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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Empowering Developer Innovation - Balancing Speed, Security, and Scale

Amir Friedman , Martin Reynolds , Yair Etziony

Top-down compliance kills engineering velocity. Discover how platform teams build self-service golden paths to safely balance AI-driven developer speed with strict enterprise security.

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Balancing developer self-service with strict compliance requirements

Providing golden pathways and security guardrails empowers developers without sacrificing stability in highly regulated environments.

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Measuring the effectiveness of self-service tooling using metrics

Tracking deployment rates and team interactions reveals the true operational effectiveness of newly implemented automated systems.

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Integrating toolchains to improve engineering efficiency and culture

Implementing automated toolchains safely shifts developers from traditional ticketing workflows to autonomous self-service models.

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Fostering innovation spaces outside of restrictive compliance environments

Isolated sandbox areas allow engineers to freely test experimental technologies before attempting heavy platform integration.

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Setting realistic engineering targets using contextual performance data

Analyzing historical product context and specific team behaviors prevents developers from merely gaming arbitrary productivity quotas.

#6 about 6 min

Aligning broader organizational vision with everyday engineering culture

Translating complex technical initiatives into direct business language secures corporate management support while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction.

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Evaluating the realistic impact of artificial intelligence tools

Integrating intelligent coding assistants requires establishing solid company standards to properly audit the incoming volume of generated code.

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