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Shai-Hulud shows engineering teams have a new AI security problem
Shai-Hulud exploited what already existed.
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In partnership with HarnessGovernance is the platform problem worth solving
How to embed AI governance into platform engineering.
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How to build an effective technical strategy
Building a tech strategy requires a lot of moving parts. Learn about what routes to take and whether decisions should be top-down.
On our Technical Direction playlist
Modernizing legacy systems: A technical strategy for evolving monoliths into modern architectures at HelloFresh
Gain insights into transforming legacy systems into scalable architectures, with practical strategies for balancing stability, managing technical debt, and enabling growth opportunities at HelloFresh.
Technical Vision vs. Technical Strategy: The difference and why it matters
Jonathan Maltz digs into the nuts and bolts of setting a successful technical strategy. Startin by talking about the difference between technical vision and technical strategy.
How to implement platform engineering at scale
In this webinar, we’ll hear from enterprise engineering leaders who’ve overcome cultural barriers and team silos, and successfully adopted platform engineering practices in their orgs.
Good technical debt
Jon Thornton discusses how this framework was used to rapidly build and ship Squarespace’s Email Campaigns product in less than 15 months. Along the way, you’ll get several practical guidelines for how tech debt can supercharge your technical investments.
Creating, defining, and refining an effective tech strategy
Having a defined tech strategy creates alignment and keeps everyone on the same page. So how can you ensure yours is most effective? Panelists Anna Shipman, Randy Shoup, Papanii Nene Okai, Nimisha Asthagiri and Anand Mariappan share their tips.
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More about Technical Direction
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Practicing engineering transparency
Being more transparent as a Staff+ engineer can help build trust and encourage best practice across entire engineering teams.
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The business case for headless CMS – a quick guide for developers
Headless CMS is a major upgrade for organizations looking to streamline their content delivery, but building a business case that suits all stakeholders is no mean feat.
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Riding the ever-changing waves of front-end development
The frontend has undergone an impressive evolution in the past few decades, but just how much has this role changed over time?
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Want to stay technical as a manager? Stay curious
Effectively managing your team whilst retaining your technical know-how may seem like an impossible juggling act. But there are some things you can do to polish up your skills.
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On-call is a necessary function for any organization
Here’s how to make sure your team doesn’t hate being on-call.
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How to make plans for an uncertain future
Great plans account for when things don’t go according to plan. Here are three ways to create more resilient plans.
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Switching cloud infrastructure solutions? Follow these three steps.
If you’re thinking of changing cloud solutions, here are some ways to create a smooth transition.
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Fixing broken windows: How to deal with legacy systems
Working with old code? Here’s everything you need to know about managing and improving legacy systems.
Top Technical Direction videos
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In partnership with HarnessProve the value of platform engineering
How to justify the cost of your biggest engineering investment.
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In partnership with CoderThe perils of context switching
Studies show that it can take 20 minutes to regain focus after a distraction, but what can engineering leaders do to help engineers switch context less often and find flow?
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In partnership with CloudZeroOptimizing cloud costs: Whose job is it anyway?
Who really owns cloud costs? In many organizations, the answer still isn’t clear.
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In partnership with HarnessCrafting the perfect developer platform
From your IDE to CI/CD, where is best to buy vs build?
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In partnership with SwarmiaWhat are qualitative productivity metrics – and how do we measure them?
If your team is hitting key delivery metrics, we assume everything in the lifecycle before production is sound. However, we know that traditional metrics only tell half the story.
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In partnership with CircleCIHow to build experimentation into your technical roadmap
This webinar is for engineering leaders who believe that a strong culture of experimentation drives innovation – and who want to convince peers and stakeholders that it should be part of your technical strategy
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In partnership with HarnessIs infrastructure as code still fit for purpose?
Explore challenges with Infrastructure as Code, strategies to optimize its management, roles of DevOps teams, and tools for scaling complex multi-cloud environments effectively.
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From cost to impact: Leading through infrastructure investment decisions
This session explores tools like SLOs, KPI Trees, and the FinOps culture to make cost management a shared responsibility across the organization.