12 DevOps Podcasts To Subscribe To
Lois Neville
Marketing
Are you looking to get into DevOps or wanting to brush up on what you know? DevOps continues to be adopted by organizations as a way to increase application development and deployment. But with continual developments in methodologies and technologies, it’s easy to feel a little left behind.
Podcasts are a great format to dig as deep as you want to into certain topics – and DevOps is no exception. Whether you’re after the latest news, career advice, or are just curious, here are 12 DevOps podcasts that Divio recommends that you subscribe to and get inspired by.
Podcasts we’ll be covering:
All Things Ops
Adventures in Devops
DevOps Shorts
Ship It!
Kubernetes Unpacked
The Hacks
Software Defined Talk
Azure DevOps Podcast
DevOps Paradox
The Humans of DevOps Podcast Series
DevOps Accents
DevOps Topeaks
1. All Things Ops
For everything you need to know about DevOps, and more.
Suitable for: Executives and DevOps leaders.
Topics discussed: It’s all in the name… all things DevOps!
Affiliation: CheckMK
Hosted by: Elias Voelker
Overview:
The All Things Ops podcast covers exactly what you expect… all things DevOps! This interview-format show aims to cover the relationship between technology, processes, and people, and how these are integral to successful DevOps implementation. The tone is authoritative and focused, and they get straight to the heart of the discussion. Each episode sees the hosts interview people in senior executive or thought leader positions, and chat about their experience with wrangling large-scale IT infrastructures.
Topics include how-tos, efficiency, and overall management and observability. Discussions frequently return back to how to assess what exactly needs doing and how to make decisions. This makes this podcast ideal for executives and leaders. There’s a focus on practicality, as well as necessary culture change within an organization. The language isn’t too technical, opening up this podcast to a range of listeners. We also have to mention the synthy-opening music – it happily reminds us of Tron! Episodes are between 30 minutes to an hour, and 1–2 are released per month.
2. Adventures in DevOps
For DevOps in action.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps leaders and engineers.
Topics discussed: DevOps with a focus on infrastructure, development and deployment.
Affiliation: Devchat.tv
Hosted by: A range of hosts
Overview:
Adventures in DevOps explores technologies and ideas that are part of DevOps. The format of the episodes vary, including interviews and round-ups from conferences and events. The rotating roster of hosts interview experts in DevOps, discussing the implementation infrastructure, development, and deployment. These interviews tend to be industry-focused and include discussions on DevOps challenges and solutions. There’s also chat about different methodologies as well as cultures/ideas that can hold DevOps in organizations back.
Some episodes are talks between the hosts. These cover the principles and practicalities of DevOps – think Kubernetes, specific tools, monitoring, and so on. They also share resources for DevOps career progression too, so keep an ear out for these. Varying levels of technical knowledge are needed depending on the episode. As a rule of thumb, listeners need to go in with at least an intermediate awareness of DevOps. Some episodes are beginner focused though. For these, look for titles like ‘getting started’, ‘what is’ and so on.
The tone is calm but approachable. There’s friendly chat between the hosts, which creates an inviting atmosphere. The intro music is quite dramatic and synth-y. We’re getting those Tron vibes again! Episodes are released weekly and last between 30 minutes and an hour.
3. DevOps Shorts
For bite size DevOps inspiration.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps and cloud engineers.
Topics discussed: What it’s like to work in DevOps.
Affiliation: Independently run
Hosted by: Ant Weiss
Overview:
This quick and snappy podcast is perfect for coffee breaks, mid-afternoon slumps, or when you are looking for a quick jolt of inspiration. Episodes are a digestible 15 minutes and the hosts interview people across DevOps. Each episode is centered on three questions. These change per episode, depending on who is being interviewed. They discuss overcoming challenges, what interests them about the industry, and what they foresee in the future.
There’s a considerable focus on culture. This is understandable – it’s DevOps after all! The tone is authoritative but friendly, and you don’t need advanced technical knowledge to enjoy this podcast. DevOps Shorts doesn’t have a regular upload schedule, but it’s well worth keeping an eye out for new episodes. We also enjoy the catchy guitar intro jingle!
