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From developer friction to business velocity: the DevEx & platform engineering playbook
Stream the 45-minute expert fireside chat on DevSecOps and platform engineering.
Event overview
Engineering teams are under more pressure than ever to ship faster, innovate more, and do it all with leaner budgets and tighter talent pools. But for many organisations, the biggest barrier to performance isn't strategy or headcount. It's friction.
Fragmented toolchains, high cognitive load, inconsistent processes, and poor developer experience are quietly costing businesses in velocity, retention, and competitive edge, and most leadership teams don't yet have a clear path to fixing it.
In this fireside chat, our panel of DevSecOps and platform engineering experts cut through the noise. We explore the real business case for investing in developer experience, and show how a strategic approach to platform engineering can transform it from an engineering concern into a board-level advantage.
What you will learn
- Why developer experience has moved from an engineering concern to a C-suite priority
- How to build the business case for DevEx investment, including the ROI metrics that resonate with CFOs and CEOs
- What 'good' looks like inside high-performing engineering organisations
- How to diagnose tool chaos and understand the true cost of cognitive overload on your teams
- Why an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is fast becoming the engine behind competitive engineering organisations
- How to implement platform engineering without adding bureaucracy, including in regulated industries
- What realistic improvement timelines look like for DORA and flow metrics
- How DevEx and platform engineering connect to talent retention, time-to-market, and digital competitiveness
Meet the presenters
Industry leaders from Adaptavist.
Jason Spriggs
Global DevOps Practice Lead
Jason, our award-winning Global DevOps Practice Lead, provides architectural vision and technical expertise to design comprehensive solutions for our clients. His team drives direction for our solutions, encompassing a wide range of industry-leading technologies and processes.
Matt Bailey
Security and Cloud Infrastructure Lead
Matt is our Security and cloud Infrastructure Lead, combining strategic thinking with deep technical expertise across cloud, security, and automation. He designs secure, scalable solutions that are built to last and grounded in business needs.
Paul Cavanagh
Field CTO, Strategic Accounts
Paul is a technologist with 30+ years in enterprise Financial Services, covering everything from M&A to architecture and governance. He helps regulated clients embrace Platform Engineering, shift to long-lived products, and streamline their SDLC and ways of working.
Philip Papp
Senior Strategic Advisor
Philip Papp is a DevOps leader combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership across AWS and Kubernetes. With 8+ years of experience, he helps organisations build secure cloud platforms, lead high-performing teams, and modernise their infrastructure.
Who should watch?
This webinar is designed for senior technology and engineering leaders who are responsible for engineering performance, developer productivity, or platform strategy, including:
- CTO, CIO, and Chief Architect
- VP of Engineering
- Director of DevOps / Engineering
- VP of Infrastructure / Platform Engineering
- Head of Platform or DevOps