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"How To Architect a CI/CD Pipeline That Really Scales"

February 3, 2026, 8:30am PT | 11:30am ET

DevOps and platform engineering teams often believe they’ve solved scalability with "push-button" onboarding. However, tools that clone templates, such as internal developer portals, merely automate the creation of technical debt.

The moment a pipeline is copied, it drifts. Six months later, making an update across 100 services means managing 100 separate pull requests — or convincing 100 teams to make a change.

Join our host, Chris Pirillo, as he welcomes Harness’ Eric Minick and Choice Hotel's Stephen Cihak for a spirited discussion on why copying CI/CD templates creates technical debt and leads to operational paralysis (the "scaffolding trap"). You’ll also learn why the future of DevOps scaling isn't about copying YAML; it’s about inheriting it.

Highlights:

• Expose the "Scaffolding Trap": Find out why optimizing for Day 1 speed often leads to operational paralysis during Day 2 maintenance.
• Real-World Refactoring: Hear from Stephen how Choice Hotels refactored their pipeline strategy to update hundreds of workflows instantly while supporting developer experience.
• Reuse Maturity Model: We’ll introduce a simple maturity model, making it easy to assess your existing reuse architecture and identify where you want to go.

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