Cloud Culture & Community: Bart Farrell’s Journey from Beats to Cloud Native🎙️
In this episode of Code to Cloud, we sit down with the ever-energetic Bart Farrell—CNCF Ambassador, community builder, and creative technologist with a passion for human connection in cloud-native spaces.
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We unpack Bart’s fascinating origin story, from his early career in education and media to leading community efforts that power some of the cloud-native ecosystem’s most vibrant conversations. He shares what community leadership reallylooks like, the power of storytelling in tech, and why culture might be the most underrated pillar of tech.
We also dive into:
How to find your voice in open-source
The biggest opportunities and challenges in cloud-native right now
Bart’s top three skills every technologist should master before 2025
A quick-fire round you don’t want to miss 🔥
Whether you’re a platform engineer, advocate, or just cloud-curious—this episode will inspire you to lean into creativity, collaboration, and curiosity.
Ship it. Scale it. 🎧
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Bridging the Gap: The Human Element in AI🎙️ (Stampede 🤠 Bonus Episode)
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In this conversation, Kevin Evans hosts Ryan Rex, Kim St-Georges, and Blake Hanna from The Collective AI, a consulting firm focused on the human aspect of AI transformation.
They discuss the origins of their company, the challenges organizations face in adopting AI, the importance of trust and regulations, and the need for standardization in AI tools.
The conversation emphasizes the significance of skilling the workforce and the balance between public and private AI instances. They share insights on successful implementations and the future of AI in organizations.
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CTRL - ALT - RESIST: DevOps, SRE, and the Road Ahead with David Beale🎙️
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.
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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.
🚧 Topics we cover:
The David Beale Origin Story: From pipelines to platform thinking
DevOps vs. SRE: Roles, skills, and where the lines blur
CTRL - ALT - RESIST: Challenging outdated patterns in engineering culture
Looking Ahead: David’s top 3 must-have skills for the next wave of tech
Quick Fire Round: Fast takes, hot opinions, and a few laughs
Whether you’re scaling infra or scaling your career, this one’s packed with perspective, experience, and just the right amount of resistance.
Ship it. Scale it. Challenge it.
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Push and Pray: From Docker to Dagger with Solomon Hykes🎙️
In this episode of the Code to Cloud podcast, we’re joined by legendary developer and founder Solomon Hykes, the mind behind Docker and now Dagger. Solomon shares his origin story, the challenges of building a revolutionary platform, and what it was like watching Docker shape the containerization movement. We talk about the “push and pray” days of early CI/CD, how that inspired his next act with Dagger, and why developer experience still matters most.
Whether you’re a startup founder, DevOps engineer, or cloud-native builder — this one’s a must-listen.
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KubeBuddy, Can You Deploy? – Simplifying Kubernetes with The Pixel Robot🎙️
In this episode of Code to Cloud, host Kevin Evans is joined by none other than Richard Hooper, a.k.a. The Pixel Robot! 🚀
We dive into Richard’s latest CNCF-nominated project, KubeBuddy — a tool designed to simplify production Kubernetes deployments and make life easier for platform engineers everywhere. Richard also shares insights into KRO(kro.run), the growing power of Crossplane, and where he sees Kubernetes heading next.
🔧 Topics covered:
The story behind KubeBuddy
Tips for simplifying Kubernetes in production
How KRO and Crossplane are reshaping platform ops
Platform Engineering Hub
Richard’s top 3 skills for 2025
And of course… the Quick Fire Round 🔥
Whether you’re a Kubernetes beginner or a seasoned platform engineer, this episode is packed with real-world advice, clarity, and a few laughs along the way.
Code to Cloud is the podcast for builders—founders, engineers, and tech leaders—shipping the future of cloud, faster. From MVP to hyperscale, we dive into what really matters: cloud-native infrastructure, DevSecOps, AI integration, adaptive strategies, and modern app development.
Hosted by Kevin Evans, a 25-year tech veteran, Senior Technologist at Microsoft, and fractional CTO at Code to Cloud, each episode delivers tactical conversations with engineering leaders, startup operators, and cloud-native experts who’ve scaled real systems and shipped real value.
It’s not theory—we talk about what works in production.
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