Director, Product Management, Integration Portfolio, IBM
Rashmi Kaushik is the Executive Product Director for the Integration portfolio of offerings that spans API Management and Gateways. Prior to this, Rashmi led the Data Privacy and Governance product portfolio in IBM Data & AI. Rashmi brings in-depth experience from her prior roles... Read More →
Director, Product Management, Integration Portfolio, IBM
Ram Menon is the Director of Product Management for IBM’s Event Automation Product Portfolio. He is working with a team of Rockstar PMs to shape the future of Events Portfolio at IBM and the next generation of Event Driven Architectures. Ram brings over two decades of industry experience... Read More →
Aaron Harrison, Gartner, Director Research & Advisory in Gartner's Software Engineering Leadership
Enable developer autonomy and self-service through platform teams. Learn how adidas' central platform engineering team at adidas offers standardization of common activities as an attractive, value-add service that enables product teams to create high-quality solutions faster, without reducing their autonomy in higher value activities.
Aaron Harrison is a Director of Advisory in Gartner's Information Technology Leaders practice. Mr. Harrison advises Application, Enterprise Architecture, and Software Engineering Leaders on subjects such as agile, modernization, API strategy, application rationalization, business... Read More →
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. All of this is backed by IBM’s... Read More →
In the fast-paced world of software development, collaboration is key to building robust and innovative solutions. This session delves into the strategies and features that make Postman, a leading API development platform, a catalyst for effective teamwork and improved developer productivity. We’ll cover features such as collaborative workspaces, role-based access control, version control and API lifecycle management, integrated documentation and testing, and public and private API networks.
Join us to learn how Postman's collaboration-centric approach is transforming the developer experience, making it easier for teams to build, test, and deploy high-quality APIs together.
You'll get a deep dive into: 1. Collaborative Workspaces: Discover how Postman's collaborative workspaces enable teams to work together in real-time, facilitating seamless communication and project management.
2. Role-Based Access Control: Learn about Postman’s role-based access control, which ensures secure and organized collaboration by defining specific roles and permissions within a team.
3. Version Control and API Lifecycle Management: Explore Postman’s version control features that help teams manage changes, track progress, and maintain consistency throughout the API lifecycle.
4. Integrated Documentation and Testing: See how Postman integrates documentation and testing within the development process, enabling teams to create comprehensive API documentation and automated tests collaboratively.
5. Public and Private API Networks: Understand the benefits of Postman’s public and private API networks for sharing and discovering APIs, fostering a community-driven approach to API development.
Alex is a results-oriented senior developer relations leader with 20 years of internet-related business experience. He's passionate about technology, developers as a customer, ecosystems & platforms development, as well as leading & developing high performing teams at world-class... Read More →
Security driven development does little good if your own front door is left wide open. This session will dive into modern auth techniques with a little history from RBAC to ABAC and how to implement passwordless access to your most critical resources.
Chase is a Principal Strategist at JumpCloud, designing authentication strategies and evangelizing customer solutions. He has been working in venture-backed startups across identity, security, integration, and DevOps for the last decade. Chase is a frequent speaker on topics from... Read More →
Steve Winterfeld, Akamai Technologies, Advisory CISO Swetha Sridharan, IBM API Connect, Senior Product Manager
APIs are the backbone of modern applications, enabling seamless communication and user experiences, but their widespread use makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. Business and IT leadership is quickly recognizing that cyber risk is business risk, and securing API driven transformation is critical to protecting revenue and brand. Fueled by the latest research from Akamai’s State of the Internet (SOTI) report as well as IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, you will learn about the latest threat trends including the most-targeted industries and attack surfaces so you can stay secure in an evolving threat landscape. Join us to understand how to leverage these tactics to strengthen your API security practices and posture. Takeaways
Understanding of threat trends
Case studies by industry
Best practices, resources, and tools to mitigate the threat
Swetha Sridharan is passionate about solving problems through technology and empathetic design thinking in API management and integration. She is currently a Senior Product Manager at IBM API Connect.
