Insightful conversations. Less snark.

Today Corey sits down with Chris Short, a senior Developer Advocate at AWS. They begin by commiserating on the process of writing and releasing their respective newsletters, and then they discuss EKS, billing, and some of AWS’s open source projects. Chris goes into detail about the new project he has co-chaired, OpenGitOps. Corey and Chris talk about GitOps and configuration management, and conclude their time with a discussion about connectivity and Tailscale.

Today, Corey sits down with Sheeri Cabral, Senior Product Manager at Collibra. Sheeri talks about her education, career experience, and being a woman in tech. She then talks about what prompted her transition from working as a DBA to becoming a product manager, and Corey and Sheeri discuss the job market and compensation in the tech industry. They finish the conversation with Sheeri sharing about the accomplishment she’s proudest of - her work with WildAid.

Today Corey chats with Chris Evans, Co-founder and CPO of incident.io. After defining “incident,” they talk about the complexity of systems at organizations and how incident.io comes in and provides communication and structural solutions when networks go down or problems arise. Chris explains how incident.io is more effective and pragmatic than mere documentation when it comes to addressing systemic issues. They have a conversation about circular dependencies, and how incident.io integrates with existing systems to complement and augment them.

Today Corey talks to Maish Saidel-Keesing, an EntReloper— Enterprise Developer Advocate—for container services at AWS. They begin by talking about what an EntReloper is and how developer advocacy differs in enterprises than in startups. Maish delves into some of his tactics for reaching developers where they are, and Corey and Maish compare the varying paths people take to become a DevOps Engineer. They conclude with a conversation about containers and how Maish is seeing AWS customers use them.

Today Corey interviews Chris Norman, co-founder of Common Fate, a company with a mission to simplify and secure cloud identities for DevOps teams. Chris and Corey begin by talking about the tool that Chris helped to develop, Granted. They discuss the importance of user feedback and community involvement, as well as the frustrations with AWS that make Granted and other cottage industries necessary. They conclude the interview with a conversation with what’s next for Granted, and, of course, a feature request from Corey!

Today Corey talks with Linda Vivah, newly employed as developer advocate at AWS. Linda talks about using Tiktok for education and community, and then about her recent career move to AWS. Corey and Linda discuss what it might look like for AWS to transition to offering more short form content, as well as the Tiktok algorithm and “going viral.” They wrap up the interview by talking about the potential challenge of moving from short form content back to long form.

Today Corey chats with Steren Giannini, Group product manager at Google Cloud Run. They begin by talking about how Google Cloud Run got its name, Corey’s experience using Google Cloud, and the decision for Cloud Run to be HTTPS only. Steren goes on to discuss Cloud Run’s high developer satisfaction and its scalability. Steren answers the question “Where’s the lion’s share of developer and customer interest?” They conclude their time with a discussion of Steren’s work with sustainability efforts for Google Cloud.

Today Corey talks with Gafnit Amiga, Director of Security Research at Lightspin. Gafnit begins by talking about the wave-making blogpost she released this year that exposed a vulnerability she had discovered in RDS, an Amazon database service. Corey and Gafnit discuss transparency and communication around security, and then talk about the risks of taking pre-exisiting open source solutions and offering them as managed services. The conversation concludes with a discussion of the security community.

Today Corey sits down with Marie Poulin, CEO of Oki Doki. Marie begins by talking about Oki Doki’s primary product, Notion Mastery. Corey and Marie talk about their mutual diagnosis - ADHD - and how it has impacted their work. They discuss techniques they’ve developed for working with their brains instead of against them. Marie talks about the importance of being excited about the tools you’re using, and they wrap up the conversation with a discussion on educating consumers versus just selling a product.

Today Corey talks with Guillermo Ruiz, Director of OCI Developer Evangelism. Guillermo starts by discussing the head-turn that is OCI, Oracle’s cloud product, and how it overcame Oracle’s traditionally stodgy reputation. Corey and Guillermo go on to talk multi-cloud, OCI’s dedicated region approach, cloud migration, and more! The conversation ends with a discussion about the future of IoT services and 5G.

Today Corey sits down with swyx, head of developer experience at Airbyte, and so much more! They begin by chatting about swyx’s career history, professional motivation, and an industry taboo: following the money. Then Corey and swyx move into a discussion about the surprisingly challenging nature of developer experience and what it means to “learn in public.” swyx talks about expertise and how to quantify and demonstrate learning. Corey and swyx discuss swyx’s book “The Coding Career Handbook” and career coaching. swyx shares about his most recent foray into management in the era of zoom meetings, and conclude the conversation by talking about data integration and swyx’s latest job at Airbyte.

Today Corey chats with Alyssa Miller, the Business Information Security Officer for S&P Global. As a BISO, Alyssa is a self-described bridge-builder between the business side and the security side where we “protect all the things.” Corey and Alyssa begin by talking about the frequent disconnect between the corporate grind to earn and the less glamorous need for security, and move into a discussion of the ways that security can enable organizations to be innovative and create revenue. They end the interview with a conversation about the relationship between cybersecurity and legal, and by talking about Alyssa’s new book “Cybersecurity Career Guide.”