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# Mario Valderrama
PaaS developer building Managed Kubernetes infrastructure.

## About

Mario Valderrama builds and maintains the Managed Kubernetes platform for the IONOS cloud. Working with his team, he focuses on the infrastructure that helps developers offload the heavy lifting of container orchestration.

Before his current role, he built software at STRATO, where he completed his early training in application development. He regularly shares practical insights on scaling infrastructure, including how to carefully operate etcd for managed platform backends.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2024 · July 17, 2024
Berlin, Germany
- [Operating etcd for Managed Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1191-operating-etcd-for-managed-kubernetes) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Operating etcd for Managed Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1191-operating-etcd-for-managed-kubernetes) · Mario Valderrama, Tinashe Mundangepfupfu