Just like a great restaurant relies on a well-organised kitchen, modern engineering teams depend on clean, extensible platforms, reliable APIs, and secure data to consistently deliver high-quality results. Behind the scenes, however, the “kitchen” can quickly become chaotic—multiple tools, manual processes, and raw production data that isn’t always safe to serve.
In this technical webinar, we’ll explore how an API-driven approach using Perforce Delphix brings order to that chaos—offering a clear “menu” of services, a streamlined flow of requests, and fast, predictable delivery. We’ll also look at how masking frameworks act like strict food safety standards, ensuring every data “ingredient” is properly prepared, compliant, and ready for use.
Finally, we’ll demonstrate how integrating these capabilities into a developer portal like Backstage provides a simple, restaurant-style interface—allowing developers to request exactly what they need without navigating the complexity of the entire “kitchen.”
Menu for the day:
- API: Why and How? – Data à la carte
How pipelines leverage APIs to deliver secure, ready-to-use data just in time. We’ll cover both foundational concepts and more advanced use cases. - Managing Masking Frameworks – Serving Data Safely
A strong masking framework ensures “safe dishes” for every use case—no matter how complex or sensitive the data. It also enables data to be realistic, relevant, and appropriately regionalised, rather than generic or overly sanitised. - Backstage Integration – From Kitchen Chaos to Five-Star Developer Experience
How the right developer portal improves access for developers and testers—leading to greater efficiency, better outcomes, and ultimately stronger business performance.
Presenters
Paul Hermsen
A Senior Sales Engineer at Delphix, always keen to fix problems, enable understanding and above all to connect with people.
Paul is an experienced presenter having hosted and participated in many webinars, conferences and industry events over the years. Working across all verticals and talking to a range of people in different roles has given many valuable insights and pitfalls to avoid.
Paul is a lover of imagery and analogies and a firm believer that learning should be fun, full of colour and questions, he also likes long walks in the sun and stealing chocolate from his children without them knowing.