Keynote: Leveraging Open Source for Operational Excellence at Scale - Dave Temkin, Walmart#

Dave Temkin, VP of Platform Infrastructure and Critical Facilities, Walmart

• Why: Temkin runs networks, datacenters, and supporting infrastructure for Walmart and previously built Netflix's CDN — this is a rare operator keynote covering open-source adoption for physical DC and network operations at retail scale.
• What: An operator's perspective on using open source to run platform infrastructure and critical facilities at Walmart's scale. (from abstract only — the program gives no abstract for this keynote, only the speaker bio.)
• How: Not specified in the program text; expect lessons from running networks/DCs at two very large operators and where open source paid off.
• Where applicable: Large multi-site private infrastructure operators; the program text is thin here, so treat as a keynote to watch rather than a paper to read.