Pre-conference in-depth learning sessions – Tuesday 5 September
Registration and morning coffee for both sessions is at 08:30 and sessions will conclude at 17:00. Lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided. Choose between:
In-depth learning session A: Successfully implement DevOps within your organisation
This in-depth learning session will examine the key benefits of implementing a DevOps mindset, and how to develop a strategy to successfully improve more cooperation in your organisation. The session is designed for executives working within IT who are looking to improve efficiency in their processes to allow them to develop high quality products faster. With a single team composed of cross-functional members all working in collaboration, DevOps organisations can deliver with maximum speed, functionality, and innovation. It is therefore critical for organisations to understand the key success factors of DevOps implementation.
Key take-away skills/benefits:
- Identify strategies that will enable your organisation to deliver software faster and continuously
- Learn how to reduce complexity in processes
- Enhance the engagement of your team
- Benchmark your organisation’s advancement
- Generate creative thinking across the team to innovate more
- Transform the way your team collaborates and communicates
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In-depth learning session B: Ensuring optimal security across IT infrastructure
This in-depth learning session will examine the latest cyber security threats, weaknesses in your existing infrastructure, the next generation of security architecture patterns, and how to develop a strategy to deliver secure infrastructure. The session is aimed at all within IT who implement or influence cyber security strategy. Alongside prevalent use of the cloud, the emerging Internet of Things and an increased usage of smart devices, arrives a whole new set of challenges to face an organisation’s cyber security. It is therefore critical to underpin an organisation with secure infrastructure in the cloud and on premise that has the capabilities to respond to new cyber threats and new technologies.
Key take-away skills/benefits:
- Identify new security priorities due to an evolving cyber threat landscape, new technologies and increased demand for workforce flexibility – what to expect and how to prepare
- Manage risk profiles and appetites to suit your organisation
- Identify current weakness in existing infrastructure and secure architecture patterns to solve them
- Strategies to ensure your data’s security
- Enhance critical infrastructure’s cyber security
- Choose the most efficient and cost effective security solutions for your organisation
- Understand the rise of containerisation, how it can transform your organisation’s infrastructure and make it more secure
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