Emily Freeman

Microsoft

Principal Cloud Advocate

Emily Freeman is a technologist and a storyteller who helps engineering teams improve their velocity. As the author of DevOps for Dummies and 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know, she believes the biggest challenges facing developers aren’t technical, but human. Her mission in life is to transform technology organizations by creating company cultures in which diverse, collaborative teams can thrive. Emily is a principal cloud advocate at Microsoft and lives in Denver, Colorado.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PST

KEYNOTE: Microsoft – Are We There Yet?

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DeveloperWeek Main Stage

* KEYNOTES & FEATURED SPEAKERS Engineering Innovation DevOps Summit * OPEN Talks

Emily Freeman

Microsoft, Principal Cloud Advocate

When DevOps surfaced as a concept 10 years ago, the economy was struggling, the cloud was a toddler, servers lived in office closets, and deploys were a monthly — or quarterly — Saturday exercise. DevOps was a novel concept, focused on breaking down silos and reducing conflict between developers and operations folks. It was simple, yet difficult to understand and implement. A decade on, I find myself like a kid in the backseat asking, “Are we there yet?” And even if we were, how would we know? This talk explores the state of DevOps, cloud expansion, and what’s next for modern engineering organizations.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM PST

VIP Networking AfterParty: Fireside Chat w/Featured Speakers

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DeveloperWeek Main Stage

* Registration + Expo + Events * 1:1 Networking & VIP Lounge

Jonathan Pasky

DevNetwork, Executive Producer & Co-Founder

Emily Freeman

Microsoft, Principal Cloud Advocate

Jason Simpson

Choice Hotels, Vice President, Engineering

Alex Hesterberg

Delphix, Chief Customer Officer

Cory Virok

Rollbar, CTO, Co-founder

(PRO, PREMIUM, SPEAKER, SPONSOR, EXHIBITOR, and MEDIA Passes ONLY)

Join DevNetwork Executive Producer & Co-Founder Jonathan Pasky moderating this Fireside Chat with featured speakers on the topic:

ENGINEERING INNOVATION:

What new emerging tech trends are you most excited about, and why? For example, Microservices, serverless, containers and Kubernetes, artificial intelligence, etc?
What are the major challenges in modern software development: Maintaining old code? Staying on top of new languages? How are you solving these challenges?