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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jun 30, 2026 • Session details

One Platform Could Not Fit Them All

Artem Lajko

Internal platforms cost millions to build. Yet, 64% of developers bypass them. See how Kubera and Sveltos rapidly bootstrap scalable, customized Kubernetes environments without reinventing the wheel.

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#1 about 4 min

Introductions and core definitions for platform engineering

An overview of speaker backgrounds, agenda items, and key architectural definitions establishes a foundational understanding of the platform framework.

#2 about 7 min

Overcoming chaos and duplicate efforts in platform engineering

Integrating numerous tools from the cloud-native landscape causes duplicated platform building efforts across organizations.

#3 about 2 min

Bootstrapping Kubernetes platforms with the Kubera framework

A modular framework and command-line tool enables rapid deployment of complete customized Kubernetes platforms.

#4 about 6 min

Managing central control planes, distributed workloads, and applications

Three distinct use cases outline bootstrapping a central hub, managing edge clusters, and strict multi-tenant application scoping.

#5 about 7 min

Live demonstration of bootstrapping a central platform hub

Generating configuration files and templating a catalog provisions an initial GitOps engine and secret management integrations.

#6 about 6 min

Provisioning and connecting virtual clusters using GitOps paradigms

Using an app-of-apps pattern alongside the central hub dynamically deploys and manages remote virtual clusters.

#7 about 3 min

Exploring the centralized user interface and integrated security controls

The automatically provisioned portal features single sign-on integration, observability dashboards, and integrated compliance reports.

#8 about 9 min

Benchmarking GitOps engine constraints for extensive multi-cluster environments

Load tests expose severe memory usage and reconciliation slowdowns when managing massive numbers of applications and objects.

#9 about 4 min

Scaling multi-cluster management operations with the Sveltos controller

Integrating an add-on controller reduces memory dependencies drastically while expanding the overall capacity for managed environments.

#10 about 8 min

Transitioning a platform framework from inner-source to open-source

Transforming an internal tool into an open-source project requires managing external feedback, complex legal requirements, and consistent branding.

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Running Kubernetes clusters efficiently on enterprise cloud platforms

Niklas Heidloff · LIVE

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Introduction to cloud native infrastructure and platform engineering

Christian Strack · LIVE

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Speaker background and open source Kubernetes edge computing projects

Gaurav Gahlot Gaurav Gahlot · World Congress 2026 Europe

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Pivoting product strategy toward platform engineering

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