Scaling Developer Self-Service - Kyverno Policies for Inclusive Platform Engineering

Explore how to create inclusive self-service developer experiences using Kyverno policies in this 20-minute conference talk from CNCF. Learn to implement policy-as-code strategies that reduce operational friction while maintaining platform standards, drawing parallels to successful financial inclusion models. Discover how to use Kyverno's mutation capabilities to automatically inject best practices, reducing knowledge barriers for junior developers while preserving flexibility for experienced teams. Master the creation of proportional policies that scale requirements with risk levels, implement multi-channel policy education through generate policies and developer portals, and leverage Kyverno's reporting features to identify adoption barriers. Examine real-world patterns where thoughtfully designed policies reduced deployment failures by standardizing configurations without gatekeeping, and understand metrics-driven approaches to measure policy effectiveness in expanding platform access across diverse developer populations with varying expertise levels.