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This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/417 Olaf Molenveld - Technology Advisor at CircleCI Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS RESOURCES Olaf https://x.com/olafmolenveld https://medium.com/@olafmolenveld https://www.linkedin.com/in/olafmolenveld Julian https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com https://twitter.com/julian_wood https://github.com/julianwood http://www.wooditwork.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood DESCRIPTION CircleCI's Technology Advisor Olaf Molenveld discusses the evolution of CI/CD practices with AWS's Julian Wood. They explore how modern software delivery has transformed from simple monolithic deployments to complex microservices ecosystems, drawing parallels between managing production code and managing the "factory" that produces it. The discussion covers optimization strategies, the balance between local and remote development, platform engineering trends, and how AI is reshaping DevOps practices. Olaf emphasizes that getting software into users' hands is as critical as writing it, and shares how teams can leverage observability, right-sizing, and intelligent automation to improve their delivery pipelines. RECOMMENDED BOOKS David Farley • Continuous Delivery Pipelines • https://leanpub.com/cd-pipelines Jez Humble & Dave Farley • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/3ocIHwd Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim • Accelerate • https://amzn.to/442Rep0 Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook • https://amzn.to/47oAf3l Lauren Maffeo • Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up • https://amzn.to/3QhIlnV Roy Osherove • The Art of Unit Testing • https://bit.ly/3obiKNB Burns, Beda & Hightower • Kubernetes: Up & Running • https://amzn.to/3sueuuI Gojko Adzic • Lizard Optimization • https://leanpub.com/lizardoptimization Gregor Hohpe • Platform Strategy • https://amzn.to/4cxfYdb Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!