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Why Women Should Choose a Career in DevOps

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With companies everywhere scrambling to find ways to streamline software delivery and speed time to market, DevOps has become a hot career. But not for everybody: The IT industry in general continues to be a male-dominated profession. 
According to the recruitment website Zippia, <a href="https://www.zippia.com/advice/women-in-technology-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women held just 28% of positions in the tech and math sectors</a> in the United States in 2022. And when it comes to DevOps specifically, <a href="https://www.zippia.com/devops-engineer-jobs/demographics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women account for just 13.8% of engineers</a> in the United States. Given that every field relies on a diverse workforce with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to ensure optimal growth and innovation, this is not a healthy state of affairs. 
In this article, we discuss why women should choose a DevOps career, suggest ways to close the gender gap, and provide detailed advice on how to get started in a DevOps career.
We will cover:
<ol>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/women-in-devops#why-should-women-choose-a-career-in-devops">Why should women choose a career in DevOps?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/women-in-devops#what-makes-a-good-devops-practitioner" rel="">What makes a good DevOps practitioner?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/women-in-devops#how-to-get-started">How to get started</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/women-in-devops#how-to-acquire-basic-devops-knowledge-and-skills-">How to acquire basic DevOps knowledge and skills</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/women-in-devops#how-can-we-close-the-gender-gap-in-devops">How can we close the gender gap in DevOps?</a></li>
</ol>

Tech in general and DevOps, in particular, is traditionally viewed as a male-dominated field. This stereotype creates a psychological barrier to entry for many women, who may have the analytical skills and attention to detail required to perform well in DevOps but are discouraged by the misconception that it is a job for men. This is certainly not the case.
At its core, DevOps sets out to create a better working environment for software engineering in the digital age. With scope for a wide range of roles — in everything from coding and cloud-native capabilities to site reliability, platform engineering, data science, and change leadership — the opportunities are breath-taking. 
As Helen Beal, Chief Ambassador with the DevOps Institute, points out “There’s something for everybody, space for everybody, and because DevOps is mainstream now, most companies are practicing it, so you can choose an organization whose values and purpose resonate with your own.” 
Some of the exciting developments Helen observes in DevOps include the influence of AI, which she sees as “catalyzing the low-code no-code movement and further shortening the space between the technologists and the rest of the organization.” She also highlights the more human elements of DevOps, such as psychological safety, diversity and inclusion, and organizational culture, which create an interesting counterpoint to the technical nature of the field. “Additionally, advances such as value stream management means we are constantly improving, constantly building on what we have learned.”
DevOps is also a lucrative career, with <a href="https://www.talent.com/salary?job=devops+engineer#:~:text=The%20average%20devops%20engineer%20salary%20in%20the%20USA%20is%20%24130%2C000,up%20to%20%24165%2C000%20per%20year." target="_blank" rel="noopener">salaries for experienced U.S. engineers ranging up to $165,000</a> per year. As a field that is constantly evolving, DevOps offers excellent opportunities for progression. Your career path could take you from junior engineer all the way to DevOps architect and even manager of the department. You can also transition to roles including site reliability engineer (SRE). This is one career where you can go far.
Careers in DevOps and IT in general are often perceived as stressful, but research suggests that women manage the challenges of the profession successfully. <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/are-it-jobs-stressful" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A survey conducted by the IaC management platform Spacelift</a> found that women working in the IT sector experience considerably less stress than those in non-IT jobs (35% vs. 53%).

