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or to keep track of the complex workflows and integrations demanded by contemporary software
engineering. In this emerging software paradigm—defined increasingly by ClickOps and platform
engineers—AI is an indispensable tool, taming internal sprawl and creating the conditions for developers
to do their best work.

Which is to say that AI is not replacing developers. Instead, the tools we're discussing here are designed
to cut down on busy work and allow developers to apply their ingenuity to more complex, creative tasks.
This convergence of human and AI capabilities promises to revolutionize the landscape of DevOps and
quicken the pace of overall technological advancement.

About the Author

Prashanth Nanjundappa is VP of Product Management at Progress. He has
spent his entire career of over 20 years in the tech world, managing cross-
functional high-performance teams, focused on building and launching
enterprise and consumer products globally.

In the first 12 years of his career, Prashanth worked as a developer,
technical lead and architect for mobile, video-broadcast and OTT, SaaS and
PaaS products. Prior to joining Progress, he led the product management
teams for high-tech B2B and enterprise products at companies like Cisco
and Knowlarity. He has spent time working in Italy, France and South Korea.

Prashanth has an engineering degree in Electronics & Communication from
Bangalore University and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB)
Hyderabad.
Learn more about Progress here https://www.progress.com/

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