Cloud Control welcomes Yonit Gruber-Hazani, a customer engineer at Google focused on helping public sector organizations in Israel through digital transformation journeys with the cloud. Yonit shares her experience in technology, including her roles as a DevOps SRE team lead and open source contributor. She also discusses her time at Waze, where she managed their infrastructure of over ten thousand servers.

Yonit talks about the complexity of online systems and the challenges she faces in managing infrastructure, and discusses the adoption of cloud computing in the public sector and how to alleviate fears and concerns. She also shares her excitement for Kubernetes and the impact of open source on cloud innovation. Yonit offers advice for upskilling in the cloud industry and emphasizes the importance of preserving and helping others grow in their careers.

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Guest: Yonit Gruber-Hazani, Customer Engineer, Google @yonitgh / yonitgruber

Host: Shon Harris, Developer Relations Lead, Spot by NetApp @inkedtater / swharr

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Chapter Summary

00:00 - Introduction to Yonit Gruber-Hazani and her role at Google

01:39 - Increasing complexity in online systems over time

03:17 - Challenges of inheriting legacy systems and infrastructure

04:50 - Experiences and challenges at ICQ

07:35 - Common misconceptions and mistakes in DevOps

09:11 - Transition from virtual machines to microservices

11:53 - Importance of providing developers with flexible tools

15:31 - Balancing on-call responsibilities and project time for team health

17:42 - Encouraging continuous learning and skill development in tech

20:08 - Yonit's personal journey into technology and open source

23:33 - Surprising rise of container technology

27:48 - Potential and challenges of generative AI in infrastructure management

31:19 - Navigating career changes and the value of DevRel