Merge pull request #128 from kmugrage/seattle

added accepted talks

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/An_unlikely_happy_couple_DevOps_and_IT_Audit.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:14:21-07:00"
+title = "An unlikely happy couple, DevOps and IT Audit"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+Some of us may be surprised to hear that DevOps and Continuous Delivery are not necessarily an IT auditor's nightmare. In fact, reducing organizational risk a the primary goal that is shared between GRC and delivery teams using DevOps and Continuous Delivery. In this session, Joanne will walk you through the things you should be doing and thinking about as a delivery team to demonstrate to GRC and audit teams that this is a better way to work to reduce overall organizational risk.
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+**Speaker:** Joanne Molesky

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/Building_an_Enterprise_DevOps_Community.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:14:41-07:00"
+title = "Building an Enterprise DevOps Community"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+Enterprises can sprawl across many different verticals, with unique challenges such as compliance, seasonal demand and sudden market shifts. Under these challenges however are some commonalities that enable the creation of a broader community which can unify them.
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+I will share my experiences with helping to build DevOps cultures and principles in ten business units and how building a broader community helped to bring them together. Looking at culture, process and tools I will share the approaches that enabled higher levels of engagement and support for all involved.
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+**Speaker:** Pauly Comtois

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/How_Container_Clusters_like_Kubernetes_change_operations.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:18:48-07:00"
+title = "How Container Clusters, like Kubernetes, change operations"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+One of the core principles of the project is that it decouples operations and operations roles via abstraction layers that enable specialization and focus that both reduces the cost of operations as well as increasing the quality.
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+**Speaker:** Brendan Burns

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/Living_in_a_Hybrid_World.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:18:48-07:00"
+title = "Living in a Hybrid World"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+We have been on a journey to transition to a modern tech stack for our customer-facing product teams. I will share how we are evolving our culture, mindsets, behaviors, processes, and technology to achieve the outcome of increased speed to value.
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+**Speaker:** Courtney Kissler

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/My_First_Year_at_Chef_Measuring_All_the_Things.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T10:56:22-07:00"
+title = "My First Year at Chef: Measuring All the Things"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+So what happens when you're brought in to a team and asked to "introduce a metrics culture" or "measure all the things?" This talk will cover just that: how to assess the state of affairs in your team or organization regarding measurement, how to decide what things to measure for maximum impact, and how to best communicate and iterate those measurements throughout the journey. The talk will cover these topics using my own journey at Chef as well as journeys I see at other companies that I meet and consult with.
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+**Speaker:** Nicole Forsgren

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/Past_The_Hype_A_Better_Way_To_Think_About_Big_Data.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:18:48-07:00"
+title = "Past The Hype: A Better Way To Think About Big Data"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+The Big Data hype is over and it’s time to actually get results. Not easy when Big Data has been so overhyped, Berkeley University compiled a list of 40 competing, contradictory definitions. But to those who really understand Big Data, it’s a competitive advantage on par with computers or the internet itself. The key is to understand that Big Data is really a collection of different technologies all vaguely clumped together by those who either don't know better or vendors who thinks ambiguity helps sales. As Thomas Davenport said, "Vendors and consultants will take any new, hot term and apply it to their existing offerings…and that has already happened in spades with Big Data." In this talk, Big Nimble founder Michael Kauffman cuts through the techno-babble and marketing fog to explain what Big Data actually is and how to use it.
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+**Speaker:** Michael Kauffman

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/The_Power_of_A3_Thinking_in_Action.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:18:48-07:00"
+title = "The Power of A3 Thinking in Action"
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+**Abstract:**
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+LEAN concepts have penetrated all layers of business over the last 30 years, particularly: PDCA, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, and Continuous Learning. These 4 things are in fact one in the same, but they are often seperated and confused by different groups. Those from the world of frameworks, best practice, and compliance see PDCA as a project management tool. DevOps champions the Retrospective as a means for Continious Learning and Improvement. The LEAN and Six Sigma purists invoke Kaizen as a "events" in which improvement can be sought out.
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+Sadly few practitioners have ever looked deeply at the practices of Toyota and the philosophies which lead to their great achievements which came to be known in America as "LEAN". In this talk we'll peer deeply into the greatest power tool available to practitioners and managers alike, the A3 Report, which has the extraordinary power to clarify, organize, and execute on the problems that you face day to day.
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+Whether your bedroom is a mess or your Operations team seems to be running in circles, the simple power of A3 Thinking can provide the framework you need to stop trying and start doing.
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+**Speaker:** Ben Rockwood

content/events/2016-seattle/proposals/Understanding_Cognitive_Bias_Found_In_Judgement_and_Choice.md

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+date = "2016-04-13T12:18:48-07:00"
+title = "Understanding Cognitive Bias Found In Judgement & Choice"
+type = "event"
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+**Abstract:**
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+There are distinctive patterns in the errors that all of us make. Systematic mistakes known as biases, along with impressions and thoughts, form within our conscious experience. This occurs naturally without us knowing they are even there or how they came about. The mental work that produces these impressions, intuitions, and decisions takes place silently within our mind. However, mistakes recur predictably under particular circumstances. Those circumstances are what we’ll focus on in this talk. Heuristics, (or mental shortcuts), are an intuitive judgements based on experiences and impressions from our past. We rely on those heuristics to approach problem solving, and especially within the context of decision making under uncertainty. Such as dealing with service disruptions or some other incident related to availability. Reliance on those heuristics often cause predictable errors in our reasoning, decision making, predictions and any common puzzle. We are often extremely confident even when we are blatantly wrong. When the constraints and pressures of “Time To Repair” influence our cognitive efforts, systematic errors are introduced into our judgements and choices. Our minds are easily susceptible to bias, and considerations of efficiency over thoroughness can amplify these errors even more. The goal of this talk is to improve the ability to identify and understand errors in judgement and choice. Through a deeper understanding of heuristics and of the biases to which they lead, improvements in judgement and decision-making under situations of uncertainty, such as a system-wide outage should be gained.
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+**Speaker:** Jason Hand

data/events/2016-seattle.yml

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 organizer_email: "organizers-seattle-2016@devopsdays.org" # Put your organizer email address here
 proposal_email: "proposals-seattle-2016@devopsdays.org" # Put your proposal email address here
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+  - name: location
+  - name: program
+  - name: registration
+  - name: conduct
+  - name: sponsor