S4 Ep104: A Conversation with a Thought Leader on Platform Engineering

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Suresh GP whilst they discuss why an AIOps Certification is something you should think about.

Join Eveline Oehrlich and David Billouz for a discussions on ITSM Value Streams: Transform Opportunity Into Outcome book review 

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Max Howell, CEO of tea.xyz and creator of Homebrew, to discuss open source including "the Nebraska problem," challenges, and more.  Max Howell is the CEO of tea.xyz and creator of Homebrew. Brew was one of the largest open source projects of all time, with tens of millions of users to this day. He has set out to make tea: a new, better package manager than brew that utilizes web3 technology to remunerate value back to open source devs. The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Learn more about getting DevOps certified at devopsinstitute.com

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Grant Fritchey, Product Advocate at Redgate Software, to discuss product advocacy, collaboration, and leadership.  Grant has worked for more than 30 years in IT as a developer and a DBA. He has built systems from major enterprises to distributed systems to small boutique companies. Grant writes articles on various data-related topics for SQL Server Central and SimpleTalk. He is the author of multiple books including, SQL Server Execution Plans and SQL Server Query Performance Tuning.  He develops and presents complete structured learning plans to teach Azure, AWS, and other data-related topics to developers and other IS personnel. Grant is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and an AWS Community Builder. The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Learn more about getting DevOps certified at devopsinstitute.com

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Nickolas Means, VP of Engineering at Sym, to discuss the best practices and challenges of leading an engineering team, collaboration, and more. Nick is the VP of Engineering at Sym, the adaptive access tool built for developers. He’s been an engineering leader for more than a decade, focused on helping teams build velocity through trust and autonomy. He’s also a regular speaker at conferences around the world, teaching more effective software development practices through stories of real-world engineering triumphs and failures. If you are interested in a Sym demo, please visit: symops.com The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Learn more about getting DevOps certified at devopsinstitute.com

Join Eveline Oehrlich, Michael Wagner, and Ian Evans to discuss cloud repatriation, company culture and much more. Michael Wagner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metify, a software startup based in Madison, Wisconsin. He worked in several senior management positions at IBM in Boston and San Diego before joining Red Hat in 2010. He was one of the creators of Red Hat’s Apex Partner Program for SI’s implementing OpenShift / Kubernetes solutions in his final role before launching Metify. Ian Evans is the Co-Founder and CTO of Metify, a software startup based in Madison, Wisconsin. Ian’s broad expertise in cutting-edge infrastructure technology led him to multiple Sr. Architect positions with some of the world's top technology companies including AWS, Verizon, Lockheed Martin, and Red Hat.  The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Learn more about getting DevOps certified at devopsinstitute.com

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Topher Marie, CTO and Co-founder of Strata, to discuss Container Orchestration.  Before Strata, Topher was the CTO and a co-founder of JumpCloud. In the past, he has also been an Architect for Oracle’s global cloud identity and security portfolio and a Product Owner of Auth0. He was Symplified’s lead architect and got his start in identity at Ping back in the early days. As part of his role, Topher travels extensively, developing a deep appreciation for local cultures, foods, and languages. The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot.

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Adam Frank, VP of Product Management and Design at Armory, to discuss Observability, Developer happiness and experience, and Continuous integration vs. continuous deployment. Adam Frank is passionate about all things product and design. He creates, influences, and greatly improves end-to-end experiences. He is helping Armory expand and grow by building top-shelf product, marketing and design teams that deliver a simple message with a simple experience.  He has over 15 years of product and development experience, specializing in building products and strategies for complex problems that enable digital transformations and organizational change to ensure growth and scale for world businesses. He is also a DevOps Institute Ambassador, and an Advisor for Financial Services and Technology as part of Emissary.io.  The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot.

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Luca Galante to discuss Platform Engineering. Luca routinely speaks to tens of engineering teams every month. He summarizes his learnings and takeaways from looking at hundreds of DevOps setups into crisp, insightful reads for everyone in the industry, from beginner-Ops to cloud experts. Luca’s additional resources: What is platform engineering? What is an internal developer platform? What is Dynamic Configuration Management? Platform Engineering community PlatformCon 2023 Luca’s LinkedIn and Twitter The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Want access to more DevOps-focused content and learning? Join SKILup IT Learning to gain access to a toolbox of hyper-relevant skills in a convenient, online learning platform focused entirely on DevOps and IT 

Join Eveline Oehrlich and Eduardo Briceño, global keynote speaker, facilitator, and program provider, to discuss a framework for building a growth mindset culture. Eduardo is a global keynote speaker, facilitator, and program provider who supports organizations in developing cultures of learning and high performance.  Prior to that, he was the CEO of Mindset Works, the pioneer in growth mindset development services, which he co-founded in 2007 with Stanford professor Carol Dweck, Lisa Blackwell, and others, and led for over a decade.  Eduardo’s TEDx talk on growth mindset and TED Talk on the Learning Zone and the Performance Zone have been viewed over eight million times. His book, The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action, will be published by Penguin Random House in September. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and an inductee in the Happiness Hall of Fame. The Humans of DevOps Podcast is incredibly grateful to be voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Want access to more DevOps-focused content and learning? Join SKILup IT Learning to gain access to a toolbox of hyper-relevant skills in a convenient, online learning platform focused entirely on DevOps and IT with courses tailored to sharpen your IT and essential human skills.