On this episode host Joe Colantonio sits down with Jacek Marmuszewski of Let's Go DevOps, an expert with more than a decade of experience building and managing mission-critical cloud infrastructure for companies like Sabre and Oracle, as well as for numerous startups.

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Jacek shares his journey from a Java and C programmer to a cloud-native advocate and DevOps platform engineer, offering invaluable insights into what it truly takes to create scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments.

Together, they dig into the most common misconceptions about cloud scalability, why high performance and seamless user experience are critical for DevOps success, and how early architectural decisions can make or break your ability to scale.

Jacek explains how his company, Let's Go DevOps, helps organizations—especially startups—design cloud infrastructures with future growth, security, and compliance in mind. The conversation covers everything from balancing feature delivery and security in fast-paced environments to optimizing cloud costs, preparing for outages, and tackling the complexities of multi-cloud strategies.

If you're looking for actionable advice on cloud transformation, designing for scale, ensuring performance, and securing your applications, as well as a few best practices around AI and digital privacy-- Listen up!