Cloud Native Vienna: March 2026 Meetup
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KubeCon is around the corner, and to get you in the mood for this, you get the next Cloud Native Vienna Meetup - and this time, we’re stepping into the "Upside Down."
Join us at karriere.at for an evening of deep-dive technical sessions and high-bandwidth networking. Whether you're hunting for Demogorgons in your logs or just trying to scale your Internal Developer Platform, we’ve got you covered.
Agenda:
- 17:30 - Doors Open
- 17:55 - Welcome from the Organizers
- 18:00 - Talk 1: Manav Singh (karriere.at) - homelabbing@karriere.at - Enabling Devs to Break the Cloud
- 18:45 - Break / Networking
- 19:00 - Talk 2: Andi Grabner (Dynatrace) - Stranger Platform Engineering: The Two Sides of Observability in Your IDP
- 19:45 - Networking
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Manav Singh
Homelabbing@karriere.at - Enabling Devs to Break the Cloud
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Andi Grabner
Stranger Platform Engineering: The Two Sides of Observability in Your IDP
Your Internal Developer Platform lives in two worlds. In the Right Side Up, developers rely on self‑service observability to build, deploy, operate and debug their apps. In the Upside Down, the platform itself must be observable to ensure its reliability, performance, and to understand usage patterns and adoption.
The twist? these two worlds are not separate. Improving observability of the platform directly improves the observability for the applications built on top of it. Just like in Stranger Things, observability becomes the force that connects both realities—creating feedback loops, strengthening the platform’s foundations, and enabling teams to spot issues before they cross between worlds.
This talk reveals why mastering both sides of observability is essential for any modern IDP. Expect real-world examples, a few supernatural analogies, and practical guidance you can bring back to your platform team—no Demogorgon hunting required