Whew! What an amazing second day at the DevOps Enterprise Summit in San Francisco today! It was another jam-packed schedule full of talks covering the themes of: Getting Business Buy-In, Security & Compliance, Ops & Next-Generation Leadership, Architecture, Technology for Technology Leaders and of course, Experience Reports! Topo Pal and Jennifer Brady from Capital One got the day started off right—several people are now adopting the "JFDI" acronym. Tisson Matthew from Alignment … [Read more...]
Day 1 Recap: DevOps Enterprise Summit San Francisco 2017
We kicked off the DevOps Enterprise Summit in San Francisco today and more than 1,400 people packed the Hilton Union Square for a day of immersive DevOps learning. With several plenary talks headlining the morning sessions, we heard incredible experience report updates from CSG International, KeyBank, Columbia Sportswear, Scaled Agile and a "co-opetition" presentation from Northrup Grumman and Lockheed Martin. After the midday break, attendees headed to their top breakout sessions in the … [Read more...]
Join us July 27 for the Biggest DevOps Enterprise Summit CrowdChat Yet!
We are thrilled to be hosting our largest DevOps Enterprise Summit CrowdChat to date! On July 27, more than 20 leaders in tech will join Gene Kim as co-hosts of an online discussion to dive deep into several of the hot topics surrounding DevOps, technology transformations and lessons learned from careers in IT. This live CrowdChat also serves as a preview to what attendees can expect at the DevOps Enterprise Summit 2017 (DOES17) in San Francisco this November. The CrowdChat will kick off … [Read more...]
Why Speak at a Conference?
Because you have an interesting story to tell. One piece of advice we continue to receive from the tech community is to answer the call to include as many diverse viewpoints as possible when programming a conference. Moreover, the goal of integrating women speakers has continued to present itself in new and interesting ways. In fact, we wish more women would submit for our call for presentations and we are always interested in better ways to cultivate those desired actions. Therefore, we … [Read more...]
Day 2 Recap – DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2017
Greeted by the rain, attendees made their way to day two of DOES17 London. After some brief opening remarks by Gene and Paul, participants were treated to some fantastic opening sessions by Jonathan Fletcher of HISCOX; Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman from aerospace companies, Northrup Grumman and Lockheed Martin; and, also Dominica DeGrandis from LeanKit. Breakout sessions were well-attended, many standing room only throughout the rest of the morning and afternoon. Day two of the “Ask the … [Read more...]
DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2017 Recap: Day 1
First, we wish to express our deepest sympathies for those affected by the terrible events on London Bridge and at Borough Market on Saturday night. Our hearts go out to them, the brave first responders, and all of London. The first day of DevOps Enterprise Summit 2017 reminded us all just how much effort goes into DevOps transformations across the globe. A sold-out show made up of 700 attendees crowded into the main Ballroom at 9 a.m. to hear Gene Kim and Paul Muller kick-off the second … [Read more...]
DevOps Workshops Coming to DOES17 London
In the fall of 2016 at the DevOps Enterprise Summit San Francisco, the programming committee experimented with a new type of conference session—DevOps Workshops. These sessions were modeled after Lean Coffee meetings, which are round-table discussions where participants build an agenda together based on what is most important to them. The initiative was a smashing success! With little promotion of the sessions beforehand, DOES San Francisco attendees packed each workshop, leaving standing … [Read more...]
Q&A with DevOps Research and Assessment CEO, Dr. Nicole Forsgren
We have a treat in store for this year’s DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES17) London conference attendees. For the last several years, Dr. Nicole Forsgren has conducted a thorough investigation on the current standing of DevOps, in collaboration with Jez Humble, Gene Kim and the team at Puppet. Many of our readers are familiar with the “State of DevOps Report,” and value the insights provided by the research. As the CEO and Chief Scientist of DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA), Dr. Forsgren … [Read more...]
Top Resources for Leveraging DevOps Best Practices and Patterns
As enterprise leaders find success in DevOps, more information is available in the marketplace. While new resources and advice are released all the time, the market has become a bit saturated with information. It can be challenging to know which resources have provided the most value to technology leaders. We are fortunate to have backstage access to the DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES17) London speakers, who represent some of the leaders of DevOps transformations around the world. Less than two … [Read more...]
Gene Kim and John Willis Discuss “Beyond The Phoenix Project” with SDTimes
The excitement is building as DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2017 is now less than one month away! In preparation for the event, Gene Kim and John Willis, DOES17 London programming committee members and co-authors of “The DevOps Handbook,” united to join Editor-In-Chief David Rubinstein for an SDTimes webinar. During the webinar, Kim and Willis had a lively discussion around a project they’re collaborating on (an audio podcast) called “Beyond the Phoenix Project,” which is expected to be … [Read more...]
