Disruptive Tech London - All aboard the Platform Engineering Express!

Join us for a fulfilling evening at Disruptive Tech London, stomach and mind!

We're bringing together experts to dive deep into the latest Platform Engineering trends and technology, providing valuable knowledge.

A massive thank you to SurrealDB for hosting the meetup!

While you learn and network, don't forget to treat yourself to some delicious food. It's the perfect blend of learning, great food, and connecting with fellow tech enthusiasts.

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LOCATION:
SurrealDB, Floor 4, Huckletree, 213 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LG, (Office entrance between Zara and River Island).

AGENDA
• 6:30 to 6:50 - Arrival & Welcome Drinks
• 6:50 to 7:00 - Introduction to Disruptive Tech
• 7:00 to 7:30 - "Navigating Platform Engineering - is DevOps dead?", Kunal Kushwaha, Developer Relations at Civo
• 7:30 to 8:30 - Food, Networking and Discussions
• 8:30 to 9:00 - "How to Build an Internal Developer Platform with 1,000s of Stakeholders", Will Stewart, Co-Founder & CEO of NorthFlank
• 9:00 - Continue networking and conversations at the pub

Information on the Speakers:

Kunal Kushwaha - Kunal is a developer relations manager at Civo, CNCF Ambassador, TEDx speaker and a GitHub Star.

Will Stewart - Will is a Software Engineer and CEO of Northflank, the comprehensive developer platform to build and scale microservices, jobs, and managed databases with a powerful UI, API & CLI.

Information on the talks:
Kunal - What is platform engineering? The talk focuses on evaluating the trade-offs between internal development platforms (IDPs) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for platform engineering. It highlights that while IDPs offer customization and better integration at the cost of significant time, expertise, and resources, SaaS solutions ensure rapid deployment and less maintenance but may lack in customization and pose security risks. The presentation aims to provide a comprehensive framework for organizations to assess these options based on various factors such as resources, cost, flexibility, scalability, security, and user experience. Attendees will learn to align their platform engineering choices with their organizational goals and priorities, informed by real-world examples and best practices.