4. Ship It!
For DevOps motivation.
Suitable for: Technical executives, DevOps and cloud engineers.
Topics discussed: DevOps, with a focus on infrastructure and business.
Affiliation: Changelog
Hosted by: Gerhard Lazu
Overview:
Ship It! Is a DevOps-focused podcast from the team at Changelog. They describe this as ‘A podcast about getting your best ideas into the world and seeing what happens’. Listeners will find interview-format episodes, where the host talks to experts in the DevOps industry. Episodes are deep dives into specific topics, focusing on how certain DevOps practices and technologies apply to business. Topics tend to be infrastructure-based.
They include serverless containers, Kubernetes, platform engineering, SRE, and cloud native ecosystems. Expect examples and case studies from the interviewees, as well as the challenges and successes they’ve faced. Episodes have a technical-focus, so you’ll need to be familiar with DevOps before going in. The tone is authoritative, calm, and meditative. Episodes are around an hour-long and are released weekly.
5. Kubernetes Unpacked
For deep dives into Kubernetes.
Suitable for: Kubernetes and DevOps Engineers
Topics discussed: Everything about Kubernetes!
Affiliation: Packet Pushers podcast network
Hosted by: Michael Levan
Overview:
Kubernetes Unpacked is a relatively new podcast, having started in 2022. As the title suggests, this show takes a deep dive into Kubernetes. Everything Kubernetes-related is covered on-prem, infrastructure, kubernetes on different platforms and so on. Episodes are a mixture of interviews and solo recordings. Its goal is to help IT professionals understand and feel more comfortable with Kubernetes. This includes understanding the hows and whys surrounding its operations, management and relationship to the cloud.
The podcast becomes more advanced as it progresses. It starts at a beginner-level, then gets more complex. Listeners can expect a technical focus with this podcast. You’ll need a fundamental knowledge of K8s before listening. But if you are new to Kubernetes, definitely start at the beginning! Episodes are around 30 minutes long and are released a couple of times a month.
6. The Hacks
For exploring IT operations.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps and cloud engineers.
Topics discussed: IT Operations and the IT industry as a whole.
Affiliation: Saltstack
Hosted by: Thomas Hatch and Jimmy Chunga
Overview:
The Hacks podcast covers the whole IT gamut. DevOps, cybersecurity, automation, configuration – as well as the latest industry news. Episodes are based on discussions between the two hosts, who take a look at certain topics and relate them back to the industry as a whole. This includes vehicle technology, cryptocurrency, infrastructure and more. They discuss what it’s like to work in IT and give tips on how to navigate your career. As you can see, this podcast isn’t solely focused on DevOps.
However, it does play an important role in a lot of what is talked through. Listeners will need a fair amount of technical-know how before diving in, as a fair amount of technical terminology is used. Despite this, the tone is both informative and playful. The hosts have great chemistry, and it’s clear they’re having a lot of fun. There’s chat about their work lives too, which gives The Hacks a personal touch. Episodes come out weekly and last between 40 minutes and an hour.
7. Software Defined Talk
For investigating software and its impact.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps and cloud engineers.
Topics discussed: Software and cloud discussion.
Affiliation: Software Defined Talk LLC
Hosted by: Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Michael Coté
Overview:
The Software Defined Talk podcast started back in 2016. It covers up-to-date news across cloud computing and enterprise software. The primary focus is software, particularly its current iterations in large scale organizations. So it’s not solely DevOps focused, but it plays an important part in the discussions. Find episodes on Kubernetes, serverless, coding, and security, as well as the latest developments in popular cloud platforms.
There’s also discussions on what it’s like to work in this industry and the human impact of certain decisions and changes in the market. Listeners will find personal opinions based on experience. Intermediate developer knowledge is required. It doesn’t get too technical, but you need to have some background to understand the ins and outs of what is being talked about. The vibe is friendly and informal. There’s great chemistry between the hosts – they seem like good friends! Keep an ear out for entertaining anecdotes and tangents. Episodes are released weekly and are around an hour each.
8. Azure DevOps Podcast
For DevOps applied to Azure.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps leaders and engineers using Azure.
