While you can (and should) view [all the presentations](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides) from #PyCon2013, here are my picks for the ones that interested me the most, as they focus on scaling, mapping, automation (both web & electronics) and data analysis:
– [Chef: Why you should automate your web infrastructure](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/chef-why-you-should-automate-your-web-infrastructure-by-kate-heddleston) by Kate Heddleston
– [Messaging at Scale at Instagram](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/messaging-at-scale-at-instagram-by-rick-branson) by Rick Branson
– [Python at Netflix](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/python-at-netflix-by-jeremy-edberg-corey-bertram-and-roy-rapoport) by Jeremy Edberg, Corey Bertram, and Roy Rapoport
– [Real-time Tracking and Mapping of Geographic Objects](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/real-time-tracking-and-mapping-of-geographic-objects-by-ragi-burhum) by Ragi Burhum
– [Scaling Realtime at DISQUS](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/scaling-realtime-at-disqus-by-adam-hitchcock) by Adam Hitchcock
– [A Crash Course in MongoDB](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/a-crash-course-in-mongodb)
– [Server Log Analysis with Pandas](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/server-log-analysis-with-pandas-by-taavi-burns) by Taavi Burns
– [Who’s There – Home Automation with Arduino and RaspberryPi](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/whos-there-home-automation-with-arduino-and-raspberrypi-by-rupa-dachere) by Rupa Dachere
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– [Why you should use Python 3 for text processing](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/why-you-should-use-python-3-for-text-processing-by-david-mertz) by David Mertz
– [Awesome Big Data Algorithms](https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/awesome-big-data-algorithms-by-titus-brown) by Titus Brown
A huge thanks to the speakers and conference organizers for making these resources freely available, especially to those of us who were not able to attend the conference.
