Billy Korando

Billy Korando

Biography

Billy is a developer advocate with IBM and has over a decade of experience. Billy is passionate about finding ways to reduce mental capacity waste from tedious work; such as project initiation, deployment, testing and validation, and so on through automation and good management practices. Outside of work Billy enjoy traveling, playing kickball, and having his heartbroken by cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs.

JUnit 5 the Next Step in Automated Testing for Java
JUnit 5 has been out for a year, so what is the big fuss and why should I take the time to update my existing automated tests to use JUnit 5? In this presentation we will look at many of the new features that have been added in JUnit 5 and not only how they make automated testing easier, but allow developers and organizations to encourage and enforce good development practices through the tests we write. If you have been wondering why you should make the switch from JUnit 4 to JUnit 5 you will definitely want to check out this presentation.
The new new Cloud Native: Serverless Architecture
Serverless architecture is the current pinnacle of cloud native and microservices. In this session we'll explore how all the cloud services come together, along with Serverless, to define the state of the art.
15 Ways to Optimize Spring Boot for the Cloud
As more organizations look to cloud providers to host their services, there is a need to ensure the applications we write are optimized to make the most of the cloud services as well as make the most of the dollars your organizations are paying to the cloud providers! The good news there are a lot of options for improving the performance out of your Spring boot apps, like turning off autoconfig, or using OpenJ9, and many of the changes are easy to make. In this presentation we will look at the top 15 ways you can optimize your Spring Boot application for the cloud!