140: DevOps with Kevin Boyle

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin Boyle is the CEO of Gearset. Today, I sit down to talk with him all about his journey of building out Gearset and developing it into what it is today. We also discuss DevOps in general throughout our conversation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin’s life trajectory was mostly set from the moment he was first introduced to gaming and coding and was instantly hooked. He went on to do an internship with Microsoft which set his career in stone. Tune in to learn more about his history and what he’s doing now with Gearset.</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What Kevin’s experience at Microsoft was like.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How he went from that to working with DevOps.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Salesforce’s approach to metadata layers changed his thinking about DevOps.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The pitfalls of an org-centric model.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Qualities that make for a good DevOps practice.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Common misconceptions around DevOps.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When Kevin decided to start his own company and why.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of surrounding yourself with a great team of people as an entrepreneur.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kevin on Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/kevfromireland?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/k