How to Reduce Developer Cognitive Load Through Platform Engineering
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Overview
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Learn how to systematically reduce developer cognitive load through strategic platform engineering approaches in this 54-minute webinar. Discover architectural patterns that centralize delivery concerns behind well-defined abstractions, enabling developers to focus on building software while platforms handle consistency, security, and operational correctness. Explore methods to simplify developer workflows by eliminating the need to manage CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, and Kubernetes runtime details for every service. Understand how to provide developers with fast, actionable feedback through early validation of security, configuration, and resource usage to reduce friction and rework. Master the art of building platforms that developers actually want to use by balancing abstraction and flexibility while maintaining consistency across teams and environments. Gain insights into addressing the cognitive overload that occurs as cloud-native systems grow in complexity and developers are expected to manage far more than application logic, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, Kubernetes runtime settings, security controls, and cost considerations. Learn from Principal Cloud DevOps Engineer Avinash Sabat, who brings 13+ years of experience in the financial industry specializing in building and optimizing secure, scalable cloud analytics and compliance platforms for banks.
Syllabus
How to reduce developer cognitive load through platform engineering
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Platform Engineering