The Show Must Go On: ITOps Lessons From the Events Industry
What does it take to deliver successful digital experiences at major events like concerts and conferences? With special guest Dominic Hampton—Managing Director at attend2IT—we’ll explore the dynamic world of event IT and key takeaways ITOps teams at enterprise companies can apply to their own events as well as in their day-to-day operations.We’ll also discuss insights from recent incidents that impacted Azure, Microsoft 365, and more.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:34 Behind the Scenes of Event IT: Lessons for Enterprise ITOps22:42 Microsoft Azure Incident24:15 Microsoft 365 Disruption25:31 Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud Outage27:22 TikTok’s Shutdown30:41 Get in Touch———ABOUT DOMINIC HAMPTONDominic Hampton is the Managing Director of attend2IT, a UK-based company that provides comprehensive IT services for events of all kinds, from music festivals to major corporate conferences. An IT industry veteran, Dom has more than two decades of experience in the space and has worked on events for many leading companies and organizations. Learn more and connect with Dom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/attend2/———For additional insights, check out the links below:The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-event-it-best-practices?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep6_podcastWebinar: Top Outages of 2024, Explained: Lessons in Digital Resilience: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/na-top-outages-2024-lessons-in-digital-resilience-webinar?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep6_podcast*NOTE: The discussed Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud outage occurred on January 21, starting at 3:30 PM (UTC), not January 22.———Want to get in touch?If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn or X at @thousandeyes