Day In The Life: DevOps Engineer in 2021

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[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

The DevOps Roadmap for 2022 is available for free at devopsfordevelopers.io/roadmap One of the hardest things about learning is understanding how the different components work together. Using this guide, you start with a topic that interests or relates to you. At the end of the section, other related topics are shown allowing you to pick and choose your own path to DevOps mastery.

[@RuanBekker]

I've seen a lot of "Day in the Life" videos, and most of them are so unrealistic, they always end up showing 90% of the time "not doing work". This is the first proper "Day in the Life" video that I've seen. Well done, great video!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thank you!

[@creativegoolutions1948]

They’re all about their coffee and workouts

[@joshuaoyemusic5753]

I cannot agree any less! perfect video for my consumption

[@TheFriendYouNeverHad]

Exactly. They just keep talking and showing time when they are on breaks. How does that translates to a day in your life doing something?

[@CeREaLBoWLAsSaSSiN]

First DevOps Engineer Ive seen thats rocking a Murph tshirt...thought I was the only one out here lol *Subscribed*

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, welcome! Never skip Murph Day!

[@MichaelSerra]

You are not alone.

[@manthankale8012]

Amazing Video. The technical explanation of the actual work like migration and ansible vault was really helpful and amazing for gaining insights. I study through KZbin and by far this has been the best day in a life video. Other videos just show their campus cafeteria and a work time lapse. The production was professional. Looking forward for more videos. Thank you!!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thank you!

[@dbtest1637]

Have you honestly EVER spoke to someone ( in person ) that has held the position you or Mr. Button is describing? You're saying this video gave you the best insight towards what to expect for your future in DevOPs. Big oof.

[@Lucas-iv6ld]

I'm studying devops for about 6 months, now I'm in the kubernetes part and it's so cool! It is really interesting all the architecture that kubernetes provide to admin pods, make network communication between them and stuff I'm really excited to work with it cheers from Brazil

[@falchi8048]

como ta a area? to pensando em migrar de dev pra devops, mas ta dificil

[@Christianfzr]

Really good video that I can relate to. A lot is similar not only IT wise, but day to day activities like: training, eating and so on. Its a good way for me to see how other people work, get a bit of motivation, inspiration and ideas to add/change something in my life/work. Good work, I wish you to gain more and more people to the channel and be successful.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thanks Kristian!

[@beautifullytextured6136]

This is exactly what I was looking for. You actually explained what you did day to day (of course everyone cant share everything) but at least I know what tools you are using. Thank you!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

That's awesome, I'm excited to hear you found it helpful!

[@archentity]

Waking up at 4:45AM made me want to close the video😂

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol. When you become an old man, it's mandatory. It's in the handbook. 🤣

[@anaschtourou288]

Finally an interesting video, with palpable tasks executed, and real life examples ! Are you hiring ? I graduate in July and I'd love to learn from you and reach your level one day. Thank you for the video!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thank you! I'm not hiring, but all of these guys are: devopsjobs.co/

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

What do you think? Does that help clear up what a day in devops is like?

[@michaelr.3799]

Quite frankly, yes. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelr.3799]

P.S. Great alarm!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@michaelr.3799 the only way to start the day! 😂

[@maverick9999]

Wats your take of site reliability engineer??...we work with lot of micro services where response times should be less....want to know your thoughts on this??

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@maverick9999 True, SREs can spend a lot of time reacting to incidents. When working as an SRE, I try to engage the development team as much as possible during incidents, not only for their knowledge of the service but also to educate and highlight areas that can be improved on.

[@bcloudengineers]

Man this was informative but yet cool as hell to watch. I appreciate the lifestyle component you included because that’s important for one to consider when choosing a tech career. Definitely more laxed than I expected of devops engineers traditionally. Very alpha

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@-caesar3751]

Working over 12 hours a day that's tough job

[@martinkonaktchiev7441]

Dude none of your squats counted, they have to go bellow parallel! Are your pipelines as half-assed as your squats? Ahaha just joking. Nice video! But go lower on the squats!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol. Has to be a bad camera angle! 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for watching and the feedback! 💪

[@ВикторБяльский]

Thank you for video. You do not know the base, you need to read the information about the routes. Then you will have access to your home provider when you are connected to vpn. Thanks for the video again. you have a very easy job, I would like to migrate to America from Ukraine so that it would also be easy to work

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks for the info!

