Running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes

Many organizations are using Kubernetes to enable development teams to deploy their own apps.

In this talk, we will talk about your options for deploying postgresql to kubernetes as well as options for common challenges you will encounter, such as: data persistence, high availability, encryption, and connecting to the database from outside the cluster.

Kubernetes Security Workshop

Are you new to Kubernetes Security? In this workshop, taught by m9sweeper co-founder Jacob Beasley, we will secure a Kubernetes cluster using open source Kubernetes security tools such as kube-bench, kubsec, kube-hunter, trivy, and project falco. It sounds like a lot, but we will make it easy and finish in under 30 minutes!

Why DORA Metrics are Garbage

Every organization is desperate to make their teams more productive and the current fad for doing this is DORA metrics, but DORA is not a silver bullet nor is it an alternative to sound leadership. In fact, it may even leave you worse off than you started.

In this transformative presentation, we will present a vision for how to properly build a strong engineering discipline in your organization.

First public delivery. I prefer the presentation to be 30-60 minutes long, though I could do it in as little as 15. Would make a fine keynote, too.

Why Scaled Agile Framework (SAFE) is not Agile

In this transformative presentation, you will learn why SAFE is not Agile (and why Agile does not scale). We will talk about how to effectively manage medium to large engineering organizations and the proper role that management frameworks play in aligning engineering efforts to organizational objectives.