8–12 Jun 2026
Helsinki, Finland
Europe/Helsinki timezone

When Infrastructure Meets Courage: Digital Sisu and the Rise of DevOps at RENU

10 Jun 2026, 14:30
30m
Camerata

Camerata

Speaker

Josh Elias Lubuulwa (Research and Education Network for Uganda)

Description

RENU operates under constraints common to NRENs worldwide: limited resources, rising expectations, and constant pressure. Embracing “Digital Sisu” a mindset of courage, resilience, and determination, RENU transformed its national digital ecosystem by focusing on people and culture rather than hardware. This led to adopting DevOps as a philosophy, breaking silos, fostering shared ownership, and encouraging collaboration. Automation through Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD improved reliability, consistency, and confidence, while proactive observability replaced reactive firefighting. Failures became learning opportunities. RENU’s journey shows that resilience is earned through courage, teamwork, and perseverance, proving that innovation is possible despite constraints.

What will the TNC audience take away from your talk?

The audience will walk away with the message that resilience is not a matter of budget, but of courage, collaboration, and determination. They will see how DevOps and Digital Sisu empowered RENU to turn limitations into innovation, and they will be encouraged to adopt similar approaches in their own NRENs.

Are you a first time speaker at TNC? Yes

Primary author

Josh Elias Lubuulwa (Research and Education Network for Uganda)

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