diff --git a/microsite/blog/2024-03-27-backstagecon-kubecon-24.mdx b/microsite/blog/2024-03-27-backstagecon-kubecon-24.mdx index e16ff8b8e3..b95030db60 100644 --- a/microsite/blog/2024-03-27-backstagecon-kubecon-24.mdx +++ b/microsite/blog/2024-03-27-backstagecon-kubecon-24.mdx @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Wow! Has it already been four years since we open sourced Backstage? What an ama ## Day 1: BackstageCon arrives in Europe -This was the third BackstageCon and the first to take place outside North America. As you can see, it started with a bang. +This was the third BackstageCon and the first to take place outside North America. As you can see, it started with a bang. ![BackstageCon Europe 2024](assets/2024-03-27/backstagecon-europe-2024.jpg) Via [Cloud Native Computing Foundation](https://www.flickr.com/photos/143247548@N03/albums/72177720315561784/) on Flickr @@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ With hosts like [Balaji Sivasubramanian](https://www.linkedin.com/in/balajisiva) More highlights from the day: -- **Happy alignment:** Do you know when teams really need to be aligned? When they're working at a bank. [Thomas Grønbæk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-grønbæk/) (Senior Manager, Bankdata) gave an exciting talk about how “[Backstage Made 500+ Developers Happy](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P4KPyeDFexAVm6ZvfAWMU8)” in the highly regulated banking industry. -- **Scaling up:** On the topic of scaling Backstage — a frequent subject on our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/backstage-687207715902193673) — [Vincenzo Scamporlino](https://se.linkedin.com/in/vincenzoscamporlino) (Senior Software Engineer, Spotify) gave us [his recommendations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P4KPyeDFexAVm6ZvfAWMU8) that will be helpful for many adopters who want to bring their instance to the next level. +- **Happy alignment:** Do you know when teams really need to be aligned? When they're working at a bank. [Thomas Grønbæk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-grønbæk/) (Senior Manager, Bankdata) gave an exciting talk about how “[Backstage Made 500+ Developers Happy](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P4KPyeDFexAVm6ZvfAWMU8)” in the highly regulated banking industry. +- **Scaling up:** On the topic of scaling Backstage — a frequent subject on our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/backstage-687207715902193673) — [Vincenzo Scamporlino](https://se.linkedin.com/in/vincenzoscamporlino) (Senior Software Engineer, Spotify) gave us [his recommendations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P4KPyeDFexAVm6ZvfAWMU8) that will be helpful for many adopters who want to bring their instance to the next level. - **Lightning round:** There were several awesome [lightning talks](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj6h78yzYM2P4KPyeDFexAVm6ZvfAWMU8) on varying topics — dynamic plugins, accessibility, OpenAPI tooling, and localization — that left you running to your laptop to learn more! -- **Bonus:** Next door at Platform Engineering Day, [Samantha Coffman](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/samanthacoffman) (Senior Product Manager, Spotify) was representing Backstage in her talk "[Boosting Developer Platform Teams with Product Thinking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_KCOcoliLI&list=PLj6h78yzYM2Me-TpMQFvCphDu_xm71ed_&index=12)". +- **Bonus:** Next door at Platform Engineering Day, [Samantha Coffman](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/samanthacoffman) (Senior Product Manager, Spotify) was representing Backstage in her talk "[Boosting Developer Platform Teams with Product Thinking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_KCOcoliLI&list=PLj6h78yzYM2Me-TpMQFvCphDu_xm71ed_&index=12)". Beyond the talks, it was great to meet so many different members of the community, both those who've been using Backstage since the beginning as well as people who are just learning about internal developer portals and the open source platform. I had so many great conversations, I started to lose my voice — and it was only the first day.