Databases power nearly every cloud-native application, yet they remain one of the most overlooked components in platform engineering. While advancements in Operator development have made managing stateful applications on Kubernetes more feasible, database schema management still lags behind.

This talk uncovers the critical gaps that application developers face in database schema management—gaps that hinder productivity, increase operational risk, and complicate DevOps processes. We’ll explore how integrating schema management into developer platforms can bridge these gaps, enabling teams to treat database changes as a seamless part of their workflows.

We’ll demonstrate how to use Operators to create a unified experience for managing database schema migrations that align with cloud-native principles.

Rotem Tamir, father of two. Co-founder and CTO of Ariga, creator of atlasgo.io