The principles of ITIL are still relevant in an agile cloud world. This episode of Cloudspotting takes a deep dive into how ITIL can benefit organizations by helping to protect infrastructure and provide service stability.
\n\nhttps://www.axelos.com/for-professionals/publications
\nhttps://www.vanharen.store/itsm-process-assessment-supporting-itil-tipa
Special Guest: Paul Jackson.
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\n\nRecommended reads:
\nā¢ Data Science on AWS by Chris Fregly, Antje Barth https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55769407-data-science-on-aws
Special Guest: Mark McQuade.
","summary":"From edge technology to chatbots, there are many ways your business can use AI and machine learning to do more. ","date_published":"2021-07-19T10:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/338ab276-4ef9-453a-ae8d-db0ec4785419.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49152745,"duration_in_seconds":2047}]},{"id":"4ba21270-f624-477b-b181-4c24fec20221","title":"Episode 29: Women in Tech: Creating stronger female networks","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/29","content_text":"If you believe in equal opportunities, then we have a long way to go in IT. Creating stronger female networks is one way forward. In a special #WomenInTech Cloudspotting episode, Sai and Alex are joined by four members of the Professional Organization of Women Empowerment at Rackspace Technology (POWER).\n\nShow notes\n\nā¢ Rackspace Technology POWER Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXK8KWNgW1Msvv2LcWVp7xGgjJeSev45g\n\nRecommended reads:\nā¢ Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by BrenĆ© Brown https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588356-daring-greatly\nā¢ How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430725-how-to-talk-so-little-kids-will-listen\nā¢ How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Kimberly Ann Coe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769016.How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen_Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk\nā¢ Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-proof Girls in the Early Grades by Michelle Anthony, Reyna Lindert https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7607611-little-girls-can-be-mean\nā¢ Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World ā and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rƶnnlund https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34890015-factfulness\nā¢ Corporates Are from Mars, Charities Are from Venus. By Kay Allen with Tanja Rasmussen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15939995-corporates-are-from-mars-charities-are-from-venus-kay-allen-with-tanjaSpecial Guests: Danielle Rudden, Gavin Bounds, Jo Glass, and Vanessa Thompson.","content_html":"If you believe in equal opportunities, then we have a long way to go in IT. Creating stronger female networks is one way forward. In a special #WomenInTech Cloudspotting episode, Sai and Alex are joined by four members of the Professional Organization of Women Empowerment at Rackspace Technology (POWER).
\n\nā¢ Rackspace Technology POWER Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXK8KWNgW1Msvv2LcWVp7xGgjJeSev45g
\n\nRecommended reads:
\nā¢ Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by BrenĆ© Brown https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588356-daring-greatly
\nā¢ How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430725-how-to-talk-so-little-kids-will-listen
\nā¢ How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Kimberly Ann Coe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769016.How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen_Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk
\nā¢ Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-proof Girls in the Early Grades by Michelle Anthony, Reyna Lindert https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7607611-little-girls-can-be-mean
\nā¢ Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World ā and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rƶnnlund https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34890015-factfulness
\nā¢ Corporates Are from Mars, Charities Are from Venus. By Kay Allen with Tanja Rasmussen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15939995-corporates-are-from-mars-charities-are-from-venus-kay-allen-with-tanja
Special Guests: Danielle Rudden, Gavin Bounds, Jo Glass, and Vanessa Thompson.
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\n\nShow notes:
\n\nSpecial Guests: Ben Morgan-Smith, Mark McQuade, and Nirmal Ranganathan.
","summary":"Your business is sitting on an untapped data goldmine. But how do you transform your organization into a mining machine?","date_published":"2020-11-20T17:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/ce3492f9-00b4-4390-af91-2a571abde13c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62738229,"duration_in_seconds":2613}]},{"id":"2a348824-8704-4a64-a880-d4097540ee88","title":"27: Itās Black Friday every day as ecommerce booms","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"The surge in demand for online goods and services means that many companies are now experiencing Black Friday numbers on their websites every day. Cloudspotting hosts Alex and Sai are joined Wesley Lomax, Larry Hau and Will Parsons, to discuss the ecommerce boom from a technology perspective.\n\nShow notes:\n\n\nOur first pod on ecommerce (and first ever pod!) featuring Will Parsons https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/1\nPodcast about SRE/CRE https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/11\nRecommended read - Winning Is Not Enough by Jackie Stewart https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2331618.Winning_Is_Not_Enough\nRecommended read - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Handbook: How SRE implements DevOps by Stephen Fleming https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42934361-site-reliability-engineering-sre-handbook\nRecommended read - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/397483.The_Devil_in_the_White_City\nRecommended read - Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3228917-outliers\nSpecial Guests: Larry Hau, Wesley Lomax, and Will Parsons.","content_html":"The surge in demand for online goods and services means that many companies are now experiencing Black Friday numbers on their websites every day. Cloudspotting hosts Alex and Sai are joined Wesley Lomax, Larry Hau and Will Parsons, to discuss the ecommerce boom from a technology perspective.
