Whitney Lee
Co-Host of Software Defined Interviews
Whitney is a CNCF Ambassador and frequent keynote speaker who enjoys understanding and using tools in the cloud native landscape. Creative and driven, Whitney pivoted from an art-related career to one in tech. You can catch her lightboard streaming show ⚡️ Enlightning on her YouTube channel, and she also co-hosts the streaming show You Choose! - a 'Choose-Your-Own-Adventure'-style journey through the CNCF landscape.
Whitney Lee has hosted 24 Episodes.
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Episode 90: Community management, event nightmares, and domestic Tupperware diplomacy, with Katie Greenley
December 26th, 2024 | 58 mins 28 secs
Katie Greenley shares her experiences managing events and community programs like the CNCF Ambassadors.
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Episode 89: How platform engineering is different than DevOps, plus, narwhal teeth and spider digestion, with Viktor Farcic
December 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Viktor Farcic, Developer Advocate at Upbound, about platform engineering, the evolution of DevOps, project managing a content creation engine of one, and the virtues of imperfection. Also, the strategic avoidance of asking for directions, or, really, talking with people in general.
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Episode 88: Platform Engineering and UK Digital People, with Abby Bangser
November 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 19 mins
Sure, we talk about platform engineering, but more importantly, business cards.
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Episode 87: Platform Engineering, AI, and Community - Whitney's KubeCon NA 2024 Adventures
November 25th, 2024 | 48 mins 6 secs
Whitney is back from KubeCon and shares what she saw. Topics include: platform engineering, AI integration with Kubernetes, and community engagement.
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Episode 86: Open Source Money Ethics, How Analysts use AI, What Even is an Industry Analyst, and Advanced Chicken Nugget Diplomacy, with Rachel Stephens
November 13th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
In this episode, Whitney Lee and Coté dive into the insights of Rachel Stephens from RedMonk about the world of being an industry analyst.
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Episode 85: Kubernetes Cost Controls and Washing Horse Blankets, with Phil Andrews
October 31st, 2024 | 53 mins 33 secs
Whitney and talk with Phil Andrews, field CTO at Cast AI, cost management and optimization, the nuances of Kubernetes, coin-operated laundromats, and farm life.
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Episode 84: Tech recruiting from both sides of the table, with Sidney Miller
October 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
Whitney and Coté talk with Sidney Miller about tech recruitment. They talk a lot about the process from both sides: people hiring and people looking for jobs. Plus, some thoughts on working at Neiman Marcus.
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Episode 83: Whitney Lee
October 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 26 mins
Whitney Lee's career path has been all over the place, from artist, wedding photographer, waiter, and now world-renowned devrel in the cloud native world.