Building Internal Platforms with Crossplane

Explore the evolution and capabilities of Crossplane, a CNCF Incubating project, in building internal developer platforms (IDPs) during this 34-minute conference talk. Trace Crossplane's journey from inception to its current state, highlighting key milestones and innovations. Discover the advantages of the control plane approach for IDP development, leveraging the familiar Kubernetes API for infrastructure management. Delve into Crossplane internals, examining key concepts like providers, managed resources, and compositions that create a powerful platform API. Learn how to get started with developing compositions using Crossplane, including the process of composing resources, creating custom APIs, and integrating them into an IDP. Gain practical insights and a clear roadmap for utilizing Crossplane to build robust and scalable internal platforms tailored to specific organizational needs.