devopsy.kinsta.cloud

Tag: DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019

  • DOES19 London: Sharing DevOps Lessons Learned

    DOES19 London: Sharing DevOps Lessons Learned

    There’s a long-held belief in the DevOps space, “If you’re not moving forward, you’re dying.” But if you’re a DevOps veteran, you know that one of the best ways to orient yourself to keep moving, regardless of where you’re at in your DevOps journey, is to listen to stories of others—both their successes and failures.

    Through story, we are given the opportunity to better understand the landscape of each phase of our growth and evolution, as well as to develop a deeper knowing of the challenges impacting our large-scale DevOps transformations.

    This is why it’s always a unique opportunity to listen as thought leaders share their first-hand experiences each year at the DevOps Enterprise Summit.

    Recently, in London, I continued our series speaking with some of the keynote speakers in our Digital Anarchist newsroom. There I was joined by two such thought leaders in the space: Ross Clanton, formerly executive director at Verizon, and Andy Burgin, platform engineer at Sky Betting and Gaming.

    Ross Clanton has been one of the keynote speakers at DOES right from the beginning. This year, he gave a “DevOps confessional” style presentation of real stories of real failures and the leadership lessons, which he highlighted during our chat.

    This isn’t Andy’s first time at DOES, either. This year, he shared several of the lessons learned from Sky Betting and Game’s time in its agile transformation since 2011, including sharing a practical approach to how company has structured teams, managed work and even the way it owns products and services.

    Below the interview you can find the presentations from Ross and Andy at this year’s DOES London event.

    In addition to this conversation, don’t miss the other 30 or so interviews we have from the conference on the Digital Anarchist site.

    And, don’t forget! DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas 2019 is happening Oct. 28-30 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel. Be sure to register here if you haven’t already and join us for a premier event for the technology leaders of large, complex organizations implementing DevOps principles and practices. You can also preview the event by watching presentations from past DevOps Enterprise Summits.

    — Alan Shimel

  • DOES 2019: Understanding the Effects of Burnout

    DOES 2019: Understanding the Effects of Burnout

    If you work in the IT field, cybersecurity, the startup world or any other high-pressure job, you or someone you know has probably suffered from burnout in one form or another. If so, you already know that burnout is a real condition with significant consequences. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently recognized burnout as an occupational phenomenon.

    The WHO describes burnout as follows:

    Burn-out (sic) is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:

      • feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
      • increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and
      • reduced professional efficacy.

    I have been on the road pretty much constantly for the last three or four months (no, I am not trying to say I suffer from burnout). We have covered lots of great conferences. One of the best, as usual, was Gene Kim’s DevOps Enterprise Summit in London. We have about 30 videos from the conference up on the Digital Anarchist site. Of those interviews, my favorite is the one in which I had a chance to sit down with three PhDs to discuss the issue of burnout. I say three PhDs not just to throw around titles—these are three recognized experts in their field.

    The trio of panelists are:

    Dr. Christina Maslach — Probably the foremost authority in the world on burnout.

    Dr. Steven Spear — Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School and the Engineering Systems Division at MIT.

    Dr. Nicole Forsgren — Founder of DevOps Research and Assessment, now part of Google.

    This interview is a little bit longer than most, slightly more than 30 minutes. But I think it is well worth your time to hear what these three experts have to say on the issue of burnout and workplace fatigue.

    In addition to our interview on the Digital Anarchist set, I am also happy to include the panel discussion these three folks had on the main stage of DOES London with Gene Kim.

    More importantly, if you or someone you know is suffering from burnout symptoms, please reach out for help and do something about it. You are not alone.

    Don’t forget! DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas 2019 is happening Oct. 28-30 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel. Be sure to register here if you haven’t already and join us for the premier event for technology leaders of large, complex organizations implementing DevOps principles and practices. You can also preview the event by watching presentations from past DevOps Enterprise Summits.

