Ops 'N' Hops

In this conversation, Derek and Ned discuss their backgrounds in IT and how they got into the world of DevOps. They also talk about their experiences in help desk and consulting, as well as their journey into infrastructure as code using tools like CloudFormation and Terraform. They share advice for those starting out in help desk and discuss the challenges and upgrades they encountered with Terra...

In the inaugural episode of the Opsie Daisy podcast, Derek and Malcolm discuss the June 2019 outage at GCP, which was a major networking outage that affected all US regions. The outage lasted between three hours and 20 minutes to four hours and 25 minutes, depending on the region. The impact was significant, with packet loss and service disruptions across multiple regions. The outage also affected...

In this conversation, Josh Grant discusses his background in technology and his experience in the Coast Guard. He also talks about the beer scene in California and the importance of networking and mentoring in career development. Josh emphasizes the value of understanding the abstraction layer below your work and the importance of diverse skill sets in a team. He also highlights the need for diffe...

In this episode, Derek interviews Ruben De Vries, a platform engineer in the telecom industry. They discuss various topics including Ruben's journey in the tech field, the importance of continuous learning, and the challenges of managing stateful workloads on Kubernetes. They also touch on the benefits of contributing to open source projects and the use of load testing tools for server perform...

In this episode, Derek interviews Christina Roberts, Chairwoman of the Board for the Agile Learning Institute. They discuss the importance of learning in the tech industry and how it can help individuals navigate the complexities of their work. Christina shares her journey into tech and emphasizes the value of starting with a programming language like Python. They also discuss the differences betw...

In this episode, Jen Bergstrom, the Cloud and Data Solutions Lead at Parsons, shares her journey in the tech industry and provides insights into her role as a manager. She discusses the importance of staying up to date in the industry and offers tips for women facing bias. Jen also talks about work from home and hybrid work environments, multi-cloud solutions, and the choice of infrastructure as c...

Antony Tsavelas, a team coach, shares his journey from fashion design to tech and his transition into team coaching. He discusses the differences between cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, and Azure, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Antony also explores the role of AI in team coaching and emphasizes the importance of building trust and psychological safety within teams. He shares personal...

In this episode, Derek and Matt discuss the recent license changes by HashiCorp and the implications for Terraform and Vault. They explore the challenges and ambiguity of the new licenses and the impact on the open-source community. The conversation also delves into the future of infrastructure as code tools and the rise of platform engineering. They touch on the role of Ruby and Rails in modern d...

In this episode, Derek interviews Malcolm Matalka, co-founder of Terrateam.io, a Terraform automation collaboration software company. Malcolm shares his experience of living on a sailboat and working remotely. He discusses the challenges of managing time and productivity while living on a boat and the impact of Starlink on his internet connectivity. Malcolm also talks about the recent license chan...

In this episode, Derek and Scott, from Datadog, discuss observability, AI, and the punk rock scene. They explore the importance of helping others in the technology industry and the value of making mistakes and learning from them. They also discuss the rise of AI in observability and the future of infrastructure as code. Scott shares his experiences attending punk rock shows and his upcoming travel...

In this special panel episode, we discuss all sorts of crazy things with two of my oldest friends that actually got me into tech. They have both worked in the enterprise world for over a decade and have a lot to share!

Stephen Sadowski joins me to talk hiring, learning, fundamentals, beer, and more!

In this episode, we'll discuss AWS Re:Invent, Learning tech as a primarily Spanish speaker, and how Augusto is helping to resolve that, and deploying Industrial IoT Workloads.

In this episode, Derek and Andrew discuss their beer choices and then dive into the tech portion of the show. Andrew shares his journey in tech and content creation, while also discussing different programming languages and skills. They explore the future of cloud and AI, as well as the challenges in cloud education. The conversation also touches on hiring and alternative paths to getting a job in...

Derek Morgan and Christophe Limpalair from Cybr have some excellent beers from the Rockies and discuss DevSecOps, ChatGPT, and AI security. We also discuss Christophe's brand new DevSecOps Fundamentals course! Beers: Melvin IPA: https://melvinbrewing.com/beers/melvin-ipa/ Breckenridge Brewing Vanilla Porter: https://www.breckbrew.com/brews/vanilla-porter/

In this inaugural episode, Derek Morgan hosts Eric Martin, an accomplished industrial controls engineer, for some good beer and better stories. They discuss everything from the taste of their Illinois beers to malfunctioning distribution center robots that sling product through the warehouse. It is the first episode, so please go easy!  Guests:  Eric Martin Beers:    &nbsp...