Get insights on CI/CD with Ricardo Castro, Principal Engineer (SRE) at FanDuel. Learn how the right automation can boost your infrastructure.

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João Brito

This episode of Kubicast features a “muito fixe” (very cool) conversation with Ricardo Castro, the CI/CD wizard, speaking to us directly from Portugal, who is also a Principal Engineer (SRE) at FanDuel and a CDF Ambassador at CNCF.
CI/CD is a philosophy and not a set of tools. It is possible to do CI/CD the right way with Jenkins and the wrong way with Argo CD. Also, doing CI/CD without automation is not scalable, but it is possible.
Talking about CI/CD might seem like an old topic, but it is worth checking out completion, because maybe your GitHub Actions is not everything your CI/CD could or should be doing for you!
Episode link:
Kubicast #121 - Platform Engineering with Natura: https://www.getup.io/blog/kubicast-121-platform-engineering-na-real-com-natura/
Show recommendations:
The best way to break down silos between teams is to communicate!
Be curious about what other people in your company do
Be empathetic!
Hold open and informal meetings for anyone interested to participate
Have an interest in the business and not just the technical side!
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