# 39. The Future of Platform Engineering: AI, FinOps, and Developer Experience with Dani Matzlavi

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Podcast: [Cloud Currents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-currents-6702988)
Published: 2025-10-30T19:13:00+00:00
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Matt Pacheco sits down with Danny Matzlavi, VP of Engineering at Blackhawk Networks, for a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of platform engineering. With over 25 years of experience spanning VMware, Nutanix, and fintech, Danny shares how Blackhawk has built a comprehensive platform engineering organization that unifies infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and SRE under one umbrella. They discuss cutting-edge insights on AI integration in infrastructure operations, cloud cost optimization strategies that can save 20-30% immediately, and Danny's bold prediction that platform engineering will evolve into "platform engineering in a box" within the next 3-7 years.

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