Tim’s tech career spans over 25 years through various sectors, in large corporate environments and in small startups, honing his skills in systems administration, automation, architecture, and operations for large cloud-based datastores.

Today, Tim leverages his years in operations, DevOps, & Site Reliability Engineering to advise and consult with the open source and cloud computing communities. Tim is also a competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and instructor. He is the 2-time American National and 5-time Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion in his division.

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The Cloud Has Made Us Reckless

Fast access to unlimited resources has allowed many organizations to iterate and innovate quickly. It comes at a cost, though. In addition to growing AWS bills, operational knowledge has been ceded to managed services and SaaS providers. Organizational resilience has been lostand the cost to the environment and sustainability efforts will impact the world around us for generations to come.
Learn how we can take more control of our journeys with awareness, rebuilding skills, thinking beyond the quarterly sales goal, and cleaning up our messes.

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