[@raiders18dr]

did chatgpt change how you work? for example those deployment yaml files, can those be converted in just a few seconds with chatgpt?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Between the instability issues, access issues, and the time commitment required to double-check its work, I stopped playing with ChatGPT for production-grade projects.

[@rouvenreuter2635]

Thumbs up for that marc rebillet reference! :D

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol. That’s my new alarm too!

[@stivensanchez7305]

I´ve absolutely enjoyed your video; I'm looking forward to growing in this specific path as well!!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on!

[@Laughzone014]

Hello it's was very helpful, If you write it with explanation of tools that you are using daily, it's be more helpful. Thanks

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on. Let me see what I can come up with.

[@ajd2177]

Hi. Do you think I can build a passion for what you do without any tech knowledge? My buddy was in auto sales with me and was somewhat techy and is having a blast. He described it as a project manager role which I can enjoy due to the communication skills we build during sales. A little bit to Know here and there

[@jonnymcgrath4816]

Finally a video where the person actually explains what they do. Not coffee and “I gotta walk my dog” THANK YOU!!

[@jakeknapp4488]

how many hours a week do your find yourself working?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

More than the average job, but it’s by choice. I spend time making videos for this channel, co-hosting a podcast, paid work, and hobby work. I’m not sure my experience would be an accurate answer for your question. If you are looking for insight on whether DevOps has good work/life balance, my experience would probably deter you. 🤣 You can anticipate working 40-ish hours per week, with occasional longer weeks to get some projects out the door, on-call rotation, etc. You should also account for some time for continuing education too, as technology is always changing and you need to keep your skills sharp to remain employable. Hope that helps!

[@mattx4253]

4.45am to 8.30pm is a good way to end up in an early grave. Workaholic type hours.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

It works for me. YMMV It's also broken up quite a bit with a breaks lunch, dinner with the family, time at the gym. I think one of the biggest distinctions in my schedule is these are things I _want_ to do by choice, not things I _have_ to do out of necessity.

[@mattx4253]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers yeh I understand and it’s your own company but 445 to 830 plus learning is just insane. Money just isn’t worth that time investment. I’d rather be a consultant day rate earn £150k a year and work 9 to 5

[@critamine]

Brother this looks so fun. Im a sysadmin of 7 years and everything I see about devops looks great. Thanks for making this. Definitely my next career move

[@absolute3112]

You seem like you're doing mostly Solutions Architect work.. I was expecting more (endless) ZOOM meetings with Developers and/or Network Engineers.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Yeah, a lot of my clients are early-stage startups with limited staff so I try to set them up for success.

[@Burzyk22]

Interesting that You start Your day with checking alarms/alerts/emails What I've been taught is that I should start my day doing the most important tasks right away (it often works for me)

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

For sure. I think that was influenced by the client I was working for at the time. The pitfall there is getting sucked into the whirlwind and not getting your important tasks done. Having my workout scheduled a few hours later ensured I had an external force to pull me away from the desk and reevaluate priorities. Overall, I agree with “do the important stuff first”. In this particular instance, the important task was responding to that client.

[@saifreda9406]

Hello sir I am second year computer science student and i am interested to work in DevOps Any road map and recommendations Thanks for the great video ❤

[@MrSauske98]

Wow

[@mahmoud2971]

i like ypur time mangement you are a best man

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thanks!

[@TheMqyable]

I'm positively surprised! It is first video of kind 'Day of programmer, etc' where someone talk about actual technical aspects.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

lol :-D

[@Jez9222]

Thank You for making this video! To see and hear about a real life example and a project is a game changer! Thank you again and I hope you will make more videos just like this one. (With more project examples and what exactly is happening etc) because that gives someone like me, who is trying to get into the field of DevOps a better idea.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thanks for the feedback! Got some more vids like this in production for you!

[@douglaswasswa7122]

this is what I have been looking for all my life. he is old, not these bunch of spoilt kids who show off. i would really love to have mentorship from this guy. i love devops but had failed to get such a mentor

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lmao. Next video: the mid-life crisis convertible! 🤣

[@Hozaifa_Uzair]

Thanks for the insights, that means alot to newbies sir, since I've been rolling in DevOps practices for last 4-6 months usung different tools (Docker, Jenkins, Git, Ansible, K8s etc). As you said, quite difficult to land up job as a fresher. Can you provide me an oppurtunity to work as an intern which matters me most as initial level to get real time use cases.

