
Adventures in DevOps
Join us in listening to the experienced experts discuss cutting edge challenges in the world of DevOps. From applying the mindset at your company, to career growth and leadership challenges within engineering teams, and avoiding the common antipatterns. Every episode you'll meet a new industry veteran guest with their own unique story.
Episodes

Why does anyone use Crossplane?
Share Episode Pushkar Gopalakrishna, Senior Staff Software Engineer at Snap, previously Cruise and AWS, joins to explore why engineering organizations pivot away from Terraform and HCL toward Kubernetes-native tools even when they might not be better. We unpack how developer friction, copy-pa

Building Observability for the Innovators
Share Episode Co-Founder of Grafana Labs, Anthony Woods, joins to share his perspective on how open source solutions are thriving despite the deluge of pull requests being thrown at them through their open source repositories. Most importan

When knowledge is free but the infrastructure isn't
Share Episode As it turns out, the entire artificial intelligence boom is essentially running on Wikipedia's free labor, but while knowledge is free, physical server infrastructure definitely is not. We sit down with Moriel Schottlender, Principal Systems Software Engineer at the Wikimedia Fo

Technically We Have Code Reviews and the LLM Semantic Layer
Share Episode We are joined this week by Mark Hay, CTO and co-founder of TextQL and former lead of Text Classification Infrastructure at Meta, to uncover the hidden complexities behind massive-scale machine learning. Mark explains why the most crucial features for identifying abusive behavior

Who Needs Testers Anyway?
Share Episode We sit down with Itacama CEO Pia Wiedermayer to discuss the absurdity of siloed QA, the disaster of AI-generated API tests, and why developers hate the word "quality." This time we are asking the age-old question: Who needs t

You Wouldn't Implement A Database
Share Episode We talk with Ragic CEO Jeff Kuo about Semantic Web origins, dodging DDoS attacks, and the absolute horror of a database that randomly deletes its own files. He revisits how a 25-year-old master's thesis on the Semantic Web evolved into a massive spreadsheet-driven database build

What If Tools Are Not Expensive To Build
Share Episode Developers spend more than 50% of their time reading code, making it the single largest expense in software engineering. Despite this massive cost, the industry rarely discusses or optimizes how we read code. So we've brought in Tudor Girba, CEO at Feenk to help us rethink, just

DR: Staying resilient in the cloud
Share Episode Welcome back to another hopefully, relief from architectural existential dread. This week, we've pulled in Seth Eliot from Arpio, (Ar-Pi-O, RPO, get it?), to dive headfirst into the beautiful, deeply expensive illusion that migrating your legacy infrastructure to a major hypersc

Eat your security vegetables
Share Episode This week's adventure tackles the absolute absurdity of modern enterprise infrastructure, where a single company can easily find itself running multiple different CI/CD platforms due to unchecked mergers and acquisitions. We've brought in Chris Farris, AWS Security Hero and cons

Automatic Data Pipelining: One More Turtle Ahead
Share Episode We grabbed Donald Nguyen, co-founder and CTO at Corvic, to discuss the absurd complexities of enterprise data and multimodal inference. We explore how organizations habitually hoard mountains of useless, "dead" data just out of the sheer fantascy that someone might ask for it la

The Human Value Versus AI Legacy Code
Share Episode Down to business with GitHub's Cassidy Williams, Senior Director of Developer Advocacy at GitHub, where we try to untangle the existential dread of modern software development. It includes the sheer absurdity of managing a platform that officially crossed the one billion commit

Who needs a server?
Share Episode Founder of Bespinian and long-time cloud solutions architect, Lena Fuhrimann, sits down with us to clarify the widespread confusion around serverless architecture. We discuss how serverless is often incorrectly equated solely with Function as a Service (FaaS), when it actually r

How to build a monolith the right way
Share Episode We sit down with Ian Duncan, senior staff engineer on the stability team at Mercury, to discuss the delicate balance of choosing your tech stack and the implications. That means explore the concept of the novelty budget or frequently known as "Choose Boring Technology". It empha

Infrastructure as code: why you can never avoid thinking
Share Episode We explore the past and AI-driven future of Infrastructure as Code with Cloud Posse's Erik Osterman, discussing various IaC traumas. Erik maintains the world's largest repository of open-source IaC modules. Looking back at the dark ages of infrastructure, from the early days of

