Product Engineering

Presenters Balaji Sivasubramanian Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Revolutionizing Enterprise Development: Red Hat Developer Hub is Here to Transform Your Developer Journey! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 Balaji Civas Subramanan from Red Hat is here to spill the beans on something truly game-changing for enterprise developers. If you’ve ever felt the sting of slow development cycles, endless context switching, and the sheer friction of building software at scale, then buckle up. Platform engineering is stepping in, and the developer portal is the new front door to a smoother, more productive experience. ...

Presenters Justin Reock Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Navigating the AI Wave: A Platform Engineering Survival Guide 🌊👨‍💻 The AI revolution is here, and it’s not just a fleeting trend – it’s a fundamental shift reshaping how we build and deliver software. For platform engineering teams, this means a new era of challenges and opportunities. While the hype is undeniable, the real impact of AI on our workflows demands a strategic, data-driven approach. Let’s dive into how platform teams can not only survive but thrive in this AI-powered future. ...

Presenters Maysun Faisal Elson Yuen Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Supercharge Your AI Development: How Backstage Templates Are Revolutionizing Productivity 🚀 The world of Artificial Intelligence is moving at lightning speed. With the explosion of Large Language Models (LLMs) and sophisticated model servers, keeping up can feel like chasing a runaway train. For development teams, this means constantly navigating new releases, ensuring compatibility, and upholding stringent security standards. It’s a complex dance that can easily pull focus away from the core mission: building amazing AI applications. ...

Presenters Damien O'Toole Kieran Egan Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Ericsson’s DevX Revolution: How Backstage Transformed Developer Productivity 🚀 Ever feel like your developers are spending more time hunting for information than actually building awesome stuff? You’re not alone! Ericsson’s developer experience team tackled this exact challenge head-on, embarking on a journey that transformed their internal landscape and resulted in a staggering over 4,000 weekly visits to their Backstage portal by approximately 1260 engineers. This isn’t just about a shiny new tool; it’s a masterclass in cultivating a thriving developer ecosystem. ...

Presenters Yuki Nakata Source WasmCon NA 2025 Unlocking WebAssembly’s True Potential: A Self-Hosted Runtime Revolution 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the incredible promise of WebAssembly (Wasm) being held back by… well, Wasm itself? It’s a common frustration. Wasm is designed for portability, boasting bytecode that’s independent of language and hardware. This “write once, run anywhere” mantra is powerful, yet the reality is a landscape of over 100 diverse Wasm runtimes. Each with its own execution models (interpreters, JIT, AOT), target platforms, and crucially, unique capabilities. This diversity, while enabling specialized powerhouses like Wasmtime for AI, actually limits Wasm’s true portability. ...