Platform engineering

Jun 15, 2026

Cloud, Containers & Security • Adrian Mouat, Kief Morris & Sam Newman • GOTO 2025

In this panel discussion, experts Adrian Mouat, Kief Morris, and Sam Newman delve into the current landscape of cloud technology, container security, and infrastructure automation. They cover key topics such as supply chain security with Sigstore and SBOMs, the practical impact of AI on deterministic systems, the ongoing debate about cloud repatriation, and advanced Infrastructure as Code practices like TDD and managing configuration drift.

Jun 02, 2026

GitHub’s Agent Era: 14x Commits, 200M Developers, Copilot’s Next Act — Kyle Daigle

GitHub COO Kyle Daigle discusses the new era of AI agents from the inside. He covers how he uses AI for leadership, the shift from "mega-skills" to "micro-skills," and how GitHub is navigating a 14x growth in commits. The conversation goes deep on the evolution of Copilot, the future of PRs in an agent-driven world, the challenges of scaling, and Microsoft's vision for an ambient AI operating system.

Apr 28, 2026

Building & Running a Serverless Platform: Beyond Infrastructure • Shilpa Nagavara • GOTO 2025

Explore the lifecycle of building and operating a robust serverless platform, treating it as a product for internal and external consumers. This talk covers the crucial phases of ideation, construction (using the AWS Well-Architected Framework), and operation, emphasizing a consumer-centric mindset, operational excellence, and strategies for long-term success.

Apr 08, 2026

Platforms for Humans and Machines: Engineering for the Age of Agents — Juan Herreros Elorza

This talk by Juan Herreros Elorza explores how to design internal developer platforms for a future where AI coding agents are first-class users. It argues that the same best practices that make platforms accessible to humans—self-service interfaces, well-defined APIs, local-first workflows, and rich observability—are now critical prerequisites for agents to autonomously build, debug, and ship software. The session provides concrete principles for platform design, discusses how to manage AI-assisted contributions, and emphasizes the need to measure the impact of these changes on developer productivity and system reliability.

Mar 19, 2026

One Size Fits None: How Platform Engineering Must Evolve • William Rizzo & Colin Griffin • GOTO 2026

Colin Griffin and William Rizzo discuss the future of platform engineering, emphasizing the need to move beyond one-size-fits-all frameworks. They explore how different industries like fintech, telco, and automotive require tailored platforms due to unique regulatory and business challenges. The conversation highlights the growing pressure to link platform investments to clear business outcomes and details the infrastructure reckoning caused by large-scale GPU investments for AI, which brings hardware and network orchestration to the forefront.

Mar 02, 2026

Platform Engineering • Ajay Chankramath & Nic Cheneweth • GOTO 2026

Ajay Chankramath and Nic Cheneweth discuss the critical elements of effective platform engineering, emphasizing a product mindset, the foundational role of control planes and API-first design, the common pitfalls of implementing Backstage, and the emerging impact of AI and agents on the platform landscape.