ITOps, DevOps, AIOps - All Things Ops

Prepare to discover the secrets to high availability and resiliency of applications in the cloud with Blaize Stewart , Architect at Xpirit . In this episode, Blaize delves into crucial topics surrounding high availability, resiliency, and multicloud strategies, and offers valuable insights into building robust infrastructures and applications that can withstand any challenge. He also explores how...

Early in her career, Nora Schöner fell in love with infrastructure as code. In this episode, Nora Schöner , Senior Cloud Consultant at superluminar , explains why she's so passionate about tools like Terraform, AWS CDK, and Pulumi, how they lower the threshold for developers entering the industry, and how they simplify the way developers define and make changes to infrastructure. You'll...

Having held leadership positions at large insurance and financial institutions like Prudential, Citigroup, Bank of America, and UBS, Kamlesh Moliya is the go-to expert for all things cloud transformation. In this episode, he shares how you can drive your company's cloud transformation initiatives with enterprise-grade DevOps solutions and application migration strategies. You'll learn: 1...

Baiju 's first job selling push-button phones earned him just $12 per month. Today, he has amassed an impressive portfolio of work at companies like Yahoo and Verizon and is now on the lookout for a new challenging endeavor. In this interview, Baiju casts his expert eye on hot topics like quality engineering, agile development, APIs, and more. You'll learn: 1. Why APIs have evolved from...

Microsoft owns some of the biggest data centers in the world. And as the demand for computing capacity continues to grow, so do the challenges. Adam Morton , Senior Director at Microsoft , is responsible for introducing new technology at Microsoft's hyperscale data centers. From liquid cooling systems to power supplies, emission regulations to robots, Adam and his team work tirelessly to keep...

Amin Astaneh is an SRE veteran with over 12 years of experience working at major tech companies such as Acquia and Meta. Now, Amin is spearheading his own venture, Certo Modo , a technology consultancy that helps tech companies reduce their operational costs, increase efficiency, and improve the customer experience using DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering. In this episode, you'll learn:...

Bijit Ghosh is the Global Cloud Engineering Lead and Head of Cloud Engineering at Deutsche Bank, the number-one financial institution leading the charge in DevSecOps and GDPR compliance. In this episode, Bijit talks about how he's improving the bank's tech stack, reducing tech apps, and enabling the bank to provide a seamless customer experience. What's in it for you: 1. Learn how a...

Transitioning to the cloud can be as simple as switching to a new hosting provider. But this approach leaves countless benefits on the table. Instead, you should consider other cloud migration strategies like re-platforming, re-architecting and re-purchasing to get the most out of the process. In this episode, Director of Technology for Xebia Cloud US Laurens Baardman explains the differences betw...

From Military Police Officer in the US Navy to Coffee Shop Owner, Marine Combat Instructor to IT Security Engineer, Neil's career path has been unconventional, to say the least. In this episode, Neil Cosson , Associate Director of Cloud Security Engineering at OneMain Financial , shares his remarkable story, and how his early experience in the military has shaped his career in IT Security. Wh...

There are 2 types of people in every large organization: Those who help you to implement change – and those who don't. In this episode, Juan Cercos , Senior DevOps Director at DAI , shares with Elias , how he's driving change at a multinational organization, and why he uses data to inform his decisions. What's in it for you: 1. How Juan is driving the change towards modern DevOps in...

You acquired a company, and now you want to tackle successful system integration – but how? And what extra challenge do different size environments bring with them? Thomas Sweet , CIO of Industrial Refrigeration Pros , has done it all: From tackling IT at large enterprises like GM Financial, to building IT in smaller environments. Today, he shares with Elias how he does it, what role integration p...

There's more to performance engineering than testing. You have to look at the whole picture. In today's episode, Scott Moore , Founder at Scott Moore Consulting LLC , sheds some light on parts of that big picture. He chats with Elias about the role of monitoring and observability in performance engineering today, and shares insights from his 30 years in IT and his work as a performance e...

Are containerized microservices always the best deployment approach? Kubernetes has quickly become the default system for managing containerized applications across multiple hosts, but its use often lacks nuance. Some are pointing out that Kubernetes can potentially add unnecessary complexity to your environment. In today’s episode, Ádám Márton Beke , DevOps Engineer at CGI , chats to Elias about...

