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Episodes
Episode 22: From NGINX to Gateway API: Where Kubernetes Networking Is Heading
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The retirement of NGINX Ingress might sound like just another Kubernetes update, but it reveals a much bigger shift.As teams start asking what replace...
Episode 21: Re:Invent 2025 announcements and what they mean to cloud users
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark reflect on AWS re:Invent and what it reveals about the current state of cloud infrastructure, with AI and agentic syste...
Episode 20: *SPECIAL EPISODE* 2025 Recap + Our Wild 2026 Predictions
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the season, Omer and Mark look back on the themes that defined their year - from the growing influence of AI to the ongoing ch...
Episode 19: What We Learned from the Cloudflare Outage
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark discuss the recent outages affecting major internet services like Cloudflare and AWS, exploring the implications of AI ...
Episode 18: How to ensure quality when building a Kubernetes product?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Tzachi discuss the complexities of testing in Kubernetes, exploring various strategies for effective quality assurance. Tzac...
Episode 17: DevOps Horror Story of the Week
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Crown Job, Omer and Mark delve into the spooky side of technology, sharing horror stories from their experiences in the tech in...
Episode 16: DevSecOps & Security Integration
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark discuss the importance of integrating security into the DevOps culture, specifically focusing on DevSecOps. They explor...
Episode 15: DevOps common mistakes and how to avoid them
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cron Job podcast, hosts Omer and Mark delve into the intricacies of Kubernetes, focusing on common mistakes in resource allocat...
Episode 14: Spot vs. On-Demand
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark delve into the intricacies of using Spot Instances versus On-Demand Instances in cloud computing. They discuss the mech...
Episode 13: When AWS Crashed: Building Resilience in a Multi-Cloud Environment
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark discuss the complexities and considerations surrounding multi-cloud environments, particularly in light of recent AWS o...
Episode 12: The Future Of K8s
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark discuss the future of Kubernetes, exploring various upcoming features and enhancements. They delve into the significanc...
Episode 11: Is This the Best Language for K8s Applications?
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the hosts and their guest Ido Slonimsky delve into the ongoing debate about the best programming language for Kubernetes. They explor...
Episode 10: DevOps Horror Story of the Week
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark share their personal horror stories from the world of engineering, focusing on challenges faced in Kubernetes, DNS issu...
Episode 9: DevOps Hot Takes
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of theCronJob podcast, hosts Omer and Mark engage in a lively discussion about various hot takes in the tech industry, focusing on Kub...
Episode 8: How to Automate Pod Rightsizing?
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Cron Job, Omer and Mark delve into the complexities of right sizing in Kubernetes, discussing the differences between horizonta...
Episode 7: The K8s Application Deployment Blueprint
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark discuss the challenges of deploying applications on Kubernetes, using a movie aggregator application as a case study. T...
Episode 6: Have you ever seen a worst architecture?
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Cron Job, Omer and Mark delve into the topic of bad architecture in software development, sharing real-world examples and discu...
Episode 5: Can we trust open source?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Omer and Mark discuss the complexities of trusting open source software, particularly in the context of Kubernetes and other popular ...
Episode 4: DevOps screwups
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You're not alone!In this candid episode of theCronJob, hosts Omer Hamerman and Mark Serdze dive into the messy side of infrastructure engineering...
Episode 3: EKS or ECS?
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode delves into the essential decision facing DevOps engineers and infrastructure architects: choosing between EKS and ECS. The hosts explo...
Episode 2: Will AI Kill DevOps?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI render the DevOps role obsolete, or is it the ultimate augmentation tool? In Episode 2 of theCronJob, hosts Omer Hamerman and Mark Serdze put t...
Episode 1: DevOps Horror Story of the Week
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy living DevOps nightmares? Tune into theCronJob’s first episode, DevOps Horror Story of the Week, where Omer Hamerman and Mark Serdze unravel a...