IT Talk, DevOps: 3 DevOps Speeches: Business Value, CD, CI

BUSINESS VALUE OF DEVOPS

Slow and inefficient software deployment processes cost the financial service industry $1.5 billion annually. What has this fact in common with DevOps? During the speech we will talk about 5 core Business Values of DevOps, evaluation metrics of the effectiveness and trends in DevOps. Why DevOps should be an essential component of the project and how to talk about that with a client.

Key points of the speech:

- Business value of DevOps

- DataArt high-level expertise

- Trends and high-level tech landscape

- Typical DevOps engagement profiles

Kirill Semenov, DevOps & Cloud Center of Competence Lead, DataArt

Kiril is a DevOps/Cloud Team Leader at DataArt.

His expertise is backed up by numerous successfully completed Cloud and DevOps projects for clients in various industries, including, among others, Finance and Gambling. Kiril participates in client engagements, sales, mentorship, RnDs, partnership programs, and other activities. He is a regular speaker at domestic and international events devoted to DevOps and Cloud.

CHALLЕNGES OF CONTINUOUS DEPLOYMENT

During the speech we will talk about challenges in Continuous Deployment strategy. What is required of a team to be effective? What lessons can be learned from this, and whom is it suitable for?

Key points of the presentation:

- What is Continuos Deployment and infrastructure in CD

- Why architecture should be ready for CD

- Tests in CD

Alexander Snegovoy, DevOps & Cloud Architect, DataArt

Alexander Snegovoy is a DevOps/Cloud Architect at DataArt. His expertise is backed up by numerous successfully completed cloud migration and DevOps projects for clients in various industries, including Travel & Hospitality, Finance, Retail & Distribution. Alexander is a certified GCP and AWS Architect. He is a regular speaker at domestic and international events about DevOps and software architecture.

CI FROM SCRATCH WITH JENKINS

Jenkins is by far the most popular CI/CD application, yet different people and organizations use it in a wide variety of ways. Jenkins is free, extensible and powerful. You wanna use it? Cool! Where do you start from?

In this presentation I give you answers based on my experience in a product company, where we started with nightly builds and now we use it to orchestrate a wide variety of CI activities.

Key points for the presentation:

- How to start with Jenkins - key terms and concepts;

- Initial expectations for added value;

- Plugins and their use;

- What does it mean to maintain a CI system?

Borislav Traykov, DevOps Team Leader, Verint Cyber Intelligence

Borislav is currently tackling DevOps challenges with his small team in Verint Systems Bulgaria.

He has been in the IT industry for 15 years – handling a wide variety of positions starting with technical support, through sales, software development, database administration, software testing and finally DevOps. He likes sharing knowledge and practices and is a volunteer for various IT events in Bulgaria – RailsGirls, OpenFest and the IT Tour.