2025-05-02 –, Ballroom (track sponsored by Checkmarx)
Transformations in tech make us think of looking to the future.
But while cloud computing and DevOps have barely been around for two decades, the fundamental problems they solve have been around since the dawn of IT – and even human civilization.
So to transform IT, how might the past help us see the present more clearly? And what can the long history of architecting buildings teach us about architecting IT systems?
In this talk, you'll get a brief tour of the history of computers over the last century to understand how the present of cloud computing came to be.
You'll also come away with how to find inspiration from the built environment to give you a fresh look at challenges like replatforming, platform engineering, governance, and resiliency.
Angela Runge is a User Researcher who has worked on improving IBM Cloud's customer experience for over a decade.
While coming from a product design background with a Fine Arts degree, Angela has had hundreds of conversations with IT Architects, Admins, and Engineers to understand what it's like to work in enterprise IT and use cloud computing.
Angela loves learning about architecture, urban planning, and the development of cities, and is fascinated by the parallels between virtual environments and the built environment.
Angela lived in Austin for 9 years but recently moved to Chicago to trade triple digit summers for winters with -20 F wind chill.