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I wrote something this week on Twitter that I’d like to dive a little deeper into. “I see Kubernetes as an opportunity for Ops folks to reach across the DevOps divides and help Devs understand what concepts Ops has wrangled with every day around DNS, networking, infrastructure, etc. Kubernetes is a tool that could improve collaboration along logical boundaries.” Google’s SRE culture influenced their use of containers and vice versa. Kubernetes is an output of that container use and culture. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a tool built from an SRE culture by container wielding engineers ends up helping that culture grow and spread. I’ve long said SRE is the metrification of DevOps. But, what Kubernetes can enable in an organization is a singular way in which they orchestrate. Devs have long wondered why Ops can’t move faster. Ops is giving Developers this platform, Kubernetes. Developers might be struggling with the bits that Ops has been managing for a while now. Things like DNS, TLS certificates, security, or governance aren’t trivial at scale in any organization. Kubernetes enables forces Development and Operations to collaborate in ways we wouldn’t without it. Ops would be wise not to beat their chest. Devs would be prudent to ask Ops for help. Remember to be humble and that you’re all working towards the same goals (hopefully). ...

PagerDuty Summit 2019 is Sept 23-25 in San Francisco. It’s three days of interactive workshops, keynotes, and breakouts with topics focusing on cutting edge incident response techniques, resilience engineering, managing team health, continuous improvement, DevSecOps, machine learning, and other intersections with real-time operations. Join experts from Google, Microsoft, Hashicorp, Twilio, Salesforce, Gremlin, Honeycomb, Adobe, AWS, and more. Register with code PDS19DOISH to save 50% and attend for $350. SPONSORED AnsibleFest is coming to Atlanta! There are some amazing sessions that are lined up for this year. I’m also happy to say that there will be a number of sessions about containers and Kubernetes. This includes the “Building Kubernetes Operators with Ansible Hands-On Workshop” I’ll be helping with. Take 20% off standard rates using discount code ANFCSDO19 when registering. Come see what my awesome Red Hat friends have put together for us! Sensu Summit is offering DevOps’ish readers $300 off the full price ticket price. “Enjoy two days of talks, workshops, and great conversations about all things monitoring.” ...

This Monday (2019-08-19) will be my first day as Principal Technical Marketing Manager on the Cloud Platforms team at Red Hat. What does that mean? OpenShift (a lot of OpenShift), Kubernetes, containers, Operators, and all the associated bits will be my day job. Helping folks help themselves with technology is still and always will be the name of my game. But, working full time in the Kubernetes or cloud native ecosystem was a 2020 goal. Crossing off 2020 goals in 2019. #winning Read More… DevOps’ish Last Week’s Top Five DevOps For Dummies Cheat Sheet by Emily Freeman Syslog: The Complete System Administrator Guide Regex For Noobs (like me!) - An Illustrated Guide DevOps For Dummies by Emily Freeman (Amazon) Why I Turned Down an AWS Job Offer Note: DevOps’ish may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs. Events Event season is upon us but the good news is DevOps’ish has discounts to some of the hottest events this year. ...

A challenging week due to my injuries. I’ll be down for the count Monday afternoon to help. I’ll hopefully be back at normal operating happiness by Thursday. I’ll have some personal news to share next week. DevOps’ish Last Week’s Top Five CapitalOne’s CapitalTwo Day Learn a little jq, awk and sed The Technical Side of the Capital One AWS Security Breach The inevitability of K8s: Pivotal CEO describes the pain and benefits of technology transition Why Kubernetes will disappear Events Event season is picking up again Sensu Summit is offering DevOps’ish readers $300 off the full price ticket price. “Enjoy two days of talks, workshops, and great conversations about all things monitoring.” The AnsibleFest Atlanta Agenda is live! Go check out the amazing sessions that are lined up for Atlanta. I’m happy to say that there will be a number of sessions about containers and Kubernetes including a workshop I’ll be helping with: “Building Kubernetes Operators with Ansible Hands-On Workshop” Check it out, get registered, and come see what my awesome teammates have put together for us! ...

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