90DaysOfDevOps/2024/TheReverseTechnologyThrust.md
2024-02-21 11:48:00 +01:00

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The Reverse Technology Thrust

Description

This session provides a journey overview of large-scale public institutions that had to learn the painful way of DevOps practices instead of investing in tooling to accelerate innovation.

Talking points

A Guiding Coalition

Practices vs Tools

Continuous Learning

Continuous Designing

Measure what matters

Fail, Learn, Repeat

Author

Rom Adams (né Romuald Vandepoel) is an open-source strategy and C-Suite advisor with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He is a cloud-native expert who helps customer and partner organizations modernize and transform their data center strategies with enterprise open-source solutions. He is also a facilitator, advocate, and contributor to open-source projects, advising companies and lawmakers on their open-source and sustainability strategies.

Previously, he was a Principal Architect at Ondat, a cloud-native storage company acquired by Akamai, where he designed products and implemented hybrid cloud solutions for enterprise customers. He also held various roles at Tyco, NetApp, and Red Hat, gaining certifications and becoming a subject matter expert in storage and hybrid cloud infrastructure. He has participated as a moderator and speaker for several events and publications, sharing his insights and best practices on culture, process, and technology adoption. Rom is passionate about driving transformation and innovation with open-source and cloud-native technologies.