Evolution of DevOps with Martyn Coupland

03/08/21 • 57 min

Martyn Coupland is a Principal Solution Architect at Ensono, Azure MVP, and DevOps Ambassador at DevOps Institute, as well as an author, speaker, and blogger.

Martyn is a regular speaker at conferences and user groups, published author, and has previously worked for a Microsoft Azure managed service provider leading engineering teams.

He works with clients on their Microsoft Azure deployments, works on creative solutions to unleash the power of cloud for clients, and speaks to them about the adoption of DevOps.

He’s been in technology all of his working life, ever since leaving college, he has worked in various industries and worked in a number of roles from a Service Desk Analyst, Programmer, Systems Engineer, Consultant, Architect, and Senior Manager.

Martyn's his career, like many others, started on the service desk in IT, performing first-line support.

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“Whoever you are, whatever your background is, whether you’re male, female, whatever your religion is, it doesn’t matter...whatever you identify yourself as you’ll build yourself a successful and strong career by being yourself. Because being yourself is what makes you “you” at the end of the day .” - Martyn Coupland

Timestamps

0:44 Guest introduction
2:19 DevOps Institute
4:02 Martyn's clients
5:43 Mainframes
6:59 Martyn's definition of DevOps
11:21 The evolution of the DevOps
16:45 The impact of DevOps in the industry
22:41 The impact of DevOps on Software Developers
27:12 The impact of DevOps on Technology
31:20 Cloud-Native Philosophy
39:56 Future of tech
44:53 Martin's favorite Sci-Fi Tech
46:54 Diversity and Inclusion
51:39 How to improve equality
53:42 Community
56:36 Episode wrap-up

Connect with Martyn on Twitter: @mrcoups

Links mentioned in the Episode:

DevOps Squared Podcast:
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devops-squared/id1509472914
Jessica Deen’s video Developing With CONFIDENCE:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQcwp4cMHGE
Agile Manifesto:
- https://agilemanifesto.org/
CloudFamily:
- https://cloudfamily.info

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Martyn Coupland is a Principal Solution Architect at Ensono, Azure MVP, and DevOps Ambassador at DevOps Institute, as well as an author, speaker, and blogger.

Martyn is a regular speaker at conferences and user groups, published author, and has previously worked for a Microsoft Azure managed service provider leading engineering teams.

He works with clients on their Microsoft Azure deployments, works on creative solutions to unleash the power of cloud for clients, and speaks to them about the adoption of DevOps.

Martyn's his career, like many others, started on the service desk in IT, performing first-line support.

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Timestamps

0:44 Guest introduction
2:19 DevOps Institute
4:02 Martyn's clients
5:43 Mainframes
6:59 Martyn's definition of DevOps
11:21 The evolution of the DevOps
16:45 The impact of DevOps in the industry
22:41 The impact of DevOps on Software Developers
27:12 The impact of DevOps on Technology
31:20 Cloud-Native Philosophy
39:56 Future of tech
44:53 Martin's favorite Sci-Fi Tech
46:54 Diversity and Inclusion
51:39 How to improve equality
53:42 Community
56:36 Episode wrap-up

Connect with Martyn on Twitter: @mrcoups

Links mentioned in the Episode:

DevOps Squared Podcast:
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devops-squared/id1509472914
Jessica Deen’s video Developing With CONFIDENCE:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQcwp4cMHGE
Agile Manifesto:
- https://agilemanifesto.org/
CloudFamily:
- https://cloudfamily.info

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We are going to learn about who benefits from using Microsoft Graph, what changes and advantages the platform brings to the table, and how it evolved over time.

Fabian is going to talk about why he believes more developers should add Graph to their skill-set, why he likes Python, and how modern-day software development is shaping the industry. We are going to hear his thoughts about the future of tech, FTL travel, diversity, and inclusion, and remote work.

Guest Bio:

Fabian Williams is a Senior Program Manager on the Microsoft Graph Team at Microsoft.

He is a 7x MVP awardee beginning with his work with the SharePoint product line that dates to the 2003 release.

Fabian holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Information System “Magna-Cum-Laude” from Strayer University, Washington D.C. and his Masters in Computer Information Technology studies at the Johns Hopkins University Carey School for Business in Columbia, Maryland.

He likes to engage with the SharePoint PnP community and share his expertise with others, with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion.

You may find him on Twitter at the @fabianwilliams handle and his blog is http://www.fabiangwilliams.com.

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“For people who are in my position: turn around and look back to see all of the people that are trying to get up the ladder as well, and extend a helping hand.”Fabian Williams

Timestamps:

1:24 Guest Introduction
2:18 The Program Manager role
5:00 Fabian’s daily work routine
9:10 Introduction to Microsoft Graph
11:13 Who are Graph’s users?
15:45 The benefits of Graph
17:45 Modern-day developers
21:06 Should devs learn Graph in the future?
22:05 Work from home hacks with Graph
25:21 Fabian's favorite current technologies right now
28:22 Fabian's favorite future tech
29:47 Diversity and Inclusion
34:20 Community shout outs

Connect with Fabian on

Links mentioned in the Episode:

SharePoint PnP community: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/community/community
Baltimore SharePoint user group: https://www.meetup.com/baltimoresharepoint
Free LinkedIn Learning course on unconscious bias - no LinkedIn account or signup needed: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/unconscious-bias/welcome

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