Developer Experience Unplugged: Adventures in Platform Enablement at Deutsche Bahn

This talk explores the critical role of Platform Enablement in driving platform adoption within the complex landscape of regulated enterprise environments, illustrated through the experiences of Deutsche Bahn. The speakers, Gualter Baptista and Metin Yaylacioglu, share their insights on how hands-on coaching, comprehensive training, and onboarding guides facilitate developer experience and operational efficiency. They recount stories of cross-team cooperation that highlight both successes and challenges faced during platform adoption, revealing practical best practices and real use cases that resonate with application developers and platform teams. The session emphasizes the importance of aligning technical initiatives with strategic business goals to enhance platform development and overall performance.