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Google Podcasts is gone. The streaming platform recently went offline on April 2, bringing the six-year saga to a close. Now it joins the likes of YouTube Stories and the Stadia console over in the Google Graveyard. If you open the app or go to the official website, you get a message stating the service is no longer available. Google asks you to transfer your subscriptions to either YouTube Music or export them to a third-party service. We recently published a guide teaching you how to migrate subscriptions over. Moving things to YouTube Music is pretty straightforward as it all can be done on the Google Podcasts app. Migrating to a third-party is a little trickier as it requires creating an OPML file then uploading that file to a supporting service. Be aware you have until July 31 to move your data. After that, you're out of luck. The push for YouTube Music YouTube Music will take the place of Google Podcasts as the company coalesces its audio content onto the app. As a service, it’s not the worst replacement, but it’s nowhere near the best. The main problem with podcasts on YouTube Music is it plays second fiddle to, well, music. It’s not the main appeal. Yes, the platform has made multiple updates to improve podcast support, however there’s a lot of work to be done. The search bar still prioritizes musical artists and playlists, even if the “Podcast” filter is on. Some people find the user interface to be really messy since it’ll be clogged with song recommendations, making it difficult to find shows. The list goes on. So, for those of you who are looking for a new podcast home besides YouTube Music, below is a list consisting of the best alternatives. 1. AntennaPod – Best alternative on Android (Image credit: Future) AntennaPod is a volunteer-built platform that is totally free. It has no ads whatsoever (unless the publisher of a podcast puts them in there), and you can subscribe to whatever show you want via RSS feed. New episodes will appear on the home screen with the option to download them for offline listening. You can set up a queue for back-to-back episodes with a history tab for future reruns. What’s more, it’s all easy to use. The UI is streamlined to minimize headaches. The developers posted a series of instructions last November teaching people how to migrate over to AntennaPod from Google Podcasts. Like we mentioned, it involves creating an OPML file. The main problem with this app is it's only available on Android. iPhone owners will have to look elsewhere. 2. PocketCasts – Best feature rich alternative (Image credit: Future) Compared to AntennaPod, PocketCast has way more features. It offers a wide array of resources to discover new shows. Categories include content that’s popular in the US, podcasts originating from Ireland, books, Women’s History Month, music, and so on. The player has an interesting set of tools as well. You can increase the playback speed to be twice as fast and trim the silent parts in episodes. You can even set up sleep timers. Everything we just mentioned is available completely for free. You can add more by purchasing a subscription. Pocket Casts Plus, for example, offers access to both a desktop and smartwatch app among other things. The app is available on Android and iOS. 3. Overcast – Best features for iOS (Image credit: TechRadar) Rounding the trio is the iOS-exclusive Overcast. It’s an incredibly popular app on iPhone, currently sitting with a near-perfect 4.7 out of 5 rating on the Apple App Store. Much of its praise is levied at its intuitive design, and reviews mention its “many useful features.” It’s similar to the previous entries as Overcast shares some of the same capabilities, like downloading episodes for offline listening, although it boasts some unique tricks up its sleeve. Voice Boost cleans up audio mixing so all podcasts play at the same volume. Smart Speed cuts out those awkward silences. Overcast does have ads, but you can get rid of them with the Premium subscription. We also want to give an honorable mention to Spotify. It’s done a lot of work in fostering that side of its business, becoming a major player in the podcasting world. However, it’s difficult to recommend it as a replacement to Google Podcasts for the same reason we can’t really suggest YouTube Music. Spotify is a space for a variety of content, not just one. If you want something solely for enjoying podcasts, go with the three above. Be sure to check out TechRadar's list of the best earbuds for 2024 while you're at it too. You might also like Spotify may be raising prices, here are my 3 favorite alternativesTidal's game-changing feature lets your friends open shared songs in SpotifySpotify will now automatically transcribe your favorite podcasts as you listen View the full article

