diff --git a/assets/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.jpg b/assets/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.jpg index ffe96db275d..121f84e766b 100644 Binary files a/assets/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.jpg and b/assets/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.jpg differ diff --git a/assets/sponsors/a/appsignal.png b/assets/sponsors/a/appsignal.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a4936f1687a Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sponsors/a/appsignal.png differ diff --git a/content/events/2026-london/program/cameron-adams.md b/content/events/2026-london/program/cameron-adams.md deleted file mode 100644 index ab3ec3d72df..00000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-london/program/cameron-adams.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Talk_date = "" -Talk_start_time = "" -Talk_end_time = "" -Title = "You've been acquired. Now what?" -Type = "talk" -Speakers = ["cameron-adams"] -+++ - -At Devops Days London 2023, I asked for advice and strategies for navigating when your employer is acquired. Well, 2 years on, I have a lot of learnings to share. As the Staff SRE I had front row seats to this acquisition journey. I want to share with you how to take advantage of change, the technical and cultural challenges of migrating systems and organisations, and how to communicate and stay influential even when you don't control the decisions. You'll walk away with actionable advice for if your organisation gets acquired. diff --git a/content/events/2026-london/program/kasira-iqbal.md b/content/events/2026-london/program/kasira-iqbal.md index 7c7e69f70c8..03d4d7838fb 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-london/program/kasira-iqbal.md +++ b/content/events/2026-london/program/kasira-iqbal.md @@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ Type = "talk" Speakers = ["kasira-iqbal"] +++ -This talk explores how we helped one of the UK’s largest charities, Prostate Cancer UK, rebuild their public-facing website using modern cloud-native tools and practices to achieve a 85% reduction in hosting costs and carbon emissions \ No newline at end of file +Her talk explores how we helped one of the UK’s largest charities, Prostate Cancer UK, rebuild their public-facing website using modern cloud-native tools and practices to achieve a 85% reduction in hosting costs and carbon emissions diff --git a/content/events/2026-london/program/kat-stevens.md b/content/events/2026-london/program/kat-stevens.md index 3bdb607867c..4ce66f8670e 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-london/program/kat-stevens.md +++ b/content/events/2026-london/program/kat-stevens.md @@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ Speakers = ["kat-stevens"] Supplier contract ending soon? Limited budget? Tight deadline? A thousand or so opinionated users? 4 years of data spaghetti to migrate? Follow this simple guide to Launch Success! -In September 2025, MHCLG launched Share Homes for Ukraine Data ('Share'), a system for secure data sharing between central government, local authorities and devolved administrations. Share replaced a proprietary system managed by a third party supplier. We hoped to reduce our running costs, have full control over the data and code, and to expand to future use cases. It turned out the launch was anything but simple, but [a year] on, boiling it down into a 5 minute lightning talk seems like a good alternative to therapy. + +In September 2025, MHCLG launched Share Homes for Ukraine Data ('Share'), a system for secure data sharing between central government, local authorities and devolved administrations. Share replaced a proprietary system managed by a third party supplier. We hoped to reduce our running costs, have full control over the data and code, and to expand to future use cases. It turned out the launch was anything but simple, but one year on, boiling it down into a 30 minute conference talk seems like a good alternative to therapy. diff --git a/content/events/2026-london/speakers/cameron-adams.md b/content/events/2026-london/speakers/cameron-adams.md deleted file mode 100644 index 853129e026c..00000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-london/speakers/cameron-adams.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Title = "Cameron Adams" -LinkedIn = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-/" -pronouns = "he/him" -image = "cameron-adams.jpg" -type = "speaker" -linktitle = "cameron-adams" - -+++ - -Cameron Adams is a Site Reliability Engineer with over a decade's experience across London, New Zealand, and now Berlin. He's spent the past 6 years working for a Berlin based startup that has seen several internal iterations. Cameron is continually fine-tuning his communication style from Kiwi understatement to German directness, with varying degrees of success. diff --git a/content/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.md b/content/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.md index f37eee80920..2ae71e66076 100644 --- a/content/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.md +++ b/content/events/2026-london/speakers/kasira-iqbal.md @@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ linktitle = "kasira-iqbal" +++ -TBC \ No newline at end of file +Head of Delivery at Cogworks +Kasira is an experienced Head of Delivery and Project Manager passionate about helping teams deliver digital products that meet client needs without compromising on quality. She enjoys working closely with clients, developers, and stakeholders to keep projects on track while finding practical ways to work more efficiently and build sustainable, long-lasting solutions. + +Having spoken at local meetups, Kasira enjoys sharing insights into delivery, collaboration, and creating environments where teams can thrive. She aims to share how we can be more efficient and innovative with problem-solving to produce more affordable, sustainable, and performant web applications for clients, ultimately reducing costs and saving energy. diff --git a/data/events/2026/london/main.yml b/data/events/2026/london/main.yml index a59bdc4a233..95dc374c258 100644 --- a/data/events/2026/london/main.yml +++ b/data/events/2026/london/main.yml @@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ organizer_email: "london@devopsdays.org" # Put your organizer email address here sponsors: - id: minimus level: gold + - id: oag + level: silver + - id: appsignal + level: accessibility sponsors_accepted: "yes" # Whether you want "Become a XXX Sponsor!" link @@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ ignites: date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 - title: "laurence-pakenham-smiths" date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 - - title: "saikeerthi-m" - date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 - title: "matilde-aliffi" date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 + - title: "saikeerthi-m" + date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 diff --git a/data/sponsors/appsignal.yml b/data/sponsors/appsignal.yml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c2020f87840 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/sponsors/appsignal.yml @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +name: "AppSignal" +url: "https://www.appsignal.com/"