In this episode, hosts Brendan Craven and Omer Mokhamed Makhmud chat with Kris Buytaert, one of the first instigators of the global DevOps movement. Kris is a DevOps and open-source expert at Inuits, where he is a co-founder and CTO. He is also a co-founder of O11y, a company which supports observability stacks and provides expert insights to integrate observability into systems and application environments. Kris shares his journey through the history of DevOps, discussing its integration into development environments and the cultural shifts it necessitates. The podcast also explores observability, with Kris providing insights into how it enhances system reliability and security.