Sit-Down | DevOps | September 2023 | Melbourne
Accelerating Transformation: Unleashing the Power of DevOps
Pullman On The Park, Melbourne
Hosted by Factor
- 500 attendees
- 31500 hours
Overview
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, embracing DevOps is key to driving organisational transformation. Join us as we explore the collaborative culture, streamlined delivery processes, quality assurance practices, and robust security measures that unlock the full potential of DevOps, enabling organisations to thrive in their journey of innovation and continuous improvement.
What we will cover
- Cultivating Collaboration Fostering a culture of cross-functional collaboration, open communication, and continuous learning.
- Streamlining Delivery Optimising software development processes through automation tools, Agile methodologies, and streamlined workflows.
- Ensuring Quality Implementing robust testing strategies, monitoring tools, and continuous feedback loops to drive continuous improvement.
- Security and Compliance Integrating security practices throughout the DevOps pipeline, including security testing, vulnerability scanning, and a
Agenda
- Welcome coffee & registration(DevOps Sit-Down)
- Welcome address and introduction by Sit-Down(DevOps Sit-Down)
- Increase Developer Productivity - Securely(DevOps Sit-Down) Delve into the world of automation in DevOps and Security. Discuss how a platform approach to Supply Chain Security (securing Code, Developer Processes and Tools) will free up developers to concentrate on their core tasks, thereby increasing productivity.
- Driving Engineering & Delivery Excellence: Insights from Industry Leaders(DevOps Sit-Down) Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring esteemed leaders in the field of Engineering & Delivery as they share their invaluable insights on driving excellence in engineering and project delivery. Our panellists, including Idan Manor, the esteemed Head of Engineering & Delivery at Kmart and Afshin Mashayekhi, an accomplished Engineering Executive Manager at NBN, will delve into their experiences, challenges, and strategies for achieving successful outcomes in complex engineering projects. Gain practical knowledge on fostering a culture of innovation, streamlining software development processes, and aligning engineering efforts with business objectives.
- Fireside Chat: Driving Service Quality and Innovation in Disability Support: A Leadership Journey.(DevOps Sit-Down) This presentation dives into the critical role of service quality and innovation in the disability support sector, offering insights from a seasoned leader, Melissa Webster, Acting chief operating officer at Melba Support. With extensive experience overseeing service streams , Melissa's talk revolves around managing systems and processes to enhance support for individuals on the ground. The discussion delves into the transformative power of collaboration with a dedicated transformation team, focusing on program creation, service design, and improved customer experiences. Through her leadership journey, Melissa underscores the importance of adaptability, customer-centric approaches, and the challenges unique to the non-profit landscape. Key Takeaways: Elevating Service Quality: Melissa emphasises the paramount importance of maintaining and improving the quality of services in the disability support sector, showcasing how effective systems and processes play a vital role in achieving positive outcomes for individuals in need. Innovative Transformation: The presentation highlights the instrumental role of a dedicated transformation team in driving innovation. By focusing on service design, systems, and processes, Melissa's experience underscores the potential of collaboration to create impactful programs and enhance customer experiences. Customer-Centric Approach: Melissa's role revolves around gathering customer feedback and translating it into actionable improvements. Her talk underscores the value of a customer-centric approach, where operational changes are driven by the needs and feedback of the individuals receiving support. Navigating Non-Profit Challenges: As a leader in the non-profit sector, Melissa's insights delve into the unique challenges faced within this landscape. Her presentation sheds light on the adaptive leadership strategies required to navigate these challenges and drive positive change within disability support organisations.
