Global Agility: How a Remote-Only Workforce Stays Agile

The practice of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) is fundamental to modern software development. And yet, many organizations are still using slow, error-prone, manual processes to build, test, and deploy their software. Think what life could be like if, instead of sitting in endless change management meetings, you could get your code to production simply by merging to master while automation takes care of the rest.

All too frequently, it is IT leadership and executives who need to be convinced that making a large investment in updating tools, training, and culture will net returns greater than the cost. Learning a bit about how to advocate for budget and organizational change can go a long way.

You will learn:
- How to make a strong business case for CI/CD
- Approaches to getting started with CI/CD
- Measuring results of test CI/CD automation

In this webcast, learn how GitLab supports GitOps for multi-cloud applications. This webcast provides:

- Concepts that fuel a successful GitOps strategy
- A technical hands-on demo
- Demo of Pull-based and push-based GitOps

The practice of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) is fundamental to modern software development. And yet, many organizations are still using slow, error-prone, manual processes to build, test, and deploy their software. Think what life could be like if, instead of sitting in endless change management meetings, you could get your code to production simply by merging to master while automation takes care of the rest.
All too frequently, it is IT leadership and executives who need to be convinced that making a large investment in updating tools, training, and culture will net returns greater than the cost. Learning a bit about how to advocate for budget and organizational change can go a long way.

In this talk, we'll examine why many organizations still struggle to achieve reliable, timely software delivery. At the same time, we'll offer ways to increase product velocity - and show how the data prove that it is possible to increase velocity while also decreasing software faults and increasing security.

With the demands made on today's infrastructure, it's crucial for organizations to implement infrastructure automation that is repeatable, traceable, and less prone to human error. GitOps takes DevOps best practices used for application development, such as version control, collaboration, compliance, and CI/CD, and applies them to modern infrastructure automation.

Watch this live panel discussion where we ask tech leaders from Weaveworks, HashiCorp, Red Hat, and GitLab what teams need to make the shift to GitOps, and the benefits of managing infrastructure using GitOps.

Federal agencies are improving their cybersecurity posture to some degree, particularly as they develop better basic cyber hygiene and modernize their legacy systems. At the same time, hackers are getting better at finding new ways to attack and access federal IT. Yet certain pain points remain, particularly around managing compliance and achieving Authority to Operate (ATO) while implementing the Risk Management Framework (RMF) principles.
This session will discuss current challenges faced in dealing with emerging threats, securing a more remote workforce and sharing strategies for staying ahead of adversaries.
• Building efficiencies in your existing Risk Management Framework

• Automating the implementation of security control to achieve a continuous Authority to Operate process
• Hearing how your peers are implementing new ways to expedite compliance and audit lifecycles

The “shift left” approach is not a new concept within software testing and DevOps best practices and it is commonly thought of when discussing DevSecOps. This usually includes security testing earlier in the software development lifecycle with the goal of identifying security vulnerabilities and weaknesses prior to shipping code to operations. However, “shift security left” is commonly interpreted to be “get developers to run security tools”. This approach is fraught with issues as it requires developers to context switch out of their workflow, learn and use new tools, understand the output of these new tools, and file bugs to be remediated (in yet another tool). The “shift left” approach requires a harder shift left, bringing security testing as close as possible to the developer while not expecting them to learn new tools. Furthermore, security results need to be contextual and provide actionable next steps so they can be resolved as quickly as possible. Finally, security scans need to finish in minutes, not in hours or days. A harder shift left empowers you and your organization as it applies repeatable, defensible processes that automate security and compliance policies from the first line of code written.

In this session, we will discuss:
• Common pitfalls when implementing traditional “shift left” security
• How to best apply different security scanning techniques available
• Embedding security scanning into the developer workflow
• Automating secure development best practices

Join this live demo to learn how GitLab's complete DevOps platform with built-in CI/CD enables DevOps teams to build, test, and deploy from a single application. This increases efficiency, promotes end-to-end collaboration, and provides greater visibility across your entire software development lifecycle.

At this event, you will:
- See a brief demo on GitLab’s built-in CI; learn how easy it is to submit code changes, commit them, and quickly scan your code for errors through a single interface
- Learn how GitLab CI helps Developers, DevOps engineers, and Development team leads work better together
- Have the opportunity to get your questions answered by a GitLab team member with subject matter expertise

CI automates building and testing software in place of manual work, allowing developers to iterate more frequently and gain faster feedback. It also helps catch potential errors and vulnerabilities in the codebase before they turn into bigger problems. With GitLab, you can take automation one step further by integrating security directly into your pipeline for a true “shift-left” experience.

Join this webcast to learn how GitLab can help you keep your pipelines secure. We will also do a hands-on demonstration and show you best practices.

