Talk

Virtual

What's the global cost of missing platforms?

Platform Engineering isn’t just tech - it’s a business investment. We’ll quantify DevEx in money: model the cost of “no platform”, measure efficiency, and learn how to sell ROI to management, ending with a global cost estimate.

CEST

Platform engineering sounds technical, but in practice, it is primarily a business decision. During the presentation, the speaker will show how to approach building a platform and developer experience in a way that can be quantified in monetary terms, from cost modeling through measuring efficiency to decisions better left unmade. This session is for those who want to see platform engineering not as just another technology trend, but as an investment with a specific ROI that impacts the operational model of the entire organization.

During the talk, attendees will:
• Calculate the cost of a missing platform in an average-size enterprise.
• Cover organizational topics to consider while introducing IDP.
• Define the difference between platform service and tooling automation.
• Get hints on how to convince management to invest in platforms.
• Have some fun with numbers and calculate the global yearly cost of missing platforms.

Virtual

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