
Will Button
Co-Host of Adventures in DevOps
Will Button works with early stage startups to build fast, scalable, cost-efficient applications as they grow. He also runs the YouTube channel DevOps for Developers where he shares his insights on building DevOps skills for developers and aspiring DevOps engineers.
Will Button has hosted 38 Episodes.
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Dos and Don'ts of Blockchain - DevOps 102
January 27th, 2022 | 41 mins 1 sec
We’ve been hearing about blockchain and Web3 for years now, but its heyday is sooner than you think. In this episode, Will and Jonathan discuss why NOW is the time to dig into blockchain, how those in Dev Ops can approach these new technologies (and not get overwhelmed), and what Jonathan learned from a, well, “crazy” interview.
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100 Episodes of DevOps - DevOps 100
January 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 12 mins
Jillian, Jonathan, Shimon, Will, and Chuck discuss the history of the show, their favorite episodes, and what they think is coming in 2022.
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Simplifying DevOps - DevOps 099
January 6th, 2022 | 34 mins 17 secs
Ready to show off your coding skills to the world? Not so fast. In this episode, Will and Jillian discuss why developers need to simplify their product with the end goal in mind—the customer. They share some awesome examples of how to do this, how you can win Future You’s approval, and the steps to create a smooth user experience.
“I think it’s a hard mental shift to say that my area of expertise shouldn’t be visible in the product. But, you need to understand the end goal. My goal is to automate myself out of a job, then move on.”
- Will Button
In This Episode:
Jillian shares a killer example that should inspire all DevOps people to simplify their process
As a programmer, you want to tell the customer how great your programming is, right? Hold on…Will shares a different perspective
How Will approaches his programming that avoids all customer confusion and creates a seamless experience
What Jillian believes is MORE important than learning how to code (sometimes)
Why you need these TWO things that will earn Future You’s approvalPicks:
Jillian’s
Techy: Airflow and Strappy
Non-techy: Harriet the Hamster PrincessWill’s
Until the End of Time by Brian GreeneConnect with Will and Jillian:
Jillian: https://twitter.com/jillianerowe
Will: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willbutton/ -
Acronyms in DevOps and the Different Kinds of Ops ft. Daniele Fontani - DevOps 098
December 16th, 2021 | 34 mins 28 secs
Daniele Fontani joins the Adventure to discuss the different kinds of Ops like NoOps, AppOps, etc.
He makes fun of the different ways that people try to extend DevOps into other types of movements and why the different focuses may or may not be appropriate ways to manage resources.
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Does Scrum belong in DevOps? - DevOps 097
December 9th, 2021 | 17 mins 31 secs
Will and Jonathan have a conversation about whether or not you can use Scrum with DevOps. They also discuss different alternatives to Scrum and how you can use them instead of Scrum or whether Scrum is the best fit.
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What Certificates Should I Get? - DevOps 096
December 2nd, 2021 | 50 mins 25 secs
The Adventures in DevOps crew discuss the various certificates that exist and which ones you may or may not want to consider getting.
They talk about whether you need one in the first place and the value that different markets place on the certificates.
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Dev vs DevOps: Which Will You Choose? - DevOps 095
November 25th, 2021 | 41 mins 50 secs
Jillian, Jonathan, Will, and Chuck discuss where the line is between Development and DevOps and what the difference is. They also get into the value of each and when crossover is likely to occur.
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Starting DevOps at Work - DevOps 094
November 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 9 mins
The panel puts their heads together to talk about how to bring DevOps practices into a work situation based where they're not implemented. They discuss the various pro's and con's of specific practices and how to get people on board with adoption.
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Deconstructing the Minimum Viable Continuous Deployment - DevOp 093
November 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
The panel jumps in and discusses the Minimum Viable Continuous Deployment from the manifesto on the web and discuss where they agree and disagree with the requirements listed there and clarify some of the ideas in the document.
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Scaling Your Applications with Kafka and Scaling Kafka ft. Abhinav Dhasmana - DevOps 092
November 4th, 2021 | 49 mins 4 secs
Abhinav Dhasmana joins the adventure to discuss how he got Kafka to scale to handle thousands of messages. He explains how to scale Kafka up and how to allow applications to scale with the messaging architecture provided by Kafka.
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How to Get Started with DevOps - DevOps 091
October 28th, 2021 | 36 mins 38 secs
Will and Jonathan jump in this week to discuss how to get started with a career in DevOps and how companies can get things started at your company with DevOps.
They discuss the pitfalls of outsourcing your devops and how DevOps should be working within your application space and within your organization.
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Networking Across Clouds with Kubernetes ft. Alex Feiszli - DevOps 089
October 14th, 2021 | 54 mins 10 secs
Alex Feiszli from GRAVITL joins the adventure to discuss how to securely connect Kubernetes clusters across clouds from one cluster to another. The discussion spans how to make secure connections and how the connections might be used.