Product Engineering

Presenters Igor de Sousa Source PromCon EU 2025 Beyond Monitoring: The Urgent Need for True Observability 🚀 Let’s be honest, the tech world is obsessed with monitoring. We’re drowning in alerts, dashboards, and metrics – but are we really understanding what’s happening beneath the surface? This presentation challenged that very notion, arguing that true observability goes far beyond simply tracking data. Let’s dive into the key takeaways and explore a crucial shift in how we approach system health. ...

Presenters Cansu Kavili Örnek Koray Oksay Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 From YAML Nightmares to Platform Nirvana: Introducing KRO 🚀 If you have spent any time in the trenches of platform engineering lately, you know the struggle is real. We are all searching for that “Goldilocks” zone: a platform that is powerful enough for engineers but simple enough that developers do not need a PhD in Kubernetes just to deploy a microservice. ...

Presenters Gaël Duez Jo Masraff Sathpal Singh Source Green IO podcast Turning Tech Trash into Treasure: Why Sustainability is Your Next Big Product Win 🚀 Ever feel like your organization is drowning in data, but starving for insights? You’re not alone. But what if we told you that the real value isn’t just in collecting data, but in using it to build a better, greener digital future? 🌱 This isn’t just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. As green IT expert Frederick Bordage points out, up to 80% of a digital product’s environmental footprint is determined during the design phase. That’s a massive opportunity to embed sustainability right from the start! ...

Presenters Wes Reisz Shuman Ghosemajumder Source InfoQ podcast Navigating the AI Revolution: Trust, Threats, and the Future of Software Development 🚀 The world of technology is buzzing with the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence, but with great power comes great responsibility – and new challenges. As AI rapidly integrates into our lives, understanding its implications for trust, security, and software development is more critical than ever. This blog post synthesizes insights from a recent discussion with AI expert Shuman Majumder, offering a deep dive into the evolving landscape of AI and how we can build a more secure and trustworthy digital future. ...

Presenters Vivek Yadav Source InfoQ podcast Stripe’s Secret Weapon: How Apache Spark Fuels Bulletproof Payment Systems 🚀 Ever wondered how companies like Stripe, which handle a mind-boggling amount of financial transactions every second, ensure their systems are absolutely rock-solid? It’s not just about clever coding; it’s about innovative testing strategies that go above and beyond. In a recent illuminating presentation, Vivek Yadav, an Engineering Manager at Stripe, pulled back the curtain on a rather unconventional yet incredibly effective use of Apache Spark – not for its usual analytical wizardry, but for something far more critical: large-scale regression testing and “what-if” scenario analysis for their core payment systems. Prepare to be amazed as we dive into how Stripe is leveraging this powerful tool to achieve unparalleled system integrity. ...