Can AI Agents Safely Become DevOps Engineers?

AI SREs, Chat With Your Infrastructure with Anyshift

Bret’s joined by the Anyshift.io co-founders, Roxane Fischer and Stephane Jourdan to discuss how an always-on SRE agent can help you proactively find risks and avoid incidents. 🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild [https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild] 🍾 This edited version is from my live stream show Apr 9, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/live/-DHZwxXigYI?si=9JnQYp8UZG27Bp2X&t=232  ★Show Links★ * Anyshift website [http://anyshift.io/] * Annie CLI [https://www.anyshift.io/blog/introducing-annie-cli] * Blog post: Agentic Context Engineering in Production: How AI Agents Build Institutional Expertise [https://www.anyshift.io/blog/ace-in-production] Creators & Guests * Bret Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/bret-fisher] - Host * Beth Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher] - Producer * Cristi Cotovan [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan] - Editor * Roxane Fischer [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/roxane-fischer] - Guest * Stephane Jourdan [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/stephane-jourdan] - Guest You can also support this podcast by subscribing to my YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher] channel and my weekly newsletter at bret.news [https://bret.news/]! Grab the best coupons for my Docker and Kubernetes courses [https://www.bretfisher.com/courses] on Udemy. Join my cloud native DevOps community on Discord [https://devops.fan/]. Grab some merch at Bret's Loot Box [https://bretfisher.myspreadshop.com/] Homepage bretfisher.com [https://bretfisher.com/] * (00:00) - Introduction * (03:09) - Meet Anyshift and the big idea * (03:29) - When Was Anyshift Created? * (07:13) - Context graphs and agent workflows * (26:48) - Permissions and Auditing * (30:33) - Memory and Context Graph * (49:24) - Roadmap and Wrap Up ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/BretFisher]

Can AI Agents Safely Become DevOps Engineers?

Sam Alba, co-founder of Mendral, joins the show to discuss their new AI agents that act as “junior devops engineers” against GitHub Actions, security, failed tests, and more. Check out the video podcast version here: https://youtu.be/zHmE6VpWD7o [https://youtu.be/zHmE6VpWD7o] 🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild [https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild] 🍾 ★Show Links★ * Mendral website [https://www.mendral.com/] Creators & Guests * Bret Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/bret-fisher] - Host * Beth Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher] - Producer * Cristi Cotovan [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan] - Editor * Sam Alba [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/sam-alba] - Guest You can also support this podcast by subscribing to my YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher] channel and my weekly newsletter at bret.news [https://bret.news/]! Grab the best coupons for my Docker and Kubernetes courses [https://www.bretfisher.com/courses] on Udemy. Join my cloud native DevOps community on Discord [https://devops.fan/]. Grab some merch at Bret's Loot Box [https://bretfisher.myspreadshop.com/] Homepage bretfisher.com [https://bretfisher.com/] * (00:00) - Introduction * (05:16) - Why CI Needs Agents * (20:18) - How Mendral Learns and Automates * (44:21) - Trusting Auto Merge * (51:52) - Guardrails And Delivery * (01:00:17) - Harnesses And CLI Future * (01:11:27) - Future of Mendral ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/BretFisher]

Our Favorite Agent Setups

My friend Brian Christner (Docker Captain alum) and I go through our AI harnesses, agents, models, and what we’re playing with right now. OpenClaw, OpenCode, Claude Code, Copilot, and all of it. Check out the video podcast version here: https://youtu.be/8AFE0kxaY2k [https://youtu.be/8AFE0kxaY2k] 🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild [https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild] 🍾 ★Show Links★ Brian’s Newsletter [https://brianchristner.io/tag/newsletter] Agents & Claude Code Setup * Awesome Claude Code Subagents [https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents] * Agency Agents [https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents] * Claude Code Course [https://github.com/carlvellotti/claude-code-pm-course] * OpenClaw alternative [https://nanoclaw.dev] Brian’s OpenClaw Projects * OpenClaw Security Checklist [https://brianchristner.io/openclaw-security-checklist-hardening-your-ai-agent-infrastructure] * Garmin Connect Skill [https://github.com/thebyteio/openclaw-skill-garmin-connect] * OpenClaw Security Dashboard Skill [https://github.com/thebyteio/openclaw-skill-security-dashboard] Creators & Guests * Bret Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/bret-fisher] - Host * Beth Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher] - Producer * Cristi Cotovan [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan] - Editor * Brian Christner [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/brian-christner] - Guest You can also support this podcast by subscribing to my YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher] channel and my weekly newsletter at bret.news [https://bret.news/]! Grab the best coupons for my Docker and Kubernetes courses [https://www.bretfisher.com/courses] on Udemy. Join my cloud native DevOps community on Discord [https://devops.fan/]. Grab some merch at Bret's Loot Box [https://bretfisher.myspreadshop.com/] Homepage bretfisher.com [https://bretfisher.com/] * (00:00) - Introduction * (03:01) - AI Tools and Skills Deep Dive * (33:09) - Securing OpenClaw Servers * (39:15) - Safe Use Cases and Token Control * (50:00) - OpenClaw DOs and DON'Ts * (55:28) - NanoClaw and Container Future ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/BretFisher]

