Cloud Native Lisbon 🤝 Grafana & Friends Lisboa

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

We’re thrilled to announce our next community gathering — a deep dive into real-world architectures, access control at scale, and cloud-native innovation.

📅 Save the Date: May 28th, 2025

📍 Location: tb lx Lisbon offices | https://maps.app.goo.gl/EiUz8gvawdSXwuYU7 – A huge thank you to our amazing hosts at tb lx for welcoming us! 🙌

🕡 Time: 18:30

🔍 Agenda Sneak Peek

🕕 18:30 - 19:00 | Arrival & Check-in
🕖 19:00 - 19:10 | Welcome & Opening Remarks – tb.lx, Cloud Native Lisbon & Grafana & Friends Lisbon
🗣️ 19:10 - 19:35 | Talk #1: Facing the Monolith: Containerization Challenges and Best Practices for Legacy Apps – Ricardo Magalhães, DevOps Engineer @ synvert xgeeks
🗣️ 19:35 - 20:00 | Talk #2: Boring Architecture, Bright Future – Francisco Afonso, Senior Backend & Data Engineer @ tb lx
🗣️ 20:00 - 20:25 | Talk #3: RBAC to ReBAC – Google Zanzibar Implementation – Eric Leijonmarck, Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
🍕 20:25 - 21:30 | Networking, Pizza & Drinks 🍻

🎤 Talks

1️⃣ Facing the Monolith: Containerization Challenges and Best Practices for Legacy Apps: Ricardo Magalhães, DevOps Engineer @ synvert xgeeks
Abstract: Many organizations face significant challenges when it comes to modernizing legacy applications. This talk dives into the potential of containerization as a key technique for deconstructing monolithic legacy systems and paving the way for a robust microservices architecture.
We will cover the unique challenges involved in containerizing legacy applications, including platform compatibility issues, complex dependency management, and effective testing strategies. Attendees will gain valuable insights into overcoming these hurdles through real-world examples and best practices. By the end of this session, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and tools to start your own containerization journey, unlocking the full potential of your applications and driving your organization towards a more modern, scalable, and agile future

2️⃣ Boring Architecture, Bright Future
Speaker: Francisco Afonso – Senior Backend and Data Engineer @ tb lx
Abstract:
This talk will cover the architectural changes that led us away from a complex GraphQL Federation Service to a simple REST API. We’ll share why we migrated our core service from Python to Rust to meet performance demands, reduce costs, and streamline operations — and how a “boring” architecture can lead to a much brighter future.

3️⃣ RBAC to ReBAC – Zanzibar Google Implementation
Speaker: Eric Leijonmarck – Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
Abstract:
Crafting a scalable Identity and Access Management (IAM) system is no easy task. RBAC has long been the go-to model, but modern systems often suffer from "role explosion."
In this talk, we’ll explore how Grafana Labs transitioned to Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC), inspired by Google Zanzibar, to address growing complexity with a more expressive, flexible, and manageable approach to authorization.

💡 Why Join Us?

Whether you're a backend engineer, platform specialist, or cloud-native enthusiast, this event will offer valuable insights on:

🔹 Driving innovation in cloud-native environments at scale
🔹 Evolving your architecture for performance and simplicity
🔹 Building scalable and flexible access control systems

👉 Don’t miss out – register now and join us for a great night (🔥 SAVE YOUR SPOT – SEATS ARE LIMITED! 🔥)

See you there! 👋