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AWS re:Invent 2023 - Modernizing applications and eliminating 200M+ lines of legacy code (ENT232)

Summary

• Fábio Napoli, CTO at Itaú Unibanco, and Bruno Oliveira Baumgardea, CEO of Zupi, discuss Itaú's digital transformation and the role of StackSpot, a cloud-native platform developed by Zupi and Itaú.
• Itaú, the largest financial institution in Latin America, has undergone a significant digital transformation focusing on customer connectivity, culture, and technology.
• The transformation began with private cloud learning in 2017, moving to public cloud in 2018, and scaling up cloud operations in 2020 with a focus on velocity and tech product delivery.
• As of 2023, Itaú has achieved over 5.9k AWS certifications, reduced incidents by 98%, increased deployment velocity by 13 times, and modernized 50% of their platform.
• StackSpot is a platform that consolidates tech products and stacks to simplify and optimize the environment, reducing cognitive load for engineers and enabling faster, more secure development.
• StackSpot includes an Enterprise Developer Platform (EDP) and StackSpot Cloud Services, offering managed services for companies transitioning to the cloud.
• EDP has four foundational layers: StackSpot Studios, Workspace, Runtimes, and StackSpot Catalog, which streamline the development process from architecture to production.
• StackSpot AI, introduced at AWS re:Invent 2023, is a code suggestion agent that uses generative AI to accelerate business feature creation and is tailored to each company's technology landscape.
• The combination of EDP and StackSpot AI aims to deliver an exceptional developer experience, increase productivity, and enable companies to become legacy-free.

Insights

• Itaú's digital transformation is a testament to the importance of integrating technology and business to meet customer needs effectively.
• The shift from private to public cloud reflects a broader industry trend towards leveraging the scalability and innovation offered by public cloud providers like AWS.
• StackSpot's approach to reducing cognitive load for engineers by providing pre-configured tech products and stacks is a significant advancement in developer experience and productivity.
• The use of AI in StackSpot AI to provide context-aware code suggestions and automate compliance with security policies represents a leap forward in the use of AI for software development.
• The concept of creating a "legacy-free" company by continuously aligning code with evolving technology visions is an innovative approach to avoiding the pitfalls of outdated systems.
• The success of StackSpot at Itaú suggests that this platform could be beneficial for other companies facing similar challenges with legacy code and cloud migration.