I know what you’re going to say when I reveal that this episode is about Vector Packet Processing (VPP):
“Why do we care about VPP?! I mean, it’s a networking technology, right? And we’re here to talk cloud technology and share cloud strategies…not muck around in the network. Ick.”
Fair enough. I get it.
But here’s the thing: Fast network = fast cloud. That’s the truth. And to quote Ed, VPP “is faster than hell and it scales unbelievably.” What’s more, the latest iteration of VPP is integrated with Kubernetes, which is arguably the architecture mechanism for cloud native applications. Plus, Ed is one of the smartest people you will ever meet, and he’s deeply involved in a number of open source communities that are relevant to the cloud, which is to say: modern IT architecture. So he’s got a lot to teach about things that matter to you. I strongly encourage you to tune in. During this episode, Ed does in fact talk about what’s new with VPP, and he also touches on:
- What the Kubernetes community is doing that’s allowing it to function so well
- Why this is the “dawning of the age of Istio”
- What Spinnaker does
- Whether or not serverless computing is on its way to becoming the new hotness
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