How serverless changes the IT department
Join Paul Johnston to explore and better understand distributed architectures and automation. Is it about pragmatism and simplicity? What are the skills that we have dismissed as only relevant for certain scenarios that should be used within a serverless environment? How do you hire for this new approach? Is it about code challenges or more abstract problem solving?
| Talk Title | How serverless changes the IT department |
| Speakers | Paul Johnston (Roundabout Labs) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Velocity Conference |
| Conf Tag | Build systems that drive business |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | October 31-November 2, 2018 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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Serverless approaches to technology change the dynamics of teams and how they interact—therefore they also change the types of characteristics sought. But how? Is it less about 10x coders and more about understanding distributed architectures and automation? Is it about pragmatism and simplicity? What are the skills that we have dismissed as only relevant for certain scenarios that should be used within a serverless environment? How do you hire for this new approach? Is it about code challenges or more abstract problem solving? Drawing on his experience as the CTO of one of the first truly serverless startups and the senior developer advocate for serverless at AWS, Paul Johnston brings his unique perspective to answering these questions. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how serverless will change development practices and how roles will change in the coming years.
