Observability

Presenters Joe Combopiano Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Unlocking Developer Superpowers: Spotify’s Portal and the Agentic Future 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like you’re drowning in operational overhead, juggling countless tools, and wishing for a smoother development experience? Well, get ready, because Joe Combopiano from Spotify is here to pull back the curtain on Spotify for Portal, a game-changer that’s not just simplifying development but propelling it into an agentic future. ...

Presenters Krzysztof Janota Dusan Askovic Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Divide and Collaborate: Scaling Backstage at ING 🚀 In the world of massive organizations, complexity is rarely a problem—it is a numbers game. At ING, a global systemic bank with 60,000 employees and 15,000 developers, the sheer volume of internal tools created a paradox: while the bank’s purpose is to help people stay a step ahead, its own developers were struggling to navigate a labyrinth of over 60 disparate portals just to get a single application to production. ...

Presenters Alex Speranza Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Streamlining Kubernetes Cluster Management with Backstage 🚀 Managing Kubernetes clusters can quickly become a complex and time-consuming endeavor, especially as the number of clusters grows. In this insightful session, Alex Speranza, a DevOps and Platform Engineer at Informatica, shares how they leveraged Backstage to automate and simplify the process of onboarding Kubernetes clusters, transforming a convoluted workflow into a streamlined, user-friendly experience. The Challenge: Scaling Cluster Management 📈 The core problem Alex and his team faced was the unforeseen rapid growth in their managed Kubernetes clusters. What was initially estimated to be a once-a-year task for the infrastructure team quickly escalated. In just two years, their cluster count surged from a mere three to a staggering 22. This exponential growth highlighted the need for a more efficient and automated approach to cluster onboarding and management. ...

Presenters Symbat Nurbay Xicu Piñera Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 From Chaos to Clarity: Booking.com’s Journey to a Unified Developer Experience with Backstage 🚀 Ever felt lost in the labyrinth of a large tech company, struggling to find the right tools, understand what’s expected of you, or even grasp how to get things done? If so, you’ll resonate with the challenges Booking.com faced before embarking on their ambitious journey to create a unified developer experience. Join Symbat Nurbay and Xicu Piñera as they share their incredible story of building “Bstage” and its evolution into the “Engineering Portal,” all powered by the open-source platform, Backstage. 💡 ...

Presenters Ekansh Gupta Shivay Lamba Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Unlocking Deeper Insights: Supercharging Backstage with OpenTelemetry 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 After a much-needed lunch break, we’re diving back into the exciting world of developer platforms. Today, we’re joined by Ekansh Gupta and Shivay Lamba, who are here to illuminate how you can supercharge your Backstage instance with the power of OpenTelemetry. Get ready to explore how to go beyond the surface and truly understand what’s happening under the hood of your complex infrastructure! ...