Rose bushes and story points
Gardening with a 1-year old takes a lot longer. How should this affect our estimates?
Database migration tips & tricks
A few "obvious" database migration tips that I've run into, that I guess may not always be so obvious.
Adventures in DevOps 111: Infrastructure as code and Amazon CDK
Have you considered the significance of infrastructure as code and its importance in the industry?
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Adventures in DevOps 109: Is Kubernetes Right for You?
Everyone and their mother is talking about Kubernetes, but is it right for you?
Adventures in DevOps 107: To Reconfig or Not to Reconfig?
To Helm or not to Helm? Jonathan and Jillian help Will with the conundrum.
Adventures in DevOps 106: AWS and IAM with Stephen Kuenzli
Ready to add another tool to your toolkit? We sit down with AWS connoisseur Stephen Kuenzli to lay out how to make integrating IAM a breeze.
Adventures in DevOps 105: Serverless DevOps with Allen Helton
Ready to pull the plug and go serverless? Hold your horses. Allen Helton discusses pros and cons of serverless, and how to get started.
A little bit of chaos
How would your system behave if a monkey entered your data center randomly ripped cables and flung things around?
Tiny DevOps episode #25 Jillian Rowe — Where DevOps Meets Data Science
I have a casual conversation with Jillian Rowe about her business as a freelancer and early-stage startup founder, and some of the unique challenges that come when working with Big Data, bioinformatics, and Data Science, and how she is addressing scaling challenges as a solo operator.
I don't like your programming language of choice
Tool choice is often overrated. Use the best tool under the circumstances, even when it's not the best tool in theory.