DevOps transformation - Redundancy and systems stability

Join us for an engaging and relaxed meetup centered on great conversation, fresh ideas, and good company. We’ll have buffet and light snacks available, so come ready to settle in, connect, and enjoy the evening.

This event will feature a special guest speaker who brings a thoughtful and timely perspective to DevOps transformation. Rather than a formal lecture, expect an approachable and interactive session designed to spark curiosity, questions, and meaningful discussion. Whether you’re deeply familiar with the subject or just curious to learn more, you’ll walk away with new insights, and probably a few ideas to keep thinking about afterward.

Presentation topic - DevOps Transformation by Jan de Vries
Why do some DevOps transformations stall while others accelerate? We spend our careers implementing technical stuff like CI/CD, microservices, canary releases, and chaos engineering. And organisational stuff like decentralisation of decision making, t-shaped profiles, reducing organisational debt, and skin in the game. But these are often treated as a checklist rather than a cohesive strategy. The missing link between all these concepts and many more is Antifragility - the property of systems and organisations that do not just survive stress, but actually improve because of it.

In this session Jan de Vries translates the work of Nassim Nicholas Taleb to the modern IT world, revealing how Antifragility powers the world’s most successful high-velocity teams. In a world of ever-growing threats, "resilient" is the new "fragile." This session is your guide to building organisation and systems that don't just weather the storm. They sail faster because of it.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandevries/

After the talk, we’ll keep things informal with time to mingle, chat, and continue the conversation. Some of the best moments happen after the presentation, and we encourage you to stick around, meet new people, and make the most of the community.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you, come for the talk, stay for the conversation, and enjoy the snacks while you’re at it.