Steve Winterfeld is Akamai’s Advisory CISO. He has a strong background in building operational security programs that are compliant with industry regulations. Before joining the team, he served as CISO for Nordstrom Bank, Managing Director of Incident Response and Threat Intelligence... Read More →
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 →
GenAI has gone from generally available, novel technology to widely adopted in a matter of months. Most engineering organizations are using GenAI to generate code, write tests, and assist in code reviews. New code is becoming dirt cheap to write - but our delivery pipelines remain miserably unprepared for the tsunami of new code flowing at a much more rapid pace.
Our current pipelines need a hard reset to prepare us for the GenAI revolution - and engineering managers need to get started TODAY.
This talk will dive into where GenAI is starting to break down our delivery pipelines. While scaling CI/CD is easy, and we can always add a few more workers, scaling the humans in the process is the hard part. This talk will demonstrate how massive amounts of new machine-generated code will impact our pipelines, in ways that will require either greater headcount, or smarter, automated pipelines. You'll come away with ideas for how to modernize your delivery pipeline so you can fully embrace the GenAI revolution.
Yishai Beeri likes to solve problems, and that’s why he was so fascinated with programming when first encountered Logo back in the 80s, where the possibilities seemed endless.He has made it a focus of his career to solve complex programming problems, both as a consultant and entrepreneur... Read More →
As APIs become the lifeblood of modern software development, ensuring their security, reliability, and scalability is more crucial than ever. Runtime API governance is the unsung hero that enables this success, providing the necessary guardrails and constraints to produce the desired outcome. In this talk, we'll explore the critical components of runtime API governance, including security posture, conformance checks, and ongoing change management. We'll delve into the importance of these components and how they work together to create a checks and balances system that ensures APIs can handle the pace of business and don't fall prey to runtime issues. Join us to learn how to build a robust API governance strategy that will help you sleep better at night, knowing your APIs are secure, reliable, and scalable.
With a 25-year career spanning multiple disciplines, including software programming, network desgin and engineering, technology consulting, product management, product marketing, corporate marketing, business development, and sales, Sudeep joined Traefik Labs as the Chief Revenue... Read More →
In this session we will explore Platform Engineering practise and some common challenges faced by Platform Engineering teams. In particular, this session examines some common challenges around APIs and API lifecycle that these teams deal with, and examples of how organizations overcome them.
Francesco, VP of Product at Gravitee.io has more than 12 years experience in building successful products and leading high-performing teams in B2B SaaS and B2C markets. He spent the best part of his career building software for developers, and now leads the product team and strategy... Read More →
Ambassador provides best-in-class Kubernetes-native productivity tools. We specialize in building developer-friendly solutions – Telepresence and Edge Stack. We design tools to empower developers to design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor applications with efficiency and ease.As... Read More →
Discover how mogenius empowers developers with seamless Kubernetes self-service to tackle cloud-native challenges and ensure consistent delivery. In the live demo, you’ll see how to easily create customized workflows for independent management of the application lifecycle, all while ensuring compliance across diverse infrastructures and reducing DevOps reliance.
Our team is ready to answer your questions and explore how mogenius can benefit your team as well.
Vilas Veeraraghavan, Truckstop, Vice President, Engineering
Cloud computing is mainstream now and businesses must choose between the flexibility of multi-cloud strategies and the focused efficiency of single-vendor solutions. This talk delves into the challenges and learnings from past experiences at Netflix (single cloud vendor approach) and Walmart (hybrid/multi-cloud).
A single-vendor strategy can offer exceptional scalability and reliability by leveraging deep expertise and tight integration with a specific cloud provider. We will delve into the benefits of this approach, including optimized performance, streamlined operations, and the potential risks of vendor dependency.
On the other hand, a multi-cloud approach enhances resilience, avoids vendor lock-in, and provides cost optimization opportunities. This session will examine how to manage the complexities of integrating multiple cloud services, ensuring interoperability, and achieving operational agility.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into the trade-offs and strategic considerations involved in choosing a cloud strategy. Whether your organization is leaning towards the agility of multi-provider solutions or the specialized focus of single-vendor expertise, this talk will equip you with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of cloud management effectively.
