Platform engineering: Why hype isn’t enough for adoption

Why do so many platform engineering initiatives stall after the first sprint?
Ajay Chankramath, CTO at Brillio, will dive deep into the adoption paradox facing platform teams today, by drawing on field-tested experience and the frameworks, and exploring systemic blockers to adoption, the architecture of trust with dev teams, and how to align platform capabilities with real developer workflows.

In this webinar, expect insights on platform-as-product thinking, internal resistance patterns, and practical blueprints for delivering value fast, without compromising long-term platform integrity.

1. A diagnostic lens to identify and overcome the root causes of platform adoption resistance within your engineering org.
2. A field-tested framework for aligning platform capabilities with developer needs using platform-as-product and DevEx-driven principles.
3. Actionable strategies to accelerate adoption without adding friction - drawing from real-world case studies and scalable implementation patterns

After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.
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Speaker:

Ajay Chankramath - Managing Director and CTO @ Brillio
Ajay is the Chief Technology Officer and Global Managing Director for Platform & Products at Brillio. With over three decades of experience driving platform engineering and large-scale digital transformation, Ajay has led platform strategy and adoption at companies like Thoughtworks, Oracle Marketing Cloud, and Broadridge. He is the co-author of Effective Platform Engineering and a leading voice in the evolution of internal developer platforms, DevEx, and AI-augmented engineering. Ajay specializes in helping complex organizations modernize their tech stacks, scale engineering platforms, and unlock developer productivity at enterprise scale.