Bryan Ross

Developer advocate, platform engineering veteran, and public speaker. Field CTO at @gitlab. I help businesses gain value from technology.

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Is anyone else entirely fed up with hearing "You're right to push back — I was wrong . . . " from their agent after an hour or so disappearing down a hallucinated rabbit hole? 🕳️🐇

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Are you doing okay? It feels pretty exhausting to work in the IT industry right now, and I think I know why. https://t.co/s9EsLTAIvY

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Do you wish teams could agree on a set of central tools and golden path? In this months article, I talk about how I've helped organisations Find common ground before common tools. https://t.co/t2pMgvkzoA

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

After three years of joking about it, the new brand is officially live! https://t.co/z7DOP2Sp1u

Join me each month to hear real stories from enterprise IT teams across industries that want to bridge the gap between technology and business value.

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

"4 hours of usage gone in 3 prompts" ... The AI free lunch is over, and platform teams are about to inherit the bill! The Chief Therapy Officer is back for 2026. https://t.co/ZCFcqiKGnl

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Fatima has done a great job launching The Developer Show and so pleased to see a big named guest so early in the journey! Let's hear how Kesley thinks GitLab are doing in leading the way to bring agentic AI to developers in a more thoughtful way. https://t.co/xriRZiyJec

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

It was awesome to be part of the The Making of Flux documentary to talk about the impact of GitOps, the role CD plays in large organisations, and a glimpse of the future in how AI might change the landscape. https://t.co/FpTflUnIxm

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Are you building a Golden Path or a Golden Cage? Platform mandates drive workarounds underground. One size doesn't fit all, but well-designed guardrails with a composable platform can fit everyone. Learn how to go from 17% to 86% adoption in 6 months.
https://t.co/TBijzv36t4

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

I moved from customer to vendor a few years ago - here's what platform teams can learn from sales when promoting their services internally. https://t.co/jjMSG7x46m

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Similarly, I’ve always been proud when my kids spend time to learn and work their way around whatever screen time, age limits, or firewalls that I put in place.

[Phalgun @phalgooon]

incredible things happened today with someone who hacked into my extension to make it work without a paid subscription

The hack? intercept all server calls locally and return values the extension would expect from a paid user

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

This month, as Chief Therapy Officer, I take a look at the hidden cost of offering your platforms for free. I give real world examples of those that hit crisis point and others that saved millions by implementing simple showback mechanisms. https://t.co/dF6C7hVaOC

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Two weeks. No laptop. No calls. No Slack. Just a sailing boat, the Finnish coastline, the Åland Islands, and Sweden’s archipelago. When we don't step away, we risk making smaller and smaller decisions inside the same narrow headspace. This is your sign to fully unplug for a bit!

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Wondering what really comes next in AI? In this article, we look at what past disruptive technologies can teach us about what’s coming next (beyond the hype!) https://t.co/afa9a0T59U

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

The hard problems in tech aren't technical. My job is about listening, interpreting and translating with curiosity and empathy. This is the monthly topic for the Platforms Community content club, so I'm sharing the story of when this lesson first sunk in.
https://t.co/azvIwz13Mj

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Well, looky here! The New Stack were kind enough to publish my article on the importance of product teams over technologies. I'd love to hear what you think! https://t.co/Fu94r9k9dP

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

After pecking at this article on trains and planes over the past few weeks, I've finally published my thoughts on the different challenges you face when your platform becomes mature. https://t.co/JrIDWkt1GS

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Who's going to be joining at the AWS GenAI Security Symposium in a few weeks?

📍Kings Place, London
🗓️ 22nd May 2025 | 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
👉 Register now! https://t.co/G6AhsJ7PA7

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

The most exciting thing about MCP is that we can start talking about ChatOps again! 😍

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

Is your company guilty of metrics misuse? Have DORA metrics been weaponised to compare the productivity of teams or individuals? Maybe you should send them my latest article about Metrics That Matter! 📈 https://t.co/hGENjKeYNl

[Bryan Ross @bryanrossUK]

My contribution to ✨CNCF Content Club✨ is now live! It's not too late to join in - just publish your own thoughts about Team Topologies in the Real World, leave me a comment, and I'll ask the other contributors to help boost on their social media. https://t.co/JCNbf71NCu