\n\nShow notes:
\n\nSpecial Guests: Larry Hau, Wesley Lomax, and Will Parsons.
","summary":"The surge in demand for ecommerce means that online businesses are now experiencing Black Friday numbers every day. How do you keep up with the pace?","date_published":"2020-09-16T15:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/2a348824-8704-4a64-a880-d4097540ee88.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54008999,"duration_in_seconds":2250}]},{"id":"f5f6af2e-1b53-48b6-a752-a323a1940060","title":"26: Being authentic and building trust in the machine age","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"Authenticity enables us to build trust and lays the foundation for quality relationships in the working world. In the latest Cloudspotting episode, Diane Dowdell, Professor of Marketing and Management at St. Mary's University, joins the Cloudspotting team to discuss authenticity and building trust in the machine age.\n\nShow notes:\n\n\nPodcast on continuous improvement with Matt Stoyka https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/17\nRecommended read - Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26329.Emotional_Intelligence\nRecommended read - The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23316526-the-second-machine-age\n","content_html":"Authenticity enables us to build trust and lays the foundation for quality relationships in the working world. In the latest Cloudspotting episode, Diane Dowdell, Professor of Marketing and Management at St. Mary's University, joins the Cloudspotting team to discuss authenticity and building trust in the machine age.
\n\nShow notes:
\n\nSolution Architects (SAs) play an major role in solving the most complex modern business challenges. In this episode of Cloudspotting, find out what it means to be a SA, what makes them tick and what attracts them to extremely complex business challenges.
\n\nRecommended reads:
\n\nSpecial Guests: Markus Schmid and Simon Roberts.
","summary":"Finding out what it means to be a Solutions Architect and what attracts them to extremely complex business challenges.","date_published":"2020-07-20T05:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/6e716d85-207b-4d9c-bae7-9da7d99ca2a9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54020100,"duration_in_seconds":2250}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/836901529","title":"24: The future is even more cloudy after COVID","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"Our podcast hosts Alex and Sai are joined by Jeff DeVerter, Rackspace CTO and host of Cloud Talk, to discuss how the current pandemic has been a catalyst for more cloud adoption and usage. The IT enthusiasts look back and imagine how we would have coped with the current situation even 20 years ago. Listeners are then brought up to the modern day where cloud technology is helping us share vital information, stay connected with friends and family, and adopt a new way of working from home. The conversation then looks to the future and why it's going to be even more cloudy, after a necessity-driven shift from IaaS to SaaS.","content_html":"Our podcast hosts Alex and Sai are joined by Jeff DeVerter, Rackspace CTO and host of Cloud Talk, to discuss how the current pandemic has been a catalyst for more cloud adoption and usage. The IT enthusiasts look back and imagine how we would have coped with the current situation even 20 years ago. Listeners are then brought up to the modern day where cloud technology is helping us share vital information, stay connected with friends and family, and adopt a new way of working from home. The conversation then looks to the future and why it's going to be even more cloudy, after a necessity-driven shift from IaaS to SaaS.
","summary":"Our podcast hosts Alex and Sai are joined by Jeffā¦","date_published":"2020-06-09T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/db15d9ec-e1d2-4813-8e12-8e6648b20bb1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26657435,"duration_in_seconds":1666}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/813990433","title":"23: Can security keep up with digital transformation?","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"For the latest CloudSpotting episode, we recruited Dan Pitman, Principal Security Architect at Alert Logic, to join our timely discussion about security. With everything moving so quickly in tech, the truth is organisations are more vulnerable than ever and attacks are always imminent. In fact, despite all our modern cybersecurity, breach dwell time is higher than ever. Dan explains the importance of enhancing the detection and response process, as a locked door is no longer enough, we need to bring in the guard dogs!\n\nHere's some links we mention:\nPrevious security episode with Danny O'Neill: https://soundcloud.com/user-741930142/keepingitreel\nThe MDR Manifesto: https://www.alertlogic.com/docs/the-mdr-manifesto.pdf","content_html":"For the latest CloudSpotting episode, we recruited Dan Pitman, Principal Security Architect at Alert Logic, to join our timely discussion about security. With everything moving so quickly in tech, the truth is organisations are more vulnerable than ever and attacks are always imminent. In fact, despite all our modern cybersecurity, breach dwell time is higher than ever. Dan explains the importance of enhancing the detection and response process, as a locked door is no longer enough, we need to bring in the guard dogs!
