Rishitha
Kokku
Senior Software Engineer at UnitedHealth Group (Optum Services INC)
"The Synergy of DevOps and Automation: Building a High-Performance Development Culture"
"The Synergy of DevOps and Automation: Building a High-Performance Development Culture"
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Session: The Synergy of DevOps and Automation: Building a High-Performance Development Culture
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are increasingly adopting DevOps practices and automation to accelerate software development, improve quality, and enhance collaboration. The Synergy of DevOps and Automation explores the powerful combination of these practices and how they can transform a development team into a high-performance powerhouse.In this session, attendees will:
Understand the Core Principles of DevOps and Automation: We'll break down the foundational concepts of DevOps — collaboration, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and automation.
Explore How DevOps and Automation Work Together: Learn how DevOps and automation complement each other to create an efficient, streamlined workflow. Automation in testing, deployment, and monitoring eliminates repetitive manual tasks, while DevOps fosters a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across teams.
Building a High-Performance Development Culture: Learn the human side of DevOps. We'll discuss how adopting DevOps practices and automation tools can foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and agility.
Best Practices and Tools: Get practical insights into the best tools and frameworks that can help automate processes like testing, monitoring, deployment, and infrastructure management. We'll cover popular tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Kubernetes, Terraform, and others, along with strategies for selecting the right tools for your team.
Key Takeaways:
A clear understanding of how DevOps and automation work together to create a more agile, efficient, and high-performing development environment.
Practical strategies for integrating automation into your DevOps pipeline, from code commit to production.
Insights into how DevOps and automation impact team culture, fostering collaboration and driving continuous improvement.
A roadmap for overcoming common challenges and ensuring the successful adoption of DevOps and automation at scale.
This session is perfect for developers, engineers, IT managers, and anyone looking to understand how DevOps and automation can transform their software development processes and elevate team performance. Whether you're just starting your DevOps journey or looking to optimize existing practices, this talk will provide actionable insights for building a more efficient, collaborative, and high-performing development culture.
Key Takeaways
- Understanding the Synergy Between DevOps and Automation - Grasp how DevOps principles (collaboration, continuous improvement) and automation work together to create more efficient, reliable, and scalable development pipelines.
- Practical Strategies for Implementing DevOps and Automation - Gain actionable insights on how to automate various stages of the DevOps lifecycle: code integration, testing, deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and monitoring.
- Building a High-Performance Team Culture - Discover how adopting DevOps and automation can shift team culture from silos to a more collaborative, cross-functional environment where development, operations, and business teams align for faster, high-quality
- Overcoming Common Challenges in DevOps and Automation - Learn how to navigate challenges such as resistance to change, skills gaps, and tool complexity when implementing DevOps and automation.
- Real-World Case Studies and Success Stories - Review real-world examples of organizations that successfully implemented DevOps and automation to accelerate delivery, enhance quality, and increase efficiency.
Bio
Rishitha Kokku is a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience in the tech industry, specializing in DevOps practices. With a strong background in software development, Rishitha has spent the past several years focused on building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and fostering collaboration between development and operations teams. Expertise in cloud technologies, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible has enabled Rishitha to help organizations streamline software delivery, improve system scalability, and reduce operational overhead. Known for her problem-solving skills and commitment to continuous improvement, Rishitha is passionate about driving high-performance engineering cultures and helping teams adopt modern DevOps practices to accelerate innovation and enhance operational efficiency.