Cloud Native Compass

Cloud Native Compass

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Cloud Native Compass episodes

  • Platform Engineering: Asking 'Why?' with Evelyn Osman

    Evolving Platform Engineering & The Rise and Fall of Kubernetes with Evelyn Osman.

    In today's episode of Cloud Native Compass, we dive deep into the world of platform engineering and Kubernetes. Our guest, Evelyn Osmond, head of platform at a Munich-based energy trade startup, shares her extensive experience and insights on building and maintaining platforms. We discuss the future of scripting, the challenges of release management, and the importance of continually asking 'why' in both technical and business contexts. Join us as we explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of Kubernetes, the necessity of understanding the 'why' behind our choices, and the evolving landscape of cloud-native technologies. Whether you're a junior developer or a seasoned engineer, there's something here for everyone.

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    • (00:00) - Introduction and Overview
  • (01:02) - Guest Introduction: Evelyn Osmond
  • (03:26) - Evelyn's Background in Tech
  • (05:08) - The Evolution of Scripting and Platforms
  • (13:53) - The Importance of Asking 'Why'
  • (19:14) - Engineering Principles and Practices
  • (22:49) - Debating Code Generation and Templating
  • (23:14) - Understanding Developer Motivations
  • (24:05) - The Importance of Questioning Requirements
  • (30:02) - Challenges with Kubernetes Adoption
  • (30:52) - Evaluating Kubernetes for Different Use Cases
  • (35:37) - The Future of Kubernetes and Cloud Native Solutions
  • (41:59) - Concluding Thoughts and Farewell

    • Creators & Guests
    • Laura Santamaria - Host
    • David Flanagan - Host
    • Evelyn Osman - Guest
      • 44 min
    • AI-Augmented Programming
      Laura quizzes David on how he uses Claude as a CLI coding partner across the Rawkode Academy monorepo, why he calls it smart coding rather than vibe coding, and the trade-offs around productivity, skill atrophy, and the environmental cost of AI tools.
      42 min
    • Observability for Developers: What You Need to Know?
      Adriana Villela explains why developers, not observability teams, should instrument their own code. We cover OpenTelemetry's auto vs manual instrumentation, sampling and cost trade-offs, single-pane-of-glass backends, and the environmental impact of telemetry.
      49 min
    • The Future of Sustainability in Open Source
      Hazel Weakly unpacks open source sustainability through Eleanor Ostrom's commons principles, covering reciprocity, governance, VC funding pitfalls, maintainer burnout, and why web browsers should be treated as international public utilities.
      48 min
    • Atlantis: The Terraform Automation Powerhouse
      Pepe Amengual, a core maintainer of Atlantis, joins David and Laura to walk through the Terraform pull request automation server: how it runs plan and apply from PR comments, OpenTofu support, the path to 1.0, and the security model around credentials.
      40 min
    • Java for Serverless Functions
      Otavio Santana joins Laura and David to dispel myths about modern Java on Kubernetes. They cover JVM container awareness, GraalVM native compilation for serverless cold starts, and frameworks like Quarkus and Spring.
      30 min
    • Dapr: The Future of Microservices
      Mark Fussell, CEO of Diagrid, explains how Dapr's building blocks (pub/sub, state, workflows, virtual actors) tame microservice complexity, and how Dapr Agents extends that same actor and durable-workflow model to agentic LLM systems.
      54 min

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    The podcast that helps you navigate your way through Kubernetes and Cloud Native trends.