How a Traditional Fortune 40 Company Turns on a Dime

Discover how a Fortune 40 company rapidly adopted Docker and microservices in this 37-minute conference talk. Learn about MetLife's journey to create a unified front-end application connecting customers, employees, and agents to over 400 legacy back-end systems. Explore the challenges faced in identifying the right infrastructure approach for global deployment. Gain insights into key changes made for success, including abandoning waterfall methodology, establishing design standards, and overcoming cultural barriers. Delve into topics such as building effective teams, embracing open source, implementing test-driven engineering, and addressing data sovereignty laws. Understand the importance of training, operational handoff, and executive recognition in the transformation process. Uncover valuable lessons on how traditional companies can quickly adapt to modern technologies and methodologies.