Vilas has spent his past work life at Comcast, Netflix, Walmart and Bill building high performance teams that focus their attention on automation, chaos engineering, CI/CD at scale and improving developer productivity across the enterprise by enabling engineers to do more with tools... Read More →
Daniel Myers, Snowflake, Director of Developer Relations
APIs for data - do you start with the data model or the API model? Learn best practices and how to build data-intensive applications on Snowflake and large language models (LLMs). In this session, you’ll learn different API architectural patterns, including Connected Apps and Snowflake Native Apps. Daniel will demonstrate how to develop, deploy, and run applications directly on Snowflake.
With cross-functional experience in software engineering, product management, and business development, Daniel is the Director of Developer Relations at Snowflake. Daniel leads global, cross-functional teams in software development and customer adoption, with a focus on bottom-up... Read More →
In the game of API development, the world is getting more and more complex. How do you power up your dev team to complete each level faster and better? In this session, we’ll share the top five “cheat codes” that will put you in the winner’s circle. From design through testing, we’ll share how to give developers ultimate control over the development process, automate spec gen, and remove unnecessary infrastructure obstacles from impeding the advancement of your API strategy.
I bring 10+ years experience working as a multi-disciplinary engineer on software projects ranging from enterprise SaaS web-apps to embedded software on satellite payloads. I leverage my experience as a Manager, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, and QA Engineer within large and... Read More →
Beerinder Rodey, Boomi, Director, API Product Management
The rapid proliferation and fragmentation of APIs create complexities and inefficiencies that hinder operational effectiveness for many organizations. If you’re an API developer, product owner, or architect facing these challenges, join this session.
We will discuss the current state of API management and outline strategies to move from fragmented APIs to a unified federated approach. Key topics will include dynamic API discovery, the issues caused by API sprawl, and how effective API management can enhance workflows, support API productization, and enable scalability in the context of AI integration.
Gain insights into improving API visibility, security, and governance while leveraging your existing API management investments like AWS, Azure, Apigee, and Kong. Witness federated API management in action and explore its potential to streamline your API ecosystem.
Join us to discover how to: - Centralize API discovery and provisioning - Strengthen API governance for better control - Simplify API management practices
As a product management leader with over 10 years of experience in the API Management space, Beerinder has a proven track record of managing globally distributed SaaS and Hybrid platform solutions at scale. Beerinder is passionate about customer engagement and finding innovative solutions... Read More →
A story of how our infrastructure evolved over time to accommodate an increasing number of users - from on-premise to cloud and back down.
How does one make an infrastructure to handle more than a couple of users?
How do you go from 100 to 1000 to 100,000 to tens of millions?
What happens when due to popular demand hundreds of thousands of users hit your servers at the same time?
I'll tell you a story of how a small team of people managed to move software and services from one server to two, and then to dozens on cloud and then back to on-premise. What we encountered on the way, where we failed, and how we solved it.
Josip has been involved with computers for the better part of his life. Started with web development back in high school. Since then he's moved to backend and DevOps. Loves security stuff and is obsessed with optimising everything. Works in Zagreb as CTO @ Sofascore
OAuth 2 is a protocol celebrated for its intended standardization, yet it’s plagued by inconsistent implementations across various systems. In this session, Shon Urbas will discuss the evolution of OAuth 2.0. Drawing on unique insights from his leadership at Pandium—a platform that streamlines authentication and integration for SaaS companies—Shon will share critical patterns, anomalies, and best practices extracted from 7-years of data collected through Pandium’s extensive work with hundreds of systems.
This presentation will also highlight actual usage demographics of OAuth 2.0, sourced from Pandium’s work simplifying authentication for their customers across different APIs, shedding light on common pitfalls and effective strategies. Looking ahead, Shon will discuss the anticipated OAuth 2.1, examining its potential to rectify past mistakes and advance beyond current implementations.
