The Cloud Pod

123: The Cloud Pod does Step in the Studio

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On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan pulls a classic move from 2020 and doesn’t realize he’s on mute. Also, the team completely destroys an article about the cloud being too expensive for what you get.           

A big thanks to this week’s sponsors:

  • Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.
    • JumpCloud, which offers a complete platform for identity, access and device management — no matter where your users and devices are located. 
      • This week’s highlights
      • VC firm a16z calls the cloud a “trillion-dollar paradox” in a blog post, noting the pressure cloud computing puts on margins can start to outweigh the benefits. We think there are quite a few holes in their analysis and the Dropbox example doesn’t work.
      • AWS releases Step Functions Workflow Studio. Developers new to Step Functions will enjoy being able to build workflows faster. 
      • Google announces that Quantum computers from IonQ are now on its marketplace. Developers, researchers and enterprises alike can now access IonQ’s high-fidelity, 11-qubit system via Google Cloud.   
        • General News: A Trillion-Dollar Paradox 
        • Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, known as “a16z,” thinks the cost of cloud computing outweighs its benefits. Dropbox is a terrible example to use in this case.  
        • Splunk launches Splunk Security Cloud and announces a billion-dollar investment by a private equity firm. We think it’s having some integration problems in the background — it’s something to keep an eye on.    
          • Amazon Web Services: Jonathan, You’re On Mute
          • AWS launches Step Functions Workflow Studio. This is great for developers new to Step Functions as it reduces the time it takes to build their first workflow.
          • AWS invites individual developers and small teams to take the Graviton Challenge. They’re obviously trying to drive adoption. 
          • AWS Key Management Service is introducing multi-region keys. A nuisance that has plagued Justin for years has finally been solved. 
          • AWS announces a public registry for CloudFormation, providing
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