How Can You Speed Up DevOps Pipelines Without Breaking Production Systems?

Описание: 🚀 *How Can You Speed Up DevOps Pipelines Without Breaking Production Systems?*

In this episode of *Automate or Die Trying**, host **Wil Ramos* sits down with **Dr. Glenn Vickers**, Head of IT & CISO at **ABS Wavesight**, to reveal how high-performing teams accelerate DevOps pipelines **without introducing security risk or downtime**—even in mission-critical environments with extreme constraints.

Dr. Vickers brings nearly *30 years of experience* modernizing legacy systems, leading global IT and security teams, and rebuilding fragmented platforms into **secure, resilient, high-velocity systems**. At ABS Wavesight, he helped achieve **95% uptime**, **75% vulnerability reduction**, **85% faster DevOps pipelines**, and **$2M in OPEX savings**—all while supporting maritime SaaS platforms operating with the *worst internet connectivity on Earth*.

This conversation goes deep into **practical DevSecOps**, not theory. Glenn explains how containerization can modernize even 30-year-old applications, why secure-by-design fails when security and infrastructure are split, and how leaders can stabilize chaotic environments with a structured 90-day plan.

If you’re a **CISO, CIO, DevOps engineer, platform engineer, cloud architect, or security leader**, this episode delivers a real-world playbook for moving fast *without breaking production*.

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👤 *Guest: Dr. Glenn Vickers*
• Head of IT & CISO at ABS Wavesight
• Technology & cybersecurity executive with ~30 years of experience
• Former roles at Chevron, PepsiCo, EA Games & Fortune-scale enterprises
• Doctorate in Organizational Leadership
• Builder of secure-by-design, mission-critical systems

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Timestamps: -
00:00 Intro
01:25 Meet Dr. Glenn Vickers
02:07 His Role Today
02:25 What Vessel Classification Is
03:07 ERP Built for Ships
04:00 From Help Desk to C-Suite
04:24 Y2K Lessons
05:34 Why a PhD, Not an MBA
07:10 Leadership Before COVID
07:21 Learning from Failures
08:06 Global Identity at Scale
09:25 Rebuilding a Tech Org
10:24 First 30 Days That Matter
10:38 Customer Impact First
11:10 Architecture Mistakes
12:32 Mistakes in Modernizing Too Fast
14:05 Why Apps Get Bloated
14:43 Speed Without Risk
15:35 Containerizing Legacy Apps
17:04 IT + CISO Together
18:04 Secure by Design
21:04 Culture Under Pressure
23:00 Leadership Regret
23:56 Integrity Over Comfort
26:10 Fix the Real Problems First
26:48 Toxic Leader Patterns
28:46 Agentic AI & Vibe Coding
29:36 AI Risks in Security
30:14 Garbage Data = Bad AI
30:32 Identity Is the Guardrail
32:04 Closing

🔥 *What You’ll Learn in This Episode:*
• How to speed up DevOps pipelines without increasing risk
• Containerizing legacy applications for faster, safer deployments
• A proven 90-day plan for stabilizing broken IT environments
• Why DevSecOps fails when security and infrastructure aren’t aligned
• Reducing vulnerabilities while increasing delivery speed
• Real-world lessons from modernizing 30+ year-old systems
• Leadership principles that directly impact security outcomes

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🔗 *Connect Dr. Glenn Vickers*
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drglenvickers


🔗 *Connect with Wil Ramos*
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/atwilsecurity
Website: cybersecurityprivacy.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/atwilsecurity

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