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As I prepare for HashiConf Global in a couple weeks, I thought I would share the things that I am most excited about. That includes the sessions, the hallway track, and the other hallway track. What do I mean by that? Read ahead to find out.
Looking over the session catalog, there are a few talks that immediately jump out at me. Now, granted I am a little biased towards Terraform and Vault, but that being said I also am curious about Nomad and Boundary. I should also note that some of these sessions will not be streamed to virtual attendees; however, all talks will be accessible about a week after the conference is over.
3.0
release of the azurerm
provider represented a huge shift in terms API parity and speed. Microsoft has also been busy developing the AzAPI provider and Azure Terrafy tool. I’m curious to see what they have in store to further improve the Terraform experience on Azure.Those are all the main track sessions, but there’s a whole other hallway track. Which brings me to the next two sections, and why you may want to attend in-person if you can.
At HashiConf Global, there will be a series of smaller, hallway-style presentations. These presentations will be only 15 minutes in length, will not be recorded or streamed through the virtual conference option, and will literally be in the hallway between the main room and the session halls. The full list of talks is available on the HashiConf Global site, so I won’t go through them exhaustively, but here are a few that jump out at me:
If you took a gander at the full listing, you may have noticed there are impromptu talks over lunch each day. Got an idea? Want to give a quick talk? Swing by around lunch and see if the slot is available!
I love these quick, informal talks. They force the presenter to get right down into the meat of the presentation and skip all the effluvia of a longer, more formal presentation. You also tend to get more esoteric or experimental talks that might not work for a longer format. And, I’m not the only one who feels this way.
I'll be at HashiConf and my plan this year is to mostly hang around the hallway track! Just happy to chat with our community, hear what you all are doing. https://t.co/QBmy02LUg0
— Mitchell Hashimoto (@mitchellh) September 16, 2022
That’s right, the co-founder of HashiCorp, Mitchell Hashimoto is planning to spend most of his time checking out the hallway presentations. If you want a chance to meet Mitchell, and some other excellent folks, the hallway track is where it’s at!
Yes, there is an official hallway track with rapid presentations, but there’s also the less formal hallway track just like any other conference. It’s a series of organic conversations that you get to have with like-minded people. This is always my favorite part of any conference. There’s a spontaneity and serendipity to the in-person experience that we have yet to replicate in a virtual context.
Walking through the expo area, you might catch a fragment of conversation about Vault and auth methods that piques your interest. Getting lunch you may sit down at a table with folks talking about Packer for GCP or get sucked into a chat about the best way to bootstrap Nomad. While waiting to get into a talk about Boundary, you might find yourself talking to a HashiCorp engineer about how to use Terraform with Boundary’s dynamic inventory feature.
I’m sure the virtual experience will be top-notch, if HashiConf EU is any indication, but there’s still something about being there in-person that we have yet to capture with various chat and streaming tools. If you have the means and are able to, I highly recommend making the trip out to LA. You won’t be disappointed.
In fact, HashiCorp has given me a handy little discount code you can use at checkout. Just use the coupon code HASHICONFVIP2022 when you start your registration and you’ll pay $599 which is $300 off the list price!
Hopefully I’ll see you in LA! And if you find me, you just might get a fun little knick-knack to take home.
Sponsorship - This post was sponsored by HashiCorp. Although I received compensation, they did not tell me what I could/couldn’t write about. All opinions and thoughts remain mine. Big thanks to the fine folks at HashiCorp for helping me keep the lights on!
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