+ diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/brian-buege.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/brian-buege.md index ac287bdf63c..72ccfedccc0 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/brian-buege.md +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/brian-buege.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Talk_date = "" Talk_start_time = "" Talk_end_time = "" -Title = "" +Title = "Scaling AI at the Edge: The tools Google uses to deliver a unified intelligent experience across billions of edge devices" Type = "talk" Speakers = ["brian-buege"] +++ diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/chaitali-narla.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/chaitali-narla.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2fea35d31a6..00000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/chaitali-narla.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Talk_date = "" -Talk_start_time = "" -Talk_end_time = "" -Title = "" -Type = "talk" -Speakers = ["chaitali-narla"] -+++ - - diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/dalia-powers.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/dalia-powers.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ac97b9d1023 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/dalia-powers.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ ++++ +Talk_date = "" +Talk_start_time = "" +Talk_end_time = "" +Title = "A Fireside Chat about Lessons Learned Through Many Transformations" +Type = "talk" +Speakers = ["dalia-powers"] ++++ + + diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/giridhar-kanikarapu.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/giridhar-kanikarapu.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c5dc39094f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/giridhar-kanikarapu.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ ++++ +Talk_date = "" +Talk_start_time = "" +Talk_end_time = "" +Title = "Site Reliability Engineering w/ AIOps" +Type = "talk" +Speakers = ["sunny-behl", "giridhar-kanikarapu"] ++++ + +Modern distributed systems have outpaced traditional SRE tooling. Static thresholds, manual alert correlation, and reactive runbooks were built for a simpler era — not for Kubernetes-native, microservices-heavy production environments generating millions of signals per minute. The result is alert fatigue, unsustainable on-call burden, and SRE teams spending more time firefighting than engineering. +This session presents a practitioner's blueprint for applying AIOps — Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations — directly to the SRE workflow. Drawing from real-world experience managing production reliability at a global financial institution serving 200M+ customers, five US patents in AIOps platform management, and the recently published book SRE with AIOps , the speaker will walk through how AI-driven intelligence transforms three core SRE disciplines: + +Intelligent Incident Management — how ML-powered alert correlation collapses noise, accelerates triage, and compresses MTTR without burning out your on-call rotation +Predictive Anomaly Detection — replacing static thresholds with dynamic baselines using autoencoders and isolation forests, catching degradation before it breaches SLOs +Generative AI in the SRE Loop — architecture and real-world patterns for deploying LLM-powered assistants that execute runbooks, correlate incidents, and draft postmortems through natural language + +Attendees will leave with concrete architectural patterns, an ROI framework for justifying AIOps investment internally, and a clear picture of where the SRE role is heading as autonomous remediation and agentic AI move from concept to production reality. diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/leena-kallakuri.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/leena-kallakuri.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..394b7e5fea0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/leena-kallakuri.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ ++++ +Talk_date = "" +Talk_start_time = "" +Talk_end_time = "" +Title = "Continuous Deployment is an Org Problem, Not a Tools Problem: Designing a CD strategy that Scales" +Type = "talk" +Speakers = ["leena-kallakuri"] ++++ + + diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/lorenzo-samaniego.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/lorenzo-samaniego.md index a692406c009..eaffe2d23b9 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/lorenzo-samaniego.md +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/lorenzo-samaniego.md @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Talk_date = "" Talk_start_time = "" Talk_end_time = "" -Title = "“It’s a Process” - Planning for failure" +Title = "It's a Process – Planning for Failure" Type = "talk" Speakers = ["lorenzo-samaniego"] +++ -In this session, I explore how the GMF ITS Resiliency Program has elevated operational excellence across GMF, with the Enterprise Kubernetes practice as an early success story. I will highlight how following “The Process” led to iterative improvements, platform enhancements and cross-team alignment to drive resiliency outcomes. By focusing on the fundamentals of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, we enable our customers with a strong foundation to navigate the growing complexities of our industry. The session will be delivered as a Lightning Talk. It will share our journey and how we emphasized continuous experimentation and learning to foster a culture of improvement. +In this session, I explore how the GMF ITS Resiliency Program has elevated operational excellence across GMF, with the Enterprise Kubernetes practice as an early success story. I will highlight how following “The Process” led to iterative improvements, platform enhancements and cross-team alignment to drive resiliency outcomes. By focusing on the fundamentals of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, we enable our customers with a strong foundation to navigate the growing complexities of our industry. The session will be delivered as a Lightning Talk. It will share our journey and how we emphasized continuous experimentation and learning to foster a culture of improvement. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/michael-erdman.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/michael-erdman.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..91de9156f50 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/michael-erdman.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ ++++ +Talk_date = "" +Talk_start_time = "" +Talk_end_time = "" +Title = "AI That Knows How We Work: From Prompts to Agents, Skills, and Real Results" +Type = "talk" +Speakers = ["michael-erdman"] ++++ + + diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sean-lynch.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sean-lynch.md index 14b6a01df2c..a2133dfa011 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sean-lynch.md +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sean-lynch.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Talk_date = "" Talk_start_time = "" Talk_end_time = "" -Title = "" +Title = "The Technology Will Change. Will We?" Type = "talk" Speakers = ["sean-lynch"] +++ diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sunny-behl.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sunny-behl.md index 3b0a1cc4aaf..c5dc39094f5 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sunny-behl.md +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/program/sunny-behl.