Can High-Performance Computing (HPC) be containerized effectively? Containerized workflows are attractive to the research community for many reasons, but when it comes to classic HPC environments, there are many hurdles to overcome. In today’s episode, Jason Mcdonald , DevOps Team Lead at Harvard Medical School , talks to our host Elias about some of these challenges, his team’s approach, and why...

The question of a recession is no longer if, but when. Markets are flashing signs that the global economy is teetering on a cliff’s edge, but there’s hope yet. With the help of AIOps, there’s plenty you can do to keep costs low. In today’s episode, Mohan Kompella , VP of product marketing at Big Panda , explains how AIOps can help to recession-proof the cost of ITOps. What's in it for you: 1....

 Head to the cloud or stay on the ground? Here’s a hint: When thinking about where to host your data, there’s much more to consider than just cost. In today’s episode, Edward Bezerra , VP of Infrastructure at K. Hovnanian Homes , lends his invaluable insight to the cloud computing debate by drawing from real-life examples of his prolific career. You’ll learn: 1. What to consider when deciding wher...

ABB IT's main mission: Eliminating end user tickets. How do they work with data & technology to reach their goal – on a global scale? Dennis Vinciguerra , VP of IT at ABB , shares with Elias , how ABB handles global differences in data & systems, and still successfully manages to follow their mission. What's in it for you: 1. The most important data sources for ABB to help elimin...

Traditional DevOps is dead. But don’t let it be forgotten. Rather, let it evolve with Value Stream Management (VSM) to become a tool that lets you better measure the value your product is adding to your customers. In today’s episode, Helen Beal , Chief Ambassador at the DevOps Institute, shares her compelling case for rethinking traditional DevOps through the lens of VSM to help businesses build m...

Blockchain technologies and NFT present unique monitoring and observability challenges. Andrew Burian , SRE Director at Dapper Labs , talks all things blockchain and observability with Elias , in today's episode of All Things Ops. What's in it for you: 1. How Andrew manages the challenges of flexibly scaling companies from an IT perspective 2. The observability challenges in tracking NFT...

The future is fully automated, thanks to AIOps – Right? Richard Whitehead , Chief Evangelist and CTO of Moogsoft , chats with Elias about all things AIOps & automation, and gives his insight on human workforce necessity in the future of AI technologies. What's in it for you: 1. The status quo of machine learning and AIOps on the way to autonomous operations 2. Why AI technologies were and...

IT Ops needs more representation of women – and it has a long way to go. Today's guest Brenda Standridge , former Regional Director Data Center Operations at Google, chats to Elias about running data centers at “Google” scale, how IT could get more attractive for women, and more. What's in it for you: 1. How IT Ops is changing in regard to the under-representation of women 2. What compan...

Everyone's using the term AIOps – nobody really dives into what it means. Today, Sean McDermott, CEO of Windward Consulting , and Elias talk all things AIOps. What's in it for you: 1. How to define AIOps today – and where it's headed 2. The challenges companies face with AIOps 3. Best practices for getting started with AIOps 4. Which industries are at the forefront of operations tod...

Some products solve a huge issue for their users. But sometimes, it is this big innovation that stands in the way of users adopting newer features. The product falls victim to its own success. Philipp Krenn , EMEA Team Lead at Elastic , shares how they dealt with it, and talks with Elias about Elastic's experience. What's in it for you: 1. Why innovative products can fall victim to their...

Challenges and solutions for intelligent incident alerting in IT Operations In this episode of “All Things Ops”, host Elias Voelker talks to Ronald Czachara from Derdack about follow-the-sun IT operations, strategies to minimize false alerts to let your on-call engineers sleep, and more. What's in it for you: 1. The four types of false alerts and how to avoid them 2. Advantages and challenges...

What are the challenges of Kubernetes Monitoring, and what's the next big leap in DevOps? In this episode of “All Things Ops”, our host Elias has a wide-ranging conversation with Logz.io CTO Jonah Kowall about the challenges of Kubernetes monitoring, the OpenTelemetry project, open source licensing, recent trends in DevOps and much more. What's in it for you: 1. Jonah’s views on recent D...