Calling all cloud native enthusiasts! KubeCrash is back for a brand new edition, this time focusing on the evolving landscape of Platform Engineering in 2024. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 9th, and prepare for a day packed with actionable insights and practical takeaways.

Platform Engineering in 2024: What's New?

The field of platform engineering is constantly growing, with new challenges and opportunities emerging all the time. KubeCrash Fall 2024 dives deep into these trends, helping you navigate the ever-evolving landscape. You'll learn how to navigate the hype around platform engineering solutions and explore best practices for building and integrating new tools.

Giving Back with Open Source and Deaf Kids Code

KubeCrash is committed to the open source community and giving back. We believe in the power of open source tools for building production-grade cloud native environments. That's why all KubeCrash sessions focus on open source projects, empowering you to leverage freely available, secure, and customizable technologies.

But our commitment goes beyond tech. Like previous KubeCrash events, we're partnering with a fantastic organization: Deaf Kids Code. For every registration, KubeCrash will donate $1 to support their mission of empowering deaf and hard-of-hearing children through coding education.

About KubeCrash

Now in its sixth round, KubeCrash is a female-led, open source conference and is hosted this time by six cloud native companies who teamed up to bring you top-notch, KubeCon-grade crash courses on cloud native tech. No vendor pitches, just awesome open source content. Check out the talks from KubeCrash Spring 2024 to get a sense of what to expect. 

Why open source

When it comes to enterprise-grade cloud native tooling, DevOps teams often drive the technology choices to build Kubernetes production environments. Widely recognized as lower cost and more secure than proprietary software, we increasingly see engineers gravitate toward freely available open source. Open source can also be significantly easier to integrate and support than closed source solutions, which is why engineers love using them. 

In short, open source has become critical to any modern technology stack. KubeCrash aims to help engineering teams develop the needed skill set to leverage these technologies in their production environments effectively. During these one-day knowledge-sharing and virtual learning sessions, developers, reliability engineers, cloud security specialists, and platform engineers will learn directly from the maintainers of some of the most popular open source projects. 

The KubeCrash Program:

Get ready for a jam-packed schedule featuring expert talks from leading companies like The New York Times, Intuit, and members of the CNCF Deaf & Hard of Hearing and Blind and Visually Impaired Working Groups. You'll hear directly from industry leaders and gain practical knowledge you can implement in your own work. Here's a sneak peek at some of the exciting sessions:

• Opening keynote: Platform Engineering at The New York Time
• Lighting talk: Introducing the CNCF's Blind and Visually Impaired Working Group
• 2nd keynote to be announced 
• Lighting talk: Introducing the CNCF Cloud Native AI Working Group
• Fail Smarter, Fix Faster: Gen AI's Role in Streamlining Build Debugging 
• What if you don’t need an army of SREs?
• Technical session TBD
• Avoiding Big Mistakes: A Panel Discussion on Navigating Platform Engineering Challenges
• Mastering Kubernetes: Strategies for Optimal Performance and Scalability
• How to Maintain Consistent and Standardize Cloud Native Infrastructure
• Lighting talk: Speed Up Security. Unleash DevOps Productivity with Zero Trust Network Access
• Lighting talk: Feature Flag All the Things
• Closing keynote: Accelerating Developer Velocity at Intuit: Our Platform Engineering Journey with GenAI and Argo

Don't miss out!

Register today and join us on October 9th for a day of learning, networking, and staying ahead of the curve in platform engineering.

KubeCrash in a nutshell

• Date: Wednesday, October 9th
• Format: Virtual & Free
• Focus: Platform Engineering in 2024
• Open Source: All sessions centered around open source projects
• Community & Charity: Supporting Deaf Kids Code with donations

See you there!