# Wrap up: BackstageCon '23, KubeCon + Cloud Native NA

DevFeed: [Wrap up: BackstageCon '23, KubeCon + Cloud Native NA](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/wrap-up-backstagecon-23-kubecon-cloud-native-na-12100.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://backstage.io/blog/2023/11/15/backstagecon-kubecon-23>)

Author: Jorge Lainfiesta, Spotify

Published: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Backstage Software Catalog and Developer Platform Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/backstage-software-catalog-and-developer-platform-blog.md>)

Topics: [Backstage](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backstage.md>), [internal developer portal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internal-developer-portal.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Grafana](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grafana.md>)

Tags: [backstage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backstage.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [developer-portal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-portal.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [idp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idp.md>), [internal-developer-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internal-developer-platform.md>), [kubecon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubecon.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [platform-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform-engineering.md>), [software-catalog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-catalog.md>), [software-templates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-templates.md>), [techdocs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/techdocs.md>)

## AI overview

This recap covers BackstageCon North America at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Chicago. It describes the growing Backstage community, recorded talks, adoption experiences, developer portal usage, generative AI discussions, Declarative Integration, and Backstage's role in inner sourcing and onboarding.

## Source excerpt

BackstageCon '23, KubeCon + Cloud Native NA