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Along with doing a lot of writing, I’m lucky to have had opportunities to present to an audience – whether that’s as a live talk at a conference or other venue; participating in webcasts; or participating (and even hosting) podcasts and vlogs.

I have been doing this for over 40 years, since my early days as an actor, then as a teacher, and now as an IT practitioner. It’s no secret that I enjoy this facet of the work, and find both the direct interaction energizing and educational.

I’ve spoken to a wide range of audiences in the IT space, including:

  • DevOpsDays
  • Monitorama
  • All Things Open
  • NANOG
  • Conf42
  • Technically Religious podcast
  • Gestalt IT’s On-Premise podcast
  • and more.

If you’re interested in having me speak at your event, contact me here.

If I submitted a CFP and you came here to check out my work, here are some additional resources:

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    • Bluesky – @LeonAdato.com
    • Mastodon – @[email protected]
    • LinkedIn – leonadato
    • AdatoSystems.com
    • Technically Religious podcast
    • Books on Amazon

A full collection of my talks, webinars, podcast, and other appearances can be found here.

Some corporate video work I’ve been involved in:

  • Host of “What’s New at Kentik”
  • Host of New Relic’s Changelog
  • New Relic “Absolutely Simple” video series
  • SolarWinds Lab
  • SolarWinds THWACKcamp

Some recent samples of my solo talks include:

  • DevOpsDays Seattle 2024: Living an Unplugged Life as an IT Practitioner
  • NANOG 90, 2024: Alerts Don’t Suck, YOUR Alerts Suck!
  • DevOpsDays Denver, 2023 Looking back at a lifetime of poor technical choices
  • Monitorama 2022: Technical Empathy
  • IT Life Coach: Tips for Bridging the IT Gap
  • SolarWinds TechPod: All Things Quantum with whurley

Here’s a gallery of pictures from various presentations I’ve given

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