Best Grafana Labs Podcasts (2024)

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S3 Ep 16: K8s Monitoring & Observability with Grafana's Vasil Kaftandzhiev 30:55

2d ago30:55

30:55

On the latest Livin’ on the Edge podcast (and my last episode for Season 3), I interviewed Vasil Kaftandzhiev, a fellow Product Manager at Grafana. We explored the importance of observability in IT systems, particularly in the context of cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes management. Observability is the constant monitoring of the system and of bu…

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S3 Ep15: Women in APIs & API Strategies feat. Claire Barrett 24:43

1M ago24:43

24:43

On the latest Livin on the Edge Episode, Kay James sat down with Women in APIs and APIsFirst, Claire Barrett to discuss the following: - the Women in APIs program with apidays- Trends and strategies in the API space- Tackling common challenges that women face in the industryFor more, visit getambassador.io/podcasts.…

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S3 Ep 14: The Four P’s of Platform Engineering for Prosperity Insights feat. Erik Wilde 20:34

2M ago20:34

20:34

In our latest Livin’ on the Edge podcast, I chatted with Erik Wilde, well known OpenAPI Initiative ambassador and Principal Consultant at INNOQ, as well as the host of the popular YouTube channel, “Getting APIs to Work.” After both of us attended APIDays New York a few weeks ago, we realized that platform engineering continues to be the talk of the…

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S3 Ep 13: Your Devs Want Effortless Auth feat. Keith Casey 34:34

2M ago34:34

34:34

In our latest Livin’ On the Edge podcast episode, I interviewed Keith Casey, senior product manager at Pangea and one of the co-authors of API Developer Weekly. Pangea offers security services in a single platform of API-based security services that can be stacked onto an existing tech stack. We explored authentication and authorization as crucial …

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S3 Ep 12: Kubecrash 2024 with Danielle Cook |Bonus Mini Episode 13:28

3M ago13:28

13:28

Join us for a special bonus mini episode with host Kay James and VP of appCD/ Kubecrash Co-Founder, Danielle Cook, as we dive into what you can expect ahead of Kubecrash Spring 2024. The theme is Platform Engineering: Building the Ultimate Internal Developer Platform. Kay got the inside scoop with Danielle on what to look out for and some can't mis…

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S3 Ep 11: Embracing Tech Change: Matthew Reinbold on Adapting to Industry Shifts 35:58

4M ago35:58

35:58

In our latest episode we chatted with consultant Matthew Reinbold about the future of the API industry, how to stay sharp in this current economic climate, and the state of developer relations. For more, visit getambassador.io/podcasts. Resources: - matthewreinbold.com - netapinotes.com - APIFutures https://matthewreinbold.github.io/APIFutures- Mat…

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S3 Ep 10: Foundations of Formidable API Federation 35:41

4M ago35:41

35:41

API Federation encompasses a collection of design principles, tools, and infrastructure that enable the exposure of services and event streams within a specific bounded context as a cohesive and standardized API for external customers. API Federation allows individual services within the bounded context to evolve and adapt without imposing addition…

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S3 Ep9- Developer Productivity: the Inner Dev Loop & Metrics feat. Guru Kamat 30:53

5M ago30:53

30:53

Explore the crucial role of the inner dev loop and quantitative metrics to enhance developer productivity and build a sustainable engineering culture with Guru Kamat, Co-Founder of Neurelo.With over 20 years of experience, Guru has seen it all. From scaling small startup teams to being an integral part of leading technology companies such as Palo A…

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S3, Ep8: The Evolution of Cloud-Native, Platform Engineering, & Gateways 35:39

5M ago35:39

35:39

As they say, the one thing in life you can count on is change. Our latest guest on Livin' On the Edge podcasts is Krishna Modi, a Cloud Engineer at Cisco. The discussion covered a range of topics, including Krishna's professional journey, Cisco’s evolution, Identity and Access Management (IAM), trends in API gateways, and the rise of platform engin…

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S3 Ep7: Creating Developer-Happy Spaces with Telepresence, Automation, & More. Feat: Xavier Portilla 29:25

