In less than a month many Jenkins users and DevOps professionals will gather in San Francisco for Jenkins World, taking place Aug. 28-31. With more than 60 sessions to choose from, covering a wide range of topics, it can be difficult to narrow down your schedule. That’s why it’s important to go into the show with a goal in mind.

For those of you specifically looking to hone your DevOps skills, here are five can’t-miss sessions that fall under the DevOps tracks.

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Which of the following best describes how you currently monitor and manage systems across your hybrid cloud environment?(Required)

Multiple separate tools for different environments

Multiple separate tools for different monitoring and management functions

Single consolidated dashboard

Custom built monitoring and management solution

No full monitoring and management solution

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How valuable would it be for your monitoring and management solution to incorporate predictive analytics to help you identify and address system issues that are critical and not waste time or effort working through all the data and “noise” that is not critical?(Required)

Extremely valuable

Moderately valuable

Somewhat valuable

Slightly valuable

Not valuable

How do you most typically address potential system issues BEFORE they impact your operations?(Required)

Automated workflows and playbooks to remediate potential issues as soon as they are detected

An orchestrated response process that leverages automation, AI, and human expertise to rapidly respond to potential issues

Advanced monitoring tools such as predictive analytics and anomaly detection to proactively identify and address potential issues

Respond to issues as they arise, using manual processes and troubleshooting techniques

A combination of automated remediation, orchestrated response, and/or proactive monitoring to address potential system issues

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Other

What methods does your organization use to control and monitor cloud/IT spending?(Required)

Centralized procurement processes

Pre-approved budget thresholds

Automated cost monitoring tools

Department-level spending controls

Regular cost audits and reviews

Cloud cost optimization platform

Approval workflows for resource provisioning

Native financial operations tools provided by the cloud provider

No formal controls in place

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Other

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Which methods do you rely on most to detect security vulnerabilities in your systems?(Required)

Automated scanning tools

Manual assessments

Vendor notifications

Threat modeling (for early detection)

None of these

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What are the TWO most common ways you prioritize vulnerabilities to address within your environment?(Required)

Based on potential impact

Based on exploitability

Regulatory compliance requirements

Based on CVSS scores

Risk-based analysis of multiple factors

First-in-first-out approach

No formal prioritization process

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How do you typically handle system updates and security patches?(Required)

Automated updates and patches

Manually review and apply updates and patches on a regular schedule

A combination of automation and manual review

Apply updates and patches on an as-needed basis.

Outsourced update and patch management

No defined process

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DevOps: Delivering on the promise of innovation, agility and velocity

Forrester Analyst Rob Stroud will discuss recent Forrester research that confirmed organizations are leveraging agile development techniques, automated CI/CD pipelines, testing and release automation to deliver differentiated products. The interactive discussion will allow attendees to review their DevOps maturity versus that of the market. Stroud also will lead discussions of how DevOps is adding value within enterprises and how the adoption of containers and serverless computing will further drive DevOps adoption.

DevOps Leadership Panel

Attend this panel to hear from a variety of experts on topics such as software delivery challenges, business value realized from DevOps, building internal support and more. Panelists will include:

• Rob Stroud, Principal Analyst, Forrester – moderator
• Kolby Allen, AWS Architect, WatchGuard Technologies
• Andrey Falko, Principal Engineer, Salesforce
• George Swan, Director of Engineering Solutions, Autodesk
• Stas Zvinyatskovsky, Engineering Leader and Architect, Accenture

Mapping Your DevOps Journey with the DevOps Quadrant Maturity Model

In this session, Brian Dawson, DevOps evangelist at CloudBees, will map the DevOps journey to the DevOps Quadrant Maturity Model. He’ll go through the characteristics of organizations within each quadrant and present strategies for moving to the next stage of DevOps maturity. The DevOps Maturity Model is a great way to assess your current state of DevOps.

Banking on DevOps: How Leading Financial Services Organizations Are Driving the DevOps Transformation

Hear from financial services executives about how their organizations are embracing DevOps practices to speed innovation and deliver more value to customers. The financial services industry faces specific security, governance and regulatory hurdles that can prove challenging when changing processes and technology. This session will be moderated by Andre Pino, VP of marketing at CloudBees. Speakers will include:

• Brock Beatty, Director, Software Engineering, Capital One
• Karthrik Loganathan, Director, Business Technology, ESQM, Discover
• Stefan Simenon, Head of IT Tooling & Software Development, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
• Moied Wahid, Director, Software Development, PayPal

Leading a DevOps Transformation

In this session, Jez Humble, CTO at DevOps Research & Assessment LLC (and also a Jenkins World keynote speaker), will discuss how implementing DevOps is more than just implementing tools. He’ll walk through how a DevOps transformation requires a different way of thinking about everything from budgeting to management to compliance. He’ll also break down exactly what DevOps is and isn’t.

Don’t miss out on the hundreds of DevOps leaders and trailblazers to learn from at Jenkins World. You can view the full Jenkins World agenda to see what other sessions can help boost your DevOps skills!

If you haven’t registered yet, make sure you to do so today with the promotional code JWDEVOPSCUST.

— Alan Shimel