GPU versus CPU: What is engineering really doing for us
Share Episode We sit down with Jaikumar Ganesh, Head of Engineering at AnyScale, to explore the intricacies of heterogeneous compute. He unpacks the growing CPU/GPU divide, detailing how ML pipelines require precise orchestration — using CPUs for data reading and writing while leveraging expe

Upskilling your agents
Share Episode In this adventure, we sit down with Dan Wahlin, Principal of DevRel for JavaScript, AI, and Cloud at Microsoft, to explore the complexities of modern infrastructure. We examine how cloud platforms like Azure function as "building blocks". Which of course, can quickly become over

There's no way it's DNS...
Share Episode How much do you really know about the protocol that everything is built upon? This week, we go behind the scenes with Simone Carletti, a 13-year industry veteran and CTO at DNSimple, to explore the hidden complexities of DNS. We attempt to uncover why exactly DNS is often the la

Getting better at networking
Share Episode We are joined by Daan Boerlage, CTO at Mavexa as we tackle the long-awaited arrival of IPv6 in cloud infrastructure. Here, we highlight how migrating to an IPv6-native setup eliminates public/private subnet complexity and expensive NAT gateways natively. As well as entirely side

Varied Designer Does Vibecoding: Why testing always wins
Share Episode In this episode, we examine how the software industry is fundamentally changing. We're joined by our expert guest, Matt Edmunds, a long-time UX director, principal designer, and Principal UX Consultant at Tiny Pixls. The episode kicks, analyzing how early AI implementation in Ap

DevOps trifecta: documentation, reliability, and feature flags
Share Episode We dive into the shifting landscape of developer relations and the new necessity of optimizing documentation for both humans and LLMs. Melinda Fekete joins from Unleash, and suggests transitioning to platform to help get this right by utilizing LLMs.txt files to cleanly expose c

The Productivity Delusion: Gizmos, Resentment Metrics, and the Art of Deleting Code
Share Episode Dorota, CEO of Authress, returns to apply the US Supreme Court’s definition of obscenity to a scandalous topic: Engineering Productivity. In a world obsessed with AI-driven efficiency, Dorota and Warren argue that software development productivity has nothing to do with manufact

Project Yellow Brick Road: Creative, Practical, and Unconventional Engineering
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Rootly AI - https://dev0ps.fyi/rootlyai Paul Conroy, CTO at Square1, joins the show to prove that the best defense against malicious bots isn't always a firewall—sometimes, it’s creative data poisoning. Paul recounts a legendary story from the Irish property m

Special: The DORA 2025 Critical Review
Share Episode "Those memes are not going to make themselves." Dorota, CEO of Authress, joins us to roast the 2025 DORA Report, which she argues has replaced hard data with an AI-generated narrative. From the confusing disconnect between fee

Browser Native Auth and FedCM is finally here!
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Incident.io - https://dev0ps.fyi/incidentio "My biggest legacy at Google is the amount of systems I broke." — Sam Goto joins the show with a name that strikes fear into engineering systems everywhere. As a Senior Staff Engineer on the Chrome team, Sam shares t

Are we building the right thing?
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Incident.io - https://dev0ps.fyi/incidentio Elise, VP and Head of UX at Unleash, joins us to talk all about UX. Self identifying as probably "The annoying lady in the room" and a career spanning nearly 30 years—starting before "UX" was even a job title — joins

Why Your Code Dies in Six Months: Automated Refactoring
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Incident.io - https://dev0ps.fyi/incidentioWarren is joined by Olga Kundzich, Co-founder and CTO of Moderne, to discuss the reality of technical debt in modern software engineering. Olga reveals a shocking statistic: without maintenance, cloud-native applications often cease to function within just six months. And from our experience, that's actually optimistic. Th

AI, IDEs, Copilot & Critical Thinking
Share EpisodeMicrosoft's John Papa, Partner General Manager of Developer Relations for all things dev and code joins the show to talk developer relations...from his Mac. He reveals his small part in the birth of VS Code (back when its codename was Ticino) after he spent a year trying a new editor every month.The conversation dives deep into "Agentic AI," where John predicts developers will soon be

