Site Reliability

Presenters Marcus Ross Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 ⚓ Smooth Sailing Through Regulatory Storms: How GitOps Powers the Hamburg Port Authority In the world of global logistics, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is a titan. Managing Germany’s largest seaport and Europe’s premier rail port isn’t just about moving containers; it is about securing the digital backbone of critical infrastructure. When Marcus Ross, Lead for the Cloud Center of Excellence at the HPA, took the stage recently, he revealed a startling reality: his team isn’t just fighting hackers—they are navigating a 1,000-page mountain of security regulations. Here is how they use GitOps as their “hidden champion” to stay compliant, secure, and agile. 🌊🚢 ...

Presenters Luke Philips Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 🌐 Bridging the Gap: How CD Events are Revolutionizing GitOps and Application Delivery In the fast-paced world of cloud-native development, we’ve moved far beyond the days of a simple script pushing code to a server. Today, the journey from a Git commit to a production deployment is more like navigating a high-speed, multi-lane highway system than a quiet country road. 🏎️ At a recent industry presentation, Luke Phillips, Principal Software Engineer, took the stage to address a growing pain point in our industry: the fragmentation of our delivery pipelines. His solution? A standardized, vendor-neutral language called CD Events. ...

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. 💡 ...