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Vibe Coding with Steve Yegge

Steve Yegge is an industry veteran and the co-author of the recently published book Vibe Coding. Many of you will remember Steve’s rant about Google platforms that I linked in one of my ancient 0800-DEVOPS newsletters. That rant is now 14 years old, but people still talk about it. We talked about vibe coding (the practice!) and Vibe Coding (the book!), whether junior developers are really doomed, the typical arguments people use against AI-assisted development, AI adoption in organizations, and what the future may bring. ✨ Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, your feedback is gold. ✨ Did you know there is a 0800-DEVOPS newsletter? Take a look and subscribe here. Text me what you think.

AI-first development workflow with Michael Geatz

One of the smoking hot topics these days is AI-assisted development. How can we leverage tools and practices to improve the flow and make teams more effective? My guest today is Michael Geatz, and he is dealing with this topic in the role of VP of Engineering. A couple of weeks ago, Michael stirred quite some interest with his LinkedIn post sharing his experience of moving the development team to AI-first development workflow. Soon after that post, I reached out to Michael and asked him to share more details with us, which he gladly accepted. ✨ Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, your feedback is gold. ✨ Did you know there is a 0800-DEVOPS newsletter? Take a look and subscribe here. Text me what you think.

Understanding Complexity with Scott Page

In this episode, we talk about a phenomenon that is deeply ingrained in our world today, and that is complexity. And my perfect guest for this conversation is professor Scott Page from University of Michigan whose focus is on researching complex social systems and the potential of collective intelligence. Scott is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. I was blown away by his lectures available under the name Understanding Complexity. In May, Scott will be our guest and keynote speaker at our annual QED conference in Zadar in Croatia. This conversation today is just a glimpse of insights we will share at the conference so jump straight to the QED web page, register and join us to learn more about complexity and how to harness it in daily life. ✨ Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, your feedback is gold. ✨ Text me what you think.

DevOps automated governance with Bill Bensing and John Willis

An accident happened in July that everyone is talking about. This conversation is inspired by the CrowdStrike event. However, it’s NOT specifically ABOUT the CrowdStrike event. While everybody was mostly analyzing process dumps and null pointers, Bill Bensing and John Willis took the perspective of operations management and why the software industry is so prone to accidents. We’re missing things like operational definitions, blueprints, specifications, and standards. Listen to our conversation where we talk about DevOps automated governance and debunk the myth that the software industry is so creative that no standard can (or should) be imposed. ✨ Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, your feedback is gold. ✨ Did you know there is a 0800-DEVOPS newsletter? Take a look and subscribe here DevOps automated governance with Bill Bensing and John Willis. Text me what you think.

AI Platform Engineering with Patrick Debois

You know how in every good movie, it takes some time for a plot to develops, and the main character is introduced only later in the movie… We’ll that’s why it took me 43 episodes of the DevOps podcast to welcome a person that started it all! I talked with Patrick Debois about challenges of introducing Generative AI and how can AI Platform Engineering help. Platform Engineering is the pattern that successful organizations use to efficiently scale the approach, the technology, and ways of working. Yesterday, it was about building abstractions to deploy and manage apps on Kubernetes. Today, it is also about providing access to approved LLM models, RAG mechanisms, vector databases, caching, model versioning, and connectors to legacy data sources, hence AI Platform Engineering. ✨ Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, your feedback is gold. ✨ Did you know there is a 0800-DEVOPS newsletter? Take a look and subscribe here 0800-DEVOPS #63 – AI Platform Engineering with Patrick Debois. Text me what you think.

Improving operations with Damon Edwards

Damon Edwards is Senior Director, Product at PagerDuty. I’ve been aware of Damon’s impressive work in the DevOps space since my first Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit where Damon is continuously a member of the program committee. But, in the last couple of years, we’ve gotten to know each other better and engaged in some super interesting conversations and topics that I wanted to share with you. This time, we talked about the timeless topic of providing value and whether operations, in the broader sense, can be a competitive differentiator for a company. The conversation is as much a history lesson as it is a primer for operating in the future. ✨ Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, your feedback is gold. ✨ Did you know there is a 0800-DEVOPS newsletter? Take a look and subscribe here 0800-DEVOPS #62 – Operations as competitive advantage with Damon Edwards. Text me what you think.

