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From Databases To DevOps
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- 3. @rhealitycheck WHO AM I? Senior DevOps Engineer @ HERE, Highly Automated Driving Former Business Analyst Database Administrator (DBA) & Data Engineer Texan Amateur Woodworker Cat enthusiast
- 4. HOW DID IGET HERE? ■ Started career as a functional Business Analyst using SQL queries and Excel ■ Working with data got me interested in Database Development and Engineering ■ Worked as a DatabaseAdministrator as the NoSQL DBA ■ Which led to my introduction to configuration management and then DevOps ■ Now work as a DevOps Engineer @rhealitycheck
- 5. HOW DID IGET HERE? ■ The non-linear route I took to DevOps developed a wide range of skills and brings me to my main themes: • Diversity • Advocacy • Inclusion @rhealitycheck
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- 7. INTERNAL TALENT POOLS ■Diversity is not just about race ■ Diversity of skillsets can be found within the people who already surround you ■ Diversity of skillset/background can lead to more diverse people ■ Mentoring/pairing helps diversify your team ■ Team diversity strengthens overall team production @rhealitycheck
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- 9. BE AN ADVOCATEFOR OTHERS ■ Use your voice to amplify other voices that may not be heard ■ Recognize individual contributions ■ Give credit to those who deserve it @rhealitycheck
- 10. ADVOCATE FORYOURSELF ■ Finda mentor to work with ■ This will help your voice to be amplified ■ Don’t be afraid to ask for the things you need to grow @rhealitycheck
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- 12. RETAINING DIVERSE TALENT ■Inclusion of all team members leads to more learning which leads to better team members ■ Show junior team members it’s ok to ask questions ■ Sharing knowledge leads to team growth @rhealitycheck
- 13. REVIEW Being inclusive helpsfind people from diverse backgrounds and advocating for their success empowers team members to contribute to their fullest. And never underestimate the power of cat gifs! @rhealitycheck Remember to listen and ask your team members what they want. Lastly, raise your own awareness whenever possible.
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Editor's Notes
- #2 Talk came from questions about how I did it. Not traditional path
- #4 DevOps, HERE, HAD, full AWS infrastructure South Asian, wife, two cats & dog Relevance to diversity, HR checklist vs unseen diversity
- #5 Query tuning & working closely with DBAs grew interest in data AUM database gave me first real insight into DBA work Moved on to database development and eventually DBA on NoSQL dbs, mongo, elasticsearch Deploying Mongo in 3 environments lead me to config management – SaltStack
- #6 Entry to DevOps == SaltStack Leads to my main themes
- #7 Why do I care about diversity? Empathy Obvious reasons And less obvious reasons are non-linear background
- #8 First focus on skillset, use Andrew example eg NoSQL config management & learning/pairing *Listening* to your employees. Talk about socialization “soft” Do not wait for them to ask you Listening leads to empowerment for team members Listening also shows respect as teammates
- #9 Two types of advocacy. Experience w/ Andrew brings me to the first one.
- #10 Andrew (perhaps unintentionally) was amplifying my voice Studies on minorities and women not being heard as much or as well Amplification!!! Andrew example to show amplification of credibility Scrum example of women not being heard or others taking credit for work Remarkableness of the other person noticing in this situation and the team I work on Amplification leads to more confidence and recognition which leads to self advocacy
- #11 No matter the environment everyone needs to self advocate Mentors can help amplify as well as sounding board ELK example for training & growth
- #13 Self selecting is better than having exclusive groups Perfection example Chat room example Public chat room success, lead by example
- #14 Basically all these examples I’m using are to say the same thing. Being inclusive helps find people from diverse backgrounds and advocating for their success empowers team members to contribute to their fullest. CAT GIFS ARE THE BEST
- #15 You don’t need to use this slide but in case you get a question and answer period and want to use it, it’s here.