Cloud Masters Podcast

From cloud practitioner to cloud master
Cloud Masters is a no-fluff cloud podcast distilling the learnings from 140,000+ cloud challenges and customer experiences into tangible tips for navigating the cloud.

Cloud Masters Podcast

From cloud practitioner to cloud master

Cloud Masters is a no-fluff cloud podcast distilling the learnings from 140,000+ cloud challenges and customer experiences into tangible tips for navigating the cloud.

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Cloud Masters Episode #132
Cloud unit economics: Making unpredictable cloud costs forecastable
We cover how unit economics transforms unpredictable cloud costs into forecastable spending patterns. To do so, we go over examples of how connecting cloud spending to business demand drivers (ex. customers served; transactions processed) creates predictable patterns that finance teams can budget for. The conversation also covers practical implementation strategies and common mistakes companies make when starting with unit economics.
Cloud Masters Episode #131
Cloud tagging for business outcomes: Why your tagging strategy needs finance’s input
Finance teams must actively participate in cloud tagging strategies to connect costs to business outcomes. Learn why finance involvement prevents allocation chaos and enables strategic decisions.
Cloud Masters Episode #130
Finance vs. cloud costs: A crash-course for finance leaders on adapting to variable spending
Finance leaders struggle to adapt traditional budgeting to cloud’s pay-as-you-go model. Learn how to transition from CapEx to OpEx thinking and establish effective governance frameworks. Discover why finance teams should lead tagging strategies to connect cloud costs with business value.
Cloud Masters Episode #129
Istio Ambient Mesh: Eliminate sidecar proxies and reduce service mesh costs
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Alfred Tommy
We cover how Istio Ambient Mesh eliminates sidecar proxies to significantly reduce Kubernetes resource consumption. This episode covers the architectural differences between traditional service mesh and ambient mesh, practical migration strategies for different workload types, key metrics for measuring performance improvements, and real-world operational benefits like simplified troubleshooting and easier version upgrades.
Cloud Masters Episode #128
AWS’s new MFA requirement: Centralized root credential management explained
We cover why AWS is now requiring MFA on all AWS account root users, and demo the new centralized root credential management feature that makes it easy to manage credentials across member accounts.
Cloud Masters Episode #127
Amazon RDS performance optimization: Instance types, storage, and monitoring best practices
Learn how AWS database experts diagnose and solve the most common RDS performance bottlenecks, from storage configuration to instance type selection. Discover practical strategies to optimize your database costs while ensuring reliability, including when to choose between RDS and Aurora, how to pick the right storage type, and which metrics actually matter for monitoring.
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