diff --git a/assets/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/chakra-kota.jpg b/assets/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/chakra-kota.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index 8b0c509a01..0000000000 Binary files a/assets/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/chakra-kota.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/assets/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/michael-roberts.jpg b/assets/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/michael-roberts.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d3b42d7cf2 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/michael-roberts.jpg differ diff --git a/assets/sponsors/e/emergent.png b/assets/sponsors/e/emergent.png index 1a37aed621..fde4e1df9d 100644 Binary files a/assets/sponsors/e/emergent.png and b/assets/sponsors/e/emergent.png differ diff --git a/assets/sponsors/m/mariadb.png b/assets/sponsors/m/mariadb.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7e25051e48 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sponsors/m/mariadb.png differ diff --git a/assets/sponsors/t/triangle-mysql-meetup.png b/assets/sponsors/t/triangle-mysql-meetup.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..845d1aa369 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sponsors/t/triangle-mysql-meetup.png differ diff --git a/assets/sponsors/t/triangle-postgres-users-group.png b/assets/sponsors/t/triangle-postgres-users-group.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ebbd4f5296 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sponsors/t/triangle-postgres-users-group.png differ diff --git a/content/events/2026-raleigh/program/chakra-kota-ignite.md b/content/events/2026-raleigh/program/chakra-kota-ignite.md deleted file mode 100644 index c98f971c76..0000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-raleigh/program/chakra-kota-ignite.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Talk_date = "" -Talk_start_time = "" -Talk_end_time = "" -Title = "Incident-Driven Engineering: Turning Production Fires Into Organizational Wisdom" -Type = "talk" -Speakers = ["chakra-kota"] -+++ - -Every team experiences production incidents. What separates resilient organizations is their ability to learn from failures systematically. This talk introduces a practical, repeatable framework for extracting long-term value from incidents -through blameless postmortems, shared ownership, and cultural openness. Instead of focusing on who caused the issue, we’ll explore why incidents happen, how systemic weaknesses accumulate, and how teams can transform operational pain into diff --git a/content/events/2026-raleigh/program/michael-roberts-ignite.md b/content/events/2026-raleigh/program/michael-roberts-ignite.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4bd107ace3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-raleigh/program/michael-roberts-ignite.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ ++++ +Talk_date = "" +Talk_start_time = "" +Talk_end_time = "" +Title = "The Biggest Lessons from My 30 Year Career in IT and Software" +Type = "talk" +Speakers = ["michael-roberts"] ++++ + +Over the past 30 years, the world of IT and software has evolved from on-prem infrastructure and siloed teams to cloud-native platforms, AI-driven workflows, and globally distributed engineering organizations. Through that journey, some lessons have stood the test of time, while others have been learned the hard way. In this session, I’ll share the most impactful lessons from my career, covering what truly drives successful technology initiatives (and maybe some life lessons), where organizations commonly go wrong, and how leaders can better align people, processes, and tools to deliver real business outcomes. Attendees will walk away with practical insights they can apply immediately. And there may be a few that are more life lessons to help future decision making. Whether they’re modernizing legacy systems, scaling engineering teams, or navigating the rapidly changing landscape of AI and digital transformation, this short Ignite talk will provide a lot in only 5 minutes. + diff --git a/content/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/chakra-kota.md b/content/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/chakra-kota.md deleted file mode 100644 index 005ee767f1..0000000000 --- a/content/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/chakra-kota.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9 +0,0 @@ -+++ -Title = "Chakra Pavan Kumar Kota" -linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavankumarmsincs/" -image = "chakra-kota.jpg" -type = "speaker" -linktitle = "chakra-kota" -+++ - -With 11+ years of academic and industry research experience, I am a Senior Software Engineer at Jack in the Box and hold a Master’s from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. I am also pursuing a Ph.D. in AI/Data Science. My expertise spans AI, ML, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. diff --git a/content/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/michael-roberts.md b/content/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/michael-roberts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0a108ac72a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/2026-raleigh/speakers/michael-roberts.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ ++++ +Title = "Michael Roberts" +linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roberts-5a72032/" +image = "michael-roberts.jpg" +type = "speaker" +linktitle = "michael-roberts" ++++ + +Michael has over 30 years of experience in bringing software to market. With a B.S in Business Administration from Methodist University, his industry certifications include those from ICAgile, Cisco, Atlassian, GitLab, CompTIA, Microsoft and the Scaled Agile Framework. With his experience as a technology executive, he’s guided many companies to successful IT and software projects, and become a skilled strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks performance against key operational targets/goals. diff --git a/data/events/2026/raleigh/main.yml b/data/events/2026/raleigh/main.yml index a7a19a6686..055b0de0a2 100644 --- a/data/events/2026/raleigh/main.yml +++ b/data/events/2026/raleigh/main.yml @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ organizer_email: "raleigh@devopsdays.org" # Put your organizer email address her sponsors: # - id: samplesponsorname # level: gold - # url: http://mysponsor.com/?campaign=me # Use this if you need to over-ride a sponsor URL. + # url: http://mysponsor.com/?campaign=me # Use this if you need to over-ride a sponsor URL. - id: agiliway level: community - id: arresteddevops @@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ sponsors: level: gold - id: emergent level: gold + - id: groundcover + level: gold - id: guiding-eyes-for-the-blind level: community - id: harness @@ -132,9 +134,14 @@ sponsors: level: community - id: kubeevents level: community + - id: mariadb + level: gold - id: nx level: gold - + - id: triangle-mysql-meetup + level: community + - id: triangle-postgres-users-group + level: community sponsors_accepted : "yes" # Whether you want "Become a XXX Sponsor!" link # In this section, list the level of sponsorships and the label to use. @@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ program: ignites: - title: "steven-diamante-ignite" date: 2026-04-30 - - title: "chakra-kota-ignite" + - title: "michael-roberts-ignite" date: 2026-04-30 - title: "jeremy-freeman-ignite" date: 2026-04-30 diff --git a/data/sponsors/mariadb.yml b/data/sponsors/mariadb.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8f727585df --- /dev/null +++ b/data/sponsors/mariadb.yml @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +name: "MariaDB" +url: "https://mariadb.com" +linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/company/mariadb-corporation" diff --git a/data/sponsors/triangle-mysql-meetup.yml b/data/sponsors/triangle-mysql-meetup.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..209e00d5ac --- /dev/null +++ b/data/sponsors/triangle-mysql-meetup.yml @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +name: "Triangle MySQLlMeetup" +url: "https://www.meetup.com/triangle_mysql/" diff --git a/data/sponsors/triangle-postgres-users-group.yml b/data/sponsors/triangle-postgres-users-group.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c352e66ba8 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/sponsors/triangle-postgres-users-group.yml @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +name: "Triangle Postgres Users Group" +url: "https://www.meetup.com/triangle-postgres-users-group/"