At DevOpsDays Ghent in 2014, it was joked that we are living in a 'post-DevOps world'. What are the challenges in hiring for DevOps related jobs? We be talked with panelists on all sides of the table - recruiting, hiring, and also just some rabble-rousing about why you should stop looking for 'ninjas' and 'rockstars'. Digital Ocean's Jill Jubinski, Datadog's Mike Fiedler, and rabble-rouser Josh Hertz joined Matt and Trevor to weigh in on a this complicated topic.
Check-Outs
Jill
- Beer: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/680/
- Newest obsession: Rowing class: http://www.cityrow.com/ (there are probably many others outside of NYC)
Josh
- I’m officially the SysAdmin for Caustic Soda, which is a podcast about horrible things. It’s like Mythbuster for all that is gross and horrible. Now that I think about it, I can’t recommend it.
- Influxdb is an open-source, distributed, time series database with no external dependencies. Currently in Alpha (v0.8.8) it's going through a major refactor, the "production ready" version v0.9.0 is due out this month. The ease of installation and setup is what sold me on it. I think it has a lot of potential, so we'll see how v0.9.0 looks when it's released.
- The Bruery: Briefly mentioned. Small batch, high quality beers out of Placentia, Ca. Their barrel aged and sour beers are outstanding. I recommend Loakal Red as the gateway beer for those that like IPAs.
Mike
- http://www.opsschool.org
- Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, Andrew Blum
- The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Matt
- Elevate - brain training app
- Doing the fitbit thing again. We can be buddies. http://mattstratton.com/fitbit
Trevor
- The Decemberists: What a Beautiful World, What a Terrible World. They're back!
- Microsoft reviews pull requests for C# from github
- Walking around your neighborhood. Discovered a new spice shop and comic shop by wandering North.
