Is Platform engineering the hottest trend in tech, or just a fancy name for DevOps?

While teams everywhere chase developer self-service and golden paths, the skills gap is massive. What started as conference chatter has exploded into dedicated KubeCon tracks, drawing record crowds and companies desperately hiring platform engineers.

But how do you prove you know what you're doing?

Meet some of the platform engineering practitioners who saw this chaos and built the Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate certification - the first vendor-neutral certification to validate real expertise.

Discover why they felt certification was essential, how it distinguishes genuine skills from resume buzzwords, and why it opens doors to leadership roles like Platform Architect and Manager.

Walk away with a clear understanding of platform engineering's trajectory, practical next steps for your career growth, and insider knowledge from people building tomorrow's developer experiences today.