Developer platforms are getting a lot of hype right now. But that’s just something big companies do, and it means setting up a huge Kubernetes cluster and deploying Backstage. Right? Wrong!

Actually, it is all about improving developer productivity, and that is important for a single developer, or a company with tens of thousands of IT professionals. It also means that the tools, services and artefacts needed to boost productivity can be widely different, and there is no default solution.

In this talk, we will discuss the latest research on how you can measure and improve Developer Productivity. Then, we will look at actual tools and methods that make you more productive as an individual, a team or a whole company. And you might call this a developer platform, or not. That’s OK.

Today, developers are expected to "own" their applications. Which means that on top of writing the code they are also responsible for the delivery and the operation of it - you build it, you run it. The industry seems to have a lot of answers how developers can be enabled to do so. But 17 years after DevOps, organisations and people are still struggling. This talk will give an introduction to platform engineering and how it can help to accomodate changing roles and responsibilities. I'll share my experience as a builder of such platforms. How they can successfully be conceived and developed. We'll also talk about common mistakes and why platform engineering without DevOps is just another platform as a service.

In this talk, we will explore how WebAssembly (Wasm) is poised to become a major player in the future of cloud computing. Wasm is a binary format that can be compiled from many different languages and run on a variety of operating systems and architectures. Its near-native performance, portability, and security make it an ideal solution for addressing the challenges of distributed application development, deployment, and maintenance.

One of the fastest-growing Cloud Native trends is the adoption of Wasm, with projects such as Docker+Wasm (now in Beta) launched with a partnership between Docker and the CNCF’s Wasm runtime WasmEdge. Wasm's efficiency and speed make it ideal for on-demand scaling, while its sandboxed environment and deny-by-default approach to granting access to capabilities provide enhanced safety and security.

Change and adopting Hybrid Cloud solutions are inevitable in today's dynamic business landscape. As companies strive for success, their workloads span diverse landscapes, including public cloud providers and on-premises servers. To thrive in this ever-evolving environment, harnessing the power of open-source technologies becomes imperative.

Join us in this enlightening session to discover how cutting-edge tools such as Kubernetes, Knative, and Skupper can tip the scales in your favor. We'll unveil the transformative capabilities of these technologies and demonstrate how they can empower your organization to achieve crucial objectives such as cost management, failover preparedness, resiliency, and more.In an era where agility, efficiency, and resilience are paramount, this session will equip you with the insights and tools to navigate the Hybrid Cloud's complexities successfully.

How do you ensure consistency in your environments? How do you make sure the resources you deploy have the same configurations across different accounts? How can I see all of the configurations for all of my resources in one place? Infrastructure as code is the answer. Many developers start building applications from their cloud console. While great for learning, this is not a scalable method for building applications. In this session, learn how to move from the console to using infrastructure as code. You will learn how to construct applications that can be versioned and deployed repeatedly across multiple environments.