In this webcast, we will cover:
- Why you should “shift left” to bring security into the process earlier
- How CI enables security to shift-left
- A demonstration on how to secure your pipelines using built-in security features

Join John Jeremiah, Senior Product Marketing Manager at GitLab as he shares about how businesses can accelerate software delivery and increase business velocity. You will learn:

- How all the key stakeholders (Product, Development, QA, Security, and Operations) can collaborate concurrently in a single conversation, promoting transparency and reducing friction.
- How minimum viable changes and integrated CI pipelines unlock speed of delivery with pipelines runs for each commit.
- How to remove friction and accelerate delivery, but also provide visibility, governance, compliance and access control.

Join GitLab and Eficode to learn about implementing remote-first practices in a rapidly growing global organization.

In this panel discussion, you will hear the stories of Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, a fully remote business with a team of over 1,300 members, and Eficode, the leading DevOps company in Europe that due to COVID-19 transformed the business to remote-first.

GitLab has been featured in several business articles around the world and told their story of how they were able to start and scale from remote ways of working.

Transitioning to remote work requires intentionality and a well-executed strategy in order for a company to be more efficient, inclusive, and cohesive.

Come prepared to have your prior notions of management turned upside-down. You'll leave with a tactical guide to scaling culture, process, iteration, and collaboration in a post-office world.

In this interactive virtual roundtable discussion you will learn:
- How to implement the remote-first strategy in your organization
- How a team over 1,300 members have done it successfully
- Best practices for moving from office space to a remote environment

Join this live demo to explore how a complete DevOps platform deployed as a single application eliminates integration bottlenecks, enables end-to-end transparency, and allows businesses to deliver higher quality, more secure software more efficiently.

At this event, we’ll cover:
- A brief demo showcasing GitLab's single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle
- Different stages of lifecycle: from Project Management to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and Monitoring
- The fundamentals of the GitLab workflow
- Live Q&A

See how Version control in GitLab helps your product team share, collaborate, and maximize productivity with source code management and code review.

At this event, you will:
- See a brief demo that explores GitLab’s source code management, branching strategies, and code review features
- Learn how cross-functional teams collaborate on designs, code, and other assets
- Have the opportunity get your questions answered by a member of our team

Developer wellbeing and measuring productivity in an all-remote setting

The practice of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) is fundamental to modern software development. And yet, many organizations are still using slow, error-prone, manual processes to build, test, and deploy their software. Think what life could be like if, instead of sitting in endless change management meetings, you could get your code to production simply by merging to master while automation takes care of the rest.

All too frequently, it is IT leadership and executives who need to be convinced that making a large investment in updating tools, training, and culture will net returns greater than the cost. Learning a bit about how to advocate for budget and organizational change can go a long way.

In this webcast, we’ll discuss:
How to make a strong business case for CI/CD
Approaches to getting started with CI/CD
Measuring the results of test CI/CD automation

This workshop is designed for anyone who is looking to improve their CI/CD and software automation skills with GitLab.

Most organisations today are engaged in digital transformation programmes incorporating
cloud native environments and agile development techniques such as DevOps. For IT
leaders, the new frontiers also include Microservices, Containers and Kubernetes. These
powerful tools offer a rapid response to changing business needs compared with traditional
‘waterfall’ techniques. Commercial enterprises welcome such advances, especially in such
an uncertain business environment.
Distinguished speakers are examining in this virtual roundtable how modern, complete DevOps platforms such as Gitlab can address these current issues and thus accelerate the speed and
consistency of digital transformation across your organisation.
Presenters:
- Alan Brown, Professor and Author, University of Exeter (UK)
- John Jeremiah, Product Marketing Leader & DevOps Evangelist, GitLab
- COO, CIOnet UK

Cost Saving and Business Benefits of Using SCM, CI and CD for Enterprises Enabled by GitLab
As an IT leader you are leaning on DevOps methodologies to help your business meet market needs; to do so, your DevOps teams must find ways to accelerate the speed of delivery, decrease code flaws and improve time to market.

The Total Economic ImpactTM of GitLab - a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting - examined the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying GitLab. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate, justify, and realize the tangible value of using one complete DevOps application to both senior management and other key business stakeholders.
Join our panellists for an in-depth discussion about understanding the fundamentals of value and cost reduction in the ever-changing agile world of software development.

In this roundtable our experts will cover:
A framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of DevOps your organisation - DevOps best practices to reduce your ’toolchain tax’
How some companies improved development and delivery efficiency by over 87%, resulting in over US$23 million in savings
How applying the right DevOps principles and tooling will help you increase revenue by enabling your organizations to deploy 12 times as many releases
How with one complete DevOps solution will allow your teams to strengthened quality and security while increasing productivity and collaboration

As the financial services sector comes under increased competitive pressure from new entrants to the market, and with the need for accelerated innovation and time-to-market, we explore the importance of agile working practices and software automation. From traditional on-premise applications to modern cloud-native workloads, we look at how GitLab can help companies ship more secure code faster.