Oct: cloud-native testing + platform agents + K8s updates

F5 is sponsoring food and bev this time around. Thanks F5!

As usual:

1. RSVP's close 48 hrs before the event. Please make it easy on us by RSVP'ing only if you intend to show up.
2. Don't be late! You'll get locked out, and that's no fun!
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Agenda

6:00 pm: food / drinks / networking
6:20 pm: Talk 1: Testing in the Age of AI and Cloud-Native with Dmitry Fonarev of Testkube
7:00 pm: Who is hiring? Who is looking?
7:10 pm: Talk 2: Platform agents with Sameera Jayasoma from WSO2
7:50 pm: Talk 3: K8s updates with GKE Product Mgmt team
8:30 pm: Finish

Speakers & topics

1. Testing in the Age of AI and Cloud-Native with Dmitry Fonarev of Testkube

Cloud-native development and AI-generated code make continuous testing both harder and more critical, with challenges such as inconsistent results, scattered observability, unclear release quality gates, infrastructure validation, and testing pipelines becoming a bottleneck as AI produces more code and tests. What lies ahead - autonomous AI testing agents, from locally invoked today to collaborating teams managed by dedicated platforms, and how responsibilities will shift between QA and platform engineering.

2. Platform agents with Sameera Jayasoma from WSO2

Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) have revolutionized developer self-service, but managing infrastructure, troubleshooting deployment failures, and navigating complex cloud-native architectures still introduce significant cognitive load. In this talk, Sameera Jayasoma explores how AI-driven Platform Agents are shifting platform engineering from static portals to dynamic, context-aware digital platform assistants.

3. K8s updates

The PM team behind GKE have organized talk topics to keep you up to date with the latest updates to K8s.

About our sponsors

F5 is sponsoring this time around! Thanks F5!!

Hybrid/Remote option

Sorry, this event is in-person only, so please join us in Cambridge!