Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0500
<p>Bret is joined by Brian Christner, a Docker Captain and Chief, Online Gaming for Grand Casino Baden (jackpots.ch), who returns to the show to discuss his top recommended skills for improving your DevOps expertise.</p><p>Both Bret and Brian have been consultants on and off throughout their careers and also in positions where they needed to hire other engineers - often other DevOps engineers. They share their perspectives on the different types of DevOps roles and the various jobs they need to fill.</p><p>In this episode, we thought it would be helpful to bring our experience on DevOps jobs and look at the most essential and in-demand skills throughout the industry.</p><p>Streamed live on YouTube on October 6, 2022.</p><p><br /><strong>Unedited </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/F1fjDuv-_8E"><strong>live recording</strong></a><strong> of this show on YouTube (Ep #187)</strong></p><p><br />★<strong>Topics★<br /></strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/devops-foundations">DevOps Foundations Course</a><br /><a href="https://lauratacho.com/">Engineering Management Training</a> from Laura Tacho<br /><a href="https://awesome-docker.netlify.app/">Awesome Docker resources</a><br /><a href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome">Awesome Everything Lists</a> on GitHub<br /><a href="https://acloudguru.com/videos/kubernetes-this-month">Kubernetes This Month</a> with Nigel Poulton<br /><a href="https://acloudguru.com/training-library/aws-cloud-training">AWS Cloud Training</a><br /><a href="https://github.com/BretFisher/docker-cicd-automation">Container Automation Examples</a> by Bret<br /><a href="https://github.com/56kcloud/Training/tree/main/DockerCon">Docker Observability</a> by Brain</p><p><strong>★Brian Christner★</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/idomyowntricks">Brian on Twitter</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianchristner/">Brian on LinkedIn</a><br /><a href="https://www.thebyte.io/">Brian's Courses</a> Promo Code TRAEFIK50 for 50% off<br /><a href="https://github.com/vegasbrianc">Brian's GitHub</a> <br /><a href="https://brianchristner.io/">Brian's Blog</a></p><p>★<strong>Join my Community</strong>★<br />Best coupons for my <a href="https://www.bretfisher.com/courses"><strong>Docker and Kubernetes courses</strong></a><br />Chat with us and fellow students on our Discord Server <a href="https://devops.fan/"><strong>DevOps Fans</strong></a></p><p>Homepage <a href="https://bretfisher.com/"><strong>bretfisher.com</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>(00:00) - DDT MAIN</li> <li>(00:04) - Intro</li> <li>(00:53) - Intro 2</li> <li>(01:47) - Main show</li> <li>(01:53) - Welcome</li> <li>(03:01) - Brian's corner of the internet</li> <li>(05:37) - Impact of certifications in the hiring process</li> <li>(06:01) - What's your pet project?</li> <li>(06:58) - What lights you up?</li> <li>(08:27) - Sharers rather than Knowers</li> <li>(09:51) - About clouds</li> <li>(16:35) - DevOps are enablers</li> <li>(17:49) - Be replaceable</li> <li>(19:58) - Soft Skills</li> <li>(20:20) - The many hats of Senior DevOps</li> <li>(20:23) - Encouragers</li> <li>(20:36) - Protectors</li> <li>(20:44) - Realistic</li> <li>(21:01) - Protect your team</li> <li>(21:27) - Say no</li> <li>(21:55) - Problem solvers</li> <li>(21:58) - Listeners</li> <li>(23:49) - Question</li> <li>(24:48) - Awesome Docker List</li> <li>(27:46) - DevOps is vast and wide</li> <li>(29:57) - Observability</li> <li>(31:48) - Choose what to measure</li> <li>(32:50) - Junior and Senior DevOps Skillsets</li> <li>(34:53) - Being proactive in measuring</li> <li>(37:03) - Question</li> <li>(38:07) - Use the built-in tools first</li> <li>(41:41) - Quick way to get your hands dirty</li> <li>(47:44) - Security</li> <li>(50:50) - Infrastructure-as-Code</li> <li>(54:51) - Being a generalist or a specialist</li> <li>(56:32) - Enable others to work without needing you</li> <li>(58:13) - Question</li> <li>(58:16) - Getting started with a cloud</li> <li>(01:01:11) - Nigel Poulton</li> <li>(01:01:58) - You can't be responsible for everything</li> <li>(01:03:53) - Are certifications mandatory?</li> <li>(01:06:34) - Deployment checklist question</li> <li>(01:07:22) - Question</li> <li>(01:12:14) - Question</li> <li>(01:13:00) - Announcements</li> <li>(01:15:12) - Outro</li> </ul> <br /><p><strong>Support this show and get exclusive benefits on </strong><a href="https://patreon.com/BretFisher"><strong>Patreon</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>, or </strong><a href="https://www.bretfisher.com/"><strong>bretfisher.com</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p>
