The Human Element In Tech Project Success | ✉️ #21

Hey! 👋

As you already know, right now we are at the heart of devopsdays Amsterdam 2023 conference as the sponsors! These conferences are not just important, they're essential, providing a platform for us to engage with, learn from, and be inspired by industry luminaries like Julia Sullivan, whose keynote was a highlight and whose book “Geeks Guide To Work” is a must-read. I mentioned it on one of our recent podcasts.​An absolute must-follow for me, Julia Sullivan's LinkedIn page is a treasure trove of industry insights and thought-provoking discussions. One topic she's delved into recently, which particularly resonated with me, is the surprisingly high failure rate of tech projects. And what is the cause? It's not about being bad with tech, rather it's about a more human element – commitment, or rather, the lack of it. Creating not just a team of qualified individuals, but a team that's driven to collaborate and succeed together, is often where the challenge lies.

Commitment isn't about ego or feelings, it's about creating an atmosphere of trust and partnership, fostering excitement, and nurturing an intrinsic desire to collaborate. The reality, though, is that few managers master this art, and companies often prioritize high salaries and perks over nurturing loyalty and commitment. Besides, everyone has their personal ups and downs for a number of different reasons. I know this for myself, and believe me, it doesn't help...

And just as we've experienced the importance of horizontal connections in our business life, we're reminded of the need to invest in the human element of our teams. Don't forget that you may be doing business, but it is people who are doing it. And also don't forget the importance of networking, as most of us do. Remember, it's not just about you — it's about how your connections can help others in their journey.

Aaaand to better motivate you to connect with people, here's a snippet from today's conference where we're giving away gifts to participants :)

What We've Shared

Here we are again with three new videos this time around!

• ​Deploy GKE clusters with terraform

• ​How to use crun instead of runc, with the same result

• ​Container World Fundamentals: Dockerless Course Mid-Course Checkpoint.

You can find the whole Dockerless course so far in its own playlist.

• ​'DevOps Accents', episode 13: Reddit Blackout, Docker and Free Stuff.

What We've Discovered

• ​Scaling Kubernetes to 7500 nodes: An OpenAI article from 2 years ago. Important point is that they most often run 1 pod per node. Still, having so many nodes is tricky and article dives deep into how to make that happen.

• ​Outsource local computation to Lambda: CLI to move your local compute heavy tasks to run in AWS Lambda.

• ​How AWS Reuses Retired Hardware: A step by step explanation of what happens with the old hardware inside AWS data centers.

A random reminder

Even if you've missed us in Amsterdam, you can still meet us next month in Munich!

The 22nd mkdev dispatch will arrive on Friday, July 7th. See you next time!