Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Don't miss out! Join us at our next KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events in Shanghai, China (8-9 September, 2026) and Salt Lake City, United States (Nov 9–12, 2026). Connect with our current graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects as the community gathers to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing. Learn more at kubecon.io
Turning Platform Engineering Work Into Business Value Leadership Understands - Danielle Cook, Akamai & Simon Forster, Stackegy
Platform engineering teams are building powerful cloud native capabilities: internal platforms, automation, self-service infrastructure, and better developer experiences. But many struggle to explain why this work deserves investment.
This session shares real-world examples of organizations evaluating cloud native tools and platforms and how they successfully connected technical platform improvements to measurable business impact.
We’ll show how teams translated developer productivity, operational efficiency, and platform maturity into language executives use for funding decisions. You’ll see the exact materials, metrics, and framing that helped teams secure buy-in for cloud native investments.
Whether you’re building an internal platform or modernizing infrastructure, this talk provides practical guidance on how to position your work as a business enabler - not just a technical upgrade.
Don't miss out! Join us at our next KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events in Shanghai, China (8-9 September, 2026) and Salt Lake City, United States (Nov 9–12, 2026). Connect with our current graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects as the community gathers to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing. Learn more at kubecon.io
Turning Platform Engineering Work Into Business Value Leadership Understands - Danielle Cook, Akamai & Simon Forster, Stackegy
Platform engineering teams are building powerful cloud native capabilities: internal platforms, automation, self-service infrastructure, and better developer experiences. But many struggle to explain why this work deserves investment.
This session shares real-world examples of organizations evaluating cloud native tools and platforms and how they successfully connected technical platform improvements to measurable business impact.
We’ll show how teams translated developer productivity, operational efficiency, and platform maturity into language executives use for funding decisions. You’ll see the exact materials, metrics, and framing that helped teams secure buy-in for cloud native investments.
Whether you’re building an internal platform or modernizing infrastructure, this talk provides practical guidance on how to position your work as a business enabler - not just a technical upgrade.
