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Its rare - but it happens: A guest-free episode of PurePerformance, allowing Andi Grabner and Brian Wilson reconnect to share real-world insights from recent months in the cloud-native and observability space. From KubeCon Amsterdam experiences and the strength of open-source collaboration to emerging challenges like AI-generated contributions, they explore how the industry is evolving beyond the hype. Your co-hosts of PurePerformance discuss the changing role of observability in the AI-native era—both as a foundation for understanding complex systems and as a tool to monitor AI itself. Brian shares his personal shift from AI skepticism to practical adoption, highlighting how AI can significantly improve productivity when used thoughtfully. Hope you all enjoy this episode!

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As the software world is transforming from cloud native to AI-native, observability must transform with it. But how exactly? How do we apply this in an existing enterprise with established processes and practices? In this PurePerformance episode, Andi Grabner hosts Hilliary Lipsig and Rob Rati to discuss their new book, Observability in the AI‑Native Era. The conversation explores how AIOps, automation, and modern observability must evolve as systems become cloud‑native, data‑heavy, and AI‑driven. We talk about why old alerting and SLO models no longer scale, how to balance AI with automation and human judgment, and why trust, security, and compliance matter more than ever when machines start making operational decisions. A must‑listen for SREs, platform engineers, and engineering leaders navigating the AI‑native future. Links we discussed Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Observability-AI-Native-Era-Artificial-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0GHZH1YFL Hilliary LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilliary-lipsig-a5935245/ Rob LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthrati/ Andi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grabnerandi/

Three years ago, Roman Ferstl — entrepreneur, founder, and returning PurePerformance guest — found himself experiencing something he struggled to explain to anyone who hadn't lived it. In this episode, he joins Andi Grabner and Brian Wilson to talk openly about burnout, anxiety, and depression: how they overlap, how they build on each other, and what the science of sleep, the nervous system, and neuroplasticity reveals about why recovery is genuinely possible. Honest about therapy, medication, and mindfulness — what worked and what didn't — Roman's goal is simple: if even one person listening takes one sentence away that changes something for them, the conversation was worth having. You are not broken. And it can get better.

In this episode of the PurePerformance Podcast, Andi and Brian sit down with https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislabrado/—Solutions Architect for AI Enablement, FSO, SRE, and ITSM at HSN/QVC, where he has spent an incredible 27 years shaping operational excellence. Their conversation dives deep into how AI is transforming software creation, enterprise workflows, and even the very role of developers. Chris shares how the barrier to entry for building tools and automation has dropped overnight thanks to natural‑language-based development: “Everyone can now create automation or tools without having to worry about the syntax.” He explains why AI is rapidly becoming the primary interface into the enterprise—capable of navigating presentations, emails, and complex back‑office systems—and why the future of engineering may shift from human‑oriented coding to AI-driven development models such as MDCD (MarkDown Continuous Development). The discussion also takes unexpected but fascinating detours into Chris’s background as a former bowling‑industry podcaster, his recent work with generative agents like DynaClaude, his Vibe Coded Root Cause Agent, and a philosophical exploration of AI, creativity, and the concept of singularity. Amidst all the change, Chris remains optimistic: “AI opens up a lot of new opportunity for everyone willing to adapt. It will result in us creating more things that ultimately help us as humans.” This episode is a thoughtful, energizing look at where software engineering is headed—and why the future might be brighter than we think. Links we discussed Chris LaBrado on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislabrado/ Mo Gawdat, former Google Executive on the Singularity "moment of truth": https://x.com/vitrupo/status/2008824930646057380?s=20 CEO of NVIDIA had an interesting excerpt from interview: https://x.com/MinusWells/status/2031974516155695414?s=20 Elon Musk on speed of AI: https://x.com/r0ck3t23/status/2031639621465931903?s=20 AI brain emulation of a fly (e.g. "a sign of the times"): https://x.com/alexwg/status/2030217301929132323?s=20 Elon on fiat currency transforming based on AI manufacturing loop: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2020202496547844312?s=20 Fiat currency moves to model based on thermodynamics: https://x.com/r0ck3t23/status/2033371028202602547?s=20

"15 years ago it was enough to be smart - going forward its not a differentiator - being smart will just make you average!". But what is it? What makes great leaders worth following and how do they achieve tripling their value while others keep waiting for their 5% raise? 4 years ago Marian Kamenistak launched the Engineering Leadership Community out of Prague, Czech Republic. Feeding from his experience in the Silicon Valley this community has grown to 1500 members with the mission to create "Leaders worth following". Tune in and hear from Marian on how to think and talk about value impact vs being held up with trying to achieve technical perfection. Why its important to build a network around you, the difference between mentorship and management as well as how to proof the value to your leadership that you bring to the organization! Links we discussed today Marian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariankamenistak/ Engineering Leadership Conference: https://www.elc-conference.io/ Engineering Leadership Community: https://www.engineeringleaders.io/ The Leadership Pipeline Book: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Pipeline-Build-Powered-Company/dp/0470894563

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