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Recorded tales, appearances, and chronicles from across the realm. Podcasts, videos, and conference talks that share knowledge and stories.
🎙️ PODCAST APPEARANCES
Project Spotlight: Kubefirst
The Cloud Native Club
Spotlight on the Kubefirst project and its role in platform engineering.
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Democratizing Kubernetes: The Kubefirst Journey
Platform Engineering Podcast
Deep dive into the Kubefirst journey, from nights-and-weekends to Civo acquisition.
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Building Secure Platforms with Kubernetes
The Security Repo
Bridging the DevOps-Security divide when building Kubernetes platforms.
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Kubernetes Unpacked: Embracing GitOps & Best-Practice Tools
Civo
Discussion on GitOps adoption and best practices with Kubefirst.
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Beyond Kubernetes
Conf42Cast
Looking beyond basic Kubernetes to advanced platform engineering.
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Kubefirst: Kubernetes CI/CD Should Be Easy!
Cisco Cloud Unfiltered
Making Kubernetes CI/CD accessible and straightforward.
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Accelerating Kubernetes Adoption: Unleashing the Power of GitOps
Kubernetes Bytes
Using GitOps with Kubefirst to accelerate Kubernetes adoption.
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Growing in Open Source: Scaling a Project and Community
KubeSkills
Lessons learned scaling an open source project and community.
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Rapid Application Development in Kubernetes with Grapple
Kubefirst Live
Exploring rapid application development patterns in Kubernetes.
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Kubefirst Superpowers, Now Available on Microsoft Azure
Kubefirst Live
Announcing Azure support for Kubefirst platform.
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What is Cooking at Konstruct with Kubefirst & Colony
Kubefirst Live
Updates on Konstruct, Kubefirst, and the new Colony product.
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WebAssembly Workloads on Kubernetes with SpinKube
Kubefirst Live
Running WebAssembly workloads on Kubernetes using SpinKube.
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From Kubefirst to Konstruct: Everything You Need to Know
Kubefirst Live
The story of Kubefirst becoming Konstruct and future plans.
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Delivering Great Infrastructure as Code
Kubefirst Live
Best practices for Infrastructure as Code delivery.
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Validate & Remediate Kubernetes Resources with Polaris
Kubefirst Live
Using Polaris for Kubernetes best practices validation.
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Building Composable IDPs with Kratix
Kubefirst Live
Creating composable internal developer platforms with Kratix.
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Keep Your Secrets Out of Source Code with GitGuardian
Kubefirst Live
Preventing secrets from leaking into source code.
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Double Kubernetes Efficiency with StormForge
Kubefirst Live
Optimizing Kubernetes cost and performance with StormForge.
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Adding a Vault SSO Group to Your Kubernetes Platform
Kubefirst Live
Implementing Vault SSO integration for Kubernetes platforms.
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Developing in a Kubernetes Environment with Codezero
Kubefirst Live
Local development workflows with Codezero and Kubernetes.
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The Kubefirst Architecture: How the Best GitOps Platform is Built
Kubefirst Live
Deep dive into Kubefirst architecture and design decisions.
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Create Production-Ready GitOps Clusters on DigitalOcean
Kubefirst Live
Building GitOps clusters on DigitalOcean with Kubefirst.
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End-to-End Testing & Debugging with Tracetest
Kubefirst Live
Using Tracetest for end-to-end testing and debugging.
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Adding a New Cloud Provider to Kubefirst: Akamai
Kubefirst Live
How we added Akamai as a cloud provider to Kubefirst.
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Adding Applications to the Kubefirst GitOps Catalog
Kubefirst Live
How to contribute applications to the GitOps Catalog.
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From GitLab SaaS to GitLab Self-Managed on Kubefirst
Kubefirst Live
Migrating from GitLab SaaS to self-managed with Kubefirst.
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Musing on Platform Engineering & Cloud Native Trends with Abby Bangser
Kubefirst Live
Discussion on platform engineering trends with Abby Bangser.
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Taking Ownership of the Kubefirst Argo Workflows
Kubefirst Live
Deep dive into Argo Workflows ownership and customization.
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Reloader: Live Reloading Made Easy
Kubefirst Live
Using Reloader for automatic config reloading in Kubernetes.
