John Contad

DevOpsDays Sydney 2016 took place recently in the Sydney SMC Function Centre, by Goulburn Street. The halls were named after Greek columns. Ionic, Doric, Tuscan. Pillars. Many of us from REA were in attendance, along with leading practitioners from around the country. DevOps problems aren’t DevOps problems Bridget kicked off with a keynote, detailing her experiences in the ever-changing DevOps space. The tides change by the day, but newer technologies won’t really fix a culture that’s broken in the first place. While DevOps is currently a flurry of terms and…

REA runs a plethora of special interest guilds that anybody can join. These guilds get together every now and then to trade smarts, share stories, or just to talk about new, shiny tech. One of these guilds is the Ops Guild – which over time, has morphed into a challenge/gauntlet where everyone with an interest in Operations can get together and sharpen their Ops skills. We run troubleshooting dojos, breakfix scenarios, and a couple of games – and given recent events, we felt the need to be relevant… The Game The…