Growing into new roles beyond the cloud
summary
Argues that companies fill new cloud roles faster by growing existing staff and shows a concrete path: moving from product analyst into a platform team for an OpenShift migration, learning Docker/Kubernetes through pair programming, mind maps and workshops, and building monitoring primitives that get handed to developers. Presents a one-year ramp where a deliberate plan, small goals and public learning beat frantic self-study, yields tangible contributions to an OpenShift migration and faster team adoption of continuous deployment.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
- 3:17From software developer to DevOps
- 12:15The path to grow into new roles
- 13:48Reflect on your career direction
- 17:45Making the decision to change
- 19:12Seizing new opportunities
- 21:22Starting in a new role with a plan
- 26:22Growing and learning in the role
- 33:54Expanding comfort zones and exploring
- 37:11Conclusion and call to action
- 38:04Q&A session
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