EP27: From Teaching to Tech: The Forefront of the Kubernetes Community - Bart Farrell
simplyblockAugust 30, 202400:27:42

EP27: From Teaching to Tech: The Forefront of the Kubernetes Community - Bart Farrell

In this very special episode of Cloud Commute we try something else. Joined by guest Bart Farrell, well known in the Kubernetes ecosystem for his work in the Data on Kubernetes community, as well as Kube.FM. Bart talks about his past, teaching children English after he moved from the USA to Spain, and how this shaped his view on teaching tech topics, his podcast, and more.

Cloud Commute is your weekly 25-30 minutes podcast, talking about all things cloud, technology, storage, security, Kubernetes, and more. Joined by veteran guests from the industry, host Chris Engelbert explores new tools, ecosystem developments and upcoming releases. If you’re a tech enthusiast, working in DevOps, SecOps, DevSecOps, or engineering, this is the podcast for you. Make your commute worthwhile and join us on the journey of technology.

📋 Show notes:
Guest links & episode links:
► Bart's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-farrell/
► Bart's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/birthmarkbart
► Bart's Website: https://bartfarrell.com/
► CC episode with Alvaro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWXnDNL-Sc
► PGIBZ 2024: https://pgibz.io/
► Kube.FM: https://kube.fm/
► DoK Community: https://dok.community/
► Community Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXdJMrq4Jp6iV35LzH0Cx1tJHL8RVmZaN
► CNCF Ambassadors: https://www.cncf.io/people/ambassadors/
► SIG Storage: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-storage
► Image Recognition: https://www.simplyblock.io/post/image-recognition-with-neural-networks

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