Four Months Felt Like Four Years

It’s been 6 months since the last episode, and it feels like everything has changed. Bret and Nirmal catch you up on the increasing pace of AI change, how it will likely affect DevOps engineers and platform builders, and what’s coming on the podcast. Check out the video podcast version here: https://youtu.be/NkqAMAIW5ks [https://youtu.be/NkqAMAIW5ks] 🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild [https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild] 🍾 ★Show Links★ * Agent Harness Skills https://agentskills.io [https://agentskills.io] * Video of Gradel CEO "You can write code faster, can you deliver it faster?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOXNJ9_sHuM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOXNJ9_sHuM] * Is your team still hand-chiseling code? https://www.geocod.io/code-and-coordinates/2026-01-21-hand-chiseling-code/ [https://www.geocod.io/code-and-coordinates/2026-01-21-hand-chiseling-code/] Creators & Guests * Bret Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/bret-fisher] - Host * Beth Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher] - Producer * Cristi Cotovan [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan] - Editor * Nirmal Mehta [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/nirmal-mehta] - Host You can also support this podcast by subscribing to my YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher] channel and my weekly newsletter at bret.news [https://bret.news/]! Grab the best coupons for my Docker and Kubernetes courses [https://www.bretfisher.com/courses] on Udemy. Join my cloud native DevOps community on Discord [https://devops.fan/]. Grab some merch at Bret's Loot Box [https://bretfisher.myspreadshop.com/] Homepage bretfisher.com [https://bretfisher.com/] * (00:00) - ADOP - Feb 26, 2026 * (02:23) - Introduction * (03:00) - Season Two Kickoff * (04:34) - Productivity Debate and Two AI Camps * (06:48) - Ops View from Dev Retreats * (10:05) - Automation Debt and App Tsunami * (16:29) - Frontier Models Changed Everything * (22:29) - Red Pill vs Blue Pill Skepticism * (25:31) - Three Focus Areas for DevOps * (27:51) - GitHub Copilot and Agentic Workflows * (31:17) - Harnesses That Run Longer * (31:51) - Skills As SOPs * (34:30) - Guardrails For App Tsunami * (36:30) - Agent Orchestration a nd Kubernetes * (37:50) - Shadow IT Goes AI * (38:30) - Inner Loop Diagram Breakdown * (40:54) - AI Code Review Councils * (43:09) - Context Layer And Docs Debt * (49:23) - Career Waves to Agent Ops * (57:29) - Future Guests and Episodes * (01:00:45) - ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/BretFisher]

AI Hype vs. Reality. Real Stats from Laura Tacho, CTO of DX

Bret and Nirmal are joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX and long-time friend of the show, to discuss AI usage and success in teams adopting AI and Agents to generate code and perform tasks. 🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild [https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild] 🍾 We finally have some real data on this topic, and Laura Tacho in her role at DX, the developer experience company, has been studying AI successes and failures in the industry and has released a framework to measure AI impact in an orgs software lifecycle. Check out the video podcast version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G_TWLHkj7U [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G_TWLHkj7U] ★Show Links★ AI Measurement Framework [https://getdx.com/blog/introducing-the-ai-measurement-framework/] DX Core 4 Framework [https://getdx.com/report/dx-core-4/] Applying the Core 4 Framework [https://getdx.com/blog/how-to-measure-core-4-metrics/] Creators & Guests * Bret Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/bret-fisher] - Host * Beth Fisher [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher] - Producer * Cristi Cotovan [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan] - Editor * Nirmal Mehta [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/nirmal-mehta] - Host * Laura Tacho [https://agenticdevops.fm/people/laura-tacho] - Guest * (00:00) - Teaser * (03:05) - Welcome * (04:58) - AI Measurement Framework * (07:40) - Distilling Fact from Fiction with AI * (25:59) - Skepticism and Adoption of AI Tools * (28:37) - Measuring AI Impact on Developer Work * (49:47) - Assisted vs Agentic * (56:39) - More Gains from Training Humans on AI * (01:05:16) - Measuring AI's Impact * (01:10:55) - Context Switching * (01:14:20) - Navigating AI Hype and Reality You can also support this podcast by subscribing to my YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher] channel and my weekly newsletter at bret.news [https://bret.news/]! Grab the best coupons for my Docker and Kubernetes courses [https://www.bretfisher.com/courses] on Udemy. Join my cloud native DevOps community on Discord [https://devops.fan/]. Grab some merch at Bret's Loot Box [https://bretfisher.myspreadshop.com/] Homepage bretfisher.com [https://bretfisher.com/] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/BretFisher]