Pete Hunt of Elementl joins the show to talk about DevOps in the world of data

What would you miss most, if you were to no longer receive these daily emails from me?

Ask 10 people what "Agile" or "DevOps" means, and you'll get 15 answers. The terms have essentially become meaningless.

DRY doesn't necissarily mean less verbose.

Let's say we agree about the benefits of PRs, what would need to change to get those benefits some other way?

Why don't you trust your software deliver process?

If you have historical data regarding incident recovery times, change from a mean calculation to a 99th percentile calculation.

Learn how Salt is used for deploying, configuring, and managing complex IT systems.

The mean is useless when severe outliers are present, as is virtually always true when calculating MTTR.

Do some work in public if you're ever feeling slightly superior about your abilities.

Surprises about what to build are the rule, not the exception.