by Colin Silcock | Oct 14, 2019 | Colin Silcock, DevOps, Events
So, you want to run an internal DevOps Day but not sure where to start? Back in May 2019 I was faced with the same problem. I knew what I wanted to achieve, and why, but had no idea how to do it, who to add to the guest list, or when/where to host. Five months on and...
by Adrian Lowe | Mar 5, 2019 | Azure, Cloud, Data, Events
Food, travel and tech are three of my favourite things so to say I was lucky enough to attend the Microsoft Ignite London Tour last week is a bit of an understatement. I hit my first hurdle almost instantly. With so many sessions on offer, and my FOMO (fear of missing...
by Kate Gawron | Jan 21, 2019 | Cloud, Events, Kate Gawron, Oracle
On the 16th/17th January I was lucky enough to get to attend Oracle Openworld. I’d never been before so didn’t know what to expect, nor a clue about what the best ‘strategy’ was, more on that later! I diligently went through the entire agenda before I went and marked...
by Izzi Fuller | Nov 13, 2018 | Cloud, Data, DevOps, Events, Izzi Fuller, Serverless
Yesterday I attended Day One of Serverless Computing London. Unsurprisingly the theme of the day was ‘serverless’ and the general gist was serverless is here, and it’s here to stay. We explored the past, present and future of serverless, the security risks it brings,...
by Andy Slater | Nov 8, 2017 | Events, MongoDB
Couldn’t make MongoDB Europe in London this year? Don’t worry, here are the key takeaways! Only the second year of MongoDB Europe, yet the atmosphere is buzzing and charged up with MongoDB enthusiasts from around Europe flocking in to know and learn...
by Julian Boneham | Nov 24, 2016 | Cloud, Events, Julian Boneham, Oracle
Oracle ISV Cloud: a candid view Yesterday evening (23/11) I attended an Oracle event in London aimed at their ISV (Independent Software Vendor) partners and I was expecting to be heralded with a lot of Oracle rhetoric around the growth of their customer base and...