Developer environments often lag in cloud-native transformation. While production moves to containers, developers remain tied to local machines or VMs. In this session, we’ll show how Guidewire extended its Kubernetes platform to host full developer environments as managed VMs. We’ll share our journey using KubeVirt to deliver browser-accessible workspaces—with GUIs, DevContainers, and persistent storage—running inside EKS clusters alongside containerized workloads.

You’ll learn how we:

Built zero-install, browser-only developer environments

Hosted DevContainers inside KubeVirt VMs for consistent, shareable setups

Provided safe Kubernetes access via vCluster for deployment testing

Integrated with Backstage for service scaffolding and management

Ensured enterprise-grade security without compromising developer experience

Ideal for platform teams seeking scalable onboarding and uniform development environments.