Jon Topper's guest appearances

Jon Topper

Humans+Tech

Primarily Context Based

Kim Scott

Lara Hogan

Chris Evans

Patty McCord

Kelsey Hightower

Sarah Wells

Julia Evans

Camille Fournier

Dave Millican

Michael Lopp

Laura Tacho

Pat Kua

Rob Elkin

Ted Harrington

Andy Skipper

OwlTail

In this episode, Hywel and Jon discuss which contexts are best for adopting Kubernetes (and which aren’t). They discuss the benefits and disadvantages, share experiences and evaluate the challenges of using Kubernetes.  Prior to launching The Scale Factory in 2009, Jon Topper worked as a developer and lead systems administrator at mobile messaging startup Trutap. There he built an infrastructure around practices that would later be referred to as “DevOps”. Having cut his teeth on physical hardware and networks in the data centers – he started his career at Designer Servers (DSVR), one of the first UK companies to offer virtual server hosting – Jon finds the ease and speed of cloud services a joy. Jon was awarded DevOps Leader of the Year at the 2017 DevOps Excellence Awards. He’s currently recognized as an AWS Partner Network Ambassador. Hywel Carver is the Co-Founder and CEO of Skiller Whale, a SaaS company enabling development for developers. Hywel was a CTO for a variety of VC-backed companies for over 10 years, ran Tech Leader Dinners, and coached other CTOs. He’s a published curriculum author and avid blogger.  Dave, Hywel, and Hayley created Skiller Whale out of the frustration that learning for developers is broken; Learn more about the company and sign-up for a free trial here. 

In this episode, Hywel and Jon discuss which contexts are best for adopting Kubernetes (and which aren’t). They discuss the benefits and disadvantages, share experiences and evaluate the challenges of using Kubernetes. Prior to launching <a href="https://www.scalefactory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Scale Factory</a> in 2009, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtopper/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Topper</a> worked as a developer and lead systems administrator at mobile messaging startup Trutap. There he built an infrastructure around practices that would later be referred to as “DevOps”. Having cut his teeth on physical hardware and networks in the data centers – he started his career at Designer Servers (DSVR), one of the first UK companies to offer virtual server hosting – Jon finds the ease and speed of cloud services a joy. Jon was awarded DevOps Leader of the Year at the 2017 DevOps Excellence Awards. He’s currently recognized as an <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/partners/ambassadors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AWS Partner Network Ambassador</a>. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hywelc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hywel Carver</a> is the Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://skillerwhale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skiller Whale</a>, a SaaS company enabling development for developers. Hywel was a CTO for a variety of VC-backed companies for over 10 years, ran Tech Leader Dinners, and coached other CTOs. He’s a published curriculum <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Books-Hywel-Carver/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AHywel+Carver" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">author</a> and avid <a href="https://skillerwhale.com/skiller-whale-blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blogger</a>.  Dave, Hywel, and Hayley created Skiller Whale out of the frustration that learning for developers is broken; <a href="https://skillerwhale.com/plandek-case-study" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more</a> about the company and sign-up for a free trial <a href="https://skillerwhale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Ep - 2 - Should I adopt Kubernetes? feat. Jon Topper (Founder of The Scale Factory)

Jon Topper, CEO and CTO of The Scale Factory joins us to chat about scaling, AWS, Kubernetes, and why we should all be thinking about boring tech. In this episode we coverThe Scale Factory, how they help companies with the foundational tech.Scaling, and why Kubernetes isn't the answer to all your scaling concerns.Boring tech and why we should all probably we using it.Innovation days at work.Pioneers, Settlers, and Town Planners.Jon's experience with therapy and why we should all be seeking to understand who we are.Visit humansplus.tech/podcast-jon-topper/ to see Jon's doodle plus you'll find links to all the books, talks, and other great things Jon referenced in the show. 

Jon Topper, CEO and CTO of <a href="https://www.scalefactory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Scale Factory</a> joins us to chat about scaling, AWS, Kubernetes, and why we should all be thinking about boring tech.  In this episode we cover<ul><li><a href="https://www.scalefactory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Scale Factory</a>, how they help companies with the foundational tech.</li><li>Scaling, and why Kubernetes isn't the answer to all your scaling concerns.</li><li>Boring tech and why we should all probably we using it.</li><li>Innovation days at work.</li><li>Pioneers, Settlers, and Town Planners.</li><li>Jon's experience with therapy and why we should all be seeking to understand who we are.</li></ul> Visit <a href="https://humansplus.tech/podcast-jon-topper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">humansplus.tech/podcast-jon-topper/</a> to see Jon's doodle plus you'll find links to all the books, talks, and other great things Jon referenced in the show.