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Whether you're at the helm of a multinational corporation or leading a dynamic startup, the cloud is no longer optional — it's essential. For C-suite executives who bear the responsibility of steering their organizations towards a cloud-first future, this brings a set of challenges. Our newest HashiCast podcast series, Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites, tackles the cloud complexities that leaders face from taking the first steps towards adoption to maintaining compliance. The series is hosted by three HashiCorp cloud experts: Adeel Ahmad, Strategic Advisor: Adeel is an award-winning cloud architect with more than a decade of experience supporting full stack implementations across finance, telecommunications, and enterprises. Sarah Polan, Field CTO: With a background in financial services, Sarah wants to elevate the conversation about strategic cloud adoption and improve the balance between technical enablement, velocity, and security. Christian Reilly, Field CTO: With a background on both the enterprise and vendor sides, Christian is passionate about cloud adoption and collaborates with organizations to understand market needs while reinforcing innovation and product strategy. Each month, Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites focuses on a pressing cloud transformation challenge, with insights from expert guests on cloud strategy, innovation, and staying ahead of the curve. You can look forward to the series tackling important cloud issues in the months to come: October 2023 — Committing to the cloud: Available now, this episode focuses on why cloud adoption is essential and provides actionable takeaways for leaders. November 2023 — People: Overcoming the skills gap: Christian, Sarah, and HashiCorp’s Head of Talent in EMEA, James Footman, shine a spotlight on the skills gap that often plagues organizations embracing cloud technology. December 2023 — Managing risk in cloud adoption: Christian, Sarah, and guest Gayatri Prakash, Vice President of Compliance at CloudBees, explore the art of managing risk in cloud adoption. January 2024 — Cost optimization: Maximizing cloud value: Dive into the financial aspect of cloud adoption. Cost optimization isn't just a matter for the finance department — it's a strategic imperative for the C-suite. February 2024 — Security in the cloud: Adeel, Sarah, and guest Irfaan Santoe, Chief Information Security Officer at Aegon, discuss the layers of protection your organization needs to implement a robust security posture. March 2024 — Compliance and the cloud: Adeel, Sarah, and guest Peter Lefkowitz, Vice President of Chief Security and Trust Officer at Cloud Software Group, explore the intricate intersection of compliance and cloud technology. Episode 1: Committing to the cloud In the series’ debut episode, Committing to the cloud, we get to the question at the heart of the series: Why should C-suite leaders care about cloud adoption? You can listen to the episode now on your favorite podcast platform, and we’ve included links to key parts of the show below. Successful cloud adoption goes far beyond moving data and applications to dynamic environments; it's about transforming the way we do business. It's not just about technology; it's about strategy, innovation, and staying ahead of the curve. In this episode, Adeel, Sarah, and Christian Break down why embracing the cloud is essential and provide digestible takeaways for leaders to act on. They start by introducing the cloud operating model and explaining why it’s so important to cloud success (01:09), finding out where you are and how can you get to where you want to be on your cloud journey (08:22), offer tips on how to find the best cloud talent (14:33), discuss what it means to achieve maturity in the cloud (20:18), talk about digital transformation and the role of the platform team (26:07), and conclude by sharing three steps to getting started with your journey to adopting a cloud operating model (33:34). Subscribe to Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites To avoid missing a single episode of Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites, subscribe to the series on your favorite podcast platform as we journey toward a brighter and more efficient future in the cloud together: Subscribe to Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites on Google Podcasts Subscribe to Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites on Spotify Subscribe to the Navigating the Cloud for C-Suites RSS feed View the full article

In this episode we’re talking about observability in MLOps When we think of observability, we talk about alerts, dashboards, logs, things that are helping people know better what’s happening with their system. Is it correct? People used to talk about the three pillars of observability. I kind of don’t agree with that way of looking at it. But it’s, it’s basically in its simplest form, it’s logs, metrics and traces. View the full article

This coming Saturday, Sept. 30, is International Podcast Day. It’s a medium that as little as 15 years ago had a very small footprint in the information landscape. Now, it’s hard to imagine our lives without them. Whether you want to get informed on a current event, discover stories of the past that may have […]View the full article

