How AI is Changing DevOps Careers | What You Need to Know

DevOps Career in 2026: Should You Learn AI or Double Down on DevOps Fundamentals? ► Grab your DevOps Starter Kit: https://bit.ly/4oZ4qGD ► Skills Companies ACTUALLY Want: https://youtu.be/7d3MU2DgUPg In this video I sat down with Bret Fisher - Docker Captain and DevOps educator who spent 2 years walking around conferences asking engineers one question: Are you actually using AI in DevOps? The disconnect between what people say online and what's really happening will surprise you. We break down: - the AI hype vs reality - what AI can actually do for DevOps RIGHT NOW (not in 5 or 10 years) - and the practical first steps you can take without getting overwhelmed by the chaos Plus: why companies still want Kubernetes experts, not AI prompt engineers. If you're confused about AI in DevOps, this conversation will clear everything up. ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ◼️ Agentic DevOps Podcast: https://bit.ly/43ON6fc ◼️ Website: https://www.bretfisher.com/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝘀/𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ◼️ AI models still struggle to debug software: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/ai-models-still-struggle-to-debug-software-microsoft-study-shows/ ◼️ Keynote by Scott Hanselman of Microsoft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUicaho5k8 (About "Basics of how AI works under the hood" and "it's just a helper, not a AGI" ) ◼️ Great talk "Vibes won't cut it" from Chris Kelly at AI Engineer conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3qOA9WOnE ◼️ The ONE KubeCon talk on AI for DevOps. Shows how hard "build vs. buy" can be right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0xOnbV862k ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ This series features in-depth conversations with industry experts like Kelsey Hightower and real career journeys, from people who made it happen, sharing practical insights on learning paths, interview preparation, and day-to-day DevOps work. 🎙️Ep 1: Why Traditional QA is D