Platform Engineering MeetUp Cologne

Dear Platform Engineering Community!

Mark your calendars for the upcoming meet on June 13th, hosted collaboratively by mogenius and Kaufland e-commerce. We're gathering at Kaufland e-commerce, Cologne, with doors opening at 5:30 pm. This session promises an insightful lineup of speakers who will unpack complex platform engineering strategies and practices.

DETAILS:
We invite you to contribute your unique insights and join a night of robust learning and professional networking. Spread the word and enhance the collective expertise!

Hosted by: mogenius & Kaufland e-commerce

LOCATION:
Kaufland e-commerce
Habsburgerring 2
50674 Cologne
elevator “A”, 2nd floor, keep left

AGENDA:
17:30 Doors Open

18:00 Official Welcome
18:10 “Building large-scale Internal Developer Platforms: Core Principles”
Arnold Bechtoldt, Head of Data Core @ RTL Data

18:30 - 18:50 Q&A/ Discussion

18:50 Talk: “How Platform helped with FinOps implementation”
Cameron Poultney, Senior Technical Product Manager and Daniel Poschmann, Staff Platform Site Reliability Engineer @Kaufland e-commerce

19:10 - 19:30 Q&A/ Discussion

19:30 "Kubernetes Security: Understanding Attack Vectors and Defense Strategies"
Benedikt Iltisberger, Co-founder & Co-CTO @mogenius

20:10 - 21:00 Time for Lightning Talks

Stay connected for updates on our third speaker and additional details. Join us to expand your network and knowledge within the ever-evolving landscape of platform engineering.

DETAILS ON THE TALKS
"Building large-scale Internal Developer Platforms: Core Principles"
"I was hoping for a slightly more detailed explanation of how cloud computing works than - It's magic" - Many companies build internal developer platforms in the cloud instead of handing over cloud accounts/credentials directly to their development teams. There may be various reasons for this, such as standardization, governance and cost control. Also the reduction of repetitive and complex tasks due to increasingly complex IT toolchains.

The Internal Developer Platform developed at RTL Data is based on these motivators. Today, it is used by over 30 very heterogeneous data product teams with technologies such as GCP/AWS/Azure, GKE/Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana/OpsGenie, Argo CD, Gitlab CI, Airflow, Terraform, (HashiCorp) Vault and in-house developments. The consistent decentralization & encapsulation of the infrastructure is quite unique at RTL and has already resulted in over 400 GCP projects and 100 GKE clusters in 2-3 years.

In the presentation, we will talk about the experience we have gained in setting up and introducing this highly individualized platform.

"How Platform helped with FinOps implementation"
FinOps is a powerful, cultural experience to drive efficiency, but can be a marathon to get started. Here we talk about how our existing platform tools benefited the start of our journey and how future platform implementations could accelerate it even further.

"Kubernetes Security: Understanding Attack Vectors and Defense Strategies"
Join Benedikt Iltisberger, Co-founder and Co-CTO at mogenius, as he explores the complex security landscape of Kubernetes. This talk will outline common attack vectors like API vulnerabilities and supply chain risks, reveal security pitfalls, and detail essential defense mechanisms for protecting your Kubernetes environment. Gain the knowledge needed to identify risks and implement effective security strategies.