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 #101
Demystifying Google BigQuery’s Autoscaler
If you’re using BigQuery Editions or considering it, understanding how the Autoscaler functions is critical. We take a deep dive into BigQuery’s autoscaler, dissecting how it works, which use cases it’s best suited for, and common pitfalls to avoid if you want to keep your BigQuery costs in check.
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
Alfred Tommy
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.
Cloud Masters Episode #126
Amazon S3 Tables explained: Better storage for AWS Analytics workloads
AWS Analytics expert Swapnil Bhoite joins us to break down of Amazon S3 Tables. From comparing Parquet and Apache Iceberg formats to explaining critical features like compaction and snapshot management, Swapnil explores how this fully-managed service streamlines data lake operations. Learn when to adopt S3 Tables, understand its cost-performance benefits, and discover key migration considerations from existing Glue catalog implementations — essential knowledge for teams looking to scale their analytics workloads on AWS.
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