Site Reliability

Presenters Kostis Kapelonis Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 🚀 Scaling GitOps: Mastering Argo CD Application Sets for Multi-Cluster Management In the world of Kubernetes, Argo CD has earned its reputation as a premier CNCF project. While its sleek UI is often the “hook” that helps developers visualize resource dependencies and finally understand their clusters, the real magic happens under the hood. According to Kostis, a Developer Advocate at Octopus Deploy and a core member of the Argo team, moving from a hobbyist homelab to a battle-hardened production environment requires a shift in strategy. The secret weapon? Application Sets. ...

Presenters Michael Stiefel David Blank-Edelman Source InfoQ podcast Beyond “Did it Break?”: Embracing the Nuances of System Reliability 🚀 Have you ever wondered what it truly takes to build and maintain systems that not only function but thrive? We often talk about systems breaking, but what about proactively making them robust? This is where the fascinating world of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) steps in, offering a perspective that’s both crucial and often overlooked by traditional architectural thinking. ...

Presenters Billy Lynch Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Where Do Your Source Attestations Live? Navigating the Labyrinth of Metadata 🗺️ Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like you’re drowning in a sea of metadata, wondering where exactly to stash those crucial source attestations? You’re not alone! At a recent lightning talk, Billy Lynch from Chain Guard dove deep into this very question, exploring strategies for storing and discovering these vital pieces of information. Let’s break down the key takeaways and ponder the future of source attestation storage. 💡 ...

Presenters Shreya Jayaraman Tamilmani Manoharan Source CiliumCon NA 2025 Supercharging Kubernetes Networking: How Cilium Endpoint Slices Conquer Scale! 🚀 Ever felt the pinch of Kubernetes scaling limitations? You’re not alone! Microsoft’s engineering wizards, Tamilmani and Shreya, recently pulled back the curtain on a revolutionary feature that’s transforming Kubernetes networking: Cilium Endpoint Slices. Forget those agonizingly slow pod startups and API server meltdowns. This is the deep dive you need to understand how Cilium Endpoint Slices are not just fixing problems, but paving the way for truly massive Kubernetes clusters. ...

Presenters Pavel Shukhman Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Demystifying the Software Supply Chain: Your Guide to the Transparency Exchange API 🚀 Ever felt like you’re playing a guessing game when it comes to the “ingredients” in your software? You’re not alone! In today’s complex digital world, understanding what goes into our products isn’t just good practice; it’s becoming a necessity, especially with new regulations like the EU CRA on the horizon. This is where the revolutionary Transparency Exchange API (TX API) steps in, promising to transform how we manage and share Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs). ...