Today, software teams frequently face significant challenges with Kubernetes operations. Developers often grapple with limited visibility, constrained independence, and restricted access to resources within Kubernetes environments. Concurrently, DevOps teams are tasked with daily support duties such as provisioning environments, monitoring usage, and managing governance across multiple clusters, which prevents them from focusing on core DevOps initiatives. These issues contribute to a poor developer experience, reduced productivity, and increased frustration within teams. This talk will delve into strategies for enabling developer self-service in Kubernetes, emphasizing how to maintain both flexibility and control over infrastructure to enhance overall efficiency and satisfaction.
As the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at mogenius, Jan Lepsky is specialized in Platform Engineering, focusing on enhancing DevOps efficiency and empowering developers to work independently with Kubernetes. mogenius provides practical tools that enable developers to define and... Read More →
Collin Pike, Point of Rental Software, Chief Architect and Head of Cloud Engineering
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud technology, it's easy to get caught up in the race for the latest and greatest innovations. However, true success lies not in mirroring the giants but in strategically enhancing your products to meet your customers' needs effectively. This session, "You Don't Need to be Apple: Innovate Small. Modernize Big.," delves into the importance of prioritizing improvements in ease of deployment, scalability, and usability over the pursuit of cutting-edge technology in every aspect of your platform.
This session will explore the pitfalls of blindly chasing the latest trends and the benefits of focusing on merging those trends into incremental innovation. Attendees will gain valuable insights into:
- Understanding Customer Needs as an Engineer: Discover why understanding your customers' pain points and addressing them through incremental improvements is key to long-term success.
- Prioritizing Usability and Scalability: Learn how prioritizing ease of deployment and scalability can lead to greater customer satisfaction and retention, even without the flashiest features.
- Balancing Innovation with Practicality: Explore strategies for striking the right balance between innovation and practicality, ensuring that your cloud products remain relevant and competitive without overextending your resources.
- Case Studies and Best Practices: Dive into real-world case studies and best practices from companies that have successfully modernized their cloud products by focusing on incremental innovation and customer-centric improvements.
Whether you're a startup looking to establish a foothold in the market or a seasoned player aiming to stay ahead of the curve, "You Don't Need to be Apple: Innovate Small. Modernize Big." will equip you with the insights and strategies needed to thrive in today's rapidly evolving cloud ecosystem. Discover how prioritizing the right kind of innovation can propel your cloud products to new heights of success.
Chief Architect and Head of Cloud Engineering, Point of Rental Software
With expertise in IT infrastructure, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity, Collin specializes in designing secure, scalable cloud architectures and leading high-impact teams towards achieving compliance with top industry standards. He actively contributes to technology and security... Read More →
Roundtables give attendees the opportunity to meet in small groups with API World, CloudX + Dev Innovation Summit speakers and industry leaders to discuss real-world topics relevant to you. These open roundtables are working sessions for in-depth industry conversations.
Rahul is a principal technical product manager at Hasura, which is a leading cloud API and data integration platform providing instant APIs on data sources, and has a robust open source community across the globe. Rahul has led multiple products in the cloud and API Management industry... Read More →
Mike Simon, Splunk, Staff Developer Evangelist - Observability
In today’s cloud-native world, developers need to innovate faster while maintaining the reliability and performance of their applications. In this session, you’ll learn about why observability matters for developers and how it lets you spend more time coding and less time fixing things. You’ll also see a demo of how to automatically instrument your applications with Splunk’s distribution of the OpenTelemetry collector, and learn why OpenTelemetry is the most important skill you can learn in 2024.
Mike Simon is a Staff Developer Evangelist at Splunk, where he has been part of the team for two years. In his tenure at Splunk, Mike has held roles as an Observability Strategist and Technical Architect.Before joining Splunk, Mike built a distinguished 16-year career as an Observability... Read More →
Mike Simon, Splunk, Staff Developer Evangelist - Observability
In cloud-native environments, embedding observability as part of your infrastructure-as-code strategy is no longer optional—it’s essential. This session explores the value and necessity of adopting an observability-inclusive as-code approach, allowing teams to automate monitoring, reduce blind spots, and accelerate incident response. We’ll dive into the opportunities this brings for enhancing visibility, ensuring system reliability, and empowering teams to take proactive, data-driven actions without manual overhead.
Mike Simon is a Staff Developer Evangelist at Splunk, where he has been part of the team for two years. In his tenure at Splunk, Mike has held roles as an Observability Strategist and Technical Architect.Before joining Splunk, Mike built a distinguished 16-year career as an Observability... Read More →
