Hamish Watson

Hamish is a passionate technologist, international speaker, and community advocate with DevOps, Cloud, and data engineering expertise. With over two decades of experience, Hamish empowers organizations to accelerate delivery and improve security through a blend of automation, DevOps practices, and a strong engineering culture.. He’s a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a Redgate Community Ambassador, known for engaging, real-world talks that blend humour, insight, and practical takeaways.

Hamish will deliver a session on DevOps 2.0: How AI Is Transforming Software Delivery.
DevOps 2.0 is here — where AI augments traditional DevOps to accelerate delivery, reduce toil, and drive more intelligent decisions.
This session gives practical insights and real-world examples of how AI services and tools enhance testing, pipelines, cloud optimisation, and developer experience.