An emerging trend we are seeing more and more in technology is the need to modernize not just our applications, but how and where we build our applications. There is a bottleneck in most common enterprise scenarios. A developer team needs an environment to test a new feature or new app entirely, and they have to reach out to OPs teams to get that resource created, slamming the brakes on the ability to ship efficiently.

Platform Engineering is the next evolution of DevOps, where we are thinking past how we plan and publish our apps, but what it takes to build scalable solutions with teams across the world. When implemented, it can empower developers to build apps using standardized environments with the flexibility to customize based on their needs. And it doesn't stop at the environment the app is built in, but also how and where the app is deployed.

Some concepts we will cover in this session are
- Taking a look at cloud-based developer environments, standardized by Ops teams, with still being able to own where you code.
- How we can seamlessly provision new cloud environments to test new features, triage issues, or experiment with new ideas without having to wait.
- What tools you should be using today to build apps that are resilient, but also have a flat learning curve.

Get ready to elevate your skills and future-proof your career as a developer in the cloud era!