DevOps to FinDev - Think FaaS Podcast

What should the finance department and the engineering org have in common, and why is serverless a catalyst for this transformation?

Thu, 28 Feb 2019

In this episode of Think Faas, special guest Yan Cui joins Forrest to unpack the idea of FinDev. What should the finance department and the engineering org have in common, and why is serverless a catalyst for this transformation?

After listening, you can check out Yan’s video series, Production-Ready Serverless, from Manning Publications.

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