The Humans of DevOps Podcast Series

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by  Ramón Medrano Llamas (@rmedranollamas) of Google. We find out how Ramón ended up at Google and more about the experience of being a Site Reliability Engineer.

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by DevOps Institute CEO and original podcast host Jayne Groll! They discuss the state of human transformation, DevOps for humans, work culture and much more.

The podcast explores the concept of DevOps, its challenges, and the importance of value stream mapping. It emphasizes the need to focus on the value stream, upskill people, and embrace cultural innovations for IT success.

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Richard Whitehead (@rwhitehead), chief evangelist at Moogsoft. They discuss: AIOps and how AIOps fits within DevOps Culture How do end customers/users/humans benefit from AIOps Thank you to our sponsor Range! As Moogsoft’s chief evangelist, Richard Whitehead brings a keen sense of what is required to build transformational solutions. A former CTO and technology VP, Richard brought new technologies to market and was responsible for strategy, partnerships and product research. Richard served on Splunk’s Technology Advisory Board through its Series A, providing product and market guidance. He served on the advisory boards of RedSeal and Meriton Networks, was a charter member of the TMF NGOSS architecture committee, chaired a DMTF Working Group and recently co-chaired the ONUG Monitoring and Observability Working Group. Richard holds three patents and is considered dangerous with JavaScript. The Humans of DevOps Podcast was Voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot.  Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by joining the DevOps Institute Community. Engage in DevOps In The Wild, one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started now! https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by AB Walker (@MxABWalker), resident community builder and advocate at DevOps Institute. They discuss: The role DevOps plays in creating a culture that has diversity, equality, and inclusion The importance of diversity, equality, inclusion and psychological safety to creating a successful DevOps culture Gender identity Thank you to our sponsor Range! AB is the resident community builder and advocate at DevOps Institute. Having spent the breadth of their professional career – and if they’re being honest most of their teenage years as well – on the internet, they intimately understand the value of both “IRL” in real life, in person, and online. Accessibility, equity, and intersectionality are deeply ingrained into how they view the world and the types of safe and inclusive communities they foster.  After 10 years of building community in the Higher Education space, AB made the leap to DevOps Institute, where they are building the DevOps In The Wild Community, to help technologists of all skill levels network, learn from one another, and grow as a community of practitioners.  The Humans of DevOps Podcast was Voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot.  Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by joining the DevOps Institute Community. Engage in DevOps In The Wild, one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started now! https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Matt K. Parker, author of A Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High-Performing Organizations. Matt and Jason discuss successful and truly radical business models, what leads folks to try and make change at the organizational level, and how those corporate successes create working models that positively impact and fundamentally change the day-to-day working environment for employees.  Matt is a writer, speaker, researcher, and third-generation programmer. Over the last two decades, he's played a variety of roles in the software industry, including developer, manager, director, and global head of engineering. He has specialized in hyper-iterative software practices for the last decade and is currently researching the experience of radically collaborative software makers.  He lives in a small village in Connecticut with his wife and three children. You can contact him by visiting mattkparker.com. The Humans of DevOps Podcast was Voted one of the Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot. Thank you to our sponsor Range Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by joining the DevOps Institute Community. Engage in DevOps In The Wild, one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started now! https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Jennifer Servedio CIO at Susquehanna University. They discuss Gen Z: who they are, how they are different from previous generations, and how they are transforming the workforce.  Jennifer Servedio is a visionary and strategic technology leader with more than 22 years in Higher Education. She has a strong record of success leading teams through complex technology solutions, streamlining operations, and driving innovation. Her coaching leadership style builds strong sustainable teams that thrive while promoting a diverse culture of excellence.  Voted Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot Thank you to our sponsor Range Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by becoming a member of DevOps Institute. Engage in one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started for free: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Grant Fritchey(@GFritchey) DevOps Advocate at Redgate. They discuss automation, configuration and planning, and how DevOps can help with the shift to hybrid work environments. Grant Fritchey has worked for more than 30 years in IT as a developer and a DBA. He has built systems from the major enterprise to distributed systems to small boutique companies. 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. Voted Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot Thank you to our sponsor Range Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by becoming a member of DevOps Institute. Engage in one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started for free: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Duena Blomstrom (@DuenaBlomstrom) co-founder, CPO, and CEO of People Not Tech and the author of People Before Tech. 🗣 They discuss: Human Debt Psychological safety What leaders can do to reduce human debt Psychological Safety, a group dynamic in teams, is a concept defined by academics – in particular Prof Dr Amy Edmondson from Harvard – and studied by Google – in their Project Aristotle looking at high performing teams – and it has been proven to be the cornerstone of any team’s productivity. Teams that have high Psychological Safety are up to 40% more productive. The 2019 State of DevOps report "found that this culture of psychological safety is predictive of software delivery performance, organizational performance, and productivity” Duena Blomstrom is the co-founder, CPO, and CEO of People Not Tech and the author of People Before Tech, a book about the importance of psychological safety and teamwork in the digital age. She’s also a speaker and a writer, publishing weekly LinkedIn newsletters on “Chasing Psychological Safety” and “The Future Is Agile” and a Forbes contributor. She’s the creator of the Emotional Banking™ and Human Debt™ concepts and authored a book titled Emotional Banking about fixing culture in the FinTech world and listening to customers’ feelings about money. Voted Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by becoming a member of DevOps Institute. Engage in one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started for free: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com

On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Lisa Karlin Curtis (@paprikati_eng) product engineer at incident.io. 🗣 They discuss: How incidents can be considered an opportunity to gather context and skill What leaders can do to make this mindset part of the culture of an organization and encourage it across teams? (team-first thinking) Obstacles  How to get the best value from incidents Incidents are a great opportunity to gather both context and skill. They take people out of their day-to-day roles and force ephemeral teams together to solve unexpected and challenging problems. Incidents can be a great accelerator. Writing code that fails safely and loudly is one of the key differentiators for more senior engineers, and there's no better way to learn how than seeing all the different ways that systems fail.  Lisa is a product engineer at incident.io - in fact Lisa was employee #2. Lisa started out as a consultant working at Accenture, before accidentally becoming a developer.  Lisa loves building stuff, but is also interested in how people interact with each other in a work environment - particularly in software engineering. Having seen the ‘old way’ of large-scale waterfall project at Accenture, Lisa thinks it’s interesting to try and bring some thinking from that environment into a startup. Outside of work, Lisa loves cooking and pretty much any competitive sport (well, the British ones anyway). Voted Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by becoming a member of DevOps Institute. Engage in one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started for free: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Have questions, feedback or just want to chat? Send us an email at podcast@devopsinstitute.com