Baltimore Go June Meeting - Go to the Rescue: Saving DevOps from TLS Turmoil

 Posted on 2018-06-08  |  1 minutes  |  183 words  |  Chris Short

I was in the DC metro area when I received an e-mail about the Baltimore Go Meetup happening on June 5th. Since I was nearby, I decided to go ahead and RSVP to the event. I mentioned this on Twitter and shortly thereafter Johnny Boursiquot wondered if I could speak. Sign up for DevOps'ish! DevOps'ish is a weekly newsletter covering DevOps, Cloud Native, Open Source, and the 'ish between. Of course I said yes. [Read More]
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DevNationFederal 2018: DevOps is Not War

 Posted on 2018-06-07  |  2 minutes  |  248 words  |  Chris Short

Red Hat invited me to speak at DevNationFederal. The organizers requested I present my DevOps is Not War talk to technologists in the Washington DC area. This crowd is a group of folks that are at varying points in their DevOps journeys. Many folks from government agencies and systems integrators were present. Sign up for DevOps'ish! DevOps'ish is a weekly newsletter covering DevOps, Cloud Native, Open Source, and the 'ish between. [Read More]
speaking  talks  devops  devnationfederal  war  cloud  red hat 

DevOpsDays Toronto 2018: What the Military Taught Me About DevOps

 Posted on 2018-06-01  |  2 minutes  |  361 words  |  Chris Short

I was lucky enough to be selected to speak at DevOpsDays Toronto. This was my first trip into Canada and I have to admit, it was amazing! The city of Toronto is a very diverse city teeming with culture. The speaker dinner was at a wonderful restaurant Eastern Mediterrean restaurant, Byblos. If you are ever in Toronto, I suggest you go to Byblos and get the Turkish Manti Dumplings. I don’t typically enjoy eggplant but these dumplings are superb! [Read More]
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ChefConf 2018: DevOps is Not War

 Posted on 2018-05-29  |  2 minutes  |  224 words  |  Chris Short

If you read DevOps’ish, you already know I spoke at ChefConf 2018. I was able to meet 1,400 new friends while I was in Chicago (not really but kinda). I presented my talk, DevOps is Not War to a standing room only audience. Sign up for DevOps'ish! DevOps'ish is a weekly newsletter covering DevOps, Cloud Native, Open Source, and the 'ish between. From a speaker’s perspective, I have never felt more prepared for a talk. [Read More]
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DevOps Hiring Guide

 Posted on 2018-05-16  |  1 minutes  |  161 words  |  Chris Short

The opensource.com DevOps Community and The Enterprisers Project teamed up to create the quintessential guide to hiring for DevOps talent. I contributed the Introduction and the article, “DevOps hiring strategies to attract top talent”. This was a significant amount of work from all parties and I love how quickly and beautifully it came together. Hats off to Jason Hibbets and the folks at Red Hat that helped put this together. [Read More]
DevOps  job  hiring 

AWS Michigan: Heaven is Not a Cloud

 Posted on 2018-04-30  |  1 minutes  |  169 words  |  Chris Short

I recently spoke at AWS Michigan about cloud migrations. The talk wasn’t AWS specific but we sure did talk about it a ton. From defining cloud to addressing priorities to preventing cost overruns we covered a lot during the meetup. I was peppered with questions by a lively audience. After speaking on stage at DevOpsDays Atlanta 2018, there was this awkward moment for me when the first question was asked. [Read More]
devops  AWS  Michigan  talks  cloud 

DevOpsDays Atlanta 2018: DevOps is Not War

 Posted on 2018-04-19  |  1 minutes  |  175 words  |  Chris Short

I went to DevOpsDays Atlanta for the first time this week. I hadn’t been in Atlanta in a very long time. It sure has changed a ton. Originally, I was going to help run the SJ Technologies booth. But, a speaker had to back out at the last minute and I was asked to fill the spot. I was working on a talk for ChefConf so I quickly finished that up and gave it to the good folks at DevOpsDays Atlanta. [Read More]
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