Solving incidents with one-time ephemeral runbooks
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Attribute - https://dev0ps.fyi/attributeIn the wake of one of the worst AWS incidents in history, we're joined by Lawrence Jones, Founding Engineer at Incident.io. The conversation focuses on the challenges of managing incidents in highly regulated environments like FinTech, where the penalties for downtime are harsh and require a high level of rigor and discipline

The IT Dictionary: Post-Mortems, Cargo Cults, and Dropped Databases
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Attribute - https://dev0ps.fyi/attributeWe're joined by 20 year industry veteran and DevOps advocate, Adam Korga, celebrating the release of his book IT Dictionary. In this episode we quickly get down to the inspiration behind postmortems as we review some cornerstone cases both in software and in general technology.Adam shares how he started in the industry, long

Vector Databases Explained: From E-commerce Search to Molecule Research
Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Attribute - https://dev0ps.fyi/attributeJenna Pederson, Staff Developer Relations at Pinecone, joins us to close the loop on Vector Databases. Demystifies how they power semantic search, their role in RAG, and also unexpected applications.Jenna takes us beyond the buzzword bingo, explaining how vector databases are the secret sauce behind semantic search. Sharing j

The Unspoken Challenges of Deploying to Customer Clouds
Share EpisodeThis episode we are joined by Andrew Moreland, co-founder of Chalk. Andrew explains how their company's core business model is to deploy their software directly into their customers' cloud environments. This decision was driven by the need to handle highly sensitive data, like PII and financial records, that customers don't want to hand over to a third-party startup. The conversation

How to build in Observability at Petabyte Scale
Share EpisodeWe welcome guest Ang Li and dive into the immense challenge of observability at scale, where some customers are generating petabytes of data per day. Ang explains that instead of building a database from scratch—a decision he says went "against all the instincts" of a founding engineer—Observe chose to build its platform on top of Snowflake, leveraging its separation of compute and st

The Open-Source Product Leader Challenge: Navigating Community, Code, and Collaboration Chaos
Share Episode In a special solo flight, Warren welcomes Meagan Cojocar, General Manager at Pulumi and a self-proclaimed graduate of “PM school” at AWS. They dive into what it's like to own an entire product line and why giving up that startup hustle for the big leagues sometimes means you mis

FinOps: Holding engineering teams accountable for spend
In this episode of Adventures in DevOps, we dive into the world of FinOps, a concept that aims to apply the DevOps mindset to financial accountability. Yasmin Rajabi, Chief Strategy Officer at CloudBolt, joins us to demystify, as we acknowledge the critical challenge of bringing together financial accountability and engineering teams who often are not paying attention to the business.The discussio

The Auth Showdown: Single tenant versus Multitenant Architectures
Get ready for a lively debate on this episode of Adventures in DevOps. We're joined by Brian Pontarelli, founder of FusionAuth and CleanSpeak. Warren and Brian face off by diving into the controversial topic of multitenant versus single-tenant architecture. Expert co-host Aimee Knight joins to moderate the discussion. Ever wondered how someone becomes an "auth expert"? Warren spills the beans on h

Should We Be Using Kubernetes: Did the Best Product Win?
Episode Sponsor: PagerDuty - Checkout the features in their official feature release: https://fnf.dev/4dYQ7gLThis episode dives into a fundamental question facing the DevOps world: Did Kubernetes truly win the infrastructure race because it was the best technology, or were there other, perhaps less obvious, factors at play? Omer Hamerman joins Will and Warren to take a hard look at it. Despite the

Mastering SRE: Insights in Scale and at Capacity with Aimee Knight
In this episode, Aimee Knight, an expert in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) whose experience hails from Paramount and NPM, joins the podcast to discuss her journey into SRE, the challenges she faced, and the strategies she employed to succeed. Aimee shares her transition from a non-traditional background in JavaScript development to SRE, highlighting the importance of understanding both the pro

Exploring MCP Servers and Agent Interactions with Gil Feig
In this episode, we delve into the concept of MCP (Machine Control Protocol) servers and their role in enabling agent interactions. Gil Feig, the co-founder and CTO of Merge, shares insights on how MCP servers facilitate efficient and secure integration between various services and APIs.The discussion covers the benefits and challenges of using MCP servers, including their stateful nature, securit

