DevOps Manchester 39: Taming data sprawl | Unlocking Flow

Announcing our next event on Thursday 26th June! We're at Bonded Warehouse for this one and sponsored by the team over at Couchbase

Here's what you can expect from our two talks

Taming Data Sprawl: How Couchbase Helps Developers Regain Control
Georgina Martin
Solutions Engineer, Couchbase

In today's hyper-connected, data-driven world, data sprawl has become a growing concern for developers and organisations alike. With information scattered across multiple systems, clouds, formats, and geographies, managing and synchronising data is more complex than ever. This talk explores what data sprawl is, why it's so pervasive in modern applications, and how it undermines development velocity, data consistency, and operational efficiency. Join us for a practical look at how Couchbase helps bring order to the chaos. We'll show how integrated features can keep data synchronised, enable real-time processing, and eliminate the need for brittle, custom pipelines. A live demo will showcase how these capabilities work together to rein in data sprawl in a distributed application.

Unlocking Flow - Value Streams, Platforms, and Sustainable Team Ownership
Andy Norton
Director of Engineering, Flipdish

Customers don’t see your teams, your tools, or your architecture - they see the journey. They want something done, and they want it done well. But too often, we organise around roles, layers, and handovers instead of flow. This talk is about turning that inside out: aligning teams to outcomes, not job titles.

We’ll explore what happens when teams own a whole slice of the journey - build it, run it, learn from it. Not developers handing off to ops handing off to frustrated customer support agents - but people working together across the lifecycle. Platform teams become enablers, not blockers. With tools like Event Storming, Wardley mapping, and a healthy dose of curiosity, we can shape teams around real value and move faster with confidence.

Agenda'ish

• 17:30 - 18:00 Arrival plus food and drink courtesy of Couchbase
• 18:00 - 18:45 Talk: Taming Data Sprawl: How Couchbase Helps Developers Regain Control
• 18:45 - 18:55 Break
• 18:55 - 19:30 Talk: Unlocking Flow - Value Streams, Platforms, and Sustainable Team Ownership
• 20:00 Event ends