AI-Native Platforms: Accelerating Software Development, Delivery, and Operations

This lab was presented at WSO2Con North America 2026. Presenters: Lakmal Warusawithana, Vice President, Distinguished Engineer & GM, Choreo BU, WSO2 Manjula Rathnayake, Director, Engineering, WSO2 Automation got software delivery this far. The next shift is toward platforms that are intelligent and context-aware — not just fast, but smart about what's happening across your entire stack. In this hands-on workshop, Lakmal and Manjula explore how AI-native platforms embed intelligence into CI/CD, deployment, and observability. Using OpenChoreo, a CNCF Sandbox project, the session shows what becomes possible when pipelines, infrastructure, and telemetry share a unified context: MCP-powered interfaces that connect AI tooling directly to your delivery platform Built-in AI agents and reusable agent skills for real-world DevOps workflows Smarter automation and faster troubleshooting through connected observability data CI/CD, GitOps, and governance working together — not bolted on separately By the end, you'll understand what it takes to move toward an AI-native platform that improves delivery speed, system resilience, and operational efficiency. View the slides: https://wso2.com/library/conference/2... #AINativePlatform #OpenChoreo #PlatformEngineering #WSO2Con #WSO2