Rendered Manifests and OCI - Christian Hernandez, GitOps Advocate

Presenters Christian Hernandez Source ArgoCon NA 2025 Beyond the Chart: Mastering Kubernetes Deployments with Rendered Manifests and OCI 🚀 Ever feel like you’re playing a guessing game with your Kubernetes deployments? You tweak a Helm chart or a Customize overlay, hit deploy, and… poof… something unexpected happens. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone! Christian Hernandez, a Technical Marketing Engineer and Tech Lead at Cisco, recently shed some serious light on this common pain point at a recent tech conference, unveiling a powerful approach that brings clarity and control back to your GitOps workflows. Let’s dive into the world of rendered manifests and the incredible potential of the Open Container Initiative (OCI). ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Lightning Talk: From Friction To Flow: How Backstage Transformed Our Security... Christopher Diaz

Presenters Christopher Diaz Source BackstageCon NA 2025 How Backstage Became the Unsung Hero of Our AppSec Program 🚀 Hey everyone! Today, we’re diving deep into a fascinating three-year journey that transformed RVO Health’s application security program. If you’ve ever felt the pain of scattered security data, unclear ownership, and the sheer effort it takes to get critical vulnerabilities fixed, then this story is for you. Our speaker, Chris, a Principal Engineer at RVO Health, shared how Backstage, specifically its software catalog, became the backbone of their entire appsec strategy. ...

November 24, 2025 · 6 min

Sponsored Keynote: From Portals to Productivity: The Next Leap for Backsta... Balaji Sivasubramanian

Presenters Balaji Sivasubramanian Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Revolutionizing Enterprise Development: Red Hat Developer Hub is Here to Transform Your Developer Journey! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 Balaji Civas Subramanan from Red Hat is here to spill the beans on something truly game-changing for enterprise developers. If you’ve ever felt the sting of slow development cycles, endless context switching, and the sheer friction of building software at scale, then buckle up. Platform engineering is stepping in, and the developer portal is the new front door to a smoother, more productive experience. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Lightning Talk: CEL: Hidden Feature of Kyverno Playground - Hoon Jo, Megazone

Presenters Hoon Jo Source KyvernoCon NA 2025 Unlock Kubernetes Validation Superpowers with Kyverno Playground! 🚀 Ever found yourself wrestling with Kubernetes validation rules, wishing for a simpler, more interactive way to test them out? Well, get ready to cheer, because the future of Kubernetes policy management just got a whole lot more exciting! Today, we’re diving deep into the incredible world of the Kyverno Playground and how it’s revolutionizing the way we approach validation and mutation policies. ...

November 24, 2025 · 4 min

Shift Left in Action: Automating CIS Compliance With Kyverno and CNCF Power Too... Yugandhar Suthari

Presenters Yugandhar Suthari Source KyvernoCon NA 2025 Shifting Left to Secure Your Kubernetes Kingdom: A Kano Story 🏰🛡️ Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like security in Kubernetes is a constant game of whack-a-mole? You patch one vulnerability, and two more pop up. It’s a feeling many of us have experienced, and it’s precisely why the concept of “shifting left” has become so crucial in our development workflows. This presentation dives deep into how we can proactively secure our Kubernetes clusters, before any sneaky vulnerabilities can make their way into production. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min