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🌟 Highlights from DevOpsDays Birmingham AL 2024 We’ve just wrapped up an incredible DevOpsDays Birmingham, where over 100 professionals gathered to delve into the future of DevOps! From engaging workshops to insightful sessions, the event was packed with valuable discussions on topics like guardrails, immutable infrastructures, and community-driven innovation. 🔹 Michael Kosir from HashiCorp led a hands-on workshop on zero trust and identity-based security with Vault. 🔹 Mauro Morales of Spectro Cloud shared his expertise on creating immutable infrastructures using Kairos. 🔹 Ben G. from Rokt discussed the power of opinionated platforms in enhancing DevOps practices. 🔹 David Hawthorne of O3 Solutions explored the intersection of compliance and security in his post-incident review. Beyond the sessions, the community-driven Open Spaces fostered passionate discussions and learning opportunities. It was a pleasure to see industry leaders and practitioners come together to share knowledge and celebrate the evolution of DevOps. 📚 Read more about the event’s key takeaways here: https://lnkd.in/gMpc9n3Y #DevOpsDays #CyberSecurity

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This week's blog provides some useful tips and tricks on how to stand out within the IT job market 🖥️ https://lnkd.in/e_EnVBbj

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Day 6: Code Review 101 Challenge Today's post highlights the importance of no-noise code reviews. As seen in the image, there are no extensive code review comments, just a quick acknowledgment. Why? Because relevance is key. At Panto, we believe acceptance is more important than nitpicking for accuracy. A great code review is one that adds value, is highly relevant, and doesn't overwhelm developers with unnecessary comments. That's why our bot is designed with a maker-checker logic that filters out the noise, ensuring only the most useful feedback gets through. We aim to keep code reviews clean and efficient, providing feedback that matters. Less noise, more relevance! #CodeReview #DeveloperTools #CleanCode #NoNoise #EfficientCoding #DevCommunity #BestPractices #Panto #AIinDev #CodeQuality #AutomationTools #DevFirst #OpenSource

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☁️ Accelerate Your Cloud Journey: Running On-Prem Workloads on AWS for Wales Public Sector 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Join AWS and partners for a one-day event designed specifically for leaders and IT stakeholders in Wales' public sector. Discover how to: - Seamlessly migrate VMWare and similar on-premise workloads to AWS, unlocking efficiencies and potential cost savings. - Maximise existing investments by leveraging your current licensing on the cloud. - Navigate the public sector cloud migration journey from procurement to post-delivery, including addressing skills gaps. - Drive innovation and improve service delivery through cloud-native services, data projects, and AI. - Hear directly from Amazon about their journey in the UK and Wales. - Learn practical strategies and best practices from industry experts. - Explore the AWS Migration Acceleration Program for a structured and successful cloud approach. Whether you're in central or local government, healthcare, education, or a non-profit, this event is for you. Network with peers, gain valuable insights, and chart your path to a cloud-enabled future for public services in Wales. #aws #cloud #pubsec

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Looking to discover how tiny atomic habits can supercharge your developer journey? Watch this session by Natan Silnitsky and learn effective strategies to boost your coding skills and master tech skills with ease. View talk @ devoxx.co.uk/talk?id=3665

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📢 Calling all Norfolk and Suffolk tech ecosystem stakeholders 📢 Have your say in the latest UKTN regional tech report. We're collecting views, insights and experiences from as many people as possible to best represent the two tech ecosystems. So if you're involved in tech in Norfolk or Suffolk in any capacity (founder, employee, investor, service provider, startup support etc), please complete the relevant survey below. ➡️ Norfolk: https://lnkd.in/ecExMr98 🔗 ➡️ Suffolk: https://lnkd.in/en6ySQdK 🔗 Your responses will be anonymous by default, but you also have the option to: 💡 Nominate 'key players' including ambitious startups, tech success stories, support organisations, investors ⭐️ Put yourself forward to be named and quoted in the report itself 🔎 Share info about your own business for the opportunity to be included in the report Please share the survey with your networks and other relevant contacts. Please tag others in the comments for visibility 💬 Survey closes September 2nd. Suffolk County Council Norfolk County Council Tech East Connected Innovation Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Anglia Capital Group Abbianca Nassar née Makoni Oscar Hornstein #UKtech #suffolk #norfolk #startups #VC #journorequest

