Prototyping Tools
Alex McClure
Want to have fewer meetings? Write less throwaway code? Alex McClure will talk about the benefits of developers learning prototyping tools like Figma and Adobe XD to communicate designs and ideas with their product owners and stakeholders.
What the heck is Lean BYTES?
Lean BYTES is a short, 16-minute (get it? two bytes equal 16 bits... #nerdjokes), presentation designed to provide you with the tools you need to take your teams to the next level in an easily consumable, shareable format.
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June 3, 2025 - 11:45am — 12:01pm CT
Early Cloud Habits Creating Chaos at Scale
Brian PapaBear Gerhards
Cloud was supposed to make everything easier — and in many ways, it does. But as your environment grows into mission-critical infrastructure, it can also start to feel like the wild wild west. Teams move fast, flexibility fuels innovation, but without the right guardrails? Costs spiral. Security gaps emerge. Performance takes a hit. And often, organizations don’t realize the full impact until it’s too late.