Each year, All Day DevOps hosts an annual conference attracting more than 40,000 participants from well over 100 countries. A team of 200 speakers, track moderators, and volunteers contribute to running the conference over 24 hours. It is not surprising to see 100,000 conversations logged by conference attendees in our free Slack workspace. We work hard to deliver on our promise of a "no vendor pitch" conference environment. Every session is delivered online, free, thanks to our...
More DescriptionEach year, All Day DevOps hosts an annual conference attracting more than 40,000 participants from well over 100 countries. A team of 200 speakers, track moderators, and volunteers contribute to running the conference over 24 hours. It is not surprising to see 100,000 conversations logged by conference attendees in our free Slack workspace. We work hard to deliver on our promise of a "no vendor pitch" conference environment. Every session is delivered online, free, thanks to our generous sponsors. Over the years, we've continuously improved the experience for our community. We've made every session from each of our conferences available free and on demand. We've produced hundreds of blog posts covering DevOps lessons learned. We've encouraged women, minorities, and others of diverse backgrounds to take part and share their knowledge. Working with our community members, we've introduced new tracks, topics, and workshops. We've encouraged participants to not watch alone, but to gather teams or local communities to participate and learn together. In 2019, All Day DevOps participants self-organized over 185 satellite viewing parties around the world -- the largest of which gathered nearly 1,000 people. From the beginning, All Day DevOps was designed to be inclusive. We built a platform, invited experts and everyday practitioners, and invited the world. The stories shared in this book are theirs; authentic, honest, and educational. The stories share the experiences of blazing new trails, failing at something again and again (and sometimes succeeding), and driving innovation. The stories document the lessons learned, reveal the roadmaps, and sometimes share the code or architectures used to make it happen. We share these stories here with you to help you learn, spark new ideas, or to introduce you to someone new. The people that shared their stories are all still available in our Slack workspace for you to chat with, ask questions of, and to collaborate with. The experience of this book does not stop within these pages and I would like to encourage you to reach out to any of the people featured across these chapters. Serving the DevOps community from afar is why we started All DayDevOps. It was not a COVID-19 response plan, it was a community inclusion and education plan. Our original idea continues to serve the DevOps community with education for all. The stories within this book are representative of that idea, our values, and experiences. If you are one of those who have joined us over the years, thank you. If you are new to our community, welcome. The chapters here can be read in any order. Find a topic that interests you, dive in, learn something, and apply the knowledge you gain. Enjoy your own journey through Feedback Loops, The Voices of All Day DevOps, Volume 2. Derek E. Weeks | Co-founder, All Day DevOps