    — Alan Shimel

  • IT Revolution Announces Program Agenda for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019

    Business and technology leaders from BAE Systems, Deloitte, Nike, Sky Betting and Gaming and more added to speaker list, organizing committee unveils plans for Slack workspace, Auditors’ Workshop, Lean Coffee sessions, Lightning Talks and more
    PORTLAND, Ore., May 1, 2019 – IT Revolution, the industry leader for advancing DevOps, today announced the program agenda for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019 (https://events.itrevolution.com/eur/schedule/). Located at the InterContinental London Hotel – The O2 from 25-27 June, DevOps practitioners, technologists and business leaders from across the world will convene for three full days of immersive learning about IT transformation patterns and practices.

    In addition, the 2019 program focuses on helping attendees achieve their desired outcomes by incorporating extended opportunities to network with the speakers and learn from domain experts in regards to the subject matters they care about most.

    For a limited time, a 20 percent discount on registration is available for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019. To register, visit (http://bit.ly/DOES19EUR) and use code “LON20” at checkout before the code expires on 31 May.

    “As a programming committee, we worked hard to create a high learning experience, combined with enabling exciting networking opportunities, and to create a forum for exchanging insights with some of the best practitioners and subject matter experts on the planet,” said Gene Kim, founder of IT Revolution and co-author of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook and Accelerate. “I never learn as much in a short period of time as I do during the DevOps Enterprise Summit. It’s the place where some of the most courageous and exciting transformation stories I have ever heard take place, and this year’s conference in London is going to be the best yet.”

    New speakers added to the program agenda for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019 include:

    • Joe Aho, Chief Financial Officer, Compuware
    • Mehnaaz Abidi, Director of Product Management, Nike Digital
    • Nicole Bryan, VP, Product Development, Tasktop
    • Andy Burgin, Platform Engineer, Sky Betting & Gaming
    • Raj Fowler, Principal DevOps Consultant, BAE Systems
    • Yosef Levine, Managing Director, Global Technology Controls, Confidential & Privacy, Deloitte
    • Rochelle Norton, Head of ERP, BAE Systems
    • Chris O’Malley, Chief Executive Officer, Compuware
    • John Waters, Associate Director, Global Audit Cloud Architecture, Deloitte

    In addition to experiencing the unfolding documentary of the ongoing IT transformations that leaders are helping drive in large, complex organizations, the program agenda includes different ways to learn away from the main stage:

    • DevOps Confessions–At the beginning of each day, programming committee members will read anonymized stories of confessions from leaders in the DevOps community to learn about the struggles, failures and near-misses.
    • Speakers Corner–Dedicated time and a location to ask the plenary speakers questions that go deeper on the information presented earlier that day.
    • Lean Coffee–Attendees can connect with and learn from their peers in a semi-structured format led by Dominica DeGrandis, all three days of the conference.
    • Auditors’ Workshop–An opportunity to ask an auditor everything you’ve wanted to in the past, but were afraid to ask. This session will be led by Yosef Levine and John Waters from Deloitte.
    • Birds of a Feather Sessions–More like the DevOpsDays unconference sessions, with less structure than a Lean Coffee format, these sessions are driven by specific topics that attendees want to discuss and learn about.
    • Lightning Talks–These are rapid-fire, must-see presentations happen from the main stage after the conference day has concluded. IT Revolution authors’ book signing happens immediately afterward.
    • Industry Party–Book signing of The Unicorn Project, sponsor giveaways, food and drinks, the industry party is a great opportunity to continue conversations with fellow attendees and speakers.
    • Slack Workspace–The conference will have a shared Slack workspace for people to interact with speakers, attendees and sponsors.

    For more information about DOES19 London, please visit: (https://events.itrevolution.com/eur/).

    Share This: IT Revolution Announces Program Agenda for #DevOps Enterprise Summit #London 2019 https://events.itrevolution.com/eur/schedule/ @DOES_EUR #DOES19

    About IT Revolution
    IT Revolution assembles technology leaders and practitioners through publishing, events, and research. Our goal is to elevate the state of technology work, quantify the economic and human costs associated with suboptimal IT performance, and to improve the lives of technology professionals.

  • DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019 Adds Next Round of Business and Technology Leaders to Speak at Three-Day Conference in June

    IT Revolution announces new speakers from Adidas, American Airlines, Auto Trader, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, ING, Lloyds Banking Group, KeyBank, and more to help large, complex organizations implement DevOps and IT transformation practices
    PORTLAND, Ore., April 16, 2019 – IT Revolution (http://itrevolution.com), the industry leader for advancing DevOps, today announced the third round of speakers for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019 (https://events.itrevolution.com/eur/speakers/). From 25-27 June, technology practitioners, business leaders, and subject domain experts from across the world will convene at the InterContinental London – The O2 for three full days of immersive learning about IT and DevOps transformation patterns and practices.

    Registration is expected to sell out early. To attend DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019, visit: (http://bit.ly/DOES19EUR).

    “The program for DevOps Enterprise Summit London is nearly complete with the addition of these amazing speakers who are showing how technology and business leaders are working together to win in the marketplace,” said Gene Kim, founder of IT Revolution and co-author of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook and Accelerate. “We continue to strive to make this event the best DevOps Enterprise Summit ever. I’m thrilled with the quality of the content being shared at the event, on track to hosting representatives from more than 500 organizations across the globe who share a common goal.”

    The third round of speakers announced for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019 are:

    • Saki Arkoudopoulos, Portfolio Manager, Cyber Security, NXP Semiconductors
    • Helen Beal, DevOpsologist, Ranger4
    • Jan-Joost Bouwman, Risk Manager, ING
    • Fernando Cornago, Senior Director, Platform Engineering, Adidas
    • Neil Crawford, Head of Technology, Findmypast
    • Dr. Holly Cummins, Worldwide Development Leader, IBM Cloud Storage
    • Carmen DeArdo, Senior Strategist VSM Consulting, TaskTop
    • Jonas Elmqvist, Unit Manager, Swedish Migration Agency
    • Daniel Franzen, Architect, Swedish Migration Agency
    • Fin Goulding, Co-Founder & CIO, Flow Academy
    • Benjamin Grimm, Senior Director – .COM, Adidas
    • Rasmus Hald, Head of Cloud Center of Excellence, Maersk
    • Mark Howell, DevOps Centre of Excellence Lead, Engineering Transformation, Lloyds Banking Group
    • Leon Janson, Manager Risk & Control, ING
    • Phillip Knezevich, Senior Manager Architecture/Infrastructure, American Airlines
    • Duncan Lawie, Infrastructure Enterprise Architect, Credit Suisse
    • Chris McFee, SVP Enterprise DevOps, KeyBank
    • Mick Miller, Director – Enterprise Monitoring and Feedback, KeyBank
    • Carl Molyneux, Lead Application Management Engineer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
    • Paul Shepheard, Head of Delivery Platforms & Services, Deutsche Bank
    • Matty Stratton, DevOps Advocate, PagerDuty
    • Russell Warman, Head of Infrastructure and Operations, Auto Trader
    • Dave Whyte, Operations Squad Lead, Auto Trader

     

    Attendees will experience the unfolding documentary of the ongoing transformations that these leaders are helping drive in large, complex organizations. In addition, the programming for DevOps Enterprise Summit focuses on identifying patterns and practices for:

    • Spanning the Business and Technology Divide
    • Next Generation Operations and Infrastructure
    • Overcoming Old Ways Of Working (e.g. Infosec, Compliance, ITIL, Project Management, Audit)
    • Dynamic Learning Organizations
    • Leadership Lessons, Transformational Leadership, Recognition, and Human Resources

    For more information about DOES19 London, please visit: (https://events.itrevolution.com/eur/).

    Share This: DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019 Announces its Third Round of #Business and #Technology Speakers https://events.itrevolution.com/eur/ @DOES_EUR #DOES19

    About IT Revolution
    IT Revolution assembles technology leaders and practitioners through publishing, events, and research. Our goal is to elevate the state of technology work, quantify the economic and human costs associated with suboptimal IT performance, and to improve the lives of technology professionals.

    #