Cloud computing is no longer new. For most organizations, it’s not a matter of “if”, it’s more about how much, with a focus on the big three: AWS, Azure, and GCP. Container technologies such as Kubernetes (aka K8s) and Docker are having a large impact on cloud computing, as well as on software architecture. This is perhaps most clear when thinking about service-oriented, or microservice, software architectures and how they can be used to leverage cloud- and container-based environments. Identity management, API governance, and modern deployment pipelines are critical pieces of this puzzle—and getting them right means the difference between a secure, scalable architecture and a fragile house of cards. It is hard to imagine any enterprise development scenario where one or more of these trends would not be high on the list of critical skills.

Topics in this track include:

• Choose Your Identity Wisely
• Using API Gateways for Flexibility and Governance of Your APIs
• YAML Pipelines for Modern Compute