Tech Debt in startups & Multi Cloud solutions

Name: Tech Debt in startups & Multi Cloud solutions
Start: 2025-04-30T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-30T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Skyscanner

Skyscanner, Manette Street, Greater London, W1D 4AL

GDG Cloud London

Apr 30, 5:00 – 7:30 PM (UTC)

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About this event

GDG Cloud London is thrilled to be partnering with Skyscanner for a deep dive into the world of Tech debt management, AI and Google Cloud.
The event will be held at Skyscanner London office, at Level 5, Ilona Rose House, Manette St, London W1D 4AL.
This meet-up is a unique opportunity to connect with fellow Cloud and AI enthusiasts, industry practitioners, and researchers in a dynamic and interactive setting. Whether you are a seasoned Cloud and AI professional or just curious about how to tackle tech debt in startups, AI and Google Cloud, this meet-up is for you! Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion on the forefront of Cloud innovation and practices.
We are going to have some pizza and networking at the end!
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When

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM (UTC)

Where

Skyscanner
Manette Street
Greater London, W1D 4AL

Agenda

5:00 PM	Arrivals and Check In
5:30 PM	Welcome / Community Update
5:45 PM	Natalie Godec - But can you really run your app on 2 clouds at the same time?	We've all heard about this concept - you should run your app in more than one zone, more than one region, more than one... cloud? But how can this be done, without a major re-architecture of every component of every system? Let me take you through a real world implementation, where the 2 clouds were AWS and GCP, and the app - a major platform that has to deal with images. We'll look into the infra, networking and DNS setup, how to configure data availability and consistency, and what happened when we actually switched dual run in production. Whether you need multi-cloud for resilience, for serving customers with different requirements, or you just want to see who's mad enough to implement this - this talk is for you.
6:15 PM	Alessandro De Maria - Code & Reload: A Call of Duty "Zombie mode" inspired approach to Technical Debt in Startups	In this talk, we'll explore the parallels between surviving Call of Duty's Zombie mode and managing technical debt in startups. Just as players face increasingly difficult zombie waves with brief moments to regroup, startups experience intense development sprints that accumulate technical debt, followed by critical recovery periods. Learn practical strategies for recognizing when to sprint and when to strengthen your codebase foundations, how to prioritize technical debt paydown during "breather" phases, and why ignoring these cycles leads to inevitable project death. Whether you're a developer, tech lead, or founder, you'll walk away with actionable frameworks to survive your startup's technical zombie apocalypse
7:00 PM	Pizza & Networking

Speakers

Natalie Godec

Zencore

GDE in Cloud Platform, Senior Cloud Architect

Alessandro De Maria

Cusp.AI

VP Platform Engineering

Organizers

Amanda Cavallaro

Vonage

GDG Organizer

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Saverio Terracciano

GDG Cloud London // TIW Group Ltd

GDG Organizer

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Stefano Le Pera

The Times

GDG Organizer

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Lorenzo Turrino

Thirdfort

GDG Organizer

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Natalie Godec

Zencore

GDG Organizer

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Bruno Ripa

Independent Consultant

GDG Organizer

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Carol Pestitschek

Twilio

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Kubra Harmankaya

Ford

Android Developer

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Tech Debt in startups & Multi Cloud solutions

Apr 30, 5:00 – 7:30 PM (UTC)

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About this event

When

Where

Agenda

Speakers

Natalie Godec

Alessandro De Maria

Partner

Skyscanner

Organizers

Amanda Cavallaro

Saverio Terracciano

Stefano Le Pera

Lorenzo Turrino

Natalie Godec

Bruno Ripa

Carol Pestitschek

Kubra Harmankaya

Apr 30, 5:00 – 7:30 PM (UTC)