I’ve been working as an Evangelist at Redgate for close to six months now, and one question keeps coming up: what exactly does an Evangelist do at a software company? In 21 minutes, I explain the core mission of Evangelists, and why I think being part of the sales process is an important part of the future of software evangelism.
Jobs change over time, and database administrator jobs are no different. In this 35 minute recorded Twitch livestream (my first ever!) I talk about threats to DBA jobs and the related opportunities.
In this 20 minute session, I define scrum, continuous deployment, test driven development, DevOps, and related concepts.
I close with a quick discussion of why Database Administrators and Developers should care about DevOps.
I’ve got FOUR sessions coming up in October. These sessions will each be 30 minutes.
So you’ve got an employee agreement in front of you: now what?
In this episode, I talk about practical steps you should take to make sure that you understand the terms of your contract, and how to potentially negotiate the terms.
When you take a new job in software engineering or in IT, within the paperwork there often lurks an employee agreement: a contract between you and your employer. In this half-hour live episode, I talk about why these contracts exist, and multiple anti-patterns you should avoid.
This is the first of a two part series. In the next episode, I’ll discuss best practices for understanding and negotiating the contract.
I’ve just scheduled two new podcast recording sessions! These are live, half hour sessions - you can join in listen, or share comments. Here’s what we’ll be talking about….
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