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Talk_start_time = "" Talk_end_time = "" Title = "Site Reliability Engineering w/ AIOps" Type = "talk" -Speakers = ["sunny-behl", "kanikarapu-giridhar"] +Speakers = ["sunny-behl", "giridhar-kanikarapu"] +++ Modern distributed systems have outpaced traditional SRE tooling. Static thresholds, manual alert correlation, and reactive runbooks were built for a simpler era — not for Kubernetes-native, microservices-heavy production environments generating millions of signals per minute. The result is alert fatigue, unsustainable on-call burden, and SRE teams spending more time firefighting than engineering. diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/dalia-powers.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/dalia-powers.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4204cad8d39 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/dalia-powers.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ ++++ +Title = "Dalia Powers" +Twitter = "" +linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daliapowers/" +image = "dalia-powers.png" +type = "speaker" +linktitle = "dalia-powers" + ++++ + +Dalia is an EVP and CTO across Financial Services, Healthcare and Tech. She is a senior executive leader that has led many transformations through companies like Capital One, USAA, Dell, and Humana amongst many others \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/leena-kallakuri.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/leena-kallakuri.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1f13ccbf7e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/leena-kallakuri.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ ++++ +Title = "Leena Kallakuri" +Twitter = "" +linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/leena-kallakuri/" +image = "leena-kallakuri.png" +type = "speaker" +linktitle = "leena-kallakuri" + ++++ + +Leena Kallkuri is Managing Vice President, Software Engineering at Capital One \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/michael-erdman.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/michael-erdman.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..63e58cc2603 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/michael-erdman.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ ++++ +Title = "Michael Erdman" +Twitter = "" +linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-erdman-4ba44234/" +image = "michael-erdman.png" +type = "speaker" +linktitle = "michael-erdman" + ++++ + +Michael Erdman, Managing Director of Technology – Digital Platforms at Southwest Airlines, is a technology leader focused on building and evolving the digital platforms that power Southwest’s customer experiences. In his role, Michael leads teams responsible for delivering scalable, resilient, and modern technology capabilities that support Southwest’s digital channels and enable millions of Customers to interact with the airline. + +Throughout his career at Southwest, Michael has played a key leadership role in advancing the company’s digital technology ecosystem, bringing together engineering, cloud, DevOps, platform capabilities, and modern software delivery practices. He is passionate about creating technology platforms that allow engineering teams to move faster while maintaining the reliability, security, and operational excellence required at airline scale. + +Michael is known for his collaborative leadership style and his ability to connect technology strategy with meaningful business and Customer outcomes. He continues to champion engineering modernization and platform innovation as Southwest evolves its digital experience. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/parag-trivedi.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/parag-trivedi.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2b22487c438 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/parag-trivedi.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ ++++ +Title = "Parag Trivedi" +Twitter = "" +linkedin = "" +image = "parag-trivedi.png" +type = "speaker" +linktitle = "parag-trivedi" ++++ + +Parag is a DevOps and platform engineering leader based in the DFW metroplex. With a passion for reducing developer friction and scaling engineering excellence, I specialize in internal developer platforms, cloud migrations, and building cultures of automation. I believe the best platforms are the ones developers actually love and want to adopt rather then force fed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/sai-saketh-cherukuri.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/sai-saketh-cherukuri.md deleted file mode 100644 index 163e894f960..00000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/sai-saketh-cherukuri.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Title = "Sai Saketh Cherukuri" -Twitter = "" -linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-saketh-cherukuri/" -image = "sai-saketh-cherukuri.png" -type = "speaker" -linktitle = "sai-saketh-cherukuri" - -+++ - -Sai Saketh is an AI Performance Engineer at Red Hat, where he focuses on understanding and optimizing the performance of AI workloads and infrastructure. - -He earned his Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning in April 2026. As part of his graduate research, Saketh spent nearly a year benchmarking Llama 3.1-8B on NVIDIA H200 GPUs using MLPerf inference workloads, systematically tuning vLLM configurations and analyzing Nsight Systems traces to uncover performance bottlenecks. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/sai-sravan-cherukuri.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/sai-sravan-cherukuri.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2c59f921d55..00000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/speakers/sai-sravan-cherukuri.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Title = "Sai Sravan Cherukuri" -Twitter = "" -linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-sravan-cherukuri-irs/" -image = "sai-sravan-cherukuri.jpg" -type = "speaker" -linktitle = "sai-sravan-cherukuri" - -+++ - -Sai Sravan Cherukuri is a visionary technology leader, DevSecOps Technical Advisor, PaaS Automation Lead, and Program Manager. With over 20 years of experience in federal IT transformation, he is a recognized expert in DevSecOps, FinOps, AI governance, CMMC readiness, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), open-source advocacy, and Policy as Code (PaC). He is the creator of the FIBER AI Maturity Model and contributes as a member to the national AI safety initiatives through NIST’s U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium. - -Sai Sravan, a Commissioner’s 2024 Award recipient, has led enterprise-scale automation, modernization, and capacity planning initiatives that deliver measurable results. He serves on the Board of Directors at TMMi America and is a dedicated community mentor and volunteer. -As a Platform Engineer and Open-source advocate, Sai is committed to advancing accessibility in engineering and inclusivity in the community. He is a strong proponent of the "Docs-as-Code" movement, maintaining that long-term project sustainability relies on clear documentation and automated CI/CD pipelines that lower barriers for contributors. Currently, he is bridging the gap between agentic workflows and cloud-native standards; as an active explorer of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), he utilizes OpenTelemetry to build open-source AI observability frameworks, enabling the scaling of reliable, self-service agents. - -Sai Sravan currently serves as the program lead for the application team, spearheading the institutionalization of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through Terraform practices. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/events/2026-dallas/welcome.md b/content/events/2026-dallas/welcome.md index 3762725aef1..62f35effc17 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-dallas/welcome.md +++ b/content/events/2026-dallas/welcome.md @@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ Description = "devopsdays dallas 2026" - +