In this episode of Code to Cloud, we sit down with legendary engineer David Beale—a name synonymous with early DevOps tooling, deep infrastructure know-how, and a rebellious spirit that refuses to settle for the status quo.
We dive into David’s career journey—from the early Jenkins and Chef days to navigating the evolving landscape of Site Reliability Engineering. Along the way, David unpacks what’s changed, what’s stayed the same, and what tech pros need to thrive in 2025 and beyond.
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The David Beale Origin Story: From pipelines to platform thinking
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DevOps vs. SRE: Roles, skills, and where the lines blur
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CTRL - ALT - RESIST: Challenging outdated patterns in engineering culture
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Looking Ahead: David’s top 3 must-have skills for the next wave of tech
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Quick Fire Round: Fast takes, hot opinions, and a few laughs
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Whether you’re scaling infra or scaling your career, this one’s packed with perspective, experience, and just the right amount of resistance.
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Ship it. Scale it. Challenge it.
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