If you’re a long time reader of this newsletter, you know I get most of my insights from the sheer number of platform engineering conversations I get to have. PlatformCon this year will be my biggest opportunity yet.

PlatformCon is the crystal ball of the platform engineering industry. In 2022, it predicted the meteoric rise in portals. In 2023, platform as code and infrastructure platform engineering reached a general audience for the first time, and in 2024, it saw AI explode onto the PE scene & dev portal hype fade into reality.

What will happen next? Well, I already have my first hint from the over 1000+ submissions we’ve received. But it is in-person where I will really look into that crystal ball.

I’ll be doing in-person trainings on Platform as a Product, designing and building your Minimum Viable Platform, and soaking up your experiences.

I’ll be listening to Kelsey Hightower, and Camille Fournier in New York, and Gregor Hohpe, and Nicki Watt in London (and many more).

I’ll be talking to you! And whoever else I can.

I want to know. What have people learned in the last year? What are you building? How are you embracing Platform as a Product in your enterprise? What are your platform engineering challenges? How did you solve them?

There is no better way for us to learn.

See you there!