Best Devops Certification Podcasts (2025)

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NAN094: Automate and Iterate With the NetBox Labs Community 44:56

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On today’s show, we’re joined NetBox Labs co-founders Mark Coleman and Kris Beevers. They recount how they founded NetBox Labs and discuss its growth and how it’s being used. We also delve into the NetBox Labs community and its importance for users. And of course, there’s the ever-present AI discussion. Mark and Kris also talk... Read more »…

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Threat Modeling for Medtech Industry 5:28

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Join us for an insightful episode as we delve into the critical realm of product security within the Medtech industry. The digital revolution is transforming patient care, but it also introduces significant security risks to medical devices. We'll explore the complex security environment where devices like pacemakers and diagnostic systems are incr…

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Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling: What’s the Difference and When to Use Each 17:37

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Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling: What’s the Difference and When to Use Each https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/vertical-vs-horizontal-scaling-whats-the-difference-and-when-to-use-each/ Ever stood in front of your application architecture and thought, “Should I build up or build out?” You’re not alone. Tech leads everywhere face this scaling di…

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Mastering ACID in Databases: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation & Durability 22:37

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Mastering ACID in Databases: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation & Durability https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/mastering-acid-in-databases-atomicity-consistency-isolation-durability/ Ever lost three hours of database work because of one tiny error? Trust me, you’re not alone. That moment when everything crashes and your perfectly structured d…

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What Is a Data Pipeline? Why It’s Crucial for Modern Data Engineering 17:11

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What Is a Data Pipeline? Why It’s Crucial for Modern Data Engineering https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/what-is-a-data-pipeline-why-its-crucial-for-modern-data-engineering/ Ever try drinking from a fire hose? That’s essentially what companies without proper data pipelines are doing with their information—drowning in a torrent they can’t poss…

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Kafka vs RabbitMQ vs Pulsar vs Others: A Deep Dive into Modern Message Queues 21:22

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Kafka vs RabbitMQ vs Pulsar vs Others: A Deep Dive into Modern Message Queues https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/kafka-vs-rabbitmq-vs-pulsar-vs-others-a-deep-dive-into-modern-message-queues/ You’ve been agonizing over which message queue to pick for your distributed system, haven’t you? Welcome to the club—87% of architects report spending we…

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Session vs JWT Explained: Security, Scalability, and Performance Compared 16:48

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Session vs JWT Explained: Security, Scalability, and Performance Compared https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/session-vs-jwt-explained-security-scalability-and-performance-compared/ Ever been slammed with a “token expired” message right when you’re about to complete a critical transaction? Or maybe your app crashed because the authentication s…

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Mastering Linux Performance: Essential Tools for Monitoring and Optimization 15:23

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Mastering Linux Performance: Essential Tools for Monitoring and Optimization https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/mastering-linux-performance-essential-tools-for-monitoring-and-optimization/ Your server’s running fine today, but what about tomorrow when it’s processing 3x the load? Or when that new update triggers a memory leak you didn’t see c…

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HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 Compared: Speed, Security, and Performance Explained 14:28

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HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 Compared: Speed, Security, and Performance Explained https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/http-1-1-http-2-and-http-3-compared-speed-security-and-performance-explained/ Ever been stuck waiting for a web page to load and wondered why the internet feels like it’s running on dial-up? The culprit might be the very backbo…

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The Science of Search Engines: How Google Finds What You Need 13:39

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The Science of Search Engines: How Google Finds What You Need https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/the-science-of-search-engines-how-google-finds-what-you-need/ Ever googled something and wondered, “How the heck did it know what I wanted?” You’re not alone. Every day, Google processes over 8.5 billion searches from people desperately seeking an…

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Introduction to Generative AI: How Machines Create Text, Art, and More 14:37

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Introduction to Generative AI: How Machines Create Text, Art, and More https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/introduction-to-generative-ai-how-machines-create-text-art-and-more/ Ever watched an AI generate a Renaissance-style portrait of your pet goldfish in under 10 seconds? Five years ago, that would’ve sounded like science fiction. Now it’s j…

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Web Applications Explained: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners and Developers 17:46

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Web Applications Explained: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners and Developers https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/web-applications-explained-a-comprehensive-guide-for-beginners-and-developers/ Ever stared at your favorite app and wondered, “How the heck does this actually work?” You’re not alone. Millions of people use web applications daily …

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PP067: Protecting Secrets With Vault and TruffleHog 35:35

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Secrets trickle out through misconfigurations, poor tooling, and rushed Git commits. Today’s guest, John Howard, joins us on Packet Protector to walk through practical secrets management with Vault and TruffleHog to help make sure you don’t expose your privates. John discusses work he’s done to build an automated process in his organization for dev…

