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Disney is one of the world’s largest media companies and home of some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Utilizing the latest technology is an important strategic focus at Disney, allowing guests to better connect with Disney and allowing Disney to better connect with guests in innovative and delightful ways.
This presentation will look at the past, present, and future of Disney’s enterprise operations teams, specifically how we are using DevOps and SRE magic to accommodate the fast-changing needs of our accelerating and demanding businesses. Expect to hear about some of our challenges and what we are doing to overcome them.
Our intent is to tell a story that entertains, has practical benefits to the community, and encourages those facing similar challenges. Join us and hopefully, you too will be inspired to make a positive difference, enjoy some magic along the way, and help us all to keep moving forward.
“We keep moving forward—opening up new doors and doing new things—because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney
Jason Cox is the Director of Platform & Systems Reliability Engineering at The Walt Disney Company. He majored in computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Tulsa and later worked in civil engineering, helping transition from manual engineering and drafting to CAD. He spent several years using technology to design and build public infrastructure. He later co-founded an ISP and web hosting startup, managing datacenters, and business operations until it was sold. After relocating to California, Jason took a job at Disney where he is currently leading several SRE and software engineering teams, helping the Disney businesses deliver guest delighting content, products, and experiences.
DevOps Exchange Events are organised and sponsored by LinuxRecruit - check out our live vacancies and get in touch today:
linuxrecruit.co.uk/jobs
Disney is one of the world’s largest media companies and home of some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Utilizing the latest technology is an important strategic focus at Disney, allowing guests to better connect with Disney and allowing Disney to better connect with guests in innovative and delightful ways.
This presentation will look at the past, present, and future of Disney’s enterprise operations teams, specifically how we are using DevOps and SRE magic to accommodate the fast-changing needs of our accelerating and demanding businesses. Expect to hear about some of our challenges and what we are doing to overcome them.
Our intent is to tell a story that entertains, has practical benefits to the community, and encourages those facing similar challenges. Join us and hopefully, you too will be inspired to make a positive difference, enjoy some magic along the way, and help us all to keep moving forward.
“We keep moving forward—opening up new doors and doing new things—because we’re curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney
Jason Cox is the Director of Platform & Systems Reliability Engineering at The Walt Disney Company. He majored in computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Tulsa and later worked in civil engineering, helping transition from manual engineering and drafting to CAD. He spent several years using technology to design and build public infrastructure. He later co-founded an ISP and web hosting startup, managing datacenters, and business operations until it was sold. After relocating to California, Jason took a job at Disney where he is currently leading several SRE and software engineering teams, helping the Disney businesses deliver guest delighting content, products, and experiences.
DevOps Exchange Events are organised and sponsored by LinuxRecruit - check out our live vacancies and get in touch today:
linuxrecruit.co.uk/jobs
