Women in Cloud - Infrastructure as Code

We’ve all seen a tiny bug wreak havoc on our applications—and when it comes to Infrastructure as Code (IaC), those consequences can be even more dramatic. A single misconfiguration can bring down a service, or critical state can go missing at the worst time.

About the topic
In this talk, we’ll start with a quick introduction to what IaC is, why teams use it, and what can go wrong when it’s not handled carefully. From there, we’ll dig into real-world “horror stories” that show how small mistakes can lead to big outages. Along the way, we’ll highlight common anti-patterns, the lessons they teach us, and practical steps you can take to build safer, more resilient systems with code.

Whether you’re just getting started with IaC or you’ve already lived through your share of late-night incidents, you’ll come away with a better understanding of both the power and the pitfalls of managing infrastructure as code. And if you’ve got your own stories to share, this will be a safe space to laugh and learn together.

About Kirsty
Kirsty brings a love of learning and continuous improvement into every team she works with, as well as a drive to see individuals within those teams flourish.

With a decade-long journey in the technology sector, she has learned there is never a shortage of opportunities for people who love to solve tricky problems. Her core expertise resides in platform and cloud engineering, where she engineers resilient, reliable platforms in cloud environments.

Kirsty believes a well-rounded skill set is the key maker of a great technologist, having worked in many roles: tech strategy, iteration manager, quality analyst, business analyst, software developer and most recently as a cloud platform engineer.

Agenda
5:30pm – Food and networking
6:00pm – Presentation
7:00pm – Networking

Thanks to our sponsors: HAL systems, Mantel and REA group!
Join us for an evening of insightful discussions, networking, and great company!