Being a good DevOps engineer extends beyond technical skills. The successful solution may be different from the one you identified initially, so you need to be flexible and innovative, with a growth mindset that is open to learning, particularly through failure. The ability to work well as part of a team is also important. 
As Helen Beal explains, “the cultural element of DevOps demands transparency and empathy. A good DevOps practitioner is constantly motivated to improve and celebrates small, daily successes because they see the evolution of organizational change and don’t impose big bang transformation on people.” 
She underlines the importance of measuring progress and designing and executing experiments to improve the flow of work and value for customers. Good DevOps practitioners have a holistic view of systems, even when they are concentrating on a particular point in the overall value stream. “They understand concepts such as the Theory of Constraints, Design and Systems Thinking and why breaking dependencies is at the core of a successful DevOps implementation. They are also expert at managing stakeholders at all levels and bringing people with them on a journey to new ways of thinking and working,” she says.
From a technical perspective, here are some skills you should focus on if DevOps is on your career radar:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Basic coding. You will be writing shell scripts or using something like Python to automate tasks, and you may also need to know VB-Script and Windows PowerShell. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Automation. A key principle of DevOps is automation, so you will need to know how to incorporate <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/devops-tools">testing tools</a> like Selenium, Postman, or the Robot Framework into the automated release process. Other popular tools for infrastructure and configuration automation include Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet, and Ansible.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Containerization. You will probably use a container technology such as Kubernetes in your career as a DevOps engineer. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Configuration. Successful automation depends largely on configuring the systems that perform the work, so configuration is another DevOps-centric task. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Version control systems (VCS). You will probably use Git or another VCS, such as subversion or TFS. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Packaging. Developers on different projects often need similar features, such as logging, authentication, or some other functionality plugged into a software development environment. DevOps culture embraces sharing, so practitioners will often “package” functionality.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Networking. Knowing the IP protocol may be sufficient, but you’ll often need to understand certificates and routing, too.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/ci-cd-tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top Most Useful CI/CD Tools for DevOps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/devops-best-practices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16 DevOps Best Practices to Follow</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/why-devops-engineers-recommend-spacelift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why DevOps Engineers Recommend Spacelift</a></li>
</ul>

So, just <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/how-to-become-devops-engineer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how do you become a DevOps engineer</a>? For anybody with a foundation in Linux admin and networking who is passionate about learning new skills, it only takes about six months to become a DevOps engineer. You will need training in areas including continuous delivery, cloud computing, observability, infrastructure as code, configuration management, containerization, and automation. 
Learning DevOps is challenging, so it helps to get positive reinforcement from people with experience in the area. Helen Beal suggests prospective DevOps professionals should investigate resources like <a href="https://www.peoplecert.org/products/devops-institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PeopleCert</a> for recognized DevOps certifications. “These learning paths build all the way up from basic certifications such as DevOps Foundation through to practitioner level certifications for DevOps, DevSecOps, and Site Reliability Engineering. Start at the <a href="http://devopsinstitute.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> and register for our SKILup Hours, Sessions or Days to start learning.”

