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In this episode Andy Davis talks to Ian Hayfield, DevOps manager at Ancoa. Ian is a DevOps evangelist and is a strong advocate of applying it’s methodology to business. His previous roles have seen him working for high profile names such as IBM. Ian’s previous roles have seen him diagnosis database issues and resolve them. He was also in charge of developing and deploying database RPMs, monitoring and host configuration. On this show Ian talks to Andy about Automating DevOps, how best to manage a DevOps team and having a DevOps team with a broad range of skills. They also discuss Ian’s background and career development and his transition into management. Show Notes: 1.10 The necessity for technologists to be multifaceted in their disciplines. 3.01 How do you decide what new skills you need to learn to keep developing? 5.18 How did the teamwork and learning dynamic work at IBM? 6.06 The advantages of “getting thrown in the deep end” as a learning process. 6.44 The skill of being aware of what is nece