Day Two DevOps

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 »

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 »

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.

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 »

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 »

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is today’s topic with guest Ed Harmoush. TLS plays a critical role in Internet security, and we dive into the differences between versions 1.2 and 1.3 In addition, Ed shares his journey into TLS, explains its components, and addresses common misconceptions about certificates and their validation processes. The episode also highlights... Read more »

On today’s Day Two DevOps we talk with Jen Stone, a technical security assessor and aerial arts competition organizer. Jen shares her journey from IT service desk to becoming a security assessor. She emphasizes the importance of creativity and empathy in regulatory compliance while advocating for a collaborative approach to assessments and auditing Episode Guest:... Read more »

Guests Ashish and Shilpi from the Cloud Security Podcast converse with Ned and Kyler on how humor and relatability can foster an engaging and collaborative environment in DevOps. The conversation also covers the importance of foundational knowledge in technology, the impact of AI on careers, and the value of just being human and learning from... Read more »

Exploring the significance of Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in measuring system reliability and meeting customer expectations. Discussing the challenges of increasing uptime and justifying costs to leadership. Implementing SLOs for system reliability through collaboration between product, engineering, and business teams.

Adam Furmanek discusses the importance of database linters, observability, and abstraction in advancing database DevOps. Topics include unit testing, normal forms in databases, blending database operations with DevOps practices, developer ownership of databases, and enhancing efficiency in database management through DevOps practices.