[@deniz.7200]

That looks super noring and a job for mediocres

[@huntwiller8231]

Sir, I have a question: Should I choose macos laptop or window laptop for to be a Devops after BE. Thanks.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

It doesn't matter, whichever one you are most productive with. Both meet the requirements of the job.

[@huntwiller8231]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers whether macos can respond well to learning linux sir?

[@huntwiller8231]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers I have used both but I use both very old versions so I don't know which one works for me and I don't have much knowledge in these areas so I need your advice. Can you suggest me some names of laptops you've used before and found it work well for you? Thank you sir.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I've used a MacBook for the last 15 years and don't use any macros. You have all you need as long as you can run a text editor, browser, and an ssh client. Optionally, it's nice to run Docker locally.

[@yonatandaniyel5640]

Great video, like the Ted Nugent poster.. Nice to see a DevOps/PowerLifter Trainer.. Need coaching in both disciplines. Have a power cage in my apartment.. How much software development do you do? Do you have deep knowledge with microservice development and using message brokers like RabbitMQ? What kind of business are you able to launch as a DevOps professional? My goal is to try to eventually have a business, but definitely need to just put food on the table for the time being. I was told its impossible to find work a junior DevOps dev, so i am trying to promote myself somehow as Mid-LEvel and using my business background and diverse responsibilities to promote my experience. I am a washed up software developer who lost his business in Covid and now have a bit of an uphill battle getting back onto job market as my skillsets are a little out of sync having a business for 15+ years. I do have some web developer knowledge and developed dental software for many years. I've been training in Kubernetes, AWS and trying to learn the full array of DevOps tools.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Hey man, Thanks for the comment! The amount of software dev vs. devops stuff I do varies a lot. It will swing from 100% - 0 to 0 - 100% depending on the client/job I'm working at. I've done a fair amount of microservice work with message brokers. I work a lot with tech startups and rely on message brokers to decouple systems from each other & prevent an outage in one system from taking down another. For a business, I find it challenging to launch a "devops" business. Devops is largely about getting to know the humans in the workflow, finding where they are struggling, and helping to automate that pain away in a manner that is consistent with the workflow, personalities, and desires of the team. For that reason, it's usually a long engagement. I don't think it's something you can really package and sell as a turnkey kit. I think a large part of my success has been looking for smoke, because where there is smoke, there is fire. /me: walks past fire. "Hey, y'all gotta fire here. Anyone gonna put it out?" *crickets* /me: "No? Ok. Anyone mind if I put it out?" That's led to a reputation where past co-workers, clients, and employers call me with leads, referrals and new work. When hired, it's typically to build/launch a new product and/or company and the scope isn't really limited to DevOps, it's more of a "make this product successful". The end result of that is doing devops stuff + writing code + working with marketing, finance, and support to make things as efficient as possible from first contact with the customer all the way through to the customer stopping use of the product/service. I think long term, we'll see more use of services like Kubernetes, but abstracted away so the value we provide in that role is building tools and systems that automate away the minute details of implementing that across an org. Take a look at AWS Fargate for an early preview of what that might look like. Best of luck to you, I feel ya when it comes to putting food on the table. Stay positive, stay focused, and hit me up if you have more questions.

[@yonatandaniyel5640]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers Thanks so much for your detailed response.. I have thought maybe the realm of consulting/freelancing would be one way to operate independently. IT sounds like something like what you do maybe. Of course with the rise of remote work, working for a company is not as bad as it use to be. I am in South Carolina, BTW.. I find with traditional full-stack software dev its a double-edged sword with so much remote work being offshored (esp front-end). But, I feel the demand for local DevOps engineers is more resilient to offshoring in the remote world. And, I much prefer to work remotely. I definitely want to support this channel and will look forward to more videos from you. I'm sure I will have more questions as I dive deeper into DevOps and watch more of your videos. You are an inspirational instructor and make watching DevOps videos entertaining as well :D

[@sychrov81]

Im starting as devop in two months with new company...Im scared as shit..never worked with docker, kuberneteese or Linux. Currently Im doing like web apps on iis server support, deployment of it.. hopefully will figured out. Any tips what I should focus first? I mean my plan so far is to watch as many as possible tutorials.. :D :D

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I suggest finding out what tools your new job uses and getting familiar with those. If you can get more detail, ask what tasks they anticipate you performing.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGG8epemgrCLiMk

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

And don’t forget: they didn’t hire you accidentally. You got this!

