
Philosophy
Use modern technology and processes to create great teams and systems that provide great customer experiences.
Practice
Focused-on helping teams adopt leading-edge technology and processes to scale their organization and business
- Agile: scrum project management and lean tech product management
- Cloud: architecture, migration planning, execution
- DevOps: containerized application delivery pipelines and platforms
- Quality: correctness, resilience, fault tolerance
Writing
Stephen co-authored Docker in Action, 2nd Edition to share knowledge of how to use Docker from development through production.
Articles on process, product, and technical matters appear on the qualimente blog.
A few times a week on NoDrama DevOps, I share my thoughts on building robust systems, architecting for and migrating to AWS, and using DevOps and engineering practices to manage complexity and deliver safely.
Community
I am an active organizer and speaker in the Phoenix tech community.
Organizing
I help organize and run these following events:
- DevOps Phoenix (Organizer)
- Docker Phoenix (Organizer)
- DevOpsDays Phoenix
We are always looking for speakers to share relevant topics – reach out!
Speaking Events
These are the presentations I have delivered publicly. Please contact me to arrange for a private presentation of these or similar topics for your team.
2020
- August 15 – Secure an S3 Bucket (and still use it) (video) @ Manning Publications on Twitch
- July 21 – Running Docker containers more securely (video) @ Manning Publications on Twitch
- May 6 – Secure an S3 Bucket (and still use it) (video) @ DevOps Phoenix
2019
- Jul 11 – Docker in Action Authors’ Real-Talk on Kubernetes (video) on Bret Fisher’s DevOps and Docker Live Show
- Apr 24 – Deliver Secrets to Applications Safely (slides) (video) @ DevOps Phoenix
2018
- Oct 23 – An Introduction to Designing Systems and Processes (slides) (video) @ DevOpsDays Phoenix 2018
- Apr 17 – Delivering Modern Infrastructure with Less Drama (slides) @ DevOps Phoenix
- Mar 20 – Delivering Modern Infrastructure with Less Drama (slides) @ DevOps & Baseball
- Feb 21 – Containers from Scratch (slides) (demo code) @ Choice DevOps Day 2018
- Jan 18 – Build Virtual Machines Automatically and Continuously (slides) (demo code) @ DevOps Phoenix
2017
- Nov 14 – Cloud Architecture Fundamentals (slides) (video) @ DevOps Phoenix
- Oct 24 – A peek at (one) Modern Infrastructure Development Environment @ DevOpsDays Phoenix 2017
- Oct 04 – Intro to Docker, 5 Container Tricks & Treats @ Docker Phoenix
- Aug 02 – Containers from Scratch @ Docker Phoenix
- Jun 05 – Intro to Docker & Containerized Applications @ Web Design & Development Phoenix
- Mar 11 – Intro to Docker & Containerized Applications @ Learn to Code Phoenix
- Jan 10 – Simple Ways to Start Using Docker @ Docker Phoenix
2016
- Sept 07 – Containerize All Your Things @ Docker Phoenix
- Aug 24 – System Configuration Management @ DevOps Phoenix
- Aug 03 – Running Distributed Apps from localhost to AWS @ Docker Phoenix
- Jun 16 – Building High Quality Software Systems @ AZ Software Community
- Jun 01 – Docker Security Features @ Docker Phoenix
- May 03 – Failure Testing with Docker @ Docker Phoenix
- Jan 12 – Rich Development Environments in Docker @Docker Phoenix