Shon Urbas, CTO and Co-Founder of Pandium, brings decades of experience building integrations and leading large-scale integration projects across SaaS platforms. As the architect behind Pandium, Shon has helped hundreds of companies streamline their OAuth and authentication processes... Read More →
Marco Casalaina, Microsoft, Vice President of Products, Azure AI
This session will discuss the new and revolutionary changes that you're about to see in AI - and how many of them are available for you to try now. We'll look at how AI is becoming ubiquitous, multimodal, multilingual, and autonomous, and how it will change our lives and our businesses. This session will cover:
Incredible advances in multilingual AI
How Copilot (and every AI) are grounded to data, and how we do it in Azure OpenAI
Responsible AI, including evaluation for correctness, and real time content safety
The rise of AI Agents, and how AI is going to move from question-answering to taking action
Marco Casalaina is VP Products of Azure AI and AI Futurist at Microsoft. He leads the AI Futures team, which finds trends and develops products that will lead to the next generation of AI. He has previously led a number of teams across Azure AI, including Azure OpenAI, Vision, Speech... Read More →
Traefik Labs helps organizations adopt and scale cloud-native architectures by providing a modern, intuitive, and open platform that reimagines application connectivity and API management, paving the way for seamless operations and enhanced productivity.
Tired of juggling Kubernetes with manual scripts and tools?
Many teams still rely on manual processes, scripts, or fragmented tools to manage Kubernetes complexity, draining resources and slowing down productivity.
In our live demo, see how mogenius can help your team solve cloud-native challenges with Kubernetes self-service. Create customized workflows to manage the application lifecycle independently, ensure compliance across environments, and reduce the workload on your DevOps team.
Basu Sugeerappa, Fidelity Investments, Director, API Center of Excellence
As our firm started modernization of API (Rest, Cloud, Gateway) it was evident that program needed to be accelerated rather than taking one API at a time. Team enthusiastic tech geeks defined standard technology, tools, process, development, and deployment procedure. Best thing is it is all automated and friendly UI where even non-technologist can develop API without knowing java or CICD. Our organization is contract first approach. Created various financial business need based swagger templates to jump start contract creation process, it goes through rigor governance committee review to avoid redundancy and to ensure new contract meets defined standards. After governance approval we use proprietary framework generates java code for Authentication, Authorization, Monitoring, logging, IO, Database, Caching etc.. It creates required configuration files and all deployable. Using generated java code, API goes through successful build procedure, and it auto deploys API runnable to cloud environment and the swagger proxy to envoy-based gateway. All these activities are completed less than 30 min from API contract to deployment which helps various development teams and business in focusing on business logic than infrastructure. Through this process we're able to decrease the time to market, bring consistent development practices and of course save money and bring operational efficiencies across the heterogeneous technologies and teams. Behind the scenes we use regular SDLC Swaggerhub, Github, Java Springboot, Jenkins, uDeploy, Venafi, GSLB, Azure and Envoy. Advantage is person who is developing API don't need to know how to do but they just focus on what business wants.
In this demo, we’ll showcase how to secure APIs using Auth0 Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA). As modern applications require more sophisticated access control, traditional methods like role-based access control (RBAC) can fall short. Auth0 FGA provides a more flexible and scalable solution by enabling developers to define and enforce granular permissions and policies.
We’ll walk through the process of setting up Auth0 FGA to protect your APIs, demonstrate key concepts, and show how to implement dynamic, relationship-based access controls. By the end of this demo, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to secure your APIs using Auth0 FGA while delivering a seamless user experience
Auth0 by Okta takes a modern approach to Identity and enables organizations to provide secure access to any application, for any user. Auth0 is a highly customizable product that is as simple as development teams want, and as flexible as they need. Safeguarding billions of login transactions... Read More →
Not having a DevSecOps Maturity Plan is like off-road racing in heavy fog.
This session lifts the fog to help you plan your way around hidden potholes, rocks, cliffs and trees.
An unplanned approach can end up adding substantial friction to the People, Process and Technology of DevSecOps.
In addition to your typical costs, the session will touch on economies of speed, value stream friction and the super-efficiency of aligning workflows with existing human habit loops. It will also discuss the frequent anti-pattern of comparing scaling-out DevSecOps capabilities to the cost of doing nothing, when it is well known that doing nothing is not really an option.
Every DevSecOps maturity level carries costs - learn how smart choices can mean lower costs, less friction and better outcomes.
Darwin Sanoy has spent his career in strategy, architecture, engineering and coding for scaled provisioning and operations automation. His early career was in enterprise IT automation, mid-career was running a solo business for enterprise automation training and the last decade has... Read More →
Traefik Labs helps organizations adopt and scale cloud-native architectures by providing a modern, intuitive, and open platform that reimagines application connectivity and API management, paving the way for seamless operations and enhanced productivity.
