Ben Walding is best known for his role in OSS hosting as a “Codehaus Despot.” Ben’s exposure to Jenkins became professional when he joined CloudBees in 2011, as he integrated the Codehaus services into CloudBees’ Jenkins as a Service (DEV@cloud) platform. Ben now runs CloudBees IT operations, drawing on experience in balancing the conflicting demands of engineers, management and customers - and relying on a global team to deliver service around the clock.