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June 10

Real talk: platform engineering with Kelsey Hightower and Kaspar von Grünberg

In this fireside chat, Kelsey Hightower and Kaspar von Grünberg dive deep into the core of platform engineering, they discuss how we got here, the challenges and lessons, and where we might be going.

Platform engineering has taken the world by storm. However, it didn’t spring up from nowhere. It has been a multi-decade journey. How did we get here? What is the technical foundation for this new discipline? Where are we going?

In their conversation Kelsey Hightower and Kaspar von Grünberg explore what led us to the emergence of platform engineering, what most people are still getting wrong and much more.

Their conversation paints a fascinating picture of the journey of platform engineering as a discipline, highlighting both its roots and promising future.

Kaspar von Grünberg
CEO, Humanitec
Kelsey Hightower
Distinguished Engineer
& Developer Advocate
Kaspar von Grünberg

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