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Fraser Pollock - Ignite - Data Before DevOps

Fraser Pollock - Ignite - Data Before DevOps

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October 07, 2016
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  1. DATA BEFORE DEVOPS Or How to Sell Your Ideas, Communicate

    Effectively, Change Stagnant Process, Shift Paradigms, Get Your Cool Thing Approved, Effective Change
  2. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE A COOL IDEA? New Tool New

    Program New Script New Process New Workflow New Operating System New Feature New Hardware New Optimization New Methodology New People New Technology New Monitoring New Middleware New Front-end New Back-end New Change New Tool New Program New Feature New Process New Workflow New Methodology New Feature New Hardware New Monitoring New Methodology New People New Back-end New Monitoring New Middleware New Program New Back-end
  3. DATA ON YOUR SIDE 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    1/5/02 1/6/02 1/7/02 1/8/02 1/9/02 Progress Idea Resistance
  4. IDENTIFY PAIN • “We deploy once a quarter to minimize downtime”

    • “There’s only one person who does that (they’re off)” • “Our last deployment took 2 days with 15 people” • “That node needs 128G of RAM”
  5. CORRELATE PAIN TO DATA • “We deploy once a quarter to

    minimize downtime” • “My idea can reduce downtime, increase deployments” • “There’s only one person who does that (they’re off)” • ”My idea will disperse product knowledge/lower skill level” • “Our last deployment took 2 days with 15 people” • “My idea will speed deployment, with less people” • “That node needs 128G of RAM” • ”My idea costs less, uses less RAM"
  6. SOLVE FOR X 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1/4/02

    1/5/02 1/6/02 1/7/02 1/8/02 1/9/02 1/10/02 1/11/02 X Cost Idea
  7. SOLVE FOR Y 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1/4/02

    1/5/02 1/6/02 1/7/02 1/8/02 1/9/02 1/10/02 1/11/02 Y Projected Actual
  8. FAILURE IS OK • Why did our idea fail? • How much

    did it fail? • Where did it fail? • $$$
  9. FRASER POLLOCK •  Send any questions, concerns, ideas, complaints • 

    [email protected] •  Add me on LinkedIn •  https://www.linkedin.com/in/fraser-pollock-33974231 •  I’ll endorse you in effective communication •  Thank you for your time •  This was my first lightening talking, but not my first time talking quickly