Really excited to share this week's #ITOps Query #vodcast episode with renowned public speaker, industry commentator, technologist and open source ambassador @kelseyhightower. He describes himself as an AI skeptic, but warns that #platformengineers should take the threat of #AI to their jobs seriously. In this episode, he explains the skills IT leaders must emphasize as they prepare for the question: "What value do you bring over the machines?"

In today’s episode, we’ll cover…

-- AI's "Bridge building problem"

-- Why AI is a surface-level technology

-- A coming salary correction for some IT pros

-- "Training your replacement" vs understanding systems

and more!

https://youtu.be/Tm4JHIHlvio?si=brYfrPfyfaW2d8fW

No such thing as too much #KubeCon, right? 😉

Many thanks to Gaurav Saxena for taking time out for an interview on the #ITOps Query #podcast during the show last week, about the latest #cloudnative tools for #platformengineers and the outlook ahead for supporting #AI workloads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LNhprS-HdQ&list=PL5OdmBrO1LpmxpPIyWFvn7B9EOt-Ns-Rw

I always describe #KubeCon as being like a giant firehose of information comprised of slightly smaller firehoses that represent the different domains within the #CNCF. It's a lot.

One of those information streams last year and this year concerned how #kubernetes will adapt to hosting #AI workloads and orchestrating #GPU hardware.

Last year, #platformengineers voiced their needs, setting the stage for this year's in-depth discussions and responses from speakers and contributors. My recap of the latest updates and insights shared at the event: https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366634464/Kubernetes-AI-progress-and-the-road-ahead

#k8s #AIinfrastructure

My first writeup from #KubeCon! Delving into the Red Hat #OpenShift Commons Day 0 co-located event, where speakers from Ford Motor Company and Northrop Grumman shared compelling presentations.

At these companies, #AIinfrastructure is now integral to the responsibilities of #platformengineers. Drawing on extensive experience in managing #IDPs at scale, they apply practices such as #GitOps, #infrastructureascode, and federated workload #identitymanagement.

Key takeaways from the presentations here: https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366634397/Northrop-Grumman-Ford-prep-AI-infrastructure-with-OpenShift

#TechTalk #Innovation #AI #InfrastructureManagement

#Infrastructureascode's primary users are now #platformengineers, prompting ongoing shifts in product features and competition among #IDP vendors such as Harness. https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366627684/Infrastructure-as-code-tools-advance-platform-evolution

I really liked this piece about the "Six Sins of Platform Teams" by Sergey Tselovalnikov. The focus on the customer service element of it rings very true to me, specifically that we have to act in the best interest of the actual users and if there is a conflict between what is best for us vs them, we have to pick them.

The only thing I might add would be: don't act like cost doesn't matter or doesn't exist and don't let your team get obsessed with a specific methodology of how to do things. Everything has a cost and you should try to surface that cost back to the people consuming the service so they understand it. This includes obsessions with ideas like GitOps.

Great read, strongly recommend.

https://serce.me/posts/2025-01-07-six-sins-of-platform-teams

#devops #platform #platformengineers #infrastructure

Are your #developers and #platformengineers trying to sail the #cloudnative #observability seas?
The #O11y Guide series is back with @cst_grzn, including supporting hands-on #workshop materials! @chronosphereio @MiaPlatform https://bit.ly/o11y-guide-finding-observability-and-devex-tranquility

#RedHat captures a top contributor to key #OpenShift #AI tech with the planned Neural Magic acquisition, as #LLMOps is poised to go mainstream among #platformengineers. #KubeCon2024 #OpenShiftCommons #CNCF https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366615732/OpenShift-AI-boosts-LLMOps-chops-with-Neural-Magic-deal

It’s on like #DonkeyKong today at @InfobipShift in Croatia, my #cloudnative #observability workshop adventure for #platformengineers kicks off at 16:30 in room Workshop2! @chronosphereio https://www.schabell.org/2024/08/infobip-shift-eu-2024-platform-engineers-arise.html

Tomorrow my #cloudnative #observability #workshop bonanza kicks off at @InfobipShift in Zadar, Croatia! Helping #PlatformEngineers to rise to their #o11y challenges! Get hands on with @PrometheusIO, @opentelemetry, @fluentbit, & @PersesDev! @chronosphereio https://www.schabell.org/2024/08/infobip-shift-eu-2024-platform-engineers-arise.html

#gitlab 's next release will tie its Duo developer tools to the full #DevSecOps pipeline in a bid to capitalize on increased interest in #AI automation among #platformengineers. #genAI https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366581457/GitLab-Duo-plans-harness-growing-interest-in-platform-AI

Just published: #CNCF's #Dapr #microservices framework and its beta-stage Workflow orchestration tool appeal to #platformengineers for shared services consistency.

#OSS #platformengineering

https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366569865/Dapr-brings-microservices-principles-to-platform-engineering

Another #KubeCon writeup: Veteran #platformengineers share lessons learned, wish lists and a call to action for @cloudnativefdn https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366559992/Veteran-platform-engineers-share-lessons-learned-wish-lists via @techtargetnews

#PlatformEngineers running Cloud Foundry and VMware Tanzu Application Service will want to check out the blog series
Matthew Kocher and I are working on!

The Fire is Out, Syslog is In | Part 1 -- is out!

#VMware #VMwareTanzu #CloudFoundry #Cloud

Read it now: http://dy.si/9dyF8j2

Common mistakes #mlops #platformengineers make when picking tools is not understanding the nuances between:

👉🏻 Has worked for others != Will work for me
👉🏻 The "right: way != The optimal way
👉🏻 What I need now != What I will need in the future

BOSH was designed and built with influence by Google's Borg.

BOSH == Borg++
(r+1=s, g+1=h).

I feel like I haven't uttered this passage in a long time😉
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RT @tehkuhnz
Check my new blog to see how the team at @VMwareTanzu improved deployment times with #VMwareTanzu Operations Manager 3.0! #PlatformEngineers using #VMware Tanzu Application Service should check this out! #CloudFoundry @cloudfoundry https://dy.si/Mf3dGo
https://twitter.com/tehkuhnz/status/1620862879749767168

Check my new blog to see how the team at VMwareTanzu improved deployment times with #VMwareTanzu Operations Manager 3.0!

#PlatformEngineers using #VMware Tanzu Application Service should check this out!

▶️ https://dy.si/V3Fcmm2 ◀️

#VMwareTanzu #VMware #java #cloud #devops #dev #k8s #Kubernetes #CloudFoundry #spring

Or worse, because the #platformengineers assumed that the ml lifecycle should be == engineering lifecycle, they design terrible interfaces

Article intéressant sur le blog de la CNCF sur #DevOps, #SRE et les #PlatformEngineers.

Plus on croit avoir fait le tour d'un sujet, plus on découvre de nouvelles choses 😁

https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/07/01/devops-vs-sre-vs-platform-engineering-the-gaps-might-be-smaller-than-you-think/