Below is a list of some great DevOps Podcasts, can anyone suggest any others ? All Things Devops Arrested DevOps Azure DevOps Podcast Bret Fisher (DevOps, Cloud, Sysadmin, Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm, Software Lifecycle) CodeNewbie Podcast (stories from people on their coding journey) Continuous Discussions DevOps and Docker Talk DevOps Chats (Devops.com) DevOps Chat (Soundcloud) DevOps Interviews DevOps Radio DevSecOps Podcasts Faun - The DevOps FaunCast Floss Weekly (Open Source, DevOps, Programming) Greater Than Code (the human side of software development and technology) Jupiter Broadcasting (Linux) Microsoft Cloud Show Real World DevOps Software Defined Interviews Software Defined Talk Software Engineering Daily The Bike Shed (JavaScript, Ruby, Rails) The Cloudcast The Doppler Cloud Podcast The Hanselminutes Podcast The New Stack Makers Voices in DevOps (discussions with CXOs and IT leaders, focusing on how to scale DevOps in the real world and in the enterprise environment) Weaveworks - The Art of Modern Ops

We are thrilled to announce that MediaOps is the recipient of two Hermes Creative Awards. TechStrong TV won the Gold Award in the video/informational category and DevOps Chats won the Gold Award for audio/podcast series. The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional […] View the full article

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For most organizations building an internal platform team can be a challenge when your internal customers are engineers and you don’t have any type of formal product management. How do you go about keeping up with the product side of things when you’re knee deep in Kubernetes, storage systems and configuration management and other frameworks for services? In this latest episode of the “Art of Modern Ops” Camille Fournier (@skamille), Managing Director at Two Sigma and Cornelia Davis (@cdavisafc), CTO at Weaveworks discuss what it takes to build an internal platform within your organization. Many organizations might not think they need an internal product management procedure to identify the key features from their customers to prioritize and build into the platform. At Two Sigma the platform team’s customers are other engineers, who generally work on data engineering, building tools for financial operations, as well as for systems that trade in the markets. The platform team at Two Sigma counts a customer base of about 500 engineers. This is relatively small, says Camille, if compared with technology companies or consumer facing companies, where there may be millions of customers who can be aggregated into groups and targeted with specific features. The goal with an internal product management team is to determine features that are going to satisfy more than one group of engineers and that can be used across multiple teams. “We by and large are not trying to build something that’s just bespoke for like one other engineering team. If only one team needs it then probably they should build it themselves or we should find an open source project off the shelf that satisfies their requirements.” -- Camille Fournier, Managing Director, Two Sigma Strategies for evolving the platform: Open source, integration, evolution It’s fair to say that in this day and age and for a lot of organizations, the expectation is that the “new” platform will be based on open source and a good bit of the platform team’s job is figuring out how to make open source products work together and strategically for your company. Kubernetes is one example of this, and then there is the ecosystem of tools you need with it to get working as well. If your organization has legacy systems those also need to be integrated which can significantly increase complexity. How should organizations approach the journey? How do you get the ‘buy in’ from your customers to make a change, say to Kubernetes or to some of the other tooling? Camille Fournier, Managing Director, Two Sigma Camille Fournier is currently the Managing Director at Two Sigma. Prior to that she was the former Chief Technology Officer of Rent the Runway. She is an open source contributor and project committee member for both Apache ZooKeeper and the Dropwizard web framework. Camille also served as a software engineer at Microsoft, and also spent several years as a technical specialist at Goldman Sachs, creating distributed systems for managing risk analysis and firmwide infrastructure. She has a BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Camille is a well-respected voice within the tech community, speaking on a variety of topics such as engineering leadership, distributed systems, scaling teams, and technical architecture. In 2017 she released her book, “The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change.” To be notified of future episodes: Listen to the entire episode: The Art of Modern Ops · Camille Fournier on Building Internal Kubernetes Platforms Listen on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | Pocket Cast | Google Podcast | Overcast View the full article