6M ago29:25

29:25

On the latest Livin' On the Edge podcast episode, we interviewed Xavier Portilla Edo, Cloud and Infrastructure Team Lead from Voiceflow, a Canada-based company focused on a collaborative conversation design platform where conversational AI product teams design, test, and ship chat and voice assistants. Xavier is also an involved Community Advocate …

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S3 Ep6: The Evolution of DevOps & AI: Why "You Build It, You Run It" is a Lie feat. Natan Yellin 32:12

6M ago32:12

32:12

On the latest Livin' On the Edge podcast episode, I interviewed the CEO of Robusta, Natan Yellin, about the evolution of DevOps, throwing AI into the mix, and debunking the DevOps statement of "You Build it, You Run it." https://youtu.be/O3DRVTEgtyo The 'You Build It, You Run It' Dilemma When discussing the evolution of DevOps teams, we can't get i…

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S3 Ep5: The Secrets of API Design & Development with Jason Harmon 41:08

6M ago41:08

41:08

On the latest Livin' On the Edge podcast episode, Product Manager Jake Beck interviewed Stoplight CTO and host of the API Intersection podcast, Jason Harmon. We get into all things API design, API development, design best practices, and more. Plus, we break down the 'design-first' approach to your API management strategy. Tune in!…

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S3 EP4: Michael Levan, Platform Engineering: The Good, The Bad & The Buzzy 43:46

8M ago43:46

43:46

On this episode of Livin' on the Edge we interview industry expert and CNCF member, Michael Levan. Michael takes us through all things platform engineering, what developers should actually be concerned with, and what's just marketing talk. Platform engineering is on the rise and here to stay, here's what you need to know to ensure your organization…

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S3 Ep3: Unlocking the Power of Istio and Coraza 52:45

8M ago52:45

52:45

On Season Three, Episode Three of the Livin’ on the Edge podcast, I spoke with Jose Carlos Chavez, who is a software engineer at Tetrate and heavily involved with Istio, an open-source service mesh, that has been making waves in the world of microservices and cloud-native applications. Istio offers a range of features for traffic management, securi…

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S3 EP2: Flynn from Buoyant & Cloud-Native Happenings 37:46

9M ago37:46

37:46

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud-native technology, APIs, Kubernetes, and service meshes, it's crucial to stay up-to-date with the latest developments and insights from experts in the field. That’s why, there’s no better time to revitalize our popular podcast, Livin’ on the Edge. We’re proud to say we’re back and better than ever!To kick off…

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Shift left observability, SLOs, logs — all the highlights from season 1 44:36

2y ago44:36

44:36

From the saddest log line in the multiverse to how metrics, logs, and traces are like a mother sauce, our intrepid hosts, Mat Ryer, Matt Toback, and Tom Wilkie, have been joined by distinguished guests to tackle a wide-range of discussions (not to mention a few conversational detours). For a special bonus episode to cap off the first season, Mat, M…

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S03E01: Platform Engineering in 2022 - Onramps, Self-Service, and Standardization 44:32

2y ago44:32

44:32

Full transcript and summary -> https://www.getambassador.io/kubernetes-expert-interviews/self-service/As discussion of developer platforms reaches a fever pitch, the industry still has not converged around a single definition of "platform". To get a variety of viewpoints, Ambassador Labs invited a small group of practitioners in the cloud-native de…

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Live from GrafanaFest: Grafana Labs founders AMA 48:32

2y ago48:32

48:32

Note: This episode contains a couple of curse words. If you have sensitive ears nearby, maybe save it for later. In this special episode, Grafana Labs' founders Raj Dutt, Anthony Woods, and Torkel Ödegaard answered a wide range of questions about the past, present, and future of the company — and how the people behind the products have always been …

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S2E10: Toli Apostolidis of Platforms, Communities of Practice, and Cognitive Load 30:22

2y ago30:22

30:22

Summary and full transcript -> https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-community-practice-engineers-point-of-view/Apostolis Apostolidis (better known as Toli) (@apostolis09), Principal Practice Engineer at UK-based car-purchasing platform, cinch, joined Ambassador Labs's Daniel Bryant in the latest Ambassador…

