Cloud Native Frankfurt x Grafana & Friends Frankfurt Meetup

Cloud Native Frankfurt x Grafana & Friends Frankfurt are teaming up for an exciting meetup!

Join us for our enlightening Cloud Native Frankfurt Meetup. Immerse yourself in the world of cutting-edge CNCF projects and Cloud Native technologies as we delve into exciting presentations.
Whether you are an experienced developer, a DevOps engineer or just curious about the Cloud Native ecosystem, this event promises valuable knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. Don't miss the chance to expand your horizons with experts from Frankfurt and the surrounding area.

📅 Save the Date: October 13th, 2025
📍 Location: DE-CIX MeetingCenter – A big shout out to our amazing hosts at DE-CIX for welcoming us! 🙌
🕡 Time: 17:30

### 🔍 Agenda Sneak Peek:

🕕 17:30 - 18:00 | Arrival & Check-in
🕖 18:00 - 18:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks – Cloud Native Frankfurt & Grafana & Friends Frankfurt
🗣️ 18:15 - 18:45 | Talk #1: Simon Bein - Building a Platform Engineering API Layer with KCP
🗣️ 18:45 - 19:15 | Talk #2: Tom Wieczorek - Kay Zero w00t?- Kubernetes from Edge to Cloud with k0s & k0smotron
🗣️ 19:15 - 19:45 | Talk #3: Mehrshad Lotfi - Zero Code Instrumentation with eBPF
🍕 19:45 - 21:00 | Networking, Food & Drinks 🍻 Huge thanks to our fantastic sponsor Grafana!

### Abstracts:

#1 Simon Bein - Building a Platform Engineering API Layer with KCP
As a central API layer, kcp facilitates a SaaS-like interaction between internal service providers and developers, turning internal developer platforms into a service-oriented marketplace—all using familiar concepts and tools that Kubernetes developers already know and love.

kcp expands the scope of platform engineering beyond the boundaries of individual Kubernetes clusters, transforming the scale at which platform teams and internal service providers can operate. This talk will cover patterns for both service providers and developers, highlighting how kcp simplifies their workflows.
#2 Tom Wieczorek - Kay Zero w00t?- Kubernetes from Edge to Cloud with k0s & k0smotron
#3 Mehrshad Lotfi - Zero Code Instrumentation with eBPF
Instrumenting applications for observability is often harder than it should be. Traditional approaches depend on language-specific libraries that vary widely in maturity, complexity, and support — making consistent instrumentation across services a real challenge. Grafana Beyla changes that. Built on eBPF, Beyla provides zero code instrumentation for HTTP and gRPC services directly at the kernel level — no code changes, no language-specific libraries. It works seamlessly across a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it the easiest way to start your observability journey in modern microservices environments. In this talk, we’ll explore how Beyla simplifies observability and demonstrate its capabilities in real-world scenarios. We’ll also share exciting news: Grafana Labs has donated Beyla to the OpenTelemetry project, and we’re now collaborating on the new OpenTelemetry eBPF instrumentation SIG — joining forces to build a next generation eBPF instrumentation tool backed by the community.

RSVP now to secure your spot and embark on a journey of Cloud Native world. See you there! #CloudNativeFrankfurt #CNCFMeetup #Grafana