Dive Bar DevOps
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Listen in on lively banter at the DevOps dive bar, where bartender Dave Ambrad is always learning from his regular patrons Kyle Bassett, Shea Stewart & Tim Fairweather. Every other week, the regulars bring in a new guest from the tech world for discussions about life, technology, and their favourite cocktails.
You don't need to be an expert to listen! Our inquisitive bartender doesn't quite understand all the concepts or technologies himself, but his curious nature helps demystify the world of tech for both him and our listeners.
Dive Bar DevOps: where tables wobble to the beat, the walls are coated with stickers, and the creaky floorboards echo spirited conversations.
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#19: Cory Vokey “Guts, Courage, and Knowledge” (Season 1 Finale)
March 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBIt’s last call as we hit the Season 1 finale of Dive Bar DevOps so we’re having one for the road with our b’y Cory Vokey, National Leader Services Sales and Delivery at Red Hat Canada. Cory talks with the Dive Bar crew about how he came to be at Red Hat, his early days at Blackberry, the symbiotic partnership with Arctiq, and how an open mind, honesty, and kindness have driven opportunities in his life. Thanks to everyone for listening, we’ll see you down the road with more conversations a...
#18: Abby Kearns “Modern Elders, Maple Syrup, and Mezcal”
March 15, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBGather ‘round and please welcome to the bar, Abby Kearns, CTO of Puppet Inc. Abby chats with the Dive Bar crew about the “ins and outs” of Automated Compliance, her past in Cloud Foundry foundations, the concept of the modern elder, getting comfortable with high rates of change, and so many Canadian jokes (sorry). GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twitter.com/ab415 WEB https://puppet.com/people/abby-kearns DIVE BAR DEVOPS: WEB https://divebardevops.com EMAIL mailto:[email protected] IG ht...
#17: Aaren DeJong “Taking A Leap”
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBPlease welcome to the bar, Aaren DeJong, a DevOps consultant at Arctiq. This friendly open source advocate chats to the Dive Bar crew about taking a leap, whether for growth, overcoming fear, adopting new technology, or speaking in public. Many “Culture Shots” are passed around, and this well-known “hardware guy” admits to the beauty of the cloud. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://www.twitter.com/arendej GIT https://www.github.com/funixz DIVE BAR DEVOPS: WEB https://divebardevops.com EMAIL...
#16: Marc LeBlanc “Blackberrys and Barbecue”
March 01, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBPlease say hello to Marc Leblanc, a DevOps consultant at Arctiq. Marc talks to the Dive Bar crew about his early days at Blackberry, how he went out on his own and ultimately wound up working at Arctiq. Also covered is his love of competition BBQ, automation, the benefits of working remotely, and most importantly, the age old question, “can you drown in Shallow Lake?” is answered. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twitter.com/marcjleblanc DIVE BAR DEVOPS: WEB https://divebardevops.com EMAI...
#15: Kevin Backman “Dirty Water Dogs”
February 22, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBMeet Kevin Backman, System Reliability Engineer at Major League Baseball. Kevin hangs with the Dive Bar crew to chat about the new #Anthos #BareMetal automation they built for their Statcast (@MLBStats) app, ballpark tech, off-roading, and so many hot dog references. Listeners also get a two-fer as resident cowboy @ArctiqJacob joins in today’s chat. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twitter.com/MLBStats WEB https://www.mlb.com DIVE BAR DEVOPS: WEB https://divebardevops.com EMAIL mailto:podc...
#14: Eiso Kant “It All Comes Down to Trust”
February 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBThis week we’ve got our first international guest joining us at the Dive Bar! Say oiy! to our friend Eiso Kant, a self-proclaimed “big data geek” and founder of Athenian.co. Eiso shares his experience as a software entrepreneur and his thoughts about authenticity, pushing the noise aside and focusing on what matters to you, living with the decisions you make, and ultimately finding partners and customers that fit. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twitter.com/eisokant WEB http://athenian.co D...
#13: Kat Cosgrove “Smarter, Louder, and More Aggressive”
February 08, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBQuick! Gather around the bar because the shots are on Pop! Meet Kat Cosgrove, Developer Advocate for JFrog and co-host of Left Tech podcast fsckd. Kat and the Dive Bar gang cover a lot of ground here, including a frank and eye-opening convo about what it’s like being a woman in technology, tips & tricks for delivering effective talks, having a circle of trust, the unrelenting awesomeness of DOOM, the nostalgic appeal of the occasional skunky/crappy beer, and so much more. GUEST LINKS: ...
#12: Brian Gracely “Smart People Doing Cool Stuff”
February 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBIt’s tropical drink week at the Dive Bar, so let Bartender Dave whip you up a fruity umbrella drink and settle in for a chilled convo with Brian Gracely, Senior Director of Product Strategy at Red Hat. This week the Dive Bar crew grill the “Technology troubadour” about all things OpenShift, creative customers, how the pandemic could shape our future priorities, Kaptivo, and of course his popular and long-running tech podcast “The Cloudcast” with Aaron Delp. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twi...
#11: Jenn Viau “What Are You Trying to Solve?”
January 25, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBJenn Viau is a DevOps Consultant at Arctiq, a teacher, and an enablement specialist. This week, Jenn chats over Old Fashioneds with Bartender Dave, Tim Fairweather, and Shea Stewart about recognizing patterns, teaching people how to solve problems, and sharing in the ‘a-ha’ moments when they begin working independently with what you’ve taught them. The gang also reminisce about Ottawa shenanigans, Hunt The Wumpus, bungee jumping, coveting Arctiq swag, and much more. GUEST LINKS: TWEET ...
