Technical leaders in software networking at DevOps Midwest
A full-day conference taking place at Webster University unites practitioners for interactive workshops covering AI, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and software delivery
We designed DevOps Midwest to deliver real value for our tech community. The conference packs in enough hands-on learning that it’s easy to justify taking a day away from work.”— Calvin Horrell, General Manager, SketchST. LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Sketch Development Services is set to host DevOps Midwest on September 16, 2026, at Webster University in St. Louis. Described as “a tech conference for technical people,” this single-day event assembles developers, architects, and technical leaders for a full program of sessions led by practitioners, with speakers representing organizations such as Atlassian, Google Cloud, and Datadog.
Wayne Brown, Senior Partner Solutions Architect at Atlassian, is scheduled to give the keynote address. Brown brings over twenty years of enterprise IT experience from companies including Oracle, AppDynamics, and Atlassian. The schedule also includes Rohit Mishra, a cloud solutions architect at Google Cloud, who will discuss running large language models on Kubernetes, and Tara Schofield, a technical advocate at Datadog, who will cover agent skills for cloud operations. Additional sessions explore AI-assisted coding pilots, testing strategies for AI-enabled systems, compliance-native CI/CD pipelines, software supply chain security, and measuring software delivery using data that teams already have. Several sessions incorporate live coding and live demonstrations.
Atlassian is sponsoring the 2026 conference. “Atlassian’s sponsorship says a lot about what this event has become,” said Elizabeth Wheeler, VP of Partner Solutions at Sketch. “When a global software company puts its name behind a regional conference, that signals real credibility. I'm especially excited for the St. Louis development and DevOps community to see Atlassian Software Collection, which provides way more visibility into how AI is working within the software development lifecycle.”
“Several of this year’s talks are about modernizing the software development lifecycle, and AI runs through nearly all of them,” said Tyler Dougherty, VP of Business Development at Sketch. “That reflects where our clients are headed. Clients count on Sketch when they need the expertise of a leading custom AI firm, and this conference puts that expertise on stage.”
“We built DevOps Midwest to be genuinely valuable for our technical community,” said Calvin Horrell, General Manager at Sketch. “There’s enough hands-on learning packed into the conference to make it easy to justify the time away from work for a day.”
Early bird tickets are $149 through August 17, 2026, and $199 afterward. Registration, speaker bios, and session details are available at sketchdev.io/devopsmidwest. A limited number of group tickets are available by contacting devopsmidwest@sketchdev.io.
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About Sketch Development Services
Sketch Development Services helps organizations build the right AI-enabled custom software, and the teams to run it. The 100% US-based custom software development and AI consulting firm turns its clients' custom technology into a competitive advantage through AI-enabled software development, software delivery consulting, AWS cloud services, and Atlassian consulting and training. Sketch is an AWS Select Tier Partner and an Atlassian Solutions Partner and Training Partner. The firm is known for delivering working software every two weeks with no change orders. Sketch also hosts community events for the St. Louis technology ecosystem, including DevOps Midwest and AI Tinkerers St. Louis. Learn more at sketchdev.io.
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