DevOps Diaries
Episodes
067 — Nicolas Vuillamy: CTO, DevOps enthusiast, and open-source champion!
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack sits down to talk all things Salesforce DevOps, open-source, and career development in an AI-forward world with Nicolas Vuillamy. They discuss t...
066 — Ana Moreno: Lessons from a Salesforce Release Engineer in DevSecOps!
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you actually need a Release Engineer to manage Salesforce DevOps? Ana Moreno joins Jack to share her incredible (and truly accidental) journey fro...
065 — Aga Peryie: The truth about Salesforce backup, recovery & archiving!
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Data loss" is a phrase that strikes fear into the heart of every Salesforce professional. But what if you could face a data incident with c...
064 — Raksha Sanganee: The secret to DevOps success is culture, not code!
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the most overlooked element in a successful DevOps strategy? According to Salesforce Architect and community leader Raksha Sanganee, it'...
063 — Conlan Morton-O'Rourke: Correction of Errors, Contractors, and Compliance!
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of tech, it’s easy to get lost in the code, the pipelines, and the deadlines. But what truly separates a good team from a great one? In...
062 — Alice Jessop: Mastering Salesforce Security
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your Salesforce org as secure as you think? Many common configurations leave companies vulnerable, but mastering a few core principles can transfor...
061 — Kurt Kemple: A masterclass in enablement and community driven product at Slack!
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does someone with a non-traditional background end up leading Developer Relations for a tech giant like Slack? In this episode, host Jack McCurdy ...
060 — Andy Barrick: Observability for Salesforce, your secret weapon to stop firefighting!
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much has DevOps really changed since the AI boom? Are you truly observing your Salesforce org, or just reacting to fires? When do you pay down tec...
059 — Amy Oplinger Singh: What they don't teach you about a career in Salesforce!
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think you know the path to success in the Salesforce ecosystem? Think again. In this candid conversation, Jack McCurdy and dataimporter's Amy Opl...
058 — Jon Cline: Mastering the People Puzzle in DevOps!
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a tech-driven world, human connection is more critical than ever. In this episode of DevOps Diaries, Jack McCurdy sits down with Jon Cline to explo...
057 — Dangsenpenan Nokshuwan — Beyond the Ecosystem: How One Analyst is Changing Lives
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevOps Diaries, host Jack McCurdy sits down with Dangsenpenan, a Salesforce Analyst at RSPCA. Discover Dangsenpenan's inspirin...
056 — Jessica Riffe: The blueprint to scaling Salesforce & DevOps teams!
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it takes to climb the ladder from Salesforce developer to Salesforce architect to Salesforce manager in the complex and fast-paced ...
055 — Valerio Chang: Lessons from building the most trusted customer support team!
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Valerio Chang from Gearset chats to Jack about the evolving landscape of customer support in SaaS companies. Valerio offers a behind-the-scenes look a...
054 — Chris Starleaf: Get to grips with data governance!
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think database skills are dead in the Salesforce era? Think again. In this episode of DevOps Diaries, Jack McCurdy talks to Chris Starleaf of Zinc Pa...
053 — Varun Kavoori: From chaos to control: How Okta nails Salesforce DevOps!
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From his early days in the Salesforce ecosystem to becoming a driving force behind Okta’s DevOps strategy, Varun shares candid insights and hard-won...
052 — Megan Tuano: The secret sauce in Salesforce business analysis!
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Tuano shares her unique journey into the tech industry, the importance of communication, questions, and the value of empathy in customer service...
051 — Nathen Harvey: How to Measure Success in the Age of AI
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do DORA metrics apply to the unique challenges of Salesforce development? Join Jack McCurdy and Nathan Harvey as they dive into the evolving lands...
050 — Wade Wegner: The birth and evolution of SalesforceDX!
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wade Wegner was a key member of the team that helped reshape the developer landscape at Salesforce. In his conversation with Jack, Wade recounts his j...
049 — Ian Gotts & Jack Lavous: We did it! Practical advice for implementing Agentforce
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack McCurdy is joined by Ian Gotts and Jack Lavous from Elements.cloud to discuss the transformative impact of Agentforce within the Salesforce ecosy...
048 — Mitch Spano: The hard truths about career progression!
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Spano, Senior Application Engineering Manager at Google, shares his journey in the Salesforce ecosystem and discusses his early experiences with...
047 — Paul Battisson: DevOps gets worse before it gets better, tell them up front!
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevOps Diaries, host Jack McCurdy welcomes Paul Battisson to discuss his 15-year journey in Salesforce. They explore the importance...
046 — DevOps Diaries: "Best of" Part Two
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevOps Diaries we cover some of the outstanding moments from DevOps Diaries in 2024. Hear about everything from artificial intellig...
045 — Jon Robinson: Quality Assurance, the white collar career for anarchists!
