The author attended DevOps East conference, which combined Agile Development Conference, DevOps East, and Better Software Conference. The event had a strong focus on quality assurance, with conversations dominated by topics such as culture and principles of DevOps, change management tools, and the importance of quality. The author noted that the typical attendee's definition of DevOps is tactical, neglecting the broader concept of DevOps as a movement. The conference held sessions on creating a culture of quality, benefiting from conflict, continuous integration, and team dynamics, with speakers emphasizing the importance of people and planning over tools. The author felt that the event lacked in-depth and mature implementations of DevOps, but had a strong QA focus. They suggest attending the show to hear about modern Agile shops' approaches to improving communication and automation techniques.