Software architecture and play with Sam Newman and Michael Heiß

Sam Newman and Michael Heiß have a long history of helping organizations with technical architectures and organizational dynamics. I talked with them about the future of software architecture, the return of the Monolith, and the importance of play in daily work. This episode is special since we recorded it live at the QED conference! Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #61 - Software architecture and play with Sam Newman and Michael Heiß. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (1:42) Trends in software architecture (27:22) Simplicity and pragmatism (41:46) The importance of play in workplace Text me what you think.

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GitOps with Dan Garfield

Dan Garfield is VP Open Source at Octopus Deploy. I spoke with Dan about KubeCon, GitOps, DORA regulation, the future of Continuous Delivery, AI, and the bright future of Codefresh joining Octopus Deploy. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #60 - GitOps with Dan Garfield. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (2:51) Introduction (5:07) Founding Codefresh (7:30) Maintaining ArgoCD (10:52) About GitOps (17:43) GitOps fueling organizational performance (22:50) GitOps and DORA regulation (27:10) Codefresh joining Octopus Deploy (32:05) State of DevOps in "regular" organizations (36:57) The future of Continuous Delivery and AI (41:16) Dan's recommendations Text me what you think.

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Platform Engineering with Kaspar von Grünberg

Kaspar von Grünberg is CEO at Humanitec, one of the companies leading the platform engineering space. He’s been involved in platform engineering from the start, practically when the term was invented. A lot is going on recently in this space, particularly around Broadcom acquiring VMWare, and this is just one of the topics Kaspar and I will dig into. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #59 - Platform Engineering with Kaspar von Grünberg. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:45) Introdution (5:08) What is Platform Engineering? (8:39) The curious case of Broadcom and VMWare (14:30) How to escape the lock-in trap (21:54) Typical challenges with Platform Engineering (26:23) Platform Engineering as an organizational transformation (29:00) Setting the right goals and metrics (35:32) The future of Platform Engineering Text me what you think.

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AI code assistants with Peter Guagenti

Peter Guagenti is the President & Chief Marketing Officer of Tabnine, a company behind one of the most popular AI code assistants on the market. I spoke with Peter about AI code assistants, what automatic transmissions and AI have in common, and the philosophical question of future humans forgetting how to code. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #58 - AI code assistants with Peter Guagenti. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:45) Introduction (10:41) The magic behind AI code assistants (14:03) Typical patterns how developers use code assistants (21:15) Can developers rely too much on code assistants? (30:26) Will developer skills deteriorate over time? (34:52) How mature is the technology today? (39:22) The future of code assistants Text me what you think.

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Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis

John Willis is another absolute legend in software delivery and DevOps, an industry veteran working at companies such as Docker and evangelizing good technical practices. He is the co-author of The DevOps Handbook, Beyond The Phoenix Project and Investments Unlimited, and lately, he published an incredible book on Dr. William Edwards Deming called "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge." I thought I knew everything there was to know about Dr. Deming - after all, what is there to know - watch out for seven data points in a row above or beyond the average and do something - and that's it! Except it's not! :) Through his book and by hanging out with him in a weekly book club, John took me on the journey of exploring Deming, and at times, it felt like going through an escape room - just as I thought I understood everything, I'd find a new door and a whole new world. This episode is a glimpse into John's book and our ongoing conversations with the hope that we will also spark interest for Deming in others. 🙌 Help me spread DevOps ideas even further by voting for the 0800-DEVOPS podcast for DevOps Dozen 2023 award in the “4. Best DevOps Related Podcast Series (Audio Only)” category - I truly appreciate it! You can cast your vote here. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. Show notes: John Willis' Ignite talk: "Devops and Dr Deming’s 14 Points" (Velocity NY 2014) - YouTube This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #57 - Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:01) Introduction (1:32) How John started exploring Dr. Deming (11:17) The System of Profound Knowledge (21:25) An example of PDSA working in an organization (30:50) Key experiences that shaped Dr. Deming's work (42:14) DevOps and Dr. Deming's 14 Points (44:07) Book recommendations Text me what you think.

