On this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Aparna Sinha, the Head of AI Product at Capital One. As a former Director of Product Management at Google Cloud, Aparan joins Corey to talk about GCP and how Corey was surprised to find that, in some ways, it was “its own universe.” She offers up why folks can expect a developer user-friendly experience when using GCP, and how it differentiates them from the litany of cloud providers out there. From focusing on developing, to a vast array of customers, GCP is bringing their best forward. Check out their conversation on how GCP is keeping its focus on the user!

Show Highlights:

(0:00) Intro

(0:48) Duckbill Group sponsor read

(1:21) Role of a Director of Outbound Product Management

(2:43) Developer experiences on Google Cloud

(8:47) The philosophy of courting developers

(11:38) The shift to serverless

(17:17) Cloud Run observations

(22:59) Duckbill Group sponsor read

(23:43) Customer involvement with Google Cloud

(28:55) Cloud Build vs. Cloud Deploy

(32:50) Google and cloud security

(38:45) Where you can find Aparna

About Aparna

Aparna Sinha is Senior Vice President and Head of Enterprise AI/ML products at Capital One. She is also a startup investor / advisor at PearVC. Aparna has a track record of successful P&L ownership, creating new revenue streams and building $B+ businesses through technical and go-to-market innovation. 

She was Sr. Director of Developer Products at Google Cloud leading a 100+ member PM, UX, and DevRel Engineering team responsible for >40 cloud services and open source tools. She was an early contributor to Kubernetes, built the team and grew Google Kubernetes Engine 100x into a Top 3 revenue generator for Cloud. Prior to Cloud Aparna worked on Android, ChromeOS and Play. Previously at McKinsey & Company she was a leader in the business technology office, working with CIOs on server virtualization strategy, pricing, and SaaS.

Aparna holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and a patent from Google. She served as Chair of the Governing Board of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

Links:

• DevOps Research Report: https://www.devops-research.com/research.html
• Twitter: https://x.com/aparnabsinha

Original Episode:

https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/building-a-user-friendly-product-with-aparna-sinha/

Sponsor:

The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/