The DevOps Guide to Job Defensibility
Weds, 14th May | 4.00 PM BST (UK) | 11.00AM EDT (Eastern Time)
Live Panel Discussion
AI and automation are transforming cloud operations—but where does that leave DevOps and FinOps teams?
As Kubernetes, cloud storage, and cloud automation evolve, teams face new challenges:
- What gets automated, and what still requires DevOps expertise?
- How do you ensure cost performance for your core cloud services of storage and compute?
- How can IT teams move 'Beyond Migration' to true cloud modernisation and optimisation?
What We'll Cover
- The DevOps Balancing Act: What AI/automation will take care of, and what stays manual?
- FinOps in Action: Tackling Kubernetes sprawl, cloud storage costs, and AWS efficiency.
- AWS ‘Beyond Migration’ – Moving past lift-and-shift to real modernisation and cost control.
- The Job Defensibility Playbook – How DevOps & FinOps pros can stay relevant in an AI-driven cloud world.
- No Extra Cost for Optimisation – How Cloud Bridge helps you streamline cloud spending without additional expenses.

Our Panel

Tom Kerswill
CTO, Cloud Bridge

Kim Norman Sahm
Field CTO, Cast AI
Yoav Ilovich
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Datafy
Inbar Yagur
Datafy

Tom Kerswill
CTO, Cloud Bridge
With his degree in computer science and natural sciences from Cambridge University and a hand-in-glove relationship with AWS since 2007, Tom has now been tasked with the very hands-on role of building a rich resource of in-house expertise for Cloud Bridge clients. Architecting new projects and discovering the world’s new AWS technologies are top of Tom’s to-do list.

Kim Norman Sahm
Field CTO, Cast AI
Kim Norman Sahm is the Field CTO at Cast AI, where he partners with enterprises and Fortune 500 companies to implement automation-first strategies across their cloud environments. With deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud architecture, and DevOps, Kim brings a hands-on, real-world perspective to solving today’s most complex infrastructure challenges. He helps to implement and oversee Kubernetes automation at scale — giving him front-line insight into what works, what doesn’t, and what’s next for platform engineering teams.
Yoav Ilovich
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Datafy
Yoav is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Datafy, where he applies his deep technical expertise to develop innovative cloud storage optimization solutions. With over 15 years of experience leading product and engineering teams, Yoav has a proven track record of building complex, high-performance systems at scale. As VP Product at Pagaya Investments and Head of Product at Taboola, he contributed to the development of data-driven platforms that supported both companies' successful IPOs. He also served as Chief Product Officer at Fleetonomy (acquired by Via), leading the development of advanced mobility solutions. A graduate of the elite “Talpiot” program, Yoav holds a B.Sc. in Physics & Mathematics from the Hebrew University and an M.E in System Engineering from the Technion. His technical background and strategic leadership have consistently driven innovation in data infrastructure and cloud technologies.