The Confident Commit

CircleCI
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May 13, 2022 • 36min

Incident response: leadership & psychological safety with Jeli founder Nora Jones

Incident response can tricky. How do you create a culture prepared to handle it in a healthy and efficient way? What should and shouldn't leaders be involved in? How do you create a psychologically safe environment? Find out in this episode as Rob as he interviews Jeli founder Nora Jones on the do's and don'ts of incident response. 
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Apr 29, 2022 • 32min

How Kubernetes dominated the containers space ft. Amazon EKS GM Chandler Hoisington

Rob is joined by Amazon EKS GM, Chandler Hoisington to discuss the speedy rise of Kubernetes. Chandler explains the power of getting the right tooling for your team and how sometimes the costs of moving fast may be worth the risk. Tune in today!Have a topic you want us to discuss? Someone you want us to interview? Reach out to us on Twitter @circleci!
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Apr 15, 2022 • 36min

The key principles that doubled eBay's software delivery productivity ft. Randy Shoup

Rob is joined by Randy Shoup, VP of Engineering at eBay to discuss how to deliver fast, without losing quality. Learn about the value of consistent teams, having a long-term vision, and diligently measuring against key success metrics. Tune in today to find out how your team can increase productivity and move even faster. Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!
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Apr 1, 2022 • 31min

How mission critical services build for failure ft. Hector Aguilar of Okta

If you can’t get through Okta, you can’t do your job. But failures happen. With this reality is not about preventing failure but about getting really good at dealing with failure. Rob is joined by Hector Aguilar, former VP of Technology at Okta shares how he helped create a culture expecting and prepared for failure. Get answers to questions like, What does it mean to be really good at failure individually?What about technically?How do you build an organizational culture that thinks of failure in that way? Tune in today to find our how your team can create a culture prepped and ready to face failures head on. Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci! 
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Mar 18, 2022 • 25min

Docker's genius shift: How one decision set the course for success ft. Justin Cormack

Docker CTO Justin Cormack joins Rob Zuber to discuss how Docker moved from very few paid users among millions of others to their current level of success. In this episode, Cormack shares the paths Docker took to transform its massive user base into a sustainable business model. Hint: sometimes product-market fit might be right in front of you.
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Jan 7, 2022 • 13min

Season 1 finale: The top 3 themes for software leaders in 2022

CircleCI CTO Rob Zuber reflects on season 1 of The Confident Commit, finding the common threads that emerged, including these top 3 themes for software leaders: complexity, scale, and people. Listen to Rob's take on where software is headed and hear about the upcoming season 2 of The Confident Commit. Tune in today!Have a topic you want to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter @circleci!
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Dec 10, 2021 • 45min

How AI and ML will impact the future of software development with Nathan Mellis

Rob sits down with Nathan Mellis, Director of Engineering at Modzy to discuss all things ML and AI in the space of software development. Get answers to questions like, How will ML and AI tools help the unique problems of software development? Does modern DevOps still apply to models? Can you apply continuous updates to training data?What does it looks like to run AI in production? How important has auto-scaling limits, API rate limiting, and quotas become?Join this fascinating conversation of where the industry of software development is headed next. Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!
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Nov 26, 2021 • 26min

10 practices that are changing in software today with Alex Williams

Rob sits down with Alex Williams, founder and editor in chief of The New Stack, to discuss the several changes occurring in software development. Alex shares what he's been hearing on everything from API management to synchronizing supply chain to programmable infrastructure. Tune in today to find out how your team can stay ahead of the complexities of the ever-changing landscape of software.  Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!
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Nov 12, 2021 • 22min

Collapsing your model for the sake of product-market fit ft. Grant Miller

Rob sits down with Replicated co-founder and CEO, Grant Miller to discuss the evolution of orchestration and shifting fast to find product-market fit. Grant recalls a time when Replicated needed to change its model quickly to achieve the success it has today. Tune in to hear more of Grant's story!Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!
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Oct 29, 2021 • 35min

Creating the ideal dev experience with Pulumi’s Kat Cosgrove & Matt Stratton

Rob sits down with Pulumi staff developer advocates, Matt Stratton and Kat Cosgrove to discuss the complexities of systems and team management. Join the discussion on important topics such as, The importance of automating of repeated tasksCultivating a zero blame environmentHow companies should be viewing hiringIf there’s something you want us to hear discussed on a future episode, reach out to us on twitter at @circleci!

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