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August 2024

Ep. 26 An expert's guide to navigating CloudOps certifications with Andrew Brown

In this episode, host Shon Harris interviews Andrew Brown, CEO and founder of ExamPRO, a platform offering “Cloud Obsessed Certification Training”! Andrew shares his journey of creating ExamPRO and discusses the changing landscape of certifications in the tech industry. He emphasizes the importance of practical knowledge and building projects, rather than solely relying on certifications.

Ep. 25 Apache Kafka and Beyond: Exploring Open Source Frontiers

In this episode of the Cloud Control podcast, host Shon Harris interviews Andrew Mills, a Senior Solutions Architect at Instaclustr by NetApp. They discuss open source data solutions, particularly focusing on Apache Kafka and its surrounding ecosystem. Andrew shares his journey in the tech industry, his experience with open source technologies, and his role in helping organizations adopt event-driven architecture and become cloud-native. He emphasizes the importance of being curious and continuously learning from mistakes.

Shuffle Data Store Now Available for Ocean for Apache Spark

NetApp is excited to announce the addition of Shuffle Data Store for Ocean for Apache Spark. Customers running on AWS can now benefit from improved resilience and efficiency for multi-step data preparation pipelines that require Apache Spark to shuffle data. The external shuffle solution is backed by either Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage or Amazon S3 storage, which have been optimally configured for Spark workloads.

Running scalable, efficient AI inference on Kubernetes with Spot Ocean

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly central to business operations, many organizations are grappling with how to deploy and scale their AI models efficiently. When it comes to AI inference, or how AI analyzes and draws conclusions from new data, Kubernetes offers a compelling solution — but it’s not without challenges.