Packet Pushers - Full Stack Journey

Firecracker is an open-source project, launched by AWS, for serverless computing. On today's Full Stack Journey podcast, Michael Hausenblas of AWS joins host Scott Lowe to talk about Firecracker, how it works, its adoption, and more. They also touch on EKS, Fargate, and Lambda. The post Full Stack Journey 043: Lighting Up The Firecracker Project For Serverless Computing appeared first on Packet Pushers.

David Klee is a SQL database expert, but he's also knowledgeable about virtualization, networking, and infrastructure. In today's Full Stack Journey podcast, host Scott Lowe talks with David about how and why IT specialists should be competent in other disciplines, how to decide which areas to branch out into, and how adjacent competencies enrich can enrich your specialization. The post Full Stack Journey 042: How An IT Specialist Chooses Adjacent Competencies appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey examines the Talos open source project, which is aimed at building a fit-for-purpose OS designed expressly for running Kubernetes. My guests are Tim Gerla and Andrew Rynhard of Talos Systems. We discuss the goals of this project, the problems they aim to solve, and more. The post Full Stack Journey 041: Talos Builds An Open-Source OS For Kubernetes appeared first on Packet Pushers.

A panel of guests share tips, tools, and best practices for working from home in the latest episode of Full Stack Journey. Host Scott Lowe speaks to Puja Abbassi, Lisa Caywood, Simon Crosby, and John Teresick about the challenges and rewards of daily life in the home office. The post Full Stack Journey 040: Learning To Work From Home appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey episode features Lauren Malhoit. Lauren came up in the tech industry as a systems engineer. She's now in technical product marking at Juniper Networks. Lauren and Scott talk about career transitions, leadership vs. management, and "finding a gap where you can be an expert." The post Full Stack Journey 039: Career Transitions And Finding A Gap To Be An Expert With Lauren Malhoit appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey episode explores Contour, an an Envoy-based Kubernetes Ingress controller. My guest is Steve Sloka. In addition to Contour, we also talk about Steve's journey into Docker, containers, and Kubernetes as a developer, and their impact on his career. The post Full Stack Journey 038: Exploring Kubernetes And The Contour Project With Steve Sloka appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Open source software has had a significant influence on the tech career of today's Full Stack Journey podcast guest, Matt Broberg. We discuss why open source has been so influential, the importance of community in IT, and topics such as how to stay technical when your role changes, and why business fundamentals should matter to technologists. The post Full Stack Journey 037: The Influence Of Open Source In A Tech Career With Matt Broberg appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey goes back to the beginning with an IT pro just getting started in her career. Kori Younger is a recent college graduate planning on a career in IT. She and Scott talk about how she's prepared for this career, college vs. certifications, the role of dinner-table conversations and their influence on career choice, diversity and inclusion, and more. The post Full Stack Journey 036: Starting Your IT Career With Kori Younger appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's episode of Full Stack Journey focuses on the benefits of testing and validation for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC). We discuss types of testing, available tools, and why IaC has value even for smaller shops. My guest is Gareth Rushgrove. The post Full Stack Journey 035: Testing And Validation For Infrastructure As Code appeared first on Packet Pushers.

If you've ever thought about working for yourself, catch this episode of the Full Stack Journey. Guest Ned Bellavance discusses his decision to leave a job as an IT consultant to become an independent content creator of tech training material. Ned shares real-world insights into his experience along with practical takeaways. The post Full Stack Journey 034: Choosing Your Own Adventure appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Scott Lowe talks with Yasmin Rajabi about her move from an engineering role to product management, including why she made the transition, the technical skills that translated to her new role, what new things she had to learn, and more. The post Full Stack Journey 033: Transitioning From Engineering To Product Management appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Lyra is the latest infrastructure-as-code project to tackle the provisioning of cloud resources. On today's Full Stack Journey, guest and Lyra contributor Eric Sorenson explains how Lyra works, how it competes with and complements Terraform, and what it does differently from other open-source options. The post Full Stack Journey 032: Lyra Vs. Terraform – Meet The New Kid In Cloud Native Infrastructure Provisioning appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Let's meet Bolt, an open-source automation/orchestration tool originally developed by Puppet. Today's Full Stack Journey dives into how the tool works, the problems it solves, how it's similar to and different from existing tools, and more. Our guest and guide to Bolt is Yasmin Rajabi. The post Full Stack Journey 031: Using Bolt For Task Automation With Yasmin Rajabi appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Pulumi is a tool for building cloud-native infrastructure as code using general-purpose programming languages. Luke Hoban, CTO of Pulumi, joins Scott Lowe on the Full Stack Journey podcast to chat about the tool and how it differs from existing approaches to infrastructure as code. The post Full Stack Journey 030: Building Cloud-Native Infrastructure As Code With Pulumi appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey podcast dances with Ballerina, a cloud-native programming language introduced by WSO2. My guest is Anjana Fernando, who has been involved in Ballerina since its inception. We discuss use cases and compare Ballerina to languages such as Java and Golang. The post Full Stack Journey 029: The Ballerina Programming Language With Anjana Fernando appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey episode puts host Scott Lowe in the guest chair to share his own sojourns through the IT stacks. The post Full Stack Journey 028: Turning The Mic On Scott Lowe appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Infrastructure as code treats your infrastructure like software objects. Terraform is a tool that applies this concept to automating the configuration of large-scale systems. On today's Full Stack Journey, guest Curt Micol shares his insights on the benefits of infrastructure as code and explores the notion of "defensive Terraform." The post Full Stack Journey 027: Understanding Infrastructure As Code And Terraform With Curt Micol appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Full Stack Journey podcast, guest Lindsay Hill discusses major transformations in the network industry, and how IT professionals can understand, adapt, and thrive amidst these changes. The post Full Stack Journey 026: Charting The Course Of Network Transformation With Lindsay Hill appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey explores the evolution of networking technology and how it affects engineers. Guest Andrew Hrycaj discuss where the industry is going, personal skill development, getting team members on board with new networking technologies and learning requirements, and more. The post Full Stack Journey 025: How To Embrace Network Evolution With Andrew Hrycaj appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Full Stack Journey podcast peers into the future of security with guest James Holland. We talk about how security is moving up the stack, the use of automation, and what non-security folks can do to improve their organizations' security posture. The post Full Stack Journey 023: The Future Of Security With James Holland appeared first on Packet Pushers.