The cloud native ecosystem (Ship It! #69)

Sep 8, 2022

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ANECDOTE

Disney Roadshow and Storytelling

Taylor Dolezal did a roadshow at Disney, explaining platform offerings technically and from a business perspective.
He highlighted the importance of storytelling, connecting people, and the human side of technology.

ANECDOTE

Joining HashiCorp

Taylor Dolezal joined HashiCorp as a Developer Advocate after receiving a recruiting email.
He was drawn to the role's focus on community interaction, public speaking, and infrastructure skills.

ANECDOTE

Joining CNCF

Priyanka Sharma recruited Taylor Dolezal to CNCF, emphasizing the community focus and open-source work.
This prompted a difficult career decision for him, weighing HashiCorp's IPO against CNCF's mission.

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Maybe it’s the Californian sun. Or perhaps it’s the time spent at Disney Studios, the home of the best stories. One thing is for sure: Taylor Dolezal is one of the happiest cloud native people that Gerhard knows.

As a former Lead SRE for Disney Studios, Taylor has significant hands-on experience running cloud native technologies in a large company. After a few years as a HashiCorp Developer Advocate, Taylor is now Head of End User Ecosystem at CNCF. In his current role, he is helping enable cloud native success for end-users like Boeing, Mercedes Benz & many others.

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Show Notes:

🎬 KubeCon CloudNativeCon EU 2022 Keynote
This episode started with a tweet
Phippy as far as the eye can see! 👀 🦒
KubeCon CloudNativeCon EU 2022 - Transparency Report
Take the 2022 Cloud Native Survey
A recap from OSS Summit North America 2022
🎬 Navigating an Infinite Landscape - Taylor Dolezal - PlatformCon 2022
ArgoCon 2022 - September 19 - 21, 2022

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