Adventures in DevOps

In this episode, Jonathan and Will don their exterminator suits and talk about zombies, podcast automation, and where bugs come from. - How design and architecture choices can lead to bugs - Siloed teams solving similar problems with different implementations - Context of code in peer-review - Types of testing that can reduce and catch bugs - Deadlines that force shipping code despite readiness - Leaving breadcrumbs for future-you

Today on the show, Jonathan and Will talk with Vince Reed, Director of DevOps at Polygon Technology, a decentralized Ethereum scaling platform that enables developers to build scalable user-friendly dApps with low transaction fees without ever sacrificing security. They discuss how to build and scale a company that has grown from 40 to over 600 employees in 36 countries in the last year, implementing frameworks, communication, automation, security, and much more. In this episode...- Addressing the unknown challenges of scaling and securing blockchain networks- What skills are the same in blockchain as other industries- What skills are unique to blockchain compared to other industries- Building open source software- The future of Blockchain and DevOps- Working at Polygon- Building a remote-first company

Today on the show, Jonathan and Will talk with Connor Hicks, founder of Suborbital, a serverless platform powered by WebAssembly.  They discuss how WebAssembly works, running WASM on the “edge” network, Suborbital’s capabilities, and everything in-between. In this episode…WebAssembly on the serverThe “edge” and edge computingSecurity, performance, portabilityWASM in the cloud limitationsVirtualized sandboxesAlternatives to edge computingWriting in other languages What is the learning curve of the security model?Suborbital’s capabilities and language support 

Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes that helps you define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes application.  Matt Butcher, core creator of Helm, joins the show today to share about his experience building and implementing the program. In this episode…Web, WebAssembly, and Kubernetes in the web browser Helm, the Kubernetes package managerWhy Go was selected for HelmRegrets and mistakes with HelmMaintaining interest in open source projectsWhat is upcoming for HelmThe future of cloud computing and WASM

Aviad Mor is the CTO and co-founder of Lumigo, a serverless intelligence platform that helps developers understand and troubleshoot serverless applications.  Today on the show, Jonathan Hall interviews Aviad to discuss observability within DevOps and the future of serverless. In this episode…Observability and LumigoLinux KernelMRTG toolManaging distributed systemsWhat is “serverless”?Tracing optimizationOnboarding with LumigoBlack boxes and KubernetesObservability tools 

WebAssembly is a portable binary-code format and a corresponding text format for executable programs to interface software for facilitating interactions between programs and their host environment.  Today on the show, WebAssembly expert Taylor Thomas shares his insights into WebAssembly and the endless possibilities for which it allows. In this episode…What is WebAssembly Practical application for WebAssemblyBuilding WebAssembly in cloud vs. browserGain support from all major browsersResources for building WebAssemblyRun times and optimization Serverless and WebAssemblyWhere to get started

With recent high-profile software supply chain breaches and President Biden's Executive Order to improve the nation's cybersecurity, there is an increase in the urgency for businesses and governments to move to DevSecOps.  How shall your enterprise integrate security with its DevOps process?  Today on the show, Will Kelly outlines his approach to transforming from DevOps to DevSecOps. In this episode…What is DevSecOps?Startups vs large enterprisesFirst steps to making changes internally Common pitfalls with security Advocating for security Software supply chain security 

Today on the show, Ava Naeini shares about her patent pending intelligent engine tool that uses machine learning and statistical processing with various heuristics to determine the healthiness and performance of distributed systems.  The panel discusses what this new platform can do and how it can help enhance developers with distributed systems. In this episode…The main challenges with testing distributed systemsDeveloping confidence within your systemsPerformance testing modelsMonitoring and performance testing gapsInclusive technical specsPulse Operations (company)Current similar tooling optionsProduction data analytics Accuracy and data exposure

DevOps culture and rapid cloud adoption has developers shipping code faster than ever and security is struggling to keep up.  How do you ensure secure deployment while still maintaining speed with releasing applications?  Today on the show, Harshit Chitalia, CTO & Founder at Tromzo shares his industry insights related to application security and applicable ideas on what developers can start trying today. In this episode…Navigating application security for developersHow to keep track of security issuesShift left vs. shift rightSecurity automationTracking security processes Security solutions and toolsConnect with Harshit ChitaliaLinkedIn: Harshit ChitaliaLinksHomepage - TromzoState of Modern Application Security: Insights From 400+ AppSec Practitioners - TromzoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

GitOps is an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices used for application development such as version control, collaboration, compliance, and CI/CD, and applies them to infrastructure automation.  Today on the show, Will and Jonathan interview Tanmay Bhat to discuss the GitOps framework, advantages and disadvantages, and favorite tools. In the episode…GitOps vs CDIC automated deploymentGitOps vs infrastructure as codeWho should use GitOps?Favorite tools and recommendationsGetting started with GitOpsFlux and RODCPitfalls with GitOpsConnect with Tanmay via email:  tanmaybhat24@gmail.com