In the evolving landscape of enterprise technology, the traditional approach of building separate API platforms is no longer sustainable. Instead, integrating API management and capabilities into a comprehensive Internal Developer Platform (IDP) ensures greater agility, efficiency, and coherence in software development. This session explores the pitfalls of isolated API platforms and presents a compelling case for their integration into IDPs. By emphasizing modularity, discovery, and composability, this unified approach can streamline workflows and enhance developer productivity. Drawing from the principles of the Platformless Manifesto, practical strategies, architectural considerations, and real-world examples will illustrate the benefits of this integrated methodology.
Asanka is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and promoting its thought leadership... Read More →
Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) are pivotal across industries. Yet, many GIS applications remain anchored in outdated, monolithic structures.
Join us for an insightful session with Anthony Molzahn, CEO of Devii, to discover how cutting-edge microservices are transforming the GIS landscape.
Anthony, a pioneer in remote sensing, GIS, and API technologies, will share the value in making spatial data more accessible and commercially viable. Learn how these innovations are driving efficiency and growth in sectors like manufacturing, supply chain, agtech, energy, security, photonics, and IoT.
Anthony Molzahn is the CEO and co-founder of Devii, a company specializing in a middleware capable of automating the generation of GraphQL schemas and APIs for any and all SQL-based relational databases.With 16+ years of experience in B2B SaaS and startup environments, Anthony has... 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 →
Greg Thompson, Broadcom, Product Manager Aran White, Broadcom, Head of Product Management Jonathan Schendt, Vista Ascent Solutions, Founder
Deep dive into the infrastructure that controls access to APIs based on four pillars of security; real time security and integration, API Ops at Scale, API Management, and API intelligence. We will explore how these pillars combine to provide an effective and comprehensive solution for large-scale API security.
Jon Schendt has been working in the US Federal space for the past 17 years, focusing on API Management, Key Performance Indicators, data transformation and normalization, and full stack development. In his career, Jon has been an advocate and champion for deriving business and operational... Read More →
Greg Thompson is a member of the Layer7 API Security product management team. He has been part of the Layer7 API Security team for the past 10+ years where he has specialized in working with customers, helping them to realize their integration and API management business challenges... Read More →
Aran is the head of the Layer7 API product management team. He has worked with Layer7 for over 15 years and has been in API security and API management for over 20 years. He has worked in a number of customer facing roles including presales, adoption and sales. For the last few... Read More →
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the tech landscape, the most pressing question emerges: Has AI fundamentally altered the realm of API testing? Join us for a dynamic panel discussion where our experts—Arthur and Renata—will delve into the merits and limitations of AI-driven testing versus traditional, human-led approaches. They will cover the topic of how quality and engineering organizations are fundamentally evolving during this time where AI seems to be a hype that is driving a sea change in our world of API first development.
Moderated by a seasoned industry professional, Joanna Schloss, this session will explore key points of contention, including:
Can AI truly replicate the intuition of experienced testers in identifying edge cases?
How do AI-generated test cases compare to manually crafted ones in terms of coverage and reliability?
What are the practical challenges of integrating AI testing tools into existing development workflows?
We will also examine how the rise of AI testing impacts the roles of QA professionals and developers. Engage in this interesting and timely debate as we consider whether API testing is evolving or facing extinction in the age of AI. Don’t miss the opportunity to weigh in on the future of quality assurance!
Joanna Schloss leads Parasoft’s marketing, business development, branding, strategic positioning, go-to-market strategy, and sales enablement. With 25 years of experience transforming and evolving both global 500 companies and startups, she’s worked on various projects involving... Read More →
Suman Devarasetti, U.S. Bank, Vice President, Software Engineering Director
Join me at API World 2024 conference as I delve into the transformative synergy of APIs and AI in building Intelligent Applications. Discover how these technologies intersect to revolutionize app development, enabling seamless integration of AI capabilities and fostering innovation across industries. From enhancing customer experiences to optimizing business operations, explore real-world examples and best practices for leveraging APIs and AI to unlock the full potential of intelligent applications. This talk explores how APIs facilitate seamless integration of AI to enhance application functionalities. Through industry-specific use cases, the presentation illuminates the transformative potential across banking and finance, addressing challenges such as complexity, data privacy, and interoperability, and concluding with best practices for a successful integration. This discourse aims to provide a comprehensive overview for developers and businesses on leveraging these technologies to forge innovative, future-ready solutions.
