

The Humans of DevOps Podcast Series
DevOps Institute
Join host Eveline Oehrlich as she dives into the human aspects of DevOps.
Voted Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot (https://blog.feedspot.com/devops_podcasts/)
The human element in DevOps is often the differentiator that helps an organization achieve its goals and to be able to compete in a disruptive and digital landscape.
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DevOps Institute is a global learning community that empowers the people who power IT – helping you develop both the professional and personal expertise to make the most of DevOps in both your business and your career.
Focused exclusively on all things DevOps and digital transformation, we offer IT professionals – at all levels – deep practical knowledge, a welcoming network of industry leaders, respected certification programs, and insider events.
Would you like to be a guest on the podcast? Click here (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/25a2fb0395b7409b8372c5417a1e22f6) to submit your interest.
Contact us: podcast@devopsinstitute.com
Voted Best 25 DevOps Podcasts by Feedspot (https://blog.feedspot.com/devops_podcasts/)
The human element in DevOps is often the differentiator that helps an organization achieve its goals and to be able to compete in a disruptive and digital landscape.
Want access to more great content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by becoming a professional member of DevOps Institute. Engage in one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started for free: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/
DevOps Institute is a global learning community that empowers the people who power IT – helping you develop both the professional and personal expertise to make the most of DevOps in both your business and your career.
Focused exclusively on all things DevOps and digital transformation, we offer IT professionals – at all levels – deep practical knowledge, a welcoming network of industry leaders, respected certification programs, and insider events.
Would you like to be a guest on the podcast? Click here (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/25a2fb0395b7409b8372c5417a1e22f6) to submit your interest.
Contact us: podcast@devopsinstitute.com
Episodes
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Aug 9, 2021 • 43min
S2 Ep46: Honest Security with Jason Meller, CEO and founder of Kolide
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Jason Meller (@jmeller), CEO and founder of Kolide and Author of Honest Security - A guide to endpoint security and device management that doesn't erode your values. Download your free copy. They discuss his journey into IT, cybersecurity and ethics, lessons learned and more!
Jason has dedicated his career to building products and tools that enable security experts to successfully defend western interests from sophisticated and organized global cyber threats.
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Aug 2, 2021 • 42min
S2 Ep45: A Good DevOps Accident with Leonardo Murillo
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Leonardo Murillo (@murillodigital), Cloud Native Technologies Expert, DevOps Institute Ambassador, Co-Chair GitOps Working Group. They discuss his journey into IT, hardships as a means to progress, advice to the Humans of DevOps, and more!
His passion for technology began at 13 years old. He founded the second BBS in Costa Rica, at 15 he got his first job as an assistant network administrator for the first commercial ISP in the country, and at 20 he became IT Director for one of the first colocation facilities in the region.
A cloud enthusiast since I first started using AWS over 10 years ago. Focused on Kubernetes as a pivotal technology in cloud native architecture. Public speaker, coach and blogger.
Read about leadership, business and cloud native technologies from Leo at www.murillodigital.com.
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Jul 26, 2021 • 33min
S2 Ep44: A DevOps Marriage with Tracy Bannon
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Tracy Bannon (@TracyBannon), Senior Principal/ Software Architect & DevOps Strategic Advisor at MITRE and DevOps Institute Ambassador. They discuss her journey into IT, being a 'Dev' married to an 'Ops', advice to the Humans of DevOps, and more!
Tracy is a featured speaker at industry events including ATARC Federal DevSecOps Summits, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), Software Engineering Institute (SEI) SATURN, CloudExpo, CA World, CA Gov Summit, DevOps Institute SKILup Days, and PMI Global Congress.
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Jul 19, 2021 • 33min
S2 Ep43: The Art of DevOps with Simone Jo Moore
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Simone Jo Moore (@simonejomoore), DevOps Institute Ambassador, Senior Consultant, Master Trainer and Speaker. They discuss Simone's military and HR background, psychology, creativity and the art of DevOps plus more!
Simone’s work involves guiding the digital journey of organisations and individuals in adapting to HumanisingIT. Blending business and technology approaches and frameworks to help us thrive in an ever-changing,
dynamic world. Flourishing humans and exceptional experiences are a result of her active values - people connected, knowledge shared, possibilities discovered and potential realised.
A recognised Top 25 Industry Thought Leader and 2021 Women in DevOps list, Simone is the Editorial Director of 'The Era of HumanisingIT' docuseries, contributing author to VeriSM Unwrapped, Applied and ITIL4 High Velocity IT and other international certifications, DevOps Institute eBooks and a contributing reviewer for the European Commission and Cynefin based Field Guide on Managing complexity (and chaos) in times of crisis.
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Jul 12, 2021 • 38min
S2 Ep42: HR to DevOps with Aparna Balasundar
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Aparna Balsundar (@AparnaB0607), Ambassador and India Chapter Lead at DevOps Institute. They discuss how Aparna moved to DevOps from HR, DevOps hiring trends, the future of WFH and more!
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Jun 28, 2021 • 35min
S2 Ep41: Baby Steps with Mark Peters
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Mark Peters (@TinyCyber), Ambassador at DevOps Institute.🎙 They discuss getting started in DevOps (with baby steps🎵), cultural transformations, Mark's time in the military, continuous learning and more!
Mark Peters is an Agile-focused, self-motivated Cybersecurity expert, DevOps integrator focused on melding security into software development and operations, at scale and in time, dedicated to solving tomorrow's problems today.
He's the author of Cashing in on Cyberpower (Potomac 2018) on economic cyber-attack analysis, published writer, and polished, professional speaker. Mentor, trainer, and transitional coach.
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Jun 22, 2021 • 32min
S2 Ep40: Community Is The New Business with Dheeraj Nayal
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Dheeraj Nayal (@HumanOfDevOps), Global Community Ambassador at DevOps Institute. They discuss the importance of communities, enterprise communities, Dheeraj's human hobbies and more!
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Jun 14, 2021 • 34min
S2 Ep39: When It Turns Blue, It's DevOps with Ravi Lachhman
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Ravi Lachhman (@ravilach), Evangelist at Harness and frequent SKILup Day speaker.🎙 Prior to Harness, Ravi was an evangelist at AppDynamics. Ravi has held various sales and engineering roles at Mesosphere, Red Hat, and IBM helping commercial and federal clients build the next generation of distributed systems. Ravi enjoys traveling the world with his stomach and is obsessed with Korean BBQ. They discuss Ravi's love for food, how he got into DevOps, the origins of technical evangelism, making the news for an incident, gnomes, and more!
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Jun 7, 2021 • 33min
S2 Ep38: Applying Martial Arts in a DevOps Environment
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Avinash Rao, VP of Products at Digite, Inc and DevOps Institute Ambassador.🎙 Avinash is a thought leader who speaks frequently in industry forums, and he has a deep experience and expertise in DevOps and Lean-Agile Transformations. They discuss Avinash's wide array of hobbies, his extensive international experience, and applying martial arts in a DevOps environment.
He also provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in Bangalore, India.
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May 25, 2021 • 33min
S2 Ep37: Women in DevOps: Ayelet Sachto, Cloud Engineer at Google
On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Ayelet Sachto (@AyeletSachto), Cloud Engineer at Google. Ayelet is passionate about solving problems and delivering great solutions. They discuss the importance of human skills, the challenges of being a woman in tech including overcoming the 'boys club' mentality, and the importance of practicing inclusivity.
She also touches on her wide array of experiences including being in the Army Tech Unit, her degree in psychology and computer science, and taking apart her first computer at age 12!
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