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SSH Explained: How Secure Shell Works Behind the Scenes 15:29

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SSH Explained: How Secure Shell Works Behind the Scenes https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/ssh-explained-how-secure-shell-works-behind-the-scenes/ Ever clicked “connect” to a remote server and wondered what magic happens next? While you’re sipping coffee, SSH is frantically encrypting your data, swapping cryptographic keys, and building secur…

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How API Pagination Makes Scrolling Through Billions of Products Seamless 17:31

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How API Pagination Makes Scrolling Through Billions of Products Seamless https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/how-api-pagination-makes-scrolling-through-billions-of-products-seamless/ Ever tried loading a page with a billion results? Your browser would literally catch fire, your RAM would scream for mercy, and you’d be staring at a spinning whe…

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Apache Kafka Basics Explained – Topics, Brokers, and Event Streams 14:08

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Apache Kafka Basics Explained – Topics, Brokers, and Event Streams https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/apache-kafka-basics-explained-topics-brokers-and-event-streams/ Ever stared at a massive firehose of data wondering how on earth companies like Netflix handle millions of streaming events per second without imploding? That’s where Apache Kafk…

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SDK vs API: What They Are and How They Work Together 17:59

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SDK vs API: What They Are and How They Work Together https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/sdk-vs-api-what-they-are-and-how-they-work-together/ You’re staring at a chunk of code, pulling your hair out, wondering why your app integration keeps failing. The culprit? Confusion between SDKs and APIs that’s costing you precious development time.…

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Load Balancers Explained – What They Are and Why They Matter in System Design 17:09

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Load Balancers Explained – What They Are and Why They Matter in System Design https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/load-balancers-explained-what-they-are-and-why-they-matter-in-system-design/ Ever tried to push through those stadium turnstiles when 60,000 fans are rushing in for kickoff? That’s your server without load balancing – overwhelmed, …

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The Role of Docker in System Design – Scalability, Portability & Speed 10:13

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The Role of Docker in System Design – Scalability, Portability & Speed https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/the-role-of-docker-in-system-design-scalability-portability-speed/ Ever found yourself wrestling with the same code that runs perfectly on your machine but crashes spectacularly in production? You’re not alone. That frustrating “but it wo…

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Understanding Garbage Collectors in Java, Python & Go – Key Differences & Mechanisms 14:16

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Understanding Garbage Collectors in Java, Python & Go – Key Differences & Mechanisms https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/understanding-garbage-collectors-in-java-python-go-key-differences-mechanisms/ Ever spent three hours debugging an app that kept crashing, only to realize it was running out of memory because your garbage collector couldn’t …

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What Are AI Agents? A Deep Dive into the Brains Behind Autonomous Systems 19:17

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What Are AI Agents? A Deep Dive into the Brains Behind Autonomous Systems https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/what-are-ai-agents-a-deep-dive-into-the-brains-behind-autonomous-systems/ Ever had your phone recommend the perfect song, or watched a self-driving car smoothly navigate traffic? Behind those magical moments are AI agents – and they’re…

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Most Popular API Architecture Styles Compared: REST, GraphQL, gRPC & More 16:45

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Most Popular API Architecture Styles Compared: REST, GraphQL, gRPC & More https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/most-popular-api-architecture-styles-compared-rest-graphql-grpc-more/ Ever stared at your screen, wondering why your API choice is making your developers want to quit? You’re not alone. A recent survey showed 68% of tech leads regret t…

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GraphQL Demystified – Single Endpoint, Efficient Payloads, and Frontend Freedom 16:31

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GraphQL Demystified – Single Endpoint, Efficient Payloads, and Frontend Freedom https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/graphql-demystified-single-endpoint-efficient-payloads-and-frontend-freedom/ Ever been stuck waiting for multiple endpoints to load while your UI looks like a half-finished puzzle? You’re not alone. 75% of frontend developers rep…

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NB531: Cisco Spotlights AI, Unified Management at CLUS; Ultra Ethernet 1.0 Unveiled 21:42

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Take a Network Break! Our Red Alert for the week is a remote code execution vulnerability in open-source XDR platform Wazuh. In tech news, we dig into several announcements from Cisco Live US including: unified management of Meraki and Catalyst gear, new switches, an AI Assistant for the Meraki dashboard, a Deep Network Model LLM,... Read more »…

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CAP Theorem Explained: Choosing the Right Database for Distributed Systems 15:25

