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With over 20 years in various technical operations roles, Jim Davies is currently Head Of DevOps for MoneySupermarket Group and leads high-performing Operations teams that are building and managing high-performing Internet-scale systems.

He developed the Group’s cloud management methods and led the migration of production SoE and SoR services from physical datacenters to public IaaS.

Jim has seen first-hand the rewards that 'democratization’ of Operations gives to cross-functional teams through close collaboration and cross-skilling and via the use of shared metrics, high automation and infrastructure-as-code.

He currently focuses on talent management and process improvement as well as owning the Group DevOps and delivery platform roadmap.

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What will DevOps evolve into?
Jun 13, 12:10
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12:10 - 12:40 30 mins
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Day 2 Journey from initial adoption of DevOps to full implementation

What will DevOps evolve into?

Andrew Burbidge - IT Development Manager, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Milind Halapeth - Vice President – Cloud & Infrastructure Services, Wipro Limited

Moderator Jim Davies - Head of DevOps, Moneysupermarket Group

Analysing the concept of No Ops for enterprises
Is DevOps destined to naturally develop, building off the principles of continuous improvement?
Should we expect working methodologies to adapt in line with new technologies?
A closer look at the possibility of the end of separate development and operations teams
Reassessing the standard of a true DevOps Engineer
Jun 13, 16:20
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16:20 - 16:50 30 mins
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Educating and reskilling the workforce

Reassessing the standard of a true DevOps Engineer

Jim Davies - Head of DevOps, Moneysupermarket Group

David Harvey - DevOps Engineer, Wood Mackenzie

Samantha Horsman - Infrastructure Transformation Manager, Digital & Technology, Wellcome Trust

Moderator Philip Davies - Head of Cloud and IT Operations, Encore Tickets

What is a DevOps engineer and what sets them apart from the rest?
Why is it so hard to define exactly what actually makes up a DevOps engineer?
Should developers be taking more responsibility for operations?
Reaffirming the importance of communication, collaboration and embracing a blameless philosophy

Mr Chris
Darriet-Jones Mr Anthony
Dubuissez

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