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 miss sessions of this open source focused conference. Register to attend Kubecrash (free + virtual) on April 24: https://www.kubecrash.io ..read more

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 Ambassador Show notes can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/podcast-livin-on-the-edge-podcast-charles-pretzer-on-service-meshes-knative-and-interoperability-and-the-smi ..read more

In the third episode of the Ambassador Livin’ on the Edge podcast, Matt Klein, creator of Envoy and a software engineer at Lyft, discusses his microservice testing strategies. and offers guidance on building effective platforms and deployment environments. Show notes can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/podcast-livin-on-the-edge-podcast-3-matt-klein-on-testing-microservices-and-building-cloud-platforms ..read more

In the inaugural episode of the Ambassador Livin’ on the Edge podcast, Nic Jackson, developer advocate at HashiCorp, discusses all things related to modern “cloud native” platforms and developer tooling. Show notes can be found here: https://www.getambassador.io/podcasts/podcast-nic-jackson-discusses-cloud-native-platforms-and-developer-tooling ..read more

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 additional limitations or constraints. The TL/DR of it all is that API Federation provides a unified and consistent interface for external users while promoting flexibility and agility within the internal service ecosystem. Ok, but what does that mean? Not t ..read more

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 Alto and Stripe–Guru has experienced a variety of environments to truly master the art of developer productivity ..read more

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 engineering. "Cisco has always been one of the best company cultures and has always felt like a family; that's why I came back," Krishna stated, noting that he is one of many "boomerangs" who left and then inevitably returned to the company. What Krishna ..read more

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 here at Ambassador Labs, so he’s quite familiar with our tools, particularly Telepresence. Our discussion revolved around how automation, their use of Telepresence, the role of platform engineering, and the importance of standardization all come toge ..read more

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 into it without covering the typical dilemma that arises in the DevOps ecosystem. "You Build it, You Run it" is the traditional approach of separating development and operations. It has been challenged by the need for developers to take ownership of t ..read more

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 ..read more