Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery means being able to release software on demand at the push of a button. This track explores the technical and cultural elements that enable continuous delivery, using examples from large-scale systems. We'll also look at the consequences of continuous delivery - how it enables rapid learning through techniques such as multivariate testing, and how it changes the way product development works.

Day of week:

Wednesday

Location:

Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Host:

Dave Farley

Presentations

Big Data Unconference

11:30pm - 12:40pm

By: Khawaja Shams

Meeting each other in the context of conversations we care about is why at QCon we are giving prime time to the unconference format; it creates a space for peer-to-peer learning, collaboration and creativity.

First we’ll father in a circle to be guided through creating an agenda using open space technology. Then there will be three three 20 minute time slots, each with 5 concurrent break out discussions that were designed by you.

Attendees often know more than the speakers! Bring your questions, ideas - be prepared to be surprised.
A Continuous Delivery Maturity Model

2:50pm - 3:40pm

By: Eric Minick

How mature are your Continuous Delivery and Release practices? Where can you get the most improvement based on your specific problems and needs? How are other organizations solving these same problems?In recent years the role of automation in software development has expanded dramatically. The collision of the Agile practice of Continuous Delivery withthe realities of enterprise development projects where large projects, distributed teams or strict governance requirements are not aberrations has resulted in increased automation efforts throughoutthe lifecycle. Continuous Delivery requires a cultural transformation as well and feeds into the growing DevOps movement. Top performing teams have the culture and automation in place that enables them to deliver changes faster with higher quality, and with more control for less effort.However, adoption of automation has been uneven. There are many paths to improving your development automation efforts, but where to start? When seeking these benefits, it is useful to have a guide.In this talk, Eric presents a simple model for scoring the maturity of your organizations efforts across Build, Deployment, Testing, and Release. This model is based on several years of first-hand experience with hundreds of teams and reports from the field. With this model you understand the industry norms so you know where youre keeping up andwhere you're falling behind.
Feedback based evolutionary design

5:10pm - 6:00pm

By: Graham Brooks

As Continuous Delivery becomes mainstream we are more learning about the benefits of early and often feedback mechanisms to maintain high quality systems. These feedback mechanisms include both internal and external quality measures.

During this session we will explore how internal measurements can be used to evolve a systems design.
Managing Experimentation in a Continuously Deployed Environment

4:00pm - 4:50pm

By: Wil Stuckey

The first day on the job, an Etsy developer is expected to push a live change to our web site. And thats just a warmup. Last year Etsys 150+ developers deployed nearly ten thousand changes. Over the same period we launched over 300 experiments. How do we keep track of whats being launched when any developer can deploy new code at any time? How do we communicate these changes across the company and to our larger community? And how do we run controlled A/B experiments in the midst of this continual change?
The process, technology and practice of Continuous Delivery

10:20pm - 11:10pm

By: Dave Farley

"Dave Farley is co-author of the book "Continuous Delivery" which describes the use of high levels of automation and collaboration inthe delivery process to ensure high quality software and a reduction in errors and late nights.

This talk introduces the ideas ofContinuous Delivery as a practical everyday process, using some of the techniques and technologies from a real world project as anexample."
The Strangler Pipeline: Winning over Hearts and Minds

1:40pm - 2:30pm

By: Steve Smith

Continuous Delivery is not just about automation - it's also about persuading people to adopt a revolutionary mindset. But how do you foment the necessary change when you can't see the wood for the silos?

In this talk Steve Smith will share some of the change patterns used to establish the Continuous Delivery of 60+ applications at Sky Network Services over the past 2 years, and how they fit into an optimal cycle time strategy.