No Lag: Building the Future of High-Performance Cloud with Nathan Goulding
Warren talks with Nathan Goulding, SVP of Engineering at Vultr, about what it actually takes to run a high-performance cloud platform. They cover everything from global game server latency and hybrid models to bare metal provisioning and the power/cooling constraints that come with modern GPU clusters.The discussion gets into real-world deployment challenges like scaling across 32 data centers, ed

Ground Truth & Guided Journeys: Rethinking Data for AI with Inna Tokarev Sela
Inna Tokarev Sela, CEO and founder of Illumex, joins the crew to break down what it really means to make your data “AI-ready.” This isn't just about clean tables—it's about semantic fabric, business ontologies, and grounding agents in your company's context to prevent the dreaded LLM hallucination. We dive into how modern enterprises just cannot build a single source of truth, not matter how hard

Incident Vibing: The Self-Healing System - DevOps 242
Sylvain Kalache, Head of Developer Relations at Rootly joins us to explore the new frontier of incident response powered by large language models. We dive into the evolution of DevRel and how we meet the new challenges impacting our systems.We explore Sylvain's origin story in self-healing systems, dating back to his SlideShare and LinkedIn days. From ingesting logs via Fluentd to building early M

Decentralized Chaos: Web3 Infra, NodeOps, and the Art of Blockchain Load Balancing - DevOps 241
This week, Paul Marston from Ankr joins the crew to unpack the madness that is modern blockchain infrastructure. From his wild career transition out of financial services into 24/7 node ops for Web3, Paul shares the brutal truth about uptime expectations, decentralization challenges, and why hard forks are more like enterprise schema upgrades with a community twist. If you've ever wondered why man

Observability in the CI/CD Pipeline with Adriana Villela - DevOps 240
In this episode, Will and Warren welcome Adriana Villela — CNCF ambassador, Dynatrace advocate, and host of the Geeking Out podcast — for a wide-ranging conversation on observability in CI/CD pipelines. Adriana shares her journey from “On Call Me Maybe” to her own podcast, her work with OpenTelemetry, and why observability isn't just for SREs anymore.The crew digs into how telemetry should be inte

Building Engineering Excellence with Ganesh Datta of Cortex - DevOps 239
In this episode, I (flying solo today!) sat down with Ganesh Datta, the CTO and co-founder of Cortex, to explore what it really means to drive engineering excellence at scale. And spoiler: it's not just about better dashboards or fancy developer tools—it's about treating software development like the competitive advantage it is.We went deep into the why behind internal developer portals (IDPs) and

Modern DevOps Challenges: Automation, AI, and Scaling in 2025 - DevOps 238
Is AI making us more productive? And where's the value? That's the big debate in this episode as we sit down with Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO of Warp. Warp isn't just another terminal—it's an AI-powered reimagination of the command line. From replacing traditional terminal commands with English instructions to integrating AI-driven automation, Warp is pushing the boundaries of how we work. And fin

Matt Lea Discusses Cloud War Games and Elevating Everyday DevOps
We dive into the world of cloud architecture and engineering with a fascinating discussion led by our hosts Warren Parad and Will Button, and joined by our special guest, Matt Lea. Matt, hailing from Wisconsin, is the driving force behind innovative projects like CloudWarGames.com, a platform designed to enhance DevOps training and hiring through engaging problem-solving scenarios. As we explore h

Optimizing Cloud Databases with novel algorithms
In this episode, we sit down with Barzan Mozafari, MIT alum and University of Michigan professor, to explore how AI-driven automation is revolutionizing cloud database optimization. Barzan shares his experiences in bridging academia and industry, and how his work in AI-powered database tuning is reshaping cloud infrastructure efficiency.
We discuss the challenges of AI adoption in cloud computing,

Mastering Infrastructure as Code: Lessons from Matt Gowie's Consultancy Experience - DevOps 235
In this episode, our hosts Will Button, Warren Parad, and Jillian are joined by guest Matt Gowie from Masterpoint. Together, they delve into the complex world of infrastructure as code, discussing best practices, challenges, and the human side of consulting in the DevOps space. Matt shares his journey from software development to running his own consulting agency focused on Terraform and OpenTofu.

