Janvi Bhagchandani is an AWS Community Builder and an AWS Cloud Captian! In this episode she talks about personal branding and self-marketing within the AWS ecosystem while covering aspects like credentials as social proof, visible expertise, community recognition, and other psychological marketing angles that tie these elements together in the AWS context.

• 00:00 - Intro

How to find Janvi:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvi-bhagchandani-b58853256/

In this episode we talk to AWS Hero Brian Hough: Vibe Coding with GenAI is fast and fun — until your app has to actually work in production. That’s when reality hits: fragile APIs, missing auth, surprise AWS bills, strict constraints, and no clear path to scale. In this Dev Chat, I’ll share what it takes to evolve from AI-generated MVPs to real-world, production-ready apps for millions of users. We’ll talk infrastructure as code, scaling APIs, adding observability, and building systems that don’t break under pressure. If you’ve used GenAI tools like Amazon Q, Bedrock, or your favorite code copilot, this session will help you ship faster and smarter.

• 00:00 - Intro

How to find Brian:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhhough/

https://brianhhough.com/

Brian's links:

https://github.com/BrianHHough/aws-summit-2025

In this episode we talk to Kat Cosgrove, Head of Developer Advocacy at Minimus! We get into a bunch of topics: Horror movies, cannibalism, contributing to open source, how we (sometimes) destroy the things we love😅 Join us for this wide ranging and very informative conversation❤️

• 00:00 - Intro

How to find Kat:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katcosgrove/

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sssh66tbit7kv4ssomldnc4d

Kat's links:

https://policies.python.org/python.org/code-of-conduct/Best-Practices/

https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/inclusive-open-source-community-orientation-lfc102

https://consent.academy

http://press.stripe.com/working-in-public

https://www.minimus.io/

Join Josh Lee and the vBrownBag crew for a lively conversation about why DevOps feels like learning a new language, and the real reasons why there aren’t more junior SREs. Explore how layers of abstraction, culture, and tools make breaking in so tough, and hear how mentorship, networking, and a bit of career focus can make all the difference. Whether you’re new to tech or a seasoned engineer, this talk delivers practical advice, fresh perspectives, and a few laughs.

#DevOps #SRE #CareerAdvice #AIEngineering #TechLearning #vBrownBag #CloudCareers

Chapters

• 00:00:05 DevOps Is a Foreign Language: Why There Are No Junior SREs

Resources:

https://bsky.app/profile/joshleecreates.bsky.social

https://osacom.io/events/2025/osaf-2025/

https://sessionize.com/osacon-2025/

https://altinity.com/blog/getting-started-with-altinitys-project-antalya

Join Jenn Bergstrom and the vBrownBag crew for a deep dive into chaos engineering for machine learning and AI models. Discover how deliberate failure injection can improve system resilience, explore real-world experiments on AI model vulnerabilities, and learn why testing for failure is critical in today’s fast-moving AI landscape. Whether you’re an engineer, data scientist, or tech leader, this conversation is packed with practical insights, cautionary tales, and a touch of humor.

#ChaosEngineering #MachineLearning #AI #vBrownBag #AIOps #ModelResilience #TechTalk

Chapters:

• 00:00 – Introduction & vBrownBag Welcome

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-bergstrom/

https://amzn.to/44JBw5D - "Security Chaos Engineering: Sustaining Resilience in Software and Systems"

https://amzn.to/4l3fFMi - "Chaos Engineering: Site reliability through controlled disruption"

https://amzn.to/4kiqY1W - "Chaos Engineering: System Resiliency in Practice"

https://netflix.github.io/chaosmonkey/

In this episode we talk to Rizel Scarlett - Tech Lead at Block. She talks about vibe coding, MCPs, how to do it right, and then a live demo! Join us for excellent insights & fun!

• 00:00 - Intro

How to find Rizel:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizel-bobb-semple/

Rizel's links:

https://block.github.io/goose/

Unlock the power of generative AI for cloud architecture! In this vBrownBag episode, Alex Kearns demonstrates how to build a well-architected review crew using agentic AI, AWS Bedrock, and open-source tools. Learn to automate AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews, leverage knowledge bases, and see a live demo analyzing CloudFormation templates. Whether you're a cloud consultant or developer, discover practical ways to scale best practices and save time with GenAI.

#cloud #AWS #AI #GenerativeAI #WellArchitected #vBrownBag #CloudComputing #DevOps

Chapters:

• 00:00 – Introduction & Guest Welcom

Resources:

In this episode we talk to Justin Garrison - Head of Product at Sidero Labs, the makers of Talos! The Talos distro is a reimagining of Linux for distributed systems like Kubernetes. Talos strips away everything unnecessary—no shell, no SSH, no package manager—leaving just what you need to run K8s clusters. All system management is done through a secure API, eliminating configuration drift and reducing your attack surface with a read-only filesystem.

• 00:00 - Intro

How to find Justin:

justingarrison.com

Justin's links:

Talos: https://www.talos.dev/

Getting started: https://www.talos.dev/v1.10/introduction/quickstart/

The tech landscape is evolving faster than ever! Even if you've been in a traditional Ops role, knowing "how developers do" is essential knowledge. In this talk Andrew Fawcett, Heroku VP of Developer Relations will talk with us about how YOU can evolve your career and your development game using AI the RIGHT way.

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• 00:00 - Intro

How to find Andrew:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyfawcett/

Andrews' links:

Cursor rules for creating task lists - https://playbooks.com/rules/task-lists

Cursor rules for adding memory to your app - https://playbooks.com/rules/memory

Tutorial Repo - https://github.com/heroku-examples/heroku-dotnet-notepad

Mike Fiedler, PyPI Safety and Security Engineer for the Python Software Foundation, joins the vBrownBag to talk about risks of software supply chain insecurity, and the concrete actions that software consumers & producers can take to make their software safer.

Chapters:

• 02:12 Introducing Mike

Resources:

https://lnk.bio/miketheman

https://blog.pypi.org