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevOps Diaries, Jack McCurdy interviews John Robinson, a seasoned QA professional. They discus the significance of quality assuranc...
044 — Alba Rivas: Agentforce vs. Copilot, everything you need to know!
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevOps Diaries, Jack McCurdy speaks with Alba Rivas, Principal Developer Advocate at Salesforce. They discuss Alba's journey i...
043 — Dave Carroll: APIs, passion and trustworthiness. A recipe for Salesforce success!
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DevOps Diaries, Jack McCurdy sits down with Dave Carroll, a veteran in the Salesforce ecosystem. They discuss Dave's journey f...
042 — Todd Halfpenny: The bridge between admins and developers is empathy!
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Halfpenny is a Salesforce MVP, Golden Hoodie recipient, and community leader. His impact on the UK Salesforce community is extensive and far reac...
041 — Inside Scoop: Why Clayton joined forces with Gearset
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on DevOps Diaries, catch up on the recording of a game-changing moment in the world of Salesforce DevOps — Gearset has officially acquired...
040 — Andy Utkan: The secrets you don't know about Salesforce Flow!
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Utkan is a Salesforce MVP, founder of Flow Canvas Academy, and a Salesforce Flows expert. His newsletter, Salesforce Break, has over 10,000 subsc...
039 — Steve Fouracre: How AI will eradicate Salesforce development as we know it!
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Fouracre is the founder of Self Evolving Software (SES), and Head of Salesforce Delivery at Metacube. Steve started his career in the Salesforce...
038 — Julián Duque: How to use Heroku for connected customer experiences!
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julián Duque is Principal Developer Advocate for Heroku at Salesforce. His background in Node.js allows him to think objectively about development on...
037 — Kevin Boyle: Growing Gearset, the CEO's Story!
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Boyle, CEO of Gearset, joins Jack on this episode of DevOps Diaries. Kevin’s career has taken him from software engineering intern at Microsof...
036 — Daisy Garcia & Hannah Kahn: Women, give yourself permission to fail and learn!
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack is joined by Daisy Garcia, CEO and founder of ImagineCRM, and Hannah Kahn, CRO at ImagineCRM. Daisy and Hannah share a love for philanthropy, and...
035 — DevOps Diaries best bits: Highlights from 2024 so far!
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over thirteen episodes in 2024, we’ve learnt a whole lot. About Salesforce, leadership, DevOps, and personal growth. To mark the half-way point in t...
034 — Abi Claus: Language is the API of the brain!
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abi Claus has been in the Salesforce ecosystem since 2011. She is passionate about spreading her knowledge to empower women in technology. She’s gro...
033 — Jason Lantz: Modern Salesforce development is modular!
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Lantz is a prominent figure in the Salesforce ecosystem, known for his contributions to Salesforce DevOps and open source tooling. He is the fou...
032 — Nathen Harvey: Using DORA to measure your team performance with confidence!
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathen Harvey is Developer Advocate and the lead for DORA at Google Cloud, their DevOps Research and Assessment unit. For ten years Nathen has spearhe...
031 — Jolene Mair: Protecting your Salesforce data, and your sanity!
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jolene Mair is a Salesforce Application Engineer at cybersecurity company, HackerOne. She is also a Gearset DevOps leader. Jolene has six-years of exp...
030 — Derek Bisson: How to uncover your native genius and lead teams with humility
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Bisson is a senior technology leader. He’s worked in the Salesforce ecosystem for 14 years, and cares deeply about how he can get the most out...
029 — Melissa Hill Dees: "Do more good!". Creating a technology landscape that supports EVERYONE
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Hill Dees is an innovator. She is committed to the Salesforce community, no more so than the non-profit community — she shares her warmth an...
028 — Joy Shutters-Helbing: Parenting and Salesforce consulting aren't all that different!
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joy Shutters-Helbing is a Senior Manager at CapTech Consulting. She is also a wonderful mom! In this episode Jack and Joy consider where life and work...
027 — Lauren Krcatovich: Product-led thinking creates better Salesforce orgs!
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Krcatovich is CRM Development Manager at Cision. Her journey in tech has been shaped by business analysis and product management before taking ...
026 — Jeremy Foster: My Salesforce DevOps Journey. Always Be Learning!
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Foster is a software engineer by trade, and now Manager of Salesforce Development at Pilot Company. Jeremy and his team have been on a DevOps t...
025 — Rob Cowell: The journey from developer, to architect, to published author! Find your niche
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Cowell is a DevOps advocate, Salesforce architect, and published author. Rob’s Salesforce career has spanned 13 years. He’s recently shared hi...
024 — Eric Dreshfield (Founder, Midwest Dreamin’): Founding the first Dreamin’, success without certifications, and Kevin Bacon!
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Dreshfield is a veteran of the Salesforce sphere. Spanning 15 years, Eric has held a number of roles across organizations that have shaped him in...