AI, law, and automation with John Maly - DevOps 234
In this episode hosts Warren Parad and Will Button sit down with John W. Maley, an attorney with a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University, to discuss the fascinating intersection of AI and the legal system. John shares insights from his book "Juris ex Machina," a sci-fi exploration of a future where AI replaces humans in the jury system. The conversation dives deep into the c

The Impact of Open Source on Business and Development Practices with Daniel Loreto - DevOps 233
Hosts Warren Parad and Will Button dive into a compelling discussion with guest Daniel Loreto, founder and CEO of Jetify. The conversation revolves around innovative solutions in the DevOps world, particularly focusing on the use of Nix and DevBox to streamline developer environments. Daniel shares insights from his vast experience at prominent tech companies like Google, Airbnb, and Twitter, deta

Exploring the Role of AI in DevOps
Join host Warren Parad, co-hosts Jillian and Will Button as they delve into a compelling conversation on the pervasive influence of AI across industries. Special guest Alex Kearns from Wiz shares his expertise on the real-world applications of AI, navigating through its rapid evolution and discussing both the opportunities and challenges it presents. From the impact of generative AI on business pr

Real-World Testing: Insights from Rainforest QA Expert AJ Funk - DevOps 231
In today's show, we dive into the intricate world of quality assurance and testing strategies with our special guest, AJ Funk. AJ, a seasoned software engineer at Rainforest QA, shares his unique journey from playing professional baseball to developing cutting-edge QA solutions. Joining us are co-hosts Will Button and Jillian, along with fellow guest Matteo Collina.AJ walks us through the evolutio

AI-Powered Ads: How digital marketing is transforming
Will is absent this week due to an infrastructure issue, so Warren and Jillian take the reins in a fascinating discussion with Hikari Senju, founder of Omneky. Hikari shares how AI is revolutionizing ad technology by automatically generating creative assets tailored to different audiences and platforms. His insights reveal how businesses can scale their advertising while maintaining brand consiste

Simplifying DevOps - DevOps 229
Ready to show off your coding skills to the world? Not so fast. In this episode, Will and Jillian discuss why developers need to simplify their product with the end goal in mind—the customer. They share some awesome examples of how to do this, how you can win Future You's approval, and the steps to create a smooth user experience.“I think it's a hard mental shift to say that my area of expertise s

Navigating Salesforce DevOps Challenges and AI Innovations - DevOps 228
In today's episode, Will and Jillian dive deep into the evolving landscape of Salesforce DevOps, joined by the experienced Vernon Keenan. This episode covers a range of critical topics including recent changes in Salesforce's AI product offerings and the complexities surrounding their pricing. Vernon takes us on his personal journey from telecom to pioneering a tax engine on Salesforce, leading to

Kubernetes Schema Validation Tools with Eyar Zilberman - DevOps 227
Eyar Zilberman joins the adventure to discuss Kubernetes schema validation tools.The panel jumps in and discusses the power of and the pros and cons of the different kinds of schema validations.LinksWhy you need to use Kubernetes schema validation toolsA Deep Dive Into Kubernetes Schema ValidationDatree.ioEyar Zilberman - DEV CommunityLinkedIn: Eyar ZilbermanTwitter: Eyar Zilberman ( @eyarzilb )Pi

Gaining Stability with Rule Based Policies with Shimon Tolts - DevOps 226
Shimon Tolts is the CEO datree.io. Shimon talks the panel through an outage he experienced while working for a previous employer. He breaks down the situation and the explains the types of misconfiguration that caused his outage and how these things can cause problems in other applications as well.Linksdatree.ioTwitter: Shimon Tolts ( @shimontolts )PicksCharles- WillowCharles- Traeger GrillsJeffre

Balancing Technical Skills, Cultural Fit, and Overqualification in DevOps Hiring - DevOps 225
Will, Warren, and Jillian dive deep into a riveting discussion that spans a myriad of topics, from hiring practices to the hidden impacts of plastics in our brain matter. They kick off with Jillian's intriguing Amazon affiliate link strategy, sparking a fascinating debate on monetization. As they navigate through Warren's shocking revelation about plastics in our brains, he also shares a crucial h

CI/CD Tools for Dummies - DevOps 224
We're not calling you a dummy, but you might be one if you don't listen to this episode. This time around, the gang discusses the do's and don'ts of choosing CI/CD tools, including how to safety migrate between them, why super-specialized tools are getting extremely popular this year, and the ONE component that makes or breaks a tool.In This Episode1) The TWO questions you need ask BEFORE you choo

