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Hosted By: What is the impact of development velocity? One of the leading financial services companies reduced test execution time from 6 days to 36 hours, equating to 4x time savings. The pressure to innovate quickly and keep up with competitors is real. Watch Marc Hornbeek, CEO of Engineering DevOps Consulting and author of Engineering DevOps, and Marcus Merrell, Principal Technical Advisor at Sauce Labs, for a discussion on innovation velocity and to learn how DevOps teams are iterating quickly so they can focus on delivering innovative software.

In this session, Mesut Durukal takes us into the world of code reviews, not just as a formality but as a critical part of the test automation lifecycle. He dives into a real-world scenario from his own team, where the code review process was marred by inconsistencies. Some reviewers were too strict, creating roadblocks that delayed tasks, while others let everything slide. This talk reveals how Mesut and his team tackled these issues, balancing rigor with flexibility to create a code review culture that enhances quality without stifling progress.

Open source can seem like a daunting world to step into. Maybe you've heard it’s important, especially as more companies look for profiles with open source contributions. But where do you even begin? Starting on a random project feels overwhelming, and finding time is another challenge altogether. If you’ve ever felt like this, then this session is exactly what you need. Drawing from personal experience as a contributor to Selenium, this talk breaks down what it truly means to join the open-source community.

In a world where AI is advancing at lightning speed, it’s easy to wonder where humans fit in. But as Anuj Magazine explores in this session, there are core virtues that set us apart — qualities that no machine learning model or algorithm can replicate. These are the strengths that make us adaptable, compassionate, and resilient, enabling us to navigate not just technology, but life itself with purpose and meaning. This talk is a reflection on what it means to be human in an AI-driven world and why those timeless virtues will only grow more vital.

Learn how Speedscale Ephemeral Environments can simulate production conditions and data in a cluster or even locally on your laptop. Speedscale is different from other ephemeral environments since it automatically generates environments modeled after real traffic. This is enabled by sidecars and operators, backended with a sanitized cloud data warehouse.