DevOps with AI & Agents: Masterclass for enterprise leader John Willis presents a three-hour masterclass for enterprise leaders.
DevOps with AI & Agents: Masterclass for enterprise leader
John Willis presents a three-hour masterclass for enterprise leaders, focusing on integrating autonomous agentic code generation into DevOps lifecycles, navigating AI-native development pipelines, and establishing security guardrails. Attendees will gain actionable insights on mitigating non-deterministic risk and receive a professional certificate upon completion.
For details and registration, visit the workshop portal.
Masterclass – DevOps, AI, and Agents: Practical Adoption with Guardrails Format: 3 Hours, intense and interactive with mini-lectures, scenario exercises
Highlight – (Vendor-Neutral, No Labs, Tailored for leaders)
Time: 01:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Who it’s for: DevOps / SRE / Platform Tech Leads + Senior Developers & enterprise leaders already using CI/CD who want to adopt AI and agents safely and effectively
No tooling required: Bring your brain, your real-world constraints, and your opinions.
Added Benefits:
A concrete 30–60–90 day adoption plan with ownership + metrics.
A baseline Agent Security & Governance Checklist.
A reusable Agent Task Spec format to make agent work deterministic and reviewable.
Exclusive Certificate for attending the Class by John Willis.
Why John Willis (Botchagalupe) should teach this
AI is changing how work gets done—but in delivery systems, speed without governance can lead to chaos. John Willis has spent decades helping orgs improve flow without breaking reliability and security.
Co-author of The DevOps Handbook — foundational work on modern delivery, reliability, and operating models.
Rebels of Reason book on AI — focused on how AI changes delivery and operations, and what responsible adoption actually looks like in real systems.Known for translating “big ideas” into practical, opinionated patterns teams can apply immediately—without vendor hype.
This event is not affiliated with Invest Ottawa and is independently organized by a third party.
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