InfoQ - InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025 - Presentations

Presentation: Platform Engineering for Everyone - Success Can’t Be Coded

Max Körbächer — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:50:00 GMT

Max Korbacher explains why successful internal development platforms cannot be built on tech alone. He discusses the pitfalls of infrastructure-first thinking, the importance of a clear product mindset, and how to measure real value using DevEx and SPACE metrics. Learn how to align your team, manage tech debt, and foster a thriving community to ensure lasting platform adoption.

By Max Körbächer

Presentation: Road to Compliance: Will Your Internal Users Hate Your Platform Team?

Davide de Paolis — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:20:00 GMT

Davide de Paolis discusses the realities of rolling out cloud infrastructure compliance without fracturing developer relations. Drawing from a real-world platform team reboot at Sevdesk, he explains how to implement "minimum viable governance" on AWS, utilize event-driven Slack alerting to automate policy feedback, and shift from rigid enforcement to high-empathy, data-driven collaboration.

By Davide de Paolis