023 — Luke Harris (VP, Customer Success): “There is direct correlation between the most successful organizations and those that invest in education for their teams”
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luke is a global Customer Success leader and current VP Customer Success at Gearset. Luke started his career as a Salesforce Admin and has become obse...
022 — Laurel Jones (Senior Product Manager, Amazon): “I've wasted a year of my life deploying change sets”
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laurel Jones is a Senior Product Manager at Amazon. Working for the Amazon Air team, Laurel is blazing trails for women in a male-dominated field. Lau...
021 — Meri Williams (CTO Pleo, Ex-CTO Monzo): A CTO’s advice on building harmonious team cultures, how to be a leader that empowers, and the importance of culture add over culture fit
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meri Williams is the CTO of Pleo, and ex-CTO of influential challenger bank, Monzo. Meri has held technical leadership roles for the last 10 years, an...
020 — Jack McCurdy: Artificial intelligence isn’t the be-all end-all, business value is back, and Salesforce security is more important than ever
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jack reflects on 2023, sharing insight from across the year. Taking insight from The State of Salesforce DevOps survey, Jack dives int...
019 — Randy of “Salesforce Cha Cha”: Michael Jordan is more applicable to your job than you think!
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Randy is a Salesforce Consultant and one of the voices behind the popular Salesforce newsletter, Salesforce Cha Cha. Randy has a knack for simplifying...
018 — Julian Joseph: A DevOps Engineer’s guide to testing and DevOps strategy
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Joseph is a Salesforce DevOps Engineer that has built hugely valuable experience during his time at Salesforce, Salesforce customers, and partn...
017 — Nadina Lisbon: Introversion is a superpower and the Salesforce CTA journey
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nadina Lisbon is a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect and Golden Hoodie recipient, She is a pillar of the Salesforce community, supporting a num...
016 — Lorenzo Frattini: Advice on automated testing for Salesforce and the future of AI from a CTA
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lorenzo Frattini has been a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect since 2016. He is also the founder of automated testing platform, Clayton.io. Wit...
015 — Hayley Tuller: Transitioning to tech with a veteran
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hayley Tuller is a United States Navy veteran, having served for 20 years as an Aircrewman, building deep technical knowledge and leadership expertise...
014 — Justin Edelstein: An introduction to Web3
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Edelstein has 17 years experience in the Salesforce ecosystem. He is one of the co-founders and now board member of Salesforce consultancy Arku...
013 — Cloud Giants: Exploring Salesforce CPQ with Deepak & Grant
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Mangum and Deepak Veera are Salesforce Consultants at consulting company, Cloud Giants. Between them they have 14 years’ consulting experience...
012 — Taylor Grimes: Staying on the leading edge
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Grimes is an Architect at Salesforce, managing partner success with an Architect’s lens. Taylor has spent 10 years in the Salesforce ecosyste...
011 — Blanca Leon-Carter: The State of Salesforce DevOps
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blanca Leon-Carter is a DevOps Architect and Principal Consultant at Slalom. Blanca has experience working with teams of all shapes and sizes with var...
010 — Sam Crossland: DevOps Documentation
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Jack chat about the documentation that supports a great DevOps process. Tune in to hear about what documents you can add to support your deliv...
009 — Jodi Hrbek: Salesforce Admins are Awesome!
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Jodi talk about the ever evolving role of the Salesforce Admin. Tune in to hear about how an Admin can rock their role, question everything, ...
008 — Ben McCarthy: Salesforce Ben
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Ben chat about the origins of Salesforce Ben, and how it's developed to be the media platform it is today. Tune in to hear Ben's pr...
007 — Tracy Greene: Burnout
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Tracy (they/Tracy) talk about burnout in the workplace, what you can do to protect your mental health, and how you can make sure you continue...
006 — Ian Gotts: Centers of Excellence
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Jack talk about the functions of a Center of Excellence and how they contribute to successfully managing Salesforce implementations of all sha...
005 — Francis Pindar: DevOps Process Mapping
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Francis and Jack discuss the DevOps process map, and how teams can think objectively about their process by relating it back to Salesforce. They also ...
004 — Andy Barrick: Advice from a DevOps Architect
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Jack chat about what it means to be a DevOps Architect at Gearset — how to challenge and change a team’s delivery mindset, testing being ...
003 — Matt Pieper: Developing high-performing DevOps teams
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jack chat about developing high-performing DevOps teams and how mentorship plays a huge part in being successful, breaking things (in a good ...
002 — Eric Kintzer: Evolving DevOps Journeys
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eric and Jack talk about how Salesforce has changed over the years, the relevance of Apex given the changes to the Salesforce platform...
001 — Vanessa Grant: Business Analysis & DevOps
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the DevOps Diaries Podcast, Jack chats to Vanessa Grant about her journey as a Business Analyst and consultant, how her background ...