Admin Admin Podcast

They catch up on major life changes and why one team member is missing. Deep dives into Model Context Protocols, building proxies and CLIs to standardize model interactions. A segment on spec-driven development and making code AI-friendly with tests and pre-commit hooks. Practical talk on turning contracting into consultancy and using Docker to simplify CLI tooling and secure AWS automation.

A solo host tackles scheduling chaos and keeps the show rolling. He introduces ServerSpec as unit testing for servers and explains reusable tests and upgrade validation. He explores MCP servers to bring LLMs into monitoring, querying Grafana and correlating metrics with chat and cloud data. Practical setup tips for scoped LLM clients and incident workflows are shared.

The hosts tackle recent cloud outages and the importance of thorough post-incident reports. They dive into migrating legacy services to the cloud and compare various migration tools. Discussion turns to configuring developer laptops using Ansible, and they share tips on managing complex dotfiles. The debate on the roles of sysadmins, SREs, and DevOps leads to insights on observability and metrics. Finally, they explore balancing reliability with costs and designing systems for graceful degradation during failures.

After a break, the hosts reunite to share life updates and dive into the fascinating world of large language models (LLMs). They discuss personal experiences using tools like ChatGPT and concerns surrounding data privacy. Practical applications emerge, with tips for generating scripts and reports using AI. The conversation touches on ethical implications and the impact on skills development for junior engineers. As they ponder the balance of trust in LLM-generated code, the hosts also brainstorm plans for their future discussions.

Podcast listener “Please hold the line” We are sorry to say, life has taken over and that the show is on Hiatus, but we will be back soon at some point.

In this episode we talk about Puppet, Proxmox and GlusterFS Show Notes: https://www.adminadminpodcast.co.uk/101sn/

We made it to episode 100! Show Notes: https://www.adminadminpodcast.co.uk/sn100

In this episode we talk about Terraform Modules, Public and Private Endpoints. Show Notes: https://www.adminadminpodcast.co.uk/ep099sn/

In this episode we talk about Containers, Jerry’s new gig, and running containers with Kubernetes and other technologies. Show Notes: https://www.adminadminpodcast.co.uk/ep098sn/

In this episode we do a deep dive into Observability, we talk about structured logging, devops and SRE, and oncall and alert fatigue. Show Notes: https://www.adminadminpodcast.co.uk/ep097sn/