Tiny DevOps episode #23 Ashleigh Cornelius — On a Mission To Connect With Local Businesses
Ashleigh Cornelius is the founder of Localise, a UK-based startup on a mission to bring consumers together with local, independent businesses. We talk about the vision and story of Localise, and some of the challenges he's faced as a (mostly) non-technical founder building a technology startup.
Tiny DevOps episode #22 Andy Suderman — Where To Host Your Kubernetes
Andy Suderman of Fairwinds joins me to talk about the pros and cons of each of the big three cloud providers, and helps point new Kubernetes adoptors to the optimal provider for their needs.
Tiny DevOps episode #21 Bryan Finster — Minimum Viable Continuous Delivery
Bryan Finster is a co-creator of Minimum Viable Continuous Delivery, and in this episode we talk about how this concept was born, what problems it aims to address, and how you can use it on your team to improve your continuous delivery.
Go Code Roast
In this video, I roast some Go code! That is, I review it as if it were submitted as part of a job application screening. I talk about what I like, what I don't like, and how I would do things differently.
Tiny DevOps episode #20 J. B. Rainsberger — Mastering Evolutionary Design, Part 2
J. B. Rainsberger offers practical advice on how to "get over the hump" of evolutionary design, and really, how to learn any new skill.
Tiny DevOps episode #19 J. B. Rainsberger — Mastering Evolutionary Design, Part 1
J. B. Rainsberger joins me to talk about evolutionary design, and the barriers that keep many people from experiencing its benefits.
Tiny DevOps episode #18 Steve Pereira — The value of value flow mapping
Steve Pereira describes the concept of value stream mapping, and how it, and related techniques, can be used to improve the flow of practically any process from product ideation to delivery and customer experience. Steve is the founder of Visible, and is obsessed with making tech human, and leveraging it to deliver continuous value.
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Tiny DevOps episode #17 Daniel Bartholomae — Borrow My Brain: Integrating Dev and QA
In this episode, Daniel Bartholomae, CTO of Optilyz, "borrows my brain" for a consultatative discussion about how to improve the integration of QA in a growing startup with just two dev teams.
Tiny DevOps BONUS episode: The scariest technical screening you've ever seen!
In this short, Halloween bonus episode, I talk about a very scary technical screening process I learned about just a couple of days ago. I explain why the screening process is scary from the perspective of both the candidate, and the hiring manager.
Tiny DevOps episode #16 Lukas Vermeer — Can small companies do effective A/B testing?
In this episode I speak with Lukas Vermeer, former head of experimentation at Booking.com, and currently working with Vista. He answers the question of whether A/B testing makes sense in small companies and startups, and with small numbers of customers. We also discuss the broader topic of experimentation in general, and applying the scientific method to business development.
PyCon AU presentation: The Butterfly Effect
I relate the story of a single bit gone wrong back in 2006, which launched my career on a new trajectory of root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, and DevOps.