Ops 'N' Hops

In this special panel episode, we discuss all sorts of crazy things with two of my oldest friends that actually got me into tech. They have both worked in the enterprise world for over a decade and have a lot to share!

Stephen Sadowski joins me to talk hiring, learning, fundamentals, beer, and more!

In this episode, we'll discuss AWS Re:Invent, Learning tech as a primarily Spanish speaker, and how Augusto is helping to resolve that, and deploying Industrial IoT Workloads.

In this episode, Derek and Andrew discuss their beer choices and then dive into the tech portion of the show. Andrew shares his journey in tech and content creation, while also discussing different programming languages and skills. They explore the future of cloud and AI, as well as the challenges in cloud education. The conversation also touches on hiring and alternative paths to getting a job in the tech industry. They emphasize the importance of solving real problems and building projects to showcase skills. The conversation covers various topics related to building projects, transitioning to startups, the challenges of working for startups, the importance of financial stability, the high cost of living and moving, the origin of the term 'debugging', the evolution of computer games, the appeal of terminal-based games, the decline of text-based games, a discussion on the TV show 'Future Man', the portrayal of startup culture in 'Silicon Valley', and Andrew's hair care routine.

Derek Morgan and Christophe Limpalair from Cybr have some excellent beers from the Rockies and discuss DevSecOps, ChatGPT, and AI security. We also discuss Christophe's brand new DevSecOps Fundamentals course!

Beers:

Melvin IPA: https://melvinbrewing.com/beers/melvin-ipa/

Breckenridge Brewing Vanilla Porter: https://www.breckbrew.com/brews/vanilla-porter/

In this inaugural episode, Derek Morgan hosts Eric Martin, an accomplished industrial controls engineer, for some good beer and better stories. They discuss everything from the taste of their Illinois beers to malfunctioning distribution center robots that sling product through the warehouse. It is the first episode, so please go easy! 

Guests: 

Eric Martin

Beers: 

    1. Ninja vs. Unicorn, Pipeworks Brewing Company, Chicago, Il. https://pdubs.net/

    2. Brickstone APA, Brickstone Brewery, Bourbonnais, Il. https://www.brickstonebrewery.com/