Non-functional requirements like performance, scalability, and resiliency often get pushed to the end of development — a costly mistake that leads to late-stage firefighting, expensive rework, and unpredictable production issues.

This session flips the script by showing how to embed continuous validation of non-functional requirements early and throughout your development lifecycle. You’ll get hands-on guidance on leveraging Azure’s testing and monitoring ecosystem—from automated load testing and chaos experiments to telemetry-driven insights—that enable developers and architects to detect and fix problems before they escalate.

Through practical demos, real code snippets, and pipeline examples, you’ll learn how to own your system’s reliability and performance from day one, building resilient software that scales and performs under pressure. If you want to move beyond reactive fixes and deliver non-functional excellence continuously, this talk will give you the mindset and toolkit to get there.