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S2E11: Alyssa Wilk on HTTP/3, Including Google's Adoption, and Benefits and Challenges 21:20

2y ago21:20

21:20

Summary and full transcript -> https://www.getambassador.io/kubernetes-thought-leaders/http3/With HTTP/3 being supported by 70%+ of browsers (including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge), and the official spec being finalized in June 2022, now is the time that organizations are beginning a widespread rollout of this protocol to gain performance and reliabi…

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How remote-first companies put people first 48:28

2y ago48:28

48:28

Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab and author of Living the Remote Dream, joins host Matt Toback to discuss all the advantages of adopting a remote work culture and, in turn, creating a more positive, results-only environment. "There shouldn’t be a focus on availability and visibility," says Darren. "The idea is that we focus on the results. We…

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S2E06 (Updated): Kelsey Hightower on Software Supply Chains, Empathetic Engineering, and Infra 27:31

2y ago27:31

27:31

Summary and the full transcript is available at: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-cloud-leaders-point-of-view/(This podcast has been republished/updated to fix the broken Spotify episode)Additional takeaways can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/dcp-insights-kelsey-hig…

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Inside the Grafana Labs hackathons 44:39

2y ago44:39

44:39

Three times a year, Grafanistas can take a week away from their day jobs and invest their creative energy into a company-wide hackathon. In this episode, winners from the recent Grafana Labs hackathons share what motivated their teams to deliver successful projects. (It's not just the prize money—though that helps.) You'll also learn more about the…

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Observability in the wild: strategies that work 50:33

2y ago50:33

50:33

Lego Group principal engineer Nayana Shetty swaps observability survival stories (to drill or not to drill?) with hosts Mat Ryer and Matt Toback. The trio also reveals new and different observability strategies that have been successful and effective in their organizations. Plus: Nayana shares how she built her successful observability career brick…

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All things logs 1:02:22

2y ago1:02:22

1:02:22

What's the saddest log line in the multiverse? How do you store logs efficiently? Grafana Labs Software Engineer and Grafana Loki tech lead Ed Welch covers everything you need to know about logs and shares some of his tricks for logging at scale with Grafana Loki. Plus: Learn about the logfmt chants you didn't know existed in the Go community!…

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Grafana Mimir: Maintainers tell all 53:40

2y ago53:40

53:40

Grafana Mimir maintainers have taken over the mic! Marco Pracucci and Cyril Tovena —both software engineers at Grafana Labs — will give you the origin story behind Grafana Mimir, the most scalable, most performant open source time series database in the world. Plus: learn what new features will be coming to Mimir soon and find out the other Norse n…

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S2E09: Crystal Hirschorn on Socio-technical Systems, Building Platforms, and Developer Culture 27:53

2y ago27:53

27:53

Full transcript and summary https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-an-engineering-directors-point-of-view/Crystal Hirschorn (@cfhirschorn), Director of Engineering - Infrastructure, SRE and Developer Experience at Snyk, shared some time with Ambassador Labs's Head of Developer Relations, Daniel Bryant, to talk…

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Why SLOs are MVPs in observability 57:53

2+ y ago57:53

57:53

Discover why service level objectives are buzzworthy and changing how we do business. Special guests include Parca software engineer Matthias Loibl, who co-created the open source SLO software Pyrra with Nadine Vehling, and Grafana Labs principal software engineer Bjorn "Beorn" Rabenstein, who we are trying to clone for the good of everyone's obser…

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Continuous profiling with Frederic Branczyk 58:10

2+ y ago58:10

58:10

At KubeCon Europe 2019, Polar Signals Founder and CEO Frederic Branczyk predicted that continuous profiling was the future of observability. Fast forward three years, and he's not wrong. In this episode, we'll discuss how Polar Signals' open source tool Parca is leading the conversation around continuous profiling, how it reduces overhead costs tha…

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What even is observability? 52:18

2+ y ago52:18

52:18

So … what is observability? There's usually talk about metrics, logs, and traces, but it's more than just data and it's not simply configuring any one technology or tool. In our premiere episode, hosts Mat Ryer, Tom Wilkie, and Matt Toback dig into key components that help define a successful observability strategy, such as the USE and RED methods,…