You may feel overwhelmed by the range of skills you need to be a good DevOps engineer, but it’s easy to get started. As you learn, work on some DevOps projects to build confidence and demonstrate your intent. You can soon start looking for a job in DevOps; you may even find your current employer has openings.
<h3>Foundational knowledge:</h3>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Linux and networking</li>
</ul>
Linux is the preferred operating system and server platform for DevOps engineers. You can get started with the free <a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-linux-in-5-days/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Udemy</a> course. You should also investigate Pawel Piwosz’s <a href="https://killercoda.com/pawelpiwosz/course/linuxFundamentals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">foundational Linux course on Killercoda</a>.
An intermediate cloud certification like <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-solutions-architect-associate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWS Certified Solution Architect</a>, will give you the required networking skills, but a specialized course such as <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking?specialization=google-it-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking</a> on Coursera will give you an advantage. 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advanced scripting: </li>
</ul>
Shell (e.g., bash) scripting skills are the default for Linux and most tools. 
Python is a good choice for advanced scripting, and you can learn Python in as little as eight weeks with online tutorials from <a href="https://www.learnpython.org/">LearnPython.org</a>. You may also need Perl and Ruby, depending on your employer.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Cloud training and certification</li>
</ul>
AWS and Linux are virtually synonymous. The beauty of AWS is that the pay-as-you-go system means you can set up an environment quickly, use it for what you need, and pull it down again. You can get <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/certification/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWS certification here</a>.
Large companies are increasingly turning to Google’s DevOps-related offerings. You can get <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/training-certifications/get-google-cloud-certified-in-3-months#:~:text=Get%20Google%20Cloud%20Certified%20in%203%20months,-Rochana%20Golani" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Cloud certification here in as little as three months</a>.
<h3>Basic skills</h3>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Configuration: Terraform (Ansible) </li>
</ul>
Terraform’s purpose is to create infrastructure as code in an automated way that accelerates your entire process. Ansible ensures that servers are configured to specs. Both technologies are cornerstones of DevOps. You can learn the basics of Terraform in about a week. Check out a <a href="https://courses.morethancertified.com/p/mtc-terraform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terraform course from More than Certified</a>. This <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/terraform-tutorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terraform tutorial</a> is ideal for getting started. For Ansible beginners, <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/ansible-tutorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this Ansible tutorial</a> gives a good grounding in the basics. 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Version control: Git and GitHub (GitLab) </li>
</ul>
Version control enables DevOps engineers and their teams to create and review code faster. For <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/infrastructure-as-code" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infrastructure as code</a>, version control with products like Git and <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitLab</a> are essential. Programmers can <a href="https://www.udacity.com/course/version-control-with-git--ud123" target="_blank" rel="noopener">learn the basics of Git</a> in minutes.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Packaging: Containers </li>
</ul>
Packaging is where your code and infrastructure align for deployment.
Docker is essential for DevOps and enables DevOps to run code in small isolated containers. You can learn Docker in a few days with this <a href="https://courses.morethancertified.com/p/mtc-docker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beginner’s course online for DevOps</a>. 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Serverless: AWS Lambda </li>
</ul>
Like Docker, containerization is an architectural pattern that decouples an application into microservices. AWS Lambda follows the serverless architecture approach, in which the concept of decoupling microservices is taken even further. In terms of AWS tools, you should know how to use Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB. This <a href="https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/66943748-f648-4a43-8b44-da8cfcc53286/en-US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hands-on workshop</a> shows you how to use the AWS Lambda service to run code without managing infrastructure.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Deploy: Jenkins (CodeDeploy) </li>
</ul>
Automation is a key component of deployment, and Jenkins is the main way to automate. You can learn to use Jenkins in mere days. <a href="https://courses.morethancertified.com/p/devops-in-the-cloud" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More than Certified delivers an excellent online class</a> that combines Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins. You can also look at this <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/terraform-jenkins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tutorial on managing Terraform with Jenkins</a>. 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Run: AWS Elastic Container Service and Kubernetes</li>
</ul>
Kubernetes is the backbone of DevOps. It works with ECS to perform valuable services in the background, such as allowing the administrator to ensure that several copies of a container image are running to keep a service available if a single VM or host is lost. ECS and Kubernetes provide several automated DevOps tools that enable useful additions to manage containers and their availability. They also add such key functionality as role-based access control and more centralized auditing and management functionality. You can find a 13-hour course in <a href="https://developer.ibm.com/series/kubernetes-learning-path/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBM’s Kubernetes learning path and guide</a>, and take a look at <a href="https://spacelift.io/blog/kubernetes-certification" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kubernetes certification</a> overview.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Monitor: ELK Stack (Prometheus) </li>
</ul>
ELK encompasses three open-source applications from the Elastic company — Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana — that provide the foundation for effective log management and search functionality. It takes data from multiple sources and lets you visualize it with useful charts and graphs. Prometheus is an important alternative. Learning to use the ELK stack takes just days with <a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/elasticsearch-logstash-kibana-learn-elasticsearch-search-server/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Udemy’s 4-star online class</a>.

Closing the gender gap in DevOps requires work in the areas of awareness, advocacy, and action. These are the areas that groups such as <a href="https://www.trinnovogroup.com/women-in-devops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women in DevOps</a> are engaged in. An international movement to promote opportunities for women and minorities in DevOps, Women in DevOps has made considerable progress in normalizing women in the field. Some of its campaigns have involved companies like Facebook, Sony, Expedia, and Deloitte. It also offers a range of webinars in which experts in various topics discuss everything from career advice to technical walk-throughs. 
Another advocacy group is the <a href="https://www.ncwit.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Center for Women &amp; Information Technology</a> (NCWIT). It focuses on building better communities and futures for women in tech and partners with the likes of Google, Microsoft, Intel, and Merck.
<a href="https://www.womensinfrastructure.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women in Infrastructure (WIM)</a> is a global organization set up to help women break into the technology infrastructure sector. It offers meet-ups for anyone with an interest in infrastructure-related topics.
One of the biggest organizations for the female tech community is <a href="https://www.womenwhocode.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women Who Code</a>. It campaigns to have women equally represented in the world of tech, including in DevOps ecosystems, and it has a membership of more than 290,000.
However, the campaign to close the gender gap begins much earlier. As Helen Beal points out, “it starts in school with efforts to make STEM more appealing to girls and empowering them to choose the careers and lifestyles they want.”

