Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman GitOps on the Edge with Octopus Deploy's Dan Garfield
Aug 15, 2024
Dan Garfield from Octopus Deploy joins to discuss the recent acquisition of Codefresh and its impact on software delivery. He highlights the evolution of GitOps alongside Kubernetes, stressing community involvement and tools like Argo CD. The conversation moves to edge computing's practical uses, such as in grocery stores and vehicles, showcasing the simplicity of GitOps for remote updates. Additionally, they explore the benefits of transitioning from cloud to local infrastructure and tease insights from the upcoming ArgoCon North America.
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CodeFresh Acquisition
- Dan Garfield's company, CodeFresh, joined Octopus Deploy.
- This acquisition brought more resources and expanded their software delivery mission.
Kubernetes and Containerization
- Existing deployment tools struggled with modern tech stacks like Kubernetes.
- CodeFresh and Argo were built with the assumption that containers and Kubernetes would revolutionize software development.
Manual Patching
- Before working in software delivery, Dan Garfield manually emailed patches to the sysadmin.
- He realized the inefficiency and sought a better solution using version control.