Giant Swarm

Our resident #GitOps gurus, Łukasz Piątkowski recently sat down with Johannes Koch to share his battle-tested insights. They're not just talking theory; they're diving into the nitty-gritty of real-world implementation.

Ever wondered what would happen if someone got the keys to kubernetes.io for a day? 🤔 Alexis Richardson has some ideas on our latest episode of #GiantConversations... 😉 🎧 Tune in to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/euksrbHC

I have the pleasure to talk on the ContainerDays Conference on September 03.-04.2024! So if you haven't had enough of me talking about #Product and #Platforms, this is your opportunity to get even more of that! As the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Working Group about #PlatformEngineering has released a very helpful Maturity Model for Platforms (see https://lnkd.in/e47AFHFG) there is in the higher maturity levels already a lot of talk about managing your Platform-as-a-Product. But what does that even mean? And how can you use it to achieve better maturity for your platform? And do you even need that higher maturity? Why should you care about anything I just said? I promise to address all these questions and more! And that's just the boring me part - there is so much more. Like a fireside chat with the one and only Kelsey Hightower (what else can you do when being retired but chatting at the fireside, right? :D), or you can get a Masterclass in Container Security from the best ducks in town Nico Meisenzahl and ☸ Philip Welz (because we also need some container topics on container days), or join Sebastian Kister in one of my absolute highlights I'm looking forward to: "Describe your job without using the word 'platform'" - don't know if I could do it :D So much to do, so much to see - so see you in Hamburg! If you catch me you'll even get some Giant Swarm swag! :))) #CDS24 #ContainerDays

✨ Dominik Kress's Pulumi talk: Now available as a concise blog post. Happy reading! 🎙️ At #ContainerDays? Catch Dominik live: "What the Heck is Platform-as-a-Product." https://lnkd.in/ev7nj4hC

CVEs demystified! 🔐 Unlock the world of security with Zach Stone in episode 3 of #GiantConversations with Oliver Thylmann. 🎧 Tune in: https://lnkd.in/ez6qspBn Zach's blog post "CVEing is Believing" takes you even deeper, exploring innovative uses of #Prometheus for security and how to scale vulnerability monitoring in #Kubernetes. 📘 Add to your reading list: https://lnkd.in/eGyk9SGG

Curious about the hidden costs of growing your platform team? 💸 We've crunched the numbers, and the results may surprise you. Explore smarter alternatives with Muhammad Arslan.

Excited to share how Giant Swarm is embracing GitOps in our new Platform 3.0 release! 🚀 By aligning with the Cluster API community, Giant Swarm now supports GitOps for: • Cluster fleet management • All platform components • Customer applications This approach enables a centralized way to configure and manage your Kubernetes platform across multiple providers and regions. It's all about simplifying operations and empowering teams to focus on innovation. Want to learn more? Check out the full article and listen to Timo Derstappen discuss the details in the Giant Conversations podcast episode 7: https://lnkd.in/dweb4Cct And here is the link to the full episode:  https://lnkd.in/dgD_8YND #GitOps #Kubernetes #PlatformEngineering #GiantSwarm #giantconversations #opensource #cloudnative #clusterapi #automation #governance #management #devops #developers #software

Hello, August! 😎 Here's your July wrap-up from Giant Swarm! 🚀 🖋 Dominik Kress penned "How Platform-as-a-Product drives cloud native platform maturity". https://lnkd.in/e7bt5jN5 🗣 Oliver Thylmann sat down with Alexis Richardson for a great episode of #GiantConversations. https://lnkd.in/eA7AgGUW 📝 Muhammad Arslan shared his thoughts on "Rightsizing your platform team: escape the growth trap". https://lnkd.in/e3QuuV_T

Lorenzo Soligo joined us in Episode 16 of #giantconversations to reveal Giant Swarm's approach to client education on cloud native technologies and our infrastructure. Check out full episode: https://lnkd.in/dity_Y_G #giantswarm #cloudnative #trainings #tech #opensource #cloudcomputing #developers #devops #platformengineering #platform

Backstage isn't just another off-the-shelf tool - it's a framework for building a truly customized internal developer portal. This means each Backstage instance can be uniquely tailored to an organization's specific needs and processes. But it also requires dedicated engineering resources and product thinking to succeed. Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dXSMpZpN Explore how Backstage tackles common challenges faced by developers and platform teams, such as reducing learning curves, improving information accessibility, and providing a unified interface for creating and managing resources. Marian Steinbach shares Giant Swarm's journey towards offering Backstage as the sole web interface for a streamlined developer experience. #software #developer #platformengineering #developerportal #developerexperience #cloudnative #opensource #ux #cloudcomputing #backstage #podcast