Platform Engineering Vienna Meetup - Winter Edition

A year passes by very quickly. In this edition we will have the years closing with two exciting topics.

Agenda:

• Doors open 5:30 p.m.

• Talk 1: 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.

• Speaker: Simon Schrottner

• Title: Fun with Flags: Bringing the Fun Back into Feature Flagging with OpenFeature

• Abstract: Feature flags have revolutionized the software delivery lifecycle, enabling teams to decouple releases from deployments and create a more agile development process. They are often hailed as one of the key practices in modern software development—at least in theory.However, as systems grow in complexity, so do the challenges associated with feature flagging. From supporting multiple languages and managing targeted evaluations to avoiding vendor lock-in and safely decommissioning obsolete code, what initially seems like a straightforward problem can quickly become daunting.The OpenFeature community is tackling these challenges head-on by providing vendor-agnostic SDKs and a suite of powerful tools designed to simplify the feature flagging experience. Join me as we explore the common pitfalls of feature flagging and discover how OpenFeature can help bring the fun back into this critical aspect of software development.

• Break: 6:30 to 6:45 p.m.

• Talk 2: 6:45 to 7:15 p.m.

• Speaker: Georg Pirklbauer

• Title: OpenSource metrics primer: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and beyond

• Abstract: Metrics are a crucial yet often misunderstood part of every observability stack. Prometheus is a well-known standard for collecting and exporting metrics in the cloud-native world. The OpenTelemetry project has been working on a standard compatible with Prometheus but offers some additional capabilities. But why do we need another standard? And what parts of the standard are actually relevant when using metrics?
  Join us in Vienna and learn how to get started, what the different metric types are, and how you can export them using OpenTelemetry. We will also take a look at what other configuration options you have and how to most effectively use metrics in your application.

• Networking: start 7:15 p.m.