Streamlining DevOps: Managing with Epics for Clearer Priorities - DevOps 223
In this episode, they explore the realms of DevOps management and team dynamics. Will is joined by Warren and Jillian to delve into the challenges and strategies involved in transitioning from a ticket queue system to using epics for task management. They discuss how this shift prioritizes objectives, enhances team focus across global time zones, and improves communication with product teams.The c

From Doha to New Hampshire: Embracing Change and Unpacking the 2024 Dora Report - DevOps 222
Jillian returns to the podcast after a significant move from Doha, Qatar to a quaint town in New Hampshire. She shares her experiences of adjusting back to life in the U.S., both personally and professionally. The discussion delves into the logistics and emotional aspects of relocating internationally—what it's like leaving behind furniture deemed disposable overseas, starting fresh with new purch

Navigating Secrets Management Complexities and Future Authentication Trends - DevOps 221
In this episode, Will, Warren and Jillian dive into the complexities of secrets management and developer productivity with our esteemed guest, Brian Vallelunga from Doppler. Join them as Brian shares his journey from facing security challenges at Uber to founding Doppler, an innovative solution aimed at transforming how developers handle secrets.They delve into the critical importance of secrets

Strategies for Startups: Navigating Certification, Layoffs, and the Evolving Tech Job Market - DevOps 220
Today, we have a dynamic discussion lined up with Will and special guest, Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41. In this episode, they delve deep into the evolving landscape of the tech industry, from incentivizing certifications to the current economic conditions affecting startups.Ben shares his insights on the importance of experience and specialized knowledge, advocating for a system that priori

From Core DevOps to Management: Balancing Technical Skills and Soft Skills in High-Stakes Environments - DevOps 218
Will and Warren dive deep into the world of career longevity and adaptability in the fast-evolving tech industry. They explore the often-overlooked importance of staying with a project long enough to understand and resolve complex issues, and how job dissatisfaction can be a tool for negotiation rather than a cue to immediately move on.They touch on early career experiences and the shift towards s

End-of-Year Preparation and Considerations for Software Engineering Teams - DevOps 217
In today's episode, Warren and Will dive into the difficulties of coordinating between marketing and engineering teams, particularly around handling increased traffic and sales during the holiday season. The discussion covers the importance of auditing code and looking for potential issues or technical debt at the end of the year. The hosts also explore strategies for pitching and justifying techn

How Mastermind Groups Can Transform Your DevOps Career - DevOps 216
Will and Warren dive deep into the world of Mastermind groups and their impact on career success within the DevOps landscape. They explore the origins of mastermind groups from Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" and debate why a staggering 99% of them might be ineffective, according to Will. Warren shares his own experiences and expresses his curiosity about what truly makes such groups effecti

Enhanced API Management for Modern DevOps Practices - DevOps 215
In today's episode, Will Button and Warren are joined by special guest Eyal Solomon, co-founder of Lunar.dev. This episode dives deep into pressing DevOps topics like the complexities of Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions and the intricacies of the API economy. They explore the challenges of API management, the importance of visibility and monitoring in API consumption, and strategies to pr

AI in DevOps: Managing Non-deterministic Workflows and Ensuring Model Lineage and Transparency - DevOps 214
Today, Will and Warren dive into the intersection of DevOps and AI with our special guest, Görkem Ercan, CTO of Jozu and a seasoned expert in developer tools and DevOps. In this episode, they explore the practical applications and challenges of integrating Machine Learning into DevOps workflows, utilizing real-world examples like global shirt distribution and the US Army's sizing issues. They also

Achieving Engineering Excellence: Training, Innovation, and the Cloud - DevOps 213
In today's episode, Warren, Will, and guest Markus Thurner, the director of technology at Vista dive deep into the world of DevOps with an exciting lineup of discussions about engineering excellence, the fast pace of technological innovation, and the ever-present need for balance between training and production.Together, they explore how practice makes perfect in software development, drawing from

Incident Response Essentials: From Postmortems to Communication Strategies - DevOps 212
In today's episode, Warren, Will, and special guest Falit Jain dive deep into the intricate world of incident management and response, drawing from rich experiences at tech giants like Amazon and Disney. They explore real-life scenarios, including Amazon's complex debugging challenges with over 150 engineers maintaining their detail page, and the high stakes of live streaming events at Disney.\Joi