[@sychrov81]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers 😀😀 just watched the beggining...yeah Im not that person in DevOps tshirt...that might help 😅

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@sychrov81 🤣🤣🤣

[@pplo7]

I have also the same alarm tune

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

It gets the job done! 🤣

[@richasha670]

I’m college student who’s (of course subscribed and) interested in devops! It seems like devops is demanded more communication with others than just a developer. Am I seeing it right? How much more percentage do you think that devops communicates with other people over just a developer?? Thanks for great efforts you did!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Most of your communication is with developers, they are your primary customer. You’ll also communicate with project managers, IT (if that’s a separate group). Depending on your role and area of responsibility, you may also communicate with marketing, finance, hr, executives, and 3rd party vendors.

[@richasha670]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers Thank you! Things that I really was curious about and your explanation fully helped me out 😆

[@BryanChance]

With a hammer.. that's pretty funny. LOL and 4:45 AM at a home office is fine but dammit I refuse to commute to an office that early. -:+)

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol. I feel the same way about working late! 🤣

[@AravindHan008]

planning to switch my career to Devops from VMware admin but i worried about work life balance in this field . can anyone clarify this how long a devops should work in an organization will be there any rotational shifts and late night/weekend calls ? more than money i give importance to work life balance.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Hey Aravind, A lot of that depends on the company you work for, but the TL;DR for your question is: yes. You will be on-call. There will be late night/weekend calls. There will be long days/weeks at times to hit delivery goals. The frequency of these events depends on the company you work for, how many co-workers are available to share the load, and the experience/expertise of those co-workers. Hope that helps!

[@AravindHan008]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers really appreciate your answer , it help to clarify my doubts thanks ✌️

[@-caesar3751]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers sounds stressful

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@-caesar3751 Nah. Compared to being a first responder, soldier, or other high risk jobs, it’s different but not stressful.

[@richardmyers3823]

Great video my dude.. looking at your markerboard in the background.. you were a fan of Mark Kistlers imagination station too eh

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

lol, it turns out to be a terrific distraction when you need some time to think 🤣

[@zabola12]

You have good taste in books.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

lol, thanks!

[@severtone263]

Glad to bump into your ch. I like it here. I will stay. You have a new sub.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, welcome!

[@kenzyslink7436]

Thanks for sharing, it really inspired me so much to keep learning and never give up.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

That's great, keep at it!

[@absolute3112]

Ha... I actually understand the 'needs of the first client' and in renewing the RDS reservations. Wow Proud of myself, cuz I failed that AWS exam :(

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

lol!

[@fahmad4921]

Im looking to move in to devops in 2022, i have already got aws certified solutions architect associate, python programming, linux, docker, my question is what do you code in devops? Like is it programming or scripting?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Both. Sometimes you script a task out like applying a change to multiple servers, other times you write a program for tasks like moving a large number of files from one location to another.

[@geebee4166]

You might have said this but can you explain how you started your own Devops biz? How many years exp would you recommend having? Do you manage your clients alone?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I knew enough people asking me to do it that it made sense to do it. For doing it full-time as your primary income, I would recommend several years of experience so that you're able to provide your clients with solutions based on your experience. For side jobs, start on day one. That's a great way to get experience. Yeah, I manage my clients alone. No desire for employees.

[@Ruffgemm]

He came out to tell you the smell wasn’t that bad…you probably overreacted 😂

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

lol 🤣

[@limitless1692]

So basically DevOps is Back-End on steroids.. Hmm ok thanks!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

There is a lot of overlap, primarily because devops is “how” we do things, not “who” does them

[@edboss36]

Hahaha that intro deserved a sub. DevOps is interesting, I've always wanted to be a software engineer but I will consider devOps and cloud, thanks!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, glad you enjoyed it! 🤣

[@OrlandoLopez-ew7sn]

Amazing content, starting my career in Devops

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, good luck!

[@sussypusssy]

Bro, that was an impeccable footage of dash view you got there, but beware online strangers can easily track down your location. Don't try to second chances, be aware in the first place itself. I really needed this video, Great one, thank you!!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Fair point. Thanks for the feedback!

[@Ayush-lj6pq]

Great video ... Learning many things from YOU . Love from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Happy to hear that!