DevOps is a varied and satisfying career that has traditionally been male-dominated, but it offers huge rewards for passionate, skilled practitioners of any gender. With the right support and proper training, they can make unique contributions to the profession. Groups that support women and other minorities are working hard to make the industry more representative of society in general, and this can have only positive implications for innovation and progress. 
As you explore the potential of a career in DevOps, discover how a platform like <a href="https://spacelift.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spacelift</a> advances the key principles of DevOps by helping organizations fully manage cloud resources within minutes. Spacelift is a CI/CD platform for infrastructure-as-code that supports tools including Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, and Kubernetes. Check out <a href="https://docs.spacelift.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spacelift’s documentation</a> to learn more.

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Join Spacelift at AWS Summit Stockholm 2023

The AWS tour hits Sweden on May 11— and we’ll be there. <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-aws-summit-stockholm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spacelift is attending AWS Summit Stockholm</a>, so be sure to check us out! 
We are a silver sponsor of the event, with a team of engineers ready at booth S11 to walk you through how Spacelift can make your DevOps team’s lives so much easier, with a fast, flexible, and compliant infrastructure as code (IaC) platform that frees them to work on creating business value for your organization. <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-aws-summit-stockholm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Book a meeting</a> to find out what we mean.

This free, one-day event offers great insights into the AWS platform, with breakout sessions on a variety of topics, including new AWS services, performance, operations, and architecture. 
There are more than 50 sessions on the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/stockholm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">AWS Summit Stockholm</a> agenda with breakout sessions on building a culture of innovation, developing an observability strategy, migrating and modernizing SAP workloads, and lots more. Apart from the rich variety of content, the summit also offers the opportunity to meet AWS partners, industry leaders, and customers as you learn about the ways the cloud is driving business transformation and innovation.

The key topics AWS Summit Stockholm will highlight include:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Data and analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Internet of Things (IoT)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Machine learning</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Security </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Infrastructure</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">DevOps and developer productivity</li>
</ul>
Sessions include hands-on workshops, interactive sessions, and keynote addresses from AWS Vice President of Serverless Compute Holly Mesrobian and Mikael Soderberg, Chief Digitalization Officer at Northvolt. An Innovation Corner will showcase demos of how customers are driving innovation using AWS, and there will be live AWS training sessions and opportunities to meet leading Nordic startups and participate in the Sustainability hackathon.
If infrastructure is your focus, Spacelift’s team of engineers will be there to talk to you about Spacelift’s flexible Infrastructure as Code (IaC) platform. It’s a game changer for developing and deploying new infrastructure quickly and confidently, supporting Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Kubernetes, and Ansible.

Are you ready for AWS Summit Stockholm? Let’s meet there! Our engineers will be at booth S11 with our Spacelift swag, so do visit. <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-aws-summit-stockholm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Book a meeting</a>, and we’ll walk you through how Spacelift can help you manage your infrastructure painlessly. Enter our giveaway and be in with a chance to win a LEGO NASA Discovery set, which will be shipped to you after the event.
Find out which other events and conferences we are attending on our <a href="https://spacelift.io/devops-conferences-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DevOps events</a> page!

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Germany is the next stop on our 2023 tour of Europe. <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-aws-summit-berlin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spacelift will be at AWS Summit Berlin</a> on May 4, and we hope to meet you there! A silver sponsor of the event, Spacelift will have a team of engineers at booth S10 ready to show you how Spacelift can help you manage your infrastructure more effectively, so be sure to <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-aws-summit-berlin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">book a meeting</a>.

