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GCP Bytes
A fortnightly show presented by Stephen Bancroft, Ian Brown and David Wall discussing Google Cloud and any tech subject that satisfies our geek minds.
Episodes
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053: The Harness
Have you written the intro ? In this episode we discuss; Sam Altman, Canva, Proxmox HDD, 3d Printer, Coolify, Apple Touch, Mythos 5.5, Midterms, GDG, MS…
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052: The Flying Car
Have we got GTA6 yet ? In this episode we discuss; Roadster, Yandex Dcs RSI, Drone Racing, GTA6, AnyPS5, Macbook Neo, GDG, HyperArmor, Crypto Crack, Gemini…
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051: The Terminator
We are getting flashbacks In this episode we discuss; Swag, Space X, Gemini Pro 4 Leaks, Le Chonk, Gemini Code Review, Waratah Super Battery, RAT Technology…
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050: The Patch
I'm a model, you know what I mean. In this episode we discuss; Claude Control, 128gb RAM, Peak Vide Coding, AWS Regin Gone, Pixel 11 Pro Feature, Frankie AI…
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049: The Slop
I'm exhausted In this episode we discuss; ReactOS, Omarchy, Exchange Patching, AI Slop Blocker, GDG, Telstra NTP, Gartner Cloud Leader, Always On Cloud Run…
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048: The Secret
I feel better! In this episode we discuss; Homelab, Anthropic Data Change, Windows NT B’Day,Google Pro Agentic Architect Cert, GDG Events, Google Spending…
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047: The Pixel
I've got a voucher! In this episode we discuss; Slop Squatting,Sega Master System II, Pixel 11, Galaxy Tab, GDG, Francis Desouze, AWS and MS Surge, Anthropic…
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046: The Moonshot
Open the weights In this episode we discuss; Ausalert, Omnirouter, Hermes, Amazon Leo, Cloudflare DNS, Korean Market, Arcfra, GDG Events, AMD & Microsoft…
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045: The Fable Killer
Back from the trenches In this episode we discuss; GCVE Outage, OCR Token Reduction, Amazon Leo, Claud Team, China Rocket, MS July Patch, Community News…
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044: The Game
It was vibe coded In this episode we discuss; C64, Proxmox, Euro Office, Webmarker, Fridges, EY, Sonnet 5 & Fable, GDG, Tesco, E-Safety Commissioner, Bendigo…
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043: The Breakdown
I was playing a game! In this episode we discuss; C64, Bankys OS, GDG, Troy Beebe, Token Honeymoon, Telstra Automation, iSCSI vs NVMe/TCP, SpaceX Deal, Open…
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042: The Honeymoon
It's all cheaper In this episode we discuss; C64, Bankys OS, Dave’s Garage, Mythos Preview, GDG, Vmware VE1 Hardware, ACMA Spectrum Licence, cPanel 0 Day…
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041: The Deletion
It's Gone In this episode we discuss; C64 Build, Choice Require Subscription, API Fraud, Antigravity 2.0, Subnautica 2, GDG, Google Summit 2026, 6 Big Google…
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040: The Brownout
The fridge hates that! In this episode we discuss; Kubuntu 26.04, Stash, San Fan Store, Legacy SQL, Gemini Ultra, Ask Jeeves, Claude Doubling Limits, Open AI &…
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039: The Next Show
Everything has changed. In this episode we discuss; Youtube Music, Paperclip AI, Caveman, ML Engineer Path, Claude, Filestore, Firestore, Google NEXT, Judo…
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038: The KV Cache
Billing is stuffed! In this episode we discuss; Google Billing, Google Plans, Google Home Assist, OpenClaw, Youtube Premium, GitHub, GDG, Apple Hire, Alphabet…
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037: The Strait
We need Helium! In this episode we discuss; Server upgrade and AI, Windsurf IDE, DDR5 1+1 Kits, German Government, GDG, Supermicro, Google Partner Chief…
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036: The Oracle
