Syscast Podcast by Mattias Geniar

Syscast Podcast by Mattias Geniar


Latest Episodes

#9: The differences between Linux and BSD
March 03, 2020

In this episode of Syscast, I talk to Jan-Piet Mens to discuss the differences between Linux and BSD systems. If you have any feedback, as always, reach out via e-mail at m@ttias.be or on Twitter at @mattiasgeniar. Show topics We discuss: The differences

#8: CPU wars: Intel vs. AMD vs. ARM
January 16, 2020

In this new episode of Syscast, I talk to Jan Somers for a deep-dive into CPUs. We discuss Intel vs. AMD and what the role and future of ARM might be. If you have any feedback, as always, reach out via e-mail at m@ttias.be or on Twitter at @mattiasgeniar.

Config Management Camp: Kubernetes, Sysdig & Mgmt
February 15, 2017

I’m back! Sort of. This is a mono-episode where it’s just me talking about Config Management Camp, a conference held in Gent in February 2017.

7: Config Management Camp: Kubernetes, Sysdig & Mgmt
February 09, 2017

I’m back! Sort of. This is a mono-episode where it’s just me talking about Config Management Camp, a conference held in Gent in February 2017. I recap a few interesting talks and projects I saw. This is an episode that I recorded in the car.

6.5: SysCast is taking a little break
October 23, 2016

I wish I didn’t have to bring this message, but I’m fairly certain you already noticed it: there hasn’t been a new SysCast podcast in a while. I’m taking a bit of a break to organise things, prepare better and overall bring a bett

6: Application Security & Cryptography with Scott Arciszewski
August 26, 2016

For the 6th episode of SysCast I’m joined by Scott Arciszewski. We talk about PHP, cryptography, securing online applications, cache timing attacks, his CMS called Airship and so much more. If you like security and crypto, you’ll like this ep

5: Ansible: config management & deploying code with James Cammarata from Red Hat
August 04, 2016

In this episode I talk to James Cammarata, head of Ansible core engineering to discuss the Ansible project. We discuss how it’s used as a config management tool in both a push/pull scenario, how Ansible can be used as a deployment tool and an orche

4: Curl, libcurl and the future of the web, with Daniel Stenberg
June 22, 2016

If you’re a sysadmin or a developer, you’ve probably used curl before. Or some kind of project, like PHP, Python, Ruby, … that uses libcurl. You can thank Daniel Stenberg, creator and maintainer of curl, for that. In this episode I talk

4: Curl, libcurl and the future of the web, with Daniel Stenberg
June 21, 2016

If you’re a sysadmin or a developer, you’ve probably used curl before. Or some kind of project, like PHP, Python, Ruby, … that uses libcurl. You can thank Daniel Stenberg, creator and maintainer of curl, for that. In this episode I talk

3: Managing Secrets with Vault, with Seth Vargo
May 31, 2016

This 3rd episode of SysCast revolves around secrets: managing API keys, passwords, tokens, … with Hashicorp’s Vault. I’m joined by Seth Vargo from Hashicorp who explains how Vault works, its internals, different use cases, key managemen