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CAP Theorem Explained: Choosing the Right Database for Distributed Systems https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/cap-theorem-explained-choosing-the-right-database-for-distributed-systems/ Ever spent an entire weekend debugging a distributed database issue only to discover it’s not a bug but a fundamental trade-off you never considered? You’re no…

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Centralized vs Distributed Systems: Key Concepts Explained with Java Example 18:10

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Centralized vs Distributed Systems: Key Concepts Explained with Java Example https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/centralized-vs-distributed-systems-key-concepts-explained-with-java-example/ Ever spent hours debugging a distributed system only to wish you’d gone with a simpler centralized approach? Or maybe you built a monolith that’s now buckl…

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Elastic Scaling with Consistent Hashing: How to Manage Dynamic Database Sharding 19:13

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Elastic Scaling with Consistent Hashing: How to Manage Dynamic Database Sharding https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/elastic-scaling-with-consistent-hashing-how-to-manage-dynamic-database-sharding/ Remember that time your database buckled under sudden traffic and your engineering team spent the weekend fighting fires? Yeah, database scalabilit…

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Hashing Explained: From Message Digests to Load Balancing 15:40

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Hashing Explained: From Message Digests to Load Balancing https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/hashing-explained-from-message-digests-to-load-balancing/ Ever sat staring at your screen, wondering how your bank’s website instantly recognizes your password without actually storing it anywhere? Or how Spotify somehow knows which server should hand…

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Network Protocols Demystified: How They Enable Communication Across Devices 12:26

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Network Protocols Demystified: How They Enable Communication Across Devices https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/network-protocols-demystified-how-they-enable-communication-across-devices/ Ever tried explaining to your mom why Netflix buffers but YouTube doesn’t? Welcome to the invisible world of network protocols – the digital traffic cops det…

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Mastering Load Balancing: Key Concepts for High-Traffic Websites 14:58

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Mastering Load Balancing: Key Concepts for High-Traffic Websites https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/mastering-load-balancing-key-concepts-for-high-traffic-websites/ Ever had your website crumble under a traffic spike that should’ve been your biggest win? You’re not alone. A stunning 68% of development teams have watched their systems collapse…

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Latency vs Throughput: Key Differences Explained for System Design 14:49

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Latency vs Throughput: Key Differences Explained for System Design https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/latency-vs-throughput-key-differences-explained-for-system-design/ Ever spent hours optimizing your system only to realize you’ve been chasing the wrong metric? That was me last month, knee-deep in server logs, optimizing for throughput when …

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Understanding Client-Server Architecture: A Foundation for Web Applications 19:03

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Understanding Client-Server Architecture: A Foundation for Web Applications https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/understanding-client-server-architecture-a-foundation-for-web-applications/ Ever sat there staring at a browser, wondering what invisible magic happens when you click a link? You’re not alone. Behind every web application is a dance …

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Write-Thru vs. Write-Back Caching: Understanding Key Caching Techniques 14:21

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Write-Thru vs. Write-Back Caching: Understanding Key Caching Techniques https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/write-thru-vs-write-back-caching-understanding-key-caching-techniques/ Ever find yourself standing in the grocery store staring at two seemingly identical products, completely frozen by indecision? That’s exactly how many developers feel…

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Unlocking the Secrets of Polling vs. Streaming for System Design Success 14:20

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Unlocking the Secrets of Polling vs. Streaming for System Design Success https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/unlocking-the-secrets-of-polling-vs-streaming-for-system-design-success/ Ever sat in a design review where someone casually drops “we should use polling here” and everyone nods knowingly while you’re thinking, “wait, what’s wrong with s…

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Exploring MCP Servers and Agent Interactions with Gil Feig 1:04:57

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In this episode, we delve into the concept of MCP (Machine Control Protocol) servers and their role in enabling agent interactions. Gil Feig, the co-founder and CTO of Merge, shares insights on how MCP servers facilitate efficient and secure integration between various services and APIs. The discussion covers the benefits and challenges of using MC…

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HN785: How To Take Your First Steps Into Network Automation 55:50

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There’s an old saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. On today’s show, we talk about taking your first step into network automation with guest Joseph Nicholson. He’s been automating at NTT Data for many years now and has some perspective to share. He’s a network engineer by trade,... Read more »…

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What Is Pub/Sub? Publish-Subscribe Architecture for Scalable Systems 14:09

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What Is Pub/Sub? Publish-Subscribe Architecture for Scalable Systems https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/what-is-pub-sub-publish-subscribe-architecture-for-scalable-systems/ Remember the last time your app crashed because too many users showed up at once? Yeah, that kind of pain stays with you. Pub/Sub architecture might be the relief you need…