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Welcome to Grafana's Big Tent! 12:38

2+ y ago12:38

12:38

Just as Grafana brings together different technologies onto one platform, "Grafana's Big Tent" is our opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible people, innovative products, and surprising projects that are shaping the observability world today. Grafana Labs' Mat Ryer, Matt Toback, and Tom Wilkie host these lively episodes filled with sharp…

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S2E08: Bo Daley on Designing Platforms Using Kubernetes, Standards, and Developer Workflows 36:37

2+ y ago36:37

36:37

Summary and full transcript: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-platform-engineers-point-of-view/By Ambassador Labs

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S2E07: Alan Barr on Platform Building. Creating a Business Case for Platforms, and DevEx 41:55

2+ y ago41:55

41:55

Summary and full transcript -> https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-platform-builders-point-of-view/The unicorns of the tech world generate a lot of buzz in the cloud-native landscape. But the workhorse users who adopt cloud-native technologies slowly where it makes commercial sense don't get quite the sam…

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S2E06: Kelsey Hightower on Software Supply Chains, Empathetic Engineering, and Centralizing Infra 27:31

2+ y ago27:31

27:31

Summary and the full transcript is available at: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-cloud-leaders-point-of-view/Additional takeaways can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/dcp-insights-kelsey-hightower/Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower), Principal Engineer and Staff Deve…

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S2E05: Katie Gamanji on K8s Platforms, CNCF and community, and Cloud NativeDeveloper Education 31:27

2+ y ago31:27

31:27

Summary and full transcript here: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-an-ecosystem-leaders-point-of-view/While cloud-native development has not been adopted into production environments everywhere, it is an increasingly visible force, bolstered by a robust community, several widely adopted emerging standard…

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S2E04: Nicki Watt on Cloud Platforms, Managing Data and Risk, and DexEv 25:08

2+ y ago25:08

25:08

Summary and full transcript: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/developer-control-planes-a-ctos-point-of-view/Nicki Watt (@techiewatt) is the chief technology officer and CEO at OpenCredo, a software development consultancy with extensive experience in cloud-native development, and has been at the forefront of meeting these varied…

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S2E03: Cheryl Hung on Google DevEx, Cloud Native Development, and Infrastructure Challenges 37:25

3y ago37:25

37:25

S2E03: Cheryl Hung on Google DevEx, Cloud Native Development, and Infrastructure Challenges by Ambassador LabsBy Ambassador Labs

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S2E02 Kasper Nissen on GitOps, Developer Onboarding, and DevEx Freedom and Responsibility 56:31

3y ago56:31

56:31

Full transcript: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-planes/developer-control-planes-a-platform-architects-point-of-view/Summary and extended notes: https://www.getambassador.io/developer-control-plane/dcp-insights-kasper-nissen-from-lunar/The concept of "shifting left" at scale in a fully cloud-native organization may sound futuristic t…

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S2E01: Mario Loria on Cloud Platforms, Developer Experience, and SRE 48:08

3y ago48:08

48:08

Mario Loria, Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) from CartaX, an electronic marketplace for private securities recently spoke with Daniel Bryant, Director of DevRel at Ambassador Labs. In a wide-ranging discussion they covered ground from the changing developer experience to the ideal role of SREs in a modern, cloud-native environment.Full trans…

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LOTE #15: Gareth Rushgrove on Kubernetes Tooling, Platforms, and Engineering Security 36:54

4y ago36:54

36:54

Gareth Rushgrove, Director of Product Management at Snyk, discusses the state of Kubernetes tooling, the role of application platforms and how they should be designed and managed, and the importance of engineering security.Summary and full transcript available at: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/gareth-rushgrove-on-kubernetes-tooling-platform…

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LOTE #14: Katie Gamanji on Kubernetes Tooling DX, GitOps, and the Cluster API 38:49