I'm vibing In this episode we discuss; Vibe Coding, WebMarker, Mac Book Neo, GDG, Iran War, Oracle Q3 Results, Taalas, Australian DOD, HTTPS Certificates…
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035: The Model
I AM WELL In this episode we discuss; Openclaw, Gemin CLI, Server Part Deals, Monty, Community News, CISCO Hypervisor, Wiz Deal, Western Digital HDDs, Password…
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034: The Claw
It can do anything In this episode we discuss; OpenClaw, Moltbook, BOM Website, Google AI Company, GDG, US Job Cuts, Hayete Galot, BOM Vmware deal…
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033: The Top
Is the war over ? In this episode we discuss; Sealion 7, Gmail spam filter, Ian’s coding adventures, GDG Cloud Sydney, GDG Darwin events, Alison Wagonfeld…
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032: The Intro
I didn't write one yet In this episode we discuss; Social Media Ban, IBM buys Confluent, 2025 Google Cloud Year in Review, Sydney AI Data Centre boost, AI…
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031: The Segue King
Spared no expense! In this episode we discuss; AI Slop and a Slop Evader browser, Cloud Interconnect Setup, AI Capacity demands, BoM website cost, OpenSpec…
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030: The Bomb
Gemini 3 is here! In this episode we discuss; Cloudflare Outage, Waymo in Sydney, Synthient Breach, GDG Events, Broadcom & VMware, Google Wiz Deal, ACMA Outage…
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029: The Race
A mear 100k In this episode we discuss; AWS Postmortem, MS Outage, Formae, GDG, Q3 Results, Anthropic Deal, DC Spend, AWS Layoffs, ACCC & Microsoft, Optus…
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028: The Outage
What do I do now!!!! In this episode we discuss; Unifi, Gen AI Leader, OpenTrickler, Intervlan Routing Provider, AWS Outage, Nadellas Pay, GDG, VMWare License…
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027: The Party
You want to go where ? In this episode we discuss; Google facelift, Ubiquity NAS, GDG Events, Google to beat NVIDIA, Qualcomm PC chip, Optus 000 Outage…
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026: The Moustache
That's a big printer! In this episode we discuss; Bambulab H2S Printer, What is Broacomm is right?, Revanced, Optus Outage, GDG, Google $3T Club,Fast Track…
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025: The License
They did what!?!? In this episode we discuss; Google inactive account manager, GeeekPi Rack, Passkeys, uBlock Origin, Mark Zuckerberg is Mark Zuckerberg, NBN…
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024: The eSIM
They route where ?!!! In this episode we discuss; Terraform framework plugin, Google I/O Connect China, GCP Docs, Okinawa, Tarrifs, Gen AI Academy, Broadcomm…
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023: The Matrix
Quietly dropped on a Tuesday In this episode we discuss; Proxmox 9.0, TP Link Deco, Alphabet Rises, Chrome Bid, Nutanix Surge, Dangling Buckets, Project Zero…
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022: The Ground
Players a not quite ready. In this episode we discuss; Pixel 10, Dave’s new NAS, MS and Poo, Google TV Streamer, Bankys Certs, VEO3 is now GA, Google Summit…
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021: The Rot
It can't remember! In this episode we discuss; Infinity Train, Cloud Summit, Cloud Technical Series, New Head of GCP NZ, HPE & Juniper, Google Fusion, Floating…
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020: The Missing One
Replaced by the dog! In this episode we discuss; Untangle Firewall, Pi-Hole, UWS Cyber attacks, GDG, New Google CFO, Google gaining ground, Global Cloud…
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019: The Motherboard
Let's make our own. In this episode we discuss; Flux AI, Banky passes Security Pro Cert, Mwave goes into administration, MS Copilot Echo Leak, VCF9, GDG …
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018: The Builder
