140: DevOps with Kevin Boyle

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.

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.

Show Highlights:

• What Kevin’s experience at Microsoft was like.
• How he went from that to working with DevOps.
• How Salesforce’s approach to metadata layers changed his thinking about DevOps.
• The pitfalls of an org-centric model.
• Qualities that make for a good DevOps practice.
• Common misconceptions around DevOps.
• When Kevin decided to start his own company and why.
• The importance of surrounding yourself with a great team of people as an entrepreneur.

Links:

• Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevfromireland?lang=en
• Kevin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfromireland/
• Kevin on Github: https://github.com/kevfromireland

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