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DevEx? Language matters!
So... in our organisation we've been busy trying to bridge the gap between Dev and Ops. And we've been moving towards an almost completely automated Infrastructure enablement. We thought we were doing so well. And then... it turned out that even without human intervention, IT infrastructure is secretly still about human interaction. I will tell you our real life story of how we hit rock bottom Developer Experience because as enablement teams we were so focused on IaC and automating everything that somehow we forgot to talk to our very own customers: the other teams in the organisation that are building software products. We thought we knew what they needed - because we were all developers ourselves too, innit. Well...-DevEx metrics showed us. Thankfully, this is a story with a happy ending too. We quickly retraced our steps and reverted to practical communication strategies to bridge the gap between us "software defined infrastructure product group" and the other teams.
Practical take-aways from this talk are some practices that can be applied straight away, to restore lost connections:
- Heard, seen, respected (learn to listen without showing any judgement)
- Finnish listening (remain silent! it allows conversations to evolve naturally. And we will practice some during the talk)
- Back-to-back (ha, that will be the mystery practice & exercise)
Target Audience: Architects, Developers, Managers, DevOps team members
Prerequisites: None
Level: Basic
Maryse Ingeborg Meinen is a product manager with a love for both IT Infrastructure (as code) and for sustainability. Combing these two passions leads to amazing cross pollination and valuable outcomes for creating a better world together. "You aint gonna need it" is her life motto. Also XP-lover and Stoic practitioner.
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Developer Experience and Platform Engineering
In this constantly changing world, we face new challenges: rapidly changing customer needs, increasing competition, and a shortage of skilled workers. Agility and speed are essential. Adopting Platform Engineering can be key, providing the flexibility and scalability to adapt swiftly, outpace competitors, and bridge the skills gap through automation and optimization.
I will demonstrate, using a real Platform, how Platform Engineering can help companies overcome hurdles and scale issues with DevOps practices.
Target Audience: Architects, Developers, Project Leaders, Managers, Decision Makers, Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers
Prerequisites: Basic DevOps knowledge, understanding of platform engineering concepts
Level: Advanced
Romano Roth is Chief of DevOps and Partner at Zühlke. His journey with Zühlke began 22 years ago. Over the years, he has evolved from an expert software engineer and software architect to a consultant. Throughout this journey, one question has always fueled his passion: How can we continuously deliver value while ensuring quality and automation?
When the DevOps movement began, he was naturally drawn to it. DevOps isn't just a professional interest; it's his passion.