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Presenters Stanley Nicholl Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Unlock Your Developer Portal’s Full Potential: Spotify Portal is GA and AI-Ready! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 It’s your favorite tech blogger here, and I’ve got some seriously exciting news from the world of platform engineering and developer experience. We’re diving deep into what’s happening with Spotify’s groundbreaking developer portal, and trust me, this is a game-changer for organizations of all sizes! Originally built by Spotify to be the definitive open framework for developer portals, Backstage has always been lauded for its flexibility and extensibility. It promised a single pane of glass for all your technical infrastructure. But as Spotify recognized, not every organization has the dedicated resources to unlock its full power. That’s where their commercial offering, Spotify Portal, steps in! ...

Presenters Michael Crenshaw Source ArgoCon NA 2025 Beyond the Push: Unlocking Scalable GitOps at Intuit 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever feel like you’re wrestling with your GitOps workflows, especially when it comes to managing deployments across multiple environments? You’re not alone! We recently had a fantastic session that dove deep into this exact challenge, and the insights were truly eye-opening. Let’s unpack how Intuit is tackling this, and what it means for the future of GitOps. ...

Presenters Russ Olsen James Lewis Source GOTO podcast Navigating the Functional Frontier: From Abstract Ideas to Real-World Wins 🚀 Ever felt like diving into functional programming is like staring at a brick wall? You hear about the amazing benefits – clearer code, easier testing – but the practical leap feels… well, like trying to build a skyscraper without a blueprint! This presentation dives deep into that very struggle, offering a refreshing perspective on how to truly get functional programming and leverage its power. ...

Presenters Jessica Powell Francois Richards Source @Scale podcast From Karaoke Dreams to AI Audio Dominance: The AudioShake Revolution 🚀 Ever dreamt of singing along to your favorite obscure track, only to find no karaoke version exists? That’s exactly where AudioShake’s journey began – not in a sterile boardroom, but with a relatable desire sparked in the vibrant streets of Tokyo! ✨ Jessica Powell, co-founder and CEO of AudioShake, shared how this seemingly “whimsical idea” of isolating vocals from any song ignited a powerful pursuit of technological innovation. ...

Presenters Jessica Kerr Diana Montalion Source GOTO podcast Embracing the Beautifully Broken: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Software Development 🚀 The year is 2025, and let’s be honest, our systems – both the ones we build and the ones we live within – feel a little… fragile. But here’s the secret sauce, as systems architect Diana Montalian and author Jessica Care so eloquently put it: systems have always been in flux. The real magic isn’t in preventing every single hiccup, but in mastering the art of the response. ...