[@eikeimnetz]

I immediately recognized Marc Rebillet's voice at 0:55 - what a great musician, combined with this great content of your videos!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

lol. Nice!

[@mmaxc]

I came with no info and I'm going with a stroke... subscribed! Excelent job.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@top10swithkesi]

Thank you for your time…. Loved every bit of the video… keep going #strongertogether

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@Jet-Ori]

you're awesome! like super awesome, thanks for making this vid

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, glad you liked it!

[@sandeeppariyar2690]

Great video, I am currently doing IT Support and want to move towards devops engineering. Any advise and suggestions from your side on how to get started.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

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[@briangrobe9544]

Best part of this video is the fact that you were jamming Ted Nugent before shooting this

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol. Stranglehold on repeat === productivity

[@Felicidade101]

I love the hat!

[@maguilecutty]

out of curiosity how often have you had to bust out the backup laptop due to your primary laptop breaking?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol, no. (don't jinx it!) 🤣

[@cloudevops]

Nice

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks

[@T-London]

Best “day in the life of DevOps” video I have seen. Thank you!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Sweet, thanks!

[@whyworkwhenicanrap6830]

2024 I’m here

[@junioroliveira9948]

Conteúdo muito interessante. Abraços do Brasil!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Obrigada!

[@chetanesque158]

Cool content.

[@djwisd0m]

Thanks for the video, liked and subscribed.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, glad you enjoyed it!

[@td9420]

Great video Will. Thank you.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@azid8722]

Marc rebillet for the intro!!!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right? A perfect fit!

[@jagat123]

How many hours do you work per day and How many days per week?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

It varies a lot for me but my scenario is not normal. A typical devops role is 5 days/week, 8 hour days though you should expect to work a bit more to meet challenging deadlines or odd hours when on-call.

[@blangkonds]

This is very informative. Subscribed !!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks for the sub!

[@jamaljavi2087]

Hi....l like the way you worked. This video is really appreciated... Actually I am planning to switch my career into devops but don't know coding/programming all stuffs.. currently I am working in night shifts in BPO so I concerned a lot about my health. First of all, want to work in day shift and want to lead a normal lifestyle. Also i wanted to do certifications in high demand courses. I came to know devops one of the good career in future. As a devops engineer, what would you suggest me??? Do I need to have deep knowledges in Linux, python and Aws to become a devops engineer or basic fundamentals is enough... I don't know how to proceed as I ain't from IT background!!!!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Over time, you'll learn all of those things. It can be intimidating to know where to start and overwhelming if you try to learn it all. Pick and choose things that interest you and build from there. Check out this video for some ideas on how to get started: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrFiXRtbrGDgtU

[@jamaljavi2087]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers thank you so much!!!!

[@TheHollywoodHino]

Dude, this is probably the best "day in the life" video i've ever seen! Thank you

[@arielitomorales]

Thank you for making that video my friend, I find it so inspiring to me, hopefully one day soon will have a similar routine as DevOps, I'm striving so hard to reach there! Wish all the Best for you pal!

[@samys288]

Excellent

[@jasenmichael]

all DevOps should be ripped and tatted up.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Lol. Little known secret: DevOps is how the The Rock got his gainz 🤣

[@Parm_newchannel]

It's good to see such great vlogs for DevOps profile I'm also working as a DevOps engineer (AKS) with 8 years of experience. Would love to hear some tips about getting freelancing projects.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Great idea! I’ll see what I can do!

[@anwarhaji9027]

This is / was my first video to watch across the devops engineer routine. I have been immerse since then 😊

[@siddharthchadha3930]

what is the name of the intro song lol

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Marc Rebillet - Get the fuck out of bed bitch go twitter.com/marcrebillet/status/1377632774488735747?lang=en

[@fakira4281]

Thank You Finally Content On DevOps 😍. Question : I Am Currently Enrolled In A Professional Certificate For DevOps Software Engineering , Should I Take Some Time To Learn More About DevOps Before Applying For A Job Or Just Jump Start Into A Job After I Finish ?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I believe in applying for jobs immediately for two reasons: 1. You'll get experience interviewing, which is a must-have skill. 2. You will have more to learn after school (a lot), so if you can get paid while you learn it: bonus Caveat: entry level DevOps jobs seem to be hard to come by so don't forget to look at other job titles like developer, software engineer, sysadmin, IT operations, etc... that will allow you to get paid + build DevOps experience for your next job.

