Great news! As you might already know, mkdev is a proud Silver Sponsor for the much-awaited devopsdays Amsterdam 2023. Set against the vibrant tech backdrop of The Netherlands, this event, happening June 21-23, promises a rich mix of workshops, keynotes, Ignite talks, and Open Spaces.

What better way to expand your knowledge and make lasting connections than joining us in Amsterdam? With a focus on Compliance & Security and Platform Engineering, this conference presents an unparalleled opportunity for learning and networking. Share insights, discuss ideas, and collaborate with professionals from all disciplines - development, operations, QA, InfoSec, management, and leadership.

Let's meet, share, and grow together at devopsdays Amsterdam 2023. We at mkdev are eager to connect with you, engage in meaningful dialogues, and drive the future of technology. Save the dates and come say 'Hi' to us in Amsterdam. Looking forward to seeing you there! #devopsdaysAmsterdam2023 #mkdev #technology #networking #learning

Info & Registration: https://devopsdays.org/events/2023-amsterdam/welcome

DevOps Accents #26: Software Configuration Management with David Sandilands from Puppet

You can't not know Puppet if you call yourself a DevOps engineer. So, this one is for you, because we had a chat with David Sandilands a Principal Solutions Architect at Puppet in this new episode of DevOps Accent podcast. We discussed Puppet's past, present, and future and learned that virtual machines today are used far more extensively than you could possibly imagine! How? Listen to the episode and you will learn!

Also in this episode:
- What was the role of Puppet before and what is it now?
- How many companies use Kubernetes?
- The effect of inertia in technologies for bigger companies;
- How much time does it take to scale up?
- On prem vs. On cloud: cost effectiveness;
- Will VMs ever go away?
- Puppet and AI?
- What do companies ask for when they ask for AI?

#puppet #perforce #virtualmachines #kubernetes #devops #cloudnative #mkdev #podcast

TOMORROW, June 5, you can find mkdev at AWS Summit Madrid, the largest AWS cloud event in Spain. Meet Pablo Inigo Sanchez and Jennifer Marin and let's spend some time together!

You can find out more about the event here: https://aws.amazon.com/es/events/summits/emea/madrid/

#conference #aws #mkdev #networking

Hear ye, hear ye! There's a rumour of a fantastic beast called the 10x Engineer. In some spheres it is called 10x Developer. Today we decided to figure out how to catch and tame such a creature, what are they good for, or could it be nothing more than an urban legend? Elin Brusberg, a highly experienced development manager at Vitec Megler AS and chairperson at DevOpsDays Oslo, will help us in this endeavour.

If you want to catch a 10x Engineer, or are contemplating becoming one, then you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode. We've warned you.

In this episode:

🦊 10x developer — what is that?
🐰 Building a functioning team vs. relying on that one guy;
🐯 How to keep your engineers and developers engaged and invested?
🐼 Comfort vs. Challenge: how people are different sometimes;
🐨 Developer and business manager, how to build this relationship?
🦉 How to choose your hiring priorities?

https://mkdev.me/posts/10x-engineeres-and-where-to-find-them-with-elin-brusberg-from-vitec-megler-49

#podcast #DevOpsAccents #mkdev #teammanagement #10xEngineer #10xDeveloper #TechLeadership #DevOps #SoftwareEngineering #TeamBuilding #DeveloperLife #TechPodcast #EngineeringCulture #BuildingTeams #DeveloperEngagement #EngineeringManagement #BusinessAndTech #DevOpsDays

GenAI won't write your sales for you — not in any way that actually works.

We put GenAI to the test by building a fully automated outbound system. We pulled company data—activities, founding dates, team size, tech stack—then layered in our services, advantages, and ICPs. We fed it all into a language model, and it generated emails. That’s the gist.

It worked. Kind of. The emails were factual and technically personalized—but all sounded the same. Same tone, same rhythm, same confident-sounding nonsense when the model guessed.

That’s the catch: GenAI is only powerful if the system around it is engineered right. Add structure, randomness, logic, and constraints. Without that, you’re just automating mediocrity.

The difference between “we tried GenAI” and “we drive results with it” is smart engineering. We've seen it firsthand.
Think systems, not shortcuts. At mkdev, we’ll show you the difference.

📩 paul@mkdev.me

📅 https://l.mkdev.me/callconsultant

#GenAI #SalesAutomation #AIEngineering #LeadGen #mkdev