API World + CloudX + DataWeek 2025: Full Schedule

2:00pm PDT

PRO WORKSHOP (CloudX): Optimizing CI/CD for Hybrid and Cloud Environments with DevOps and AI

Wednesday September 3, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT

Kellyn Gorman, Redgate, Advocate and Engineer

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into software development, optimizing CI/CD pipelines for hybrid and cloud environments requires a balance between automation, security, and governance. This session explores how to leverage DevOps best practices and tools to build scalable, secure, and AI-enhanced CI/CD solutions that support the entire development lifecycle—from code commit to production deployment.

We’ll cover key DevOps principles, recommended tools for automation, testing, and deployment, as well as strategies for integrating AI-driven capabilities to enhance efficiency, detect anomalies, and improve decision-making. Additionally, we’ll discuss how to mitigate AI-related vulnerabilities in the DevOps pipeline, ensuring model integrity, data security, and compliance. Attendees will learn how to implement GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and progressive delivery techniques while maintaining control over AI-powered automation. Whether you're incorporating AI into your CI/CD workflows or securing an existing pipeline, this session will provide actionable insights to streamline development while minimizing risks.

Speakers

Kellyn Gorman

Advocate and Engineer, Redgate

Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman is a Database and AI Advocate and Engineer with Redgate, with a long history in multi-platform technology. An Oracle ACE Director alumnus, she has been awarded over the years for her technical contributions and community volunteerism through many organizations... Read More →

Wednesday September 3, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage

CloudX

Additional Topics DevOps, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD
Talk Type PRO Workshop Day (Wed)
Tracks CloudX, SRE / DevOps and Platform Engineering (CloudX), IT Operations and Enterprise Management (CloudX)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): Productize Your DevOps (Or “What I Really Learned from Playing with Legos”)

Thursday September 4, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT

CloudX -- Main Stage

Casey Morton, Pinnacle Solutions Group, Principal Consultant

In the early days of my career, a mentor once said to me "Everything is a product". He went on to say, "Its less about selling your software and more about creating well-defined (and documented), composable modules or Lego bricks..." This is a lesson that I keep close to my heart over 20 years later. In this session, we'll talk about how this mantra can apply to nearly everyone in IT and then we'll look at it, specifically as it applies to DevOps. What does it mean to "productize" something? Why does it matter? Why should I design for reuse even if I probably never will?We will talk through a couple of examples to better illustrate how to apply this to your daily work. Maybe its your CI/CD pipeline. Maybe its Terraform or Bicep scripts. Maybe its Helm Charts. Let's take a look at these very different scenarios and see how Productized DevOps can make your life easier and help make you more successful.

Speakers

Casey Morton

Principal Consultant, Pinnacle Solutions Group

I am a seasoned veteran of 20+ years as an IT Professional. I have worked with numerous development teams ranging from 4 developers to 200+. I started my career as an application developer. Starting with my very first college internships, nearly every team I was on, somehow I always... Read More →

Thursday September 4, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage

CloudX

Additional Topics DevOps, CI/CD
Talk Type PRO Session
Tracks CloudX, SRE / DevOps and Platform Engineering (CloudX), Cloud Infrastructure Design and Architecture (CloudX)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PDT

PRO Session (CloudX): Cloud-Native AI/ML: Deployment, Scaling, and Optimization

Friday September 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT

CloudX -- Main Stage

Prashanth Lakshmi Narayana Chaitanya Josyula, Salesforce, Principal Member of Technical Staff
Anant Kumar, Salesforce, Technical Leader

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning is transforming how cloud-native applications are built and managed. This session will explore key strategies for deploying AI/ML workloads in the cloud, ensuring scalability, and optimizing performance. We’ll discuss best practices for leveraging Kubernetes, Kubeflow, and serverless architectures, along with automation techniques for model training, deployment, and monitoring. Attendees will gain insights into cost-effective scaling, security considerations, and the future trends shaping AI/ML in cloud environments. Whether you’re an ML engineer, cloud architect, or DevOps professional, this session will equip you with practical knowledge to enhance your AI/ML workflows.

Speakers

Prashanth Lakshmi Narayana Chaitanya Josyula

Principal Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce

Hello! I’m Prashanth, an avid connoisseur of technical literature and a dedicated practitioner in the field of programming. With a deep-seated passion for technology, I excel in crafting sophisticated code and exploring cutting-edge innovations.Currently serving as a Principal Member... Read More →

Anant Kumar

Technical Leader, Saleforce

Lead Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce, I currently lead the Big Data Compute Services team within the Einstein AI platform, where I architect and manage data lake solutions that provide critical APIs for AI model training. Our platform powers Salesforce's predictive and generative... Read More →

Friday September 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage

CloudX