"As Kubernetes has become the standard for cloud deployments, Java teams struggle to modernise applications while keeping developers focused on delivering business value rather than infrastructure complexity. This talk, delivered by Luqman Saeed, Java Developer and Technical Writer at Payara, draws on the company's years of experience developing Java application runtimes that help organisations develop, deploy and modernise their enterprise Java applications. Payara's customers have observed dramatic reductions in infrastructure overhead, which typically consumes 45% of developer resources, by implementing platform engineering approaches. In this session, Luqman will share: 
● How platform engineering creates abstraction layers that reduce Kubernetes deployment steps from 10+ manual tasks to 2-3 developer actions 
● Five complementary strategies that allow Java teams to use Kubernetes without becoming infrastructure experts 
● A practical build-vs-buy decision framework for implementing these approaches in organisations of any size ● Real-world success metrics showing how platform engineering accelerates Jakarta EE application modernisation velocity by 80%"