Ep.18: How to be a DevOps Engineer, and the future of the IT industry | Interview with Ivan Nepomuceno

About the guest: Ivan Nepomuceno is currently working as a DevOps Engineer for Samsung Research Philippines. He also has previous experience as a release manager in Asurion, and as a system engineer in Azeus. He has a bachelor's degree in ECE from UP Diliman, where he specialized in wireless communications engineering. In the first half of this episode we talked about: Why he entered the IT industry after graduating from college What products/services he was involved in at Azeus How he taught himself DevOps engineering His work as a release manager in Asurion The day-to-day activities of a DevOps engineer Why we would want to put codes into containers How they automate the deployment of applications Differences between developers, operations, and DevOps The challenging and rewarding aspects about the work of a DevOps engineer How someone can advance to DevOps position In the second half of this episode we talked about: How DevOps developed, and why it's crucial for our software systems today The future of IT and DevOps What businesses need a DevOps engineer The minimum background/knowledge you need to get into DevOps engineering What it takes to be well-versed in the work of DevOps What makes a successful DevOps engineer Best way to start learning DevOps engineering Why DevOps is very in demand right now