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Kubefirst 2.3: Physical & Virtual Workload Clusters
Kubefirst Live
Release of Kubefirst 2.3 with workload cluster support.
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Kyverno: A Policy Engine Designed for Kubernetes
Kubefirst Live
Implementing Kubernetes policies with Kyverno.
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k3d: The Heart of Kubefirst's Local Platform
Kubefirst Live
How k3d powers Kubefirst local development.
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Testkube: Orchestrate Your Tests Natively on Kubernetes
Kubefirst Live
Native Kubernetes test orchestration with Testkube.
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vcluster: Virtual Kubernetes Clusters & How They Work
Kubefirst Live
Understanding virtual Kubernetes clusters with vcluster.
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Civo Marketplace & Kubefirst: A Match Made in Heaven
Kubefirst Live
Integration between Civo Marketplace and Kubefirst.
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Infrastructure Automation: Terraform with Atlantis vs Crossplane
Kubefirst Live
Comparing Terraform/Atlantis and Crossplane approaches.
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Deep Dive on Metaphor: The Kubefirst Platform Exploration App
Kubefirst Live
Exploring the Metaphor application for platform learning.
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Monitor & Reduce Kubernetes Spend with OpenCost
Kubefirst Live
Cost monitoring and optimization with OpenCost.
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Kubefirst 2.1: Instant GitOps Platform Gets an Amazing UI
Kubefirst Live
Release of the new Kubefirst user interface.
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Monitor & Act on Your Kubernetes Cluster with Botkube
Kubefirst Live
Kubernetes monitoring and actions with Botkube.
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Deep Dive on Kubefirst SSO & OIDC
Kubefirst Live
Single sign-on and OIDC implementation in Kubefirst.
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Deep Dive on HashiCorp Terraform & Atlantis
Kubefirst Live
Terraform and Atlantis integration deep dive.
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Kubefirst 2.0.0 Release Livestream with Civo
Kubefirst Live
Major 2.0 release celebration with Civo.
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The Kubefirst Trifecta: NGINX, cert-manager & external-dns
Kubefirst Live
Core ingress components in Kubefirst platform.
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GitOps & Secrets Disaster Recovery
Kubefirst Live
Disaster recovery strategies for GitOps and secrets.
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Integrating Argo Workflows with GitHub Actions & GitLab CI
Kubefirst Live
CI/CD integration patterns with Argo Workflows.
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Let's Talk HashiCorp Vault
Kubefirst Live
Secrets management with HashiCorp Vault.
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ArgoCD Best Practices & Practical Patterns
Kubefirst Live
ArgoCD patterns and best practices for GitOps.
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Kubefirst v1.11 Release: Local Update, Improved Vault Support
Kubefirst Live
Release highlights for Kubefirst v1.11.
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Kubefirst v1.10 Release & Other Awesomeness
Kubefirst Live
Kubefirst v1.10 release stream.
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Kubefirst v1.9 Release: GitHub, HashiCorp Vault and Admin Console
Kubefirst Live
Major v1.9 release with GitHub and Vault support.
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Kubefirst 1.8 Release
Kubefirst Live
Kubefirst 1.8 release announcement.
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Fireside Chat with Kelsey Hightower
Konstruct YouTube
In-depth conversation with Kelsey Hightower about cloud native complexity.
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Kubefirst 101: After the Installation
Konstruct YouTube
Guide to exploring Kubefirst after installation.
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GitOps for Hybrid Clouds: A Game-Changer for Your Kubernetes!
Civo Navigate Europe 2024
Implementing GitOps patterns across hybrid cloud environments.
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Building an OSS Playground in 1 Command
PlatformCon 2024
Conference talk on creating a complete open source platform engineering playground.
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Let's Do It All in Under an Hour
Civo Navigate North America 2024
Rapid platform deployment demonstration at Civo Navigate.
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Mind the Gap! Bridging the Void Between IaC and GitOps
Civo Navigate Europe 2023
How to bridge Infrastructure as Code and GitOps workflows.
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Farming Cloud Native Platforms: Be Prepared for the Army of Chickens and Eggs!
Civo Navigate Europe 2023
Tackling the chicken-and-egg problems in cloud native platform engineering.
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How to Start Your Startup Fast on Kubernetes
Denver Startup Week 2022
Guide for startups to quickly adopt Kubernetes and GitOps.
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