Join us for a special bonus mini episode with host Kay James and VP of appCD/ Kubecrash Co-Founder, Danielle Cook, as we dive into what you can expect ahead of Kubecrash Spring 2024. The theme is Platform Engineering: Building the Ultimate Internal Developer Platform. Kay got the inside scoop with Danielle on what to look out for and some can't miss sessions of this open source focused conference. Register to attend Kubecrash (free + virtual) on April 24: https://www.kubecrash.io/.

In our latest episode we chatted with consultant Matthew Reinbold about the future of the API industry, how to stay sharp in this current economic climate, and the state of developer relations. For more, visit getambassador.io/podcasts. Resources: - matthewreinbold.com - netapinotes.com - APIFutures https://matthewreinbold.github.io/APIFutures - Matthew's mastodon microblogging - https://opinuendo.com

API Federation encompasses a collection of design principles, tools, and infrastructure that enable the exposure of services and event streams within a specific bounded context as a cohesive and standardized API for external customers. API Federation allows individual services within the bounded context to evolve and adapt without imposing additional limitations or constraints. The TL/DR of it all is that API Federation provides a unified and consistent interface for external users while...

Explore the crucial role of the inner dev loop and quantitative metrics to enhance developer productivity and build a sustainable engineering culture with Guru Kamat, Co-Founder of Neurelo. With over 20 years of experience, Guru has seen it all. From scaling small startup teams to being an integral part of leading technology companies such as Palo Alto and Stripe–Guru has experienced a variety of environments to truly master the art of developer productivity.

As they say, the one thing in life you can count on is change. Our latest guest on Livin' On the Edge podcasts is Krishna Modi, a Cloud Engineer at Cisco. The discussion covered a range of topics, including Krishna's professional journey, Cisco’s evolution, Identity and Access Management (IAM), trends in API gateways, and the rise of platform engineering. "Cisco has always been one of the best company cultures and has always felt like a family; that's why I came back," Krishna stated, noting...

On the latest Livin' On the Edge podcast episode, we interviewed Xavier Portilla Edo, Cloud and Infrastructure Team Lead from Voiceflow, a Canada-based company focused on a collaborative conversation design platform where conversational AI product teams design, test, and ship chat and voice assistants. Xavier is also an involved Community Advocate here at Ambassador Labs, so he’s quite familiar with our tools, particularly Telepresence. Our discussion revolved around how automation, their...

On the latest Livin' On the Edge podcast episode, I interviewed the CEO of Robusta, Natan Yellin, about the evolution of DevOps, throwing AI into the mix, and debunking the DevOps statement of "You Build it, You Run it." https://youtu.be/O3DRVTEgtyo The 'You Build It, You Run It' Dilemma When discussing the evolution of DevOps teams, we can't get into it without covering the typical dilemma that arises in the DevOps ecosystem. "You Build it, You Run it" is the traditional approach of...

On the latest Livin' On the Edge podcast episode, Product Manager Jake Beck interviewed Stoplight CTO and host of the API Intersection podcast, Jason Harmon. We get into all things API design, API development, design best practices, and more. Plus, we break down the 'design-first' approach to your API management strategy. Tune in!

On this episode of Livin' on the Edge we interview industry expert and CNCF member, Michael Levan. Michael takes us through all things platform engineering, what developers should actually be concerned with, and what's just marketing talk. Platform engineering is on the rise and here to stay, here's what you need to know to ensure your organization is doing it correctly.

On Season Three, Episode Three of the Livin’ on the Edge podcast, I spoke with Jose Carlos Chavez, who is a software engineer at Tetrate and heavily involved with Istio, an open-source service mesh, that has been making waves in the world of microservices and cloud-native applications. Istio offers a range of features for traffic management, security, and observability, making it a valuable tool for developers and DevOps teams. In this episode, Jose Carlos dove into his background in...

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud-native technology, APIs, Kubernetes, and service meshes, it's crucial to stay up-to-date with the latest developments and insights from experts in the field. That’s why, there’s no better time to revitalize our popular podcast, Livin’ on the Edge. We’re proud to say we’re back and better than ever! To kick off Season Three, we figured who better to bring on the show than Flynn, the Tech Evangelist from Buoyant. Flynn was one of the original creators of...

