Keeping the Hive Alive & Micro Habits for Better Teamwork

Two exciting topics, two very experienced speakers and much networking opportunity. We are very much looking forward to the next DevOps Meetup Zurich.
Here's what's planned for the evening:
17:30 - 18:00 - Arrival and first drinks
18:00 - 18:45 - Keeping the Hive Alive: Metrics, Midnight Snacks, and 3 Years of Resilience by Adhi Sutandi
18:45 - 19:30 - Micro Habits for Better Teamwork by Denniz Dönmez
19:30 - 20:30 - Networking, Open Space & More drinks

Keeping the Hive Alive: Metrics, Midnight Snacks, and 3 Years of Resilience
In the modern era of SRE, reliability is no longer a bonus—it is often a core feature of the product. End-user experience is paramount, but at what cost? How do our promises of "four/five nines" impact the "heroes in the background"—the poor engineers waking up at 3:00 AM?

Reflecting on my experience co-leading the on-call process and being one of the on-call engineers at Beekeeper for three years, I will share how we shifted from individual heroism to organizational resilience. We will explore how to build a culture where reliability doesn't come at the expense of mental health.

In this session, we will cover:

• The Human Factor: Why people and habits matter more than tools.
• The Framework: Implementing basic Incident Management and meaningful SLOs.
• The Culture: Transforming runbooks and post-mortems into tools for learning, not blame.

Adhi Sutandi
With 8 years of experience in DevOps, I describe myself as a true DevOps generalist and an advocate for GitOps and Infrastructure as Code. I love diving into all areas of the stack, from fleet provisioning and secrets management to Observability and K8s. I’m also a big believer in the power of Open Source. When I’m not on-call or optimizing CI/CD pipelines, I am an avid half-marathon runner, a badminton player, and a board game enthusiast.

Micro Habits for Better Teamwork
Great teamwork is like solving a puzzle, not playing poker — it's not about playing against each other, and more about real collaboration. Micro Habits are psychological hacks that create big results in teams. Micro Habits for Better Teamwork are concrete behaviors that can lead to major improvements in collaboration. Denniz presents practical, everyday tools that can be applied immediately to make teamwork easier and more effective — without lengthy coaching programs or complex team-development processes. With Micro Habits, teams unlock their full potential step by step.

Key Takeaways
- Immediately applicable Micro Habits for everyday team work
- Seven core behavioral areas for better collaboration
- Hands-on exercises from our proven training programs

Denniz Dönmez
Denniz Dönmez supports organizations and teams in creating the right conditions for successful collaboration. As an engineer, economist, and organizational psychologist, he brings broad experience from international transformation projects. He teaches at universities such as ETH Zurich, ZHAW, and FHNW, and regularly works as a speaker and consultant, developing practical solutions for complex challenges.

Many thanks to our sponsors:

• Catering Sponsor: DevOpsDays Zurich https://www.devopsdays.ch/
• Location Sponsor: Digicomp https://www.digicomp.ch/