Added Heather Thacker as speaker (#14385)

Author: eduardopiairo

content/events/2024-portugal/program/heather-thacker.md

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+Talk_date = "2024-09-23"
+Talk_start_time = "10:10"
+Talk_end_time = "10:40"
+Title = "DevOps vs. Platform Engineering: Navigating the Path Ahead"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["heather-thacker"]
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+Is devops dead? Are platform engineers simply an evolution of devops practices? Let’s explore how these two disciplines intersect, diverge, and influence the software development lifecycle.Let’s address the challenges facing organizations and how platform engineering concepts offer solutions. Let’s consider current technologies and innovative approaches in software development. How is the modern perspective shaping workflows, collaboration, and project management? Strategically blending platform engineering principles with devops practices is the path forward.

content/events/2024-portugal/speakers/heather-thacker.md

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+Title = "Heather Thacker"
+website = ""
+linkedin = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hhthacker/"
+twitter = "hhthacker"
+image = "heather-thacker.jpeg"
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "heather-thacker"
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+Developer Advocate with a background in software engineering.
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