DevOps Roadmap for 2026 | Ep 143

Описание: Welcome to ‪@cloudnativefm‬ . In this episode, we sit down with Murali Krishna Dulam (founder & architect, Information Technology as Code Pvt Ltd) ‪@itascode‬ to map a practical, skills-first DevOps roadmap for 2026.

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟:
What is DevOps today, and what should I learn first?
How does a junior engineer evolve into an intermediary and then a senior/platform engineer?
How will generative AI (agentic workflows) supercharge productivity — and when could it break production pipelines?

Murali and I unpack those exact questions: from the fundamentals every beginner must know, to the intermediate priorities (Kubernetes, observability, AI-assisted workflows), to how senior engineers should shift into platform engineering and build safe, self-service platforms.

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
0:00 Episode & Guest Intro
0:59 DevOps in 2026 (market context)
1:35 Murali background & training business
2:32 Skills shortage & industry landscape
4:02 What is DevOps & foundational layers
5:40 Practical beginner learning path
6:17 Why fundamentals matter despite AI tooling
9:10 Risks of over-relying on AI for code/infrastructure
11:44 Recent outages, scepticism about AI causing outages
12:47 Recommended resources: community docs, CNCF, vendor docs
15:42 Emerging trends: MCP, agent frameworks, agent gateways, kgateway
18:35 Tips: Senior DevOps Engineers
20:00 MCP & multicloud concerns
24:02 Platform engineering & self-service platforms
26:53 Balancing: Tech vs business KPIs
27:00 Murali’s upcoming workshops & infra specialist bootcamp
28:23 Agent gateway & CNCF trends, upcoming content
29:01 Closing

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬
YouTube Channel:    / @itascode  
Website: https://Academy.ITasCode.in
LinkedIn:   / dulam-murali-krishna-6b1b14241  

🚀𝐀𝐈𝐎𝐩𝐬 - 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬:
AI Infra Specialist: Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, Agentic Systems & CKA.
🔗 Link: https://academy.itascode.in/course/ai...

2. Multi Cloud AI (Azure & AWS) Architecture & Admin.
🔗 Link: https://academy.itascode.in/course/mu...

3. AI Driven DevSecOps + Multi Cloud (Azure & AWS) AI ML IOT Bundle Course.
🔗 Link: https://academy.itascode.in/course/ai...

𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬/𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
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