Day Two DevOps
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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.
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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 »
Aug 21, 2024 • 36min
D2DO249: The Anatomy of TLS 1.3 and Why You Should Risk It
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 »
Aug 7, 2024 • 33min
D2DO248: Using Creativity and Empathy to Ease the Pain of Compliance Audits
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 »
Jul 24, 2024 • 41min
D2DO247: Chocolate or Carrots? How Humor Can Foster Good DevOps Relationships
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 »
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Jul 3, 2024 • 39min
D2C246: Can Service Level Objectives (SLOs) Help Keep Users Happy?
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.
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Jun 19, 2024 • 0sec
D2C245: Don’t Fear Database DevOps
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.
Jun 5, 2024 • 45min
D2C244: When the Cloud was Born
Eric Chou was there for the birth of the public cloud. Before DevOps or SREs were a thing, before Azure was Azure, Eric was a network engineer for Amazon, helping them build out their retail technology platform. Of course, that platform evolved into the world’s leading public cloud–AWS. Eric joins the show today to tell... Read more »
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May 28, 2024 • 45min
Heavy Strategy: Failure and Resilience
Join Kyler Middleton and Ned Bellavance from the Day Two Cloud podcast as they discuss the importance of failure in personal and professional growth. They share stories of setbacks, strategies for handling failure gracefully, and the shift from blaming individuals to addressing systemic failures in technology products. Learn valuable lessons on resilience and problem-solving in this insightful episode.
May 22, 2024 • 38min
D2C243: Your Kubernetes Clusters are Showing
There are about 1.4 million Kubernetes clusters just sitting out there on the public internet as we speak. That is 1.4 million lateral-movement rich, highly privileged environments. The bearer of this anxiety-provoking news is today’s guest, Lee Briggs. Lee explains why major cloud providers make this the default option– ease of use. The good news... Read more »
