DevOps Accents

DevOps Accents

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  • #39: Open Telemetry: Observability for Mobiles with Hanson Ho from Embrace

    You all know what Observability is. But what do you know about the complexities of collecting telemetry data from mobile apps and devices, and how to do it with OpenTelemetry? That's the topic for Episode 39 of our #DevOpsAccents podcast with Hanson Ho, Android Architect at Embrace, the only user-focused, mobile-first observability solution built on OpenTelemetry. By providing actionable insights across DevOps and mobile teams, Embrace highlights the true impact of issues on user experience, not just on server performance. We discuss how this can be achieved with OpenTelemetry, if at all possible, and what are the main obstacles to achieving comprehensive observability for mobile applications.


    Also in this episode: 

    • Importance of observability in complex IT environments
    • Challenges and differences in mobile observability
    • Impact of complexity on Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
    • The importance of Production Data in Mobile Observability
    • Optimizing data collection and standardization for cost-effective Observability
    • Impact of integration on Mobile Development
    • The future of Observability


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      Show Notes:

      • Previous episode of DA on Observability with Dotan Horovitz from logz.io
      • Their observability trends we touched on in this episode
      • Open Telemetry we've been talking about
      • Our guest, Hanson Ho
      • The company he is working for, Embrace
      • Their open source SDKs you can play with for Android and iOS/Apple SDK
      • Become a part of the Open Telemetry community and join CNCF Slack for Open Telemetry channels here


        • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

        52 min
      • #38: Google Gemini & Microsoft Copilot

        Why is Google becoming a summary tool? Should you glue your cheese? What future does local AI on device bring? As soon as Kirill has left the building for a week, Pablo and Leo talk AI for 40 minutes: GPT-4o, Gemini and Microsoft Build conference.

        • mkdev events this summer;
        • How fun is it to talk to AI that can emote in its voice?
        • What will happen to Google Search?
        • Who is the loser here, the user or Google itself?
        • Microsoft’s new hardware for AI on device;
        • What to expect from Microsoft Recall?

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          • Pablo’s video on Google’s future;
          • Microsoft Build conference;
          • ICO investigates Microsoft over Recall feature.

            • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

            47 min
          • #37: Broadcom and VMware, Stack Overflow and OpenAI

            Will the VMware acquisition affect your company? Is there a problem with Stack Overflow partnering with OpenAI? Join Leo, Pablo and Kirill in a discussion of all the recent DevOps, Cloud and AI controversies.

            • What’s the deal with Broadcom acquisition of VMware?
            • What do Google and AWS think about it?
            • What’s up with Stack Overflow partnering with OpenAI?
            • The power of community vs. the power of a company;
            • What is a healthy relationship with content you produce for another platform?

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              • Paul’s new AI article;
              • Pablo about VMware acquisition;
              • A press release on the situation;
              • Stack Overflow and OpenAI.

                • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

                1 hr 2 min
              • #36: Google Cloud Next, Google and Spotify Layoffs and Non-Compete Agreements

                What are the consequences of Google fixating on Gemini? When is it ok to fire thousands of people? How stupid are non-competes? Join Pablo, Leo and Kirill for another discussion on “DevOps Accents”.

                • Why there are not that many new features for GCP?
                • What are Google goals with AI?
                • What happens when you fire your Python team?
                • Why is Spotify losing money?
                • Should your janitor sign a non-compete?
                • Is net neutrality a universally positive thing?

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                  Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

                  1 hr 2 min
                • #35: DevOps News Selection, Real Life Automation and AI Generated Voices

                  How do you navigate your professional news flow? Should you automate that one lady who sells you bread and beer? Can Kirill replace himself with AI? And does size matter in LLMs? Leo, Pablo and Kirill are together again for another chat.

                  • mknews and balancing our news selection process;
                  • Did Amazon fail with their automatic shops?
                  • Are there parts of life better left alone without automation?
                  • Is Kirill human?
                  • A new LLM from Apple;
                  • LLMs and context size.

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                    Podcast editing: Mila Jones / [email protected]

                    1 hr 4 min
                  • 34: Is DevOps capable of reshaping the healthcare industry? with Sergiej Soft from Caspar Health

                    What is the place of DevOps and Cloud in Health Tech, and what is the future of the Health Tech itself? What are the biggest challenges it faces and what could be the solutions? Sergiej Soft, Head of Tech at Caspar Health is here with us today to discuss the many perturbations of healthcare digitalization.

