In this episode of Altitude, Woody is joined by Daniel Gaina, Senior Cloud Engineer at Cloudsoft, to discuss the nuances of transitioning to cloud infrastructure, the complexities introduced by multicloud adoption, and the impact of AI on productivity and job roles.

Daniel's expertise stems from his role at Cloudsoft, a company focused on aiding customers in migrating, modernizing, and optimizing their services on AWS across various sectors from financial institutions to startups.

The discussion kicks off by contrasting the automation and orchestration approaches of large enterprises and startups, shedding light on the challenges each face. Daniel and Woody then touch upon the scarcity of cloud infrastructure talent, multicloud adoption as a necessity, and the emergence of AI as a powerful tool to help customers.

4 Steps to Simplify Cloud Networking: https://resources.aviatrix.com/multicloud/4-steps-to-simplify-your-cloud-networking?utm_medium=in_app&utm_source=altitude&utm_campaign=altitude-podcast-2024&utm_content=4-steps-to-simplify-cloud-networking-solution-brief
Daniel’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgaina/

Timestamped Overview:
00:00 Cloudsoft: AWS partner, cloud service and software.
06:02 Big enterprises lag behind in agility and automation.
07:55 Transitioning from on premise to cloud challenging.
11:19 Cloud infrastructure supports general tasks; lacks specialization.
14:59 Multicloud adoption increasing due to necessity.
18:08 Aviatrix simplifies managing cloud providers with ease.
21:22 AI's potential for customer benefit and concern.
24:48 Ensuring kids master blockchain and generative AI.
29:25 Humans better at interaction and design thinking.
30:10 Leverage AI for productivity, but double check.
35:12 Consulting relies on trust, crucial in business.

In this insightful episode of Altitude, Woody welcomes Joe Davolos, a distinguished network security expert and global solutions architect at Aviatrix, to discuss the importance of applying zero trust principles inside the cloud network rather than just at the edge.

Joe offers many valuable insights on how enterprises can implement zero trust inside the cloud network and improve security, including leveraging tags as strong forms of identity and using distributed security enforcement to improve mean time to response. Joe and Woody also explore the benefits of merging the Network Operation Center (NOC) and Security Operation Center (SOC), suggesting this convergence could lead to more cohesive and effective security strategies that drive the business forward.

Learn more about the power of a distributed approach to cloud security: https://resources.aviatrix.com/home/aviatrix-distributed-cloud-firewall?utm_medium=in_app&utm_source=altitude&utm_campaign=altitude-podcast-2024&utm_content=distributed-cloud-firewall-whitepaper

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-davolos-296b8596

Timestamped Overview:
00:00 Joe’s background at Palo Alto Networks and why he chose to work at Aviatrix.
03:50 The convergence of networking and security.
06:31 Understanding users, applications, data, and security.
10:14 Challenge, look inward, think critically, leverage cloud.
12:14 Tags can be useful but potentially dangerous.
17:03 Tags enrich security platform, strong dynamic identity, build control based on the objective of each tag.
18:41 Challenges with cloud workload context and security.
23:59 Building effective cloud operations with technology and partnerships.
25:04 Challenges in security programs require investment and focus.
29:15 Leverage Distributed Cloud Firewall for improved security and mean time to respond.
32:43 Questioning past models, advocating for unity and tech analysis.

In this episode of Altitude, Woody is joined by Nick Lippis, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Open Networking User Group (ONUG), who brings more than 25 years of experience in networking with a current focus on hybridity and multicloud.

Woody and Nick discuss how enterprises are increasingly adopting hybrid and multicloud infrastructure to give more options and flexibility, how AI will impact networking and security, the convergence of NOC (network operations center) and SOC (security operations center), and the importance of maintaining control over convenience in enterprise cloud infrastructure.

Learn more about Altitude and Host Woody: https://aviatrix.com/altitude/?utm_medium=in_app&utm_source=altitude&utm_campaign=altitude-podcast-2024&utm_content=altitude-landing-page

Learn how to master cloud networking control:
https://resources.aviatrix.com/home/master-cloud-networking-control?utm_medium=in_app&utm_source=altitude&utm_campaign=altitude-podcast-2024&utm_content=master-cloud-networking-control-solution-brief

Connect with Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklippis/

Timestamped Overview:
00:00 Intro
04:31 Cloud services need structures for control.
07:19 Transfer service management to on-prem team.
10:34 Specialization and hybrid/multicloud approach for infrastructure.
13:18 AI deployment in various industries, especially healthcare.
16:59 Rapid growth of AI infrastructure products explained.
20:14 AI will change networking, raising concerns.
25:32 Exponential growth leads to phenomenal computational advancements.
29:43 Convergence of networking and security for AI.
31:22 Lack of AI standards poses infrastructure challenge.
34:22 AI combining NOC and SOC to reduce costs.