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9:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Top Overspending on the cloud with AU

Wednesday February 19, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST

Philip Andrews, CAST AI, Field CTO

The cost of running applications in the cloud is astronomical, and it’s only going to get more expensive given the growing number of organizations that have started running and training AI models. Did you know that, on the average, companies spend on cloud computing almost three times what they should? Why? The answer is overprovisioning of expensive resources and equates to throwing money down the drain.

The solution is simple: automation.

In this session, I will:
Explain why organizations spend on average 3x more than they should on cloud resources - the vast majority of cost waste is the result of CPUs and memory that are provisioned but not utilized
Highlight the negative impact that has on organizations
Explain how it can be avoided via automation - Monitoring and recommendations are not enough. It’s impossible for a human to optimize their cloud infrastructure in real-time. Automation is necessary and automation is cool.
Showcase a couple of examples of companies that have automated cloud resourcing and the benefits they’ve received.

Speakers

Phil Andrews

Field CTO, Cast AI

As Field CTO, Phil is responsible for working with customers to educate and encourage kubernetes best practices that lead to optimal cloud costs. With more than 15 years of experience in a wide range of positions he is able to balance resiliency, performance and cost to help customers... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

OpsWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Virtual
In-Person/Virtual Virtual, Virtual Exclusive

10:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Radical Transparency for Software Teams

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Gregory Lind, Buildly, CEO and Founder

Redefine team communication with radical transparency. Fostering a culture of openness, honesty, and positivity in your team, can create a work environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work and grow both personally and professionally. This talk will give an overview to bringing radical transparency into your DevOps, software and product development processes.

Speakers

Gregory Lind

CEO and Founder, Buildly

Author of "Radical Therapy for Software Teams", CEO of Buildly, and 20+ year career in Software, Open Source and Startups. Founder and CTO of four successful startups in 3 different countries. Worked with NGOs and Government agencies building open source grant management systems... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, Virtual, OPEN Session, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual Virtual

11:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: The Future of Product Discovery is Here: How PMs Can Use AI to Prototype and Test New Ideas, Fast.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Kene Anoliefo, HEARD, Founder

Product discovery traditionally requires a PM working across a team of designers, engineers, and researchers to create and test new product concepts with users. But AI is rewriting these rules. Today, a single PM armed with AI tools can rapidly prototype and validate new product ideas on their own – compressing months of work into just a few days. Now, PMs can generate and explore more ideas with fewer resources, allowing their team to quickly get feedback on the most promising product directions with minimal time investment.
In this session, we'll explore how product managers can leverage no-code AI prototyping tools like Claude, Replit and Loveable to rapidly create functional web prototypes. Then, we’ll demonstrate how to test these prototypes with real customers using AI-powered user interviews, creating a seamless workflow from idea → test → validation.

Attendees will discover:

How to use AI tools to create web prototypes without needing technical knowledge
Methods for conducting and analyzing AI-powered user interviews to gather meaningful product insights
Real-world examples of how this toolset can significantly reduce product development cycles

Speakers

Kene Anoliefo

Founder, HEARD

Kene Anoliefo the founder of HEARD, a venture-backed startup on a mission to help companies understand their customers better. HEARD enables product, marketing and research teams to get customer insights fast by using AI to conduct user interviews. HEARD is backed by top investors... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld, Virtual, ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual Virtual

1:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Where Is the Love? Why Automated Regression Testing Isn’t Getting the Attention It Needs

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Jens Wessling, Veracode, Chief Technology Officer

As software development continues to evolve at a rapid pace and new innovations bring a world of possibilities, one item is often left behind: automated regression testing. The truth is without it, organizations can forget about software quality, security, winning customers' trust or being agile.

Regression testing is an integral, non-negotiable part of the production software development process right from the very moment the first line of production code is written. Its impact goes beyond code correctness, influencing development velocity, reducing long-term maintenance costs and ensuring a smoother integration process during acquisitions. However, companies often scramble to retrofit regression testing into their legacy code, but in reality, less than 10% of these after-the-fact efforts ever pan out. It might be tempting to overlook the absence of solid regression testing in smaller companies, but here's the catch: the long-term costs of maintaining code without automated testing don't just stay put – they grow. It's not just a “nice to have” it’s a strategic investment to safeguard their current operations and for companies to position themselves for future growth, innovation and success.

In this Thought Leadership Session, Jens Wessling, CTO of Veracode, outlines the importance of automated regression testing, highlighting why both developers and the C-Suite should make it a priority from the outset and how to make it a core aspect of your team's ethos.

Speakers

Jens Wessling

Chief Technology Officer, Veracode

Jens Wessling is the Chief Technology Officer at Veracode. He leads the architecture vision for Veracode’s core capabilities around its proprietary data model and AI-powered remediation engine. With more than 25 years’ experience in software engineering and architecture, Jens... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps, DevOps Certificate
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, Virtual, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual Virtual

3:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: The New “Outer Loop”: Leveraging AI to Test, Review, Merge, and Deploy Code Changes

Wednesday February 19, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Kenneth DuMez, Graphite, Developer Relations Lead

As AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT generate code at an unprecedented rate, the “outer loop”—reviewing, testing, merging, and deploying—becomes more vital than ever. In this talk, we'll explore why increased volume of AI-generated code elevates the need for robust oversight. Studies show that up to half of AI-generated solutions contain bugs or vulnerabilities, underscoring the continued importance of human-in-the-loop reviews.

In this talk we'll take a look at how next-gen developer tools can harness AI not just for coding, but to automate large-scale tests, streamline pull requests, resolve conflicts, and reduce noise in code reviews. By building an AI-powered, end-to-end platform that fully understands the codebase, teams can accelerate velocity without sacrificing quality. Attendees will learn real-world strategies and best practices for establishing an “outer loop” that safely and efficiently deploys high volumes of AI-generated code—ensuring continuous innovation without compromising reliability. We’ll also discuss pitfalls to avoid when integrating AI into existing pipelines.

Speakers

Kenneth DuMez

Developer Relations Lead, Graphite

Kenneth DuMez is the Developer Relations Lead at Graphite, the AI developer productivity platform that helps engineers create, review, & merge pull requests, stay unblocked, and ship faster. Kenneth is currently focused on educating developers around the world about best software... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

OpsWorld

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs, Developer Experience (DX)
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Virtual
In-Person/Virtual Virtual