\n\nHere's some links we mention:
\nPrevious security episode with Danny O'Neill: https://soundcloud.com/user-741930142/keepingitreel
\nThe MDR Manifesto: https://www.alertlogic.com/docs/the-mdr-manifesto.pdf
Alex and Sai welcome Anchal Kaushal, Engagement Manager and Mental Health First Aider at Rackspace, on to the podcast. Anchal is a steering member of Rackspace Lavender, a volunteer group with the mission to support mental wellness and physical abilities in the workplace. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us Anchal!
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\n\nListen to get tips, quick fixes and practical advice on how to improve your organisation's working from home strategy and how to work from home more effectively.
","summary":"In this episode of CloudSpotting, Sai and Alex arā¦","date_published":"2020-04-09T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/9630a54f-4a69-47ec-93ae-7d3bf95c6130.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25824443,"duration_in_seconds":1614}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/774816256","title":"20: VMC on AWS: getting the best of both worlds","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"We are joined by vExpert, host of OpenTechCast (another great podcast!) and technology enthusiast Ather Beg, who comes to discuss the hot topic of running VMware Cloud on AWS. We delve into the following: What are the benefits and use cases of combining these private and public clouds? How exactly does it all work? How reliable is this solution in terms of availability?\nThanks for joining us Ather, and for helping us set new records for acronym usage!","content_html":"We are joined by vExpert, host of OpenTechCast (another great podcast!) and technology enthusiast Ather Beg, who comes to discuss the hot topic of running VMware Cloud on AWS. We delve into the following: What are the benefits and use cases of combining these private and public clouds? How exactly does it all work? How reliable is this solution in terms of availability?
\nThanks for joining us Ather, and for helping us set new records for acronym usage!
Sumit Sharma, Solutions Architect and 8 year Racker, joins our podcast hosts Alex and Sai for an episode about personal development. In this episode, Sumit asks some thought-provoking questions. How have you started the new year? Have you stepped out of your comfort zone yet? Are you doing things to make yourself grow?
\n\nShow notes:
\n\nOur podcast hosts are joined by Kyle Jenner, AWS Architect at Rackspace, and Simon Treacy, Head of UK Specialist Solution Architecture at AWS, for a CloudSpotting re:Invent special.
\n\nItās time to reflect on the mega-event: the tech, the talks and the walks (pedometer records were broken). What updates are we most excited about? What do some of these updates mean for the industry and beyond? Tune in to find out.
","summary":"Our podcast hosts are joined by Kyle Jenner, AWS ā¦","date_published":"2020-01-09T17:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/9635ff2a-3e47-4ddd-b349-70bbe9d72dcf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24969298,"duration_in_seconds":1560}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/693628561","title":"17: It's always sunny in California...","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"and change is always constant.\n\nRackspaceās Chief Relationship Officer Matt Stoyka reveals how businesses need people, processes and technology to work in a harmonious trinity to achieve success.\n\nTune in to hear how cloud is disrupting the way businesses embrace change. His insights include how continuous improvement is the north star for businesses, therefore they should leverage technology at speed to enhance the delivery of great services and products.\n\nShow notes:\n\n\nHow to use storytelling in change management - https://www.changecorner.com.au/current-news/how-to-use-storytelling-in-change-management\nHow to be a business transformation advocate at your company - https://ceoworld.biz/2019/02/15/how-to-be-a-business-transformation-advocate-at-your-company/\nEnsure your change communication strategy first aligns with the external business environment - https://cuttingedgepr.com/free-articles/ensure-your-change-communication-strategy-first-aligns-with-the-external-business-environment/\n\n\nBook recommendation from Matt:\n\nShoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-NIKE/dp/1471146707","content_html":"and change is always constant.
\n\nRackspaceās Chief Relationship Officer Matt Stoyka reveals how businesses need people, processes and technology to work in a harmonious trinity to achieve success.
\n\nTune in to hear how cloud is disrupting the way businesses embrace change. His insights include how continuous improvement is the north star for businesses, therefore they should leverage technology at speed to enhance the delivery of great services and products.
\n\nShow notes:
\n\nBook recommendation from Matt:
\n\nShoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-NIKE/dp/1471146707
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\n\nTune in to learn all about careers and opportunities awaiting you in tech!