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Wiring the Winning Organization with Gene Kim

Legends don't need introductions, but I'll write a light one, nevertheless. Gene Kim is the author or co-author of many significant books from DevOps space (The Phoenix Project, The Unicorn Project, Accelerate, The DevOps Handbook, to name a few) and the mastermind behind the amazing DevOps Enterprise Summit conference. I spoke with Gene about rewiring our organizations to set them for success. 🙌 Help me spread DevOps ideas even further by voting for the 0800-DEVOPS podcast for DevOps Dozen 2023 award in the “4. Best DevOps Related Podcast Series (Audio Only)” category - I truly appreciate it! You can cast your vote here. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #56 - Wiring the Winning Organization with Gene Kim. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (1:19) DevOps Enterprise Summit conference (4:16) Wiring the Winning Organization (9:06) Three mechanisms of performance (17:24) Layers on which work happens (21:40) The role of leadership (27:29) Advice for change agents (30:59) Present and future of DevOps (37:18) Book recommendations Text me what you think.

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Establishing SRE Foundations with Vladyslav Ukis

Dr. Vladyslav Ukis is Head of R&D at Siemens Healthineers with a strong interest in topics of Software Architecture, Cloud Computing, and Digital Transformation, to name a few. Vlad is also a book author; his book “Establishing SRE Foundations” describes his practical experience in starting the SRE practice. Listen to our conversation on introducing the SRE practice to enterprise organizations. 🙌 Help me spread DevOps ideas even further by nominating the 0800-DEVOPS podcast for DevOps Dozen 2023 award in the “Best DevOps Related Podcast Series (Audio Only)” category. Every nomination vote counts and I truly appreciate it! You can submit your nominations by November 3rd here. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #55 - Establishing SRE Foundations with Vladyslav Ukis. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (1:32) Introduction (2:42) SRE definition (4:35) Drivers for starting with the SRE practice (6:12) Organizational buy-in (8:59) Practical first steps (15:21) Team coaching during SRE transformation (23:35) Setting the right SLOs (28:17) Lessons learned in starting with SRE practice (33:00) Follow recommendations Text me what you think.

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2023 State of DevOps Report with Nathen Harvey

This episode is a special one for me since, for the first time, I have a reappearance in the show – my friend Nathen Harvey, the godfather of the DORA community! We talked about the community, the inaugural DORA Summit, and the freshly published 2023 State of DevOps Report. Nathen touched upon a couple of very interesting insights and shared a ton of advice! An interesting insight is about trunk-based development influencing burnout. Community is working hard to explain this so feel free to join the DORA community trunk-based development discussion that is scheduled for Thursday, December 7 at 6PM UTC. Join the DORA Community of Practice for details and an invitation to the discussion. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #54 - 2023 State of DevOps Report with Nathen Harvey. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:00) Introduction (1:18) DORA community (6:49) 2023 State of DevOps Report (28:25) DORA research and service organizations (31:21) Accelerate, second edition (34:36) Follow recommendations Text me what you think.

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Measuring developer productivity with Bryan Finster

Bryan Finster is a Distinguished Engineer at Defense Unicorns and a relentless searcher for better ways of working – not by following prescribed frameworks but by gaining situational awareness and recognizing specific contextual improvements. We discussed a topic that stirred an otherwise dull summer – McKinsey’s report on measuring developer productivity. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #53 - Measuring developer productivity with Bryan Finster. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:00) Introduction (2:40) McKinsey report on measuring developer productivity (9:25) DORA metrics (11:44) Using and abusing DORA metrics (16:14) Abusing metrics (17:40) Improving the organization (23:30) Tips on taking metrics (26:10) Following recommendations Text me what you think.