Full transcript and summary -> https://www.getambassador.io/kubernetes-expert-interviews/self-service/ As discussion of developer platforms reaches a fever pitch, the industry still has not converged around a single definition of "platform". To get a variety of viewpoints, Ambassador Labs invited a small group of practitioners in the cloud-native development space to join Ambassador's Head of Developer Relations, Daniel Bryant, to discuss what developer platforms actually are, why...

Summary and full transcript -> https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-community-practice-engineers-point-of-view/ Apostolis Apostolidis (better known as Toli) (@apostolis09), Principal Practice Engineer at UK-based car-purchasing platform, cinch, joined Ambassador Labs's Daniel Bryant in the latest Ambassador Labs podcast. Toli discussed the culture of software engineering, how best to engineer platforms to help teams achieve their goals, and how...

Summary and full transcript -> https://www.getambassador.io/kubernetes-thought-leaders/http3/ With HTTP/3 being supported by 70%+ of browsers (including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge), and the official spec being finalized in June 2022, now is the time that organizations are beginning a widespread rollout of this protocol to gain performance and reliability. As leaders in the implementation of the HTTP/3 spec, Google and the Envoy Proxy teams have been working on rolling this out for quite...

Summary and the full transcript is available at: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-cloud-leaders-point-of-view/ (This podcast has been republished/updated to fix the broken Spotify episode) Additional takeaways can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/dcp-insights-kelsey-hightower/ Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower), Principal Engineer and Staff Developer Advocate at Google, and a leading voice in the cloud...

Full transcript and summary https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-an-engineering-directors-point-of-view/ Crystal Hirschorn (@cfhirschorn), Director of Engineering - Infrastructure, SRE and Developer Experience at Snyk, shared some time with Ambassador Labs's Head of Developer Relations, Daniel Bryant, to talk about all things platform engineering and building control planes that “pave a path” for developers.

Summary and full transcript: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-platform-engineers-point-of-view/

Summary and full transcript -> https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-platform-builders-point-of-view/ The unicorns of the tech world generate a lot of buzz in the cloud-native landscape. But the workhorse users who adopt cloud-native technologies slowly where it makes commercial sense don't get quite the same level of attention. Weaving cloud-native technology, not just into legacy systems that deliver on a business's core mission, but also into...

Summary and the full transcript is available at: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-cloud-leaders-point-of-view/ Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower), Principal Engineer and Staff Developer Advocate at Google, and a leading voice in the cloud native and Kubernetes space, talked with Ambassador Labs's Daniel Bryant about a range of subjects, including what shifting left and developer responsibility really means, promise theory and what developers...

Summary and full transcript here: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-an-ecosystem-leaders-point-of-view/ While cloud-native development has not been adopted into production environments everywhere, it is an increasingly visible force, bolstered by a robust community, several widely adopted emerging standards, and increasingly cohesive tooling and platforms. Ambassador's Head of Developer Relations, Daniel Bryant, recently sat down with Katie...

Summary and full transcript: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-ctos-point-of-view/ Nicki Watt (@techiewatt) is the chief technology officer and CEO at OpenCredo, a software development consultancy with extensive experience in cloud-native development, and has been at the forefront of meeting these varied, cross-functional needs for a variety of companies across industries. Recently, she shared her experience with Ambassador's Head of Developer...

S2E03: Cheryl Hung on Google DevEx, Cloud Native Development, and Infrastructure Challenges by Ambassador Labs

S2E02 Kasper Nissen on GitOps, Developer Onboarding, and DevEx Freedom and Responsibility by Ambassador Labs

Mario Loria, Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) from CartaX, an electronic marketplace for private securities recently spoke with Daniel Bryant, Director of DevRel at Ambassador Labs. In a wide-ranging discussion they covered ground from the changing developer experience to the ideal role of SREs in a modern, cloud-native environment. Full transcript: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-an-experienced-sres-point-of-view/ Summary and additional...