It’s all about connection, collaboration, and learning at <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/berlin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">AWS Summit Berlin</a>. Attendees get the opportunity to attend interactive sessions where they can develop new AWS platform skills, and various talks and workshops offer more expert content. There are more than 100 sessions, where you can find out about the latest developments in cloud innovation, particularly advances in AWS technologies.
However, one of the most appealing aspects of an AWS event is the people you meet. Whether you’re connecting with exhibitors like Spacelift who can support you in various aspects of your cloud journey, exchanging knowledge with the developer community, or simply meeting with other tech enthusiasts, the sense of community at these events is invaluable.

The key topics AWS Summit Berlin will highlight include:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">AI and machine learning</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Architecture</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">cloud operations</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">data and analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">DevOps and developer productivity</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Migration</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">networking and global infrastructure</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Security</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Serverless</li>
</ul>
If infrastructure is your focus, our team of engineers is on hand to talk to you about Spacelift’s flexible Infrastructure as Code (IaC) platform. Helping DevOps teams develop and deploy new infrastructure quickly and confidently, it supports Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Kubernetes, and Ansible.

Going to AWS Summit Berlin? Let’s meet there! Our team will be at booth S10 with Spacelift swag, so do drop by. <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-aws-summit-berlin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Book a slot</a> and we’ll walk you through how Spacelift can help you streamline your infrastructure management. Don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a LEGO NASA Discovery set! One lucky winner will be notified by email after the event, and the LEGO will be delivered to their home. 
And if we miss you in Berlin, we’ll be at AWS Summit Stockholm a week later!
Find out which other events and conferences we are attending on our <a href="https://spacelift.io/devops-conferences-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DevOps events</a> page.

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Meet Spacelift at AWS Summit Berlin 2023

Amsterdam is at its best in spring – and this year it’s not just about the tulips blooming: <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe</a> takes place in the city on 18-21 April, and Spacelift would love to meet you there. A silver sponsor of the event, Spacelift will have a team of engineers at booth S89 ready to show you how the product works, so be sure to <a href="https://calendly.com/kubecon-emea-2023" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">book a meeting</a>. 
<h3>Why KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023?</h3>
The flagship conference of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) brings together the industry’s most respected experts and key maintainers behind the most popular projects in the cloud native ecosystem. If you are a developer or other IT professional in the cloud-native world, you should be in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this April. You will be mixing with more than 7,000 leading individuals in the industry, making this the perfect occasion for networking with industry professionals and learning from visionary cloud-native experts.
Meet peers and prospects while you discover and discuss key developments in microservices architectures and container orchestration with technologies like Kubernetes, Prometheus, and more. The conference offers almost limitless opportunities for learning and collaboration, with technical sessions, deep-dives, case studies, and other great events to help you hone your expertise in the rapidly evolving cloud-native field.  
<h3>What can you expect?</h3>
The KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe schedule is packed with sessions including keynotes, lightning talks, and breakout sessions. CNCF project maintainers will host content catering for every level of expertise, from basic introductory sessions to in-depth explorations and technical demonstrations. 
Register for the event to attend sessions on topics such as addressing practical challenges with Pod Security Admission (V Körbes and Christian Schlotter, VMware) and learning the Helm code base and community Pull Request review process (Scott Rigby and Red Hat’s Andrew Block and Karena Angell).  
Another feature of the conference is the “hallway track,” where you can collaborate with technology and business leaders on technological challenges and implementations and build valuable strategic partnerships.
<h3>How can Spacelift help you?</h3>
Spacelift is a <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/attend/faq/#sponsors" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">silver sponsor</a> of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023. <a href="https://calendly.com/kubecon-emea-2023" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Book a slot</a> to meet us and visit our booth (S89). Our expert engineers will show you how our Infrastructure-as-Code management platform can help you manage and deploy your infrastructure more efficiently and effectively.
Be sure to pick up some quality swag and <a href="https://events.spacelift.io/landing-page/2023-kubecon-emea-amsterdam-giveaway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enter our giveaway</a> while you’re there!
Find out which other events and conferences we are attending on our <a href="https://spacelift.io/devops-conferences-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DevOps events</a> page.

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