DevOpsQANJ Meetup #22/Chaos Engineering and Public Cloud Cost Governance

Schedule:

6:00 - 6:30: Speed Networking

6:30 - 7:10: "Public Cloud Cost Governance" by Lana Gluck from Verizon

7:10 - 7:50: "Chaos Engineering at Audible: I get paid to break things" by Tyler Lund

7:50 - 8:30: Open Space Group Discussion

Other:

Food, Refreshments and Venue provided by Audible Inc.

About Lana Gluck and her Talk:

The purpose of the presentation is to examine spending for public cloud resources, and the ways infrastructure purchasing processes have changed from the on-premises model. We will discuss the common mistakes that lead to unnecessary public cloud spend. We will consider the reasons behind the waste, and more importantly, what can be done to fix this. We will also take a look at some examples of the actions taken by Verzion to manage their public cloud cost.

Lana is a Sr. Manager at Verizon, where she runs public cloud architecture and Cost Governance team. Her background is in software development and architecture.

About Tyler Lund and his Talk:

With Chaos Engineering, the goal is to purposefully break things within software systems to verify and test the resiliency of a large system. In a distributed system at Amazon scale like Audible, a single point of failure can affect millions of users. Come learn more about how we test disruptions and failures like network latency, host failures, massive requests, and others to ensure the customer experience never suffers. Learn how we break things on purpose to make things better for our users.

Tyler manages Audible’s Consumption Services and API team. The team builds the services that power listening across Audible. Whenever you download or stream a book through Audible’s app, Alexa, or the website, these services power it. A member of Audible for 6 years, Tyler has worked across Audible’s website and services, enhancing the ordering and listening experiences. An avid homebrewer, marathoner, and dad of twins, Tyler enjoys bringing new technologies and methodologies to improve Audible.

About Audible:

Audible's mission is to unleash the power of the spoken word.

Audible Inc. is a seller and producer of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming on the Internet. Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and TV programs, and audio versions of magazines and newspapers. Through its production arm, Audible Studios, Audible has also become the world's largest producer of downloadable audiobooks.

Please visit http://www.audible.com to learn more

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GETTING HERE

TRAIN:

The PATH runs to Exchange Place in Jersey City with connections to Newark, Lower Manhattan, Midtown Manhattan, and Hoboken. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail , operated by NJ Transit, connects the Jersey City waterfront to Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City, North Bergen and Bayonne.

BUS:

NJ Transit and other operators run buses to the Journal Square Transportation Center bus terminal. Greyhound buses stop at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan and the bus terminal at Newark Penn Station. From Port Authority, take NJ Transit Bus 125 which goes directly to Journal Square (the fare is $4.25; trip takes about 30 minutes).

BOAT:

NY Waterway, operates four ferry routes connecting Jersey City to Manhattan. The routes from Port Liberte and Liberty Harbor connect to Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan. The other two ferry routes leave from Exchange Place, and connect to World Financial Center and West 39th Street in Midtown.