Hi folks!

Welcome to our June meetup, and we're into Summer now! Join us on Rambly to hear from our three fantastic speakers and network with your fellow techies.

6:45 Kick off
7:15 Developers do not need Kubernetes (Viktor Farcic, Shipa)
7:45 Software License and DevOps (Hubert Bosiacki, Suade Labs)
8:15 Break
8:30 Kubestr: Identify, Validate and Evaluate your Kubernetes Storage (Michael Cade, Kasten by Veeam)
9:00 Wrap up

See you there!

Cheryl (@oicheryl)

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Developers do not need Kubernetes (Viktor Farcic, Shipa)
Since the emergence of Kubernetes, we hoped that developers will adopt it. That did not happen, and it will likely never happen. Developers do not need Kubernetes. They need to write code, and they need an easy way to build, test, and deploy their applications. It is unrealistic to expect developers to spend years learning Kubernetes. On the other hand, operators and sysadmins need Kubernetes. It gives them all they need to run systems at scale. Nevertheless, operators also need to empower developers to deploy their own applications. They need to enable developers by providing services rather than doing actual deployments. So, we have conflicting needs. Kubernetes is necessary to some and a burden to others. Can we satisfy all? Can we have a system that is based on Kubernetes yet easy to operate? Can we make Kubernetes disappear and become an implementation detail running in the background?

Viktor Farcic is an Open-Source Program Manager & Developer Advocate at Shipa, a member of the Google Developer Experts and Docker Captains groups, and a published author. His big passions are DevOps, GitOps, Microservices, Continuous Integration, Delivery and Deployment (CI/CD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD). He often speaks at community gatherings and conferences. He is a host of the YouTube channel DevOps Toolkit and a co-host of DevOps Paradox. He published The DevOps Toolkit Series and Test-Driven Java Development. He's on Twitter @vfarcic

Software License and DevOps (Hubert Bosiacki, Suade Labs)
Take deep dive into problem of Software License and how to protect your project from legal actions.

Long term sysadmin coming to DevOps world from datacenter.

Kubestr: Identify, Validate and Evaluate your Kubernetes Storage (Michael Cade, Kasten by Veeam)
As the adoption of Kubernetes grows, so has the persistent storage offerings that are available to users. The introduction of CSI (Container Storage Interface) has enabled storage providers to develop drivers with ease. There are around 100 different CSI drivers available today. Along with the existing in-tree providers, these options can make choosing the right storage overwhelming. Kubestr is a collection of tools to identify, validate, and evaluate your Kubernetes storage options. Kubestr can assist in the following ways: identify the various storage options present in a cluster, validate if the storage options are configured correctly, and evaluate the storage using common benchmarking tools like FIO.

A community first technologist for Kasten by Veeam Software, Michael is based in the UK with over 16 years of industry experience with a key focus on technologies such as cloud native, automation & data management. His role at Kasten is to act as a technical thought leader, community champion and project owner to engage with the community to enable influencers and customers to overcome the challenges of Cloud Native Data Management and be successful, speaking at events sharing the technical vision and corporate strategy whilst providing ongoing feedback from the field into product management to shape the future success. Twitter handle - @MichaelCade1

Check out https://www.oicheryl.com/cloudnativelondon if you're interested in speaking or sponsoring.