Abstract
Developers today are not just writing code, they’re orchestrating complex systems, managing pipelines, and maintaining reliability at scale. But when observability starts too late in the lifecycle, teams are left reacting instead of building. The future lies in shifting left, where observability, automation, and AI converge to accelerate innovation and elevate Developer Experience.
In this session, we’ll explore how AI-driven development and Agentic AI into the engineering workflow. By embedding intelligent observability and automation early in the SDLC, developers gain proactive insights, self-healing pipelines, and context-aware assistants that act before issues reach production.
You’ll learn how AI can detect anomalies during build and test phases, trigger automated remediation, and provide real-time feedback loops that keep velocity high and incidents low. The result: fewer manual tasks, faster delivery, and more time for developers to focus on creativity and code quality.
Join us to see how shifting observability left with the power of AI Driven Development transforms software delivery from reactive operations to autonomous, developer-driven innovation.
Speaker
Sean O'Dell
Product Marketing Manager @Dynatrace
Sean O’Dell is a Principal PMM at Dynatrace, where he champions developer experience and modern application development practices. A reformed infrastructure administrator and architect, Sean brings deep experience from Infra, Cloud, Dev and Ops, with a passion for helping developers thrive in today’s cloud-native and AI-driven world. With roots in infrastructure and a strong belief in DevOps principles, Sean advocates for a world where developers have the visibility, automation, and support they need to build and innovate with confidence. He believes enterprise IT must evolve by embracing modern platforms, distributed systems, and developer-first thinking to stay competitive. Outside of work, Sean enjoys spending time with his family, gaming, watching TV, cheering on the Arsenal, the University of Alabama, the New York Yankees, and the Tennessee Titans—and smoking Texas BBQ.
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