MANAGEMENT Open Source & OVH A presentation at Rencontres Régionales du Logiciel Libre in September 2018 in Nantes, France by Horacio Gonzalez Open Source & OVH by Horacio GonzalezToday almost every company is using lots and lots
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of a First 1:1 ProblemIn the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of kicking off lots of new relationships with both engineers and managers. I’ve learned a lot over time that getting specific data
Foster Less Stress and More Strength in the Face of Risk Mitigation ProblemMore and more often with startup companies, incident management doesn’t exist or is very minimal. The result is almost always the same: people operate in varying ways and neglect to mitigate the
(Almost) Always Have Your Reports’ Backs ProblemI was working as a manager of an eight-person in an operational team. I learned that a team member had pushed code to production without any communication. Also, it had not been tested
Double Your Productivity by Having Remote Engineers Meet the Team in Person ProblemA lot of people on our team work remotely from France and UK. I’ve noticed that engineers with remote experience are able to embrace the team and be productive quite easily. It
Surviving an All-Hands Fire with No One On-Site ProblemI was called in as an Escalation Manager for a fire issue at a US datacenter during a banking holiday in France. As you can imagine, it was not an easy task for
