DevOpsDays Kansas City

Get your EARLY BIRD tickets to #DevOpsDays KC and Community Days NOW for only $60!!!

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‼️ BREAKING NEWS ‼️ #DevOpsDays KC is back for a SEVENTH year, and in collaboration with #CommunityDaysKC we are excited to contribute to the growth of the #KansasCity tech community.

EARLY BIRD Tickets are on sale NOW at an unbelievable $60, and the CFP is open until 31-Mar!

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Karaoke with DevOpsDays KC & KCDC · Luma Get ready to unleash your inner rockstar at the most epic karaoke night Kansas City has ever seen! DevOpsDays KC and KCDC are teaming up to bring you a night…

Don't forget to join us TONIGHT after the @kcdc.bsky.social Attendee Party for #Karaoke!!
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Our #DevOpsDaysKC afternoon sessions kick off with @stahnma.bsky.social talking about "Measuring the Impact: Unveiling the ROI of AI in Engineering Workflows"

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Closing out the morning for us at #DevOpsDaysKC is @lnxchk.bsky.social with "Managing Vendor Incidents"
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At #DevOpsDaysKC, Nicolas Fränkel is giving us a "Practical introduction to OpenTelemetry tracing"

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After the break, @jjasghar.bsky.social is introducing us to "Leveraging AI for Your Enterprise" at #DevOpsDaysKC

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Next up is Kyle Jenkins with "Beyond Automation: How DevOps Principles Foster Trust and Collaboration"

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Kicking off #DevOpsDays is George Westwater with "Evolution of a Configuration Management Legend: The Chef Journey"
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And we are ready to start with #DevOpsDays KC!

Tomorrow is #DevOpsDays KC 2025, and it wouldn't be possible without our sponsors!

GOLD:
- @dynatrace.com
- Densify

SILVER SPONSORS:
- RedHat.com
- Progress Chef.io
- @chocolatey.org
- ControlMonkey.io

KARAOKE:
- @nx.dev
- TEKsystems.com

And special mention to @kcdc.bsky.social!!

We welcome Densify (densify.com) as a Gold Sponsor for #DevOpsDays KC! With 4 days left, make sure you grab your combo tickets for 3 days of extraordinary technical content at DevOpsDays KC and #KCDC via tickets.devopsdayskc.org

SEVEN days now! Grab your last-minute ticket to #DevOpsDays KC with a 10% discount via DevOpsKC10 at tickets.devopsdayskc.org

DevOpsDays KC is 9 days away, and if you don't have a ticket yet to #DevOpsDays and @kcdc.bsky.social, you don't want to miss out on a great 3 days of tech content from some of the best speakers from around the world! Grab your combo ticket at tickets.devopsdayskc.org NOW!

Karaoke with DevOpsDays KC & KCDC · Luma Get ready to unleash your inner rockstar at the most epic karaoke night Kansas City has ever seen! DevOpsDays KC and KCDC are teaming up to bring you a night…

With #DevOpsDays KC and @kcdc.bsky.social happening NEXT WEEK 🤯 , don't forget to RSVP for the best #Karaoke night this side of the Mississippi!!! Happening Thu Aug 14 after the #KCDC after party, this night will be a great time sponsored by @nx.dev and Teksystems KC.

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We are excited to have ControlMonkey.io joining us at #DevOpsDays KC as a Silver Sponsor!

Visit tickets.devopsdayskc.org to get your combo #DevOpsDaysKC + @kcdc.bsky.social ticket before it's too late!

We are thankful to have @chocolatey.org back again at #DevOpsDays KC as a Silver Sponsor!

Visit tickets.devopsdayskc.org to get your combo #DevOpsDaysKC + @kcdc.bsky.social ticket before it's too late!

Karaoke with DevOpsDays KC & KCDC · Luma Get ready to unleash your inner rockstar at the most epic karaoke night Kansas City has ever seen! DevOpsDays KC and KCDC are teaming up to bring you a night…

Get ready to hit those high notes! 🎤 After the @kcdc.bsky.social Attendee Party, keep the good times rolling at the #DevOpsDays KC 2025 #Karaoke Night! It's the perfect way to unwind and network. Sign up now: lu.ma/c3qaflrj

Huge thanks to our sponsors TekSystems and @nx.dev!
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Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, Progress Chef! A strong supporter of many #DevOpsDays over the years, we're excited to have them join #DevOpsDaysKC this year.

Visit tickets.devopsdayskc.org to get your combo #DevOpsDaysKC + @kcdc.bsky.social ticket before it's too late!

