KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe

The Developer’s Nightmare: How To Survive Compliance Che... Alexandra Hou Aldershaab & Thomas Vitale

30:28 · 23 Mar 2026 – 26 Mar 2026 · YouTube

About this talk

This talk by Alexandra Hou Aldershaab from Eficode and Thomas Vitale from Systematic addresses the challenges developers face when navigating compliance checklists in regulated environments. They discuss strategies to streamline compliance processes without sacrificing speed in shipping new features. By exploring the use of open-source tools such as Backstage, Dependency-Track, Sigstore, and Buildpacks, the speakers provide practical solutions to enhance the developer experience while automating compliance and security checks. This session is highly relevant for developers striving to maintain efficiency in their workflows amid compliance demands.