DevRel Done Well with Matt Stratton

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 11 a.m.

Matt Stratton is a transformation specialist at Red Hat, where he helps public sector organizations succeed in their digital transformation initiatives. Previously, he worked as a DevOps advocate at PagerDuty, a customer architect at Chef Software, a managing consultant at 10th Magnitude, and an engineer lead at JPMorgan Chase, among other positions. He\u2019s also the host of the Arrested DevOps podcast and the global co-chair of DevOpsDays.\n\nJoin Corey and Matt as they talk about Matt\u2019s decision to brand himself as Matt then Matty and now Matt again, how COVID-19 has changed DevRel and conferences in general, what it was like to run DevOpsDays Chicago online this year, why folks can\u2019t just decide to move in-person events to the virtual world and expect great results, why a webinar with a Slack channel isn\u2019t a virtual event, how virtual events are harder for sponsors, why Corey is happy he hasn\u2019t gone to Las Vegas this year, how DevRel done right is a super effective sales strategy, how podcasts are the new medium for conversations with people who otherwise wouldn\u2019t speak to you, the pros and cons of live talks and pre-recorded talks at virtual events, and more.