STARWEST 2025 - DevOps

Customize your STARWEST 2025 experience with sessions covering DevOps.

Sunday, September 21

Coveros

GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) Certification Bootcamp

Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 8:30am to Monday, September 22, 2025 - 5:00pm
Jeff Pierce
Coveros

Fundamentals of AI—ICAgile Certification (ICP-FAI)

Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 8:30am to Monday, September 22, 2025 - 5:00pm

Tuesday, September 23

Tariq King
Test IO
TA

A Quality Engineering Introduction to AI and Machine Learning

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 8:30am to 12:00pm

Although there are several controversies and misunderstandings surrounding AI and machine learning, one thing is apparent — people have quality concerns about the safety, reliability, and trustworthiness of these types of systems. Not only are ML-based systems shrouded in mystery due to their largely black-box nature, they also tend to be unpredictable since they can adapt and learn new things at runtime. Validating ML systems is challenging and requires a cross-section of knowledge, skills, and experience from areas such as mathematics, data science, software engineering, cyber-security,...

Adam_Auerbach
EPAM Systems
TE

Instill a DevOps Testing Culture in Your Team and Organization

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 8:30am to 12:00pm

The DevOps movement is here. Companies across many industries are breaking down siloed IT departments and federating them into product development teams. Testing and its practices are at the heart of these changes. Traditionally, IT organizations have been staffed with mostly manual testers and a limited number of automation and performance engineers. To keep pace with development in the new “you build it, you own it” environment, testing teams and individuals must develop new technical skills and even embrace coding to stay relevant and add greater value to the business. DevOps really...

Filip-Hric
filiphric.com
TO

Test Automation Workflows with Cursor

New
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

People know Cursor as a vibe-coding tool, but it can be so much more. This hands-on tutorial will equip you with many tips on making your test automation workflow more efficient and turning you into a real 10x engineer. We'll look at how to personalize your experience with Cursor, orchestrate a migration of a testing project, use diagrams and visualization tools to plan your test automation strategy, create your own custom Cursor rules, and enhance your test suite. You’ll learn how to build your own MCP server and more. By the end of this tutorial, you'll think of cursor as less of a vibe-...

Lisette Zounon
Zsquare Solutions Inc.
TQ

Crafting Metrics that Drive DevOps and QA Excellence

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

When delivering high-quality software at speed, metrics are pivotal in driving informed decisions and continuous improvement. However, not all metrics are created equal. Misguided Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can lead to confusion inefficiency, and even undermine your DevOps and QA transformation efforts. In this session, we’ll combine the power of DORA metrics with practical strategies to craft metrics that redefine how your organization measures success. Drawing on real-world experience, we’ll discuss the purpose of metrics and learn how to determine the true purpose of QA and...