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Learning organizations with Jennifer Petoff

Jennifer Petoff is the director of Google Cloud Platform & Technical Infrastructure Education, and a co-editor of a super popular book "Site Reliability Engineering". I met Jennifer at the DevOps Enterprise Summit 2023 conference, where she talked about how each engineer's training needs vary depending on several factors. The talk caught my attention because, let's be honest, who can say that their learning program is so good that they have nothing to learn from Google? People are different and in different stages of their personal and organizational journey, so they also need different kinds of support. Jennifer likes to address these differences with a 2x2 matrix considering industry experience and familiarity with your organization. Sometimes, organizations try to apply a one-size-fits-all approach to all quadrants and wonder why the result is missing. The truth is that each quadrant requires a different learning approach. Listen to my conversation with Dr. J. and learn more about specific techniques for each quadrant. Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #52 - Learning organizations with Jennifer Petoff. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (00:00) Introduction (2:57) What are learning organizations (6:06) Prerequisites for learning organizations (9:07) Getting a management buy-in (13:25) Experience-Familiarity matrix (19:20) Designing a learning program (26:08) Recommendations Text me what you think.

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Agile software development with Paul Stovell

Paul Stovell is the CEO of Octopus Deploy and an industry veteran building the tool supporting agile software development. I spoke with Paul about bottlenecks in the software delivery process today, deployment challenges in hybrid environments, and the future of application release automation. As Paul says, deployment time should be the time of happiness and satisfaction, not the time of fear and anxiety. Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #51 - Agile software development with Paul Stovell. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:00) Introduction (5:11) About Octopus Deploy (9:36) Challenges in software delivery today (18:18) The complexity of hybrid environments (22:52) About Governance, Risk and Compliance (25:33) The future of application release automation (28:48) AI and deployment management (33:53) Book recommendations Text me what you think.

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Wrong Fit, Right Fit with Andre Martin

Andre Martin has worked in senior roles in charge of learning dynamics and people development in large organizations such as Nike, Target, and Google. Over the years, he distilled all that experience in a book that will be published in September 2023, and it’s called “Wrong Fit, Right Fit.” You might wonder what is a “fit” and what does a wrong one look like? What does the right one look like, and how do we achieve it? Listen to our conversation. Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #50 - Wrong Fit, Right Fit with Andre Martin. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:01) Introduction (2:27) Workplaces today (8:06) What is a "fit"? (21:09) Employer Branding (25:18) Can we lose the right fit? (29:03) Keeping the right fit (34:35) Book recommendations Text me what you think.

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Enabling teams with Manuel Pais and Eduardo da Silva

Manuel Pais is co-author of the book Team Topologies and Eduardo da Silva is a Team Topologies Valued Practitioner. Both are helping organizations improve their ways of working by applying Team Topologies principles. An important part of Team Topologies are Enabling teams. What are Enabling teams? What kind of people do you need in them? What is the ROI on Enabling teams? How do you start with Enabling teams in an organization? Find out in my conversation with Manuel and Eduardo and note that they’re offering a summer discount for all Team Topologies Academy courses. Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #49 - Enabling teams with Manuel Pais and Eduardo da Silva. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:01) Introduction (1:05) What are Enabling teams? (3:27) Increasing our chances of Enabling teams improving our organization (12:08) Relationship between Enabling teams and the organization (21:27) Understanding where the organization needs help (29:24) ROI of Enabling teams (39:39) How to sell the idea of Enabling teams Text me what you think.

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Governance Engineering with Bill Bensing

Bill Bensing is one of the authors of the excellent book Investments Unlimited and has so many fresh ideas on the everlasting challenge of Governance. I talked with Bill about Governance as a Service, collaboration between tech and non-tech people, and tools that make it happen. As Bill says – Governance Engineering is not really about technology engineering. It’s about “good feelings” engineering! Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here. This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #48 - Governance Engineering with Bill Bensing. [Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below] (0:01) Introduction (3:36) Governance in enterprise organizations today (8:18) Tackling the problem of Governance (16:32) Crossing the chasm with enterprise Governance (20:30) Governance Engineering vs. Platform Engineering (23:45) Ubiquitous language for tech and non-tech people (27:53) Advice on how to start with Governance Engineering (34:06) Where to learn more on Governance Engineering Text me what you think.

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