Seamless Shift: Zero Downtime Data Migration & Agile Mastery with Azure DevOps

Join the waves of Knowledge with our 4th exciting Expert Talk event in the Enchanting Beachside Setting of Goa!"

Topic 1
Title - Data migration with Zero downtime!

Description –
Data is the most important asset in every company. Our comprehensive discussion will encompass the real-world use case driving this massive data migration and its significant business advantages. We'll also unveil the tools and libraries instrumental in executing the migration efficiently. Dive into the architectural backbone that ensured data consistency and reliability throughout the migration. Join us for a riveting session as we unveil the remarkable feat of migrating 4 billion records between databases and microservices without a single moment of downtime

## What's in it for you?
If you are someone who is curious to know how we migrated such a huge amount of data with zero downtime, in this talk I will share all the steps required for data migration. Anyone who has a decent understanding of IT can join this session.

## What are we going to do?
We will be discussing the migration application architecture, use cases tools, and libraries we used. We will be concluding our discussion with the migration strategy and our learnings during the rollout.

Discussion or Q&A afterward? Yes, for around 10-15 minutes

Speaker Name – Kavita Asija
Title – Senior Backend Developer

Email for communication - [kavita.asija@equalexperts.com](mailto:kavita.asija@equalexperts.com)

Topic 2:
Title - Harnessing Azure Boards and Test Plans with Azure DevOps Services

Description –
DevOps brings together people, processes, and technology, automating software delivery to provide continuous value to your users. DevOps automates and speeds software delivery. It makes your process and your products more reliable.

Know more about:
Azure Boards: Delivers a suite of Agile tools to support planning and tracking work, code defects, and issues using Kanban and Scrum methods.

Test Plan: Provides several tools to test your apps, including manual/exploratory testing and continuous testing.

## What's in it for you?
In this talk, you will learn how Azure DevOps Services facilitate Agile and Scrum Processes. In addition to that you will get exposure to the Azure Boards tool which enables teams to plan, track, and discuss work across the entire development, and the Azure Test Plan tool to manage test plans, and create test suites and test cases.

## What are we going to do?
A brief introduction to Azure DevOps.
Azure Boards:
Detailed explanation on how to use the Azure Board, and maintain backlog items across the board from initial state to closure state.

Test Plan
Get to learn about the Test Plan Management tool. Create test plans and suites to track manual testing for sprints or milestones.

Discussion or Q&A afterward? Yes, for around 10-15 minutes.

Speaker Name – Swati Volvoiker
Title – Engineering Lead - Quality

Email for communication - swativolvoiker27@gmail.com

We will be providing snacks and refreshments to all the attendees during the event.
Agenda:
10:30 am - 10:45 am -> Tea
10:45 am - 11:30 am -> Talk One: Data Migration with Zero Downtime
11:30 pm - 11:45 pm -> Q & A session/short break
11:45 pm - 12:30 pm -> Talk Two: Harnessing Azure Boards and Test Plans with Azure DevOps Services
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm ->Q&A Session
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm -> Networking with Lunch

Venue Details:
FiiRE (Forum for Innovation Incubation Research and Entrepreneurship), Goa