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Presenters Virginia Diana Todea Source PromCon EU 2025 Decoding Platform Engineering: It’s Not About the Answers, It’s About the Questions 🤯 Hey everyone! 👋 Diana here, a Developer Experience Engineer at Victoria Metrics, and let me tell you, I’ve been wrestling with a big question lately. A question that kept me up at night, fueled by cold sweats and philosophical pondering. It’s a question that, frankly, I didn’t even know I needed to ask. So, what is platform engineering? 🤔 ...

Presenters Shahar Shporer Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 🚀 From Chaos to Collaboration: A Hospital’s GitOps Transformation & the Human Factor 🏥 Let’s face it: adopting new technologies is rarely just about the tech. It’s about people. Shahar, a DevOps Architect and Platform Engineer at Sheba Hospital, shared a fantastic story at the conference about their journey to GitOps – and it was a masterclass in navigating the human side of change. This isn’t just a tale of Argo CD and Flux; it’s a story of empathy, enablement, and understanding the “archetypes” of resistance. ...

Presenters Jeremy Adams Luke Beamish Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Unlocking Developer Potential: Neo4j’s Revolutionary “Lego Bricks” and “Golden Paths” for Documentation 🚀 Ever felt lost in a sea of technical documentation, desperately searching for that one crucial piece of information? You’re not alone! Traditional, monolithic documentation can be a real headache for developers, leading to frustration and wasted time. But what if there was a better way? At Neo4j, they’ve been on a mission to transform the developer documentation experience, and their innovative approach using “Golden Paths” and “Lego Bricks” is a game-changer. ✨ ...

Presenters Justin Cappos Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Bridging the Gap: How the Linux Foundation is Future-Proofing Tech Education 🚀 Ever feel like the tech world is moving at warp speed, leaving academia a few steps behind? You’re not alone! Many brilliant minds graduating from universities find themselves facing a curriculum that doesn’t quite align with the cutting-edge skills employers are desperately seeking. This disconnect can be frustrating for students, universities, and the industry alike. But what if there was a way to bridge this gap? ...

Presenters Emily Fox Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Open Source Security: Navigating the Future with Core Principles 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Emily Fox, Portfolio Security Architect at Red Hat, recently shared some incredibly insightful thoughts at Open Source Security Con, and we’re here to break it all down for you. In a world buzzing with new regulations and mind-bending technologies, Emily reminded us of the fundamental principles that have always been the bedrock of open source: autonomy, transparency, and collective action. These aren’t just buzzwords; they’re our compass for navigating the complex challenges ahead. ...