web02.fireside.fm Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:49:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ctrl-alt-expletive - Episodes Tagged with “Sre” https://www.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/tags/sre Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:15:00 +0000 Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy. en episodic Weekly catch up with Michael, Mark, and mates, about software, business, news, and brews Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy. yes technology,news,software,cloud,data,infrastructure,careers Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy mark.mccracken@ctrl-alt-expletive.com Episode 14: DevOps, Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering, with Dave McNeill https://www.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/14 9b4d22e8-cc7d-4fde-a63f-0a834f0537a2 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:15:00 +0000 Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy 14 DevOps, Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering, with Dave McNeill full Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy We have the long awaited and hugely experienced Dave McNeill, talking all things Operations, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, tales of incidents, working in a startup environment, opinions on golang and python, and so much more. 1:15:15 yes <p>We have the long awaited and hugely experienced Dave McNeill, talking all things Operations, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, tales of incidents, working in a startup environment, opinions on golang and python, and so much more.</p> <p><a href="https://newsletter.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Subscribe to our new Newsletter!</a>. Stay informed about new episodes, and get beautiful news and recommendation links.</p> <ul> <li>Michael has been feeling old</li> <li>We're using Vault and wondering about building kubernetes operators</li> </ul> Who is Dave McNeill? <ul> <li>How did you first get into computers?</li> <li>How did you get your first job in tech? </li> <li>Where are you working now, What does your day to day job look like? </li> </ul> Quickfire Questions <ul> <li> Vim, VSCode, or vibe coding in cursor?</li> <li>You can only code in one language for the rest of your life, what do you pick? </li> <li>Personal texting – preferred platform? Why? Why not whatsapp? </li> <li>Biggest user crime of making container images? </li> <li>Oldest piece of untouched software you’ve seen running in production?</li> </ul> Breaking Prod Leaderboard <p>Surely someone in Ops has seen something go wrong... with account balances?</p> Big Topics <p>Hot Takes, and what Dave thinks of them:</p> <ul> <li>"SRE is just re-branded Ops"</li> <li>"DevOps is Dead, Long Live Platform Engineering"</li> <li>"Programming Languages will become obsolete, English is the new programming language"</li> <li>"Disaster recovery training is just something google wrote in a book and nobody does it"</li> </ul> News <ul> <li>* <a href="https://www.wiz.io/blog/new-github-action-supply-chain-attack-reviewdog-action-setup" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">More supply chain attacks</a> (wiz.io blog)</li> <li><a href="https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/18/google-acquire-wiz-32-billion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Acquires Wiz for $32 Billion</a> (helpnetsecurity.com)</li> <li><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/107175-amazon-removing-option-local-alexa-processing-forcing-all.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon removing privacy options from Alexa</a> (techspot.com)</li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/18/byd-ev-fast-charging-system-petrol-fuel-speed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">BYD have a car that charges in 5 minutes</a> (The Guardian)</li> </ul> Recommendations <h2>DevOps, Platform Eng, SRE</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="https://sre.google/sre-book/table-of-contents/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The SRE Handbook</a> (Free google book)</li> <li><a href="https://go.dev/tour/list" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Tour of Go website</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/titles/mnee2/release-it-second-edition/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Release It!</a> (pragmatic prorammer bookshelf)</li> <li><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/platform-engineering/9781098153632/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Platform Engineering, Camille Fournier</a> (O'Reilly)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkePAhnkHeg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Wardley Mapping</a> (YouTube)</li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li> Truthpaste :: Manchester Indie Pop :: <a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/truthpaste/1793805265" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple Music</a> · <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jX7jSANud3GSSMfs41KPs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spotify</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRsdPzCthUM&amp;t=1s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube</a></li> <li>Sharon Van Etten - Sharon Van Etten &amp; The Attachment Theory :: American singer-songwriter Alternative Album :: <a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sharon-van-etten-the-attachment-theory/1770826874" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple Music</a> · <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5aGKc7OL3d1aJodCG2747F?si=o2VqwgKbTIernpKx6ES8GQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spotify</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kwnCx-2Y7F_8SM8dLrOiz8aLML14-9OgU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube</a></li> <li>The Bug Club :: Welsh indie energetic garage and punk :: <a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/the-bug-club/1552259279" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple Music</a> · <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7eiTMbuHYUPjrAMjIhAVDB?si=jo2FyAeARCCVfB7stSfTJA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spotify</a> · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChXs6Ghb4yDtMGHypiRPj7w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube</a></li> </ul> <h2>TV</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81756069" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Adolesence</a> (Netflix)</li> <li><a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/school-swap-uk-to-usa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">School Swap: UK to USA</a> (Channel 4)</li> </ul> <h2>Podcast</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://steering-engineering-podcast.simplecast.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Steering Engineering</a></li> </ul> <hr> <p>If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a recommendation, <a href="https://newsletter.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe to our new newsletter</a>, but most importantly, tell a friend! Special Guest: Dave McNeill.</p> DevOps,SRE,Platform Engineering,Operations,Kubernetes,Vault We have the long awaited and hugely experienced Dave McNeill, talking all things Operations, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, tales of incidents, working in a startup environment, opinions on golang and python, and so much more.

