D2DO253:  Breaking Into Tech:  Job Hunting Realities for Recent Graduates

D2DO253: Breaking Into Tech: Job Hunting Realities for Recent Graduates

Author: Packet Pushers October 16, 2024 Duration: 45:46
Job hunting is never easy and on today’s Day Two Cloud, Katrina Janeczko shares her journey from college to her current role at Comcast.  Katrina discusses the challenges of job hunting, the relevance of her education, and the impact of AI tools on her learning process. She also talks about the importance of networking, mentorship,... Read more »

Day Two DevOps features hosts Ned Bellavance and Ethan Banks, who steer conversations about the ongoing, real-world work of running cloud platforms. This isn't a theoretical discussion; it's a practical look at the complexities that emerge after the initial deployment, drawing directly from their own extensive backgrounds. Each week, they bring in other seasoned professionals-technical leaders, trainers, and consultants-to unpack the specific nuances and unexpected challenges within environments like AWS and Azure. The dialogue spans critical areas including networking, security, and automation, all through a lens of operational DevOps. Listening to this podcast provides actionable insights and grounded perspectives that help practitioners navigate the continual evolution and management of their systems, moving beyond setup to sustained, confident operation. The focus is on the knowledge required for the long haul, offering a resource for those deep in the details of cloud infrastructure.
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D2DO263: An Anthropologist’s Advice for Improving IT Cultures [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:23
It’s tempting to run IT organizations the same way we run infrastructure: as resource units to be applied to various jobs. But people aren’t infrastructure. They have opinions. They form teams. They operate on different…
D2DO262: The Science and Magic of Network Mapping and Measurement [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:40
Measuring network speed seems straightforward: send some traffic between two endpoints and see how long it took. But what path did the traffic take? Were wired or wireless networks involved? What intermediary devices sto…
D2DO258: How System Initiative Rethinks Infrastructure as Code [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:05
System Initiative is a new product that aims to improve on Infrastructure as Code (IaC). On today’s episode we talk with System Initiative creator Adam Jacob to find out why he wanted to improve on IaC, how System Initia…
D2DO257: Love is in the Firmware [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:21
With the current cultural emphasis on AI and how that is changing our world, we often forget the human element of individuals and teams when building an effective software development team. On today’s Day Two DevOps, we…
D2DO255: Is AI the Magic Solution for Refactoring Legacy Code? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:58
AI is being integrated and adopted across much of the IT world, but can it work magic in transforming old legacy code into shiny modern code? When it comes to this magic trick, it’s important to look behind the curtain.…