Props to our SILVER SPONSOR #RedHat! 🎉 Without them, #DevOpsDays KC wouldn't be able to happen!

Visit tickets.devopsdayskc.org to get your combo #DevOpsDaysKC + @kcdc.bsky.social ticket before it's too late!

We wanted to say 💙THANK YOU🙏 to our GOLD SPONSOR @dynatrace.com!! We couldn't put on #DevOpsDays KC without you!

Visit tickets.devopsdayskc.org to get your combo #DevOpsDaysKC + @kcdc.bsky.social ticket before it's too late!

Karaoke with DevOpsDays KC & KCDC · Luma Get ready to unleash your inner rockstar at the most epic karaoke night Kansas City has ever seen! DevOpsDays KC and KCDC are teaming up to bring you a night…

🎺 ANNOUNCEMENT 🎺 : Karaoke Night at #KCDC after the Attendee Party on Thurs, Aug 14 (930p-2a)!!! In partnership with @kcdc.bsky.social, @nx.dev, and TekSystems KC, we're putting together the most epic #karaoke night KC has ever seen (since last year's of course). Make sure to RSVP at lu.ma/c3qaflrj

Program Program for DevOpsDays KC 2025

Huge news! 🤩 The #DevOpsDays KC 2025 schedule is now LIVE! Get ready for an amazing lineup of talks, open spaces, and networking. Check it out and start planning your day! #DevOpsDaysKC #DevOps #KansasCity
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‼️ Don't forget! Today is the LAST day to get the EARLY BIRD 🦅 ticket price for 3 amazing days at @kcdc.bsky.social and #DevOpsDays #KansasCity Aug 13-15!

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Early Bird pricing ends this coming Friday (June 13) for #DevOpsDays KC and @kcdc.bsky.social !!! Make sure to get your combo ticket (KCDC + DevOpsDays KC) to attend all 3 days of these events with over 100 speakers before the price goes up!!

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KCDC 2025 The Kansas City Developer Conference is excited to announce our 15th annual event! Our 2025 conference will be held August 13-15th, 2025, with a pre-conference workshop day and two full conference…

⚡ 5 Speakers. 5 Unique Topics. 1 electric Ignite session.
#DevOpsDaysKC is bringing the 🔥 with our 2025 Ignite Talks!
You’ll laugh. You’ll learn. You might even rethink YAML.
🎟️ Grab your ticket now: tickets.devopsdayskc.org

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Nicolas Fränkel Developer Advocate with 15+ years experience consulting for many different customers, in a wide range of contexts (such as telecoms, banking, insurances, large retail and public sector). Usually…

🔍 Get hands-on with observability.
Nicolas Fränkel offers a one of a kind talk for modern app visibility.
🎤 Talk: “Practical Introduction to OpenTelemetry Tracing”
🎟️ Join us in KC: tickets.devopsdayskc.org

#OpenTelemetry #Observability #Tracing #DevOpsDaysKC

Mandi Walls Mandi Walls is a DevOps Advocate on the Community and Advocacy Team at PagerDuty. Before joining PagerDuty, Mandi spent a number of years at Chef Software, working with customers and community…

📉 When vendors go down, what happens next?
Mandi shares practical guidance for managing vendor incidents before they escalate.
🎤 Talk: “Managing Vendor Incidents”
🎟️ Reserve your ticket: tickets.devopsdayskc.org

#VendorManagement #IncidentResponse #DevOpsDaysKC #SRE

Carl Chesser Carl is a software architect at Oracle. Most of his career has been focused on evolving and scaling the service infrastructure for their core electronic medical record platform called Millennium. He…

🧠 Mind over outage.
Learn how to approach incidents like a pro with Carl Chesser and his mental hacks for incident analysis.
🎤 Talk: “Mind Hacks for Incident Analysis”
🎟️ Secure your spot: tickets.devopsdayskc.org

#IncidentResponse #SRE #DevOpsDaysKC #PostMortem

Kyle Jenkins Kyle Jenkins is driven to help you ease the pain of work, whether it’s technology bleeding resources or trouble working with a team of people. As a full stack developer, public speaker, and principal…

🤝 DevOps is more than pipelines.
It’s about trust. Join Kyle and explore how DevOps principles can unlock team collaboration and growth.
🎤 Talk: “Beyond Automation: How DevOps Principles Foster Trust and Collaboration”
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tickets.devopsdayskc.org
#DevOpsDaysKC #TeamCollaboration