Lightning Talk: “Tilt? Goreman? Make? Go Run? A Contributor’s Guide To Argo CD Local... Nitish Kumar

Presenters Nitish Kumar Akuity Source ArgoCon Europe 2026 🚀 Level Up Your Argo CD Contributions: A Guide to Local Development If you have ever considered contributing to the Argo CD project, you might have felt overwhelmed by the initial setup. At a recent talk, Nitish Kumar, a Software Engineer at Akuity, Argo CD maintainer, and CNCF Ambassador, shared his expert insights on streamlining the local development process. Argo CD is a powerful, distributed system, but its complexity can make local development feel like a daunting task. Nitish breaks down how to move from a “painful” manual workflow to a seamless, automated experience using modern tools. ...

March 24, 2026 · 4 min

Lightning Talk: The $10,000 Argo CD Mistake: Eliminating Phantom Sync... Vanshika Jain & Aditya Soni

Presenters Vanshika Jain Aditya Soni Source ArgoCon Europe 2026 The $10,000 Mistake: Taming Argo CD’s Phantom Syncs for Scalability 🚀 Ever feel like your systems are working overtime, even when they don’t need to? It’s a common problem in the tech world, and it can lead to significant performance drains and unnecessary costs. Today, we’re diving deep into a real-world scenario where a team tackled a costly issue with Argo CD’s repo server by eliminating “phantom syncs” and optimizing its architecture. ...

March 24, 2026 · 4 min

Panel: From Signals To Safety Nets: Self-Healing Progressive... Anastasiia G, Julia Furst M & Joe F

Presenters Anastasiia Gubska Chase UK Julia Furst Morgado Dash0 Joe Fuller Buoyant Source ArgoCon Europe 2026 Get ready to dive into the future of deployments! 🚀 We recently had the incredible opportunity to join Anastasiia Gubska from Chase UK, Julia Furst Morgado from Dash0, and Joe Fuller from Buoyant, as they illuminated the path to self-healing progressive delivery with Argo Rollouts and Linkerd. This isn’t just about faster deployments; it’s about making them smarter, safer, and self-sufficient. ...

March 24, 2026 · 8 min