DevOps Sauna from Eficode
Step into the DevOps Sauna with Pinja Kujala and Stefan Daugaard Poulsen as they explore Agile and DevOps methodologies. Hear from various industry experts and discover how Agile and DevOps principles can transform any part of your business.
The DevOps Sauna ensures you have the latest practices and trends to maintain a competitive edge.
Episodes
215 episodes
The $8 Trillion Question: Open Source, Risk, and Resilience
Open source powers nearly everything we build today—but what is it actually worth? Pinja and Stefan discuss Harvard’s $8 trillion estimate, how widely open source is used, and why central registries are under pressure. They touch on se...
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Coffee, cookies, and platforms: How to make developers love your platform
In this episode of DevOps Sauna, Pinja and Stefan talk about what truly makes a developer platform successful—and why forcing adoption never works.They explore the “coffee and cookie principle,” the importance of trust between d...
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Building Trustworthy AI — with Lofred Madzou
What does it take to make AI truly trustworthy? Pinja and Stefan talk with Lofred Madzou, CEO of Skillmind, about responsible AI, governance, and strategy—plus why organizational culture matters more than hype. Lofred also shares his inspiring ...
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You’re doing culture wrong
DevOps “culture” gets blamed for everything—so what is it, really? Pinja and Eficode consultant Dan Khurram cut through the buzzwords to define culture in practical terms: how decisions get made, what behaviors are acceptable, and how teams tal...
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September Tech News: Billion-Dollar Acquisitions, AI Shakeups, and Kubernetes Updates
In this month’s DevOps Sauna news roundup, Pinja and Stefan unpack the biggest stories shaking the software world. Atlassian made major moves with billion-dollar acquisitions of DX and the AI-powered browser company behind Arc and Dia. GitHub t...
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Busting security myths
Are password changes really keeping us secure? Is writing passwords in a notebook always bad? Can Apple devices really not get viruses? In this episode of DevOps Sauna, Pinja and Darren take on some of the most common myths around cybe...
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Is DevSecOps Broken?
In this episode, Pinja and Darren take a critical look at the state of DevSecOps through the lens of three recent industry reports from Snyk, Checkmarx, and Datadog. From “shift left” gone wrong, to the cultural gaps between development and sec...
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How do you make money out of AI?
In this episode of DevOps Sauna, Pinja and Darren sit down with Eficode’s Lead AI Consultant, Henri Terho, to unpack the hype and realities around artificial intelligence in business. They explore why so many AI projects fail, what true success...
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NPM Supply Chain Attack: Lessons in Security and Human Error
A major security incident shook the JavaScript world when malicious code was discovered in 20 widely used NPM packages, collectively downloaded over 2 billion times per week. In this episode, Pinja and Darren break down what happened, how a phi...
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The ethics of AI: data, privacy, and responsibility
In this episode of DevOps Sauna, Pinja and Darren dive into one of the most pressing topics of our time: the ethics of AI. From copyright infringement and data usage to environmental impact and corporate responsibility, they unravel th...
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Summer News Roundup: AI Bubbles, GitHub Changes & Saunas in Australia
In this summer catch-up episode of DevOps Sauna, Darren and Pinja dive into the biggest tech and culture stories of the past months. From OpenAI’s failed Windsurf deal and Google’s licensing swoops, to Sam Altman calling AI a bubble an...
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Summer fun and podcast recap
As summer holidays roll in, Pinja and Darren take a step back from the usual deep dives into DevOps to reflect on the past six months of the DevOps Sauna. From endless AI debates and myth-busting episodes (“Is Jenkins dead?”) to accessibility, ...
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How we won Atlassian’s Partner of the Year (and what it means)
In this episode, we celebrate winning Atlassian’s Partner of the Year – World-Class Software Development award and explore what it truly means. CTO of Managed Services Kalle Sirkesalo joins Darren and Pinja to discuss how Eficode transforms the...
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Platform Engineering on the Edge: NIS2, Ransomware & Reality Checks
In the final episode of their mini-series on platform engineering at the edge, Darren and Pinja dive deep into the often-overlooked security risks of edge and IoT environments. From car key hacks and USB-based keyboard attacks to ransomware tar...
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Platform engineering on the edge: The fascinating real-world scenarios
Darren and Pinja continue their series on platform engineering on the edge by diving into some of the most fascinating real-world use cases. From software updates on the Voyager space probes and Antarctic research stations to cars, planes, and ...
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Platform Engineering on the Edge
Darren and Pinja break down the basics of platform engineering on the edge, from the “boring” to the truly remote and unreachable. They explore how GitOps, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code enable reliable software updates in spotty or dis...
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Vibe Coding and Supply Chain Security
Darren and Pinja dive into the risks of “vibe coding,” discussing how AI-generated code, supply chain attacks, and typosquatting increase security challenges, and explore practical ways to secure dependencies and prepare for the future of AI-dr...
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Patrick Debois and AI in SDLC
Patrick Debois, known as the father of DevOps, joins Darren Richardson and Pinja Kujala to discuss the future of software development, the evolving role of AI in the SDLC, and how developer experience and human judgment fit into an increasingly...
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Visionaries, Rebels and Machines with Jamie Dobson
In this episode of the DevOps Sauna, Darren Richardson and Pinja Kujala sit down with Jamie Dobson to explore his new book Visionaries, Rebels, and Machines—a high-energy journey through the breakthroughs and lucky accidents that pushe...
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Eficode’s 20th Anniversary Episode
Celebrating the 200th episode of the DevOps Sauna podcast, Darren Richardson and Pinja Kujala are joined by longtime Eficodeans, Ilari Nurmi, Henri Hamalainen, and Marko Klemetti, to reminisce and celebrate the history of Eficode and the compan...
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ITSM in 2025 with Magnus Sundset
In this episode of the DevOp Sauna, Darren Richardson and Pinja Kujala are joined by Magnus Sundset, who gives an in-depth look into the origins of IT service management and how the latest tools and principles will affect it in 2025.Lear...
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May News Roundup
In this episode of the DevOps Sauna, Darren Richardson and Pinja Kujala discuss the latest stories and developments in the DevOps space in May 2025, including Klarna, Microsoft, OpenAI buying Windsurf, and new legal legislations such as the Tak...
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Is DevOps Dead?
In this episode of the DevOps Sauna, Darren Richardson and Pinja Kujala discuss DevOps itself, covering its history, impact, and whether we'll need to change the name of this podcast in the future.Adopt the best practices for success by ...
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