How Do Platforms Work?

How Do Platforms Work?

Platforms: either you have one or you’re building one. Over the years I’ve observed six high-level characteristics common to production environments which are operationally mature. This talk will explain in detail the six capabilities in an operationally mature production environment. I will also demonstrate these capabilities in an interactive, live exposition.

6:00 - Arrivals and Pizza

6:30 - How Do Platforms Work?

7:30 - Q&A and Mingling

8:00 - Wrap Up

Casey West, Principle Technologist at Pivotal Working in Internet infrastructure, web app security, and design taught Casey to be a paranoid, UX-oriented, problem solving Internet plumber; his earliest contributions to Perl live to this day on your Mac. Casey’s speaking and writing ranges from open source communities and culture to technical architecture and automation tips and tricks. Casey West wears the mantle of Principal Technologist focused on Pivotal’s Cloud Foundry Platform and lives in Pittsburgh raising three sarcastic children.