If you're curious about platform orchestrators: the missing middle of internal developer platforms?, this one's worth a watch : Daniel Bryant lays it out clearly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fbLskdKFAM&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=13&pp=iAQB

Iain Smart walks through some real-world thinking on I'll let myself in: #Kubernetes privilege escalation tactics. vist.ly/47q8r

Your app might run across three availability zones, but can you say “Auchtermuchty” without a retry?

Last year's session from James Laverack on all about building an application-specific container image builder, and still very relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAgxyyL-7LI&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=18&pp=iAQB

London had its turn, now it’s Edinburgh’s time to shine. Kubernetes Community Days 2025, get yourself there! kcduk.io

Lightning talk from Marcus Tenorio, hitting the key points on cves and k8s: a love story?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OuIdNpma78&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=12&pp=iAQB0gcJCX4JAYcqIYzv

A lightning talk from Chris Wraith that gets straight into #Kubernetes of Raspberry Pi. vist.ly/442bj

Our CRDs are readable. Our street signs are not. Welcome to Edinburgh.

Sponsoring KCD UK: Great exposure, real engagement, and absolutely zero ‘synergy’ nonsense. More info: kcduk.io

Ben Hall keeps it short and smart in this lightning talk on learning the #Kubernetes codebase using shoulder.dev. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzl0emr7DUQ&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=30&pp=iAQB0gcJCX4JAYcqIYzv

One from the archive: Nick Jones talking all things Unikorns all the way down: building a managed #Kubernetes service with #ClusterAPI #CAPI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVlkSn6oa8Y&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=16&pp=iAQB

Dan Finneran walks through some real-world thinking on writing #eBPF programs to run in #Kubernetes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taZ8jzTcNw4&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=32&pp=iAQB

If your company loves Kubernetes, then this is a great opportunity to engage with the community. Sponsor KCD Edinburgh and get involved: kcduk.io

Some conferences have lanyards. We have clan tartans and deeply opinionated thoughts on monorepos.

This one from Saranya Nambiar takes a closer look at building a self-service #Kubernetes platform with open source tools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbMChhNLxY0&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=19&pp=iAQB

#KCD UK is coming to Edinburgh! Get your tickets, bring your mates, and let’s make it a good one: kcduk.io

Did you catch Gerald Schmidt's session last year on the operator antipattern? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FSIE0aELAo&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=11&pp=iAQB0gcJCX4JAYcqIYzv

Sovereign cloud, but make it tartan.

Abby Bangser, Mauricio Salatino shares their experiences on when platforms meet application developers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uWcMxSEfrw&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=7&pp=iAQB

A Kubernetes event in Edinburgh? You bet. And yes, there will be deep tech talks. No fluff, just good people and great content. Tickets: kcduk.io

Great opening thoughts from day 2 last year from Chris Plank on Natwest Bank's platform engineering and platform as a product journey to date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAutqzxw5U&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=20&pp=iAQB

Keynote from Katie Gamanji diving into sustainability chronicles: Innovate through green technology with #Kepler and #Keda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiPHbgroR2Q&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=3&pp=iAQB

Want to support the #Kubernetes community and get your brand in front of the right people? Sponsor #KCD UK. Details: kcduk.io

Scott Davidson shares his thoughts on comprehensible #Kubernetes: empowering scientists with scalable and secure platforms for #HPC and #AI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LEVR3ZxFjo&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=10&pp=iAQB

Kubectl and Milngavie, mispronounced the world over.

Giorgia Fiscaletti shares their experiences on Helm - navigating 1k releases per day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaW38fltbBQ&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=33&pp=iAQB

Kubernetes was invented so we could finally understand how whisky distilleries work: distributed, resilient, a little smoky.

Revisit this from last year: Matthew Revell-Gordon on the joy of devex - tightening dev feedback loops in k8s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuCC_r79gck&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=14&pp=iAQB

Final countdown for the KCD UK CFP! That one day where we get the most number of submissions 😁 Get your submissions in to kcduk.io today by midnight!

Vinuja Khatode, Rohit Ghumare share some thoughts on chaos & behind the scenes of kubernetes in production blunders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq-C5j_5PZI&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=17&pp=iAQB

From free-kicks to git commits from Steve Wade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kyrSHQuDTk&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=9&pp=iAQB

London had KubeCon. Edinburgh has character, topography, and better pies (which I'm personally investigating how we can get these for lunch). KCDUK Edinburgh FTW!

You know that time you saved production from certain doom with some questionable YAML? We want to hear about it. CFPs are open: kcduk.io

Want your brand in front of actual engineers, not just other vendors? Sponsor #KCDUK. Details: kcduk.io

Don't talk to me about availability zones unless you can explain the difference between Lothian and Midlothian.

Catch this from last year: Cat Morris on from greenfield dreams to brownfield realities: navigating platform development. vist.ly/3n4ggts

Want to understand distributed systems? Start with understanding how "Morningside" and "Newington" are somehow the same place but emotionally opposed.

KCD UK is heading north! Edinburgh, October, tech, talks, maybe some tartan, and possibly haggis. Who’s in? kcduk.io

Give a talk at KCD Edinburgh! You don’t even have to be funny (but it helps). CFP here: kcduk.io

Rory McCune shares practical insight on charting the course: the history and evolution of Kubernetes security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbW4t-RgZp4&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=4&pp=iAQB

Got something to say about Kubernetes? We’ve got a stage. Submit a talk for #KCDEdinburgh before the deadline sneaks up on you: kcduk.io

Some say the learning curve for Kubernetes is steep. Try the walk up Calton Hill!

Catch this from last year: Farah Adbib, Antonio Alferez on an odyssey with argocd. from git to helm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1zVBtVQ6vw&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=1&pp=iAQB0gcJCX4JAYcqIYzv

Friday's always need to be a bit more ✨fabulous✨ (can you ever have too much fabulous?!?). So here's the KCD UK organising team as AI re-imagined Drag Queens and Kings. It does a better job on the queens I reckon.

Ever debugged a K8s issue so bad you questioned your life choices? Good. That’s a talk. Submit it: kcduk.io

Kubernetes Community Days is coming to Edinburgh! If you like containers, cloud-native, or just a good excuse to visit Scotland, grab your tickets: kcduk.io

Great opening thoughts from Duffie Cooley on how did that happen? and is it a security problem.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNUJ3mxZpNU&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=5&pp=iAQB0gcJCX4JAYcqIYzv

Kubernetes scheduling can be complex, but so is the pronunciation of "Cockburn Street". We say: lean in. #KCDUK

Cheryl Hung kicked KCD UK 2024 off with a keynote on building the future, together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npjhg4gKkfA&list=PLX3geWFOgXozI22F1ONrrKuBDs6iTx-ti&index=2&pp=iAQB

If you've got any questions about the CFP or want some tips / pointers, feel free to track down one of the team at #KubeCon. We'll be around all week, but specifically at the #KCD kiosk in the Project Pavilion on Friday from 1-2.