Las Vegas 2023

Disney Global SRE - Delivering Shared Service Magic

The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies that make Disney one of the world's premier entertainment companies. In this talk, we will tell you the story of how this century-old organization built and uses a Global SRE shared services team to deliver on that mission. We will cover three important lessons we learned on how best to partner with our technology teams and businesses to deliver a shared service that is impactful, relevant, and wanted. Hear how Disney business teams are responding including a special appearance by the CTO of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Nick Cannon. By focusing on listening, proximity powered empathy, and actually helping with business outcomes, we are enabling our businesses to ship content, products and experiences better, faster, safer and happier.

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Jason Cox

Director, Global SRE, The Walt Disney Company

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Amy McCain

Sr. Manager, SRE, The Walt Disney Company