Post-CloudNativeCon­­+KubeCon with Mike Stowe and Aaron Levy

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Join us for this post-CloudNativeCon+KubeCon (http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudnativecon-and-kubecon-europe)meetup featuring Aaron Levy, Software Engineer from CoreOS (https://coreos.com/) (@CoreOS (https://twitter.com/coreos)), about writing custom Kubernetes controllers and Mike Stowe, Director of Community at Tigera (@tigeraio (https://twitter.com/tigeraio?lang=en)), about enterprises moving from legacy systems to modern API architectures and micro-services.

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SCHEDULE:

[18:30- 19:00] Arrive and mingle

[19:00 - 19:35] Mike Stowe - “Security, Scale, the Enterprise, and Calico”

[19:45 - 20:15] Aaron Levy - “Writing a Custom Controller: Extending the Functionality of Your Cluster”

[20:15 - 21:00] Mingle time

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TALK DETAILS:

“Writing a Custom Controller: Extending the Functionality of Your Cluster”, Aaron Levy

Abstract: Much of the functionality in a Kubernetes cluster is managed by a reconciliation pattern within "controllers". The node, service, or deployment controllers (just to name a few) watch for changes to objects, then act on those changes to drive your cluster to a desired state. This same pattern can be used to implement custom logic, which can be used to extend the functionality of your cluster without ever needing to modify Kubernetes itself.

This talk will cover how to implement your own custom controller, from contacting the Kubernetes API to using existing libraries to easily watch, react, and update components in your cluster. By building on existing functionality and following a few best practices, you can quickly and easily implement your own custom controller.

“Security, Scale, the Enterprise, and Calico”, Mike Stowe

Abstract: We live in the age of Digital Transformation, but what does that actually mean for enterprises moving from legacy systems to modern API architectures and micro-services. What are the challenges they face, and what are the solutions out there? In this talk, we’ll take a look at these questions and more.

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SPEAKER BIO:

Aaron Levy (https://github.com/aaronlevy), Software Engineer at CoreOS - Aaron Levy is working on all things Kubernetes. He is also the lead maintainer of bootkube, a kubernetes-incubator project that enables launching self-hosted kubernetes clusters.

Mike Stowe (https://twitter.com/mikegstowe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), Director of Communications at Tigera - Mike Stowe is a professional, Zend Certified Engineer with over 10 years experience building applications for law enforcement, the medical field, nonprofits, and numerous industrial companies. Over the last several years he has been focused on APIs and ways to improve industry standards and efficiency. He now works for Tigera, a company on the leading edge of network virtualization, scaling, and security. You can view slides from his other talks at mikestowe.com/slides or follow him: @mikegstowe