John Knight - The DevOps Career Handbook: The ultimate guide to pursuing a successful career in DevOps

The ultimate guide to pursuing a successful career in DevOps

John Knight

Nate Swenson

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

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"In loving memory of Douglas Steven Swenson (19592022)

Without you and your unwavering support in my life, this book would have never been possible."

Nate Swenson

John Knight is an engineering manager and former director with 17 years of DevOps experience, encompassing 8 different Fortune 500 companies. Lately, he focuses on digital transformations and enterprise migrations and wants to redefine what DevOps means for the next 10 years.

John is a lifelong learner, holding eight major cloud and DevOps certifications and two master's degrees, and he is currently working on a third, computer science, at Georgia Tech, where he hopes to focus on AI and ML and apply the intersection of the two fields to the next generation of AI/ML operations.

Outside of work, John spends time with his wife and four kids, enjoys streaming his favorite series, playing video games, and doing fun projects involving LEGO, robots, and Raspberry PIs.

Nate Swenson is a hands-on DevOps engineer with 12 years of experience within Fortune 100 companies in the insurance and finance sectors. Nate considers himself a DevOps generalist, although the majority of his work revolves around cloud infrastructure and Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD).

Nate is the lead DevOps engineer for a team responsible for a self-hosted GitLab platform, which, in turn, is responsible for the source code management and CI/CD for several hundred applications. Nate specializes in cloud infrastructure, coaching, and CI/CD process improvements.

Outside of work, Nate can be found hanging out with his wife and two daughters, exploring the outdoors, or tinkering with his custom home automation setup when he is not working.

"I want to thank my wife for her unwavering support throughout the entire journey of writing this book."

Daniele Fontani is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Sintra Digital Business and has worked as a senior developer, team leader, and architect on a host of enterprise projects. He has a master's degree in robotic science and another master's degree in project management. His experience in technology extends to many technologies (Java, PHP, and .NET), platforms (SharePoint, Liferay, and Pimcore), and techniques (Agile, DevOps, and Application Lifecyle Management (ALM). He is interested in agile techniques, project management, and product development. He implemented Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) for banks and the loan industry as a team leader and software architect. In the pharma industry, he has designed and developed retail portals for the training and social engagement of retailers.

"A special wish to all the readers of this book may this book give you the tools to start a prosperous career."

Satish Balakrishnan is an experienced cloud and DevOps architect with experience in companies such as Accenture, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Singapore-MIT Alliance, and start-ups. He has an association with Microsoft as a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for the APAC region. He has written numerous articles on the cloud and blockchain that have been published in the CDOTrends, Techopedia, Blockchain Council, and IEEE newsletters. Satish has also authored a book called Terraforming the Cloud.