System Architecture and Design

Presenters Thomas Graf Source CiliumCon NA 2025 Cilium’s Decade of Dominance: From Container Conundrums to Infrastructure Language 🚀 Ten years ago, the world of tech was buzzing with the rise of containers, and with them, a new set of networking and security puzzles. Enter Cilium, a project that embarked on a mission to fundamentally revolutionize container networking. Thomas, a pivotal figure in its journey, recently shared the incredible story of Cilium’s evolution – a tale filled with challenges, breakthroughs, and a vision that continues to expand. ...

Presenters Jonathan Chan Francis Hackenberger Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Supercharging Developer Workflows: How RBC is Revolutionizing Its Internal Developer Portal with Backstage and Temporal 🚀 Ever feel like your development processes are stuck in the past? You’re not alone! Large organizations, especially those at the forefront of AI and modern infrastructure like RBC, often face the challenge of streamlining complex, multi-step processes that can bring development to a grinding halt. But what if there was a way to inject agility and robustness into these workflows, empowering developers and slashing those frustrating delays? ...

Presenters Netanel Kadosh Source ArgoCon NA 2025 From Single Clusters to a Fleet: Mastering Multi-Cloud with GitOps Armada 🚀 Remember that moment three weeks ago when a single AWS region outage sent dashboards into the red and ticket queues into overdrive? The panic was palpable, right? Now, imagine a world where you could spin up three backup clusters without even breaking a sweat, before a problem even hits. That’s the future we’re building, and today, we’re diving deep into how Calura moved from managing isolated clusters to automating an entire fleet across clouds, regions, and environments, all powered by the magic of GitOps. ✨ ...

Presenters Lin Sun Eitan Yarmush Ricardo Aravena Hannah Foxwell Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Navigating the AI Frontier: Security, Trust, and the Rise of Intelligent Agents 🚀 The world of Artificial Intelligence is exploding, and with it, a whole new set of challenges and opportunities. From generative AI to sophisticated AI agents, we’re entering an era where machines are not just processing data, but actively making decisions and interacting with our digital world. But how do we ensure this powerful technology is secure and trustworthy? A recent panel discussion dove deep into these critical questions, exploring whether our current microservices security practices are enough and what new frontiers we need to conquer. ...

Presenters Stanley Nicholl Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Unlock Your Developer Portal’s Full Potential: Spotify Portal is GA and AI-Ready! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 It’s your favorite tech blogger here, and I’ve got some seriously exciting news from the world of platform engineering and developer experience. We’re diving deep into what’s happening with Spotify’s groundbreaking developer portal, and trust me, this is a game-changer for organizations of all sizes! Originally built by Spotify to be the definitive open framework for developer portals, Backstage has always been lauded for its flexibility and extensibility. It promised a single pane of glass for all your technical infrastructure. But as Spotify recognized, not every organization has the dedicated resources to unlock its full power. That’s where their commercial offering, Spotify Portal, steps in! ...