platform-engineering-workshop

Workshop for Platform Engineering in a day

Program

08:30 - 09:00 - Walk in

09:00 - 09:45 - Introduction into Platform engineering

• Setting expectations
• what is platform engineering
• GitOps
• Kubernetes
• argoCD
• self-service tools and developer portals
• Product mindset
• Building an Internal Developer Platform

09:45 - 10:45 - LAB01: Setting Up Your Environment

• k8s (kind / k3s)
• github repo
• argocd

10:45 - 11:00 - Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 - LAB02: Creating a Basic Self-Service Platform

• create 2nd argo project for self service
• create namespaces through GitOps
• multi-tenant self-service workflow

12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch

13:00 - 14:00 - Exploring the CNCF landscape to help your self service

• ASO
• KRO
• Terranetes
• Crossplane

14:00 - 15:00 - LAB03: Deploying Azure Resources with Azure Service Operator

• Azure Service Operator (ASO) installed in your Kubernetes cluster
• Azure credentials configured for ASO authentication
• ArgoCD applications that deploy Azure resources via GitOps
• Experience creating Azure Resource Groups and Storage Accounts
• Understanding of how to manage Azure resources through Kubernetes manifests

15:00 - 15:15 - Coffee Break

15:15 - 16:30 - LAB04A: Advanced Platform Concepts - User Interfaces

• Providing an interface for your Internal Developer Platform
• Simple, reliable self-service tools (Web UI and CLI)
• YAML templates for standardized resource requests
• Workshop-friendly alternatives to complex developer portals

15:15 - 16:30 - LAB04B: Advanced Platform Concepts - Abstractions

• Abstract Azure resources away in App Concepts
• Using KRO and ASO together
• Deploy KRO in your cluster
• Create App Concepts that use ASO resources

16:30 - 17:00 - Wrap up / How to convince your boss / How to continue at home

• Adoption
• Q & A

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