Topics discussed: DevOps in Azure.
Affiliation: Clear Measure Inc.
Hosted by: Jeffrey Palermo
Overview:
The Azure DevOps Podcast is, as you’ve probably guessed, Azure-focused. This interview-based podcast sees industry-expert guests focus on particular DevOps topics. Of course, whilst using Azure. Discussions see guests apply ideas to practical examples, like why they chose a particular approach to solve a certain problem. This podcast is designed to inspire and motivate developers and DevOps professionals who use Azure. The goal is to guide users to improve the quality, speed, and operations of their Azure projects. It’s all about gaining confidence.
A fair amount of technical-language is used. Listeners should go in with intermediate-to-advanced Azure knowledge. However, all concepts are explained and talked through. Host Jeffrey has a warm way about him, and the whole podcast has a calm and friendly tone. Episodes come out weekly, and are usually under 40 minutes.
9. DevOps Paradox
For taking a super-close look into DevOps.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps leaders and engineers.
Topics discussed: Deep dives into different areas of DevOps.
Affiliation: Independently run
Hosted by: Darin Pope and Viktor Farcic
Overview:
The DevOps Paradox podcast explores everything DevOps. Topics include Kubernetes, serverless, CI/CD, team productivity and so on. The format changes from chats between the two hosts, and the occasional DevOps-expert guest. Technical know-how varies from episode to episode, especially if the hosts go into a deep dive about a certain technology.
Listeners will need to have intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of DevOps before listening to get the most out of the podcast. The feel of the podcast is both authoritative and approachable. The hosts have a good sense of humor and are a little self deprecating. Episodes are weekly and range between 25 and 45 minutes.
10. The Humans of DevOps Podcast Series
For a human approach to DevOps.
Suitable for: Executives, DevOps leaders and engineers.
Topics discussed: DevOps from a human point of view.
Affiliation: DevOps Institute
Hosted by: Eveline Oehrlich and others.
Overview:
This podcast is all about the human-side of DevOps. The Humans of DevOps was started back in 2018 and has the objective of helping people advance in DevOps. This interview-based podcast features a wide range of guests, with the focus of exploring DevOps from a human instance. Conversations pose questions like – what exactly is DevOps like to work in? How can we make processes better? How can we take a more human approach?
In the initial episode, it is described why they are taking this position. “Why human? Humans power transformation through process, automation, and culture… The human element is often the differentiator that helps organizations achieve their goals”. Listeners can expect discussions regarding particular DevOps methodologies, career progression, use cases in particular industries, and leadership. Episodes are released approximately every other week and are between 20 and 30 minutes.
11. DevOps Accents
For personal experiences in DevOps.
Suitable for: Executives, leaders, DevOps and cloud engineers.
Topics discussed: DevOps, cloud native, and public cloud.
Affiliation: MKDev
Hosted by: Pablo, Leo and Kirill
Overview:
This monthly podcast started in October 2022. DevOps Accents has a round table format, and covers events and conferences, cloud migration, and AI. It’s a cloud podcast with a DevOps twist. The friendly hosts talk from personal experience and dig into the topics of the month. It’s still a new podcast, so it’s exciting to see what other topics they have up their sleeves! Listeners will need an intermediate knowledge of cloud going in. There’s nothing too intense technical-wise, but listeners will need context to fully understand discussion. Episodes are around an hour long.
12. DevOps Topeaks
For a broad range of DevOps topics.
Suitable for: DevOps executives and engineers.
Topics discussed: Different topics within DevOps.
Affiliation: Independently run
Hosted by: Omer and Meir
Overview:
DevOps Topeaks is another new podcast, having started in November 2022. Episodes see the hosts chat on a particular DevOps topic – think CI/CD, container orchestration, security, platform engineering, and serverless. They bring their own experience and opinions, and they explore the ins and outs of the topic at hand. Listeners will hear the hosts discuss different tools, changing trends, and how to pursue a DevOps career. Episodes are friendly and relaxed – Omer and Meir seem to be having a lot of fun! New episodes are released weekly and are usually around 30 minutes long.