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Merging to Main by Codefresh is a community for sharing knowledge about CI/CD best practices and easier implementation
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Paul O'Reilly
Paul is passionate about technology and the stories behind it, and on a constant quest to connect with individuals who have fascinating experiences and insights to share. From managing his amazing team around the world and sharing stories on the Merging to Main webinar, to troubleshooting technical challenges, providing guidance on CI/CD and Kubernetes implementations, or offering mentorship and support for career development, he loves the variety of collaboration he's privileged to experience and the help he can offer others. He is eager to connect with like-minded individuals who share his passion for technology and storytelling. Feel free to reach out—he's always interested to listen, learn, and assist.
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Our Latest Episodes
Each episode of Merging to Main focuses on experiences, struggles, war stories and challenges of a specific component of CI/CD - whether that be secrets management, feature flags, GitOps adoption, and more.
Episode #11
Productizing the Internal Developer Platform
During this session we are going live with Steve Fenton from Octopus Deploy, Bartek Antoniak from VirtusLab, Jordan Chernev from Zillow Group, and Scott Hiland from Hunter Strategy.

We'll be doing a discussion around how to "productize" a developer platform inside an org - a look at what best practices look like and experiences and advice around that.
Paul O'Reilly, Scott Hiland, Jordan Chernev, Steve Fenton, Bartek Antoniak
June 26, 2024
Episode #10
Why Community Engagement Matters
During this session we are going live with Paul O'Reilly from Codefresh, Tia Lush with STEM Wana Trust, Matt Flannery with Kubernetes Community Day Sydney, and Jay Tihema with ii.nz. We'll be doing a discussion around why community involvement is important, what it looks like, what's successful, and why that engagement matters at all ages and levels from STEM to adult engineers.
Paul O'Reilly, Tia Lush, Jay Tihema, Matt Flannery
June 12, 2024
Episode #9
Navigating Success with DORA
Paul O'Reilly , Nathen Harvey
May 29, 2024
Episode #8
Ethics & AI
How do we ensure the ethical use of data and AI?
Dan Garfield
Paul O'Reilly, Dan Garfield
March 06, 2024
Episode #6
The Journey to Self-Service GitOps
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Is it possible to create a self-service solution for GitOps? Can you reduce your time spent enabling development teams without risking everything? The answer is yes. Watch to learn how.
Brandon Phillips, Sergio Méndez
August 22, 2023
Episode #5
Coexisting Between Kubernetes and Legacy Tech
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Ready to make the switch to Kubernetes and containers from your legacy tech? Don’t know how best to make the transition? Watch this episode.
Brandon Phillips, Mark Panthofer
July 11, 2023
Episode #4
Feature Flags
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There are many benefits to Feature Flagging, but like everything in the CI/CD world, all features and tools require careful consideration. Let's dive in.
Brandon Phillips, Cody De Arkland
June 06, 2023
Episode #3
CI/CD Secrets
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Don’t leave yourself open to a plethora of insecurities; depending on how significant these insecurities can be, you welcome unnecessary work down the line and potential legal consequences.
Dan Garfield
Brandon Phillips, Dan Garfield, Yoni Koren
May 10, 2023
Episode #2
Is GitOps Just a FAD?
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Is GitOps just another FAD that you should ignore? Is it worth the effort? Hear what the teams at Intuit to say and how they were able to revolutionize their CI/CD processes.
Brandon Phillips, Anusha Ragunathan, Kevin Downey
April 04, 2023
Episode #1
Modernizing your CI/CD
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Are you and your team fully prepared to modernize your CI/CD? If not, you might be in for a Sherlock-Holmes style mystery. Learn how to prepare yourself, your team, and your company to make the switch.
Brandon Phillips, JJ Asghar
March 02, 2023
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