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Google Site Reliability Engg Tech Talks
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| With Daniel Paulus (VP Engg, Checkly), Prashant Nigam (Sr S/w Enggr, Salesforce), Theo Klein (Sr Site Reliability Enggr, Google Maps). |
| Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave, New York
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Dec 12 (Thu) @ 06:00 PM
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Google SRE NYC proudly announces our fourth & final Tech Talk event in 2024.
The in-person only event will take place on Thursday, 12th of December 2024 at 6 PM at our Chelsea Markets office in NYC. The doors will open at 5:30 pm.
We invite you to join us for an hour of short talks on Site Reliability & DevOps topics with an opportunity to meet & talk with fellow engineers over light snacks & beverages.
When RSVP'ing to this event, please enter your full first name & full last name, this needs to match your government issued ID you will be required to present at check in.
Agenda:
Prashant Nigam - Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce, previously worked at Amazon
From Days to Minutes: Automating Complex Application Setups
In fast-paced software development environments, repetitive manual tasks like setting up applications can become a bottleneck, wasting valuable time & resources. This tech talk dives into the journey of transforming a laborious, 1-2 day manual application setup process into an automated workflow that completes in just a few minutes.
We'll explore how automation was introduced to streamline & optimize the setup process, covering the technical challenges we faced, the tools & techniques we employed, & the benefits that this automation brought to the development pipeline. Attendees will gain insights into how to identify opportunities for automation, the importance of eliminating redundant processes, & best practices for building efficient, maintainable automations.
By the end of the talk, developers will understand how even complex, multi-step processes can be reduced to simple, reliable automations-freeing up developer time for more valuable work & accelerating overall productivity.
When Prashant is not building software, he likes to lift heavy weights, cook & indulge in adventure sports.
Daniel Paulus - VP of Engineering at Checkly
Shifting observability left: How to get Frontend Engineers to build monitoring checks
This talk is about using synthetic monitoring to reduce MTTD&MTTR significantly & achieve high devops maturity.
Daniel is a big believer in synthetic monitoring as a concept to build reliable production services. If engineers are supposed to run what they build, they need monitoring tools that work for them. He has built his own custom solutions in the past using Jenkins or GH Actions & later used SaaS tools for this. He would like to share his experience getting frontend engineers to build monitoring & get everyone on an engineering team to care about production system reliability.
Daniel Paulus has taken a unique journey from military officer to tech leader, & he's now the VP of Engineering at Checkly. Along the way, he's worn many hats- from engineering lead to director -learning how to build strong teams & solve tough challenges. Outside of work, Daniel lives near Berlin with his family & four kids, while also finding time to maintain an open-source project. Whether it's scaling teams or debugging code, he's passionate about technology & enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.
Theo Klein - Senior Site Reliability Engineer for Google Maps
A Safer Future with STPA
Want to prevent outages before they happen? Traditional SRE methods focus on component failures, but a whole class of outages stem from unexpected system interactions. We found a solution.
In our team, we use Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) to identify & fix system-level vulnerabilities before they cause outages. By applying STPA during the design phase, we've prevented major incidents & saved countless engineering hours.
This talk will show you how STPA can transform your approach to reliability. We'll share a real-world example where STPA caught critical design flaws that traditional methods missed, saving us months of costly rework.
Don't wait for outages to happen. Learn how STPA can help you build more resilient systems & become a 1000x engineer.
Theo is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer for Google Maps. He is leading a program to improve road closure data safety. Previously, he led a program identifying risky dependencies within Google Maps. In his spare time, he hosts supper clubs.
Our Tech Talks series are focused on professional development & networking: no recruiters, sales or press are allowed. Google is committed to providing a harassment-free & inclusive conference experience for everyone, & all participants must follow our Event Community Guidelines. The event will be photographed & video recorded.
Event space is limited! A reservation is required to attend. Reserve your spot today & share the event details with your SRE/DevOps friends
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