
Day Two DevOps
Join hosts Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton as they dive deep into the challenges of DevOps from the perspective of seasoned practitioners. You'll hear from expert guests—technical leaders, trainers, and consultants with years of hands-on experience—discussing the nuances of DevOps. From AWS to Azure, networking to security, automation to modern cloud environments, each weekly episode equips you with the insights to confidently address tech and business challenges such as resilience, cost management, and performance. Whether you want to hone your skills today or prepare for what’s coming next, Day Two DevOps cuts through the vendor fog to guide you through a shifting IT landscape.
Latest episodes

Dec 4, 2024 • 33min
D2DO259: See Deep Inside Public Cloud for Greater Visibility and Troubleshooting with ThousandEyes Cloud Insights (Sponsored)
Public cloud networks can be a bit of a black box when it comes to monitoring and troubleshooting. Today on Day Two DevOps we talk with sponsor Cisco ThousandEyes about its Cloud Insights tool, which aims to open that box so you can see exactly what’s going on in your cloud networks, identify problems, help... Read more »

Nov 27, 2024 • 45min
D2DO258: How System Initiative Rethinks Infrastructure as Code
System Initiative is a new product that aims to improve on Infrastructure as Code (IaC). On today’s episode we talk with System Initiative creator Adam Jacob to find out why he wanted to improve on IaC, how System Initiative works, how it compares to other platforms in the market, how it handles key features such... Read more »

Nov 13, 2024 • 42min
D2DO257: Love is in the Firmware
With the current cultural emphasis on AI and how that is changing our world, we often forget the human element of individuals and teams when building an effective software development team. On today’s Day Two DevOps, we explore the psychology behind software teams, psychological safety for those teams and how the advent of AI plays... Read more »

Nov 6, 2024 • 39min
D2DO256: Alkira’s Universal Transit: Simplifying Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Networks (Sponsored)
We are firmly entrenched in a hybrid cloud world, from on-prem data centers to multiple cloud platforms to branch and remote offices, not to mention wandering end users connecting via VPN. While the network is the common substrate among all these locations, every cloud provider has its own network implementation. Managing, monitoring and securing all... Read more »

Oct 30, 2024 • 38min
D2DO255: Is AI the Magic Solution for Refactoring Legacy Code?
AI is being integrated and adopted across much of the IT world, but can it work magic in transforming old legacy code into shiny modern code? When it comes to this magic trick, it’s important to look behind the curtain. On today’s Day Two DevOps podcast we discuss the reality of AI in refactoring code... Read more »

Oct 23, 2024 • 35min
D2DO254: Intelligent Data Infrastructure: How NetApp Builds for Performance, Security, and Visibility across Clouds (Sponsored)
Enterprise data is everywhere: on prem, at the edge, and across the public cloud. Storing and managing that data involves more than just SSDs and spinning disks; it’s about building and operating a data infrastructure. On today’s Day Two DevOps podcast, host Ned Bellavance explores the idea of data infrastructure with Jeff Baxter, VP of... Read more »

Oct 16, 2024 • 46min
D2DO253: Breaking Into Tech: Job Hunting Realities for Recent Graduates
Job hunting is never easy and on today’s Day Two Cloud, Katrina Janeczko shares her journey from college to her current role at Comcast. Katrina discusses the challenges of job hunting, the relevance of her education, and the impact of AI tools on her learning process. She also talks about the importance of networking, mentorship,... Read more »

Oct 2, 2024 • 38min
D2DO252: (Re)Building Cloudflare’s Millions-of-Logs-Per-Second Logging Pipeline
Colin Douch, Observability Tech Lead at Cloudflare, and Jayson Cena, SRE at Cloudflare, dive into the complexities of migrating from Syslog-NG to OpenTelemetry. They discuss the motivations for this shift, such as scalability and memory safety, while tackling challenges like maintaining uninterrupted customer traffic. The duo also highlights the importance of redundancy in logging systems and shares insights on logging protocols, illustrating the balance between resource usage and operational speed in a high-performance environment.

Sep 18, 2024 • 34min
D2DO251: AI For the Rest of Us – New Conference Alert!
AI is everywhere. So are questions about AI’s value, how it really works, and how it will affect technology. Hannah Foxwell aims to demystify AI via a new conference, AI for the Rest of Us, taking place October 24-25, 2024 in London. Hannah hopes to create a collaborative learning environment. In today’s Day Two DevOps... Read more »

Sep 4, 2024 • 32min
D2DO250: The Realities of Responsible Disclosure in the Cloud
Cloud security and responsible disclosure are the focus of today’s conversation with guest Kat Traxler. Kat shares her insights on identifying vulnerabilities in cloud services, particularly Google Cloud, and the importance of curiosity in her research. The episode explores the role of bug bounty programs and the shift towards issuing CVEs for cloud vulnerabilities. Lastly,... Read more »
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