Conference Talks
I'm an active speaker in the platform engineering and cloud native community — Civo Navigate, PlatformCon, KubeCon community events, and meetups worldwide. GitOps, Kubernetes adoption, platform engineering, and the occasional talk about soccer.
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One-Command OSS Platform: Building Your Cloud Native Playground
Building a complete cloud native platform playground with a single command.
Software is Soccer: From Cleats to Clipboards
Drawing parallels between software development and soccer team dynamics.
GitOps for Hybrid Clouds: A Game-Changer for Your Kubernetes!
Implementing GitOps patterns across hybrid cloud environments.
Building a Local OSS Platform Playground in 1 Command
Workshop on building an open source platform playground locally.
Platform Engineering from Scratch to Clusterception
Journey from platform engineering basics to advanced cluster management.
Building an OSS Playground in 1 Command
Conference talk on creating a complete open source platform engineering playground.
Let's Do It All in Under an Hour
Rapid platform deployment demonstration at Civo Navigate.
Mind the Gap! Bridging the Void Between IaC and GitOps
How to bridge Infrastructure as Code and GitOps workflows.
Farming Cloud Native Platforms: Be Prepared for the Army of Chickens and Eggs!
Tackling the chicken-and-egg problems in cloud native platform engineering.
How to Start Your Startup Fast on Kubernetes
Guide for startups to quickly adopt Kubernetes and GitOps.
Fireside Chat with Kelsey Hightower
In-depth conversation with Kelsey Hightower about cloud native complexity.
Kubefirst 101: After the Installation
Guide to exploring Kubefirst after installation.