","summary":"On the anniversary of their first day at Rackspacā¦","date_published":"2019-09-18T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/08153647-82a5-4d98-97c8-7bd4200f0e41.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34668459,"duration_in_seconds":2166}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/648565325","title":"15: Who is paying for the Game of Clouds? - this one is about FinTech","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"A subtle reference to the most controversial final season ever leads Alex, Sai and their guest Sean Lee, Rackspace Portfolio Architect and Financial Services Expert to a discussion about the history of FinServ industry. Tune in and learn all about new comers to the industry and how tech is helping us manage budgets.\n\nThe news item mentioned by Sean is available here:\nhttps://www.bworldonline.com/banks-and-fintech-the-next-step/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=fintechweeklycom","content_html":"A subtle reference to the most controversial final season ever leads Alex, Sai and their guest Sean Lee, Rackspace Portfolio Architect and Financial Services Expert to a discussion about the history of FinServ industry. Tune in and learn all about new comers to the industry and how tech is helping us manage budgets.
\n\nThe news item mentioned by Sean is available here:
\nhttps://www.bworldonline.com/banks-and-fintech-the-next-step/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=fintechweeklycom
In this episode Sai and Alex are joined by Wilco Noordermeer to talk about Cloud migration trends. Find out if it's easier and better to migrate to cloud or create in the cloud.
\n\nShow notes items:
\n1.Cloud native maturity matrix: https://container-solutions.com/cloud-native-maturity-matrix/
Long overdue, but we are back!
\n\nOn today's episode Alex and Sai host Luke Carter and Rackspace Google Next speaker Tom Bottrill.
\n\nInterested in our view on Google's announcement on GKE and AI&ML?
\n\nTune in!
\n\nYou can also find us on Twitter @SpottingClouds
\nand at go.rackspace.com/CloudSpotting
Second of the series with Tomasz Ziolkowski. This time the gang dives into Web Application Firewall and discusses the business impact of DDoS.
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\n\nResources mentioned on the show can be found here:
\n\nWelcome to season 2 of CloudSpotting!
\n\nIn the first episode of 2019, Sai and Alex speak to Mark Folsy Folson and Kevin Kennedy aka KK; Rackspace Portfolio Architects about choosing the right Cloud.
\n\nTune in to learn more about different clouds, differences between PaaS and IaaS and find out what approach to take when deciding if and where to move your workloads.
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\n\nA total geek-out with Alex and Sai joined by Tomasz Ziolkowski (Rackspace Solution Architect) discuss application design, performance improvement and security. Our speakers focus on CDN but will give you an introduction to WAF and DDoS which will be further discussed in the part 2 of the episode with Tomasz.
\n\nIn simpler words, how to make your end-user happier with your online services!
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","summary":"In this episode of CloudSpotting Sai and Alex areā¦","date_published":"2018-08-28T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/bbec8152-e3ab-4e3b-a35b-146986f5a97f/460e9044-ed51-4234-b06a-1c759bad23d8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36096626,"duration_in_seconds":2256}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/475604082","title":"6: Deeper into the mysterious world of DevOps","url":"https://cloudspotting.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"The 6th episode of CloudSpotting brings us a discussion around automation and its role in software development. Sai, Alex and their guest Iskandar (Specialist Architect at Rackspace) talk DevOps, development automation and how good coffee is key. Tune in!","content_html":"The 6th episode of CloudSpotting brings us a discussion around automation and its role in software development. Sai, Alex and their guest Iskandar (Specialist Architect at Rackspace) talk DevOps, development automation and how good coffee is key. Tune in!
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\n\nIn this episode Sai and Alex (Rackspace Solution Architects) discuss application development old and new trends.
\n\nSpecial guest Paul Fryer(Lead Solution Architect at Rackspace), shares insights and fun facts from the life of a developer.
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\n\nIn this episode Sai and Alex (Rackspace Solution Architects) discuss if at rest encryption is good enough...
\n\nSpecial guest includes Simon Roberts(Lead Solution Architect at Rackspace), who explains methods of protecting your data.
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\n\nSpecial guest includes Danny O'neill (Rackspace Head of Managed Security), who gives an insight into methods of data protection in light of GDPR.
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\n\nWork in IT for a growing company? Want to delve deeper on stress testing without stressy resource issues?
\n\nHear from experts and new podcast hosts Alex, Sai (Rackspace solution architects) and this monthās special guest, Lead Engineer Will Parsons.
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