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With hiring for DevRel roles increasing and junior folks often having limited in-person presentation experience (thanks to the Covid-era), I highly recommend reading Randy's advice!

Another much-requested post from the @syntasso.io team and me, "Beyond the Platform Façade: Escaping the Portals and Pipelines Trap" 🍿 www.syntasso.io/post/beyond-...

"Great internal platforms don’t emerge from ad-hoc automation or isolated tooling choices; they're built with intentionality around the core attributes that matter: speed, safety, efficiency, and scalability." My latest @syntasso.io blog! www.syntasso.io/post/the-int...

Looking to #StayAhead in 2025? Dive deep into the critical trends shaping #SoftwareArchitecture! 🎧 Don’t miss out – watch the #InfoQ #podcast now: bit.ly/3S9Heql ⏱️ #timestamps included for easy navigation! 💪 Knowledge is power! #TrendsReport

I recommend to take a look at @danielbryantuk.com excellent talk once it's up on YouTube, great resource for strategies for internal developer platforms with references to software architecture. Platform Orchestration is the natural next step!

Catch up with our latest blog, "Platform Democracy: Rethinking Who Builds and Consumes Your Internal Platform" www.syntasso.io/post/platfor...

My latest blog post: "Platform Building Antipatterns: Slow, Low, and Just for Show" - Ticket Systems: Slow 🐌 - Raw Cloud/Kubernetes Access: Low(-level) ⚙️ - Templates-as-a-Service: Just for show 🕺 www.syntasso.io/post/platfor...

This is my last @syntasso.bsky.social blog post of the year! I've collected together our most popular content and summarised key learnings 📚 Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳 www.syntasso.io/post/syntass...

Many thanks for the excellent write-up, @jkriggins.bsky.social!

www.kratix.io is a platform orchestrator, that reduces technical sprawl and the team’s cognitive load by consistently applying business processes, policies, and workflows. Listen tp @danielbryantuk.com #cloudnativefm - Ep 116 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzlF...

Benedict Evans puts together a yearly slide deck looking broadly at the industry while diving in with specific numbers and a lot of charts (90 slides). It is always a gem. via @benedictevans This year is about AI (of course). It is super. ben-evans.com/presentations

Looking to catch up on the latest #Jaeger v2 release? @matts.net has you covered on @infoq.com! "This release contains a significant architectural transformation, as it brings Jaeger and its components into the OpenTelemetry framework." www.infoq.com/news/2024/11...

Slides from my #TechRocks talk yesterday: "Engineering Resilience into the Foundations: Key Strategies for Building Robust Internal Development Platforms" speakerdeck.com/syntasso/eng...

« Speak to your customers ! » about #resilient #platformengineering by @danielbryantuk.com at #trsummit2024

How a good engineering platform, built with developers, Can improve software delivery lifecycle and bring resilience in our products. Great talk by @danielbryantuk.com

ICYMI, I shared my #KubeCon + #PlatEngDay key takeaways on the @syntasso.bsky.social blog last week! There were lots of talks about Kubernetes, now with added AI 🤖 😀 www.syntasso.io/post/kubecon...

I've just published my official #KubeConNA recap! 1/ Platform engineering has crossed the chasm 2/ AI was visible in the talks but less so at the booths 3/ Improving APIs, abstraction, and automation 4/ (Continued...) www.syntasso.io/post/kubecon... #KubeCon #PlatEngDay #PlatformEngineering

New Bluesky handle, who dis? 😁 bsky.app/profile/dani...

Great talk about the past, present and future of platforms from @paulalkennedy.bsky.social at #QConSF Platform as product FTW!

Great to hear from @danielbryantuk.bsky.social at #QConSF! Did you know that all @infoq.bsky.social content is crafted by software practitioners, not journalists? If you're passionate about software development, join our editorial community. Learn more: www.infoq.com/write-for-in...

Looking forward to hanging out in the Programming Languages and Paradigms #QConSF track today! And @paulakennedy.bsky.social is speaking, too!

A fascinating #QConSF insight into using CDC, DDD, Team Topologies, and more for legacy modernisation with a mainframe at National Grid qconsf.com/presentation...

Another great #QConSF architecture talk from the GitHub folks showing how they serve 400 million code completion requests a day with Copilot!

Lots of benefits for contributing to @infoq.bsky.social from @steefjan.bsky.social and Roland at #QConSF

Lots of great stories, anecdotes, and opinions (🌶️) about where to contribute to the community to raise your profile being shared by @steefjan.bsky.social and Roland at #QConSF

Great tips for building your personal brand within the IT industry from Roland and @steefjan.bsky.social at #QConSF “Sharing content on social media is the bread and butter of building a brand” Nice mentions of @infoq.bsky.social too!

Great #QConSF talk by Ian Hoffman about re-architecting Slack’s workspaces - Centralize complexity - The most efficient API call you can make is no API call - Prototype to get buy-in - Take a step back and ask the big questions (is the architecture fit for purpose?)

It’s always fun learning about how Uber identifies and fixes challenges. Today at #QConSF, the team are deep diving into how they improved Uber Eats search qconsf.com/presentation...

A motivating start to #QConSF with an overview of the Mars Rover program from Khawaja Shams! Take calculated risks 🔭

Kicking off #QConSF with an intro to the event and an overview of the tracks! I’m mostly hanging out in “Architectures You’ve Always Wondered About” today

My #KubeCon talk from Friday is online already! Check out my latest thinking about "Platform Engineering for Software Developers and Architects" www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhfQ...

Very interesting Heroku keynote at #KubeCon. The 12 Factor App concept and website is now open source!

I know many folks at #KubeCon are leaving early today, so I'll share my talk slides now! For those still here at 4pm today, join me in 251 AD for "Platform Engineering for Software Developers and Architects" speakerdeck.com/syntasso/pla...

Great shout out to Joseph Jacks and Patrick Reilly by @kelseyhightower.com in the #KubeCon keynote! The massive @cncf.bsky.social community grew from the first seeds planted at the inaugural KubeCon

📢Platform engineers, this one's for you! Learn how to build effective platforms and deliver exceptional developer experiences with insights & guidance from industry experts! #FreeDownload👉 bit.ly/3CrJtkp #InfoQ #eMag reviewed by @danielbryantuk.bsky.social #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #DevEx

Final #KubeCon panel of the day! Some great discussions about creating paved paths for platform engineers

Loved the @cncf.bsky.social TAG App Delivery booth lightning talks today! Great energy 🚀 And they are running this again tomorrow lunch 📆

Connect with the people behind @infoq.bsky.social go.bsky.app/DChc5sy

Loving the shout to the value of Platform as a Product from @kaspernissen.xyz in his #KubeCon keynote about AI and platform engineering

I always enjoy a live demo in the #kubecon keynotes, and the CERN folks rocked it! Kueue looks interesting for job queueing github.com/kubernetes-s...

An interesting choice of topic to start today’s #KubeCon keynotes: deterring patent trolls…

Kicking off #PlatformCoffees at Cupla Coffees before #KubeCon! We’re running this again tomorrow from 7am. Pop along for free coffees and good discussions

And that’s all folks (until #KubeCon tomorrow)! A fantastic day of conversations at the Syntasso #PlatEngDay booth. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by! The socks were clearly a hit 🧦

So much love for platform engineering at #platengday at #kubecon! The CFP for the London 2025 show is now open. And new @cncf.bsky.social platform engineering training courses have been announced!

The Syntasso team are all set for #PlatEngDay at #KubeCon! Stop by our booth for a chat and get some socks (they’ll help with the cold weather!) 😁

Good to see everyone here! Stay tuned for more posts over the coming days and weeks 😀