                    • Where do you draw the line defining DevOps?
                    • Health data in the age of cloud;
                    • What stops us from healthcare data standardization?
                    • How sensitive can healthcare data really be?
                    • Centralization vs. Decentralization: what is the way forward for Health Tech?

                      • Our guest, Sergiej Soft:

                      - Learn more about what Sergiej does professionally.

                      - Connect with Sergiej on Linkedin.

                      - Subscribe to his personal podcast where he discusses business and AI with founder ans tech leaders.

                      - Don't miss the episode with Kirill (co-founder of mkdev) for deeper dive into cloud evolution.


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                      Podcast editing: Mila Jones, https://www.instagram.com/m.ila_jones / [email protected]

                      1 hr 5 min
                    • #33: Internet of Things and Home Security with Florian Merz from KIWI

                      What are the definitions of the Internet of Things? How do you make a lock without a physical key? What are smart cities? How do you optimize your digital lock? Florian Merz, Head of Product and Engineering at KIWI, is here with us to discuss all of that and more.

                      • What is the Internet of Things (IoT) and why is this term to broad to be actually useful?
                      • How do digital locks work and how do older people cope with such technology?
                      • How important is reliability in IoT for home security and how do you test for it?
                      • Are cloud providers solutions useful in this industry?
                      • What kinds of open source tools, stacks and protocols are there for people interested in IoT?
                      • What will the future of IoT look like for the next 10-15 years?

                        • Our guest, Florian Merz.


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                        Podcast editing: Mila Jones / [email protected]

                        1 hr 2 min
                      • #32: Platform Strategy and the future of Platform Engineering with Jean-Francois Landreau

                        Pablo, Leo and Kirill discuss Platform Engineering with Jean-Francois Landreau and also talk about “Platform Strategy: Innovation Through Harmonization”, a book he contributed to.

                        • The relationship between DevOps and Platform Engineering;
                        • Writing tech books and having them stay relevant;
                        • The future of automation and the amount of work in Platform Engineering;
                        • The problems of standardization in Platform Engineering.

                          • Our guest, Jean-Francois Landreau.

                          Meet Jean at CI/CDay in Paris this April: https://www.cicday.com
                          Listen to Jean's talks at Devoxx Athens 2024: https://devoxx.gr

                          Check out the book by Gregor Hohpe he contributed to.


                          Show Notes:

                          • AWS Copilot CLI.
                          • Platform Engineering on DevOps Accents.
                          • Observability and Monitoring on DevOps Accents.


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                            Podcast editing: Mila Jones / [email protected]

                            56 min
                          • #31: Understanding Platform Engineering with Sergiu Petean from Allianz Direct

                            The evolution of DevOps is inevitable and we have long lived in a paradigm where Platform Engineering is no longer the Next Big Thing, but a necessity. We decided to talk to our friend Sergiu Petean from Allianz Direct and CNCF, who is very advanced in both theory and practice, and shared with us his observations on what Platform Engineering is today and how it changes depending on the type and size of the organisation.
                            In this episode:

                            • What is platform engineering?
                            • What's the difference between a DevOps engineer 10 years ago and a platform engineer today?
                            • How do you make infrastructre for a big company with very different verticals?
                            • Why would you rebuild a platform from scratch?
                            • What are the solutions for smaller companies?

                              • Follow Sergiu Petean on LinkedIn to keep updated on most valuable insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteanusergiu/
                              Follow CNCF to learn more from Sergiu's community efforts: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/11/01/official-kickoff-of-the-cncf-end-user-technical-advisory-board-tab/
                              Make sure to visit KubeCon and engage us there: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/


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                              Podcast editing: Mila Jones, https://www.instagram.com/m.ila_jones / [email protected]

                              54 min
                            • #30: Vision Pro and WeaveWorks

                              In this episode of DevOps Accents, Pablo, Leo, and Kirill discuss Twitter's changes, Apple's Vision Pro impact, VR's future role, and tech dependency.

                              • Episode Celebration: 30th episode and 4K YouTube milestone.
                              • Twitter Changes: How is Twitter's evolving ecosystem impacting users?
                              • Apple Vision Pro: What will be the impact and public reaction to its release?
                              • Tech Advancements: How are technological advancements affecting society?
                              • VR in Society: What role will VR play in our future?
                              • Tech Dependency: Are we becoming too dependent on technology?

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                                Podcast editing: Mila Jones, https://www.instagram.com/m.ila_jones / [email protected]

                                1 hr 6 min

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                              'DevOps Accents', a bi-weekly mkdev podcast on everything around DevOps, Public Cloud and Cloud Native topics, with your hosts Pablo, Leo and Kirill.