Gateway Software Symposium
April 7 - 8, 2017
Cloud Native Architecture Fundamentals: Part 2
Saturday - Apr 8 10:00 AM CDT - SALON A/B
Cloud continues to grow in importance in even the most conservative companies’ IT strategies. Because of this, even experienced software architects must confront a new world in which many of our normal architectural assumptions no longer hold. Before we create architectures that leverage cloud infrastructure, we need to rebuild our mental model of infrastructure around the appropriate concepts and principles. The purpose of this session is to do just that.
In this session we’ll:
- tour the current cloud infrastructure landscape
- explore the key business and technology motivators for adopting cloud
- explore the unique aspects of cloud infrastructure that violate our traditional assumptions
- examine the risks associated with adopting cloud infrastructure
- navigate some of the key tradeoffs involved with cloud architecture choices
- overlay traditional architecture patterns and examine their suitability to cloud
- define a cloud native architecture that is optimized to exploit the uniqueness of the cloud environment
The learner should leave this session prepared for deeper dives into cloud native architecture patterns and migration strategies.
NOTE: We'll cover roughly 50% of the material in Part 1. If you come to only Part 2, we'll be starting in the middle.
Matt Stine
I Enable Early-Career Enterprise Software Engineers to Continuously Improve
About Matt Stine
My passion is taking a metaphysical approach to software engineering: what is the nature of the collaborative game that we continuously play, and are there better, more contextually-aware ways to play that game?
By day I lead a team tasked with taking a first-principles-centric approach to intentionally enabling programming language usage at the largest bank in the United States.
By night I write and teach my way through a masterclass in software engineering and architecture targeting early-career software engineers working in large-scale enterprise technology organizations.
What is the primary goal?
To win the game. More seriously: to get 1% better every day at providing business value through software.
Who am I?
I'm a 22-year veteran of the enterprise software industry. I've played almost every role I can imagine:
- Software Engineer
- Software Architect
- Technical Lead
- Engineering Manager
- Consultant
- Product Manager
- Field CTO
- Developer Advocate
- Conference Speaker
- Author
- Technical Trainer
- Technical Marketer
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Desktop Support Specialist
I've worked at Fortune 500 companies, a tenacious teal cloud startup, and a not-for-profit children's hospital. I've written a book, and I've hosted a podcast. I've learned a lot along the way, including many things I wish I'd known when I first got started. And so now I want to pass those learnings on to you, especially if you've only just begun your career.