Platform Engineering: Raising Abstraction Levels with Kubernetes Operators

Explore how to engineer higher-level abstractions into Platform Orchestrators using Kubernetes operators and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) in this 44-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Learn to lower the cognitive load for developers by creating self-service platform tools and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs). Discover how to leverage Kubernetes as a powerful tool for platform engineering, focusing on the design of a core component: the Platform Orchestrator or Control Plane. Gain insights into using Kubernetes Operators and CRDs to define and develop fit-for-purpose abstractions, with examples of microservices in software engineering and data products in data engineering (data mesh). Understand patterns for designing a complete Control Plane platform and how to effectively engineer cloud-native platforms using Kubernetes, enabling developers to work more autonomously and focus on delivering value.

Platform Engineering: Raise the Level of Abstraction using Kubernetes Operators by Tom De Wolf