No More Guesswork - A Kubernetes Controller for Platform Engineering

Learn how to eliminate guesswork in artifact delivery across cloud-native environments through this 10-minute conference talk that demonstrates migrating release processes to Kubernetes-native patterns. Discover how to build a unified promotion pipeline using custom controllers, GitOps workflows, and tools like Application CRDs, OCI, Flux, and OpenTofu to manage diverse workloads including applications, Infrastructure as Code, and large language models under strict compliance and dependency constraints. Explore the implementation of enhanced usability and observability features through APIs, CLI tools, OpenTelemetry integration, and messaging capabilities with Slack and Microsoft Teams. Understand how to achieve seamless integration with platform tooling like Port to create a consistent, developer-friendly interface for managing promotions across the entire platform lifecycle while maintaining full traceability and control over complex artifact delivery processes.