It was just people. In this episode we discuss; Defence AI, Lord Of The Stars, Switch 2, Linux Format, GDG, EU Sovereignty, Air Gapped Cloud, VMWARE, Google…
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017: The Cert
It was hard. In this episode we discuss; Network Certification, Gen AI Certification, MS Security Vulnerabilities, Broadcom Cease and Desist, Micron21, Cyber…
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016: The Vibe
Sit back and relax. In this episode we discuss; Vibe Coding, LLM On C64, NSW Police Firewall, Portugal Black Start, Jerry Dischler, Q1 Results, Synology…
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015: The Puppy
I'm back baby! In this episode we discuss; Daves Dog, Google Chat History, Retire CCTLDs, GDG Events, ESXi Free, ATO Bundling, CVEs & MITRE, Firebase Studio…
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014: The Holiday
Still waiting for Banky! In this episode we discuss; Tariffs, Google Next Announcements, NBN Baseline, GDG, Mantel Group APAC Partner of the year, VMWARE Ups…
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013: The Plan
Don't drill there! In this episode we discuss; Cloud Flare Wave Motion, Daves PC, Google Developer Centre, GCR is dead, Italy Blocking Domains, Google…
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012: The Garage
It has no power! In this episode we discuss; Queensland Cyclone, Google Bug Bounty, Google Layoffs, NBN and Kuiper, Gemini Code Assist, Chrome Divestment…
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011: The Flashlight
OK Google! In this episode we discuss; MS Data centres, BeeLink, Google Next, Google IO, AU & NZ Study Jam, Brisbane Meetup, GDG Sydney Meetup, GDG Cloud…
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010: The Dog
A dog's gonna do that In this episode we discuss; Engineer Charges, GDG Events, Google Voluntary Exit, Nigel Walsh, Hayete Gallot, Google Earnings, Oracle &…
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009: The New Player
What is going on! In this episode we discuss; Aussie Broadband, Google Container Registry, GDG Visualising Big Data, GDG Sydney, Cloud Head Of Chip, NBN Co and…
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008: The New Year
Cool, but I don't want to do it. In this episode we discuss; Starlink and telstra, Starlink and Optus, GDG Sydney, GDG Melbourne, Kurian CEO of the year, Big…
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007: The Nissan
You drove what!?!? In this episode we discuss; Ian’s new car, Pat Gelsinger, Daves new printers, Social Media Ban, GDG Swinburn, Devfest Discord, Google Cloud…
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006: The Twilight Zone
I missed it! In this episode we discuss; YubiKey, 3G Shutdown, Upcoming DevFests, Broadband Tax, iSeek DC Purchase, New SMB Vmware Subscription, MFA Mandate…
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005: The Annealer
They are expensive! In this episode we discuss; ABS Lotus Notes, Russian Fine, GDG Auckland, AI Search Overviews, Google Outpaces AWS, DORA Report, Google…
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004: The Ad
Told you so! In this episode we discuss; Solarwinds Fines, Chrome Ad Blockers, GDG Auckland, Paul Migliorini, Google MSRs, Gemini Code Assist, Parallelstore…
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003: The Hiccup
The power didn't go out! In this episode we discuss; Fastest Spacecraft, Linux on 4004, Starlink Cell Coverage, Doom on a cell, 3G Shutdown, New DC in…
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002: The C64
The floppies work! In this episode we discuss; GDG Melbourne, GDG Sydney, GDG Auckland, Gartner Magic Quadrant, Hyperdisk Storage Pools, Qualcomm Intel…
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001: The Reboot
We are back! In this episode we discuss; Luna Lake CPU, Chromebook Showcase, GDG Sydney Study Jam, Melbourne Devfest, Cloud Run Functions, Backup Data Vault…
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000: The Promo
The story continues Get prepared for a new show Show Page: GCP Bytes Podcast Hosts: Stephen Bancroft, Dave Wall, Ian Brown Episode Links: Stephen Bancroft…