Vice President, Director - Payments Core Modernization, U.S. Bank
Suman Devarasetti is currently a Vice President in U.S. Bank’s Payments Services, with primary focus on core modernization. A 17-year veteran of U.S. Bank, Suman started his career at the bank in sales and service management, subsequently holding various technology, product management... Read More →
Problem: The challenge at the heart of this presentation is the efficient training of AI models in scenarios where real-world data is limited, sensitive, or expensive to acquire. This issue is particularly pressing in fields such as autonomous vehicle development and medical research, where the quality and diversity of training data directly influence the performance and reliability of AI systems. Addressing this problem is crucial for advancing AI capabilities while ensuring ethical standards and privacy are upheld.
Methodology: To tackle this challenge, our approach involves the creation and use of synthetic data. The methodology encompasses techniques for generating high-fidelity, diverse synthetic datasets that mimic real-world complexities without compromising privacy or incurring high costs. Key techniques include Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), simulation-based synthesis, and rule-based data generation. The presentation will detail these methods, along with strategies for validating the realism and utility of synthetic data in training robust AI models.
Conclusions: Preliminary results demonstrate that synthetic data can significantly enhance AI model training, especially in constrained environments. By leveraging synthetic datasets, we've observed improvements in model accuracy, robustness, and generalizability across several applications. The presentation will outline these findings, showcasing examples where synthetic data has successfully bridged the gap between the data needs of AI systems and the limitations of real-world datasets.
Customer Obsessed Product Leader with a proven track record at tech giants like Meta and Cisco Systems, where I've led the charge in product innovation and managed multi-billion dollar portfolios. My expertise lies in driving Machine Learning-focused product strategies and spearheading... Read More →
Roy Derk, IBM, Developer Experience & DevRel, Integration Portfolio Brian Pagano, IBM, Brand Technical Specialist, Automation Portfolio Although increasingly popular, numerous misconceptions and myths have emerged about GraphQL, leading to confusion among developers and technology adopters. See real-world examples, best practices and debunked myths to understand the true capabilities and benefits of GraphQL.
Developer Experience & DevRel, Integration Portfolio, IBM
Roy works with the IBM API Connect engineering, product, and marketing teams to create content and attract new users. He has over 11 years of experience in building, investing, and advising startups and developers, and is the founder of Hackteam.io, a platform that connects tech talent... Read More →
Brand Technical Specialist, Automation Portfolio, IBM
Having spent decades in enterprise software, Brian has worked in various roles, from startups to Fortune 500 companies on Wall Street. The last decade was spent at Apigee and Google, helping customers make good decisions. His current role at IBM continues that work by helping customers... Read More →
Daniel Myers, Snowflake, Director of Developer RelationsAPIs for data - do you start with the data model or the API model? Learn best practices and how to build data-intensive applications on Snowflake and large language models (LLMs). In this session, you’ll learn different API architectural patterns, including Connected Apps and Snowflake Native Apps. Daniel will demonstrate how to develop, deploy, and run applications directly on Snowflake.
With cross-functional experience in software engineering, product management, and business development, Daniel is the Director of Developer Relations at Snowflake. Daniel leads global, cross-functional teams in software development and customer adoption, with a focus on bottom-up... 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 →
Devii provides middleware that automatically generates GraphQL schemas and APIs for any combination of SQL-based relational databases.Our platform offers software engineers the tools to streamline API creation with a single unified endpoint for all queries and mutations, reducing... Read More →
There are too many possibilities for base images in cloud environments and not enough time to validate which ones fulfill all of my requirements. Worse yet, I know that I have policies set by my security team that my infrastructure will be beholden to. So now what? I built an open source policy engine and image generator to implement directly into my build pipelines. I can start with any base image, apply my security policies that are verified by my security team, and now have a baseline that I can rapidly scale my infrastructure from.
