Darin Pope & Viktor Farcic

DevOps Paradox

What is DevOps? We will attempt to answer this and many more questions.

Author

Darin Pope & Viktor Farcic

Category

Technology

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www.devopsparadox.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

DOP 35: Looking Back At 2019 25.12.2019

#35: We look back at many of the topics of the past year. And yes, we still continue to ramble.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox   Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

DOP 34: To All The Dockers I've Loved Before 18.12.2019

#34: Today we dig into what we believe the current state of Docker is and where we think they are headed.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox   Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

DOP 33: What Happens When There Are Tektonic Shifts In Technology 11.12.2019

#33: This was supposed to be the results show for which managed Kubernetes service sucks the least. Well, life got in the way. Listen to today's episode to get the inside scoop of what happened. We also delve into what happens when there are massive changes in technology and how most people deal with it.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   Leave u...

DOP 32: Which Managed Kubernetes Service Sucks The Least - The Prelude 04.12.2019

#32: We begin the discussion about how to determine which managed Kubernetes service sucks the least.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox   Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

DOP 31: Do Shared Services Teams Break The DevOps Rules? 27.11.2019

#31: We tackle the role of shared service teams in an organization's DevOps culture. We also attempt to define what are "DevOps rules".   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox   Contact us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

BONUS: Viktor's KubeCon 2019 review 25.11.2019

Viktor has arrived back from KubeCon 2019. We talk about everything that happened from his perspective. We also touch on the Mirantis acquisition of Docker's Enterprise business.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox   Contact us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

DOP 30: Site Reliability Engineering Traps To Avoid 20.11.2019

#30: Matt Turner joins us today to discuss his role as a day-to-day site reliability engineer practitioner at Ziglu. He also tells us a cautionary tale that everyone should listen to. If you are in the London financial district, you might be interested in working with Matt at Ziglu: https://www.ziglu.io/careers   The Site Reliability Engineering books from Google: https://landing.google.com/sre/bo...

DOP 29: Elasticsearch: Is It A Database Or A Datastore? 13.11.2019

#29: We speak with Philipp Krenn today about Elasticsearch. We go through it's history and some of the more interesting stories where it has been used.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.co...

DOP 28: Is Service Mesh Your New Best Friend? 06.11.2019

#28: Peter Jausovec joins us today to talk all things service mesh. We also break out the crystal ball and make some predictions about Kubernetes for 2020.   Service Mesh Patterns at Riga Dev Days: https://youtu.be/jQsgVeT8MnI   Service Mesh Interface: https://smi-spec.io/   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https:...

DOP 27: What Would Burt Gummer Do? 30.10.2019

#27: We discuss one of the greatest B movies ever and how it relates to one of the more recent Docker security issues.   Graboid: First-Ever Cryptojacking Worm Found in Images on Docker Hub https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/graboid-first-ever-cryptojacking-worm-found-in-images-on-docker-hub/   Tremors: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devo...

DOP 26: The Architect Role In Your Company Is Completely Useless 23.10.2019

#26: In this episode, we propose that the architect role is useless within most companies. We also tackle having non-technical people in technical roles.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub....

DOP 25: Tips for Conference Attendees Who Want Learn a New Skill 16.10.2019

#25: We discuss difference conference types and the pros and cons of each.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit   Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit....

DOP 24: Deployment Strategy Myths Enterprises Actually Believe 09.10.2019

#24: We discuss numerous deployment strategies, ranging from blue/green to serverless. Also, it appears we have our first real fight on our hands. You decide.   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://lea...

DOP 23: Do Feature Flags Even Matter? 02.10.2019

#23: Today we speak with Erez Rusovsky from Rollout and talk all things feature flags. Who knew that code injection as a service could be so cool?   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the...

DOP 22: The Reasons That Motivate Us To Work, Learn, And Write 25.09.2019

#22: In today's episode, we answer Neven's question about what motivates us to learn, work, and write.   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit   Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/   Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com...

DOP 21: Time Management Secrets Every Software Engineer Needs Now 18.09.2019

#21: Neven asks us how we organize time for work, learning, and new stuff we'd like to try. We talk about some tools and tips that we both use. We also learn some of the key secrets about how Viktor is able to crank out so many books.   Remember The Milk: https://www.rememberthemilk.com/   Trello: https://trello.com/   Full Focus Planner by Michael Hyatt: https://fullfocusplanner.com/   DevOps Par...

DOP 20: Configuration Management Mistakes Enterprises Make...And How To Avoid Them 11.09.2019

#20: In our first guest episode, John Laffey joins us to discuss his disagreements with our episode about configuration management. Can we keep it a good, clean fight? You be the judge.   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit   Join the Slack team: htt...

DOP 19: Are You A Hacker Or Developer? 04.09.2019

#19: What are the big differences between hackers and developers? Our answers may surprise you.   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit   Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/   Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox...

DOP 18: How To Avoid Issue Tracking Mistakes Teams Make 28.08.2019

#18: Neil Gealy asks "What is the best way to track features, bugs, etc, going into a release for visibility to the rest of the company (outside the development team)? And how do you incorporate that into release notes and versioning of your microservices. I've seen companies using a combination of Jira and spreadsheets, but they are very clunky and manual."   https://devops20.slack.com/archives/C...

DOP 17: The Learning Styles Of The Rich and Famous 21.08.2019

#17: Ivor asks "How do you like to learn? People that like to learn have their own style. What's yours?" https://twitter.com/ivorsco77/status/1154039680603529218   Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Object-Oriented/dp/0201633612/   DevOps Paradox by...

DOP 16: Don't Let Someone Automate You Out Of Your Job 14.08.2019

#16:Vadim asks "when will we automate ourselves out of our jobs?" Fire Someone Today by Bob Pritchett: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GJVXKC/ DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: Dar...

DOP 15: Silos Are For Farmers, Not Enterprises 07.08.2019

#15: Silos exist throughout enterprises. We discuss if silos are bad or good and everything in between.   Here's the question from Joost:   https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6559101458564866048?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6559101458564866048%2C6559335225585913856%29   DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox   The...

DOP 14: Creating Happy Customers Through GitOps 31.07.2019

#14: We take our first listener question and it's all about GitOps. Here's the question from Andrey: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6559101458564866048?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6559101458564866048%2C6559134063964246016%29 DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Fa...

DOP 13: What Tricks Does Viktor Have Up His Sleeve? 24.07.2019

#13: With apologies to Shakespeare...to have opinions or not to have opinions? That is the question. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/ If you'd like to...

DOP 12: Why Understanding English Is Important For Developers 17.07.2019

#12: Viktor is back from a recent trip through Asia. One of the things he encountered was the surprising "lack" of English throughout the region. We discuss if English should be a requirement to be a developer in today's global economy and how that parallels many of the problems found in enterprises. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOp...

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