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The everywoman Early Careers Day 2024 is now available on demand! 👩‍💻 The day was packed with impactful insights from industry leaders, powerful skills workshops, and tips on how to land your dream STEM role. 🔗 Watch now: https://bit.ly/3NdfxuB #EverywomanTech #WomenInTech #WomeninSTEM #StudentsinSTEM

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OpenUK's Digital Meetup is at noon tomorrow - so why not come along and celebrate GitHub's maintainer month with a number project maintainers as guest speakers. Thanks to GitHub there will be a prize to be won. You will hear from Lorna Mitchell from Redocly and Jamie Tanna from Elastic who are moderating the event. Register Now: https://lnkd.in/eunTydHR #openuk #openukmeetup #opensource #community #opensourcemeetup #opensourcesoftware

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🤯 We get so excited by data and are always on the look out for inspiring stories to share so you can get excited too. Today I couldn’t wait to show you this live interactive energy dashboard. It’s so cool! It’s what’s happening right now! ⚡ Built by NHS software developer Daniel Thory it shows generation, demand and CO2 emissions using National Grid energy data, all live! From gas, to wind and solar you can track the mix of fuels, how much we create, use and distribute. ➡️ This is a little video I grabbed earlier. Check it out live for yourself here. https://lnkd.in/djEk9Bc 📊 What would your dashboard do? #powerbi #businessintelligence

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The world of software engineering recruitment is evolving, and the traditional route of a university degree is no longer the only path to success. With the current tech skills gap costing the UK economy £63 billion annually, companies are now recognising the immense value in alternative pathways. In our latest blog, we explore how non-traditional routes are producing highly skilled engineers with a strong practical mindset—exactly what many employers are seeking: https://lnkd.in/ezQJrM_r #SoftwareEngineering #TechRecruitment #CareerPathways #AlternativeRoutes #TechSkills

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Our Technologist Dan Hall takes a look at why so many organisations are starting their journey to the cloud and, how Microsoft Azure is supporting them ☁. Take a read of Dan's latest blog and find out how Microsoft Azure can simplify your cloud journey: https://lnkd.in/e9MMyKPi #cloudjourney #microsoftazure

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Irori’s Kafka Training Course 🔥 We’ve been helping customers develop, scale and operate Kafka over the past decade, always involving onboarding, on the job training and technical support. It therefore came naturally to set up a six day training course, aimed to give a comprehensive understanding of Kafka. 🚀 Participation in this Kafka Training will give your team a great start and boost your confidence needed to leverage Kafka Operations and Development. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to reach out to [email protected]. #Kafka #Irori #Learning

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The UK's software development industry is booming and coding bootcamps are a fantastic way to gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed. This blog post explores everything you need to know about coding bootcamps, from what they are and how they work to what you'll learn and what to expect after graduation. https://lnkd.in/ev5GV2k7 #codingbootcamp #techcareer #softwaredevelopment #learncoding #skillsbootcamps

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We're delighted to welcome Matt Hutchings, our Code Development Manager, back to our Ask The Experts series. This time, he's tackling one of the most crucial aspects of coding: SECURITY. Get ready to gain invaluable insights into the security practices he follows when coding. Feel free to also comment your thoughts below! Stay tuned and keep your eyes peeled for more experts next week! #AskTheExperts #CodingSecurity #realestate #programming #coding

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About to embark on a Cloud Modernisation & Migration program? Daniel Jones shares his thoughts and top tips to get you heading in the right direction, whilst also avoiding costly pitfalls - https://lnkd.in/emTwPu22 #CloudTransformation #CloudMigration #CloudFirst #CloudComputing #DigitalTransformation #AWSCloud #londonmarketforum

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