- Morning Tea & Networking Break(DevOps Sit-Down)
- The Intersection of Technology, Innovation, and Impact within health care.(DevOps Sit-Down) Join us to explore the transformative power of technology in the health care sector. Discover the challenges and opportunities in leveraging technology to drive innovation and make a lasting impact in the field, utilising infrastructure revamping, resource-intensive research systems, empowering collaboration, and the overall impact on research capabilities, clinical care, and global advancements in cancer treatment. Key Takeaways: Revamped infrastructure: Efficiently adapt and upgrade IT infrastructure through operational expenditures, enabling better support for cancer care initiatives. Research systems optimisation: Navigate the complexities of managing large-scale data in research environments, fostering secure and collaborative platforms for global cancer research. Empowered collaboration: Foster closer collaboration among researchers across institutes, driving advancements and solutions in cancer care on a global scale. Impact-driven outcomes: Unleash the potential of technology and innovation to enhance research capabilities, improve clinical care, and ultimately make a significant impact in the lives of cancer patients.
- Unlocking Efficiency and Cost Optimisation with FinOps(DevOps Sit-Down) In today's fast-paced digital landscape, organisations strive for streamlined operations and cost optimisation while delivering exceptional customer experiences. Joining us, as Head of IT Infrastructure and Operations of at Mecca, Jason Hargenrader will be discussing adopting FinOps practices. Discover the crawl, walk, run approach, and gain insights into the benefits of optimising cloud costs and driving efficiency. Key Takeaways: Uncover the pivotal role of FinOps in driving efficiency and ROI for software development. Discover effective strategies for optimising cloud costs and gaining financial transparency. Learn how to implement a crawl, walk, run approach to FinOps adoption for measurable results. Harness the power of cloud technologies to deliver seamless and personalised customer experiences.
- Innovating DevOps in the Medical Industry: Challenges and Opportunities(DevOps Sit-Down) This conversation explores the unique journey of Michael Reitzenstein, who transitioned from a tech startup environment to a leadership role in the medical industry, specifically within a company focused on medical devices. The discussion delves into the parallels between startup culture and the Silicon Valley approach to problem-solving, drawing a comparison with the challenges and opportunities in the healthcare sector. Adapting Industry Norms: Transitioning from a startup background to a medical device company demonstrates how adaptable skills and innovative thinking can thrive in unexpected industries. Convergence of Cultures: The startup ethos and the tech-driven approach blend seamlessly with the medical field's challenges, fostering a forward-thinking environment for cutting-edge solutions. DevOps Impact: Integrating DevOps practices into compliance management and CI/CD processes for medical software addresses regulatory demands while maintaining agility and innovation. Tech-Health Synergy: The fusion of technology and healthcare not only accelerates medical device innovations but also necessitates unique strategies for managing risk, inspiring novel approaches to improve patient outcomes.
- Enhancing Integration of Data Solutions for Sustained Business Value(DevOps Sit-Down) This session will explore the pivotal junction where data solution implementation, integration, and ongoing business value converge. Edwin Mathai, a Senior Manager at Worksafe Victoria, with extensive expertise in Data Integration, will guide attendees through the process of smoothly transitioning data solutions into service delivery. The emphasis will be on preventing data projects from fading into obscurity, ensuring their consistent delivery of value to the business. Through real-world examples Edwin will discuss strategies for establishing a lasting impact by seamlessly integrating data solutions with analytics, AI, and ML considerations. Key Takeaways: Strategic Data Transition : Learn how to seamlessly transition data projects into service delivery, sidestepping value erosion and ensuring a sustained impact. Continuous Value Enhancement : Grasp the significance of perpetual improvement in data solutions and how to ingrain a culture of perpetual value enhancement within your organisation. Precise Data Integration : Explore the specifics of integrating varied data solutions, including Azure, Snowflake, and Synapse, while upholding data quality, reliability, and relevance. Driving Business with Data : Acquire insights into the holistic approach of weaving data projects with broader business objectives, harnessing the potency of data for enduring business expansion.
