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Gitpod Rebrands to Ona, Aiming to Become the AI-Powered Center of Software Development
Gitpod, known for offering browser-based cloud development environments, has rebranded as Ona, signaling a major shift in its vision from IDE-centric workflows to AI-driven software engineering.
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InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025: Master the 'How' with Deep-Dive, Practitioner-Led Guidance
At InfoQ Dev Summit Munich (Oct 15-16), learn directly from the senior engineers building complex systems. This practitioner-led conference offers deep dives on real-world implementation patterns from software leaders at Allianz, Skyscanner, Zalando, and Delivery Hero.
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Google Cloud Launches 'Cloud Setup' to Streamline Foundational Infrastructure
Google Cloud has launched Google Cloud Setup, a streamlined service for creating secure, best-practice cloud environments. Offering guided workflows for various needs—proof-of-concept, production, and enhanced security—this tool reduces manual efforts, enabling rapid application deployment in minutes, not days. Enjoy hassle-free configuration with built-in best practices and cost-effective access.
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Uber Unveils Multi-Cloud Secrets Management Platform to Secure 150,000+ Credentials
Uber has revealed details of its internally developed Multi-Cloud Secrets Management Platform, designed to address the security challenges of managing over 150,000 secrets across its massive distributed infrastructure. The platform represents a significant evolution in how large-scale technology companies approach credential security in multi-cloud environments.
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Cisco Reveals JARVIS: an AI Assistant for Platform-Engineering Teams
Introducing JARVIS by Cisco, an AI-powered assistant revolutionizing platform-engineering workflows. With seamless integration across 40+ tools, JARVIS automates complex tasks, reducing project timelines from weeks to hours. Powered by a hybrid AI architecture, it ensures accuracy and reliability while enhancing productivity.
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InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025: AI, Platforms, and Developer Experience
Software development is shifting fast. Senior engineers need real-world insights on AI, platforms, and developer autonomy. InfoQ Dev Summit Boston (June 9-10) offers 2 days with over 27 sessions of curated, technical talks delivered by engineers actively working at scale. We are focused on helping teams navigate the software evolution, with the clarity and context needed to make better decisions.
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QCon London: In an Enterprise Ecosystem Your Platform Is Not an Island
In a talk at QCon London, Rachael Wonnacott explained the challenges in building a developer platform in an organisation with legacy processes and how a golden path leading to either a Kubernetes Hotel or a Public Cloud House might be necessary.
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QCon London 2025 Day 1: Parsing Data from Space, Developer Joy, Local First Apps, Platforms
The 19th annual QCon London conference was held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, England. This three-day event, organized by C4Media, consists of presentations by expert practitioners. Day One, scheduled on April 7th, 2025, included a keynote address by Dr. Kenneth Harris and presentations from five conference tracks.
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InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025: Real-World AI, Platform Engineering & DevEx Strategies
InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025 (June 9-10, 2025) is where senior software developers, architects, and engineering leaders come together to tackle today’s most pressing challenges in AI adoption, platform engineering, and developer experience (DevEx). This event delivers insights from practitioners building and scaling modern software systems.
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How Engineering Teams Are Tackling AI, Platform Engineering & DevEx: InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025
The InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025 conference (June 9-10) will bring together senior software practitioners to share proven strategies for integrating AI, scaling resilient architectures, and optimizing developer experience - three key areas that will define engineering success in the next 18 months.
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QCon San Francisco 2024 Day 2: Shift-Left, GenAI, Engineering Productivity, Languages/Paradigms
The 18th annual QCon San Francisco conference was held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in San Francisco, California. This five-day event, organized by C4Media, consists of three days of presentations and two days of workshops. Day Two, scheduled on November 19th, 2024, included a keynote address by Lizzie Matusov and presentations from four conference tracks.
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How to Delight Your Developers with User-Centric Platforms and Practices
By focusing on the users, platform development teams can ensure that they build a platform that tackles the true needs of developers, Ana Petkovska said at QCon London. In her talk, Delight Your Developers with User-Centric Platforms & Practices, she shared what their Developer Experience (DevEx) group looks like and what products and services they provide.
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Setting up a Data Mesh Organization
A data mesh organization: producers, consumers, and the platform. According to Matthias Patzak, the mission of the platform team is to make the lives of the producer and consumers simple, efficient and stress free. Data must be discoverable and understandable, trustworthy, and shared securely and easily across the organization.
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Enabling Fast Flow in Software Organizations
Resolving impediments to flow and removing unnecessary sources of cognitive load can make culture issues disappear in organisations, Nigel Kersten argued. Start with a clear strategy that is easy to communicate, then follow the path to creating stream-aligned teams and platform teams, he suggested.
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Ideas for Crafting Inclusive Public Software Platforms
Public software platforms should be inclusive and accessible to everyone, where people feel comfortable using them. It’s a big challenge to design a platform for everyone, from digital newbies to natives, with varying knowledge and experience of administrative processes. Government platforms must ensure their users' trust so that they feel safe using government services online.