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Chris (@crimondi) and John (@jbecker42) talk about the important of thinking in systems. If you aren't familiar with system thinking this covers some of the basics and applies it to software. pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-41-thi…

We began the episode reviewing the State of DevOps report for 2019. Somehow we ended up discussing why your organizations KPI's should include memes.  pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-40-sta…

Episode 39: Ruby in 2019 with Marty Haught traffic.libsyn.com/pragmaticopswe…

Are CMDBs still a thing in 2019? How do you keep up with asset inventories when more workloads are becoming ephemeral? Questions lead mostly to more questions but we do are best in thinking through. Plus, @jbecker42 hates on file integrity monitoring.   pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-38-sys…

We all appreciated the HBO Miniseries 'Chernobyl'. An episode talking software lessons learned was inevitable. We bring in Andrei Secea (@asecea) as we explore parallels between his career in software engineering and the highlights of the show.   pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-37-sof…

John (@jbecker42) and Chris (crimondi) talk about 'An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management' by Will Larson (@Lethain). This great book made for great conversation! pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-36-a-n…

Stephen Haywood (@averagesecguy) joins the show to talk network testing in the cloud. If you listen to the end you can hear Stephen and Chris share a funny war story from working together years ago (that probably should have been edited out).  pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-35-net…

Fresh off his European vacation, John (@jbecker42) discusses the importance of downtime. Comparisons are made between engineering teams and individuals as organisms; think what is your personal equivalent of paying down tech debt? pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-34-dow…

What is @jbecker42 work philosophy? Find out how walking, cubicles, and the Beastie Boys are central to his career.  pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/work-philosoph…

We visit the mono-repo vs multi-repo debate in this episode. We consider the decision from a security, usability, and of course pragmatic standpoint. pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-32-org…

Capabilities might be a bit of a buzz word lately, but John and Chris use it nonetheless. What are the capabilities of a Cloud Platform Engineering organization? pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-31-the…

Venkat Pothamsetty (@rkreddyp) brings his two decades of security experience to discuss the current state of patching. This is a great episode to listen to if your team is fighting ZombieLoad, BlueKeep, or a host of other recently disclosed vulns.  pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-30-pat…

Doug Lane (@debuggist) joins the show to talk about the essentials in Cloud Platform Engineering. Doug has a great perspective based on years of experience of experience in the business.  pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-29-clo…

On the last show we discovered effective postmortems need the right culture. What does that culture look like? @jbecker42 and @crimondi pick apart Google's SRE book chapter on postmortem culture. pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-27-pos…

On episode 26 we talk Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Chris has a short rant about timelines in RCAs and John warns listeners not to weaponize them. Blameless postmortems anyone? pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-26-roo…

In this episode we talk about a thought provoking article by Edward Sizovs speaking to the investments in recruitment vs. training. How does this all relate to the 'Daily Show'? Listen to find out! Article: sizovs.net/2019/04/10/the… pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-25-gre…

Dan White, the Technical Director and co-founder of PipeWorks, joins us to talk about software engineering, game development, deadlines, and Crunch Time! This is a fascinating view into gaming development. pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-24-cru…

We conclude our hiring series with VP of Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Christos Kalantzis (@chriskalan). What does an effective job description look like? We cover that plus interview panels, recruitment, and networking! pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-23-hir…

Jeff Combs (@JCombsSearch) from combssearch.com joins us to give a perspective on hiring from a cybersecurity recruiter with two decades of experience. Find out what Jeff means when he says 'Run for Mayor!' and other great career advice. pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-22-hir…

The first in our mini-series on hiring. with cybersecurity executive, ISSA Board Director, and college professor Keyaan Williams. We also discuss methane gas clouds and chewing with your mouth open. Listen in to hear how he ties them back to hiring! pragmaticopsweekly.libsyn.com/episode-19-hir…