Cloud Native Data Strategy with Cosmos DB

This month we’re talking about cloud native data strategy, the unique features of Azure Cosmos DB, and what's new and exciting with Microsoft's cloud native NoSQL database offering in 2020. We're joined by special guests Dave Judd, Application Development Practice Lead at ObjectSharp, and Mark Brown, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft for Cosmos DB.

The Holiday Episode: Looking Back at 2019 and Ahead to 2020 in Cloud-First Software Development

Happy holidays! This month, Jeff and Nick sit down with Dave Judd, ObjectSharp's App Dev Practice Lead, and Shane Castle, ObjectSharp's Cloud Practice Lead. They discuss the year that was in cloud-first application development in 2019 ,and look ahead to 2020 for predictions on where cloud-first software development will be going and what it means for businesses looking to grow and scale with software in the New Year.

Leveraging and Productizing your Data with Azure API Management

This month we’re talking with Shane Castle, ObjectSharp's Cloud Practice Lead, all about Azure API Management, a scalable, multi-cloud API management platform for securing, publishing, and analyzing APIs. Listen and learn how companies are transforming their businesses by leveraging API Management to publish APIs to external, partner, and employee developers securely and at scale.

Transforming Data, and Businesses, with Azure Data Factory

In this episode, we chat with Kristie LaPlante, Senior Cloud Consultant with ObjectSharp, and Shane Castle, ObjectSharp's Cloud Practice Lead, all about Azure Data Factory and the changing role of data in cloud-first architectures.

DevSecOps: Security Driven Development with Azure Security Center

In this episode, we chat with Shane Castle, ObjectSharp's Cloud Practice Lead, and Ahmad Harb, Senior Cloud Consultant with ObjectSharp, about the changing role of security with cloud-native and serverless architectures. Shane and Ahmad help us unpack the "buzzword" of DevSecOps, think about the role of security in modern software development, introduce us to tooling in Azure Security Center, and give us practical advice and guidance on how to get started with security driven development right now.

Cloud-First Teams: Enabling Team Success With Cloud-First Digital Transformation

This month we’re talking with special guests Diane Dale and Shane Castle about the people and process side of cloud-first digital transformation - how cloud-first development is reshaping software development teams and how to make your teams highly performant in the cloud.

Microsoft Azure DevOps and Agile Tooling with Dave Lloyd and Martin Woodward

This month we're talking all about Microsoft Azure DevOps and tooling for Agile with two very special guests: Dave Lloyd (Microsoft MVP and a co-founder of ObjectSharp) and Martin Woodward (Principal GPM for Azure DevOps. Vice-President of the .NET Foundation and original creator of the Microsoft org on GitHub).

Serverless Architecture: Applications Without the Pain of Infrastructure

In this episode we’re talking with ObjectSharp Principal Consultant Dave Judd all about Serverless architecture and how you can start building applications with Azure Functions and without the pain of managing infrastructure. If you've been curious about Serverless and how it fits in with discussions around microservices, this is a great episode to check out. Listen and enjoy!

Microservices and Orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker

This month we’re talking with Shane Castle and Gui Martins about Kubernetes: how it’s enabling the effective orchestration and management of cloud-first architectures, and what that means for your business.

Cosmos DB: Everything you wanted to know about Microsoft Azure’s NoSQL offering in about 30 minutes

In this, our very first episode, we talk with Shane Castle and Dave Judd all about Microsoft Azure's database service offering, Cosmos DB. We explore what Cosmos DB is, what problems it solves, how it stacks up to other databases such as SQL, Firebase, Mongo DB, etc., and why you may want to consider using Cosmos DB in the development of your next application. If you've heard about Cosmos DB but you're not really sure what's it all about, this is a great place to start.