Cloud Native Kuala Lumpur Meetup - June 2025

Join us for the in-person June 2025 edition of Cloud Native Kuala Lumpur Meetup and stand a chance to win any one of CNCF certification vouchers (including but not limited to CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCSA and KCNA)!!

Whether you are a software developer, SRE, cloud engineer or just interested in cloud native (and open source) concepts, this meetup is perfect for you.

This is also a great opportunity to network and connect with other professionals in the industry who are also passionate about cloud native. Don't miss out on the chance to learn from industry experts and discuss the latest advancements in cloud computing, software security, and more. RSVP now and secure your spot for the meetup!

NOTE: To avoid duplication, please RSVP only once, either here in meetup or at the CNCF Community Page. And RSVP "yes" only if you're able to attend the meetup in-person. If you've RSVP-ed "yes" and couldn't make it to the meetup, please revert the RSVP to "no"

Sponsor: SEEK Asia
Venue📍: SEEK Asia @ Level 20, Menara AIA CapSquare

Agenda:
6.00pm: Arrival + Food
7.30pm: Welcome note
7.45pm: Building Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with Backstage by Ricardo André González Gómez
8.15pm: Lightning talk / Hiring
8.20pm: How to contribute to CNCF projects? by Mageshwaran Sekar (Organizer)
8.30pm: From YAML Chaos to Unified Control: Simplifying Kubernetes with KRO by Senthil Kumar
9pm: Free and easy. Mingle with attendees

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Speaker #1: Ricardo André González Gómez
Session Title: Building Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with Backstage
Session Description: DevOps helped us go faster, but today’s engineering teams need more than pipelines and scripts — they need self-service platforms. We’ll explore how to build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) using Backstage the open source platform from Spotify, now under the CNCF. We’ll start by breaking down what it takes to get a new app into production: repos, pipelines, Docker, manifests, tests, infra… and how much time and repetition this costs teams. Then we’ll see how Backstage helps platform engineers create a UI that allows one-click scaffolding, standardization, and discoverability, all in a unified developer experience. The talk will be a hands-on, practical walkthrough with live examples, and a fresh perspective on why platform engineering is the evolution of DevOps

Speaker #2: Senthil Kumar
Session Title: From YAML Chaos to Unified Control: Simplifying Kubernetes with KRO
Session Description: Kubernetes offers immense flexibility, but managing complex deployments involving multiple interdependent resources can be daunting. Platform teams often grapple with ensuring consistency, compliance, and ease of use for developers. Enter kro, the Kube Resource Orchestrator, which introduces a Kubernetes-native, cloud-agnostic way to define groupings of resources, streamlining deployment processes and enhancing collaboration between platform and development teams