[@fakira4281]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers Thank You ! Was Not Expecting You To Reply So Fast 😂. Also I’m Doing A Course on Coursera With IBM , It Does Say I Would Be Able To Apply For Entry Level Software Engineering After I’m Done. But Thanks I Really Needed This Insight ❤️

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Good luck! Keep working hard and stay positive!

[@fakira4281]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers Thank You 😊

[@MindMaze644]

Thanks for this insight. Awesome video

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks!

[@louielui130]

I love this quite encouraging.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, glad to hear it!

[@suchethkumar8998]

Hi , what Will be the IT industry Growth in Say 10 Years Down the Line ? I'm non IT guy learning Devops . Please Do let me know your Comment

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I don't know. Based on what I've seen in the last 3 decades, it won't look like what we do today. Keep your technical skills sharp and focus on solving problems; you'll be fine.

[@suchethkumar8998]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers I think you are starting off the day, good morning, have a great day

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@suchethkumar8998 thanks, you too!

[@TheBeach5563]

Thanks for sharing, really been looking for something like this. I'm currently working as a Cisco Voice/Network admin. Just starting AWS studies. My plan is Developer Associate, then SysOps associate and DevOps Pro. Have a ways to go but this is inspiring. Really want to work remotely.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

That’s awesome. A solid background in networking will be a huge asset in your AWS studies. Good luck!

[@TheBeach5563]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers oh ok, yea I have been hearing that a lot. Thanks

[@bogdanserea2437]

Hi ! This is a great video, thank you for sharing it. I have one question. It is possible for me, a guy without any experience in IT, any experience in codding and without knowing any programming language to become a devops ? At this moment i'm working at NOC department and i have like really basic theory info. If yes, can you please guide me on what steps should i follow ? Thank you in advance.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

It is possible, but it is also a lot of work. A good first step is to decide which skills you'd like to build first: programming or sysadmin, then start pursuing that path. Working in a NOC may provide additional benefits as well: does your NOC use configuration management, infrastructure as code, or software defined networks? All of these are components of DevOps. Expanding your skills in your current role can lead to a path into DevOps.

[@bogdanserea2437]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers Thank you for replying . Answering the first question, i'm not really into programming. I tried learning some Programming language like python, not really enjoyable for me but i heard that it's useful to know it for devops role . As a NOC i don't really dive into code or infrastructure pure actions, just restarting some jobs/nodes but in general we just monitor services health/activities and report to those how are managing them. Due this i have just some knowledge about kube, doker, jenkins, eureka, CI/CD etc etc but just theoretical.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@bogdanserea2437 right on. Knowing a programming language is helpful but not necessarily required to start. For me, programming was challenging to learn and only really started to make sense when I saw code in the context of things I already understood.

[@Neferpitooou]

So Inspiring Thanks!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks for watching!

[@mycricketpassion]

I really enjoy your vlogs

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thank you!

[@hammad8965]

Can DevOps engineer do freelancing?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Yes, I do quite a bit of that. My primary goal is to create scalable, reliable, cost effective infrastructure that allows their engineers to build and deploy safely without having to worry about the subtle details of the infrastructure

[@hammad8965]

Wao, that's amazing. Would love to take guidance from u regarding this

[@ZbeastVIP]

Are you from vegas?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Nope. Arizona.

[@patrickmartins1925]

Good content man, keep it up! ♥

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on, thanks for the kind words!

[@diegonayalazo]

Amazing. Moreeee

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

👍

[@ahsanali-gm4ci]

I have passed aws cloud practitioner certification.whats next for me ? I don't want to code I hate coding now... Despite of doing coding for the last 8 years now I want to get rid of coding. I like sharing application releases/builds to clients, building deployment on servers and server management etc. Now please suggest where should I move ...? I like to provide application support and manage operations of application, and I want to move on little bit non-technical side. what should I do next?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Right on. I would suggest start applying for jobs: devops, sre, cloud engineering, and all other related titles. Go to meetups, hackathons, and user group meetings to meet and network with people who may need the skills you want to use. Be as persistent in your job search as a cat chasing a laser and don’t stop until you catch it! Also, get clear on “why” you want to do this. You’ll need that motivation to drive you through the times when you feel that you aren’t making progress.

