Episode 126: Full-Stack Observability: Bringing Developers and the Business Together

November 29th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  30 mins 57 secs

applications, apps, business context, cloud, data, devops, full stack observability, kpi, monitoring, multicloud, observability, security, visibility

Join Joe Byrne, CTO of AppDynamics, as he and Jeff DeVerter discuss the impact of connecting business KPIs to the quality of the developer's code and the operations of the underlying systems.

Episode 122: If these apps could talk...

June 30th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 5 secs

applications, apps, business context, cloud, data, devops, full stack observability, kpi, monitoring, multicloud, observability, security, visibility

...but of course, they can't. And since mere monitoring won't cut it in a cloud first world - the only place to turn is modern application observability. In this episode of Cloud Talk Live, we get to chat with Keith Llorens and Andrew Liu of AppDynamics where we will unpack what observability is and how will transform your approach to customer experience.

Episode 121: Correlating Application Performance and End-User Experience to Business KPI's

June 28th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  50 mins 55 secs

applications, apps, business context, cloud, data, devops, full stack observability, kpi, monitoring, multicloud, observability, security, visibility

How do you correlate application performance and end-user experience to business KPI's? You need a partner offering full stack observability to optimize performance, resource allocation and uptime. From infrastructure to network to end users, observability not only finds the problem but the specific line of code that needs attention.

Pick an application and get it monitored with AppDynamics for free here https://www.rackspace.com/lp/ctl-if-these-apps-could-talk

Episode 112: Marrying Security to your Infrastructure as Code

April 7th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  34 mins 30 secs

cloud, cloud technology, cto, cyber, cybersecurity, innovation, leadership, multicloud, security, tech, technology

New security approaches are needed when infrastructure becomes code. Learn strategies to accomplish this from industry experts Gary Alterson and Aakash Shah in this week's #CloudTalkLive!

To view all of the resourced mentioned in this article, visit https://www.rackspace.com/solve/112

Security #Cloud #Multicloud #Infrastructure

Episode 104: The Greatest Security Challenge is Understanding Security

March 21st, 2022  |  Season 3  |  43 mins 2 secs

cloud, cybersecurity, knowledge gap, multicloud, professional services, security, tech, technology

While cybersecurity has kept pace with technology advances, company attitudes toward security have often lagged.

Episode 100: Shields UP

March 7th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  31 mins 47 secs

cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, malware, multicloud, russia, security, tech, technology, threats, ukraine

Today, join us for our special 100th episode of #CloudTalkLive as we discuss "Shields UP," everything you need to know about the CISA alert.

Join Jeff DeVerter and cybersecurity experts, Karen O'Reilly-Smith, Chris Hughes and Patty Wright, from across the industry as they help you understand how best to implement #ShieldsUp in your organization in this time of heightened security concerns.

For resources mentioned during this session, visit https://www.rackspace.com/solve/100

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Episode 98: Breaking Biases in Cybersecurity

March 3rd, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 3 secs

cyber, cybersecurity, diversity, equal pay, security, tech, technology, women, women in tech

Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 98: Breaking Biases in Cybersecurity. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/98.

Now, onto #CloudTalkLive, where we are focusing on amplifying Women in Tech for Women's History Month. Today, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by #Racker, Karen O'Reilly-Smith, Chief Security Officer, who will share her journey into the tech world, what it means to be a woman working in cybersecurity, and breaking biases within the tech industry.

Episode 94: How a Log4j Vulnerability Changed Everything

February 21st, 2022  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 35 secs

attack, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, log4j, multicloud, security

Log4j vulnerabilities have been the talk of the town since the end of 2021. What can you do to protect your organization?

Episode 93: Zero Trust Everywhere

February 17th, 2022  |  31 mins 59 secs

architecture, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, security, vpn, zero trust

Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 93: Zero Trust Everywhere. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/93.

As your business decides where employees will work in the future, your security controls must meet them where they are. In this LIVE session, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by #Racker, Gary Alterson, Vice President, Security Services, and John Engates, Field Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare, to help answer the question of protecting your company's data without slowing users down.

Episode 83: How Closely Aligned Are Cybersecurity Perceptions and Reality?

January 14th, 2022  |  41 mins 49 secs

budget, cloud, cybersecurity, data, it, research, security, spending, technology

Cybersecurity Research: In this episode of Cloud Talk, we discuss how overconfidence in your own capabilities can leave you vulnerable to breaches. And as you’ll see from our research, overconfidence is not uncommon.