About
Developers are frustrated. Pipelines are brittle. Security feels like a blocker. According to our latest research, 67% of developers still rely on manual rollbacks, and nearly all report friction from toolchain sprawl. In this session, we’ll dig into the hidden inefficiencies in most DevOps stacks and explore how platform teams are flipping the script with reusable templates, embedded policy-as-code, and intelligent automation. If you want to boost delivery velocity without compromising control, this is where to start.

Key Takeaways:

-How the structure of your stack leads to friction and frustration

-How Platform Teams can use templates, policies, and automation to eliminate friction

-Practical steps to modernize without a complete rebuild
When
Thursday, October 16, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)
Presenters
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Eric Minick
Sr. Director of DevOps Solutions - Harness
Eric Minick is an internationally recognized expert in software delivery with experience in Continuous Delivery, DevOps, and Agile practices working as a developer, marketer, and product manager. Eric is the author of “Application Release and Deployment for Dummies” and is cited or acknowledged in the books “Continuous Integration,” “Agile Conversations,” and “Team Topologies.”

Today, Eric works on the Harness product management team to bring its solutions to market. Eric joined Harness from CodeLogic, where he was Head of Product.
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Dewan Ahmed
Principal Developer Advocate - Harness
Dewan Ahmed is a Principal Developer Advocate at Harness, helping teams ship code reliably and efficiently. With 14 years in DevOps and infrastructure roles at IBM, Red Hat, and Aiven, he brings a mix of hands-on experience and community passion. A frequent speaker since 2016, Dewan shares insights on developer advocacy, infrastructure, and tech careers through talks and his blog. He also mentors underrepresented groups in tech through free career coaching.