The Top 12 Information Technology Conferences in the U.S. 2018

Discover the hottest trends in IT at these must-attend conferences

Information Technology is a crucial part of any organization hoping to leap ahead into the future. Professionals in the industry are always learning and adapting to the newest technologies and trends. What better way to stay ahead of this ever-changing industry than to learn from information technology experts all across the country.

These fascinating information technology conferences cover a wide range of industry-relevant areas— for example, security, cloud computing, DevOps, agile development, programming languages, and open source. As you can see, our list covers a wide range of information technology sectors. Find the one—or multiple ones—that seem the most interesting and plan a trip.

Here is our list of the top twelve information technology conferences happening across the country in during the rest of 2018 and 2019!

1. Velocity Conference

Twitter: @velocityconf / @OReillyMedia / #velocityconf
Web: velocityconf.com
Location: San Jose, California — June 10-13, 2019

Velocity Conference is designed to educate and empower creators of complex distributive systems. Explore Velocity’s in-depth analysis of the different tools, processes, and technologies you’ll need to know in order to maintain optimal quality when creative new strategies in developing secure, efficient, and effective distributive systems.

2. DevOps Enterprise Summit

Twitter: @DOESsummit / #DOES19
Web: devopsenterprise.io
Date: Typically in November
Location: San Francisco, California

DevOps Enterprise Summit develops leaders of large multifaceted organizations. DevOps Summit focusses on the current developments in technical and architectural practices leading to equip leaders with the knowledge, tools, and ability to win the marketplace with faster available software.

3. LISA

Twitter: @LISAConference / @usenix / #LISA19
Web:  usenix.org/conference/lisa19
Date: October 28–30, 2019
Location: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront in Portland, OR

LISA provides an environment for systems engineers and operations professionals to collaborate through the LISA program, sharing practical and beneficial knowledge to design, build, and maintain operating systems that will improve the wider system administration community. Learn about advancements in architecture, culture, and engineering behind the incident response, container architecture, performance monitoring, infrastructure automation, continuous improvement, and more.

4. DevOps Days

Twitter: @devopsdays / #devopsdays
Web: devopsdays.org
Date: Varies
Location: Held throughout the year in multiple cities, mostly in the U.S.

DevOps Days are a series of events held across the world teaching current innovations in IT infrastructure operations, software developments, and the connection between the two. Explore the newest developments in automation, testing, organizational culture, and security.

5. RSA

Twitter: @rsaconference / #RSAC
Web: rsaconference.com/events/us19
Date: March 4-8, 2019
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, California

Experience hands-on learning for maintaining a safe cyber environment as advancements in AI and machine learning develop while attending instructive sessions and powerful keynote addresses. Discover current advances in information security, developing technological advancements, and empowering methods to distinguish advancing cybersecurity threats.

6. Cloud Computing Expo

Twitter: @CloudExpo / @SYSCONmedia / #CloudExpo
Web: cloudcomputingexpo.com
Date/Location: November 12-13, 2018 New York City, New York

With more than 120 technical and strategy based session, keynotes, and power panels, technology buyers, vendors, and businesspeople can experience the entire scope of technological advancements and services that make up Cloud Computing. The Cloud Expo includes discussion on Cloud computing, big data analytics, IoT, machine learning, microservices, AI, DevOps, and much more.

7. Agile Dev West

Twitter: #BetterSoftwareCon
Web: https://adcwest.techwell.com/, https://devopswest.techwell.com/
Date: June 2-7, 2019
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Software architects, developers, testers, security engineers, and others in the field are encouraged to meet at Agile Dev West and attend discussions on scaled agile development, career and personal development, digital transformation, and much more. Learn the latest developments and practices in agile technologies, tools, and leadership principles while participating in expert lead workshops.

8. Agile Dev East

Web: https://adceast.techwell.com/, https://devopseast.techwell.com/
Date: November 4-9, 2018
Location: Orlando, Florida

Software architects, developers, testers, security engineers, and others in the field are encouraged to meet at Agile Dev East and attend discussions on scaled agile development, career and personal development, digital transformation, and much more. Learn the latest developments and practices in agile technologies, tools, and leadership principles while participating in expert lead workshops.

9. GlueCon

Twitter: @gluecon / #gluecon
Web: https://gluecon.com/
Date: May 22-23, 2019
Location: Omni Interlocken, Broomfield, Colorado

Designed for developers, GlueCon highlights major developer platforms and tools that are revolutionizing the technology landscape. Attend expert lead discussions on serverless architectures, API’s, DevOps, microservices, containers, analytics, performance monitoring, and more.

10. ChefConf

Twitter: @ChefConf / #ChefConf
Web: chefconf.chef.io/
Date: May 20-24
Location: Seattle, Washington

Attend expert lead discussions and get insider information on all current technological developments in application automation, compliance automation, chaos engineering, and infrastructure automation. Learn how to optimize these tools thereby increasing speed and efficiency for your customers.

11. Jenkins World

Twitter: @jenkinsconf/ #JenkinsWorld
Web: https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkinsworld/home
Date: September 16-19, 2018
Location: San Francisco, California

Be a part of the largest union of Jenkins users in the world. Join with software engineers, developers, architects and experts in the field for two days filled with hands-on learning during workshops. Learn the fundamentals of Jenkins pipeline and Docker, DevOps maturity, successful open source project methods, and much more with access to over 60 instructional sessions.

12. PyCon

Twitter: @pycon/ #PyCon
Web: us.pycon.org/2018/
Date: May 1-9, 2019
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Enjoy this unique learning experience for advanced and beginner developers. In addition to almost 100 sessions, you can take part in tutorials designed to help all levels of developers learn new tools and technologies to enhance their skill set. Experience developer collaboration with experts while you work on open source projects.

We hope you enjoyed this list, and ultimately we hope you booked a trip to one of these incredible conferences. Get out there and continue to stay on top of everything that is happening in the world of information technology.

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