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• Shared development clusters and complex local environment setup made it difficult for developers to test and deploy code efficiently.
• Implemented DevSpace to create safe spaces for developers to test and improve productivity.
• Created hundreds of ephemeral dev environments to improve code quality.
• Addressed pain points through surveys and understanding developer perspectives.
• Implemented DevSpace for core services and iteratively improved upon workflows.
• Built monitors, alerts, and visibility dashboards to proactively address issues.
• Found DevSpace experts and standardized workflows across the organization.
• Improved developer experience and code quality.
• Future plans include wider adoption and standardization across all services.

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• Sustainability should be an equally important criteria in software and platform development.
• There is room for improvement in the sustainability of Kubernetes clusters and underutilized compute resources.
• Awareness and consistency are key in promoting sustainability in tech.
• Shared responsibility model can be applied to sustainability in the supply chain.
• An anecdote about a project where customers challenged the team to incorporate sustainability in their systems.

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• Aggregating data from various sources is important to make correlations and provide meaningful insights
• Test-driven development is similar to using metrics to answer questions quickly and make quicker decisions
• Metrics should be categorized based on outcomes and grouped accordingly
• Operate First is an open-source community cloud environment that allows users to test and influence software in a production-grade environment
• The presentation provides references and resources for getting started with data-driven DevOps