analyse the findings of Puppet’s recent report on the state of DevOps and platform engineering. The pair discuss what they thought was lacking from the report, the difference between plat…
Teams and Talent: Unlocking Team Potential with OKRs | Episode 14
Jon and Jay discuss the best ways to manage and lead platform engineering teams. Sharing what they've learnt from running their own business, Jon and Jay talk through setting objectives and key resul…
Cloud Platform Engineering: Saving Time, Money and Effort | Episode 13
Jon and Jay tackle the complexities of cloud platform engineering, including cognitive load, the total cost of ownership, public and private cloud, and more. Learn how to save time, money, and effort…
Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: Security | Episode 12
This time, Jon and Jay take a deep dive into the security decisions surrounding single and multi-tenancy on Kubernetes cluster architectures. Covering everything from role-based access control to, en…
Single or Multi-Tenant Clusters: When and Why | Episode 11
Jon and Jay get stuck into the concept of single versus multi-tenancy in Kubernetes cluster architectures. They talk through the decision criteria on when to go single tenancy and when to go multi-te…
Cloud Strategy: What Is It and Why You Need One? | Episode 10
In this episode, Jon and Jay dive into what exactly a cloud strategy is, how it differs from a business plan and how to measure its success.
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