Pushing Observability Pipelines to the Limit

While this hackathon is open for a week, the actual commitment to participate is 30-60 minutes.

Over the course of a week, we’ll give you the tools to explore all the possibilities of using pipelines, coupled with some examples to get your creativity if you haven’t used one before. Then we’ll end the week with an in-person event where the finalists will discuss their approach and judges will declare a winner! Prizes will be awarded!

There is one twist to this hackathon, however. Observability pipelines are often fairly simple in their design: grab telemetry, process data, and send downstream. Instead, the winners of this hackathon will be the ones who build the most overly complicated and convoluted pipelines.

Monday, March 25, 2024

• 12:00 pm ET | Kickoff with Welcome (Zoom, replay will be available)

Monday, March 25 - April 2, 2024

• Hackathon workshops and submissions

• Bonus: Blog Post or Social Post Prize
  Share your journey of the week and the wider impact of your work through a blog post or social post. Please use the hashtag 'DevOpsHackathon' on social and address one or both of the following questions, offering valuable insights into your creative process and the potential learnings of your project. The content of your blog post must be materially different than your submission questions.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

• 12:00 pm ET | Final submission due

• 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET | Judges review submissions

• 5:00 pm ET | Finalists are notified

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

• 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET | In-Person at 1700 Broadway, New York City
  Networking and winners announced

• 7:30 pm ET | Connect with winners on how they will receive their prizes

No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win. A purchase or payment will not increase your chances of winning.

Submissions of any entry constitute an agreement to these rules as a contract between the entrant, the hackathon, Women in DevOps, and Edge Delta.

1. Dates and Timing
   
   Submission Deadline: April 2, 2024, 12:00 pm ET
   To be considered for the overall winner - submissions must be received by 12:00 pm ET. No late projects will be accepted. Submissions may be sent any day or time from 1:00 pm ET on March 25, 2024, to 12:00 pm ET on April 2, 2024.
   
   Judging Period: April 2, 2024, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET
   There will be one round of judging. During the overall judging, the judges will review all projects. Finalists will be selected.

   Finalists Notified: April 2, 2024, 5:00 pm ET

   Optional In-Person Event: April 3, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET
   1700 Broadway, New York City (registration is required)
   
   Finalists will be introduced and given a few minutes to:

   • Explain your design and any inspiration

   • Answer any question from the judges

   • Judges will deliberate while the group networks and winners will be announced.
     If unable to attend, you will be notified via email.

2. Sponsors
   
   Edge Delta, 701 5th Ave #4100, Seattle, WA 98104
   Amazon Web Services (AWS), 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210
   Women in DevOps, 20 Westland Pl, London N1 7JR, United Kingdom

3. Prizes

   • The first 100 submissions will receive a 3-month free license of Edge Delta.

   • Bonus Blog Post (First 25): $50 Amazon Gift Card

   • Bonus Social Post (First 25): $25 Amazon Gift Card

   • Overall 1st Place: Oura Ring ($499 value)

   • Overall 2nd Place: Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug ($130 value)

   • Overall 3rd Place: Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Instant Camera ($80 value)