Manipulating Language Models for Real-World Applications in DevOps - DevOps 211
In today's episode, they dive deep into the world of AI and prompt engineering with our dynamic panel of experts, featuring Anthony Spiteri. He shares their fascinating journey over the past 18 months, manipulating language models like ChatGPT to achieve remarkable results. They explore the intriguing development of a location-based app for finding the European delicacy, Black Pudding, and dive in

Balancing Security and Scalability in DevOps - DevOps 210
In this episode, they dive deep into the intricate world of DevOps and the nuances that drive its continuous evolution. This episode brings you into a thought-provoking conversation featuring Michael Cade, Global Field CTO at Veeam Software. Join them as they explore a wide array of topics, from the controversial practice of intentional data leaks as an advertising strategy to the intricate detail

Bridging Cloud and App Development with Elad Ben-Israel - DevOps 209
In this episode, they dive deep into the evolving landscape of cloud infrastructure and developer experience. Join our host, Warren and Will and Eli Ben Israel—former AWS and Microsoft engineer and co-founder of Wing—as they explore the challenges and innovations in DevOps.In this episode, Eli shares pivotal insights from his journey at Amazon, revealing that despite advanced tools like CDK, build

Redefining Platform Success: Balancing Metrics, Developer Satisfaction, and Cognitive Load - DevOps 208
Warren delves into this episode featuring an engaging conversation with David Stenglein, a seasoned industry expert with over 20 years of experience. In this episode, they shed light on the pitfalls of hiring product managers amidst hype cycles, urging a shift towards a product mindset that prioritizes user pain points and tangible value. They critique traditional metrics like DORA and ENPS, discu

Integration Platforms: Prismatic's Strategy for Seamless SaaS Connectivity - DevOps 207
In this episode, Warren and Will delve deep into the intricate world of DevOps and SaaS integrations, featuring insights from special guest Michael Zuercher from Prismatic. Throughout the discussion, they talk about the challenges legacy companies face in updating their massive infrastructure and how Prismatic is revolutionizing SaaS integrations with its innovative approaches. They explore the s

Maintaining and Curating Resources for Optimal DevOps Practices - DevOps 206
In this episode, they delve into the intricacies of DevOps implementation with our insightful hosts and key guest, Marius Stanca. They share invaluable perspectives on the continuous learning nature of DevOps, the evolving toolkit, and the essential roadmap for organizations. Highlighting the critical need for understanding problems before adopting DevOps solutions, the conversation covers practic

Docker and Container Optimization: Strategies for Efficient DevOps - DevOps 205
In this episode, the panel together with our guest, Galen Marchetti dives deep into tackling some of the most pressing challenges in the DevOps world. They unpack the hurdles of blue-green deployments, feature flags, and the necessity of parallel execution for smooth production rollouts. They explore the complexities of testing changes in production, managing containerization, and optimizing build

Navigating AI in DevOps and Beyond with Kelsey Hightower - DevOps 204
In this episode, we have a special guest Kelsey Hightower, exploring the intersections of music, technology, and personal growth. They delve into AI advancements and their significance in DevOps. From Google Maps to large language models, they discuss AI as a tool to complement human expertise, emphasizing professional growth and innovation within the tech industry. Guest Kelsey Hightower shares h

The NetData Impact: Transforming Real-Time Monitoring and Observability in Modern Tech Operations - DevOps 203
Today, Will is flying solo as he sits down with Costa Tsaousis, the founder and CEO of NetData. Costa shares the story behind the development of NetData, a groundbreaking monitoring tool that provides high-fidelity, real-time, and automated monitoring without data smoothing.As they delve into the conversation, Costa discusses the remarkable growth and engagement of NetData, emphasizing the vibrant

The DevOps Balancing Act: SaaS Security, Business Impact, and Technical Expert Career Paths - DevOps 202
In this episode, Warren and Will embark on a thought-provoking journey through the world of DevOps, security, team dynamics, and career progression. They discuss the hidden implications of domain names, the importance of security certifications, and the complexities of leading a tech team, weaving in personal experiences and insights. With an emphasis on aligning technical work with overarching bu
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