Presenters Lin Sun Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Seamlessly Integrate Keycloak Authentication with Your MCP Server 🚀 Ever wished you could secure your MCP servers without diving deep into code modifications and complex redeployments? Well, buckle up, because Lin Song from Solo.io is here to show us how! In this insightful session from Keycloak Kong, Lin walks us through integrating Keycloak authentication into an MCP server, demonstrating a powerful approach using a gateway. ...

Presenters Dominik Schlosser Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Unlocking the Future of Digital Identity: Keycloak Meets the EU Digital Identity Wallet 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Get ready to dive into the exciting world of digital identity, where cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing how we interact with online services. In this post, we’re going to explore the powerful synergy between Keycloak, a leading identity and access management solution, and the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a game-changer for secure and user-centric digital identification. ...

Presenters Joe Combopiano Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Unlocking Developer Superpowers: Spotify’s Portal and the Agentic Future 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like you’re drowning in operational overhead, juggling countless tools, and wishing for a smoother development experience? Well, get ready, because Joe Combopiano from Spotify is here to pull back the curtain on Spotify for Portal, a game-changer that’s not just simplifying development but propelling it into an agentic future. ...

Presenters Krzysztof Janota Dusan Askovic Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Divide and Collaborate: Scaling Backstage at ING 🚀 In the world of massive organizations, complexity is rarely a problem—it is a numbers game. At ING, a global systemic bank with 60,000 employees and 15,000 developers, the sheer volume of internal tools created a paradox: while the bank’s purpose is to help people stay a step ahead, its own developers were struggling to navigate a labyrinth of over 60 disparate portals just to get a single application to production. ...

Presenters Alex Speranza Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Streamlining Kubernetes Cluster Management with Backstage 🚀 Managing Kubernetes clusters can quickly become a complex and time-consuming endeavor, especially as the number of clusters grows. In this insightful session, Alex Speranza, a DevOps and Platform Engineer at Informatica, shares how they leveraged Backstage to automate and simplify the process of onboarding Kubernetes clusters, transforming a convoluted workflow into a streamlined, user-friendly experience. The Challenge: Scaling Cluster Management 📈 The core problem Alex and his team faced was the unforeseen rapid growth in their managed Kubernetes clusters. What was initially estimated to be a once-a-year task for the infrastructure team quickly escalated. In just two years, their cluster count surged from a mere three to a staggering 22. This exponential growth highlighted the need for a more efficient and automated approach to cluster onboarding and management. ...