Paradigm Shift - DevOps For Networks
July 29 9:00 am ET / 3:00 pm CEST
July 30 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT
Duration: 1 hour
July 29 9:00 am ET / 3:00 pm CEST
July 30 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT
Duration: 1 hour
In response to the new complexity introduced by NFV technologies such as 5G and SD-WAN, leading Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs), Network Service Providers (NSPs), and enterprises are strategically transforming their value streams with DevOps engineering practices. These practices promise rapid delivery of new features and services, while improving efficiency and quality in operations.
However, in the world of networks, the value stream starts with the feature development at the NEMs and ends with deployment in the live network with the NSPs.
This webinar expands the concept of DevOps for Networks (NetDevOps) to introduce the practice of CD3 (Continuous Development, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment). With CD3, organizations can drastically reduce time-to-market and achieve their business goals of agility, efficiency, and quality, together. The advantages go both ways:
This webinar includes a keynote presentation, live discussion, and audience Q&A with our presenters:
Marc Hornbeek, a.k.a., DevOps-the-Gray esq. is CEO and Principal Consultant at Engineering DevOps Consulting, author of the book Engineering DevOps, Analyst for the Accelerated Strategy Group and Ambassador of The DevOps Institute. Marc is a specialist/expert at applying a deep knowledge of engineering practices of Continuous testing, Test Automation, Risk Management, and Continuous Quality Assurance methodologies to DevOps transformations. Marc applies his unique, comprehensive Engineering Blueprints, Seven-Step DevOps Transformation Blueprint and 9 DevOps Pillars discovery and assessment tools, together with targeted workshops to create actionable and comprehensive DevOps transformation roadmaps and strategic plans. Marc is an IEEE Outstanding Engineer, and 44-year Senior of IEEE member. He is a DevOps leadership advisor/mentor. He is the original author of the Continuous Delivery Architect (CDA) and DevOps Test Engineering (DTE) certification courses that are offered by the DevOps Institute. He is a Blogger on DevOps.com. He is a freelance writer of DevOps content including webinars, and white papers. His education includes engineering and executive business degrees and multiple certifications from the DevOps Institute.
Pierre Frigon is the founder of iLeadAgile and is a recognized Agile leader with experience leading product development teams in several different roles including software development, system integration, system test, and test automation. Pierre is highly experienced in leading acceleration projects to solve some of the most complex deployments and automation challenges with demonstrated speedups of up to 300x with high ROIs. Pierre has also published several articles on the practical aspects of CI/CD and DevOps implementation.
Pierre has led many global teams responsible for the development of automation frameworks, automated regression, automated lab environments and system testing of next generation telecommunication products for national carriers operating in the access, wireless backhaul and edge routing space. He is a Certified Data Center Designer, Agile Leadership coach and co-owner of Management 3.0.
With over 20 years of experience in the test and measurement industry, Clark Whitty is a seasoned veteran in helping maximize network automation and productivity throughout the entire product lifecycle. As a Principal Product Line Manager at Spirent Communications, Clark designs, develops and deploys network automation solutions that leverage his years of firsthand experience. Clark is also an expert at service providers and equipment manufacturers in various capacities.