2010's Decade in Review & Reader Mailbag Questions

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DESCRIPTION: Aaron and Brian discuss the biggest trends of the 2010s decade, and answer reader mailbag questions from 2019. 

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TRENDS FROM THE DECADE (2010-2019):

Hype or Not?: OpenStack, HCI, Docker, Cloud Foundry (or any PaaS), Kubernetes, Blockchain, AI/ML, ServerlessThe re-invention of Microsoft (Azure, GitHub, Open Source, dropping failed efforts (Nokia, Windows Mobile)It’s hard to believe that Google is still only 3rd or 4th in public cloud (and it’s leadership is questioning its future)The rise of open-source in the Enterprise, and all the challenges this created across the industryThe rise of developer-lead decision-making (shadow IT, mobile apps, decentralized decision-making, serverless as NoOps)Everyone still sucks at security, but now it’s a headline problem10 years of DevOps discussions and most companies still haven’t figured out that it’s org-charts and culture.The shift from Config-Mgmt (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Salt) to things like Immutable infrastructure, Declarative schedulers, GitOps, etc.)

READER MAILBAG QUESTIONS:

Question 1 - If you had to advise someone that’s 25, 35 and 45 about “career path” in IT, what tips might you give them? - Thomas T.

Question 2 - You guys see a lot of different technologies through the interviews. Which new ones do you think have longevity and which ones are potentially overhyped? - Michael C.

Question 3 - What “disruptive technology” is a more important skill to learn? - Erika B.

Question 4 - What the most misunderstood concept in IT today? Seema J.

Question 5 - Why do you think our industry is so obsessed with the idea that the new technology will completely eliminate the old technology? Has that ever really happened? - Jacob H.