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Send us a Text Message.In this episode of DevOps Sauna Season 4, the hosts dive into the recent CrowdStrike incident, which caused widespread bluescreen errors and significant disruptions globally. They explore why a seemingly routine update was deployed simultaneously to all CrowdStrike users, resulting in massive system crashes. Joined by security expert and previous host Andy Allred, the discussion covers the role of CrowdStrike as an endpoint detection and response (EDR) system, its neces...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of DevOps Sauna season 4, Darren and Marc delve into key DevOps and security updates, focusing on GitHub's potential new standard for SBOMs and its collaboration with JFrog. They joke about their reliance on ChatGPT, given its recent outage, and discuss the concerning frequency of cyber attacks, referencing significant breaches such as Ticketmaster's.Among the several topics covered in this episode are Microsoft's AI integration in DevOps workflows, GitL...

Send us a Text Message.Dan Plumbley, Eficode's first GitLab champion, joins hosts Marc and Darren for an episode exploring GitLab. The discussion highlights GitLab's holistic approach, incorporating project management, CICD pipelines, and security features within a single platform.Dan covers the integration of open-source tools that provide a seamless user experience with minimal context switching. The introduction of GitLab's AI offering, Duo, is also explored, showcasing its capabilities in...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Marc's anecdote about resolving a stuck bike axle underscores the importance of having diverse tools and approaches when tackling problems—a principle that extends to security where relying solely on one method can lead to vulnerabilities.Exploring the value of diverse strategies, redundancy, and rapid feedback loops in both mechanical problem-solving and security practices, our hosts emphasize the necessity of layered security, likening it to an onion ...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Marc and Darren are joined by Sven Peters, Developer Advocate at Atlassian, discussing enhancing developer joy and productivity. Sven emphasizes that developers often understand their own problems, and management should listen to them. He discusses the increased cognitive load from responsibilities like observability and being on duty for microservices. Introducing "developer joy," Sven describes it as the balance of progress, quality, and value. He str...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Marc and Darren are joined by colleagues Henri and Kalle to discuss the proactive role of DevOps in integrating AI into organizations. They emphasize the importance of robust security measures to manage risks and highlight the benefits and challenges of using AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), for apps like customer support and content creation.They address the complexities of data integration and governance and the need for automated soluti...