London, England
2015-09-24 to 2015-09-25
We endeavor to build consistency, availability, and fault tolerance into our distributed systems, but how do we build them into our teams? The human factors in devops require as much attention as do our technical implementations.
Collaboration, understanding, trust: we know how important these interactions are in a devops practice, but how do we enable them between disparate team members, especially in a distributed team? My company’s in California, and I’m nearly two thousand miles away in flyover country, USA. Being one of those little squares at the bottom of every video call gives me an outsider’s perspective on the inside of our organizational optimization.
Drawing in comparisons from theoretical computer science and practical systems implementation, I’ll explore how building understanding requires a practical application of great tools in a deliberate pursuit of a constructive culture.
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Talking distributed systems with @bridgetkromhout #OIO15 #operability pic.twitter.com/ZgJjvyJYes
— Joe Laha (@joelaha) September 24, 2015
Distributed teams mean you never miss cake in the break room. @bridgetkromhout #OIO15 #operability pic.twitter.com/D9Hqi2eNa6
— Joe Laha (@joelaha) September 24, 2015
Co-working space a.k.a. "co-crastination space" @bridgetkromhout #OIO15
— Cliffe (@Cliffehangers) September 24, 2015
Coffee shops, they know what quiche I want but don't care about distributed systems...aka better focus than co-crastination spaces #OIO15
— Nate #RevokeArticle50 (@natbobc) September 24, 2015
Durable comms...makes post-mortems and life for your future self sooo much better #OIO15 pic.twitter.com/lyOVIkMwrj
— Nate #RevokeArticle50 (@natbobc) September 24, 2015
#oio15 #Slack haiku! pic.twitter.com/Kayo0DlZiq
— Jovile Bartkeviciute (@jovilebart) September 24, 2015
Tell the team what you're doing! @OperabilityIO #OIO15
— Marcus Maxwell (@mindful_monk) September 24, 2015
Over-communicate with distributed teams and give this a gander #OIO15 http://t.co/Y6XsofBMMq
— Nate #RevokeArticle50 (@natbobc) September 24, 2015
“Durable communication is the most preferable” @bridgetkromhout #OIO15 #operability pic.twitter.com/iPPYA5mYp1
— Joe Laha (@joelaha) September 24, 2015
.@bridgetkromhout wrote a haiku for @SlackHQ :) #OIO15 pic.twitter.com/FiCkjn61ud
— Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) September 24, 2015
“Over communicate emotions” - as a Brit, does that mean admitting emotions exist? #OIO15
— Thom May (@thommay) September 24, 2015
Post mentioned by @bridgetkromhout http://t.co/byowR4iE9a @OperabilityIO #OIO15
— Marcus Maxwell (@mindful_monk) September 24, 2015
In a distributed team? Over-communicate. (Still learning that ... hey team, FYI, I'm in London) @bridgetkromhout #OIO15
— Cliffe (@Cliffehangers) September 24, 2015
*durable* communications encourage honesty, transparency and help future you @bridgetkromhout #operability #OIO15 pic.twitter.com/UIDnBVALAq
— Jonathan Clarke (@jooooooon42) September 24, 2015
“Asking a co-worker for help is giving a gift. You’re giving them your trust.” @bridgetkromhout #OIO15 #operability
— Joe Laha (@joelaha) September 24, 2015
Fire alarm test during @bridgetkromhout talk at #OIO15 ... Not in fact a "Coordination Surprise"
— Cliffe (@Cliffehangers) September 24, 2015
"Better to over-communicate", "Durable comms are more inclusive", my picks of @bridgetkromhout talk @OperabilityIO pic.twitter.com/7FUuUnGw3j
— Alejandro Guirao (@lekum) September 24, 2015
“Distributed teams let you hire from everywhere. Wherever you are there’s more talent everywhere else.” @bridgetkromhout @littleidea #OIO15
— Joe Laha (@joelaha) September 24, 2015
no matter where you live, there will be more talent in other places #remotework @OperabilityIO @bridgetkromhout
— Ramez Hanna (@InformatiQ) September 24, 2015
@pivotal @bridgetkromhout @OIO15 talking distributed teams. Humans need the right culture & communication == success pic.twitter.com/X3Muni6MNf
— Sara Mitchell (@mitchellatwork) September 24, 2015
.@bridgetkromhout "If you've sung karaoke with someone, you're less likely to be upset when they break MySQL" +1 in-person #OIO15
— Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) September 24, 2015
Using karaoke to build empathy ... as-a-service cc: @bridgetkromhout #OIO15
— Cliffe (@Cliffehangers) September 24, 2015
overcommunicate feelings too @OperabilityIO @bridgetkromhout
— Ramez Hanna (@InformatiQ) September 24, 2015
#remotework #distributedteams is hard make no mistake about that, but with the right attitudes, policies and tools it can be an advantage
— Ramez Hanna (@InformatiQ) September 24, 2015
.@bridgetkromhout on distributed teams resonated with me, as someone who's been remote for the last three jobs
— Kristian van der Vliet 🇬🇧🇳🇱🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@kristianvanders) September 24, 2015
@matthewpskelton @bridgetkromhout That is really neat. I'm glad you shared that with us! We love all of you! 💖
— Slack (@SlackHQ) September 24, 2015
great talk on distributed teams by @bridgetkromhout today at @OperabilityIO , felt like a familiar story with some good lessons in there :D
— Daniel Otte (@MoanOps) September 24, 2015
@bridgetkromhout great talk on power of distributed teams #oio15. Completely agree, @forcce12io all remote. Plus a good UDP joke!
— Anne Currie (@anne_e_currie) September 25, 2015
.@bridgetkromhout "If you've sung karaoke with someone, you're less likely to be upset when they break MySQL" +1 in-person #OIO15
— Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) September 24, 2015
Love this takeaway quote from @bridgetkromhout's talk at #OIO15! https://t.co/HIdga61YUF
— Ryan MacLean 🍩 (@ryan_maclean) September 25, 2015