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Technology is ready, but our leadership & structures are not. Day 1 at #EAIS2026 in San Jose confirmed: Agentic AI will be 100x more disruptive than DevOps ever was. The biggest bottleneck? The 25mph culture in a 200mph tech world. XALT is here to accelerate the human side of AI.

@RealGeneKim The energy here is unmatched. So glad we’re part of it!

Here are more the amazing lineup of amazing speakers! - Kent Beck, Software Engineer, Programmer & Author - Joe Beutler, Head of Solutions Engineering, Strategics, OpenAI - Tim Cochran, Principal, Amazon Software Builder Experience, Amazon - Jason Cox, Executive Director, Global SRE, The Walt Disney Company - CDR Collin Fox, Chief Strategy Officer, U.S. Naval Surface Forces / TF Hopper (AI/ML) - Ben Grinnell FBCS, Board Member, Newton - Devlin McConnell, Senior Manager - Emerging Technology | Generative AI at Vanguard - Charity Majors, Co-Founder/CTO, Honeycomb - Ryan Martens, Cofounder, Manifest AI - Tisson Mathew, Founding CEO, Skypoint (famous for shipping Amazon Prime Now as an engineering director) - Dr. Erik Meijer, Research Scholar, Leibniz Labs - Daniel Neff, Senior Principal Cloud Architect, Adobe - Dr. Tapabrata "Topo" Pal, VP of Architecture, Fidelity Investments - Melissa M. Reeve, Founder, HyperadaptiveSolutions - Ezra Savard, Engineer, Netflix - Brian Scott, Cloud Engineering Leadership, Adobe - Annie Vella, Distinguished Engineer, Westpac NZ - Steve Yegge, Co-author of "Vibe Coding," Author of Gas Town agent swarm - Dustin Warner, Director of Software Engineering, NRC Health - John Rauser, Sr. Director of Software Engineering, Cisco Cloud Security And my heartiest thanks to the programming committee who have been helping evaluate all the amazing proposed talks that you've sent me! Amy Willard, Christina Yakomin, Cornelia Davis, Tapabrata "Topo" Pal, Jeff Gallimore, Ben Grinnell FBCS, Scott Prugh And our sponsors, @gitlab, @LucidSoftware, @Sourcegraph, @xaltbc!

My friend @JoeBeutler from OpenAI shared an amazing stat: PwC benchmarked OpenAI's finance team, and noted that it was only 20% of the size of what a company their size should have. Presumably, this factored in revenue complexity, transaction volume, entity count, and regulatory burden — all the standard inputs to a finance org sizing model. I can already hear people objecting, suggesting that somehow OpenAI is a simple company — but I'm sure PwC's benchmarks factor in all the usual complexity drivers. There's something structurally magical happening here, and one of them has to be how OpenAI is embedded AI and engineering directly into their finance organization, and all departments across the company. The frontier AI labs give us glimpses of what all our organizations will eventually look like, and Joe will be sharing so many amazing insights at the Enterprise AI Summit in San Jose on April 9-10 (that's four days away!). He'll talk about how their business leaders (CFOs, CROs) are hiring their own embedded engineering teams. The magic appears to be a triad of a top-decile domain expert, a software engineer and an AI expert (I'm guessing that the 2nd and 3rd roles are probably one person at openAI). What I find so exciting is this continues the multi-decade trend of pushing down the point of integration further and further towards the edge of the organzation. Joe's first role out of school was at Goldman Sachs. Like many banks, every revenue-generating division — trading, investment banking, securities, asset management, risk, controllers — had its own dedicated technology team. The needs of the trading floor were completely different from financial reporting, so each unit had software engineers who understood that domain, and were completely subordinated to what that business unit needed. This reduced the problems of the centralized IT function that didn't seem to care about business needs. And now we're seeing the further decentralization and empowerment of departments. The domain expert doesn't write code, but instead, they set the bar for what great performance looks like (because they're a top decile performer), and then they build agents to perform at that standard. Joe will be sharing what he calls "moving from centers of excellence to embedded innovation." The CFO guides what financial automation needs to be built. The CRO has a "go-to-market innovation team" building agents for the sales functions (inbound qualificiation, etc.). This is the rewiring of organizations happening right before our eyes. I can't wait for Joe to share this at the Enterprise AI Summit in San Jose, April 9-10.

Instead of watching a 2 hour movie on Netflix, watch this masterclass on Claude AI and thank me later.

OpenAI is radically changing how they do software development

@diePinki Toll einfach toll

Ja, ich weiß, dass ich euch mit diesen Vorher - Nachher Bildern aufn Sack gehe. Aber ich brauch das. Damit mein Kopf die Veränderungen endlich begreift. Und ja, dazu gehört auch die Bestätigung durch andere. #pinkiatric

The future of enterprise ITSM is here—and it starts with AI. 🤖 Check out this video where Daniel, our Customer Success Manager, shares key takeaways following @Atlassian Team ’25 🚀 ITSM should evolve with emerging technologies, this perspective is a great place to start. 🎯

@Atlassian Team '25, it’s time. It’s already starting — and it's starting strong. 🎥 @philippgoellner has a special welcome for you and a sneak peak at the Partner Accelerate. Fresh ideas. Big opportunities. Let’s make the most of it together and let’s connect! 🤝📍

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You can talk as much as you want about transformations and re-orgs, but if your processes are broken, you're going to be stuck in an endless loop. These books can help you get your processes in order, and enable success and meaningful change.

@Atlassian Team'24 countdown is ON! Remember #TEAMXALT from last year? This year's Vegas event promises even more! Dive into new Atlassian tools, connect with industry rockstars & unlock creativity! Join us from April 30 - May 2 at #AtlassianTeam24 Who else should we catch?

Thank you for your dedication and hard work. It's your commitment that makes XALT shine. Enjoy the holidays, and let's embrace the challenges and triumphs in the #NewYear. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and a fantastic 2024! TEAM XALT #MerryChristmas

Dear XALT Family, As we celebrate this Fourth Advent and approach Christmas, we want to extend our heartfelt wishes to each of you. 🎄✨ May the season's joy be shared with your loved ones, and may the coming year bring new chances and successes for us all. #MerryChristmas

🎄Just one week until #Christmas! Our three „secret“ hints for you: 1. Reflect on the highlights ✨ 2. Activate email absence notes 📧 3. Spread joy by wishing colleagues a Merry Christmas! 🎅🎁 At XALT, our @Atlassian family is here for you during the holidays. 💻🚀 #TeamXALT

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Wishing everyone a harmonious and joyful Second Advent! 🌟 #AtlassianCommunity #SeasonsGreetings #FamilyTime

In the season's spirit, we also extend our warm wishes to the @atlassian Community, a family of like-minded individuals who share our passion for innovation. Together, let’s continue fostering connections and spreading the joy of collaboration.

Happy Second Advent! 🕯️✨ As we embrace the season's warmth, our thoughts turn to the heart of our XALT family—our dedicated team members and their loved ones. This Second #Advent, may the glow of joy and togetherness surround you and your families. 🎄✨ #SeasonsGreetings