DevOps Cafe Episode 45

Michael's here to show us that tools and configuration management don't stand still.

John and Damon chat with Michael DeHaan (Ansible Works) about configuration management, why he wrote Ansible, and what his approach to automation is.

  

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Notes:

• Michael is the founder of Ansible Works as previously created such projects as Func and Cobbler
• Damon works for SimplifyOps and DTO Solutions
• John works for Dell

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DevOps Cafe Episode 44

Gene's back to talk about the rise of The Phoenix (Project)

John and Damon get a return visit from Gene Kim, co-author of The Phoenix Project, to discuss what he's learned in the 8 months since the book launched.   

 

  

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Notes:

• Gene Kim is the co-author (with Kevin Behr and George Spafford) of The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
• John is continuing his travels to DevOps Days events around the word
• Damon works for SimplifyOps and DTO Solutions
• John works for Dell

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DevOps Cafe Episode 43

Teaching the IDE new tricks.. or is it Operations getting the lesson?

John and Damon welcome Tyler Jewell (Codenvy) to the show to talk about developer productivity and his company's approach to eliminating waste in development environment setup.   

  

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Follow John Willis on Twitter: @botchagalupe
Follow Damon Edwards on Twitter: @damonedwards

Notes:

• Tyler Jewell is the CEO of Codenvy 
• John referenced the Obamba for America presentation at DevOps Days New York

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DevOps Cafe Episode 42

But what about the network? 

John and Damon welcome networking guru Brent Salisbury (University of Kentucky) to the show for a chat software defined networks and the future of network administration.   

  

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Notes:

• Brent talked about the OpenDaylight and Openflow projects
• Brent blogs at networkstatic.net

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DevOps Cafe Episode 41

If at first you don't fully succeed... try clouds and gigantor

John and Damon welcome Dave Mangot (Salesforce.com) to the show for a chat about DevOps, organizational design, and toolchain choices.   

 

  

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Follow Dave Mangot on Twitter: @davemangot
Follow John Willis on Twitter: @botchagalupe
Follow Damon Edwards on Twitter: @damonedwards

Notes:

• Dave Mangot works for Salesforce.com
• John Willis works for Dell
• Damon Edwards works for DTO Solutions
• Dave's blog is tech.mangot.com
• Salesforce.com is hosting the first Rundeck meetup in San Francisco on 9/18
• Dave's presentation from Agile 2013:

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