- Peer Connect(DevOps Sit-Down)
- Lunch & Networking Break(DevOps Sit-Down) Executive Roundtable 12.55 to 2.10pm
- Peer Led Roundtable Discussions(DevOps Sit-Down)
- Empowering Education with Technology: The Journey of CaptionConnect(DevOps Sit-Down) Join Josef Bobinac, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Oncall, as he shares the inspiring story of CaptionConnect, a real-time captioning tool that revolutionised education for hearing-impaired students. Discover how technology, specifically software development, enabled Oncall to create an interface that enhances accessibility, accelerates transformation, and provides a seamless learning experience. Key Takeaways: Enhanced Accessibility: CaptionConnect revolutionised education for hearing-impaired students through real-time captions, fostering better engagement. Accelerated Transformation: Oncall's shift from service-driven to technology-focused organisation streamlined deliveries and improved efficiencies. Power of Human Stories: Sharing real experiences bridges the gap between innovation and practical applications. Marketplace Expansion: Oncall's marketplace platform enables self-service solutions for translations, transcriptions, and captioning, driving efficiency and scalability.
- End of Day & Closing Remarks by Sit-Down(DevOps Sit-Down)
- Networking Reception(DevOps Sit-Down)
Speakers
Afshin Mashayekhi · Executive Engineering Manager, nbn Australia
Gerard Gan · Director IMCT and CIO, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Idan Manor · Head of Engineering & Delivery, Kmart Australia Limited
Josef Bobinac · Chief Product & Technology Officer, Oncall Interpreters and Translators
Stuart Gomez · Regional Sales Manager, Aqua Security
Madhul Sachdeva · Cloud Native Security Specialist - APAC, Aqua Security Madhul Sachdeva is a respected cyber security thought leader with sound business acumen who is currently working as a Cloud Native Security Specialist at Aqua Security. With 18+ years’ experience in the ICT industry, he has worked with several organisations from early stage start-ups to fortune 100 large enterprises, focusing on secure design and delivery of Infrastructure and applications across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.
Michael Reitzenstein · Director of Software Engineering, Seer Medical
Edwin Mathai · Senior Manager Data and Integration, WorkSafe Victoria There’s room for improvement in every organization – some, more than others; this could be the product (or service), revenue and profit, sales, human resource improvement or strengthening the corporate brand. “The answer is important only if the question is the right one.” Understanding an organization’s pertinent data reveals questions that need to be asked and provides the answers for them. I help organizations find answers from their data; Gaining in-depth insight into the processes and information flow of an organization is key to helping it succeed. I have effectively led high-performing analytics teams in dynamic environments for numerous projects across various industries. I believe in the power of small changes as realized through start-ups and the power it has got to change the world, and consequently, I serve as a director in one. Being a father of two brilliant children, I am concerned about what the future holds – needless to say, I am a conservationist. Life has been kind, and I give back by helping a ‘soup kitchen’, and I sponsor a few children in an orphanage in Bangalore, India. In my free time, I study philosophy and play the guitar whenever there’s an opportunity, and use the time as an escape to maintain my sanity. Contact me to share a coffee (or tea) and chat about all things technology (or philosophy - if you are that way inclined) Specialties: ✔ Business Operations Improvement ✔ Project Management ✔ Corporate Competitive Strategy ✔ Customer Relations ✔ Business Analytics and Data Science ✔ Entrepreneurship ✔ Manage Development Teams
Jason Hargenrader · Head of IT Infrastructure and Operations, Mecca
Partners
- GitLab
- Aqua Security Aqua Security stops cloud native attacks across the application lifecycle and is the only company with a $1M Cloud Native Protection Warranty to guarantee it. As the pioneer in cloud native security, Aqua helps customers reduce risk while building the future of their businesses. The Aqua Platform is the industry's most integrated Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), protecting the application lifecycle from code to cloud and back. Founded in 2015, Aqua is headquartered in Boston, MA and Ramat Gan, IL with Fortune 1000 customers in over 40 countries.
- Delphix Delphix is the industry leader for DevOps test data management. Businesses need to transform application delivery but struggle to balance speed with data security and compliance. Our DevOps Data Platform automates data security, while rapidly deploying test data to accelerate application releases. With Delphix, customers modernize applications, adopt multi-cloud, achieve CI/CD, and recover from downtime events such as ransomware up to 2x faster. Leading companies, including Choice Hotels, Banco Carrefour, and Fannie Mae, use Delphix to accelerate digital transformation and enable zero trust data management.
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