[@DallasFort1857]

@DevOps For Developers should I start as a developer and then make my way towards devops engineering? or can I become a devops engineer without going the full stack developer route?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

You can get there from either route. Explore both and see what resonates with your skills, preferences, and strengths. Double down on that.

[@mohamedalisahnoun8021]

The most realistic devops video i have ever seen great job man!

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks man, appreciate the feedback!

[@mohamedalisahnoun8021]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers i have graduated with master degree in cloud computing and i was a system administrator i m not a developer m l i m just wondering do i need to learn development in the future to be good as a devops enginner?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@mohamedalisahnoun8021 yeah. It’s not a requirement but I’ve found it very helpful. It helps when working with dev teams to understand what they are trying to do and what solutions will help them, and it’s helpful when off the shelf tools don’t solve your problem and you need to build your own

[@mohamedalisahnoun8021]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers thank you sire for your time i m trying my best to get kubernetes administrator certification i heard that can open doors for recrutement and find a job

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Everyone loves kubernetes! 🤣 I took this course and thought it was very well done: www.coursera.org/learn/google-kubernetes-engine

[@HorusLuperc]

Thank you. Now I know it is for developers first. Not sysadmins trying to switch to devops.

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

It's definitely two different paths into DevOps. A sysadmin switching to devops will have a different path than a developer switching to devops. Either one can do it, and you may find that you're already doing some devops stuff without calling it devops, for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrFiXRtbrGDgtU

[@jameshunt8828]

do you work completly alone

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Nope. The dogs are here to keep me in line 🤣

[@jameshunt8828]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers 😂 🤣😂 🤣

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

This question probably deserves a serious answer rather than a smart-ass comment 🤣 I do work alone and have worked remote for 6+ years. Being remote requires extra attention to keep from going full Ted Kazinsky. We're human and need IRL contact. I go to the gym daily, dinner out w/my wife weekly & meet w/ friends weekly. I also travel to visit clients quarterly for at least 1 week, most of the time 2 (sans pandemic lockdowns) It's also important to remove the "oh, he's remote" barrier in daily conversation. I make sure I'm responsive to DMs/chats and invested in quality audio & video equipment so voice & video chats are crisp, clean, and high quality. I also make sure the background behind me looks like a work environment and not like I'm laying on the couch watching TV. Hope that's helpful!

[@manedurphy]

Great content! Question for you, what other roles have you taken on before DevOps, and why do you enjoy DevOps more?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I've had a lot of different jobs (but I've been around a long time, so... you know... :-P) Tech related jobs: dba, sysadmin, developer, network engineer, it support, helpdesk, manager, sre Non-tech related jobs: farmer, fork lift mechanic, electrician, nuclear engineer, telephone pbx installer/programmer, mechanic Why DevOps: for me, it's the ultimate challenge in combining creativity and technical skills. Every problem is unique and it challenges me to understand the problem at a deep level to fully resolve it. Doing so may require technical, people, process, or other skills. If I find myself bored or not challenged, it's only because I'm not paying attention to the real problem. I think at a core level, it reminds me of my youth growing up on a farm. It didn't matter what the problem was: broken tractor, busted pipelines, torn up fence, barn destroyed by tornado; we're gonna fix it. We have to, or we don't eat.

[@MindfulnessGamer]

If you ever have to get up during the night to respond to an issue what types of issues would you come across?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Middle-of-the-night alerts are usually pretty severe. It can include things like server outages, network outages, and slow/non-responsive apps due to database issues.

[@MindfulnessGamer]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers thank you for responding, do you ever get stressed or unsure on how to fix an overnight issue?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

@@MindfulnessGamer sure! But then I remember that in the 4 billion year lifespan of planet Earth, it’s not that big of a deal. 🤗🤣

[@MindfulnessGamer]

@@DevOpsForDevelopers that’s a very good point! 😂

[@prashantmisra4770]

Great video . How long did it take for you to switch from working as a DevOps employee to opening ur own company?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

I've always done side jobs, but once I decided to make that a priority, it took approximately 3 years.

[@prashantmisra4770]

Thank you for the reply. Pls keep on making videos. I find them helpful . Specially liked the video where u suggested making 11 devops project... Regards Prashant

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Thanks Prashant! I love making the videos, I'm happy to hear you are finding them helpful!

[@selim3248]

Do you have an email for contact?

[@DevOpsForDevelopers]

Join the discord: devops for developers.io/discord.