Subscribe to our new Newsletter!. Stay informed about new episodes, and get beautiful news and recommendation links.

  • Michael has been feeling old
  • We're using Vault and wondering about building kubernetes operators
Who is Dave McNeill?
  • How did you first get into computers?
  • How did you get your first job in tech?
  • Where are you working now, What does your day to day job look like?
Quickfire Questions
  • Vim, VSCode, or vibe coding in cursor?
  • You can only code in one language for the rest of your life, what do you pick?
  • Personal texting – preferred platform? Why? Why not whatsapp?
  • Biggest user crime of making container images?
  • Oldest piece of untouched software you’ve seen running in production?
Breaking Prod Leaderboard

Surely someone in Ops has seen something go wrong... with account balances?

Big Topics

Hot Takes, and what Dave thinks of them:

  • "SRE is just re-branded Ops"
  • "DevOps is Dead, Long Live Platform Engineering"
  • "Programming Languages will become obsolete, English is the new programming language"
  • "Disaster recovery training is just something google wrote in a book and nobody does it"
News Recommendations

DevOps, Platform Eng, SRE

Music

TV

Podcast

If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a recommendation, subscribe to our new newsletter, but most importantly, tell a friend!

Special Guest: Dave McNeill.

]]> We have the long awaited and hugely experienced Dave McNeill, talking all things Operations, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, tales of incidents, working in a startup environment, opinions on golang and python, and so much more.

Subscribe to our new Newsletter!. Stay informed about new episodes, and get beautiful news and recommendation links.

  • Michael has been feeling old
  • We're using Vault and wondering about building kubernetes operators
Who is Dave McNeill?
  • How did you first get into computers?
  • How did you get your first job in tech?
  • Where are you working now, What does your day to day job look like?
Quickfire Questions
  • Vim, VSCode, or vibe coding in cursor?
  • You can only code in one language for the rest of your life, what do you pick?
  • Personal texting – preferred platform? Why? Why not whatsapp?
  • Biggest user crime of making container images?
  • Oldest piece of untouched software you’ve seen running in production?
Breaking Prod Leaderboard

Surely someone in Ops has seen something go wrong... with account balances?

Big Topics

Hot Takes, and what Dave thinks of them:

  • "SRE is just re-branded Ops"
  • "DevOps is Dead, Long Live Platform Engineering"
  • "Programming Languages will become obsolete, English is the new programming language"
  • "Disaster recovery training is just something google wrote in a book and nobody does it"
News Recommendations

DevOps, Platform Eng, SRE

Music

TV

Podcast

If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a recommendation, subscribe to our new newsletter, but most importantly, tell a friend!

Special Guest: Dave McNeill.

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