4y ago38:49

38:49

Katie Gamanji, Cloud Platform Engineer at American Express and TOC member of the CNCF, discusses the building blocks of developer experience related to interacting with Kubernetes clusters. She covers the evolution of tooling from the kubectl that we all know and love, to UI-driven tooling like k9s and Octant, and ultimately to ApplicationOps and G…

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LOTE #13: Dave Sudia on Kubernetes Local Dev, Building a PaaS, and Platform Personas 41:23

4y ago41:23

41:23

Dave Sudia , Senior DevOps Engineer at GoSpotCheck, discusses creating an effective local developer experience for Kubernetes, migrating away from Heroku and building a Kubernetes-based platform as a service (PaaS), and how his team developed an understanding of all of the personas involved with creating a platform.Summary and full transcript avail…

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LOTE #12: Daniel Mangum on Crossplane, building a PaaS, and Multi-Cluster Kubernetes 40:10

4y ago40:10

40:10

Daniel Mangum, software engineers at Upbound, introduces the Crossplane cloud control plane project, and talks about how engineers can build an internal platform-as-a-service (PaaS). He also shares his insights into the future of multi-cluster Kubernetes.Summary and full transcript available at: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/daniel-mangum-o…

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LOTE #11: Charity Majors on Instrumenting Systems, Observability-Driven Development, and Honeycomb 29:32

4y ago29:32

29:32

Charity Majors, CTO at Honeycomb and author of many great blog posts on observability and leadership, discusses the new approach needed when instrumenting microservices and distributed systems, the benefits of “observability-driven development (ODD)”, and how Honeycomb can help engineers with asking ad hoc questions about their production systems.S…

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LOTE #10: Sam Newman on Microservice Ownership, Local Development, and Release Trains 35:54

4y ago35:54

35:54

Sam Newman, independent technology consultant and author of Building Microservices, discusses the concept of microservice ownership, explores how to best approach the local development of a microservice-based systems, and shares his opinions on the release trains model of deployment.Show notes and full transcript available at: https://www.getambass…

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LOTE #9: Gene Kim on Developer Productivity, the Five Ideals, and Platforms 35:40

4y ago35:40

35:40

Gene Kim, author of the The Phoenix Project and founder of the DevOps Enterprise Summit, discusses the importance of developer productivity within the larger context of DevOps, and explores the “five ideals” as presented in his latest book, The Unicorn Project. He also outlines how the platform that engineers deploy onto should codify operational b…

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LOTE #8: Michael Hausenblas on Customer Focus, Building App Platforms, and Kubernetes Access Control 28:50

4y ago28:50

28:50

Michael Hausenblas, Product Developer Advocate in the AWS Container Service Team, discusses the concept of customer focus (both end-users and internal engineering users), explores how platforms have evolved around Kubernetes, and dives into the use of RBAC and Open Policy Agent (OPA) for cluster access control.Summary and show notes are available h…

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LOTE #7: Kelsey Hightower on Developer Experience, PaaS, and Testing in Production 41:31

4y ago41:31

41:31

Kelsey Hightower, technologist at Google, shares his thought on cloud developer experience, modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and explores the reality that every organisation is testing in productionSummary and full transcript available at: www.getambassador.io/podcasts/kelsey-hightower-on-developer-experience-paas-and-testing-in-production…

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LOTE #6: Dana Lawson on Kubernetes, Local Development Loops, and Constant Learning 28:40

4y ago28:40

28:40

Dana Lawson, VP of Engineering at GitHub, discusses the impact that Kubernetes has had on operations, how cloud has impacted the local development experience, and the benefits of constant learning.Key takeaways and show notes can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/podcats-living-on-the-edge-podcast-6-dana-lawson-on-dana-lawson-on-…

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LOTE #5: Charles Pretzer on Service Meshes, Knative, and Interoperability and the SMI 25:15

4y ago25:15

25:15

Charles Pretzer, field engineer at Buoyant (stewards of Linkerd), discussed service meshes, the Service Mesh Interface (SMI) spec, and how to implement a function as a service (FaaS) experience with Knative, Linkerd, and AmbassadorShow notes can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/podcast-livin-on-the-edge-podcast-charles-pretzer-o…

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