Code Development in Normal Life Cycle: Discussion about building code as part of the normal life cycle, with a focus on DevOps personnel being asked to write pipelines for testing.

Standardization Trends: Emphasis on the growing trend of standardization across various sectors, including database services (DBS) and the standardization of interactions with databases.

Custom Code Challenges: The conversation touches upon the challenges of writing custom code and the need for constant rewriting due to varying scenarios, tools, and clouds.

Cloud Computing and Company Know-How: Discussion about the impact of cloud computing and the importance of maintaining knowledge within a company, especially as teams and personnel change over time.

Use of 'Testcube' in Testing Workflows: Mention of a tool or method referred to as "Testcube" which provides a standard, well-documented, and observable way for handling testing workflows, particularly in large companies.

Differences in Testing Workflows Across Teams: Insights into how different teams within the same company might have varying approaches to testing workflows, using different tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI, and the issues that arise from this lack of standardization.

AI and Its Uses in Summarizing Conversations: A portion of the conversation revolves around the uses of AI in creating summaries and descriptions for content like YouTube videos, highlighting the time-saving aspect of AI in content creation.

Future Prospects of AI: Speculation about the future advancements in AI, including security solutions, generative AI for images and photos, and the potential for undiscovered applications.

Closing Remarks: The conversation concludes with thanks and well-wishes for a project, reflecting a positive and collaborative tone.

KubeconNA23 - Bruno Lopez from Testkube chats about a common framework for testing

In this episode, we're talking to three (yes three!) of Nashville's finest: Joel Parks, Alicia Davis, and Nick Wallace, of @NashDevOps and #DevOpsDaysNashville.

Joel Parks is an Account Principal at Contino.io and the co-host of the "Stranger Than Friction" podcast that focuses on the conflict space in Enterprise Software Delivery and Transformation. Somehow, he still makes time for his other roles as an Amateur Radio Operator, Musician, and Audio Engineer. Find him at @joeljparks. 

Alicia Sepanik Davis of RoundTower Technologies is a Systems Engineer with a specialty in DevOps Enablement. A self-defined Classic Rap Connoisseur, she's also a life-long dog parent and wine enthusiast.  She tweets at @SepanikDavis.

Nickalaus Wallace is a Cloud Platform Specialist and Digital Business Lead at Dell EMC. A long-time Nashville resident, Nickalaus enjoys live sporting events, live music, and a healthy addiction to golf. You can find photos of Nick standing next to famous athletes and musicians at @NickalausW.

Ep24: DevOpsDays Nashville, Kubernetes, and Navigating Digital Transformation

In this episode, guests Kurt Milne and Zach Kielich explain what Cisco CloudCenter (formerly known as CliQr) does, why people love it so much, and what the roadmap for the product looks like for the future.

Ep25: What Does Cisco CloudCenter Do?

Ryan Floyd is a founding partner in Storm Ventures--a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that specializes in investments with early stage technology companies. In this episode he talks about the changes he's already seen in the industry, what he sees coming, and what he looks for in a tech investment opportunity. Note: The sound quality on this one is a little dodgy from time to time, but hang in there--the information is worth it!

Ep26: A VC Shares His Thoughts About What's Coming in Tech

In this episode we sit down with SwiftStack CEO Joe Arnold to talk about the state of cloud storage, the recent OpenStack Summit, and the technologies he thinks will change the cloud game in the next few years.

Ep27: Geeking out on Cloud Storage with SwiftStack CEO Joe Arnold

One of our most popular guests from his initial appearance on the show, Ed Warnicke returns to talk about what's new with VPP, what he's doing at KubeCon, what he likes about the Kubernetes community, why we should all be excited about Istio, what Spinnaker is, and whether or not serverless architectures are going to be big.

Ep28: VPP Update from Ed Warnicke!

Ben is a longtime tech reporter for Forbes, Network World, and Information Week. He's also the author of the wildly popular Diversity Blog and he does a bit of angel investing on the side. This week he's going to talk with us about the latest tech news and trends on Cloud Unfiltered!

Ep29: The State of OpenStack (and a few other things), with Ben Kepes

In this episode Lax will sit down with us to talk about what the Cisco Multicloud Suite is, why it was needed, and how it plays into other cloud initiatives such as Cisco's partnership with Google.

Ep30: Lax Sakalkale explains the Cisco Multicloud Suite

Containers are great. But can they be even better? Simpler? Easier to use? In this episode, Tony discusses the different things system automation can do to make Kubernetes even more magical than it already is.

Ep31: Kubernetes Deep Dive, with Tony Campbell

Steve is a longtime member of the OpenStack community and an active contributor, having served as a team lead on Heat, an early contributor to Magnum, and a major contributor to Kolla for three years. Today he's on the Board of Directors for OpenStack, and is deeply involved in Istio. 

In this episode Steve talks about current OpenStack Foundation initiatives, the current state of Istio, and why he thinks blockchain is going to change the world.

Ep32: OpenStack, Istio, and Blockchain with Steven Dake

This interview was supposed to be about what Cisco DevNet is doing for application developers--and a good part of it is--but it also wandered into a really interesting chat about data security and how we should manage our personal information online in an age where the legal acquisition of that information can be as damaging or more damaging than a black hat attack. We also talk about Ashley's own developer-focused podcast (The DevTools Podcast with Ashley Roach), and the perils of parenting in the digital age. Enjoy!

Ep41: More on DevNet, and OMG What Have We Done with our Personal Data?

Cloud Unfiltered is a series of interviews with the people that are working to move cloud technology and implementation forward. This includes everyone from software engineers and open source project leads to IT executives and cloud users. In these interviews we talk about different cloud architectures, management models, and deployment strategies. We discuss platform compatibility, the culture changes required for cloud success, and the complimentary technologies that are making cloud more powerful with each passing day.

KubeconNA23 - Bruno Lopez from Testkube chats about a common framework for testing

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