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(Alisdair Robertson) 25,000+ resources, 65,000+ lines of Python, two engineers.
Five years ago we made a commitment to automating (almost) everything we could about our platform. Deployments, Guardrails, Observability, Identity, and everything between.
So far we have been seeing that through with extensive use of Infrastructure as Software.
Five years later, I have regrets.
Solving complex problems with Infrastructure as Software is a great way to create complex problems with Infrastructure as Software.
https://2026.pycon.org.au/schedule/8ZAAPX/
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PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Thu Aug 27 11:30:00 2026 AEST (UTC+10) at Ballroom 1
(Alisdair Robertson) 25,000+ resources, 65,000+ lines of Python, two engineers.
Five years ago we made a commitment to automating (almost) everything we could about our platform. Deployments, Guardrails, Observability, Identity, and everything between.
So far we have been seeing that through with extensive use of Infrastructure as Software.
Five years later, I have regrets.
Solving complex problems with Infrastructure as Software is a great way to create complex problems with Infrastructure as Software.
https://2026.pycon.org.au/schedule/8ZAAPX/
python, pycon, australia, programming, conference, technical, developers, panel, sessions, libraries, frameworks, community, sysadmins, students, education, data, science
Videos licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Thu Aug 27 11:30:00 2026 AEST (UTC+10) at Ballroom 1
