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Learn how to put your DevOps journey into Overdrive. If you are not seeing amazing results every few weeks, you may not know how to get things moving at hyper-speed. ITProGuru will share tips, tricks, checklists, & examples to help make your journey fun, exciting and results driven FAST!
Description
There are many secrets to showing quick results. Results, where the true value of DevOps can be realized in just a few weeks. If you have not started the Journey, this is the place to start. If you already started but feel you should be able to get results faster, it is too hard, takes too long, or there is too much bureaucracy, this session will help. It will show how to kick your journey into high gear. Overdrive, is where you want to be, where you are executing at top speed with lower energy consumption. Learn how to cruise with DevOps at this session.
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This session is driven by key components including:
- Starting with the right discussions to have and with the right people
- How to get the right people in the room - and consequences if you do not
- Scheduling, preliminary discovery discussions, VSM and project hacking
- Driving fun, passion and excitement fast
- Results & Reporting
- Repeat & Replicate
All lessons will be leveraging field experience from Chief Technology Strategist Dan Stolts as he shares how he helped many customers begin or improve their Journey. Some of these experiences include very large companies that have been on their Journey for over a year with little to show for it. This will be a fast paced session where you will learn how to make DevOps fun, engaging and results driven. If you are serious about results, you will get some homework, checklists and presentation materials so you can make it all real for you! Don’t miss this session as it could change your world. Examples used are improving on or creating a CI/CD pipeline.
We will not have time to go deep into the VSM, which is critically important to fast success so look for Dan’s other session on DevOps How To Put Value For All Into A Value Stream Mapping.
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Happy to tweak if desired.
I am a professional speaker for Microsoft and have helped many startups as well as Microsoft’s largest customers start or improve their DevOps processes.
My speaking style is engaging, and enlightening. I am high-energy and give this energy and excitement to my audiences which walk away deeply enthusiastic and empowered.
I am a Subject Matter Expert on DevOps, Containers and the Azure Cloud.
Author of the book 70-534 Architecting Azure Solutions Exam Reference (Microsoft Press)
BIO:Dan Stolts “ITProGuru” is a tech expert who is a master of systems management, DevOps and security. He is Chief Technology Strategist for Microsoft, owns several businesses and is a published author. Reach him on his primary blog http://itproguru.com or twitter @ITProGuru. He is a proven leader of teams, people and projects. Dan is currently specializing in DevOps, containers and cloud technologies. Dan is and has been a very active member of the user group community. Dan is an enthusiastic advocate of technology and is passionate about helping others. See more at: http://itproguru.com/about
Specialties: DevOps, Containers, Cloud, Datacenter and virtualization. Hold most certifications including MCT, MCITP & MCSE