Platform Engineers Amsterdam

A good target for cloud maturity is to be able to deploy cloud infrastructure changes quickly and securely, all while staying within budget. For such a goal, we turn to the chocolate and peanut butter combination that is Terraform and GitOps.

In this talk, attendees will learn the following:

• How organizations can level up their cloud maturity with Terraform and GitOps
• How the declarative nature of Terraform enables powerful, open-source static analysis tools like Checkov and Infracost
• How to overcome potential roadblocks to success like Terraform drift and uncodified resources

After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.

A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.

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Speaker: Ben Goodman, Founder and CEO of dragondrop.cloud Inc.

Ben is the founder and CEO of dragondrop.cloud Inc., whose flagship OSS project 'cloud-concierge' delivers Terraform best practices via pull request. Previously, Ben worked as a data scientist for Foundry.ai and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics.

Join Sören Martius, CEO of Terramate, as he explores breaking down monolithic Terraform projects into stacks for faster execution and limiting blast radius. Discover the power of code generation to automate the creation of Terraform config files, minimizing maintenance efforts for backend, and provider definitions.
During this webinar you will:

• Get an overview of Terraform and its capabilities
• Understand the challenges associated with large monolithic Terraform projects
• Discover effective strategies for breaking down Terraform projects into manageable stacks
• Learn how to automate the generation of Terraform config files (backend and provider config) using code generation techniques

Don't miss out on practical examples that will be shared with attendees after the session.
After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.
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Speaker: Sören Martius
CEO @ Terramate

Soren is a entrepreneur and technologist who likes bridging business, technology, and product. He’s been working in the open-source field for more than ten years and is focused on all things cloud and infrastructure as code.

Why do developers ask platform/DevOps teams to troubleshoot issues for them? Is there a gap in knowledge and skills, or is there a gap in ownership and desire?
In this webinar, Natan will cover common reasons developers open Jira tickets for issues instead of investigating themselves. Learn from leaders like Slack to empower developers in your organization.
Key takeaways:
- Identify the recurring challenges developers encounter in Kubernetes production environments.
- Determine the ideal ownership of these challenges for streamlined resolution.
- Explore proven approaches embraced by top-tier organizations.
After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event.
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Speaker: Natan Yellin, Co-Founder Robusta.dev

Discover Comparethemarket’s journey from a 5-year self-managed K8s to building a platform that became a strategic solution. Learn how they overcame legacy design flaws, enabled new capabilities, and executed a seamless migration strategy.
In this upcoming webinar, participants will explore three key takeaways:
- Starting big projects like building a new platform: key things to watch out for.
- Simplifying the migrations process immediately ensures a smoother project development transition.
- Building your platform as a product.
After a 30-minute talk, there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance.
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Speaker: Dimple Thoomkuzhy
Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering at Comparethemarket

Dimple embarked on her professional journey over a decade ago within the realm of animation, gradually transitioning her focus toward software development. Her path eventually led her to the intriguing domain of platform engineering, where she found herself unexpectedly captivated. Embracing this newfound passion, Dimple chose to immerse herself in platform engineering and has since dedicated her efforts to nurturing and advancing empowered platform teams through strategic investment and development initiatives.