Dedicated to optimization and designing effective workflows for continuous integration and continuous delivery, Kendall understands the melding of operations and development to quickly deliver code to customers. Has experience with the Cloud and monitoring processes as well as DevOps... Read More →
In this session, Chief Architect Mike Bowers explains how he dreamt up a new JSON API to replace REST—one that could easily query and manage databases in any language, even without a driver.
Learn how he created and deployed the JSON DB API to POST JSON to a single URL over HTTPS. See just how simple development can be with jsonAction.
Mike will also demo how JSON DB API let’s you: —Use JSON to manage databases, tables, records, queries, etc. —Use stateful database sessions and cursors from stateless app servers. —Run jsonAction commands over HTTPS, WSS, and MQTTS. —Automatically map data between JSON and SQL.
Mike Bowers is chief architect at FairCom. He oversees the company's architecture and product roadmaps, which include high-performance SQL and JSON databases, IIoT platforms, and failsafe MQTT brokers. He has more than 35 years of experience in software development, database management... Read More →
In a world where data sprawl across heterogeneous data sources is the norm, maintaining high-quality API-first development can be a significant challenge. Supergraph architecture addresses this challenge by enabling teams to build robust API platforms that manage complexity and foster productivity. This session explores how the Supergraph’s metadata-driven approach allows for centralized and federated governance while providing decentralized data access. By driving API design and runtime through comprehensive metadata definitions, the Supergraph ensures consistency, simplifies integration with governance tools, and enhances developer efficiency. Discover how adopting Supergraph architecture can transform your API-first development process, allowing your teams to deliver more value in a rapidly evolving data landscape.
Praveen is a Developer Advocate at Hasura with over 10 years of full-stack web dev experience. Praveen was a core contributor to open source projects like hasura/graphql-engine, gatsby-gitbook-starter and evangelizes modern data access practices. Besides the day job, Praveen runs... 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 →
In today's fast-paced development environment, ensuring API security is more crucial than ever. Despite the strong desire to integrate security into software delivery cycles, many organizations struggle to achieve this effectively. This session will focus on the importance of proactive API security testing to match the pace of development and achieve business outcomes and goals. By understanding your organization's shift-left maturity, you can better position yourself to integrate security into your development processes seamlessly.
Using StackHawk's Shift-Left Maturity Model as a framework, we will explore how identifying your maturity stage is key to making meaningful progress. The session will delve into the three fundamental pillars of successful shift-left practices: people, process, and tooling. Join us to learn how to empower your team, optimize your processes, and leverage the right tools to shift left effectively and ensure robust API security.
Dan Hopkins has been a software engineer for 20 years, working at high growth startups such as VictorOps and LivingSocial and at large high tech companies such as Splunk. For the last 10 years he has focused on building tools for progressive engineering teams adopting DevOps and DevSecOps... Read More →
Akhilesh Agarwal, apexanalytix, COO & EVP, Global Procure to Pay Solutions & Applied Technology
Dive into the world of Intelligent Data APIs and explore how they can transform your data management processes. Learn how these powerful tools reference over 1,000 data sources to ensure the accuracy of vendor addresses, tax information, bank details, and more.
COO & EVP, Global Procure to Pay Solutions & Applied Technology, apexanalytix
Akhilesh Agarwal leads the apexanalytix solutions practice responsible for apexportal, the industry’s only 100 percent touchless solution for global supplier information management and working capital optimization. He leads the development of new client-focused software innovations... Read More →
Is your company looking to improve revenue or reduce costs with AI? As businesses adopt AI they have heard of or discovered the horror stories of PII exposure, AI hallucinations and exploding costs. How can an AI Gateway help with these concerns? In this presentation you will learn how AI Gateways: Improve developer productivity. Add guardrails to corporate use of AI. Improve AI security and observability. Enforce AI compliance and abuse prevention. Control access to AI models
The presentation will explore using AI with existing API traffic and without coding as well as optimization of LLM usage with AI Gateway symantec functionality.
