Kubernetes Controllers and Operators are a trending topic in conferences, interviews, and production today. I will share the story of the evolution of our Promotion (Release) system, from simple Kubernetes API REST calls to Informers and Controllers, based on my own experience. This story is particularly interesting because it serves as a great case for personal growth for you as well as for your DevOps/SRE team. It touches on Kubernetes architecture details, Networking, GitOps, IaC, Caching, development patterns, and Golang data structures. Even if you have no development experience (as is the case for most of our team), I will share how a Cursor AI assistant became yet another — though virtual — engineer on our team. Bonus: 10 years of Kubernetes & trends KubeCon24 North America.

Conflicts within a team are not always a bad sign. On the contrary, they can become a powerful tool for development. In this talk, Orest will share my experience and practical tools for resolving conflicts constructively, which help not only maintain harmony in the team but also improve its overall performance. You will learn how to turn conflicts into opportunities to strengthen team bonds, enhance communication skills, and achieve better results.

I'll share what problems our team faced in the process of developing and maintaining a microservice architecture software system for 5 years, what solutions we applied and how it affected us. In the talk we'll cover: domain modeling, assets topology, value of standards and soft skills

How to build cost-aware, efficient, modern architectures in practice

A discussion where we will explore the choice of architecture for mobile applications.