Ryan Staatz is the head of DevOps at LogDNA, where he migrated the company’s infrastructure from VMs to Kubernetes. His team partners with large enterprise companies, such as IBM, to establish stability across deployments, expand LogDNA’s compliance repertoire and improve observability at scale. Ryan presents frequently on scaling Elasticsearch on Kubernetes, handling challenges with a multicloud infrastructure, running Kubernetes on bare metal and managing dozens of separate production environments. Prior to LogDNA, Ryan has worked at enterprise companies like WhatsApp and continues to have a passion for his contributions at startups. Ryan holds a BS in human biology from Stanford University.