Steve Poyer has spent his entire career of over 20 years helping companies succeed with IT technology in the areas of Systems Management, Content Management, Content Networking, Enterprise Video, Load Balancing, API Management, Kubernetes and more recently, Artificial Intelligence... Read More →
Have you encountered a scenario where, while working on a feature or resolving a bug, you discovered that duplicate records were being generated in a database, or duplicate charges or orders were being processed? Have you handled situations where services communicate asynchronously over the network, idempotency becomes essential to handle message retries, network failures, and eventual consistency among services. Ensuring idempotency is essential, particularly with the help of durable execution systems like Temporal. In this session, we'll delve into the concept of idempotency, elucidating its significance in simplifying the management of cloud based software systems. Through examples and exploration of intricate cases, we'll demonstrate how idempotency can be leveraged effectively with Temporal.
Geetha is a Solutions Architect in the big data management and durable execution space with experience in executing solutions for business problems on cloud and on-premises. She loved distributed computing during her undergrad days and has followed my interest ever since. She provides... Read More →
Managing data at Netflix scale presents unique challenges, especially with multiple applications requiring diverse databases. Traditional methods risk database sprawl, fragmented knowledge, and redundant efforts. Netflix's Data Access team addresses these issues with Data Abstractions, creating a streamlined data access layer.
Our paved path abstractions—KeyValue, Time Series, Graph, and more—offer robust APIs that hide underlying database complexities. Application teams simply specify their access patterns and requirements, and select the appropriate abstraction. Our platform then handles capacity planning, hardware provisioning, and database deployment.
Data Abstractions allow us to transparently switch databases, ensuring optimal performance and scalability as use cases evolve. This approach has enabled one of the largest database migrations at Netflix, completely transparent to the client. This innovative approach allows Netflix to maintain a high level of service reliability and operational efficiency, even as new database technologies emerge.
Learning objectives 1) Gain a comprehensive understanding of what Data Abstractions are and how they simplify database management by providing a robust data access layer. 2) Discover how Netflix's platform handles capacity planning and hardware provisioning based on application teams' specified access patterns and requirements. 3) Explore the architecture, scale, and novel techniques employed by Netflix to operate Data Abstractions reliably at massive scale.
Vidhya Arvind is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix and a Senior IEEE member, specializing in building data abstractions. She is a founding member of Netflix’s data abstraction platform, which supports common patterns including KeyValue, Tree, TimeSeries, Table Metadata, and... Read More →
Rajasekhar Ummadisetty is a leading professional with over a decade of experience in solving distributed systems problems at scale. He currently leads the development of data abstractions at Netflix, focusing on scalable, high-performance solutions. Previously, Rajasekhar made significant... Read More →
Data Mesh Architecture is the fourth generation of the “modern data stack”. This approach focuses on the creation of ‘data products’ that feed data from data warehouses or data lakes back into operational systems. REST APIs are at the heart of this architecture and we are seeing a whole new set of use cases based on this approach.
Terence is the CEO of DreamFactory Software. Previously, he was the Director of Operations at DreamFactory Software. Before joining DreamFactory, led operations at TeamPassword, was a member of Google RedTeam, and served as a U.S. Navy Officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Tim Nguyen, Epson, Head of Business Development & Partner Innovation
This talk delves into the transformative impact of Epson Connect API on compliance and automation workflows across diverse industries. Through case studies and real-world examples, we explore how Epson’s seamless API integration has empowered businesses to reduce manual workload, minimize errors, and achieve significant cost savings.
One highlighted case is the Facil.IT solution, developed to assist laboratories and manufacturing facilities with the complexities of hazardous material compliance. By using Epson’s Connect API, Facil.IT automates document scanning and regulatory checks, enabling rapid classification and compliance verification. This solution reduces compliance processing times from days to minutes, improving operational speed by up to 83% and lowering documentation errors by over 75%.
Join us to learn how businesses from immigration services to facility management are integrating Epson Connect API to streamline processes, enhance data accuracy, and improve client experiences.
Head of Business Development & Partner Innovation, Epson
With 12+ years of experience in the technology industry, I am a business leader who builds teams and platforms for scale and impact. I have worked with some of the world's most successful companies, such as Apple, DJI, and TikTok, and formulated strategic partnerships with Microsoft... Read More →