#10: Richard Seroter “Product Manager Of The People”
January 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBRichard Seroter, Director of Outbound Product Management at Google Cloud, talks to the DevOps Dive Bar crew about the balance it takes to stay on the bleeding edge of tech while staying grounded enough to understand a customer’s actual needs, earning their trust, and how to instil them with confidence and context - not just dumping more information on them. Grab a drink and listen to some fun and spirited DevOps conversation between the Arctiq crew and the newly-dubbed “Product Manager of t...
#9: Seth Vargo “Friends Don't Let Friends Write Books”
December 28, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBThis week the Dive Bar regulars chat with Google engineer and author Seth Vargo. The guys talk all things open source, empathy, the importance of face-to-face video calls, letting go of traditional ideologies, the preservation of privacy, Diet Coke, writing physical books, ‘going medieval’ on arbitrary measurements, and the confessions of a Repo Lurker. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twitter.com/sethvargo GITHUB: https://github.com/sethvargo DIVE BAR DEVOPS: WEB https://divebardevops.com E...
#8: Jacob Mammoliti “Want To Come To Boston?”
December 14, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 66.1 MBJacob is an Arctiq consultant who focuses on microservices, automation and security tooling, working with Ansible, Terraform, and Vault. Outside of writing Ansible roles and Terraform modules for customers, Jacob uses his development skills to write multiple Ansible modules in Python. Jacob reflects on why a recent Anthos engagement with Major League Baseball was close to his heart. GUEST LINKS: TWEET https://twitter.com/arctiqjacob GITHUB: https://github.com/arctiqjacob DIVE BAR DEVOPS...
#7: Dave Munro “All Things Istio”
November 30, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 65.9 MBDave Munro, Product Manager at Google, Kyle Bassett and Tim Fairweather share a refreshing beverage at the virtual Dive Bar with bartender Dave Ambrad. Dave Munro explains the huge popularity of Istio and the idea of “Istio à la Carte”, its immediate value of agility, and its accessibility. Also hear about his family passion for motorcycles and how he manages his love of riding while travelling and raising his three daughters. GUEST LINKS: LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnmunro DIVE...
#6: Michael Winser “AC/DC Pipelines”
November 16, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBMichael Winser, Group Project Manager at Google, Kyle Bassett and Tim Fairweather explain the history of DevOps to bartender Dave Ambrad. Listen in and hear about the importance of the product to the industry, and how releasing products better through Kubernetes still means solving the issues brought in by compressing the release cycle. GUEST LINKS: LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelw TWEET https://twitter.com/michaelwinser DIVE BAR DEVOPS: WEB https://divebardevops.com EMAIL...
#5: Dan Pop “Kubernetes Therapy”
November 02, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 64.8 MBKyle Bassett, Shea Stewart and Dave Ambrad get a chance to talk with everyone’s favorite New Yorker: Dan Papandrea, Field CTO at Sysdig. “Pop” tells the guys about the open source roots of Sysdig, his strong opinions on Openstack, and the best pizza place in New York. They also share their insights on empathetically helping customers in the remote landscape. With special guest appearance from Dive Bar regular, Wes Hutchins. You can get more Pop with The POPCAST with Dan POP. GUEST LINKS: ...
#4: Todd Wilson “You Will DevOps When You’re Done”
October 19, 2020 04:15 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBTodd Wilson, formerly of BC Gov, and presently chief strategist with Red Hat, talks with Dive Bar regulars Shea Stewart and Tim Fairweather and bartender Dave Ambrad. Topics covered include the concept of open-sourcing thought processes, advocating for change, and how open-source was taken on by the BC government. Todd explains how he introduced concepts that felt initially risky, but were inherently transparent and useful, and how to measure change within organizations. LINKS: WEB https...
#3: Dustin Kirkland “The Master Inventor”
October 19, 2020 04:10 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBDustin Kirkland, chief product officer of Apex Clearing finds himself at the Dive Bar to sip on some frosty beverages and talk DevOps with Tim Fairweather, Kyle Bassett, and Dave Ambrad. Dustin, who was awarded the “Master Inventor” designation, talks about how software patents can be more destructive than productive, his ongoing belief in open-source, and the importance of OpenStack. He also shares a story about an interesting childhood penpal! LINKS: WEB https://divebardevops.com EMA...
#2: Wes Hutchins “The Godfather of Anthos”
October 19, 2020 04:05 - 49 minutes - 60.9 MBTonight at the Dive Bar, Westin “Wes” Hutchins, principal PM manager of Azure Compute at Microsoft chats with Tim Fairweather, Kyle Bassett, and Dave Ambrad. Also known as the Godfather of Anthos, Wes discusses his history with Anthos and being a product manager for the last 15 years. He gives tips on being a great product manager and insights on the catalysts for the huge success of Kubernetes. Featuring a special guest appearance from Kelsey Hightower of Google. LINKS: WEB https://diveba...
#1: Tim and Kyle “Give Me Two Weeks”
October 18, 2020 16:50 - 59 minutes - 70.2 MBIn this introductory episode of Dive Bar DevOps, partners at Arctiq, Tim Fairweather and Kyle Bassett talk with Dave Ambrad about working on the bleeding edge of technology. Discussing the beginning of the company from a startup of 5 team members, to the current size of 25, Kyle and Tim talk about their lessons on giving a shit, the “give me two weeks” approach to learning new tech, and the balancing act of pushing oneself and figuring out how to prioritize. Arctiq is a Canadian services-l...