Geeking Out with Adriana Villela

Jan 27 2025 53 ep. 46 mins 6

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The podcast about all geeky aspects of software delivery, DevOps, Observability, reliability, and everything in between.

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The One Where We Geek Out on Mobile App Observability with Austin Emmons of Embrace Mobile

Jan 27 2025 49 mins

Adriana geeks out with Austin Emmons of Embrace Mobile. Austin talks about how Embrace made the shift from closed-source to open source Android and iOS SDKs built on top of OpenTelemetry, and how it led to his involvement in various OpenTelemetry SIGs, including the OTel Swift SIG and the OTel Semantic Conventions SIG. He also discusses how Embrace now uses OpenTelemetry internally

A Quick Program Announcement

Hey fellow geeks! A quick programming note. Starting in january 2025, we'll be dropping new episodes of Geeking Out every two weeks instead of once a week. Our next episode will be out on January 28th. peace out and geek out!

The One Where We Geek Out on Sustainable Applications with Aicha Laafia

Jan 13 2025 46 mins

We are starting out 2025 as Adriana geeks out with guest Aicha Laafia. Aicha may have *only* been working in tech for 3 years, but she has made a huge impact. Aicha talks about her love of Java and developing sustainable applications. She also talks about diving head-first into unknown technologies, and how that has made her a better techie. Finally, Aicha talks very candidly about

The One Where We Geek Out on Security with Michael Levan

Dec 16 2024 49 mins

It's our final episode of 2024, and Adriana geeks out with fellow CNCF Ambassador, Michael Levan. Michael talks about the importance of having purpose, embracing challenges, and how that played a part in him leaving the world of Kubernetes for the world of security. He also shares his thoughts on hardest part about security is not security, and it's not what you might think it is!

The One Where We Geek Out on Ruby x OTel with Kayla Reopelle of New Relic

Dec 09 2024 47 mins

Adriana geeks out with Kayla Reopelle, one of the maintainers of OpenTelemetry Ruby, about what led her down the path from documentary film to software engineering and open source contributions. Kayla shares what it was like to be a first-time open source contributor, some of the lessons that she learned along the way, and how advocating for herself led her to becoming a project ma

The One Where We Geek Out on Java with Ix-chel Ruiz of Karakun

Dec 02 2024 53 mins

Adriana Villela geeks out with Java lover extraordinaire, Ix-chel Ruiz! Ix-chel talks about going back and forth from developer to DevRel, and back to developer. She also talks about her start in the world of Java, and how she is still very much connected with that community as a speaker and conference organizer. Finally, Ix-chell shares how she got started with public speaking and

The One Where We Geek Out on All Things DevRel with Abdel Sghiouar of Google Cloud

Nov 25 2024 50 mins

Adriana geeks out with world traveller, DevRel extraordinaire, and CNCF Ambassador, Abdel Sghiouar. Abdel talks about his podcast, The Kubernetes Podcast, including experimenting with different content formats, recording content at KubeCon, and the origins of SIG Boba (spoiler alert - it originated on his podcast). He also shares how he became a Developer Advocate, with his journey

E17 ENCORE: The One Where We Geek Out on All Things Hashi with Riaan Nolan

Nov 18 2024 108 mins

NOTE: We're on break for the next few weeks, and will be returning with brand-new episodes in mid-November 2024. Until then, please enjoy this re-run. Adriana geeks out with fellow HashiCorp Ambassador, Riaan Nolan, about All Things Hashi! Riaan shares how he pivoted from being a Director of DevOps in his native South Africa to moving to Australia and reinventing himself as a Terr

E16 ENCORE: The One Where We Geek Out on Breaking Barriers with Edith Puclla

Nov 11 2024 38 mins

NOTE: We're on break for the next few weeks, and will be returning with brand-new episodes in mid-November 2024. Until then, please enjoy this re-run. Adriana geeks out with fellow CNCF Ambassador, Edith Puclla, about personal growth, Kubernetes, and community! They delve into Edith's decision to take a two-year hiatus to reflect on and make changes to her life. This led her to la

E15 ENCORE: The One Where We Geek Out on Being a Tech Journalist with Jennifer Riggins

Nov 04 2024 43 mins

NOTE: We're on break for the next few weeks, and will be returning with brand-new episodes in mid-November 2024. Until then, please enjoy this re-run. Adriana geeks out with freelance tech journalist Jennifer Riggins about being a tech journalist, AI, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and Platform Engineering. Jennifer keeps it real on the use of AI as a job aid, policy-maki