Episode 21

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11th Dec 2024

Cloud Migration Strategies with Alex Voorhees of 66 Degrees

Navigating cloud migrations and building modern platforms is challenging in the best of circumstances. Alex Voorhees, VP of Cloud Engineering at 66 Degrees, shares valuable lessons from helping organizations as they take on these challenges.

Don’t miss his insights on:

  • How to tackle the human and organizational challenges that come with cloud transformation
  • Practical strategies for upskilling teams transitioning from traditional ops to cloud operations
  • Key considerations when implementing platform engineering solutions across different organizational maturity levels
  • Integrating AI capabilities into cloud architecture
  • Common pitfalls to avoid when moving legacy applications to the cloud
  • Approaches for balancing innovation with practical business needs during cloud migration


Whether you're leading a cloud migration, building a platform team, or interested in the future of cloud operations, this episode offers concrete takeaways for navigating the technical and organizational challenges of modern infrastructure.


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About the Podcast

Platform Engineering Podcast
The Platform Engineering Podcast is a show about the real work of building and running internal platforms — hosted by Cory O’Daniel, longtime infrastructure and software engineer, and CEO/cofounder of Massdriver.

Each episode features candid conversations with the engineers, leads, and builders shaping platform engineering today. Topics range from org structure and team ownership to infrastructure design, developer experience, and the tradeoffs behind every “it depends.”

Cory brings two decades of experience building platforms — and now spends his time thinking about how teams scale infrastructure without creating bottlenecks or burning out ops. This podcast isn’t about trends. It’s about how platform engineering actually works inside real companies.

Whether you're deep into Terraform/OpenTofu modules, building golden paths, or just trying to keep your platform from becoming a dumpster fire — you’ll probably find something useful here.